Mr. Grieves (track)
by Pixies
Mr. Grieves appears on the following album(s) by Pixies:
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| ! | 07/23/2026 01:27 | stryker700 | 1,893 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2026 19:55 | Siromynian | 18,087 | 71/100 |
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Not sure that the different styles come together that well.
Sometimes I like it other times well...... Not sure.
This comment is almost a palindrome.......
' Dammit I'm Mad'. Now that is a palindrome.
One of many on Doolittle which initially gets a skip, but afyer a few listens becomes very enjoyable. And it's nice and short!
pjohnsongolf 11/20/2018 05:05 | #225250
A very underrrated song on this album
buzzdainer 04/27/2017 22:10 | #189937
"I believe in Mr. Grieves / Do you have another opinion?" I have no idea what you're even talking about, Black Francis. But never mind: this song captures so much of the wild, maniacal energy that makes the Pixies so much fun. Something of a middling track on Doolittle, but that's only because it's such a great album overall.
Not my favorite, but has some nice parts :)
tgarritsen 05/16/2016 12:42 | #166147
The almost reaggea beginning is so much out of nowhere. That's what this album is, all sort of things out of the blue.
This song does so much in so little time. It goes through 3 stages in 2 minutes, and does it incredibly.
flyingcitrus 01/13/2015 22:45 | #131483
Very interesting style shifts
It's not a great song, but it shows off great composition as usual.
Anti 05/17/2014 21:53 | #112106
I hope everything is alright...
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