Gouge Away (track) by Pixies

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Gouge Away by Pixies
Year: 1989
From the album Doolittle (track #15)
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90/100 (from 684 votes)
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Average Rating: 
90/100 (from 684 votes)
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From 05/23/2022 10:34
The perfect combination of intense sections and softer parts, with beautiful instrumentation throughout
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From 12/26/2020 18:37
What better way to close the album than to have Samson bringing the house down on yet another old testament reference.

Well one way would have been to choose a better track - but this one's OK.
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From 07/08/2019 10:27
Amazing bassline, probably my pick from Doolittle
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From 09/29/2018 03:17
My favorite song on the album. Great bass line great guitar, great vocals. PERFECT quiet to loud
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From 04/15/2017 03:23
"Gouge Away" used to be a bit of a unmemorable throwaway track in my mind, but I've come to recognize is as a perfect way to end Doolittle and one of the better songs on the album. Which is, of course, saying something, since Doolittle is one of the greatest alternative rock albums ever made.
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From 04/06/2017 10:52
Great ending to a great album :)
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From 02/10/2017 15:29
Initially slightly jarring as a final track, but eventually grows on you as one of the best on the album. Incredible bass and background vocals from Kim Deal.
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From 05/16/2016 13:00
A lot of space in the songs that is not that special. But the chorus is enough for me. And it sounds throughout the song like something is about to happen.
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From 05/17/2014 22:11
It's alright for an ending.
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From 05/09/2014 22:49
One of my favorite songs to close an album, don´t knowhow good this sounds
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