Mr. Grieves (track)
by Pixies
Mr. Grieves appears on the following album(s) by Pixies:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 27 hours ago | NickD89 | 7,079 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 01:27 | stryker700 | 1,893 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2026 19:55 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.6/100, a mean average of 85.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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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.
Not my favorite, but has some nice parts :)
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 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 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.
