Reviews (page 4 of 15)
Too grunge for me dog
Les faltó un poco de mariguana
Meh. I know we're supposed to love how radical the pixies are, but it seems like a lot of whining to me.
Man, I love this band. Messy and discordant, but somehow it all comes together brilliantly.
Very influential and entertaining to listen to
I didn't realize that 'where is my mind' had been around for so long or that it was a Pixies song. Overall I can see how the artist were so influential in the genre. The album was a good listen. Solid 3.
The kind of album that feels like a time capsule. Could only have achieved this status at the right place, right time, and has since become what seems like a Gen-X gold standard.
I know this is a cult fave band but they just dont reach levels of greatness for 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)
Probably should somehow, but just can't...
I feel like I’m supposed to like the pixies more than I do. Outside of a couple of songs, I’ve just never really gotten into them. Where is my mind is great.
I liked this more than I expected and more than the other Pixies album I've listened to. It is weird and innovative. Hard to believe it came out nearly 40 years ago. It also can't be understated how much this album influenced all 90's rock/grunge.
Garned mis
Really enjoyed the instrumentation on this album, it misses out on an extra star as I wasn’t really a big fan of the vocals or lyrics, but I’ll definitely be listening to some more of their albums. On further reflection, I’ve come back to this album quite a few times, so I’m promoting it to 5 stars
fav songs: bone machine break my body broken face gigantic where is mind? punchy, quirky, hooky 70/100
Just meh for me
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.
YOUR BONE'S GOT A LITTLE MACHINE I'VE GOT! SOMETHING AGAINST YOU! Hearing this album again takes me back to being 16, riding around in my best friend's green 1995 Saturn SL, cranking Surfer Rosa, singing along with all the absurd lyrics as loudly as we could...... I'll always love this record. Always. This album feels like the bridge between punk and grunge. It has all of that punk energy with the melodies and dynamics of really great pop music. And it's so silly at times..... and so dark! I don't think it's perfect - the last four songs don't really do much for me at all. But if "Where Is My Mind?" isn't one of the great songs of the 20th century I don't know what is. FOUR STARS
Not my cup of tea...
One of my all time favourites. I'm not sure if I prefer this or Doolittle but they're both 5/5.
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.
De er så cool
(one of) the first record(s) I ever bought.
Another great pixies album!
First time listening to this album in full. What a treat! Raw and clean.
This is bad!
Pixies again, and once again it's good in places, scuzzy and in your face with some memorable tracks. I was familiar with Where Is My Mind and Bone Machine, but none of the deeper cuts really stuck with me much after a few listens.
A little too unpolished- too close to people actually screwing around with recording equipment in their garage for me.
I mean its alright like
Abrasive, strange, totally different than what I'm used to or expected. Every song seems to follow a different structure altogether. The album feels like a bit of a weird rollercoaster, and after you're done with it you're not sure whether you liked it or not. That's how I feel about this lol. I understand the influence this had on the grunge/alt-rock scheme in the following years, but this just didn't grab me like I expected it to. Viewed in the lens of completely personal, subjective enjoyment I'd be lying if I rated this higher than a 2.5/5, which feels very weird. I do believe this could grow on me though.
Top, top, top drawer.
WIMM is the only redeeming song
Unpleasant noise ≠ music 1
I really like the guitar tones on this album. You can hear some of the proto-grunge sounds that would become very prominent on later releases of some of the 90s most popular bands. The Pixies can be out there, but their weirdness is one of the things that makes them unique. I’m still learning to appreciate them, but this was a really good record, and the influence that they would have on so many later groups is strikingly apparent on this release.
It's kind of an agitating/overwhelming/chaotic album. The songs I found that I liked fitted a more melodic form and I'm kind of embarrassed by that I guess, it makes me feel musically dumb. Pixies has always sung a lot of nonsense and it just works. I saw the Pixies live in the summer of 2024! Wish I appreciated it more... The songs on this albums (besides the ones I knew before) kind of blended into each other because they felt kind of all over the place it was hard to tell when one song ended and the other started.
rule #1
this was a fun alternative rock album. I added a lot of the songs to my playlists. Would recommend
Surfer Rosa sounds raw, noisy, and strangely catchy at the same time. I had already been a fan of Where Is My Mind?, while Cactus and Brick Is Red stand out for their driving riffs and dry, aggressive sound. It’s easy to hear why this album became so influential, but more than anything, it simply sounds cool.
7/10 salvo un par de canciones, el disco es en partes ruido y nada más. No recomendaría escucharlo completo a nadie. Canción destacada: Where is my mind?
I liked it a little too much.
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
Good album. This one is for sure a 3.5, and I'll round to 4
3.25 - Several classics, but I like this less than I want to.
Some of it was cool, but didn't excite me that much. Maybe not made for me
Pretty great alternative album from the 90s with some iconic songs. Highlights: "Gigantic", "Where is My Mind" and "Brick is Red"
Absolutnie fenomenalny album, który w swoim życiu przesłuchałem przynajmniej 41 razy. Moje ulubione utwory to Cactus oraz Tony's Theme napisana jako piosenka z perspektywy dziecka - oj jaka to trafna perspektywa. Wspaniałe dzieło i czerpałem przyjemność z ponownego przesłuchania tego albumu.
Pixies - Surfer Rosa Znam to! Pixies przedstawil mi moj kolega z Arabii, a czasami z Bangladeszu. Niesamowite, ze moze na niej byc Where is my mind? a jednoczesnie reszta piosenek nie odstaje i mozna je wymienic jako highlight albumu! A do tego sa z Massachueueuets jak Ben Affleck. czego chciec wiecej? szkoda, ze moja dziewczyna chce mi zrobic przykrosc i nie lubi tego. ciekawostka: broken face i gigantic to piosenki o mnie pdk
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.
First...Boobies. Second. Oh My Golly and Thank the goddess of headphones this screatchy squeaky madness was only 33 minutes. That is all.
Grating.
its that beautiful chaos to yearn for
Maybe I'm just getting old, but didn't enjoy that as much as I used to. Was still pretty cool, but just didn't hit the same.
So under rated both an album and a band. Literally the template for alternative rock.
Pas un grand grand fan de ce genre de musique mais plaisant à écouter en fond (peut être que je devrais davantage me concentrer dessus) cependant gros coup de coeur pour Where is my Mind
Better Bone Machine than Tom Waits. I think I like Russ band
Slow/quick, quiet/loud: Pixies!!
Another Albini banger.
This is prime Pixies. Controlled noise and chaos. Some all time rock tracks. The switching of vocalists keeps it fresh throughout. Cracker of an album. 13 songs in 33 mins... Muoy Buenos
Real nice
Absolutely amazing listen from Pixies. Can not believe it took me this much to listen to this album.
Dingy. Dank. Catchy. This is everything I wanted from the Pixies that I didn't get from Debaser. It's hard to say definitively given his catalog, but this might be the best Steve Albini album, production-wise. Also it has boobs on the front 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
Wow. I hate the Pixies. Like…. Wow. I spent every minute of this album wishing it would end.
This album really highlights just how fun The Pixies are. They bounce around within the rock genre, mixing post-punk with grunge, early alternative, and even inspired a lot of the indie movement. Where Is My Mind is the most memorable and well known track here. If that’s the only track you know from the Pixies, then you might be surprised with the rest. It bounces around showing different styles. Some tracks are poppy and fun. Others go all in on the punk and avant garde dismissal of music traditions. They were certainly unique, and their influence has continued for closing in on 4 decades.
not my type
where is my mind, naisss
The easiest 5 stars yet.
There's a wonderful danger looming throughout this whole album. Pixies is something I've for long wanted to familiarise with, and finally had the time for it in this challenge. A strong three. Music i expect to evolve for me more after a time.
A good album with great ideas but I found myself drifting off
Alternative guy likes Alternative rock shocking I know.
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.
Not a fan of real rock, I like mine softer.
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.
Wild riffs and extreme rawness… here’s where the sound of the ’90s began
where is my mind has been in my awareness much earlier than this album so it felt weird hearing it here. as a whole its fine, '88 being the release year makes sense. still very rocky but alt enough for that time. 7
Relatively short album tbh, a lot of songs hardly crack 2 minutes. I enjoyed this overall. The energy is just so infectious and in your face. I do feel, however, that there was a slight dip in quality by the end that I wasn’t enjoying as much as the rest of the album. Still solid stuff!
Leider überraschend viel Schrott dabei.
Grunge, 90s garage band vibes (not in a bad way). Just not my personal taste.
Broken face is an epic track when you pay attention to the lyrics Gigantic sounds like Avril Levine Tony's theme!
prett good
Glad this one showed up. It's been a favorite for decades.
Great album. Not my absolute favorite Pixies album, but it's up there. I miss Kim Deal in this band so much... it's never been the same since.
2.5 - Not bad.
Highs and lows, good overall
Первое правило моей музыкальной безграмотности - никому не говорить, что знаешь об этой группе исключительно по одной песне из Бойцовского клуба Второе правило моей музыкальной безграмотности - никому никогда не говорить, что даже после прослушивания альбома ничего не изменилось
I didn't enjoy this album. I didn't like how the vocals were processed and balanced, I didn't like their delivery, I thought the guitars were too loud in the mix, I didn't like the guitar writing or performances (it sounded like squealing rather than something musically cohesive.) The single thing I did like was the drum production.
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.
Some good songs like where is my mind or cactus, but the rest is too noisy for me.
This must have been an amazing listen when it first came out. The album is so cohesive but not overly so. There are well-crafted songs that could have seen good radio play. But also, at times, the music seems to spin out of control… almost. Just before they get to that point, the Pixies reign it back in. The album makes me think of my friend, Amethyst. I can also imagine someone listening to this album and rocking with a cigarette hanging out of their mouth, maybe while making a zine.
the sophomore Pixies album, Doolittle, is one of my favorite rock albums ever made; about 100 records ago, when I reviewed it, I mentioned that it contained "the DNA for the modern alternative rock sound," a statement which also applies in some measure to the band's debut, Surfer Rosa. their two-vocalist dynamic, as well as their ability to traverse all sorts of musical and thematic territory, are arguably just as strong here, which makes sense given their first two LPs were released just about a year apart. earworms like the iconic "Where Is My Mind?" point ahead to the even poppier direction the Pixies would head in shortly afterwards. I'm more consistently wowed by the songwriting on Doolittle, but Surfer Rosa's engineering and production (courtesy of the legendary Steve Albini) might arguably be more interesting. as usual, he captures his subjects in the most natural, unadorned manner possible. apparently, he took two weeks working on the guitars, but only spent one day on vocals, meaning that Black Francis and Kim Deal had to give it their all. decent 8/10.
What a shock- that sucked.
3 because of Gigantic and Where Is My Mind.
wish i was more rock n roll but it's just not super for me :'( (but i love where is my mind just like everyone else)
Another one of my favorite bands, and this is their real debut. I think Steve Albini is kind of an overrated douche, so dont want to rate it too high, but I love Pixies enough to overlook his contributions (or lack thereof, from some accounts I've read). Such an odd mix of sounds and lyrical themes....without this album, there is no Nirvana, no grunge, no nothing. Gotta round up for the influence, even if I personally prefer "Doolittle" and "Bossanova"
Very much an early modest mouse feeling, so screaming 90s it hurts. Short but good, but lots of filler
Mad I can't give this six stars.
So many moments that live in my brain forever: the way Frank barks Tony, the leftover studio banter, Kim Deal's "ooo"s, the cord ripping out to end the guitar meltdown in Vamos, the verve of the drums, the incorrect Spanish just a million musical tics swirling around in my head coming from a sum of music barely over half an hour
As always happens whenever I remember Pixies exist, I'm now deep in the throes of listening to all of their first three albums. Surfer Rosa feels like this great introductory statement to their thesis that being angular and noisy and dissonant is so adjacent to great, great pop songwriting. The original 4 is so obviously one of the great rock lineups, everyone grooving with a specific and unique approach. "River Euphrates" is still my fave from this album, on some days my favorite ever Pixies track. RIP Steve Albini.
great album but not my favorite pixies at all which says a lot
More punky and less serious than Doolittle, and made me understood the band's vibes a little better. Still has that dissonant uncomfortable quality to its instrumentals, but I felt more on the even ground with it than I expected myself to be.
Not my cup of tea honestly. Standout: Gigantic
I see how this inspired a lot of later acts (Geese, Sløtface) but I wasn’t super moved
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. A good start to the 1001 project for me and a good baseline for what 3/5 is to me.
This album was quite fun and eccentric, with the occasional sexual allusion thrown in. It’s a youthful garage/grunge approach to alt rock. I love the mix of vibes - it was truly a chaotic mess in the best way possible. Bone Machine, Where is My Mind and Cactus were probably my favorite songs out of the album.
The Pixies are one of my, and always have been, favorite bands since HS and I’m 55yrs young. This may not be their best album yet it still has some bangers.
4.7
Great, but not as great as Doolittle imo. Where Is My Mind is an unbeatable song that almost transcends genre, and the rest of the album sounds well, well ahead of its time, but aside from WIMM I don't love the tracks on here in the way that I love "Debaser" and "Wave of Mutilation" and "Here Comes Your Man" and "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and "Mr Grieves" and "No 13 Baby" and "Hey" and "Gouge Away". Where there were obviously punk acts making noisy fast music before them, Pixies were one of the first to let their songs be quiet too and have that dynamic, which makes all the screaming and distortion a lot more tolerable. I really love Gigantic for this
really carried by the good songs, where is my mind is maybe a top 10 song ever and gigantic is a tune too. maybe i need to listen to this more but i felt the rest of the album was a little samey? felt pretty similar on the frank black album, maybe his stuff just isnt for me idk would probably rate this at least a point lower if it werent for where is my mind 3.5
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
Classic!
A little bit of Pixies is refreshing. A whole album not so much
3.5 rounded to for top slap on songs I like, where is my mind is a favourite of all time for me
Pretty cool. I enjoyed this but not every single sog.
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
Solid album, uniquely the Pixies
Honestly this was almost a DNF, despite how short the album is. I work as a call handler and listen to music inbetween calls, its common that i’ll put off calling a client to get to the end of a good song, with this album i found i was calling out more frequent than normal just for a break from the noise. I feel like this album had the elements of a good album. I like how experimental it is however unfortunately not all experiments work out in life, this album is proof. One thing I will say is that you can definitely hear the influence that this album has had on music thats come after it, and for that I applaud it.
Just love Pixies, one of the Great groups
Schmeckt
El album as a whole se siente más como una mixtape, con un par de proyectos completos que suman mucho. Nada que ver con el pedazo de album que es Doolittle, pero este está bien dentro de lo que cabe
i really like how the songs blend well together, another one where i like the 2nd half much better
An all time fave. Have it on Vinyl
Good vibes. Where is my mind is of course a classic but other upbeat favorites on here as well.
Fine, but underwhelming. WIMM obviously a good song but otherwise nothing to write home about.
Obra Maestra. Los pixies inventaron todo. Este disco en particular es explosivo y violento. Me gustan Gigantic y Cactus.
Just not for me I guess
Loved the bangers but forgot how heavy this album is. Still great but maybe too heavy for everyday listening for me.
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
Pretty unlistenable in places , just sounded like garage music most of time Ohh that’s right shite
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.
Only individual standouts were Where is My Mind and Gigantic but generally liked the moody vibe. 3/4 line
Sorry, but I don't know what the f it was. I guess it's just not my thing...
Review - this is a real classic. Almost every song is poppy, rocky, experimental in a perfect balance. The only downside to me is Gigantic, which just isn't at the same level as most songs on this record. Incredible blunder in hindsight that it was the only single from this album. Rating - 9/10 Need to listen? YES
I already had every song on this one in my Liked Songs. I've loved this since I was a teenager.
Me pareció un álbum bastante completo y caótico, pero dentro de ese mismo caos se encuentra su sentido. Me gustó que las letras fueran crudas, y que se escucharan los gritos sin tantos arreglos, es algo entrañable del álbum. Canciones favoritas: Cactus River Euphrates Where is my mind? obviamente
No me gusta el indie rock.
Cool. Youthful. Slap happy. Like sound scribbles. where is my mind. johnnys theme? caribou.
Had a lot of fun listening.
Meh
Tirando uma música que foi horrível, o resto do álbum é bacana
Salvo pelo clube da luta
i cant believe this was made in 1988. thank you tony.
Debut, Albini produced, Dolittle better for me Gigantic Where is my mind Vamos
It's not quite Doolittle but it's clearly building towards it. Feels like Where Is My Mind? Should be the closing track, no?
This is deeply weird, which I guess is the point, but this is not for me. There are moments that almost work. “Gigantic” stands out because it’s melodic and actually feels structured. And yes, “Where Is My Mind?” is atmospheric and memorable. But outside of those highlights, a lot of the album feels chaotic for the sake of being chaotic. The screaming, sudden shifts, and strange lyrical choices don’t always come across as artistic, sometimes they're just bad.
Highlights: Break My Body, Gigantic, River Euphrates, Where Is My Mind?, Cactus, Brick Is Red Lowlights: --------------- Great album. Biggest downside is it wasn't long enough.
A classic album. I always like the rawer mix that Steve Albini did for this one, compared with the nicer sound of later albums. Not quite a perfect album; there's a few tracks that are just okay. But the early alternative/odd surf rock energy pervades throughout.
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.
This album is a mixture of good and not-that-good songs. And it's a shame, because I enjoyed some parts of it, but, some songs made me lose a bit the interest. Overall, it's a pretty nice album, with some great ideas, and very well recorded. It's maybe not an album I would listen to, but it is very enjoyable. So, it is nice. It truly is.
Sounded terrible, honestly. Stumped because I knew all the words to Gigantic but have definitely never heard the Pixies version and cannot find any cover......
Too Loud™️. But an extra star because it’s the Pixies, and an extra star for “Where is My Mind?”.
Top album en zo gigantisch veel invloed gehad op de grunge, punk en any alternatieve rock in de jaren 90. Het afwisselen van zang tussen Frank Black en Kim Deal werkt ook zó goed. Where Is My Mind blijft ook een geweldig goed nummer, maybe wel een van de beste nummers aller tijden. Toch maar even m'n ticketswap alert aanzetten voor het concert in de Maassilo.
Ook ik vind where is my mind een banger, crazy mening hier. Ik vind het album best alright maar vooral het einde is nogal zwak imo. Begon best hard en lekker maar viel voor mij best af over tijd
Where is my mind banger alert
Pixies zijn toch wel een soort proto-grunge. Wat een invloed hebben deze lui gehad. Dit album heeft ontzettende highs zoals Bone Machine en uiteraard het legendarische Where is My Mind. Helaas ook wel wat stinkers, wat best knap is als je plaat maar 33 min duurt.
Brilliant album
Great ending to 80s but not a big fan of the era
Heavy cover, bit of rock n roll. Nice for a change, banger included on track 7. 3/5
I did not enjoy this sound one bit.
Heard this once before all the way through. A great debut and some songs I love. As a lot of albums do, the ending drags a little bit so I wouldn't give it 5.
Lyckas med till synes enkla medel få till en otrolig känsla och eget sound. Har verkligen lyssnat på för lite Pixies!
Inte ett helt jämnt album men det låter överlag bra och om jorden höll på att gå under kan jag inte komma på en enda låt som jag hellre hade haft kvar att lyssna på som den allra sista än "Where Is My Mind?".
Väldigt intressant att höra 90-talet från 80-talet, och förstår varför musik gick i den riktningen även om detta inte riktigt faller mig i smaken. Lite för weird, typ?
Nice!
boring
The Pixies are another band I was vaguely familiar with before this, knowing their two biggest hits (Where Is My Mind and Here Comes Your Man). Both of these stunts are very different to one another, so I wasn’t sure what vibe to expect coming into Surfer Rosa. • The first few songs made a good first impression. I especially liked Something Against You • The vocals in the chorus of Broken Face sound like Mickey Mouse • Gigantic has a very 90’s sound to it. This song has the best vocals on the album so far, and it feels like a more developed song in general • Where Is My Mind is a classic for obvious reasons, it’s a great song. • Cactus is an interesting song. It’s very consistent and there’s a cool feeling to it • At first I thought I’m Amazed was a bonus track interview, with it taking 25 seconds to reach the song I didn’t find this album to be very notable as a whole. The only song that made a big impact on me was Where Is My Mind, which I already knew. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t leave much of an impression. Favourite song: Where Is My Mind?
Two things A. They sound like they're having an absolute blast making this record, so this is a lot of fun to listen to. B. Every band in the 90's completely ripped these guys and gal, so them not being in the rock and roll hall of fame is a tragedy.
-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
Keeps on driving in a fun way, some precisely vague production if you know what I'm saying Highlights: "Something Against You", "Gigantic", "River Euphrates", "Where Is My Mind?", "Vamos"
Standouts Where is my Mind?
Classic indie punk record. Super raw and lots of fun. Gigantic and Where Is My Mind? still stick out the most for me, but the rest of these songs are still pretty awesome. A variety of creative sounds that still capture the true essence of punk, whilst totally breaking the mold on what that means.
A classic that helped pave the way for the grunge alt rock powerhouses of the ‘90s. Solid album and how can you not like “Where Is My Mind”!?
Still finding their voice.
i really liked some songs but some felt like noise pollution
It's been a minute since I've listened to this whole thing, and I'm struck now by how bizarre and fragmented it is. Some songs sound fully realized, while others sound like works in progress. "Bone Machine," "Gigantic," and of course "Where is My Mind?" are classics, though much of this is more curious than captivating. 3.5, rounding up to 4.
To state the obvious, Kim Deal should have written more songs for the Pixies. She was the best part. Some undeniable classics, and a generous amount of junk.
earns 5 stars from Gigantic alone, i absolutely love Kim Deal (side note, it was only at this point that i realized there are no breeders albums on the list, which is a fucking crime, all my homies hate robert Dimery) as always I don't love Frank's vocals but everything else is beyond solid enough to make up for it
mi a placut dar nimic wow
Fint album, som jeg godt kunne finde på at høre igen. Det er dejligt at de er glade for larm og det er harmonisk larm. Særligt gode sange: - Something against you - Where is my mind (klassiker) - Cactus
2.5 Good but wasn’t great
Not for me
Not as bad as their rest. Still not good.
Awesome
33 perfect minutes. Not a weak moment.
Fight club
it would be 5 stars for the cover alone but luckily the tunage is similarly top drawer
Smashing.
boobies.
zasto i kako je ovaj album presao iz moody alternativnog roka u bukvalno spansku sapunicu pri kraju hahhhahahahahahaha. zapravo mi se mnogo svideo album, instrumentali stvaraju dobru atmosferu u svim pesmama, iako je ponekad ta atmosfera dark i moody, a ponekad rok quinceanera (poslednje dve tri pesme ahahha). svidja mi se mnogo sto imamo i muske i zenske vokale u svakoj pesmi, lepo se slazu, i sto je muski obavezno u levom uvetu a zenski u desnom hahhaha. svidjaju mi se i momenti kad ubace one impromptu trenutke iz stvarnog zivota gde nesto pricaju, to dodaje odredjenim pesmama osecaj spontanosti a celom albumu jos jednu nit koja se prozima kroz njega i cini ga kohezivnom celinom, zajedno sa super produkcijom i tekstovima i melodijama.
The Pixies came along at a time where alternative music was shifting... the complex, frantic arrangements and screaming vocals built around songs that start and stop and build up to crescendos would get very very popular soon. Seattle was listening... particularly Kurt Cobain. There is no doubt that Surfa Rosa is a landmark alt-rock staple and it should be in every collection.
2:5
Was good, I really liked a few of their songs. Also, the pixies are just iconic and ‘where is my mind’ is so coolios. Bone machine was a surprising favourite.
I understand this is a legendary album that influenced all sorts of genres, but from my personal taste, it sits at the bottom of the uncanny valley.
first one of these that sounds like something i might have actually sought out and listened to myself beforehand - lov how it oscillates between soft-spoken and comedic and jarringly intense on a dime.
Big influential band in my musical circles. Three huge songs in this album. But it was raining and cold when I listened, so I felt a bit let down by the ramshackle. Their next album was enormous so maybe this is some kind of pre huge catharsis. Feels like indie sacrilege but I'm giving it three stars, one for the big songs, one for the iconic cover, and one for being a cool band
Albini's engineering is great on this - sounds like 4 people at their peak in a room playing classic songs, no more, no less. Kim Deal's bass playing proves that you don't need to be flashy to be a great bass player, just consistent (and being cool helps too). It's the perfect punk counterpoint to Doolittle's pop, and they were the second band to show me that weirdo nerds can make the best music (Talking Heads were the first). I don't think it's as perfect as what they'd do next, so id stop short of granting it full marks, but still a fantastic album.
Trying to work out how to give this 6 stars. This was a foundational album for me in shaping my musical tests. I discovered Doolittle first but this one really cemented the Pixies as one of my favourites. The guitar is sublime.
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Pretty solid album. I'd never heard much of these guys before, but this list is turning me into a fan. Great song writing, and hits a soft spot I have for grunge. I'd heard Where is my Mind before, but this album is more than that great track. If this is their debut album, definitely ahead of its time. 4/5
Finally some Pixies. Not my favorite Pixies but the entire catalog is five stars aside from Trompe Le Monde and Caribou. IMHO. Tony’s Theme - does it get any better than that?
"Where is my mind?" is a standout. Everything else? Not so much.
Love this album. Favorite songs: Bone Machine, Gigantic, Where Is My Mind, Tony's Theme
So good. So nostalgic.
Pretty dang cool. Some of the experimental stuff got a bit too whiney for me, though.
A maniacally strange album that constantly plays with the gas pedal but never really lets up. The great highs are where is my mind and gigantic. Both excellent songs. Is it better then doolittle? In my opinion, this album has the two greater hits but isn't as accessible throughout. Making doolittle the better album but Surfer Rosa has the better singles.
A raw, unpredictable collision of noise, pop instinct, and surreal imagery that still feels unruly and alive. The production emphasizes tension and awkwardness in ways that amplify the band’s strange charisma. Every track sounds like it might collapse at any moment, which only adds to its power.
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
An excellent album.
I don't want the overall theme of this project to be centred on my dislike of Nirvana, but it's throwing up so many competing bands that have so much more to offer it's hard to avoid. They're just having more fun with it. They sound cool, everything is a bit more impenetrable, authentic, a bit less concerned with being demonstrable in their detachment and a bit more actually detached. It was weird and experimental and they have good control of their instruments, voices and production to the point that it sounds modern even while sounding very late 80s/early 90s. I liked the little snapshots into whatever cool conversation was happening in this little pixies world and I liked that we were eavesdropping the whole album, a kid looking through a window at a party they weren't invited to, but desperately want to be at. This is the real teenage music, it's for the cool weirdos, not the fucking dorks.
Perfection. Another Steve Albini masterwork.
Великий weirdo-рок То, каким альтернативный рок и был изначально задуман Не все в альбоме зашло, но это потому что много разных граней, и какие-то колятся, но ощущение все равно воодушевляющее Where is my mind и Gigantic - глыбы
То, как 18летняя я строила всю свою личность на sufer rosa и doolittle…. Ну мееееед. Какой красивый идеальный качающий альбом. Заставляет испытывать миллион чувств и переносит куда-то в светлое прошлое. Как же я их люблю. База и великое.
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic A big, big love Начинаем голосование за главную вайфу альт-рока: Лайк за Ким Дил Репост за Ким Гордон
Лучшая песня: River Euphrates Худшая: Vamos Что-то среднее между B-52's и Sonic Youth. Задорно
очень люблю pixies, и этот альбом действительно хороший, но жду дулитл тут выделю от лучшего к просто хорошему: - bone machine - gygantic - broken face - cactus - vamos - brick is red ну и конечно where is my mind, хоть мне уже плохо становится, когда кто-то загадывает эту песню, она все равно замечательная.
Добротный, хороший альбом! Слушается легко и приятно. Определенно буду переслушивать.
I got bossanova previously and enjoyed it more than this one. Still decent
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.
Glad to listen to this one all the way through
Pixis's first album was noted for its groundbreaking new sound in alternative rock. The album features surrealism, humor, and sexualized imagery, as well as humor based on it. I found listening to it an interesting experience and would rate it an 8.7/10. I'd say the long bridges aren't as captivating in today's world, but the performance, lyrics, and, paradoxically, the music elevate this album for me. I love the imagery and rhythm of the songs. The album also varies greatly in tempo and drive from song to song, a wonderful approach that allows it to appeal to a wider audience. The second half of the album begins with a growing dynamic and tempo, which I really enjoyed. The Spanish language adds color to the imagery.
The only reason to listen to this album is where’s my mind
In the past 40 random selections, I've now listened to all 3 Pixies albums on the list. I know it's just random chance, but it's definitely got me sick of them now. At least it ended on my favorite one of the bunch.
This is the best Pixies album. It has to be hard to come out with a great album on your first try. Living up to that must drive some bands crazy. Grunge owes a lot to these guys. Gigantic...tremendous song. River Euphrates is just yelling noises. Where Is My Mind? is an all-time great song. I can't not think about Fight Club when I hear it though. Perfect song for a perfect movie. I bet these guys love Lou Reed. Kind of a mixed bag of an album. I can do without the studio banter. The discussion of banging field hockey players is completely unnecessary. Everything on this album really is dwarfed by Gigantic and Where Is My Mind? but there are more good songs than bad.
Bangers bangers bangers
Some bangers some mid
Good, very jamy
We’re back baby! This was my first album generated before I created the group so I had the privilege of listening to this album over 300 albums ago and it’s just as good now as it was then. Really iconic songs and just overall sound from the Pixies here on this album.
this guy sucks at singing, tony is my goat
Really awesome sound and so confident in their uniqueness. It’s not 100% my thing but still completely respect what they’re doing I did really enjoy some songs. Having already known a few Pixies songs, this still surprised me with the beauty and rebellion mixed together throughout the album and it felt so cohesive and wonderful to hear all the way through.
Loved sharing with my kids, showing how Taylor took cues from them, how music can influence othe rmusic
I didn't realize how much I missed Surfer Rosa and each of the other original Pixies albums. Surfer Rosa is Come On Pilgrim turned up a couple notches, the guitars are even sicker, the vocals are even wilder, and the songs are even better. I also forgot how short Surfer Rosa is with this album coming in just over 33 minutes. This album makes these abrasive songs so catchy and fun, but I do think there are some glaring problems with this album. First and foremost this album can get really out there, I did say it was wilder and sometimes it works and then sometimes it doesn't like on the whole second half of this album. After Where Is My Mind? this album dips so far down into this barely good and weird area where it doesn't even feel like the same people were mixing and producing it. I wish this album felt a lot more cohesive instead of a bunch of high quality bangers in the beginning and a half assed attempt to replicate it during the second half. Not as good as I remember but that doesn't diminish the quality of the highlights in my eyes.
Never listened to the Pixies in high school but I had no music taste back then. I can hear why they are an influence to grunge bands in the 90’s
Love the pixies I think they’re so cool! Where is my mind is actually my alarm to wake up in the morning cause the “stop” is pretty alarming at full volume next to my head.
Cue the end of Fight Club
Good Lord, I needed the Pixies on this list. Are the Pixies (especially their debut) raw and unrefined? Yup, and in a great way. This is garage rock/baby grunge at its finest. Influence 5. Hits 2. Quality 4. Intangibles 5. Just really good, raw stuff from people who are clearly passionate about music without being pretentious asshats 4.
I wasn't into Pixies back in the late 80's, early 90's. They grew on me later, through the artists they influenced (Graham Coxon, Alice In Chains, Radiohead to an extent) and went back to finally discover them after David Bowie covered Cactus on Heathen. If you want to hear who really pushed the reset button on rock, forget Nirvana. They had the better PR, that's all. This is ground zero. This and Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr ... I wasn't into those either. Maybe it's time to revisit. Favourites here: the obvious Gigantic but also Cactus (thanks, Mr. Bowie), Where Is My Mind, Something Against You ... Oh, and we did play Here Comes Your Man with our highschool band, The Cornflakes. So I wasn't completely out of touch!
turminha estridente
Did not grip me as much as I hoped
Great record.
Nok en som er mellom 3 og 4 for meg, men ikke nok her til å vippe opp :)
My appreciation of the Pixies is very mood-based. Sometimes they really hit the spot, and sometimes they leave me unsatisfied. So, as much as I enjoyed this particular Surfer Rosa listening, I don't think I can go 5.
The singles, or at least the songs with commercial potential, are all on the first half, but I like the second half, too. It’s loose and unpolished. It probably approximates Black Francis’ ideal form: unhinged and unconcerned with form, production, or commercial viability. Also, the cover b(.)(.)bs are outstanding.
Gigantic is great, but mostly this is too raw for me to love.
4/5 - The trio of Gigantic, River Euphrates, Where is My MInd? plus Bone Machine and Break My Body are great. I'm still gonna take Doolittle over Surfer Rosa.
As a teen, when this came out, I never got on with the discordant guitars, shouty lyrics and weird themes. Nowadays, I find that all a very refreshing change from boring, identikit alt-rock, although this, their debut, is a still a bit too rough around the edges. Did not expect to learn that sample on Spooky's Gargantuan is taken from this record.
Easy to listen to, fun bops and good work music
pas kiffé
Bit of a one hit wonder for me
Children's nursery rhymes, punk drumming, death metal vocals, pop hooks, body horror, art rock guitars: wildly inventive genius. A few songs on side two slip a bit, but this record is nearly perfect.
Great album, taking 80s indy rock to new heights and laying the groundwork for the 90s.
Perfect album! One of my all time favorites.
THIS IS A SONG ABOUT A SUPERHERO NAMED TONY IT'S CALLED TONY'S THEME
Very good rock album, I liked it, sobeno, I liked the song Something Against You
"Where Is My Mind?" is a perfect song, absolutely a 10/10. Excellent album as a whole. The Pixies are great. Very tasteful cover photo
Peak
Where is my mind is incredible, the rest I’m not a fan of. Wouldn’t listen again
I would call this album about 20 years ahead of its time. Punk with an "indie" feel to it. I've never been a huge Pixies fan, but then I never stopped to listen to an album all the way through. I can definitely hear their influence in a lot of later alternative and punk groups. Definitely one I will be revisiting later. I'm listening to the "remastered" version, and the mixing is terrible. Vocals drowned out, drums are too loud, and the other instruments seem to be variable as to whether they are in the right spot. Also, can we talk about the album art? If my son found it I would have to give him a fatherly disapproving look, but secretly I'd let him have the win. It's worth letting him explore his tastes in music and art. Plus boobs.
Where is my mind and the first two tracks are pretty solid. I might spin this one again.
Album 92. Surfer Rosa — Pixies (1988) I prefer to call it Where Is My Mind album. It's their debut LP album and I don't know how to rate it. I'd like to compare it to the other Pixies albums. I didn't get a wow effect, just an interesting listen. At least, it's better than a lot of raw and noisy alternative rock albums for me. 3/5 —————————————— Liked: — Where Is My Mind?
Seems like a lifetime ago. But still sounds incredibly fresh and fantastic
alternative rock is not for me i think. it was fine
Not music for ketamine: too intense, aggressive, abrasive; immediately felt anxious paranoia. By all measures, this should have already been in the rotation, but never explored them beyond 'Where is my mind" and Doolittle. Super influential on many of my favorite artists, hard to believe that this was released in 1987. Though I was only 8 at the time, I don't remember hearing anything like this until my early teens when grunge broke out. Initial impression: grower, not shower. Score: 4/5 Can't imagine any of the 1001 will score below 4...
Nothing great
where is my mind might genuinely be the only good song on this album and unfortunately or fortunately i love it so much that i can’t in good conscience give it less than a 3
Horrible noise!
Of course ‘Where Is My Mind?’ was cool, wasn’t very hyped about the rest. Stand-outs - Where Is My Mind?
Fast, frantic and to the point. You just know they are having fun. Love the band, love the production, especially that iconic bass sound. And yeah, this album gave birth to one of the best songs ever written 7 / 10 Best track/s: Where Is My Mind, Vamos, Gigantic
couldn't listen the entire album, didn't like much
really good record felt full
Love it. Raw and harsh tracks throughout in the way only Pixies can pull off. Humour throughout the album and every song hits. Gigantic and of course Where is my Mind are both perfect. Look forward to getting Doolittle later in the list, where they absolutely perfect their formula. 9/10
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.
Where is my mind is so good it kind of makes the rest of the album worse…
Pretty great album. A little shapeless at times, you can definitely feel the diference between most tracks in the album, and an iconic track like "Where is My Mind?". Still, great energy throughout!
This angsty indie vibe makes a rainy roadtrip into a personal music video.
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
Amazing songs and production. I love Steve Albini’s drum sound, and the vocals of Black Francis and Kim deal are so great.
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
As a huge Breeders fan, I was always a little underwhelmed by the Pixies. This album is GOOD, but I want to LOVE it and I don't (Gigantic notwithstanding).
"Surfer Rosa" by Pixies is a classic alt-rock album and one I really enjoy. Pretty much everyone knows the masterpiece that is "Where Is My Mind", but there are plenty of other great songs on this record that easily stand on their own. While it is not something I would listen to every single day, it is an album I keep coming back to over and over again. It has become a real staple in my collection over the years, one of those records that never really disappears from my rotation. There is not much more to say about it. It is just a solid album that holds up very well.
früher bin ich regelmäßig auf so konzerte im erfurter jugendclub fritzer gegangen, weil es da bier für 2€ gab und man viel schlechte livemusik für wenig geld hören konnte. das war ein nachvollziehbares konzept. ich würde jetzt aber deshalb trotzdem niemandem empfehlen, sich dieselbe musik noch in schlecht aufgenommen anzuhören. sich beim erstellen von kulturprodukten keine mühe zu geben ist als protest-attitüde ja vielleicht ganz lustig, wenn man damit gegen prog rock und hair metal protestieren möchte aber dafür ist das schlicht zu spät, punk gab es schon, ich sehe keinerlei notwendigkeit für post-punk.
Klingt wie Nirvana in nicht ganz so schlimm ...
What a different time
Where is my mind was the only good song
Nice and fast-paced. They seem to be singing about some bullshit. My favorite bit of bullshit was Tony’s Theme.
Great sounding record! Can see why this was so influential. For 1988 it’s years ahead of its time. Totally see why this is on the list. It’s clearly a predecessor to Nirvana… 3.
This is a great album. The Pixies's greatest.
These early alt rock albums are lost on me
I can clearly see how they have influenced many bands that I love but this album just isn't hitting great.
Awful. -12 stars.
Just like the other Pixies albums there is some great stuff and some stuff that’s a little far out. All around good.
3/5 good to hear the early days of grunge and proto garage rock but other than Gigantic and Broken Face fairly forgettable.