Range Life (song)

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“Range Life”
Single by Pavement from the album Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
A-side	"Range Life"
B-side	"Raft" "Coolin' By Sound"
Released	January 1995
Recorded	August-September 1993 Random Falls Studio New York City
Genre	Indie Rock
Label	Big Cat Records (UK) catalogue number ABB77-S/T/CD
Writer(s)	Stephen Malkmus
Producer	Pavement with engineer Mark Venezia
Pavement singles chronology
"Gold Soundz" (1994) "Range Life" (1995) "Rattled by la Rush" (1995)

"Range Life" is a song by Pavement, the third single from their 1994 album Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. The song attracted attention with controversial lyrics that seemed to mock alternative rock superstars the Smashing Pumpkins and the Stone Temple Pilots; Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan expressed his displeasure in magazine interviews, while songwriter Stephen Malkmus maintained that his words had been misinterpreted and no insult was intended. An early 1993 demo of the song did not feature this verse; guitarist Spiral Stairs recalled in 2004 that when Malkmus first revealed these new lyrics to his bandmates at the New York City recording sessions for CRCR, "we almost lost our lunch from laughing so much."^[1] The single was not commercially released in the USA; it was issued by the band's UK label at the time, Big Cat. Both B-sides are outtakes from the Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain sessions and are included on the 2004 deluxe reissue of that album.

[edit] Track Listing

1. "Range Life"
2. "Raft"
3. "Coolin' By Sound"

[edit] References

Liner notes from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins. New York, Matador Records 2004.

v • d • e Pavement Stephen Malkmus a.k.a. SM • Scott Kannberg a.k.a. Spiral Stairs • Mark Ibold • Bob Nastanovich • Steve West Gary Young Studio albums Slanted and Enchanted • Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain • Wowee Zowee • Brighten the Corners • Terror Twilight Compilations and reissues Westing (By Musket & Sextant) • Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe • Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins • Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition EPs Slay Tracks (1933-1969) • Demolition Plot J-7 • Perfect Sound Forever • Watery, Domestic • Pacific Trim Singles "Summer Babe" • "Trigger Cut" • "Cut Your Hair" • "Gold Soundz" • "Range Life" • "Rattled by la Rush" • "Dancing with the Elders/Chemical" • "Father to a Sister of Thought" • "Stereo" • "Shady Lane" • "Spit on a Stranger" • "Carrot Rope" • "Major Leagues" Video releases Slow Century Associated acts The Jicks • Silver Jews • Preston School of Industry • Free Kitten • The Crust Brothers