Pixies (pop, single, beatles, Nirvana, goth)

sleepy jack · 01-13-2007, 10:49 PM

Doolittle<3<3

ItsRed · 01-14-2007, 11:41 AM

Even though I heard Doolittle a lot, Bossanova was the first I owned and I played it out pretty good.

Think 'Surfer Rosa' and 'Doolittle' are pretty neck in neck for fave though.

Also think the plural begs the "The," don't know if it's a grammatical question it just sounds awkward without it.

Sneer · 01-14-2007, 11:46 AM

due to the plurality of the word, it needs a "the" before it, it doesnt sound natural just "pixies". Yet knowing them, thats probably what the band intended.

Strummer521 · 01-14-2007, 12:32 PM

grammatically speaking a plural word doesn't always need to be preceeded by "the" it depends on whether you're talking about a specific group, or just a plural representation of the object in general terms. If I made potatoes, and you were eating them, I'd ask you if you liked "the" potatoes. If I wondered whether I should bother making them, I'd just ask you if you liked potatoes (in general). Black Francis (or Frank Black now...) weren't referring to a specific group of pixies when selecting their name, so it's ok for them to say "pixies" as a reference to the mythological creature in general terms. Or, they could call themselves, "The Pixies", because by taking on the name, they become a group of pixies, in a sense. The same issue arises often with bands like Eagles and Talking Heads. I think it also serves as a way to separate true fans from casual listeners. Don't semantics make your head spin sometimes?

swim · 01-14-2007, 12:39 PM

I like you. You should post more.

I've personally come to like Surfer Rosa more than Doo Little.

Strummer521 · 01-14-2007, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimintheundertow

I like you. You should post more.

Moi? Well, thanks. I may become something of a regular around here as time goes on.

tdoc210 · 01-14-2007, 01:06 PM

Ma'hn i have never heard one pixies song..evar =(.

swim · 01-14-2007, 01:10 PM

I think you might like them. I don't know, maybe. They're sort of like Pavement, almost kind of. Doolittle and Surfer Rosa are a good place to start.

tdoc210 · 01-14-2007, 01:15 PM

MM, ill probably like them, *heads to albumbase tommorow*

cardboard adolescent · 01-14-2007, 01:16 PM

How have you never heard "Where is my Mind?" Are you implying you've also never seen Fight Club?

01-14-2007, 11:46 AM	#153 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	due to the plurality of the word, it needs a "the" before it, it doesnt sound natural just "pixies". Yet knowing them, thats probably what the band intended. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-14-2007, 12:39 PM	#155 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I like you. You should post more. I've personally come to like Surfer Rosa more than Doo Little. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

01-14-2007, 01:06 PM	#157 (permalink)
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	Ma'hn i have never heard one pixies song..evar =(. __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

01-14-2007, 01:10 PM	#158 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I think you might like them. I don't know, maybe. They're sort of like Pavement, almost kind of. Doolittle and Surfer Rosa are a good place to start. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

01-14-2007, 01:15 PM	#159 (permalink)
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	MM, ill probably like them, heads to albumbase tommorow __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

01-14-2007, 11:41 AM	#152 (permalink)
ItsRed Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 48	Even though I heard Doolittle a lot, Bossanova was the first I owned and I played it out pretty good. Think 'Surfer Rosa' and 'Doolittle' are pretty neck in neck for fave though. Also think the plural begs the "The," don't know if it's a grammatical question it just sounds awkward without it.

01-14-2007, 12:32 PM	#154 (permalink)
Strummer521 Pepper Emergency! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 493	grammatically speaking a plural word doesn't always need to be preceeded by "the" it depends on whether you're talking about a specific group, or just a plural representation of the object in general terms. If I made potatoes, and you were eating them, I'd ask you if you liked "the" potatoes. If I wondered whether I should bother making them, I'd just ask you if you liked potatoes (in general). Black Francis (or Frank Black now...) weren't referring to a specific group of pixies when selecting their name, so it's ok for them to say "pixies" as a reference to the mythological creature in general terms. Or, they could call themselves, "The Pixies", because by taking on the name, they become a group of pixies, in a sense. The same issue arises often with bands like Eagles and Talking Heads. I think it also serves as a way to separate true fans from casual listeners. Don't semantics make your head spin sometimes?

01-14-2007, 01:16 PM	#160 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	How have you never heard "Where is my Mind?" Are you implying you've also never seen Fight Club?