Come On Pilgrim (studio album) by Pixies

Come On Pilgrim grew on me a lot over time. I'd call it the Pixies' least accessible project. Black Francis's vocals are off the chain on the weirdness factor here, particularly on "I've Been Tired" and "Levitate Me." I love the frantic crushing ending of "Nimrod's Son," and the comparatively straightforward but delectably catchy "Holiday Song" and "Caribou." The only dud for me is "Ed Is Dead," but it's still perfectly listenable. A brief glimpse of raw genius that would be more effectively honed on the Pixies' following two releases.

Very enjoyable EP, I think that Caribou, Ed Is Dead, Nimrod's Son and Levitate Me are great tracks that show how good they had became soon after this one.

Solid album

From seb7 08/07/2022 22:03

Good sound with relatively forgettable songs and a few standouts. Definitely indicative of the Pixies to come

Took a while for me to penetrate Pixies - but loved Caribou and Vamos almost immediately

From Keatownrodriguez 10/28/2020 21:25

I've Been Tired is so much fun why does no one talk about it

From teague 05/04/2020 01:05

Pixies come out of the gate strong with Come On Pilgrim, 20 minutes of in-your-face hardcore punk infused alt rock. Nothing mind blowing, but more than satisfying enough.

From LedZep 04/20/2020 20:19

My favourite Pixies release, Doolittle is a very close second. Their early, a bit sloppy but undeniably brilliant songwriting was always close to my heart. Surfer Rosa has some weaker tracks while this is Pixies turned up to 11 all the way through, without a skippable note or lyric. And Caribou is the front-runner for the best Pixies song.

Solid EP. They would do much better in their following 2 albums though.

From planetneutral 01/15/2018 17:43

Hard for me to separate this from Surfer Rosa, as I grew up on the combined disc. But given the high esteem we all have for Surfer Rosa, that's just a testament to how similarly good this material is.