Pixies

From teasp4oon 06/21/2017 08:13 | #192965

I think the Pixies are for everyone. The vocals might put some off at first, but don't give up; you're strong enough if you believe you are.

I'm not sure combining The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, the two most loved bands in the world, is THE most apt comparison, but essentially that's what you're getting, no? Like The Beatles, the Pixies can be delightfully melodic and have comparably sweet lyrics, and like the Stones they can be reckless and energetic and will shake your grandma to her very core: Get you a band that can do both. (Nirvana can claim this formula to an extent, but they're not as rowdy, not as pretty, and have the essence of a funeral instead of a party.)

Just as importantly, like these bands the Pixies are really quite accessible (unless you need some practice with the vocals...if you're already comfortable with varying punk or metal vocals then you're probably good to go). There's something to be said for a band whose music appeals right away to the senses you were born with, and with zero fooling around (only 5 songs in 4 albums break the 4-minute mark). Am I saying you need the aid of drugs to enjoy bands like L. Zeppelin and P. Floyd and etc. as much as some of their fans seem to? Yes. Yes I am.

In conclusion, if I want to go from misty-eyed over something beautiful to smiling my head off to surfing a wave of adrenaline, all within an album (within all 4 of the O.G.'s, actually), there's only one band I trust. There are artists who can hit those key emotions [my keys, of course] as acutely, but you're probably going to need three separate artists, and no one I've heard strikes them as often or has a discography as balanced between them, song by song, as the Pixies. So long live 'em.

From RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/03/2016 23:45 | #163252

Doolittle is a great album. The rest have some great singles, but just are lacking where Doolittle shines. Important band, but I think they are a little overrated in the sense that they have some really good material and then some really under par material.

From Keatownrodriguez 04/25/2019 19:14 | #235490

You've gotta love a band who's lead singer can scream just as well now as he did in thew eighties, they're one of the best live shows I've ever seen, amazing songs, amazing musicians, amazing vocals, their new albums aren't great but when you have 5 classics under your belt it's excusable

Great, but a little overrated, I think.

From covecove TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/08/2011 01:42 | #18008

I have no words for describing the Pixies... They have everything and yet you can't say they have been recognized as they deserve, one of the greatest bands ever.