After 1988's brilliant but abrasive Surfer Rosa, the Pixies' sound couldn't get much more extreme. Their Elektra debut, Doolittle, reins in the noise in favor of pop songcraft and accessibility. Producer Gil Norton's sonic sheen adds some polish, but Black Francis' tighter songwriting focuses the group's attack. Doolittle's most ferocious moments, like "Dead," a visceral retelling of David and Bathsheba's affair -- are more stylized than the group's past outbursts. Meanwhile, their poppy side surfaces on the irresistible single "Here Comes Your Man" and the sweetly surreal love song "La La Love You." The Pixies' arty, noisy weirdness mix with just enough hooks to produce gleefully demented singles like "Debaser," -- inspired by Bunuel's classic surrealist short Un Chien Andalou -- and "Wave of Mutilation," their surfy ode to driving a car into the sea. Though Doolittle's sound is cleaner and smoother than the Pixies' earlier albums, there are still plenty of weird, abrasive vignettes: the blankly psychotic "There Goes My Gun," "Crackity Jones," a song about a crazy roommate Francis had in Puerto Rico, and the nihilistic finale "Gouge Away." Meanwhile, "Tame," and "I Bleed" continue the Pixies' penchant for cryptic kink. But the album doesn't just refine the Pixies' sound; they also expand their range on the brooding, wannabe spaghetti western theme "Silver" and the strangely theatrical "Mr. Grieves." "Hey" and "Monkey Gone to Heaven," on the other hand, stretch Francis' lyrical horizons: "Monkey"'s elliptical environmentalism and "Hey"'s twisted longing are the Pixies' versions of message songs and romantic ballads. Their most accessible album, Doolittle's wide-ranging moods and sounds make it one of their most eclectic and ambitious. A fun, freaky alternative to most other late-'80s college rock, it's easy to see why the album made the Pixies into underground rock stars.
"Charles Thompson chafed at the suggestion that his new work was a step down in kickitude. 'I hate that shit when they compare how hard Surfer Rosa is to Doolittle,' he told Ted Mico of the Melody Maker. 'Obviously the guitars are harder on Surfer Rosa because of the Steve Albini production, but that album is way more wimpy, way more poppy and light. Doolittle is more chunky…They say Doolitt.
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With the June 24th release of the groundbreaking Pixies album "Doolittle" on Rock Band, a little internet stir has arisen. Some are understandably stoked, others perplexed (how does one exactly sing along to Tame?), and some, the most vocal internet majority no doubt, antagonist. Sigh. Kids-These-Days....am I right? But then I think back and realize I was one of those kids and had to have ...
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this monkey's gone to heaven: or to the local monster hospital: the letter m mixa collaborative work by lucy & dale.AKA A Lucy & Dale Jointhow it works: first 15 are Lucy's, next 15 are mine big stuff ~ jean knighti'd rather give my love to a poor guy that has a love that's true (oh yeah)than to be fooled around and get hurt by youcause when i give my love, i want love in return (oh yeah)now i ...
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She was the coolest girl I knew in high school - EVERYBODY loved her, gravitated toward her: Rachel Earle & she NEVER fit a mold. She was her own person & earned the adoration of everyone just by being herself. She ROCKED !!! She was two years above me, but her senior year we shared the same math class with Miss Day. Ahh, Miss Day. Straight out of every kid's high school horror story, onl...
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The Kettles Chronicles part sixhere are parts five, four, three, two, and oneIn the mid-19th century, the French explorer Henri Mouhot wrote of Angkor Wat: "One of these temples - a rival to that of Solomon, and erected by some ancient Michelangelo - might take an honourable place beside our most beautiful buildings. It is grander than anything left to us by Greece or Rome, and presents a sad c...
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Is a Monday too early in the week for this sorta thing? Maybe. A little something something for your ears, something for your mind...
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This song is usually the quickest way to feeling great after a day of feeling stretched thin. It is also my favorite Pixies song, which is a bold statement, because it is damn hard to narrow that down to one. Such a great band.
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With the June 24th release of the groundbreaking Pixies album "Doolittle" on Rock Band, a little internet stir has arisen. Some are understandably stoked, others perplexed (how does one exactly sing along to Tame?), and some, the most vocal internet majority no doubt, antagonist. Sigh. Kids-These-Days....am I right? But then I think back and realize I was one of those kids and had to have ...
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Did anyone catch 7 Ages of Rock on BBC 2 , last night?I love Kim Deal, she is just so infectiously enthusiastic. Just want to take her home with me."http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/embeddable-video/a-brief-history-of-the-pixies/":http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/embeddable-video/a-brief-history-of-the-pixies/Hey, you can stay all day, if you want to?
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oh this post is going to be very suspect, and im not sure how long its gonna be up? could be a year, could be a day? it’s funny the stuff that i think im going to get busted for, i dont, then shit that i think is all good, i get called out on. [...]
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Pixies – Minotaur Box Set (Limited Edition)ProductShopNYC favorite Pixies, are planning a special set of European dates to coincide with the release of their new comprehensive box set entitled Minotaur and the 20th anniversary of the release of their classic album, Doolittle. For the Doolittle tour, the Pixies will perform all of the songs from [...]
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MUSIC NEWS - To celebrate their 20th anniversary of the release of their classic 1989 album Doolittle, the Pixies; Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering, will start up a 21-date USA portion leg of their "Doolittle Tour" on Wednesday, November 4 at the Hollywood Palladium. Today,we get news of the support acts for the tour.Opening for the Pixies over the course of the "
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Alright. I admit it. Despite going to college from 1986 to 1990, I completely missed out on any music that involved Pixies, the Deal sisters and Frank Black. (I also was unaware of who The Replacements were until just years ago. My college station was rather nonexistent.) I'd honestly never listened to Pixies' "Doolittle" or "Surfer Rosa" albums until just recently. Can you ever forgive me? My ...
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After announcing a European tour, wherein the majority of the setlist would consist of songs from Doolittle and its respective B-sides played in their entirety (TMT News), The Pixies left the New World waiting with baited breath. One local fan (me) was left wondering: “What about my neck of the woods??” Then the second announcement came along. However, all we got was: “Hey Pixies fans! We're
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| 1 Debaser |
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| 2 Tame |
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| 3 Wave of Mutilation |
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| 4 I Bleed |
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| 5 Here Comes Your Man |
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| 6 Dead |
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| 7 Monkey Gone to Heaven |
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| 8 Mr. Grieves |
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| 9 Crackity Jones |
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| 10 La La Love You |
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| 11 No. 13 Baby |
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| 12 There Goes My Gun |
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| 13 Hey |
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| 14 Silver |
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| 15 Gouge Away |
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