Reviews (page 10 of 14)
Most isn't for me, but the 2 songs that are are masterpieces
Ok album
Oh, this album has THAT song I wasn't sure about the first few songs, then around Gigantic I started getting into it. After Cactus it went back to just being okay, but I liked the last song
I like Doolittle better
I think I still prefer Doolittle but this is better than I remember. Lots of fun songs. Pixies are just not really something I would ever put on as an album personally.
7/10
I really want to like the Pixies more than I do, since they are influenced by and have influence on so many bands I do like. But aside from “Where is my Mind,” there weren’t any tracks here I’d care to hear again.
I know a lot of people like the Pixies, but I just don't get it. Great album cover, though.
Solid album. Where Is My Mind? is great plus the last three songs.
I’d give it three and a half for containing that one song of theirs that everyone knows. Otherwise, a little too much 90’s post-punk Dadaism for my tastes.
Meh. Didn't think much of this Where Is My Mind? - absolute banger. But the rest of the album was so forgettable This is the 2nd Pixies album I've heard now and nothing stands out to me at all 3 ⭐️
Better than the Beatles
DOnt lose your mind is a fucking masterpiece of a song, nothing really came close to it in this album unfortunitylyu. Was pretty good, but the album was really overshadowed by that song, the rest were alright. 6/10, the album was still above average and was good, with little songs I didn' tlike, however not alot of playlist worthy songs.
For a debut album it is good. It is definitely garage band sound and the beginning of the alternative music that I grew up with. I do think they have better music than this album though, hence the rating.
I’m not a fan of all their covers to their albums but overall it was a decent album. I can find the voice of the lead singer to get annoying pretty quickly. Where is my mind is a great song but just like previously stated I find Black Francis to be a pain and that is why covers of that song are way better than it.
Enough great ideas for Nirvana to rip them off, not enough to get more than 3 stars.
I don’t love the pixies but I’ll give this album an extra star for the cover.
Liked some of it but not my jam
De meer punky en dirty eerste versie van ''Doolittle'', zo klinkt het een beetje. Het lijkt dan ook meer op een verzameling EP's of een mixtape, dan op een écht album. Maar dat ze de alternative/indie rock boom van de 90s zouden leiden, dat was wel duidelijk. De eerste helft van het album is bij vlagen even goed, of misschien wel beter, dan hun sophomore album. Daarmee doel ik vooral op de inventieve riffs, die door een ringetje te halen zijn. Het lijkt veel meer inspiratie uit art punk-helden Wire of Television te halen dan hun tweede plaat, toen ze echt hun eigen, unieke sound te pakken hadden. De tweede helft van de plaat valt een beetje uit elkaar, zoals ieder zelfrespecterende lo-fi en rauwe alternative act betaamt. Dat geschreeuw, wat iets meer gedoseerd en subtiel is op later werk van ze, valt ook niet altijd even lekker. 7,5/10 Highlights: Bone Machine Broken Face Gigantic Where Is My Mind?
This leans into "Not my cup of tea territory". Good energy, okay instrumentla work, vocal work all over the place. I only cared for 'Where is my Mind?'
Automatic 3 for Where Is My Mind
It was interesting to hear the rest of the songs off of that album after only ever really hearing the single
First time listening to Pixies. They really seem to like bones. Unfortunately, the thing that stands out the most is the weird vocal mixes. I get it, it’s “raw,” but there’s a lot of weird, distracting vocal mixing. Really good otherwise.
Thought I was going to like it more than I actually did
Tracy Emin attracted much disdain in the late 90s when, following a depressive episode, she exhibited her unmade bed covered in clutter and rubbish everywhere, as a sculpture. A chaotic but honest insight into her mind. Skeptics said that anyone could have done it, to which Emin agreed but said that no one did. Fans of the work pointed out that the lack of curation and polish was what gave the work its subversive candidness. Personally, I don’t like “My Bed” but I can appreciate it and its contribution to the art that came after it that I liked more. Anyway, Surfer Rosa is considered a classic by a lot of musical geniuses. I think it’s (mostly) shit. But we got Nevermind out of it so thanks anyway.
Fun! Love the skits, feels like an older version of QotSA radio skits. Fun but not really what I enjoy listening to at the moment.
Another band that I've never understood the hype around. Similar to their contemporaries Sonic youth in some respects, but the Pixies don't irritate me half as much.
‘Where Is My Mind?’ makes me wonder how many songs I know by heart without actually knowing where they’re from. Nice breakdown music. Overall, was ok for me
One of my favorite songs from a group I don’t connect with other wise. College Radio rock is not a big thing to me. A couple tracks are pleasing, but over the soundscape is broad and confusing.
Not something I would listen to often, but an okay album. 3 stars or C.
I liked it but I’m not super surprised. I tend to like alt rock music tho I haven’t listened to a lot of rock before the early 2000s. Definitely down to listen ti more of this group again
Ehhh, it’s only okay.
cool, nice, feeling young and rebel, but little bit too noisy at this age
• 3/5 • Love the driving guitar, surf influence, hooks, and overall post-punk proto-grunge vibe • Demerits for the vocals
Nice tits. Pretty sweet. I like the contrast between the singers and Vamos and Where is My Mind are great songs. A couple other decent songs on here makes it a well rounded album. 7 out of 10.
Trotos
Didn’t listen to closely. Already a fan, but not my favourite Pixies album
its cool, though their hit shines above the rest
Bone Machine 78 Break My Body 80 Something Against You 75 Broken Face 70 Gigantic 85 River Euphrates 80 Where Is My Mind? 90 Cactus80 Tony's Theme 75 Oh My Golly! 65 Vamos 60 I'm Amazed 50 Brick Is Red 75 Total album: 74
Ok, aber für mich nichts besonderes
5/10 - sounded like the other pixies album. Not great one of the songs sounded like something I had heard before.
Well that was a strange one. I had only heard Where Is My Mind? before today, which is pretty weird by itself. The rest of the album is even weirder. I can definitely hear the roots of Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins, even maybe a little Toadies. The fact that this came out in 1988 is crazy, definitely feels ahead of its time. The grindy guitars and batshit vocal delivery give it a manic feel, like the whole thing was created during a particularly goofy psychotic break. All in all, very interesting, although I doubt I'd listen again.
I was hoping for an entire album of “where is my mind”, but the other tracks fell a little short for me.
I enjoy a nice set of breasts as much as the next guy. Maybe more. That aside, I don't know, man... Where is my Mind coming on at the end of Fight Club was a pretty revelatory experience when I first watched it at 15, but other than that one song, this album isn't really my thing.
This album feels like the end of glam rock and the start of grunge. Nothing that exciting, but a great record. Where is my mind is a banger still.
bone machine where is my mind great
I like the 'bigger' pixies hits but this album was full of songs I haven't heard
Pixies. The band I always should have liked, but never did. Still don’t get the love for them. Where is my mind aside, this for me is mediocre as anything.
"Where Is My Mind?" de longe a faixa mais banger do álbum. Nunca tinha escutado outras músicas, e acabou que curti a pegada (lá ele). Nota: 7.5/10
Two really really good songs in ‘Gigantic’ and ‘Where is my Mind’ which are timeless, considering the album was made in 1988 haven’t dated. Some other good tunes on there but there is a lot of forced wackiness, proper ‘Blackadder underpants on his head - pencils up his nose - saying wibble’ tackle. The first track really annoyed me.
Album starts well but really plummets after the beast that is Where is my mind. All a bit wacky towards the end.
Hit and miss -- Doolittle is way more consistent
Further confirms I don’t like anything related to hardcore, metal or heavy rock even through a pop, indie, surfer, alternative rock songwriting prism. Clearly interesting, and clearly influential but don’t care for it. Except where is my mind - that doesn’t get old.
I like a lot of what it does. But it doesn’t do it often enough to hold an album. A 3.5 rounded down.
Will listen to it today
This album is strange, but in a good way. Where is my mind is probably the most "normal" song, the rest are pretty unhinged at times.
Punk rock. Found it generic. Stand-out: Bone Machine
I would say a good album, without highs or lows.
I thought this album was a lot earlier than 2007. Where is my mind is a great tune. Its a good album. Not the type of album I would listen to lots but I would listen again. Favourite song: where is my mind Least favourite: River Euphrates Album artwork: Cool cover
Pretty good.
Day301 - rated knowing how influential the pixies were and where is my mind is a good one
This is how i imagine joy division would sound if they had a singer.
It was ok, but didn’t leave a big impression apart from a couple of tracks (tony’s theme, where is my mind).
This was ok, and that’s about it really, I can see some influence on later artists but i’m not a fan of the vocals and wasn’t the fan of a new song every 2 minutes but regardless I did like some of them.
Fav: Where Is My Mind? Least Fav: Cactus Disappointed at the lack of surfing music here ngl
Interesting album.
Modern sound but a little bit repetitive
Leider chli en unpassende Tag gsi zum vo de Pixies und ihrem Geschrei und Punk zuezdröhnt werde. Ich gsehn s Potential, aber ned amene Mäntig. "where is my mind" git natürli no chli Pluspünkt.
Never used to like Pixies much but they've grown on me over the years. Still prefer Doolittle though.
meh. two good songs.
I've never been a fan of The Pixies, but I can appreciate the band and the influence they've had
I'm returning to the project after a month-long break, and I have forgotten what my system was for rating albums. For instance, I love the sound on this album, but there are only 1-2 tracks that are individually really good. I'm probably not going to return to the record just to listen to 30 minutes of cool vibes. There must be a reason it is on the list and generally acclaimed, so maybe it's an especially really good example of this early American Alternative jangly sound? I have no idea because I barely have any reference points in this genre. It's likely I wouldn't be able to tell this album apart from some barely remembered band working in the same style, as long as they were generally competent. I'll give this 3 stars just because of the general nostalgic sound.
Um, whatever? It's fine, I guess.
7/10 Highlights: River Euphrates Gigantic Break My Bones Where is My Mind Bone Machine
It was fine
Well I certainly can’t say the songs all sound the same. Overall it’s not bad, but it’s not going to make my heavy rotation either.
I wanted to like this more than I did. Only knew the track Where Is My Mind, which is a favorite song. It wasn't that cohesive and just a messing around vibe for a bunch of the tracks. Gigantic was alright.
Buen disco, ruidoso actualmente. Interesante
Where’s my mind is literally fucking INSANE but this one will take me a few tries to really get into. Nonetheless, the vibe is definitely up my alley and i really enjoy some of the more screamy bits. tony’s theme is so so much fun!!! 1.) Where’s my mind 2.) tony’s theme 3.) cactus
I'm quite a fan of the Pixies, especially Doolittle. I even like some of the newer stuff like some songs from Head Carrier. However, Surfer Rosa feels a bit of a mixed bag to me. Where is My Mind? is a classic of course, but I'm honestly unsure a out the album as a whole. It is probably their most 'noise rock' album to me. Noise music can be a bit hit and miss. The album wasn't a slow listen at least, and I did enjoy quite a bit of it. However, I could see why someone wouldn't necessarily care for it as well.
3.5/5
I can just about hear the difference this has to a lot of the more inane punk on this list, but it still feels very much a stepping stone to some of the music that came after and for me isn't that interesting or enjoyable in its own right.
Cultural significance might actually play a big part here....I can completely appreciate how this album would've been a breath of fresh air in the late eighties after the excesses of glam rock and super pristine productions. It's noisy, fresh, highly energetic but melodious. It's not my natural type of music to listen to, but I'll always have a soft spot for Where Is My Mind from Beaver days, and I really liked Turkish Disco. The influence on grunge and bands like Deerhoof is patently obvious.
Pretty good, but it feels very much like the rough draft of something they would perfect with Doolittle
Kim Deal provides my favorite backing vocals in the genre and when given the spotlight on songs like "Gigantic" she kills it. Expressive, sweet, and intimidating all at once. Not a huge Pixies fan but the album sounds like highschool/college friends getting together and having a good time around music. No dick swinging that tends to put me off when it comes to similar artists.
wasn't bad
One great song. Eh to the rest.
You really have to be in a certain kind of mood to listen to this. This is punk rock and hard rock that would perfect for a club. It’s a fun sound with quick songs that are catchy. You can hear Led Zeppelin in there…I like the different voices on that. I probably should have listened to this while I was in school. heck, maybe I did and don’t remember. That’s how I feel about this album…interesting but unmemorable.
Keyifli, akıcı.
I’m hot and cold on the Pixies. This one’s alright.
nunca consegui gostar mto de pixies. ainda não foi dessa vez que eu comprei o som deles, e ressalto que eu gosto (muito) de música barulhenta e sem sentido. 3/5 porque ainda assim esse é o álbum favorito do seu herói de indie rock noventista favorito, então ME VEJO NA OBRIGAÇÃO de dar os devidos créditos porque por mais que eu não tenha exatamente gostado, claramente o surfer rosa tem uma sonoridade mto diferenciada pra época.
Short and punchy, I had no idea Where is my Mind was in their debut album. I'll have to listen to Doolittle again to compare but I think I liked this one more.
I can see why it's influential but that doesn't mean it's great.
I very much enjoy the music throughout this album, I'm not a huge fan of the vocal tones though. Musically it's right up my alley. It doesn't sound at all dated, on its release it was pretty much ahead of its time, leaving the grunge movement in its wake. No track stood out above the others for me, but the general feel of the album is great.
Good punkish album
Fine, I guess? I don’t know what the Pixies sound like. I thought the extended conversation between John Pixie and Kim Deal was happening on the street and thought I should intervene.
I understand its cult status and I get where it's coming from. Still, I'm not loving it. Outside of two-three songs (Where is my mind, Gigantic), nothing really stands out to me although I have to say I really enjoyed the rhythm section. I much prefer Doolitle and Bossanova. 3/5
01) Bone Machine - 6,5 02) Break My Body - 6,5 03) Something Against You - 7,0 04) Broken Face - 7,0 05) Gigantic - 7,0 06) River Euphrates - 7,0 07) Where Is My Mind? - 7,5 08) Cactus - 7,0 09) Tony's Theme - 6,5 10) Oh My Golly! - 7,0 11) Vamos - 6,5 12) I'm Amazed - 6,0 13) Brick Is Red - 6,0 TOTAL: 6,73 (67/100)
its fun. i think i need to listen to it a few more times. i didnt love it the way i thought it would the first time like when i heard silver jews or the jam.
3/5
Good
This one probably takes a few relistens. I can't get the hang of loving the vocals though, even though the basslines are great. There are some great songs on here though that I will be relistening to.
Listened to the 2007 remaster I finished the album and I can't put it into real words. Track 1: excellent songwriting, raw & polished idk. Very nice guitar Track 2: ok lyrics, very radio Track 3: I found it boring Track 4: wtf and I do not like falsetto Track 5: repetitive, nice vocals Track 6: idk why I like this one, but I do Track 7: I appreciated this track Track 8: nice, no deep impressions. Nice guitar Track 9: humorous intro, catchy. Incredulous Track 10: I found to be very noisy Track 11: spoken word? Wow instruments Track 12: oof. Track 13: bringing the intro back, really good. Overall impression: Tough subject matter. The sound is very 70/80/90/00s, which is to say it's not boxed in by decade. I appreciated the album, but I didn't enjoy most of the songs. I found a lot of the openings similar and I wasn't a fan of all of the lyrics, but I do see myself replaying some of the songs in the future. 3.5
While I like the Pixies, I was never a huge fan of this album. It's OK, but nothing that I enjoy other than "Where is My Mind?"
Strong 3...nice punk edge to the entire album, and never sounded repetitive.
Gigantic and Where is My Mind are undeniable, but beyond those 2 nothing really grabbed me here. It all felt a bit noisy and almost slight. On the strength of those top 2 songs this is still good. But I definitely wanted more.
Primeiramente, assista O Clube da Luta. Uma bateria solta, frenética.
A good album that obviously had a outsized influence on Grunge. But I wanted to hear Kim Deal sing lead on more songs.
Inga låtar som sticker ut direkt men ett fullt godkänt album.
-pretty cool! I definitely like their more rhythmic songs like Gigantic above the shorter, more abstract ones. But still an enjoyable listen and a very cohesive album -Favorites are Break My Body, Gigantic, and River Euphrates
3.5
Where is my mind is such an amazing song! The rest of the album not as strong
It's Pixies!! It's not Doolittle though. I liked it pretty well though!!
Where is my mind? I have lost track of the amount of significant moments in my life that this song has accompanied. This noise sandwich was worth consuming, if only to enjoy this track as the filling. 3 stars, all for Where is my mind?
Got better after the first few tracks.
One of the most influential bands and albums. Prefer Doolittle though.
"Where Is My Mind?" is an absolut banger!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ And I already loved "Cactus" as a cover by David Bowie not knowing the original is by The Pixies. 🤘 In general I like the music on almost every track. But sometimes for instance on "Something Against You", "River Euphrates" or "Broken Face" I can´t handle the voices. One star down. 3,5
5 stars for its impact. 2.5 stars for my enjoyment.
3.5, liked a few songs but eh on the whole
i thought it would be like doolittle, but it just didnt click with me. i found a lot of the songs to be pretty boring. side a was stronger than side b, but even still, i found it to just be ok. the highlight songs were also just ok to me; i didnt really like gigantic and where is my mind all that much. the rest of side b was very meh; didnt like it. im disappointed, not just my feelings towards this album, but also that i cant find a reason to like or appreciate this as much as i wanted to. 3 personal favs: bone machine
good
Loved Where's My Mind. The rest was not bad or offensive but not wonderful...
Ok neat stuff
Psychedelic surf punk? I liked it. Where is my mind is a classic. The rest are ok to pretty good. 3 with a bullet.
Good, not my cup of tea at all times
has the song from my favorite movie.
Abrasive, punk, fun
Nice and noisy
First song is a bit disjointed, but interesting. Seems to mix some aspects of rock and punk, which I really enjoy. Something Against You is very punk-esque. Gigantic is a real banger honestly. Reminds me of grunge style. Where is My Mind will never not be great. Vamos was a bit much as far as noise rock. Brick is Red was a nice song to end on.
The album ended before I even realized I was listening to it. I liked some of the songs, but overall not my style.
Some good tracks but wouldn’t listen to the whole album again.
Really wanted to like this as it’s the pixies, but it’s just not my fave
I like it but I like Doolittle better. I think that makes me a poseur?
3.5- Enjoyed most of it. The vocals threw me off on some songs.
Ok. Band is a bit overrated, as are their hits.
Favorite Track: Where Is My Mind?
Das war wohl eines der wichtigsten Alben der 80er. Mir zu punkig.
Not my thing.
One outstanding track, and a lot of decent but not great filler. I wanted to like this more than I actually did.
Where Is My Mind? Is a great tune. Shame the rest of the album is pretty average.
My dad played Gigantic to Where Is My Mind? occasionally while I was growing up. Where Is My Mind? is definitely great. Overall they have a great sound, but sometimes a bit weird and I feel the occasional talking holds it back.
Where is my mind is good
I was never a huge Pixies listener. I heard the song on Fight Club, and I have listened to Doolittle, but that was about it. I enjoyed this album, and actually streamed their first one after this (I liked it better). I can definitely recognize their influence in several bands throughout the 90's. This album is unique for when it came out, and I can see why they are considered pioneers. Certainly not an album I would put on repeat, but I liked it. Vamos was my favorite.
The songs here I like, such as "Gigantic" and "Where Is My Mind?", I really love and play often. Most of the others here I would never typically reach for specifically, although I wouldn't mind at all having the album on. This band is like a lot of others in this project where it's hard to appreciate the impact it had for its time because so many other bands are influenced by them; we live in a world of Pixies derivatives. You hear this and are reminded of so many other bands that sounds similar to this. But I think a lot of these particular elements coming together in this particular way, the Pixies were seminal.
Ok album. Messy at times. Where is my mind? is a fun song.
I just don't love this band. As a performer, Kim Deal is pretty annoying, if I'm being honest. But it really just comes down to the musical aesthetic of the group as a whole. It's noisy and blustery and I find it all more grating than anything. Even Gigantic, which I guess is the most mainstream thing going on this, sounds like something of a mess.
There’s better pixies albums, but this one isn’t ass. A good starting point
The Indy handhook.
I've always enjoyed the Pixies music much more than their vocals. This was fine, bordering on better than I was expecting, but I don't see it moving past 3 on the rating meter.
- In seiner Gesamtheit hat mir Bossanova deutlich besser gefallen - Hier ein sehr viel punkigerer, dreckigerer Sound, zudem deutlich experimenteller, aber leider nicht immer zum Besseren - Irgendwie hat mir das Unangepasste und Rotzige gefallen - Leider ist aber bis auf ein paar Ausnahmen (z.B. „Gigantic“) auch wenig hängengeblieben - „Where Is My Mind?“ ist natürlich ein unfassbar geiler Hit und einer der geilsten Indie-Songs allerzeiten Rating: 3/5
- Fand ich ein bisschen geiler als Bossanova aber hat mich jetzt auch nicht umgehauen. - War etwas mehr Struktur und wieder erkennbarer Stil dabei. - Where Ist My Mind natürlich absoluter Banger! Weltberühmt geworden als Ending Song für Fight Club. Aber auch Songs wie Tonys Theme und Broken Face fand ich ganz geil. - Insgesamt ist das Genre aber nach wie vor nicht meins. 3,25/5
Honestly pretty disappointed. Obviously where is my mind is a 5, goes hand in hand with fight club oh so beautifully. Only liked 3 or 4 songs otherwise and not even that much. This BARELY got a 3.
B- Bone Machine 3 Break My Body 3 Something Against You 3 Broken Face 3 Gigantic 3 River Euphrates 3 Where Is My Mind? 5 Cactus 3 Tony's Theme 3 Oh My Golly! 3 Vamos 3 I'm Amazed 3 Brick Is Red 3 Coincidentally, I'm planning to watch Fight Club tomorrow night.
Pixies — Surfer Rosa Starts Off strong Bone machine is a great change of pace very heavy stuff. Broken face has a funny chorus with that squeaky sounding lead singer. It’s very punk sounds like it’s recorded in a garage. Where Is My Mind is their magus opus easy. Oh my golly was also good. I just feel this is pretty hit and miss for me then tapers off in the end.
Weird album, I really liked the energy, the riffs, the whole vibes but the mixing was kinda dogshit. Still an enjoyable listen, but I doubt that I'll go back to this much on my own.
Surfer Rosa by Pixies Thursday 5/9/2024, 10:46, office S Tier————————— Where Is My Mind? Gigantic A Tier————————— Break My Body Bone Machine B Tier————————— Cactus Vamos Broken Face Tony’s Theme C Tier————————— I’m Amazed Brick is Red D Tier————————— Oh My Golly! River Euphrates Something Against You
I find it interesting but a bit odd that this album is put on a pedestal about as high as Doolittle, when I find Doolittle to be clearly their best album and far superior to their others. Mostly this is fine, and it is definitely better than Bossanova or anything else by Pixies other than Doolittle. But really the album would be almost entirely forgettable if it weren’t for “Where Is My Mind?” which is phenomenal even next to “Gigantic” which is solid. Some of the early songs on the album are great as well, but the final few songs don’t do it for me and leave a stale taste in my ears.
It didn't wow me but it's not bad. I listened twice.
I love the Pixies. Doolittle Is one of my favorite albums ever (that better beyond this list) so by comparison, I give this one a three. I know diehard Pixies fans are obsessed with Surfer Rosa but I just don’t think it’s that great.
Pixies - Where is my mind, war der Song vom Krimidinner
Wasn't in the mood for loud and simple.
Drums and treble! Needs moar bass. So much treble. Is this why they're called Pixies?! Remember being recommended Pixies in the 90s: 'If you like Nirvana you'll probably like the Pixies'. I think I probably found it a bit too whiney, with not enough crunch, back then—I could not dig. It's kind great this album, somehow, mind—but it's just too treble. Bonus star for time context and the odd magical moment.
Distinct sound
didnt realize the hit single til it started
Correcto.
Artsy, strange, raw punk with a totally normal cover
DNF
I always thought I might like the Pixies but never really listened to them. This is pretty noisy punk. I do remember the song Gigantic which was a highlight. Some other fun songs too.
Where is my mind, the highlight of the album. After that it was just ok. 3/5
the end kinda got away but i thought it was a good record
I think I was expecting a bit more punk from this album and I think it leaned a bit more toward grunge. Either way, I enjoyed it .
Good stuff!
I saw Frank Black when I was 13 at Tower Records on Clark street doing promo for Frank Black and the Catholics. I have loved that band since. However, I just cannot seem to get into the Pixies for all the times I’ve tried and hoped to. They are fine but I couldn’t get into this album once again even with that song from fight club which brings some nostalgia.
I didn't listen to all of it but I understand this album to be a jamie 3.
gatorjuice: was it the review about the 70s orgies? i think we should bring that back like Justin brings sexy back. Anyway, this website once again shows its love for bands second best record. This is still a very good record. It is one of the most DaDa records we've listened to. It's like the Pixies were trying to one up REM for the most cryptic lyrics. I dont think the Pixies lryics are about anything for most of this record.
this came out in 1987. that's bananas. vamos is good
Decent, didn’t know much about them
Boobs
A resounding 3. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t hate the album, but like… it just never clicked. There’s great energy on here, and one all-timer in Where Is My Mind?, but past that, for my tastes, I think what’s here is a cacophonic, unwieldy, jumbled up mess of an album that occasionally shines through in a way that clicks. More often than not though, even with my newfound level of patience to an album with this sound, I just felt like I was listening to glorified noise. To be more succinct: the guitar gets too harsh sometimes, the percussion is mixed way in the front where it overpowers the vocals, the vocals themselves are sometimes studio quality and sometimes sound like they were recorded off of a microphone hanging from a string 25 feet away in the air in a wind tunnel. When all of those things aren’t happening, and they take a more traditional sound, the album works well for me. It just felt like those moments were more rare than I’d like. Still though, I can hear part of why Kurt Cobain took at least some inspo from this album. It’s not that bad, it’s just not my thing. Hence, the 3.
I knew the name of the band, but didn’t know any other stuff. Much better than I expected, very interesting.
High 5 some good bright spots that showed what they’d become soon
Une expérience assez unique, pleine de personnalité, qui devait vraiment être quelque chose en live.
Stor 3
I think I like the idea of Pixies more than I like their music.
hmm, it was interesting and I actually liked it, and Idk why but their songs/music feel like that one beautiful shade of rust (as in colour). overall:6.8/10
Where Is My Mind is the best part of this album. The rest was ok, not great.
Nice classic grungy album.
Not bad, got a couple solid bangers on it but not super consistent, clearly very influential on bands like nirvana
Het voelt als die lekker foute "garage" rockmuziek uit de jaren '90. Het schuurt tegen valsheid aan, maar het klinkt eigenlijk best lekker.
Was decent, not what I usually listen too so sometimes felt it lacked variety but was not bad
Gigantic kinda makes the album. I regret not walking over to the Somerville Theater to see them play now though.
Can hear a lot of this album's influence on subsequent music genres like grunge and alternative rock. Often messy and raw
My rating scale is based on ability to listen while I work. Pixies was fun but not a work vibe.
Favorite Track: Where Is My Mind? 🦴🧠🌵🌊
This is pretty good, nice and noisy, abrasive, weirdo, outsider indie rock. I think I still prefer Doolittle, what with its more prevalent moments of occasional pop bliss, interspersed with the brash freak-out moments. This has a really great energy though. What I appreciate most is the drum sound on this album though. Big and impactful, on some neanderthal shit, really helps a lot of these songs especially like "Bone Machine" and "Where Is My Mind?" in particular punch above their weight.
Alright. I liked River Euphrates.
I have always wished that I could enjoy the Pixies. Unfortunately, I think I’m just too uptight. There is the well known banger on this album: Where is my mind, which of course I love, but other then that I find the rest of the songs all a bit too shouty, piercing and fast.
Short but not sweet.They found a balance between fantastic songs and genuinely dreadful ones on this album. I’m cool with never hearing it again but appreciate the contribution to the genre.
Loud, discordant and distorted. Confusing lyrics, but fun.
first listen kinda boring
3/5
Where is my mind
I had never been into the Pixes and had never listened to this album before. My first exposure to the band was a few years ago when a friend invited me to see a Pixies/Weezer concert. I was not very impressed with the Pixies set. It seemed lackluster and uninvolving. So ok, I had to give this a second listen, to be fair, but I am afraid it did not improve my overall impression of this. I find this to be a mix of college rock and garage, too many repetitive lyrics and some spots are just unintelligible screaming. I never really felt this one, a couple of good songs. Bright spot "Where is my Mind?"
After listening to the first few songs, I was really enjoying this album... then gigantic came on and I remembered why I never got into this band. Still going to give them a three star review because the first part of the album was great.
I feel like better than half of this album is what I feel represent the Pixies for an early effort. Clearly - Where is my Mind was an extremely high water mark and stands the test of time. Something against you, Broken Face, Cactus, Vamos, Brick is Red are tunes I feel have that first full-length album edge. Engineering wise, I feel like the guitar is too scratchy and weak while I was always looking for heavier bass and drums. In the end I think I would always prefer the Pixies live.
If I'm being honest, about 50% of this album was a chore to listen to. The other 50% was good. The album is weird and not in a good way.
wie scho bim letschte album findi pixies mega schwierig zum ihschätze? was mached sie für musig?? something against you sehr punk und upbeat ich glaub es lauft ufs gkuche usse wie bossanova: finds spannend und alles aber schlussendlich catched mich nüt mega und ich chan sie nöd recht griife? WHERE IS MY MIND KENNTMER JA ich lieb dass es tönt wie wenn d gitarre immer liecht hinderherhinkt
It was a fun listen not sure if I will return to any of these songs in particular.
Pixies
(5,3/6) Where is my mind! (7.) Hear maybe again: 1,5,6,8,13 13 songs/34min.
Driving, joyful, strong female vocals. It is as good as it is too much, all at once.
I've obviously heard of the pixies but never actually heard their music until now. The music is really good, punk/thrash metal/whatever you want to call it. But the vocals are a real letdown, just not really adding anything. Disappointing.
'80s college vintage
I'm just not very into grunge, and this seems to take a lot from grunge, so it was just alright to me. The male vocalist sounds whiny and annoying.
Simultaneously LoFi and overproduced. Loud, grating and melodic. Boring but experimental
Ok with hints of the greatness of Doolittle Bone Machine- great album starter Something against you - a little too rough and punky for me these days. Where is my mind - the melodic stuff that comes to mind when I think of pixies Nothing much else stood out to me.
What I find refreshing about the pixies is the screeching raw sound that they produce with each track. It’s not a screech of horror, and it certainly is not unlistenable, but my primary experience listening felt like I was drowning, screeching, guitars, and wailing artists. I don’t know if any of the songs will be particularly memorable or ones that I will seek out to listen outside of the album, however, that is not a knock on the album quality nor it’s experience.
Raw
Really enjoyed this one on my second play through even more than the first. Really tough debate whether or not to go 4. Ultimately it’s a 3.75 for me. Definitely hear a lot of what early Nirvana was influenced by.
Meh
Other than that one song, generally okay
Otro discazo de pixies. Quizá no el mejor, pero es un disco que va muy por delante de su tiempo.
I am aware of Surfer Rosa and The Pixies place in the mainstream crossover of alternative music. I've listened to Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, and frankly Doolittle is the better album, and the more critical album to the genre. After the tracks "Where Is My Mind?", "Gigantic", and maybe "Bone Machine" the rest of the album is largely inconsistent. I think many are allowing their nostalgia to spackle over the huge flaws. They get a 3 for one all time great track and this album's influence on better realized alternative musical ideas that would result.
Not a big fan of Pixies, and not quite sure the idolisation they sometimes get is justified, but A) Really enjoyed listening to this properly for the first time and B) You really can't deny how influential these guys were on music going into the 90s. I can also see why they were initially more successful in the UK, they have some of the genuine anarchy and disinterest in genre that British bands such as The Fall had. We've still got some great big tunes on here that are now pretty legendary, and the rest fits together well and has the energy of a band discovering themselves and finding it good. Good.
Pretty good. Kind of a mix between punk and goth of the era. Where is my mind became pretty iconic and is a great tune. 3.4.
I was surprised to see this album was released in 1988 as I always thought Pixies was a 90’s band. Where is my Mind? is a song I’ve heard before and really thought it was a typical 90’s song. Learning something new every day!
Way better than the last pixies album, and good enough to be called average!
Pretty cool album. Feels a bit ahead of its time. The production is very cool.
Good, in places.
Matig... heavy vooral
The best part of the album was the cover, otherwise forgettable.
weird punkish sound. Pretty decent.
Fond memories
3.5/5
Recognized, Where is my mind, good song. The rest is ok.
I guess the Pixies aren't my thing anymore?
This music makes me feel like I'm in a carpeted basement with 30 other people and I'm sipping on a Coors Light. Gigantic has a really cool bassline, I wasn't surprised to learn that the bassist, Kim Deal, wrote it!! Also liked River Euphrates. Only ever listened to a few songs but I appreciate their unique sound.
It’s a little noisy for me but not bad.
Had this album in college.
Cool and influential, but a little meandering for me.
It def needs more than one listen to appreciate it. Overall it was alright.
Had a good time with it.
pretty good
Fun album. Unexpectedly easy to listen to. Lots of lyrics in spanish. Grungy
Probably like a lot of millennials (whether they realize it or not) I was familiar with this from MIA's sample of "Where Is My Mind" on "20 Dollar" from Kala. When you listen to this, you really can hear so many later albums that it influenced...but it's not quite for me. I love the energy, love the general alt-rock sound, but I just need a bit more melody.
Ana: all of them (the songs) are pretty cool. I kinda of want to rest, but it doesn’t help. This drum part is my favorite (“Oh My Golly”). It’s (“Where’s My Mind”) kinda funny, sometimes it makes me laugh.
Pretty strong overall. Energetic and enjoyable. Although I give it 3 stars, it would be close to 4 stars
Like the energy and chaos of it.
Reminds me of silversun pickups with more punk influence. One song surprised me and I really enjoyed it - it's in a lot of movies and such (Where Is My Mind?). Overall I'd give it a 6-7/10
Was alright
There are some good tracks, but this falls off post-cactus.
30+-year-old first impressions hold true: seems more like raw material to me, a first step. It rocks and the sharp edges are undeniably ear-catching. But there's a monolithic feel across tracks -- a slab of marble they'd better hone on future releases. Only "Gigantic" really stands out. Maybe Albini shoulda spent more times on the vocals.
It's gets a 3 for where is my mind
От группы Pixies слышал только where is my mind из бойцовского клуба. Очень много секса (да вон на обложке голая девушка), очень странные описания (твои губы в волдырях и вкус у них как у всех людей вокруг), тексты ГРЯЗНЫЕ, музыка грязная, вокал неряшливый. Несовершенство просто сочится из всех мест. Не могу решить, гениально это или говёно. Музыка для фриков получается. Солист про "where is my mind" говорит "не могу понять, почему эта песня так нравится такому количеству людей, даже странно, не знаю что вам там нравится, ну простая она, на две ноты, наверное это". Забавно, что это пока первый трек на этом альбоме, который не про жесточайшие сексуальные девиации, а про... дайвинг и потерю самоидентичности. Интересно, что в нём нравится людям? И со следующего трека -- снова и опять. Скучаем по минету в тюрьме, трахаем служаночку-Марию, абсолютно игнорируем суицид жены, потому что мы такие фрики, мы живём в обществе. Не могу. Не могу решить гениально это или говно. Это как... не знаю, это как смотреть на фотографию мёртвой шлюхи. Да, она красивая. Но она умерла, она разлагается и больше её трахать нельзя. Но хочется. Будет три. Середина между пятью и единицей. Но тут стоит сказать, что я мог бы оправдать ЛЮБУЮ оценку этого альбома. Вау. Эмоции, по крайней мере, он у меня однозначно вызвал.
Historically important, but didn't have to be. The Pixies would be better if Kim Deal wrote most of their songs.
4 SONGS WERE BANGIN. THE REST WERE NOT MY FAVORITES.
Not my preference but really good
meh? a lot of bone talk. marilyn manson esque. quite liked “where is my mind”, would definitely listen to it on my own volition :)
3.38 per track (excluded [untitled]). This is pretty good actually.
Listened to every song . Just not my jam . Gave it 3 stars for being a band and creating music .
Haven't listened to this in probably 25 years. Didn't like it as much as I did then.
Cactus was good, Where is My Mind is a classic. But overall I wouldn't die without this album.
Fun album to listen to!
A couple of great songs. The rest is a bit meh. Much better than the previous Pixies album we had
more pixies, some of it great, most of it not so great
"He bought me a soda and he tried to molest me in the parking lot" This is an album that I've listened to before, and upon the initial listen, I think I convinced myself that it was a really good album (probably mostly due to whatever website ranked it as top 10 alt rock albums of all time). I am a big fan of Pixies, and I was worried that albums like this one were going to flood my 5-star rankings with stuff that I already knew I liked. I was surprised that after listening to it today, I didn't really feel any sort of strong connection, and despite my premonitions telling me it was going to be a 4 to 5 star album, it fell pretty short of that. Compared to Doolittle, Surfer rosa has very little to offer in terms of stand-out tracks, with "Where is my mind" being the only huge hit off of this album. I decided to add it as the playlist track for this album, despite it being overplayed. This album reminded me a lot of going to see Pixies live, lots of noise and what felt like songs that they wanted us to hear, but that nobody in the crowd actually wanted to hear. Then they played "Where is my mind," everyone freaked out, and subsequently left the concert. I'm pretty disappointed with this album, mostly because of how much I hyped it up in my head, but also because of how directly influential this album and band was on Nirvana, the Strokes, Radiohead, etc. I wish I could restore the way I viewed this album after my initial listen, but as it stands, this album is getting my most surprising 3/5 yet.
Ok. Where is my mind is the standout
Known Before: Band/One song Standouts: 5. Gigantic 7. Where Is My Mind? 5.0
Solid
Really fucking good. Really really good. Still not a 4.
Un album qui ne se laisse pas apprivoisé facilement. Mélange post-punk, rock, même métal par endroit. Je n'ai pas détesté mais nécessite plusieurs écoutes encore pour que je puisse apprécier pleinement
For me, this album starts really strong but sort of falls apart as it goes on. Maybe it's an A-side / B-side thing (assuming in 1988 this would have been most consumed on cassette) but the first half is these weird pretty interesting messy post-punk tunes, and the latter feels mostly straight-ahead rock (with a bit of pop sprinkled in).
Pretty good
I wish I could give this a 3.5. I would tolerate this album again.
Hard to rate since I really like some songs but some are downright annoying
Too weird to enjoy but definitely an impactful album
Interesting album. Wikipedia classifies it as alternative / punk rock - it has the energy of punk but quite a few years after punk rock peaked. The vocals - some of which are in Spanish - vary in style, sometimes depressing, sometimes angry, often distorted. My favourite track is "Vamos" because of it's driving beat.
Where's my mind reminded me of playing in a band in my teens. Other than that the album didn't quite catch me. Not bad, not bad at all, but also not close to my heart. Might be that this album inspired so much music that it sounds sort of generic now.
It feels cumbersome to me. In searching for more backstory, I ended up finding really shallow backstories (Well we just thought it would be cool...). This is kind of meta to the genre it helped define, but it's not for me. While recognizing that it was influential for it's time, I don't see myself returning to this album.
Very energetic and experimental. Sometimes I missed more melodic vocal lines.
college
A hard listen for me to be quite honest — but I can see the and hear the talent this band has … unfortunately it doesn’t suit my listening tastes.
I appreciate that the Pixies were at the forefront of punk and blazed a trail for a long time but its not a sound I really find appealing so this album is a miss for me
It’s pretty okay! But I dunno wouldn’t run back to it.
Great album
Decent album, don't love the vocals. Enjoyed "Where Is My Mind?"
Enjoyed this album from the Pixies.
Not really my style, 3/5
Definitely not for me, though “Gigantic” is pretty good
Handful of songs I liked, but the album as a whole didn't stand out too much to me. Again, I was working in the lab while listening, so I could come back to this.
Liked it :)
Some good hidden gems on here . They don't feel like an 80s band .
A good album but doesn't do much for me - bit too arty and don't feel the lyrics - cactus/gigantic/where is my mind are nice tracks though can't deny.
Quality production, and the band sounds good, but the songs strike me as being a little underwritten. Only a few seem fully fleshed out, and the rest are shorter-form and usually lacking significant lyrics. Still fun and easily listenable but for me.
Not really my kind of music. Was surprised to hear Cactus. I know this song but than the version by David Bowie.
Oh, Where is my mind is on this. That's why we have it. got it. Nvm gigantic goes hard too. What I've noticed with Pixies is they have both a high ceiling and low floor for their music. Something unbearble will play and then one of the best altrock songs youve ever heard will play right after
Yes, excellent. Screamy Also Beeeeeeeewwwwwwwbbbs
Liked the female vocals, the male vocals are weird and not in a good way. 3 for Gigantic, Bone Machine and Where Is My Mind
where is my mind är ju en av världens bästa låtar och det finns några andra låtar på albumet som är riktigt bra men det räcker ändå inte till mer än en stark trea.
Couple of classics on here and a few modes as well. Overall a good record.