Reviews (page 12 of 14)
3 Some good songs like gigantic, river Euphrates, where is my mind. But also some songs that I didn’t really enjoy. Hence why I’ve given a 3.
Great and not so great Songs
Interesting album. "Where Is My Mind?" Is a classic, and heard a couple other bangers, including the title track. Not a huge fan of most of the other tracks.
Not my type of music but isn't a bad album I would give a 3 stars and a half if I could
3.5/5. favs: gigantic, where is my mind
I am terrible and forgot to finish it. From what I heard I didn't like the singing voice(s) very much. Tiddies were good tho
Album Song Ranking: Where Is My Mind? Bone Machine Cactus Break My Body Brick Is Red River Euphrates (H.M.) Vamos (Surfer Rosa) Gigantic Tony's Theme Something Against You Broken Face I'm Amazed Oh My Golly! Additional Comments: This album was very unique and give alternative rock a great look. Personally not much stood out from me from this album, but that does not mean it is a bad album. Overall its pretty neat.
Likte det. punky med kule sanger. Litt forvirra av all partinga i siste delen. 7/10 ??
The first half (up to where is my mind) feels more sincere and sad, while the latter part is more just goofing around in the garage. Actually on second listen the entire thing is really goofy, with lots of messing around (random yelling, silly spanish, just silly riffs) The entire album feels very raw, deliberately unpolished. Maybe too much so for the vocals and guitar, sometimes becomes a bit grating for my taste. Loving the drum and bass sounds though. The songs kind of blend into eachother, except for the obvious standout of Where is My Mind? It was enjoyable enough to listen through, but I don't think I'll be coming back that often.
Listen to the Pixies, first time l have heard them. Even though my grandson in law thinks they are the greatest.
Solides Album mit kultureller Langzeitwirkung!
Drôle d'experience que cette écoute. En effet, à chaque fois que je lançais une nouvelle piste de cet album, la précédente s'effaiçait immédiatement de ma mémoire, tel le grand-père de Yugi emprisonné dans le puzzle du Millenium. Quand tout d'un coup, en plein milieu de l'album, une sonorité très familière se rappelait à mes oreilles: en effet, dissimulé entre deux sons digne des pubs britanniques les plus obscurs, j'ai pu redécouvrir le titre Despacito, tube international que je n'aurai pensé trouver ici. Un bien bel ascenseur emotionnel.
Yeah, I used to fuck with this one as a teenager. It's been a while. The 1001 list already diminished my appreciation of the Pixies (just a tiny bit), by exposing me to The Gun Club, who apparently did this sound better and earlier! I like how the Pixies can be catchy, fun, and even poppy, but still keep the qualities of discordance and noisiness. I guess they are a kind of pivot point where noise rock (interesting that Ambini produced this) started giving way to "noise pop". Anyhow, I actually prefer their next album, Doolittle, and I don't think there's any justification for having both of them on this list. 3.5 for Surfer Rosa.
Decent, I like the style
3/5 Not quite enough for me to buy.
Not as consistent as Doolittle but has some great songs
Lyrics are a bit mental for me.. I dunno.. i’m gonna listen again! But I get it, there is a lot of young raw energy in there… I can totally see how we wouldn’t have are the bands today that we love without these guys! Wish this was out of 10! ;)
Wanted to enjoy this more than I did. Think it probably needs multiple listens for me to get into. Bit shouty for my tastes.
never been a fan of his voice
Ok. Not enough for 4 stars I don't think.
7/10 would like to listen again feel it may grow on me
5/10. Damn, I forgot to review this after listening to it and I pretty much forgot what it was like. Not a great sign since that was less than a week ago. Relistening to a couple songs, 5/10 seems fair.
Bit to rocky for me. Also one song with a guy shouting in the background made me take off my headset
lijkt wel wat op Alanis Morissette (Gigantic bv) maar dan 7 jaar eerder.
Fun and interesting story. Very grunge punk
Creative.
Definitely a classic
Best wel fijn album met de bekende plaat where is my mind erop
Sé que esta opinión puede generar mucha polémica, pero creo que Pixies han sido una banda en extremo sobrevalorados. Si, Where's My Mind es una gran canción, pero el resto del disco es... extraño. Es como un punto intermedio entre Sex Pistols y Yeah Yeah Yeahs, pero sin llegar a ser alguno de esos dos estilos. Me sorprendió que este álbum fuera de 1988, y leo que ayudó a inspirar a otras bandas como Nirvana, y creo que ese es justo su mérito: inspirar a otros grupos, y no tanto lo que ellos mismos llegaron a producir.
Ya habiendo escuchado el Doolittle, este disco me da una perspectiva diferente de los Pixies: siento que en Surfer Rosa estaban mucho más apegados a sus ideas originales y a la idea de sonido con la que empezaron, pero al mismo tiempo son menos interesantes las canciones (con la obvia salvedad de Where Is My Mind?) en las que el coro siempre es la misma línea repetida muchas veces. Creo que por su trascendencia como inspiración de muchas bandas que vinieron después es que merece estar en la lista.
Where Is My Mind is solid, but the rest was...ehh...not so great.
Ok but not really into it
Obrigado por inspirar o nirvana e nos tirar dos anos 80. As faixas mais edgy são dificeis de ouvir, mas na média é ok.
80's punk. Irreverent styling, angst-laden lyrics/vocals with a driving beat typical of the era. A few songs had some good pop hooks, one of them was recognisable hit: "Where is my Mind?". But the one song which instantly grabbed me was "Tony's Theme", which stood out by it's banging background vocals shouting "To" "ny"! The twisted surreal guitars and up-tempo drumming added to the effect, though in truth it sounded like an homage to the Ramones. "Oh My Golly!" featured some of the best drumming from the album, and proved to be a nearly equally fun song on second playthrough. Ultimately, the album is worth a listen. A tribute to is genera and era.
On of the worst live shows I've ever seen was from the Pixies. Good album though 6/8
Classic pixies and where is my mind is a legendary song
This is like surf rock on crack, the guitar is a little dirty for me sometimes but WOW yeah this is what rock should sound like. Songs aren't particularly distinguishable from each other until Where is My Mind? though.
1988. Key Songs: Where is My mind?, Tony's Theme, Something Against You
Closer to 3.5, doolittle is a lot better
3
Någon bra låt men ganska mid. 5/10
A real "do I have to" listen. Where is my mind is great and Gigantic is a minor bright spot, but everything else is boring and noisy. Strong "meh" vibes from me.
Not my style. Too much shouting and repetitions of the same sentence over and over again
Good except for the talking on two songs
I went into this Surfer Rosa really expecting to enjoy my time with it, especially after previously quite enjoying Black Francis/Frank Black's solo album Teenager of the Year, but came out really just underwhelmed. The disjointed nature of all the tracks, and screeching vocals just never quite came together for me, outside of the standout Where Is My Mind? This might be one I need to revisit in a different environment/headspace, but sadly for now it just didn't do it for me Fav Track: 7 - Where Is My Mind?
Maybe three big standout tracks for me – Gigantic, River Euphrates, and Where Is My Mind? – but for most of the rest I just veered between "I guess this is fine" and "shut your whiny gob and let Kim sing". Perhaps I'm just not in the mood today, but it's one of the rare albums so far that I've enjoyed less and less upon re-listens. There aren't enough good and substantial songs here to warrant the level of cocksure abrasiveness. I actually really like Doolittle, which just works for me, but this one's too grating and manic.
Only heard this in the car so not really had time to rate fairly probably. The sound levels sounded too high and distorted on much of this. I preferred the female vocals far more than the main man but didn't really like his style so all in all not really something that I'd want to hear again.
I'm actually really interested in how certain artists gain more traction and which songs gain more traction than others. Because I've heard the Where is my mind? before in instagram or tik tok. But the whole rest of the album is pretty shit. But I wonder if I was listening with friends in high school on the way to a party if it would have been different. Music and art is weird sometimes. Also, how other movies incorporate art is weird because a lot of the songs I've only heard in movies, but why were those chose? life is weird, that's it.
very much not my thing, sad to say…
I thought they were doing a Mickey Mouse impersonation in "Broken Face" and thought it was part of the song. Also, "Where Is My Mind" is overrated.
3/10 Либо концептуальный шедевр для которого я слишком туп, либо полный треш. Было бы куда лучше, если бы они выпустили этот альбом как инструментал (кроме vamos, нахуй эту песню), тогда было бы 7/10
Не альбом, а шум, Where is my mind у них получилась каким-то чудом. Из шума лучшая - Vamos. Двойка чисто за ритм секцию, остальное 0.
ok, titties on album cover
I didn't realize Where is My Mind was Pixies.
Ok?!? I tried, I really did. This mostly sounds like noise to me and is super repetitive on many tracks. Where Is My Mind is alright, otherwise all I can say is I don’t get the hype around the Pixies. Two down, one to go. (2)
Album 53/1001. Listened 7/24/2026. It's OK, not really my genre. Probably won't listen again.
feels so 90s, actually 88 can see why it was impactful but i think i prefer doolittle 💥gigantic 💥where is my mind? 💥tony's theme
I doubt I’ll listen to The Pixies again. Just not my scene although I’m appreciative of anyone that commits to getting coherent sound out of instruments.
Thank you for the one good song
Nah
Outside of "Where Is My Mind," the rest of Surfer Rosa gave me a headache. Very disappointing, because I thought I'd like it. Maybe I'll return to it later and see if it hits differently the second time.
This project has made me realize I don’t like the pixies
Gave me a headache
Did not really resonate with me.
noisecore
I really liked the album cover, so I wanted to like this album. I usually enjoy alternative rock, but this felt choppy and raw in a decidedly negative way. Most of all, I disliked the voice of the male lead singer, though I did enjoy the occasional female vocals and even liked a few songs. Overall, this was not a great album for me.
Other than Where is My Mind, this is fairly forgettable
im like what the fuck am I listening to rn then theres' where is my mind and cactus and then its back to what the fuck am I listening to
No matter how many times Pixies come up on this generator, I don’t feel any different about them. Not the worst thing I’ve heard, but not really my thing.
Man I just think I don't like punk. this album sorta grew on me but Where is My Mind was the only song I enjoyed. Sorry Pixies. I'm a normie bitch. Fave Song: Where is my Mind
where is my mind
goddamn i've heard good things about Pixies but this was rather insufferable
I just don't get the Pixies. Awful singing, awful guitar tone. I get that it sounds so much like what came after, but I just can't get into it. They're another "you had to be there" band. I bet this sounded amazing in 1988
Other than ‘Where Is My Mind?’ I didn’t really enjoy it. I found the album a little confused and disjointed without clear sound or recognisable theme. But of a racket towards the end.
195. ok
I thought I liked punk but I don't know anymore. Half of this is just shouting.
2/5
nothing nothing nothing WHERE IS MY MIND nothing nothing nothing
Not a huge fan of the Pixies, although there were a couple decent ones. The whole bit at the end of Oh my Golly was funny
I don’t think I like the pixies Omg im so sorry
I'll probably revisit this because wrong time and wrong place for this album.
Spotty....some good riffs
Ei jaksa
В контексте всего альбома трек where is my mind звучит конечно иначе Необычное странное звучание, нескладное и местами неслушабельное Когда понял их стиль(у нас корявый звук и мы вопим), то уже неинтересно слушать
Nope.
Never understood the pixies level of popularity. I’ve tried to get into them, just not my thing.
Cohesive. Men nästan för mycket då många låtar flyter ihop och är för lika. Gillar verkligen det rockiga, men Where Is My Mind känns typ som the odd one out på plattan…
I couldn't really get into this record. I started feeling it more in the last few tracks though. Favourite Track(s): Where Is My Mind? Least Favourite Track(s): Break My Body
Eh, besides "Where Is My Mind?" I wasn't really into it.
Meh
So this is what the Pixies sound like. I'll stick to Nirvana.
I think this is too early in the Pixies discography for me. Too raw.
Not very special
Not really my cup of tea. Probably Won’t listen again
The instrumentals were fine I suppose, but the singing was grating and I disliked the pacing.
I didn't really care for this. Something about the sound and production makes it so muddied and boring.
i actually don;t like the pixies very much
Some of the alt rock is fun and enjoyable, some is annoying - shouty singing, redundant lyrics, etc.
Nirvana better rock my fuckin world the day it comes up Standouts: Gigantic • Where Is My Mind?
Few nice songs. Not that great as a whole.
disorienting
I was excited for another Pixies album after enjoying Bossanova so much, but this one was a let down. I can see why they have a solid following, but I was very mixed on this album.
At times, bizarre, disjointed, and rough. Still it was weirdly enjoyable at times and always interesting. It felt more "garage" than say, Nirvana but the theme remains the same.
Except for “Where is my Mind”, which is plenty angsty, the whole album is too angsty for me at this stage in my life. I liked it more when I was 20 when it came out.
NO.
The song “where is my mind?” Is a pure masterpiece and saves this album for me. The rest was… a difficult listen as punk rock unfortunately does not appeal to me. I can appreciate that this is good music, just not for me.
Outside of where is my mind, this album was unpleasant and devolved into screaming too often. Most songs are forgettable except Tony's Theme and the previously mentioned hit, but I didn't love the shouting it constantly broke into. Meh.
This album sounds like Sonic Youth if Sonic Youth made bad rock music instead of incoherent garbage noise. +1 for boobies and the song about a cool guy who rides his bicycle.
Was not feeling this one. Wasn’t horrible but there were several songs I just straight up didn’t enjoy. Definitely my least favorite so far, I’m just not into this style I guess.
the rest of this album is nothing like where is my mind, which i've been fond of since guitar hero 3: world tour (2008). kinda recognizing that this list has a strong 70s rock bias. wish id known that before i started. i don't mind a propensity for alt/rock sound, but i recognize the shortcomings and implications of this; excluding genres i want this platform to deepen my appreciation for international/funk/edm/etc. anyway- the album is not a revisit by a long shot. i liked the later half of the album more than the first, with the last track being my favorite of the album. i don't think they had it figured out yet in 88, but i still appreciate their other work.
there are a great pair of cans on the cover art, so thats cool. But everything else? not so much. Its distortion heavy, so good luck picking up vocals when everything is blasting at once, and the in-your-face nature of the genre is just a turn off. Yeah I get you're pissed or want to make a point, but let me at least be able to hear what you're playing. Way too long and drawn out, you really need to let those chords ring on for like 20 seconds? River Euphrates really sullied this whole listen for me.
teleurstellend, where is my mind is wel een banger maar de rest is echt heel vaag
It sounds messy, really messy. Some songs are great.
Not really that memorable for me.
I liked one song that I already knew. Very disjointed album. I dislike repetitive albums but this literally sounds like an album written by different bands,
used to love it not the biggest fan anymore (cd)
Man ved, at det ville være virkelig sejt og P6 Beat agtigt godt at kunne lide det (Reemy siger sikkert, at det er vildt fedt😉), men i praksis er det noget nært unlistenable. Where Is My Mind? trækker lidt op. 1,9
det er altså where is my mind, der trækker et semitungt læs god energi, og jeg kan egentlig godt lide det, men det bliver aldrig 100% mig 2.6
eh
I know this is a classic, but it just doesnt hit me the way I need it to. Frank Black misses me with something. The songs Kim sings on hit, though.
Not much to see here besides Where’s My Mind?
En general no es un género que me guste. Sin embargo en varios momentos me pareció escuchar al grupo peruano "Los Saicos", durante algunos pasajes me gustó mucho los sonidos de la bateria. Tal vez por el genero le sentí ciertas melodias de "The white stripes".
No es muy mi estilo, ni el estilo de rock que me gusta.
whats japanese fast food? peak my body is peak love the guitar in say but don't yell omg i get it uhuhuhuh oooh who's paul okay ride girl i know that one was that the chorus orrrr they had wheelies in the eighties? okay spanglish what happend to your sister in nj? im not i like this one
Like one good song on this shit
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Too grunge for me dog
Meh. I know we're supposed to love how radical the pixies are, but it seems like a lot of whining to me.
Trop alternatif pour moi, même les titres qui auraient pu être sympas virent au crade (excepté l'OVNI Where is my mind, qui ne sait pas lui-même ce qu'il fait là)
Garned mis
If it wasn’t for “Gigantic” (and the Swell Season’s cover of it), this album of unlistenable noise would warrant only one star. The naked chick on the album cover is way better than anything found inside.
I’m going to be honest; this album really didn’t do it for me. Throughout the album, I was either bored, cringing at the shrieking sounds and bad singing, or just completely questioning why this album was ever even made. Although some guitar solos and riffs were good, it wasn’t enough to save the album. At least it was a short album.
Best thing about this album was it was short.
This is bad!
A little too unpolished- too close to people actually screwing around with recording equipment in their garage for me.
WIMM is the only redeeming song
Andddd another alt album nice (not). Low expectations based on band name/album cover. My favorite part about alt albums is that the sounds engineering is always horrible like it is on this one. Background track is way louder than vocals. Good guitarist. Good guitar on break my body as well. Still too loud. Bullshit vocals. I like something again until they start singing. I’m starting to realize the background tracks are so loud because these alt bands don’t have anyone who can sing well. They put on a goofy dumbass voice and call it alternative. Broken face is the best so far because it sounds like a normal song (aside from the chorus). Gigantic sucks. That’s all. The lyrics just aren’t good or catchy even tho they try really hard to get the bullshit stuck in your head. You can’t just say one word ten times and call it a chorus. Good guitarist solo. More inaudible nonsense to start off Euphrates. Glad they bring it back in after 1 verse (not). Really good guitar on where is my mind. Why a riff. I think I have maybe heard this song? Chorus and vocals are so underwhelming. That guitar is just so good. Drums are way too loud on cactus. More bullshit vocals on Tony’s theme. This song sucks again aside from the guitar. Same thing in golly. Guitar on vamos sounds impressive but idk how hard it is to do that. I like this one when there’s no singing. I’m amazed isn’t bad. I like how it only 2 mins long. I like brick is red as the closer because it’s encapsulated the theme of the album which is great guitar and pretty good drums followed by terrible vocals. If all songs had minimal vocals like this one it’d probably be in the 3/4 star range. But that’s not the case. 1.7 stars. Would’ve been .5 for trying without the guitarist. I feel bad for him he deserved better.
Unfortunate cover, album was so-so and forgettable
Some of it was cool, but didn't excite me that much. Maybe not made for me
bone machine - this kind of music just makes me annoyed with no particular reason for it. it has some 00s pop punk moments thar could work for me but the gaspy choppy style overpowers it. break my body - i'm forgetting about it while listening to it. something against you - the metal screeching sounds?? the hell?? am i supposed to lose my hearing to go through the rest of the album?? broken face - come up with more annoying way to sing the title i bet you (you can't) gigantic - a lady has come to save the day and i applaud her for it. this is very your friend's hot older sister vibes. still, does nothing for me. okay they calmed down by where is my mind and omg it works now. i know what they are doing here and why, which was missing from the previous songs. tony's theme - ralph kaminski called, wants his barking back. there is just something about the beats of this album that make my cortisol levels skyrocket. cool cover.
Ehhh. I mean I get that being a total chaotic mess is kind of the point, but you need to do it right or otherwise you get...a mess. It does nothing for me really.
Rock
The only song i had ever really heard before was “where is my mind?”. I’m trying this thing where I save one song from each album to a playlist, and I found myself struggling to decide which one I was going to pick from this one. I’m sure it’s great for someone, but it’s a no from me.
1. Okay this is literally my kind of music, my kind of genre so if I don't like it then we know it's my fault. This song ended up being forgettable. My bad. 2. Forgettable. Sorry not a lot to say about this one. The bones of the album are definitely up my alley, but it doesn't stick the landing for me. just a lot of noise. 3. Oooh something different. I feel like im at the beach. Nevermind. 4. Yeah whatever. 5. no 6. i like this one. nevermind. 7. Okay, well i stuck around until this one because this is obviously their best one. Funny how one-hit wonders usually live up to their name. It's not like one hit wonders usually have cult followings that live for their deep cuts, no, one-hit wonders are one-hit wonders for a reason, they're only able to catch lightning in a bottle one time. Some artists are blessed by the heavens, they get touched by god many times through their lives, others are lucky they make contact at least once. All i have to say is that being a one hit wonder sounds depressing but you have to ask yourself if that's really worse than being a no hit wonder. (oh, the song's great btw, scary, nefarious, dark, catchy, like you're being confronted by the pixies themselves, the guitar solo after the second chorus is genius, it crescendos perfectly, a tiny moment of levity before they start confronting you again, the little fish line is so juvenile and sweet but the melody on top makes it sound scary. so good, never heard a lyric like that too.) Anyways im giving up. Hopefully one of these days ill actually find an album i like enough to finish. There's still time and i happen to be a woman of endless faith.
Grunge, 90s garage band vibes (not in a bad way). Just not my personal taste.
2.5 - Not bad.
Album is all alt rock with some interesting vocal changes throughout. Just not for me and I can’t really speak on how good it is fairly.
Not my cup of tea honestly. Standout: Gigantic
Most of this album feels like uncoordinated noise. Some of the tracks peek through and show the glimmer of musical talent that no doubt the Pixies possess, but it becomes overshadowed by the sonic wall that most songs offer without any distinction.
Just ok when removed from the cultural hype
A little bit of Pixies is refreshing. A whole album not so much
Yah you know, dissonant Pixies.
Not a huge fan. I recognized one of the songs from tiktok but that's about it. A little whiny
Just not for me I guess
Yo that shit was cheeks…. Jk - appreciate the obvious influence on grunge music.. most of it lacked musicality for my taste but not all of it! Raw and high energy
Could see this album being used for a skate video for sure. Not terrible but not really my theme for the majority of the album. Did end up adding one song from the album “Where is my mind”. 2.5/5
I mean obviously, I know ‘where is my mind?’ Actually don’t mind this song, feel like it does a job. Gigantic is actually pretty good,I like her voice on it. It’s a prolific sound what a lot of other artists have tried to take inspiration off. Oh my golly sounds like a shopping trolley running into a wall, shocking. The rest of the album just seems a mess to me, i feel like they’ve tried to be too much, too different. It’s neither grudge nor indie. Some songs are just so hard to listen to. I like certain sounds, certain riffs, certain bass lines but ultimately it just doesn’t work for me All in all I’ve give it a two jus for the sections of actual brilliance. Youd probably only get me listening to them again if their song came on a playlist. In terms of choosing to listen. It would be a no
Where is my mind an absolute classic of a song everyone knows and loves, but as for the rest of the album it just felt disjointed and thrown together haphazardly. Some songs were more noise than song..! I don't rate this one highly I'm afraid, sorry Pixies lovers! And they influenced Nirvana a hell of a lot, it's just Nirvana refined this into something cooler and more palatable.
Sorry, but I don't know what the f it was. I guess it's just not my thing...
Salvo pelo clube da luta
On paper, I should like this but it didn't click for me. Unlike Nirvana's Nevermind, I didn't feel the emotion in their voices, something I listen out for in albums.
boring
-a lot noisier than expected -I feel like it gave almost a background to Where is My Mind that I didn’t have before since I haven’t head any of the other songs on the album -I don’t know if this will be a re-listen for me though
Standouts Where is my Mind?
2.5 Good but wasn’t great
Not for me
boobies.
2:5
"Where is my mind?" is a standout. Everything else? Not so much.
Just not my vibe. Too grating for me. "Where is My Mind?" is a classic but the rest of it is just noise. Can't take the vocals, despite some sick riffs and cool drums.
i wanna like the pixies...
so where is my mind is the only good song and most popular for a reason
Dissonant, cacophonous, with some of the most annoying guitar work ever - use a different pedal! At time it sounded like a buch of aluminum pie pans jangling together.
Did not grip me as much as I hoped
pas kiffé
Where is my mind is incredible, the rest I’m not a fan of. Wouldn’t listen again
alternative rock is not for me i think. it was fine
Nothing great
Als de muziek net zo leuk is als de album cover, dan zit het wel goed! Volgens Apple Music stond de muziek van deze band aan de grondslag van Nirvana en zit het ussen rock, punk en pop in. En ik moet zeggen, het eerste nummer heeft idd wel wat nirvana vibes. Lekkah! Ondanks een best leuk begin, veranderd de stijl steeds meer richting een schreeuwend, vervelende zang. Maar dan plots... Het nummer Where is my Mind? Hey, die ken ik! Dat is best een lekker nummer (en ook altijd gedacht dat deze van Nirvana was, haha!). Gaat veel kanten op dit album. Helaas gaat het daarna toch weer richting herrie.. Zonde, want 60/70% is echt leuk om te horen. Maar ze doen in elk nummer een stuk.. Ja wat is het.. Gekloot? Nee, dit is hm voor mij niet.
Chyba nie jestem fanem Pixies. Dużo płaskiego hałasu jak dla mnie, nie zapadło w pamięć w żaden sposób. "Where Is My Mind" to klasy i lubię ten utwór, także spory plus za to. 2,5/5
I really didn't have any expectations around this album coming in and I only knew Where is my mind. After listening to the album I have to saybthat it's a hard pass from me, I couldn't get into it and can safely say I won't be listening to it again
Klingt wie Nirvana in nicht ganz so schlimm ...
Where is my mind was the only good song
fave song(s): gigantic it was fine. mixing was drier than i usually like... overall not really for me i think
I think I did have to listen to a Pixies album. They are iconic. I found this album grating and boring, unfortunately.
Bleeeh of mikið rokk sorry
I struggled through this one and finally heard a song I liked…but I was Fugazi’s “Waiting Room” the first song that spoiled off the (long awaited) end of Pixies…
Начало альбома. Ровно. Как-то не цепляет ничего, довольно монотонно. Сейчас песня, в котором есть женское соло - это уже звучит поинтереснее. "Where is my mind?" - очень классная песня, на фоне тех, что были перед ней, кажется белой вороной. Итог: понравилась всего одна песня. Как будто бы не хватило какой-то изюминки или необычных выбивающих моментов по звучанию.
Sometimes you hear shadows of Nirvana in the riffing, the overall sound I did not enjoy though.
I hear his vocal range is highly praised, but it's not for me.
i dont like this album, este es el verdadero rock and roll que yo detesto. I didnt know one of my fav songs was from this album…
Heard it before. Like I said before when rating another Pixies album: I don't vibe with them that hard. I see the potential but we just can't click. Also Doolittle is better 2/5
Where is my mind is a polished gem mixed in with some absolute gravel. Yerg.
come on now.... we've all heard the pixies lore but this is frustrating. It's not even pleasant to listen to??? banger album cover tho. it's a highly erotic album, i'll give it that
6/10 - A band of vampires driving 150km/h into a wall
I heard this band before. Some good tracks but some annoying ones as well. I would call it a fair album.
It had a couple hits - After that the whole damn album was the same shitty song
Where Is My Mind? was a stand out. The rest just was not working for me.
Sounds freaky!
Beats are good, voices are bad (especially cactus)
Where's my mind overshadows the rest of this work with it's beauty Hey, Paul
wasn’t too notable to me. i understand that for the time it was all very new but it wasn’t all that engaging to me. i liked the woman in it though
not good other than the one song
Was ok - not mind blowing
fav - where is my mind least - tonys theme
Noisy. Lack of melody
Okayish… i liked gigantic!
2/5
First Pixies album to hit my list. Nice. I listened to Doolittle years ago and remembered really not liking it at the time. I gave part of it a relisten about a year or so ago and, yeah, I'm still not fan. This album has a chance, however. I know "Where Is My Mind" features on this album, which is a pretty good tune. Hopefully the rest of this music measures up. I mean, yeah. This was more or less what I was expecting. Still, I always go in with an unshakeable optimism. I love myoosik, what can I say? Anyways, fuck this shitty fucking garage rock-adjacent album. If I were given a genre-extinction gun and five bullets to eviscerate whatever I want from music history, this kind of album would no doubt appear in my deliberations. It just sounds so fucking bad. I was covering the outside of my earbuds for the entirety of this album's runtime so nobody could catch me listening to such a lowly form of music. As far as actually constructive criticism goes, it's hard to be invested in this music when the majority of it goes by really quickly. The blown-out guitars and constant feedback also doesn't sound pleasing to me. On a more positive note, I like some of the breakneck percussion. The campiness it adds is occasionally fun. The female vocals are pretty alright, too. The male ones suck, however. Overall, it escapes a 1 star as I have a soft spot for weird and unusual albums, though I am never in a million years coming back to this. As mentioned previously, "Where Is My Mind" is the single, solitary victory of this album. I'm surprised they were able to wrench one out, truth be told. Virtually everything about it is different from the tracks which precede and follow it. The guitars are raw and deliberate without sounding abrasive. The songwriting/vocal melody is pretty good, and I like the lyrics. Good job, people from 40 years ago. Book time. Regarded by many as their best album. A testosterone-laden album where nothing "too pussy" made it through. I guess I'm less of a man for not liking this, but it's sadly an inalienable truth. The entry for this album is kind of weak, but I like to think this is here on good authority - I know Pixies are a big deal. I cosign this inclusion.
Didn't have time to listen to the whole thing but it also wasn't really my style
A little too punk-edged for my liking, but I appreciated the raw energy for the most part. Where Is My Mind? is an all-timer.
Didn’t really like it … mostly sounded like people screaming
Não consegui gostar de nenhuma música... Comecei a ouvir algumas do albúm DooLittle e nele tem algumas músicas que mais agradaram. 3/10
Nie mój gust, chyba jak na razie najnudniejszy album - mega średnia dla mnie ta muzyka
Pixies are fine, but I never really latched on to them
ok dit was niet echt mijn album het nummer dat ik leuk vond was "where is my mind"
Not really for me, really enjoyed the instrumentals but the lyrics and vocals just didn’t resonate with me 2/5
A little noisy/garage band-y for me, I like both male and female vocalists though
not bad, just not for me!
Kind of a letdown for me. Understand the influence and would’ve cited it as a “great” album but found that after not actually listening to it in like 25 years I just didn’t enjoy the songs that much
I liked it, especially Oh My Golly! or Gigantic, but alternative rock isn’t really my cup of tea. Nonetheless, it is such a nice vintage record and did not expect the Spanish little brushes at all!
Female vocalist is very talented. Male vocalist is screechy and gives me anxiety.
I know this is a very influential band and I was looking forward to my first Pixies album but a big disappointment. Didn’t enjoy it at all and not tempted for a second listen.
I tried to like it, I really did. 2/5
The final song, Brick Is Red, was my favourite song on the album, up until 1:13- I had thought it was an instrumental piece without the screeching. I appreciate the historical significance of this band and the contrast of grunge music with the name Pixies delights me. Not an album I ever want my ears to endure again.
A couple of good tunes, but for the most part I found this a sloppy, disjointed, garage band mess. Perhaps that's due to fatigue from this style of delivery being so far overdone over the following few decades, perhaps it's just not meant for me as I listen today. I am, however, grateful that it exists, knowing the influence it had on albums and artists that came shortly after it.
I actually have no idea how i feel about this. Most of the songs were too noisy. Where is my mind is a banger tho
Pas trop mon truc le gros rock comme ça
it's cheering me up so i finish my assignment! I really enjoyed the vibe i love this kind of sounds
I thought I'd like this more than I actually did, considering how much I love "Where is My Mind?" but it wasn't my favorite album. A little too noisy and chaotic for my taste. My cats hated it, lol My high points beyond "Where is My Mind" were "Gigantic" and "Catcus."
lowk mid
Would be 1 star without Where Is My Mind
Didn't like it as much as I expected to. Opening track is great though. 2.5
- first song actually isn’t that bad, def a little weird but I like the guitar line. - these are a tad intense - Well where is my mind is an absolute classic. It’s so different from the other songs
Dark, disjointed and grunge. Sounds like it was recorded in a haunted school hallway. Cool sound, but not my thing
Noise
Can’t get into it
…I like “where is my mind”
Never knew the difference between pixies and Sonic youth. Now with the help of this list I realized sonic youth is the good one and pixies is just terrible talking heads if they were screamers. Gigantic is ok.
Was ok, not sure it's my thing
turns out I know where is my mind! although the first few notes are the most enjoyable bit of the song. feeling slightly more generous towards this album (i'm awarding a 2 instead of a 1)
Not as strong as their slightly later album Doolittle. But interesting as you can see their development between the 2
not a fan apart from where is my mind
overrated
Olihan taas menoa ja meininkiä. En tiedä yhtään mitä tässä tapahtui mutta oikein kivaa menoa eikä oikein mitään pahaa sanottavaa.
1st listen today. Right now Gigantic is playing, thus roughly half way through the album. I'm unimpressed so far. Instrumentally they're fine, solid beat, good guitar sound. Sorta grunge, sorta REM-y but with really bad lyrics. I know it's not fair of me to judge on first listen, but I don't think I can stand it a second time.
Favorite tracks: Where Is My Mind, Gigantic, River Euphrates I struggled to rate this one because the songs I liked I really liked, but the songs I didn't like I really didn't. I'll definitely be adding a few of these songs to my library, but most of them I would be happy not to listen to again. They absolutely made the best decision in releasing Where Is My Mind as a single, it has that dirty guitar riff but is a lot more palatable than a lot of other tracks. Overall, this was a little bit too much garage rock for my liking.
Wow, back to back Pixies albums, what are the odds? I think I liked this better than Doolittle...? It seemed to have more melodies that I enjoyed, and it has Where Is My Mind which is a certified classic, but also there's still a fair bit that's kinda just... tuneless and not very fun. And the vocals are... not good! Dunno, guess Pixies just aren't my cup of tea. Faves: Where Is My Mind, Tony's Theme
Remember yesterday when I insinuated that every song the Pixies plays sounds good? I’d like to formally withdraw that statement. It’s bold to start an album with three songs doing what I would generously describe as “fucking around.” And, to be honest, much of the rest of the album is so experimental as to be a rough listen. So much so that I wonder if I’ve ever even listened to this whole album. I saw them in concert once and remember thinking, “this is the best sounding live band I’ve ever heard.” All that said, when they’re on, I like their sound a lot. Gigantic, Surfer Rossa, Brick is Red all good alt/indie rock songs, and Where Is My Mind is a classic.
This alternative rock album lurches between quiet, skeletal passages and chaos, its jagged riffs and sudden eruptions giving it a deliberately unstable charm. The vocals twist from hush to howl, matching lyrics that feel like overheard fragments from feverish dreams. It’s like flipping through a torn comic book soaked in salt water—distorted, vivid, strangely electrifying and beyond saving at the same time.
Alt rock/punk. One GREAT song. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #390 Best Songs Where Is My Mind?
Not a bad album honestly, just not my exact style
I knew Where Is My Mind. I didn’t know, neither did I care, for the rest
TBT to being 14 and edgy and listening to "Where is My Mind" after hearing the instrumental version in "It's Kind of a Funny Story".
I’ve heard of the Pixies, but I was not familiar with their music. It’s loud and rough around the edges. I guess I have heard Where Is My Mind? before, that track is pretty good. I could really do without all the screaming on this album, it makes this a very uncomfortable listen for me. I think for me this is like a 1.5.
Dont think I ever heard this album the whole way through before The Pixies sound never really became a fixture in my collection Pleased to hear again Where Is My Mind and Gigantic, but I'm starting to think the Death To The Pixies is all I need ffom this band
Didnt like it very much except Where is my mind
one song i like, the killer song from fight club fame - where is my mind
Where is my mind is a fantastic song. Everything else on this album sounds terrible.
I want to like the Pixies more than I do.
I really don't get the pixies, but I appreciate they exist
Meh
It had the highest highs but a lot of the lowest lows
feel fairly neutral about this album, i don’t necessarily enjoy the vocals but i do enjoy the instruments and how they’re played, lots of good guitar rifts and beats. bunch of hootin and hollerin on this and maybe i just don’t understand garage rock enough to appreciate it but i’m not upset about hearing it. Where Is My Mind? stands out in a crazy way from the rest of the album, it makes sense why it’s the one off of this album that i know and enjoy. wouldn’t seek the album out again but wouldn’t be upset if i heard it.
i wanted to like it, but I really did not. the guys voice is annoying
The Pixies used to be better than this.
Uuhhhhh, i enjoyed the track "Where is my mind?" But the rest was take it or leave it.
top 3: - where is my mind? - brick is red - cactus
Kinda not good at all but there were a few decent tracks sprinkled in
fav songs: gigantic and where is my mind
everything after where is my mind is pretty okay, the rest though is not very good
2.5 - Meh
Didn’t hate this. I would say that a lot of the gushing about this album, and The Pixies in general is unfounded. I guess it’s about at what point in our lives we discover bands and albums. This was ok. Doubt I’d revisit it again. Personally, it’s not essential to experience before you die.
It was okay. I can see how this album was influential to bands that came after it but just barely. “Chaotic” is how I would describe some the later tracks but some of the earlier ones had a nice jam.
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Nunca fui fã. Tirando a música tema de clube da luta. Wheres my mind. O álbum é bagunçado, mas não é ruim.
Not my type. didn't enjoy first few songs but then it kind of grows on you... loved the drums in some of the songs. but not totally my type
Not my favorite
Ugh, Pixies again? I should only have to listen to them once. Yet I hated this album less.
Again the pixies not my thing but better than the other.
I’m gonna be curt when I say this, but this album stinks. I thought it was gonna be a good one because of Where is My Mind (Fight Club baby!), but everything else is just nothing short of a snooze fest. While this album was inspired the big grunge bands of the 90s, I just feel that it was too bland for me and wasn’t that great. I just don’t think this works as a whole album, it had one big hit and the rest of very obvious filler. Favorite Tracks: Where Is My Mind Rating: 2.5/5
Difficult to listen through. Felt very non-emotive and boringly simple? Obviously Pixies are legends in the music world and I can see how this would be foundational to later music which all seems much more engaging and interesting than this, but if it is indeed foundational, then that is all it seems like to me, a base layer to more polished and energetic music. Seems like “Where Is My Mind?” was an influence to Nirvana/grunge music?
Not a fan
Really disappointing. Only one good song, “Where Is My Mind?” and the rest are not good. 4/10
I would probably enjoy a live show, I can see the crowd adding to the experience- I did not like listening to this album. It was a lot going on, not relaxing at all.
I would probably enjoy a live show, I can see the crowd adding to the experience- I did not like listening to this album. It was a lot going on, not relaxing at all.
I only really tolerated this album. It felt like 3/4 of the time, someone was screaming directly in my ear drum.
Pretty mid for a pixies album. Some sonically irritating lines and "hooks". Prefer bossa nova
Never knew The Pixies other than “Here Comes Your Man” that’s on a different album. Not sure what to say about this one?
Heilt på da jevne
Ok…. Love the first half and I love punk. I seee violent femmes in here but back half droned on
Ehhh
There are a few moments where I want to love it but overall most of the album is basic noise. It's kind of like a school band where most people can't play their instruments, in a way thats charming but in another way its annoying.
what a fucking slog, the last 5 songs killed me. It was even more depressing to see how the number of listens dropped off.
A long time ago I used to love noisy music. Not anymore.
Ah, Where's my mind? È quella canzone! La produzione è abbastanza tremenda, sembra registrato in un cesso chimico. Apprezzo l'animo punk del disco, ma spesso è un po' troppo "unhinged" per me. Nel complesso alcuni bei pezzi, alcuni brutti, alcuni veramente strani
Too yelly.
Pixies have their moments, but those moments are mostly on their next two albums. Only thing worth saving here is "Where Is My Mind?" Sorry. As influential as 'Surfer Rosa' may have been, its poor production and preference for experimental noise over melody make it subpar at best. A year ago, I'd have given this a 1, but there have been SO many more heinous albums on this list, it would seem unfair to put this among them.
I wasn’t a fan… it just sounded weird for the sake of it and o was just waiting for it to be over