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 719 votes)
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Average Rating: 
90/100 (from 719 votes)
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From 05/23/2022 10:34 | #285637
The perfect combination of intense sections and softer parts, with beautiful instrumentation throughout
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From 12/26/2020 18:37 | #263244
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From 07/08/2019 10:27 | #239107
Amazing bassline, probably my pick from Doolittle
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From 09/29/2018 03:17 | #221812
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 | #189335
"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 | #188778
Great ending to a great album :)
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From 02/10/2017 15:29 | #185192
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 | #166154
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 | #112113
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From 05/09/2014 22:49 | #111344
One of my favorite songs to close an album, don´t knowhow good this sounds
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