I didn't exactly mean your opinions, although that is appreciated. I mean a detailed three paragraph description of the bands style of music.

Great album.

No Pixies = No Nirvana.

I see your No Pixies = No Nirvana
and I'll raise you
No Yardbirds = No Led Zeppelin
Read 'am and weep, Signor Chula.

You may want to re-think this a bit.

I'd describe their early stuff as altrock/post-punk

Are they really post punk though? I see the alt rock though.

They are college rock.

It was just a riff on your No Pixies = No Nirvana. What do I have to re-think?
So you like the Pixies? I would have guessed, cause they aint nothing to write home about. Over-rated post-College Rock, or proto-Alt Rock or whatever you want to call them.

Nirvana really exploited The Pixies "soft verse - heavy chorus" thing, especially on the song that blew the ****ing roof off for them, Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Jimmy was creating Led Zeppelin during his last year with The Yardbirds. He already owned it.

BIG difference.

Whatever.

Back up your hot air balloon for just a minute. Nirvana had more bands that were influential to them than just the Pixies. And I was forced to use Yardbirds/Led Zeppelin analogy with you cause any other band name reference would go over you head like the Goodyear blimp.