How would you describe Pixies?

Zhanteimi · 12-21-2018, 08:06 PM

Boring.

Black Francis · 12-22-2018, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigantic Debaser

I HEARD SOMEBODY TALKIN SHIET

Nah, but seriously tho, what more do you really want, they are basically a punk band with some influence from Surf Rock & Latin-american music plus weird lyrics about incest'n'sh*t. And then aliens.
Don't push yourself to try to like them, though. If you dig it you do, and if you don't, you don't. Maybe abandon it for a while and then come back to it later?

Funny how when I joined here I would've been ecstatic to see such a long discussion about Pixies, but now I'm just kind of lukewarm. Still love 'em but I re-visit their albums pretty rarely these days.

Ma dude.

I feel the same. They did what they did and it was great but that sht is done so you move on. When i exhausted the pixies i moved on to the breeders and the amps and frank's solo albums and the ones with the Catholics and that was all good too but nothing worth over hyping.

Although as a Frank fan i gotta say, teenager of the year and dog in the sand are great records that barely get any recognition. At least around here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by priestofsyrinx2112

I watched an interview with Black Francis saying that Pixies doesn't really have style. They just play and play until something sound's cool. Do you think that this is an accurate depiction? Does Pixies have no style?

Frank said in the gouge doc, they didnt invent their style, they just stumbled upon it and thought it worked for them but they did have a style and formula Thats fairly ez to recreate

When i first started to get really into the pixies i had no frame of reference for their style, especially the vocal style of Francis but nowadays i think his spoken word stuff is derivative of dylan and his mannerisms and little psychotic outburst in moments wild man fischer did a long time ago

Also my take for the style of their albums is

Come on pilgrim/ Surfer Rosa = Folk horror punk, alt
Doolittle = mainly alt
Bossanova = Surf rock, alt
Trompe le monde= Bland alt (though it has a few good tracks)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

I listened to one Pixies track at the recommendation of Black Francis, so I would describe them as Black Francis's favourite band. Hope that helps, OP

Hey cmon! I showed you motorway to Roswell, thats a good song!

Mondo Bungle · 12-22-2018, 06:32 PM

Smithdude · 01-05-2019, 11:17 AM

Doolittle is a fantastic album. Tbh I don't like most of their other stuff besides Doolittle and Bossanova. Surfer Rosa is OK.

ziggywas · 01-11-2019, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exo

Am I the only one here who likes The Pixies a lot? At least their first three albums. It kinda of got sh*t after that.

no you re not, i totally agree.

i d vote doolitle>surfer rosa>bossanova
and all 3 are really great albums.

Lisnaholic · 01-12-2019, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Francis

Hey cmon! I showed you motorway to Roswell, thats a good song!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziggywas

no you re not, i totally agree.

i d vote doolitle>surfer rosa>bossanova
and all 3 are really great albums.

^ OK. I'm gonna give them a proper try soon.

Neapolitan · 03-12-2019, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GiraffeKey

They definitely did a lot for alternative and indie music, and Doolittle is probably one of the most historically and culturally significant albums out there. It was also my gateway between alt rock and indie rock.

I'm not big on them anymore though. I'd personally rather listen to Pavement and the Microphones. But I can see why they're held on such a high pedestal.

I keep them on a pedestal and I keep that pedestal in a park where pigeons can **** on them.

DreamKiller · 05-05-2019, 02:50 PM

If you can appreciate who are the original groups that inspire other artists into what they can do with music, the Pixies are one of them. The Pixies bridged punk to grunge. From Radiohead to Nirvana, they openly admitted they were inspired by them. I personally, feel they have a non superficiality that's as light as wind to their music, very natural. A very good band at each musician doing something completely different than the other. As for their new albums, no interest. The Pixies are safe between 87-91 for alternative music.

-Dk

Mindy · 06-06-2019, 06:39 PM

The "Great Value" walmart brand of Nirvana ...

OccultHawk · 06-06-2019, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

The "Great Value" walmart brand of Nirvana ...

Dude. Nirvana is much more traditionally generic.

12-21-2018, 08:06 PM	#41 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	Boring. __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

05-05-2019, 02:50 PM	#48 (permalink)
DreamKiller Groupie Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 2	The Pixies bridged punk to grunge If you can appreciate who are the original groups that inspire other artists into what they can do with music, the Pixies are one of them. The Pixies bridged punk to grunge. From Radiohead to Nirvana, they openly admitted they were inspired by them. I personally, feel they have a non superficiality that's as light as wind to their music, very natural. A very good band at each musician doing something completely different than the other. As for their new albums, no interest. The Pixies are safe between 87-91 for alternative music. -Dk

06-06-2019, 06:39 PM	#49 (permalink)
Mindy ask me about cosmology Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 9,015	The "Great Value" walmart brand of Nirvana ... __________________ https://www.instagram.com/shhons_meme_agency

01-05-2019, 11:17 AM	#44 (permalink)
Smithdude Groupie Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: USA Posts: 21	Doolittle is a fantastic album. Tbh I don't like most of their other stuff besides Doolittle and Bossanova. Surfer Rosa is OK.