Alec Eiffel (track)
by Pixies
Alec Eiffel appears on the following album(s) by Pixies:
- Trompe Le Monde (track #3) (this album) (1991)
- Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies (track #21) (compilation) (2004)
- Minotaur (track #53) (compilation) (2009)
- Bossanova / Trompe Le Monde - Live (track #17) (2025)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2026 15:37 |  DommeDamian | 79,229 | 51/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2026 13:37 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,361 | 100/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 04:49 | Exist-en-ciel | 181,374 | 71/100 |
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Regularly cited as the best track from "Trompe Le Monde" - not as memorable as earlier album highlights, which is perhaps why this album (while still great at times) doesn't quite stand up to their previous efforts.
GandalfORiley345 06/01/2014 15:31 | #113478
good song, but not creative, really sounds like Surfer Rosa
