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I looove Doolittle, and gave Bossanova 4 stars, but I think this is my least favourite Pixies album on this list. "Where Is My Mind" and "Gigantic" are the clear standouts, but the other songs on this album are not on the same level. I think manic would be a good description of this album.
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
Packs soooooo much punch in about 35 minutes? Crazy forward thinking album
I’m all for superheroes named Tony. I came to this late somehow, even though it’s right in my wheelhouse chronologically and ironically. So glad I finally got on board.
I wish I could give this a 5 so much but I just can't. This album pales to the others. I wish I could put my finger on why, but this is probably my least listened to Pixies album.
Good Listen. This album has that song from Fight Club on it so that's fun.
Я досить пізно переслухав всіх Pixies, точно не гурт з дитинства. І скоріше його звукове та сонграйтерське надбання я сприймав опосередковано через інші гурти. Це їх улюблений альбом. Тут багато Кім Діл і це відразу велика перевага. Gigantic просто супер хіт. Слухається як нетривіальний рок-альбом з 80х з вкрапленнями всяких арт-рок фішечок. Хоча мені на альбомі найбільше подобаються прямолінійні пісні.
Я ніколи не був фанатом піксіз, хоча завжди розумів їх впливовість і важливість для гітарної музики загалом ну і гітарної музики 90х особливо. Якщо вже брати по альбомах, то мені завжди більше подобався дулітл, де є моя улюблена пісня гурту - gouge away. Але звісно шо surfer rosa це теж клас, хоча ось я пару раз переслухав і більшість пісень тут мене ніяк не чіпляє. Так - прикольний звук, місцями вокали цікаво зроблені, зрозуміло що тут є where is my mind (через яку я і дізнався про гурт у всім відомому фільмі), іспанська мова і так далі. Але як це був "не мій" гурт, так і залишився.
Where is my mind?- what a song. Not sure abt the others though...
I don’t think I like the pixies Omg im so sorry
The beginnings of one of the greatest bands of all time. 5
I'll probably revisit this because wrong time and wrong place for this album.
Fair play Steve Albini, this record sounds actually incredible; you were the man. I'm going to go buy some fresh bread, good cheese and roast beef in your honour.
A proper time capsule album, transporting the listener to somebody's basement back in the 1990s whilst surrounded by good friends and smoking grass. It's abrasive and rebellious, and does well to embrace the newfound counter-culture that the era brought with it, in which it was cool to be a slacker with no direction. The kind of album that allows you completely let your hair down for half an hour without a care in the world, releasing those pent-up frustrations as opposed to keeping them bottled up. Favourite track: Where Is My Mind? Least favourite track: Tony's Theme
Absolute stone cold classic. Fantastic writing from start to finish. Always thought I liked Dolittle the most, but this album hit me in the best way. All hail The Pixies.
Pixies get a lot right on their full-length debut. They certainly brought something new to the table. US alt-rock was already in a reasonable place at the time so to deliver something so refreshing and casually confident was a strong achievement. There’s a devil-may-care attitude to song length which some of their contemporaries (and beyond) could learn from. When a song has done what it’s meant to do, don’t make it keep on going. Equally though, there are a few moments when Pixies fall into the exact same trap of extending something unnecessarily. I guess it’s an indication that they were a million miles from considering commercial potentials, radio play, anything that would require them to meet accepted norms. Just “this is our art”. It’s a testament to that art that it can still sound, on occasion, fairly unhinged and beyond quirky, and yet with the passing of time (almost 40 years!) it has an underlying rock language that has allowed it to merge with the mainstream and has convinced the casual listener that the wildness that tries to explode from it is strangely palatable. For every unchecked sharp edge, metallic twist, screech and whoop, there is a moment of pure beauty. Surfer Rosa accommodates melody at every turn and a well placed guitar lick, vocal harmony or unexpected time change should be a delight to any listener.
Priem maar doet me niet megaveel. Shoutout naar mickey mouse in broken face wel.
God I love the Pixies
niet onaardig maar doet niet veel bijzonders voor me
YAYYYYYYY zoveel beter dan solo frank black lol
1.4/5 Not sure what everyone else hears in this album but I don't get it. A couple of good songs but it just seems a mess.
I liked it! Not as much as i thought though…..maybe 3.5. I wanted more alt
Spotty....some good riffs
MAN WHAT A FUCKING ALBUM! i havent heard a pixies album i dislike and their first full album is just so raw and chaotic. Gigantic is one of their best songs, where is my mind is iconic, Vamos is...vamos, bone machine is a killer opener, god i could go on. Steve Albini killed on the production aspect (rip) and frank blacks screams are recognisable from any song. Kim deal's voice is amazing on her songs (especially on gigantic). holy CRAP.
Unfortunately this review is going to be tainted by having a Frank Black solo album yesterday as his works become tedious and repetitive to me usually about halfway through an album. That is definitely the case with this album. I acknowledge the influential span this has/had on an entire music scene. That being said... save for a chorus here and there or an iconic bit here and there or (rarely) a complete song here and there I don't ever purposely listen to the Pixies. In fact the more time that passes in between listens the more I can actually appreciate them. This album much like their entire discography has 2 good songs and bits and pieces here and there of good stuff but as a whole its a mess. Granted being a mess is what is intended here. 3 stars simply because Where is My Mind is on this saving it from being a 2.25.
Alternative rock at it's best.
Can't go wrong with some Pixies! This is a fun album and really helped lead the way into the 90's alternative era that I love so much.
Gimme this raw, unadulterated chaos any day and I'll be a happy boy
incredible album all around. love this style of indie rock.
Entre le 3 et le 4
Ei jaksa
A great album. It’s messy, it’s full of hooks, and has that sound that could only be the pixies, but shaped the sound of indie for years to come. Love it.
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.
Gigantic is an all timer
Never understood the pixies level of popularity. I’ve tried to get into them, just not my thing.
Holds up. Influential stuff.
Two half-hearted thumbs up for "Where is my Mind?" or whatever. IYKYK. Otherwise I'm really enjoying this album. She mostly sings backups but Kim Deal's voice is really nice. Great riffs, great production, great energy. Excellent album. Highlights: "Where is My Mind?", "Gigantic".
Fantastic. A good range, rough and gentle, love it.
i was kinda like yeah okay cool then where is my mind came on and YEEEEAAAAHH NOW WE’RE COOKIN
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…
Love this album. Always have, always will. Just a lot of fun and full of juxtaposition. Fast and slow, quiet and loud, poppy and punky, straight and jagged. Great joy, 40 minutes that flies by. No desire to skip at any point, though I was amazed at how much more popular Where Is My Mind? is than any of track on Spotify. Must be the Fight Club effect. Superb record.
Decent
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.
i will say if i'm feeling a little #freaky i might prefer this over doolittle
Punky grungy fun
музыка замечательная обложка тож ничего
Great Album! Love the writing.
I can clearly heart how they influenced Kurt. So cool. Love it
Meh
Good album, but enjoyed Doolittle more. Still solid art punk/alternative. 4/5
I really like this one. Need to come to this
Really didn’t like this, it felt completely jumbled. Feels like they spent the album stumbling into some good parts on where is my mind and retreating back into whiny unfunny harsh noise
An interesting, creative, dynamic album -- just not sure I'd listen to it again.
It was ok 3/5
For years I believed Dootlittle was the best Pixies album without question but as of recently I’ve started thinking there is question and the answer may be Surfer Rosa. At the very least it’s just as good.
Great! 1. Bone Machine 2. Gigantic 3. Where Is My Mind 4. Vamos
O, ne, poslušat moram enga mojih najljubših bandov in to album, k ga že tko al tko velikrat. O. Ne. (Sicer morm priznat, da mam mal rajši Doolittle, but still.) "Bone Machine", which I love, se mi je iz nekega razloga zmer zdel čudna izbira za otvoritveni komad na albumu. Ampak ne znam ubesedit zakaj točno. "Gigantic" je amazing. Od "Where Is My Mind?" edini fault je, da je preveč popularen ratal. Še zmer je absolutno čudovit. Prvič, ko sm slišala "Cactus" je bil v bistvu cover od Bowieja, kjer v delu, kjer se črkuje naslov komada, pri njemu črkujejo David. Mi je pa original ljubši, k od Bowieja verzija. Naslednji štirje so pa basically moj najljubši del albuma. Kle se res zabavajo.
My rating 3.2 Besides where is my mind what do you really have. Heavily liked by critics. 🤷♂️
75
Yeah it’s got that one song, but it’s not an album that has the highlight in spite of That One Song
3,5 -
Fantastisch!
3 stars for me, some good songs but may need to spend some more time with it
Where is my mind is a song on another level. The rest of the album is something between cool stuff and boring noise
Without the Pixies, the 90s would've sucked. Well, more than they already did. It's not just the quiet / loud / quiet song structure that every band worth their weight in alternative rock radio pinched from this album, you could also make the case that the Pixies made being weird on rock records cool. They were not the first or the last of this ilk, but pop time signatures played as noisily as possible with reverance to surf music, punk, noise rock, and garage and interspersed with personal conversations and unintelligible lyrics will make anyone who can dig it feel very, very hip. I don't know what most of these songs are about, but I think that's the fun of it. Listen to a Steve Albini tone poem, pick up a guitar, and change the world.
Familiar with Pixies via the song Que Sera Sera. First Listen, while listening to the album I found myself developing a better appreciation for alternative rock and particularly with grunge. Though with both genres, especially with the latter, I'm still very picky about what exactly "clicks" with me. Bone Machine and Gigantic were tracks that instantly clicked with me. I believe the tracks themselves are more alt-rock than grunge which is probably the reason I liked them more initially. Something Against You was a grunge-heavy track that I found to be great and was another from the album that instantly clicked with my tastes. I seem to have a certain threshold when it comes to the distorted nature of the Grunge genre. The highlight of the album, Where Is My Mind is my absolute favourite. Again, more alt or indie rock than other tracks. I think it's Joey Santiago doing the guitar riff but it may also be the lead vocalist Black Francis. Whoever it is, it does so much. It's also a song I've heard before so that helped. To the vocals, Francis is great in the tracks. Kim Deal also provides a lot support to the tracks too and is the reason why I adore Gigantic so much. Shout out to the track Vamos; encapsulates this album very well. Overall, there's a lot of tracks I loved listening to and there are an equal amount of tracks I don't click with at all. A lot of: FIRE > skip > skip > FIRE > skip > FIRE > FIRE > skip > skip > FIRE... T3: Where Is My Mind, Vamos, Something Against You
Love the pixies but Doolittle and Bossanova rank a little higher for me. This album is a big raw and less coherent
Great for barely an EP's worth of music! 4.5
So this is what the Pixies sound like. I'll stick to Nirvana.
Eh
Tiene una canción muy conocida. Cantan mientras hablan. Cool.
I think this is too early in the Pixies discography for me. Too raw.
It's very tough and gritty. Where is my mind is very nostalgic!!
An example of a few truly great songs carrying a just fine album
I chose a moderate rating because it is not my type of music. The musicians are talented and it likely is appealing to people that enjoy the genre.
Some good. Some annoying. Some great.
I preferred this to Bossa Nova but still not seeing what everyone else does when they listen to Pixies.
Finally, a Pixies album I liked.
Not very special
nice
Not really my cup of tea. Probably Won’t listen again
Two greatest Pixies songs are on this album. The first being Cactus (covered quite brilliantly by David Bowie on Heathen) the second being Gigantic, and we can just throw in Tony's Theme because of the starting line. 5 stars.
Jeden z mojich najobľúbenejších interpretov. Neobjektívne 5
Great album, great album cover
The instrumentals were fine I suppose, but the singing was grating and I disliked the pacing.
frank or black francis or whatever he calls himself and kim wear out their welcome by tony's theme. the lead guitarist can stay. he good throughout. bossanova supremacy.
This album is rooted and nostalgia for me but also the guitar is so fun. I invite anyone not giving us a five to pick a random song from the tab and learn it and see if you still want to give it a lower score. https://www.frankblack.net/tabs/pix.asp
I didn't really care for this. Something about the sound and production makes it so muddied and boring.
interesting..
i actually don;t like the pixies very much
As if someone said "You know what Sonic Youth needs? More B-52s!" Some super memorable songs and of course seminal for alt rock and indie rock.
Favorite track(s): Bone Machine, Broken Face, Gigantic, Where Is My Mind?
It was great! I had never really heard Pixies before, but looking back, I understand better how they were influencing some of the biggest bands of all time, like Radiohead and Nirvana. The one thing that really surprises me was how Frank's scream sounded. I loved the...the.... I'm gonna be honest guys, I haven't been getting great sleep lately. Work has been really stressing me out. I've been sleeping next to an open window because the weather is getting warmer, and there has been someone cruising every night, and their engine is just SCREAMING down the road. It woke me up at 2 AM last night. It's crazy, and really getting on my nerves. So I know I liked Surfer Rosa quite a bit, but I don't have the energy to write the kind of review I usually do. I'm more fatigued than normal. And it's funny that I write this as if literally anyone is reading these other than me. Hello future Rylee.
6 - AVERAGE
The Pixies are an epic band, this is a great album. It's such college rock that it hurts. I wish I had been a little older when this came out!
I got this album my senior year of high school when they did a reunion tour and I’ve loved it ever since. I love the quiet loud thing, I love the production, I love the nonsense lyrics. Great album.
It gave me joy hearing this album after so long. A strange and beautiful masterpiece.
Сара 1,5 Марко 1,5
Pretty good!
amazing album with great guitars and exciting drums which makes it very entertaining and easy to listen to.
more of a doolittle girl myself i was gonna listen twice searching for meaning but idc today
3. I was a bigger fan of this album than I anticipated. Where Is My Mind is an obvious classic, but I was also very into Gigantic. The drums were my favorite part of this album, staying a consistent driving force throughout the stop-start style that is synonymous with The Pixies. Some of the vocals had me questioning meaning, but I reckon that was what they were going for in a way. The speaking bits were also tastefully included, besides maybe the whole "You fucking die" part. I thought it was spot on in "I'm Amazed." I think with another listen I would like it even more. Another thing I really enjoyed with this album was finding the influence. I had heard that they were one of the the more influential bands of the 80s, but listening to Surfer Rosa I was able to find this to be true. To name one, I found my favorite Silver Jews album - Across the Water - to be reminiscent of a lot of these songs. Fun.
Some of the alt rock is fun and enjoyable, some is annoying - shouty singing, redundant lyrics, etc.
Kind of strange and off tune sounding in an on-purpose way. Not bad!
Álbum muy loco, pero con bastantes sorpresas positivas. Me ha parecido un álbum que para la época es bastante innovador y considero que tiene sonidos muy modernos y esa parte alocada del grupo hace que le dé un toque único y original decir que el tema cuál es “Where is my Mind” es un clasico actual y eso habla por si solo
A solid 7/10. This is Pixies’ punk side, and their style is really clear all over the album. And of course, it has one of the anthems of a generation: “Where Is My Mind?” A solid album with some really strong moments.
Surfer Rosa: the Pixies second best album. I'm not even sure what I can meaningfully say here that hasn't been said before. The music is scrappy and energetic, the dynamics are superb, and its influence on indie and alt rock is impossible to deny. Plus, how could anyone dislike an album with tracks as great as "Where is my Mind?" or "Gigantic" on it? That said, it does have an obviously weaker back half than first half and somehow feels overly long for barely crossing the 30 minute threshold. It's not quite all killer, no filler but the killer is great enough to make up for quite a bit of the filler.
Didn't love it but it was ok
One of my favorite albums ever, this one's a gimme. Yippy and noisy and mellow and punchy and. Sonically, it's like candy to me.
Cool album to mosh to
doggo/10
RATING: 9.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: River Euphrates LOWLIGHT: Cactus
The pixies were proof you didn’t need high tech to be high impact. An album just needs a good idea, some talented musicians and someone to hit record. There is so much influence in this album that is felt through indie rock, so much harmony between Frank black and Kim Deal’s vocals. This is a trip, and holds an anthem for the obscure society. Bang it on
Ehh didn’t get to listen to the whole thing
don’t even need to think about it, this is a 5 star album. Loved the Pixies since i was like 13, my grungy-emo teens were filled with Pixies, Nirvana, The Slits, Downtown Boys, and the list could go on endlessly. haven’t got much more to say about this
The lyrics made me deeply reflect. Ruination Day pt 2 was probably my fave song. I loved the melody. This whole album makes me feel like riding a horse in the sunset through Texas with a cowboy hat on, smoking a fat cigar. Everything is free now would be my second favourite song, so much truth echoes in this.
Ah, the inspiration for what Nirvana would later become. I bloody love this record. It's loud, it's bizarre, it rocks, it has a couple of my favourite songs of all time, in 'Gigantic' and 'Where Is My Mind?'. I remember reading a retrospective about Pixies, from NME or Melody Maker, one of the British papers, where the production values of Steve Albini were described as putting a mic inside the kickdrum, and turning everything else up to compensate. Whilst that's obviously an exaggeration, he captured a band tearing through a bunch of songs at lightning speed, with screamed lyrics, pounding drums (see the intro for Bone Machine that starts the album) and distorted guitars that set a template for so much 'alternative' music that followed. throw in a bunch of pretty weird lyrics from Black Francis, and you have the makings of a classic. Whilst I would probably rate Doolittle as (slightly) better an album, this is still gold.
An album I'm surprised I haven't gotten to already! This was some excellent early alt-rock, and it's pretty clear how this band set the stage for so many bands to come. The stretch in the middle from Gigantic to Vamos, which includes the all-timer Where Is My Mind?, was particularly choice. Solid 9/10.
This was weird as fuck, but kind of in a good way? Just short enough to not get grating. But a lot of it was pretty silly. (Where Is My Mind did a lot of heavy lifting)
Nirvana better rock my fuckin world the day it comes up Standouts: Gigantic • Where Is My Mind?
Fuck yeah. People say Doolittle is their best album but it isn't. It's this one. Pixies were a huge inspiration for Kurt Cobain and Nirvana and this is the album they never made.
Few nice songs. Not that great as a whole.
Good to hear this, as I've listened to other Pixies albums but not this one. They're a bit heavy for my taste - I like the melodic tracks better than the screamy ones. But it really is a unique sound and the good tracks are great.
Never heard this album. I like it so far. I had no idea Kim Deal was in this band. This definitely sets the tone for what’s to come in the 90s. I really do like this album. The album seemed short, but that was more the style then. I like this album a lot.
Amazing album!!!!!
Ah, punk.
Very cool. Very punk
3.5
It’s a little weird but also a classic alt-rock album that influenced what we have today. It stands the test of time, even if I don’t love every song.
disorienting
One of the best of the Eighties.
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.
Decent enough - kind of passed me by, but Where is my mind in particular is a classic
Where is my mind? Ikke på et sted kor æ har hørt særlig mye på Pixies, i hvert fall. Men det va jo ikke så dumt, så æ e ikke nødvendigvis motstander av det!
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.
Raw but with a lot of hooks and great energy
Nope.
Excelente álbum
Where Is My Mind seems like it comes from an entirely different album. Not necessarily a different band, but a band that has gone through big changes and sounds nothing like their old selves. I think it might be because I came late to the party, and spent so much time listening to Pixies descendants (Nirvana), but the rest of the album didn’t hugely grab me. Gigantic was pretty cool.
Man the Pixies are good. This one just misses five stars, but Where Is My Mind? is as good as songs get.
Really really good. Ive heard the popular singles from this album but the rest is a pleasant surprise. It’s what other bands from this era would sound like if they were better. A couple tracks are misses but I have no reservations about exploring more from Pixies.
Where is my Mind? was definitely the standout and the one song I'd go back for. Enjoyed a couple others like Tony's Theme and Gigantic but not an album I'd revisit on the whole.
Was not really a fan of any of it
Solid
Fun listen. Pixies were ahead of their time because this just feels like the 90’s. Not gonna complain about that nice rack on the album cover either 👀
Lo escuché mientras me depilaba las cejas
Amazing - but they will get even better
53/100.
So fun. Every song is hilarious and brilliant in its own way. The interludes also add up to a kind of collage art. Paved the way for Pavement, no pun intended. One of the interesting effects of doing this is that it forces comparison, and since I listened to the King Crimson album two days ago I’m realizing I prefer stuff that isn’t so forward about its craft and both allows and promotes mistakes and flaws as part of the process. Which perhaps says something about me but that’s for a different forum.
NO.
Not for me, quite chaotic and discordant to listen to.
amo a los pixies, este capaz es mi favorito
Made me realise how good Doolittle is.
A classic - not their best (I feel like Doolittle is a more consistent album) but a breathless, aggressive display of raw punk
Kind of annoying and whiny, but it does grow on you a little with some re-listens. Overall, doesn’t live up to the hype. Likes: Gigantic; River Euphrates; Where Is My Mind?
The punkishness is rad, and obviously I love Where is my Mind. But the rest was rather ho-hum for me.
Best Songs: Where is my Mind Tony’s Theme Oh My Golly!
A misleading cover🤭like the rhythm, kind of interesting that they used some random screaming, But there was too much in some tracks in the last, felt too noisy. 3.75/5
Has plenty of solid songs, but has plenty of songs that don't have much to them. Middle of the road album to me.
Disjointed and chaotic, but that's kind of the point. Mostly impressed with how it sounds like could have been made today.
Jagged glass music
Another interesting one that's good because of what it is AND what it isn't. A tight 30 minutes that never loses its energy despite being almost completely unfocused. If baseball had 13 bases, Surfer Rosa would hit all 13 of them. The wall of noise sounds on the wrong side of "in control", but it never rattles itself to pieces. Albini's production doesn't sand the hard edges off and that really works in the album's favor. When it's at its best you're like, "goddamn this band can take on the world." When it's at it's dumbest (Tony's Song) it's still fun and ready to bring you along if you're down. It's kind of a filter of all the things happening in punk, rock, experimental, surf, 80s alt stuff that gets shoved in a loud blender, and out the other side comes everything that was influenced by that mix specifically. I happen to be one of the standard nerds who prefers Doolittle to Surfer Rosa because Doolittle is just easier, but again, that's part of what makes Surfer Rosa so appealing. Probably a 4 because there are some pieces that are...still incubating? Like parts are a practice run for ideas that show up on Doolittle. But I'm a fanboy so I'm gonna give it a 5 anyway.
Doolittle came up first for me and I couldn't recall why I disliked the Pixies, listening to this album brought it all back. Musically, it's not bad, but the vocals strip all my enjoyment out of the experience. Just weird for weird's sake, I hate it.
Great album. Not my favorite Pixies record, but I really love it. Thank you to Heather for showing me this band in High School and making me 100x cooler (in my own head).
Great band!!🎸
Good memories of this album - I was surprised in came out in the 80s. Definitively thought it was a 90s album
BOOBA It grew on me. Pretty dissonant and unpleasant at first and then I realized there’s a lot of humor here. Some decent music too. I hate Tony’s theme but are you really a fan if you *like* Tony’s theme?
2/10 I couldn't get into this one at all. Ok at times, but mostly unpleasant to listen to. One positive is that I like the raw, unprocessed sound of the drums. Overall not an enjoyable listen for me. Best track: Where Is My Mind? Will I revisit? No
4/7
This one gets better with every listen.
One star for "Where Is My Mind?" and another one for "Gigantic". Rest of the stuff is unlistenable
6.7
Tralla buena
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Þessi plata er svo góð, algjör negla. Það er ekki einn veikur hlekkur á henni, bara keyrsla út í gegn. Albini upp á sitt besta. 10/5
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.
Ni es mi tipo de banda
I have a friend who hates the Pixies on principle because they were her ex’s favourite band. It’s a shame he was a dick, because he had good taste in girlfriends and music.
Amazing raw experimental album that takes risks that really pay off
Surfer Rosa by Pixies… sinceramente siento que me gustó como un 50%. En lo personal, este tipo de rock solo me gusta en ocasiones, cuando estoy en el mood de escucharlo. Porque si ese día estoy “overwhelmed” y escucho esto, mi mente crea escenarios imaginarios en donde lo que me dan ganas es de coger un bate y entrarle a batazos a la gente idiota. Es para mí como sacar ese enojo ilógico que me guardo. Soy bastante pasiva. Así que le doy un 3, solo porque me gustó la mitad del álbum y es solo cuando estoy en el mood para escucharlo. No es mi género favorito.
Really enjoyed this. Not a band that was really in my radar before this. Sure, I knew about ‘where is my mind’ from the closing credits of Fight Club, but never really sought them out. Sad I didn’t before now. Both this and the other album on the list have been added to my playlists. Not the solo stuff though, that isn’t as good.
There’s some fun stuff here, but I will admit I’m getting tired of the angsty 90’s core screaming and whining. When the pixies are on, they are so lit. But sometimes they drift into this sludgy vibe I just don’t know how to put my finger on it. Broken Face gives me mad surf curse vibes. I fuck with it. Other saves: Gigantic, Cactus
Bone Machine, it's not heavy, but it is so indie. The Pixies' debut, Frank Black's intro to the world. Lead guitar is just playing whatever chords no regard it is dirty it is nasty in the best way. Frank Black harmonizing with Kim Deal on these tracks is awesome. They were never together just collaborators but wow. This is hard I like it. Tony's theme is just the right amount of silly for this rock. I liked this it was unique and fun and quite vibey. The energy was consistent which I feel alot of old punky indie rock lacks. This will be in my rotation Tiger Jaw, The strokes, even alot of bedroom pop take from this. This is kinda Car Seat Headrest too.
I like the coolness of the punk but not always the musicality of it. But "Where is my mind" incredible of course!
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No song lives up to how good where is my mind? Is, but overall pretty interesting. I can see it growing on me over time. 7/10
I liked the experimentation with sounds while keeping the music coherent. But this suffers like a lot of albums, where there is a well known iconic song. When I got to it, it just took me out of the album ad a whole and the other songs felt weaker in comparison.
None of the songs stood out to me. Maybe I will enjoy this album in the future when I am more mature
Love the Pixies. Best: Bone Machine, Gigantic, Where is My Mind?, Tony's Theme. Worst: Vamos
No me gustó
This is a song about the ripple legend Big Tone.
Garbage album. The only good song is the one everyone already knows so it definitely felt bad that all the others sucked.
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.
Everyone’s heard Where is My Mind? 6/10
I got a different Pixies album earlier in this list and wasn't impressed but man this one has the goods. Steve Albini was a production genius. Basically influenced a decade of rock music. Standouts: Bone Machine, Gigantic, Where is My Mind
What's not to love! A Pixies classic!
Rough around the edges to the point where if it was any longer, it would be too much. As is, it’s a tight cohesive collection of chaos and noise. Fav tracks: Bone Machine, Gigantic, Where Is My Mind, Vamos. RYM: Y (#395) Saved a song: N
Interesting album; not too much my style but laid the foundation for future music. Very good instrumentals, interesting vocals. Imo: overhyped but decent framework
Good album, I only really liked the first 5 songs, doesn’t deserve a 4 though
If it was 1-10 i would give it a solid 6 or 7 (chills) where is my mind carries the album but the rest aint bad
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.
Not my favorite pixies album. I feel like they are at their best when they aren’t doing super heavy songs. This album had a lot of those heavier songs which I think takes away from the overall quality. Gigantic and where is my mind are classics though
BOOBA Forward-thinking controlled aggression. Production kind of wavers in quality but the songs all still sound very fresh. And yes, "Where Is My Mind?" transcends its "overplayed" status many times over- that song is gigantic (no pun intended, also a good song lol).
El único tema bueno de ese álbum es Where is my mind. Realmente una mierda todas las letras, de cada una de las canciónes.
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.
Not to my liking
I desperately want to love the Pixies (mainly because of their influence on some of my favourite bands) but I really can't get into them. I think the instrumentals are great but the voices are just so lacking in both lyricism and honestly just sounding nice to my ears. However, given that Where Is My Mind is on this album there's no way I could give it anything lower than a 3, that song is everything.
Not the biggest fan of music that sounds like they're genuinely ripping out their vocal chords to sound different. Grunge is not and will never be my scene. Also, Where Is my mind just sounds flat and out of tune
Not my cup of tea, first songs were a hard listen, then where is my mind started
Bad garage band music. I don't get it.
Achei legal.. mas e se eu disser que fiquei um pouco incomodado com o conteúdo lírico?
la verdad es que no me gustó mucho el álbum o sea está bueno pero no es muy de mi estilo así que no me terminó de encantar mis canciones favoritas fueron Gigantic y Where is my mind (que ya la conocía así que no vale)
Surfer Rosa by Pixies is a raw, abrasive record that helped define late-80s alternative rock. Produced by Steve Albini, it favors a stripped, almost confrontational sound—dry guitars, loud-quiet dynamics, and minimal polish. The album shifts rapidly between aggression and fragility. Tracks like “Bone Machine” and “Something Against You” are jagged and chaotic, while “Where Is My Mind?” introduces a more spacious, melodic tone that later became iconic. Black Francis delivers cryptic, often unsettling lyrics, contrasted by Kim Deal’s more grounded vocal moments. It can feel disjointed on first listen, but that unpredictability is central to its impact. The record rejects conventional structure in favor of tension and release, influencing bands that followed, notably Nirvana. Concise assessment: not smooth or accessible, but highly influential and distinctive.
really really really liked, i would give it a 4.5 if i could.
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.
Hard to not picture a bunch of dead eyed Gen X’s slouching and shuffling on a dance floor when listening to this album. Overall it’s serviceable but not really for me. Gigantic and Where Is My Mind were enjoyable and clearly the singles. I get why disillusioned youths would love this one. Plus there’s a nice set of yabbos on the cover so that earns it an extra star. Way to go Pixies!
I don’t like it
Not sure who let him sing... were all the other instruments taken? I think Fight Club edits containing Where Is My Mind is about enough of the Pixies I will ever need to listen to again.
teleurstellend, where is my mind is wel een banger maar de rest is echt heel vaag
Very raw, chaotic and unpolished. In a good and bad way.
Termine este álbum y ni me enteré que lo había terminado, muy malo, solo rescato la canción del final de fight club, sacando eso no me gustó para nada. 3/10
It sounds messy, really messy. Some songs are great.
10/10 no notes!
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,
I’m a big Pixies fan and ya this one is great. The live versions on the Death to the Pixies album are especially good.
6/10
Listened to it 3 straight times - could've listened to it 3 more. Banger top to bottom.
Escuchar Surfer Rosa hoy se siente como un reencuentro necesario con la raíz de lo que definió a una generación en la radio alternativa. Lo que en otros discos parecería un error, aquí es una virtud: las voces desentonadas y esa producción que parece "mal ecualizada" resultan en una propuesta honesta y democrática, mucho más cercana a la realidad que el pop pulido de finales de los 80. Es un disco de una estructura estridente, heredero legítimo del punk y el post-punk, que juega con dinámicas de tensión y explosión. El bajo es maravilloso, marcando líneas melódicas que sostienen el caos de las guitarras, especialmente en temas como "Gigantic". El uso del español en varias canciones añade una capa de surrealismo fronterizo que se siente muy propio. Aunque "Where Is My Mind?" es el himno indiscutible que nos acompaña desde los 90, el álbum completo es un manifiesto de que la belleza musical también puede encontrarse en lo crudo, lo directo y lo desprolijo.
This was the album that inspired me to pick up bass when I was 13, and Kim Deal's basslines still ruin me. The best Albini engineering. I'm not sure if I prefer this or Doolittle, the chaos on this one speaks to me on a fundamental level. Will never not adore Pixies.
Not my cup of tea.
me cuesta describir este álbum, no sé si me gustó o no. Me pareció raro, quizás ruidoso en algunos sentidos, desprolijo, pero también con un sonido particular y original. Algunos temas me gustaron y otros meh. no es un álbum q digas wow. mejor tema por lejos where is my mind. le doy un 5.5/10
Not something I would usually listen to. But, I'm suprised to say that I really enjoyed this album. I enjoyed tracks like Bone Machine, Break My Body, Where Is My Mind?, Cactus and
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
Jeg ville virkelig gerne ELSKE det her, men jeg forstår det ikke godt nok... Hvis albummet havde været mere som gigantic og så et par afstikkere til det mere skaldede, de har så ville jeg klart sige 4. Men det er det ikke, og selv om jeg godt kan have det fedt over nogen af de mere skaldede, så er det for svært. 3.2 tænker jeg. Jeg kan bedre lide det end Elton John, men den gav jeg fire, der var nok en begynderfejl.
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
- starting strong, nice punky-crispy sound right off the bat - not a huge fan of spoken word parts that are off rhythm - sort of feels like mother mother and the garden got mashed together - most songs sound the same - the "you fuckin' die" thing goes on way too long - kind of annoying. probly 5/10
It's really not my kind of music.
eh
Very calm music and overly a good album if you into some slow music 7/10
Nice
Lo escuchás y ves todo lo que explotó tres años después en el mundo. Pilar de un sonido. Rock alternativo se definió, en parte, con estos. 8/10
I too dream of Surfer Rosa. What an exceptional album. Every time I hear it I feel a million times more awesome than before I put it on. This is true luxury music. If I had a ding, it’d be that Francis was so mean to Kim. I’m surprised she put up with him. As time went on, he shit less gold, but in the late 80’s, I can see why she endured his bs. Break my body, hold my bones.
I loved this album, though it has its flaws. Great early grunge/punk. Fantastic listen, but it lacks structure. Songwriting is great and the instrumentation is incredible. The Pixies have a style that can't really be replicated. "Cactus" was my favorite.
one of the best indie rock bands ever for sure. love these mf. kim is so cool too wish she was on more pixies songs
Amazing album with good songs all the way through, best they have.
No tambo?
Contemporary sound, guitars on fire, noisy, disruptive
I’ve said it before but I’ll keep owning it - this list and this here album too made me realize that I’d blown off too many good bands, or albums at least, because I’d judged them by their post peak stans. It’s like showing up to a kick ass party sober and late and assuming the party sucked because everyone is passed out or an asshole. You’d usually be wrong and I was too! This rips.
Quand bien même c'est bruyant et dissonant, je respecte parce qu'ils ont l'air d'en avoir gros sur la patate et que quelque chose se passe. Ça se joue entre le 3 et le 4 pour moi ici
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.
a few catchy tunes
Una nueva forma de introducirte el tema de los rock y de buena manera teniendo tantos signos hace de Que obviamente igual conectes con el álbum lo mejor del álbum obviamente es la cohesión musical que te lleva a través de cada pista que tiene
Not much to see here besides Where’s My Mind?
Where is my mind - 100000 stars Otherwise not much stood out. Doolittle >
Where is my mind is a great song. The rest of the album is serviceable. 4 stars for the album cover alone.
Avid rap listener here. It was awesome at first, then it all started sounding...the same. Very Tom Holland spider-man sounding...iykyk. I've heard a few before here and there but apart from that, really raw sounds from my perspective.
Great record, i enjoyed it very much. Not my favorite Pixies record but that doesn't mean it is bad.
the middle of this is so stellar. forever all time bops. some of the rest i bounce off of.
Crazy this sounds so ahead of its time. The blueprint for alt rock for the next two decades. Ya it’s a banger. Where is my mind is great. So are lots of other songs.
Fun, energetic, and concise. An all around good time with a few particularly great songs Fav tracks: River Euphrates, Gigantic, Vamos
My fav from the pixies. Excellent harsh sound to it, just brill.
Amazing
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
The Pixies always had a uniqueness typical of many of the bands that I'm drawn to, though i dont enjoy them as much as id like. Doolittle is a great album and this one is very good. It's a four star album that I'm not interested in repeating, odd though that may seem.
Like one good song on this shit
Favorite songs: Bone Machine, Gigantic, River Euphrates, Where Is My Mind?, Cactus
It was alright I guess? Good rock, but I wouldnt add anything to a playlist.
seguro que su impacto en el mundo del rock fue gigante (parece que fueron inspiración hasta para nirvana), pero como a mí no me gusta el rock pues qué quieres que te diga
Have listened 100 times
One of the summits the peaks rarefied and brilliant still sounds fresh
Un disco que ya había escuchado anteriormente, amo a los Pixies. No fallan una sola canción. Siento que la música puede arreglar mi vida. "Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic a big, big love" 25.03.2026 09:03
listened to this a lot growing up cause of my brother. Where is my mind is such a classic, feel like this is OG emo or something (for me). FRONT TO BACK NO SKIPS. it’s also silly
favs: where is my mind? rating 0.4/5
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Owned this for years. Definitely a 5 star album for me and one I still play to this day. I did kinda smile thinking about people listening to this for the first time as they're going to hear that first Francis Black Scream and either love it or hate it. 5 stars, would allow someone to buy me a soda and molest me in a parking lot again.
Another record that I put on the instant it appeared in my queue despite it being 7:30 in the morning, because I love it so much. The lyrics, the weird humor, the occasional lapse into Spanish, the inchoate screaming, the buzzy noisy layers on everything, the odd comments, the guitar. Too many good songs to list my favorite; if pressed I might say "Vamos," but that's probably just because that's what's playing as I write this. 5 stars
That’s weird. Was listening to my proto-punk new wave Monday afternoon day list playlist and bone machine came on shuffle. Then checked my album and it was this. Spooky stuff.
dude
Got some pretty epic tracks on this album.
Max: 4/5
Funny hearing the influence this would later have 4*
Encore un album avant-gardiste de cette liste, mais qui m'est plus familier même si je ne l'ai jamais écouté. Style très prononcé, un peu trop à mon goût, qui va s'atténuer dans les prochains albums sans perdre l'identité du groupe Au final j'aime bien, mais je ne le réécouterai pas vu que les prochains albums aboutissent le style un peu brut de celui-ci
Solid 90's era grunge
Gas
I adore this album I adore Pixies I don't even want to analyze it objectively. It's raw and genius.
Enjoyed this one. The vocals occasionally weren't too my taste but I did like them on most tracks. Felt varied and fun. Would listen again. Fav song: Where Is My Mind? - also liked Gigantic Least fav: Something Against You
Where is my mind is a banger but the rest are all very forgettable. Specific rating - 3.8 Fav song - where is my mind Least fav broken face
Really enjoyed, great tunes, good beats, sometimes a little on the raw side for me but I love the energy. I'm also so obsessed with the fact the drummers personal life section on wikipedia only says that he does magic and metal detecting. Favourite song: Where Is My Mind? Least: Tony's Theme
7/10
𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢 is often seen as a key alternative rock album, but it never fully clicks with me. The band’s loud-quiet dynamics and raw production give the record a distinctive edge, and there’s clearly something influential in how the songs are structured. Still, the overall sound doesn’t quite resonate with me. I can appreciate its importance and ideas, but as a listening experience it doesn’t stand out as much as it does for others.
Well ahead of its time in 1988. Great unpolished garage rock record that still holds up today. Gigantic especially is a criminally underrated song. Faves: Gigantic, River Euphrates, Where Is My Mind