Reviews (page 7 of 14)
I remember hearing the Pixies for the first time in high school. In the back of upperclassman Jeff Smith's car. Or actually I wonder if my first time hearing them was watching Fight Club. Either way, that era was definitely formative. Also fun fact a good friend of mine used to be Black Francis' brother's assistant lol. Anyway. C'mon. There were rumors... and the next thing ya know..
Very rock n’ roll
Often imitated, never duplicated. This sounds as wiry, fresh and singular today as it must have when it was released.
What a diverse album that finds its way into 90s grunge, pop acts like U2, lots of female-led rock (Gigantic in particular feels like a formula for a song with a female vocalist that has resonated for decades after) and even hardcore/scream-o. Almost feels like two different bands recording with different personalities at times. Tony's Theme is a weird gimmick track but man it hits. Incredible for a first album.
Great! Gigantic rocks. Yet feels like I need to listen multiple more times.
I wanted to write a longer review or whatever for this album, but some stuff happened in real life just before I got down to it that's stressing me the hell out as I write this, so I'm gonna make this a little briefer than I was planning. This is a fun album. I mean, **I** certainly enjoyed it. I can't hear **exactly** how it influenced Nirvana's NEVERMIND, but like I wouldn't take Kurdt at his word about it. It's clearly not for everyone—see the fact that the top-rated review of the album on this website, which gives it a 1, calls the it "just noise"—but if you click with it, it's a pretty enjoyable listen. And, hey, I'm just happy the superhero Tony finally got his own song.
A hectic, but overall nice collection of 80's Alternative. Plus, having Where Is My Mind? certainly helps, too.
bom 4
Good classic album. Can hear how they influenced Nirvana.
4.5/5. Doolittle is my clear Pixies favourite but this one is just as weird and awesome. Gigantic and Where Is My Mind have a memorable place in alternative rock history.
good
Very strong album
1988, Alternative rock, indie rock, art punk, grunge Their debut album Standouts: Where's My Mind, Gigantic, Cactus 3.75
Good stuff. 4.
A great album that I enjoyed. The singles were well known but the reason this gets 4 stars is the album tracks were also excellent.
4.5/5, their best album.
I loved this, but my college self would have really LOVED this
A fun, noisy and influential album. The 90s sounds so different without Pixies. Where is my mind is obviously a stand out but there are other great tracks throughout. The first half is stronger but there are still great moments in the second half. Fav songs - Bone Machine - Something Against You - Gigantic - Where is my Mind
Angsty, but weirdly I didn't find it distracting while trying to do work. \"Where Is My Mind?\" is one of those tracks I didn't knew I knew
good stuff. \"where is my mind\" feels like it was made with a lot more care and effort.
Huh zit er ook een zangeres in pixies Wel leuk, beetje kort
42/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Very good
There’s no mistaking The Pixies’ sound. I never would have guessed they were from Boston.
So good. Still really fun. This album has aged well.
Never really listened to the Pixies but boy I have got to listen to them more in the future. So much of this album I just felt I needed to listen to it more and I would love every single second of it. Really lovely album.
The recording is far too quiet, maybe I should just turn up the amp!
Loud, disjointed. aggressive sounds and very hard to listen to if you are not in the mood for a sound that is all over the place. it is still good and things like where is my mind and Gigantic stand out like a lighthouse in a sotrm. over all I was not a fan but I feel like that was more a mood driven thing and on a different day this could have been much more enjoyable.
Classic. Short burst of great rock. 4 stars
3,7. Alleine schon wegen Where is my mind.
This is a kick-ass indie rock & roll album. Don't believe me, just ask Kurt Cobain, Thom Yorke, Isaac Brock, or any of the countless others influenced massively by this record. I have to admit I was only vaguely familiar with this record from "Where is My Mind?" and "Gigantic" (and maybe a couple of others) being played a lot on my favorite satellite radio station (XMU), but it was a real treat finally sitting down and listening to the whole thing. My patented dead-head connection trivia tid-bit - both the Grateful Dead and Pixies got their name by randomly selecting something from a dictionary. Great tactic for anyone out there starting a band! I love the anecdote that they started "Black Francis put out an ad for a female bass player who liked both the punk band Hüsker Dü and the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary." I don't know if it is blowing my mind enough to be a 5 bagger, but it is a very strong 4. I'd give it a 4.5 if that were possible.
"bone machine"? That's they call me too Ja where is my mind isch ja eifach scho so riesige banger zu demm muess meh glaub nüt sege Boah ich bi scho soviel Albe am noche lose dasi garnüme checkt han was grad lauft. So schlecht chas also nid sie. Ich fühls. Solids 4/5
bone machine hani sochli semi cool gfunde. break my body. irgendwie rededs chli viel vo chnoche. Something against you chuntmer bekannt vor. no nice? broken face funny aber au huere dark? gigantic. kim singt cool. oke where is my mind isch mega bekannt. und sochli film-shorthand dür trurig-nostalgisch. aber s het au öpis. sehr guete song. gitarreriff iconic, nume bass schlagzüg au geil. cactus sher cooli gitarre und drums. albini weiss waner macht. Tony's theme segeds afoch zerst um wa de song goht hahaha. vamos haha fuesball vamos. brick is red. er isch würklich.
Pixies (and Kim Deal) ended up being a massive force in the modern music era.
Great album. Too harsh for the mood I was in, but a nice walk down memory lane.
Perhaps it's just noise to some others, but hearing the absolute chaos this LP encapsulates was a much-needed trip after treading water in the bland monotony of other albums I've had here recently. The loosest of threads holds together what very nearly sounds like a bootleg studio session, but thanks to some searing guitar melodies and Black Francis' inordinate screams there's a clear envelope holding together an organic mess of feedback, chatter, and explosive tracks. Amazing how prescient this LP feels on the cusp of the 90s, eschewing the 80s' gluttonous decadence for raw, organic noise. With grunge right around the corner, it's definitely clear how much of an impact the Pixies had on the genre and era as a whole if they were this early to the game.
Onhan tämä sitä parempaa ysäriä selkeesti. Hieno levy kertakaikkiaan! Osuu ja uppoo aika useaan tilanteeseen. 4/5
Ohan tää kova, vaikkei ehkä ihan Doolittlen tasoa. Where is my mind on kuin nappi silmään levyn kaoottisuuden keskellä. Steve Albinin merkityksen monelle artistille oon tajunnut vasta tässä levyhaasteessa. Saanut aikaan punk-menoa, josta minäkin nautin.
Erinomaista, jollain tavalla jopa nostalgiaa herättävä levy. onpa ysäri olematta ysäri. 4/5
Crazy how influential this is, but outside of the famous tracks I think I prefer Doolittle and Teenager of the Year. 4/5
Mucho mejor que el disco anterior que me había tirado la app, Doolittle. Este es más consistente, con un sonido más pulido y firme. La cantante participa más y eso le suma otro color. Igualmente hay cosas que no me convencen o no son propias de mi estilo.
Liked the ones with female vocals. Didn’t expect to know where is my mind. Favorite songs: Gigantic, River Euphrates, Where is My Mind?
Despite having the best song about a big black penis that was featured in iPhone commercial, I maintain the normie position that Doolittle is a more consistently good album. But also Surfer Rosa has the Albini production / inspired Nirvana cred so idk. Update: I re-listened to Doolittle and I think the adult me prefers Surfer Rosa now shrug
Never really listened to any Pixies. This album is super fun and reminds me of other artists I listen to that were very clearly influenced by it.
I love this album, although maybe not as much as I used to. I don’t know why, perhaps my strongest musical preferences are in other directions. I’m still giving this 4 stars because it’s a tremendous album. Gigantic and especially Where Is My Mind are amazing songs. Bone Machine is so weird and weirdly lovable. But some of the tracks in between just don’t resonate with me. I think it’s a classic and a tremendously influential album that helped shape much of the popular rock music of the early 90s, but perfect it is not. Still rocks though and there was probably nothing like it before.
I love this album! Well, actually I really only love that one song, “Where is My Mind?” The rest you kinda just have to put up with. However, this group inspired one of the greatest bands of all time: Nirvana. And many will disagree with me, but it’s no use. Kurt was the best rockstar and his drummer went on to make the Foo Fighters. I haven’t seen any nirvana in this list yet, but I’m still early in the process. I bet Nevermind is on the list. In Utero is their best album, though. Anyway, this is supposed to be about The Pixies.
7 / 10 Garage - Punk - buena instrumentación, voces reguleras. Muy influyentes en el resto del Garage.
Punk meets alt rock. It was pretty good but I think I still prefer punk and alt rock
Massively influential on alternative music. Great dynamics, interesting song structures, I like the mix of vocalists. Never realized just how sexual the lyrics are before.
driving on route 3 speakers blaring life-changing to be 18. Grit.
Super influential, bangs
Let's stay in the 90s forever. I think this is great. The perfect amount of not taking themselves too seriously and really good music.
I FUCKING KILL YOU 8/10
I have loved "Where's My Mind" since the first time I saw Fight Club. The rest of the album was great as well. I recognized more songs than I thought I would.
This is how you do haunting dissonance correctly. The Pixies have a beautiful dysfunction to them. Can I listen to them everyday, no. But they do this sound and feelings so perfectly.
Song: Where is my Mind? I'm quite familiar with this song, but it's been a while since I've heard it. I forgot how good of a song it was, honestly, really solid song and really enjoyable to listen to.
Punk good
Where is my mind
I liked this one. Pretty sure the app served up a reward after that terrible tango album.. .
Got a lot of white stripes vibes. Or maybe the WS were vibing off the pixies. Was good.
Oof - so man, I love the where is my mind song from the Pixies. I figured I'd like other things from them but I think they're just a bit before my time. I still give 4 stars due to their influence on the scene from back in the day.
Great album, loved it. I didn’t explore the Pixies much when they were really blowing up, I only know a few of their songs, so I was excited to really enjoy a full album.
Bone Machine - good instrumentals, eh vocals, I don't like the lyrics Break My Bones - good instrumentals better vocals, lyrics are a bit better Something Against You - even better instrumentals, the vocals are better, lyrics could be better Broken Face - great instrumentals, great vocals, great lyrics - best song so far Gigantic - instrumentals a little worse, vocals are great, good lyrics River Euphrates - instrumentals were good, good vocals, mid - good lyrics Where Is My Mind - GREAT INTRUMENTALS, GREAT VOCALS, GREAT LYRICS - best song so far Cactus - good -> great instrumentals vocals and lyrics Tony's Theme - good instrumentals, good vocals eh lyrics Oh My Golly! - great instrumentals, good vocals, a good lyrics Vamos - good instrumentals vocals and mid lyrics I'm Amazed - great instrumentals vocals eh lyrics Brick Is Red - decent Instrumentals, decent -> good vocals and lyrics
I’m cool enough to have already listened to this one a few times. Still good.
I don't know there's just something I love about the chaos of this album. I can see why it inspired so many bands and artists after them
Good vibes
This is a pretty good album. They have a pretty unique sound. I like Dr. Doolittle better. Rounding up.
I'm a fan of the Pixies but it isn't a band that I would sit and listen to an entire album. I prefer rocking out to the occasional song.
Clearly iconic. I've heard *of* this album but never heard it. Well, except for "Where Is My Mind?". Nirvana and all the rest clearly came from this.
Very entertaining and fun to listen to. Great sound and style. Fun and spunky.
I had forgotten how many songs I like off of this album. It's a great listen.
I think i like the pixies
Pretty great
Excellent
Amazing alternative/punk/grunge album. Hearing distorted surf rock (Surfer Rosa?) and the influence of bands like the buzzcocks and Husker dü. Love the spoken word and that bones are the topic of the first two tracks. Definitely some weird creative people feeling free to make music! "Gigantic" is a standout and cool to think that "Where is my Mind" had such staying power when it's smack in the middle of the album.
In 1988, I was listening to Guns 'n' Roses, Poison, Def Leppard, Kiss, and Motley Crue. I didn't know this existed until many years later. First time hearing a full album from them. Listened twice. Good stuff, reminded me of the band X in some tracks. There's a topless woman on the cover.
Love this one
Unfettered creativity. No Censor. Discordant and fun.
Sehr unterschiedliche Musikstile, wirkt nicht wie ein "Werk". An sich 3 Sterne, aber wegen "where is my mind" dann doch 4.
Where is my mind? - A band that considers Hüsker Dü as one of their inspirations must be good.
Good, if not quite as good as Doolittle. It still has the hugely strong songwriting, but just isn't quite as interesting. Gigantic was a song I didn't know (or at least didn't remember) and it's brilliant, really sticks in the old noggin.
Nice
Perfect length for this kind of project. Fires on all cylinders and doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. Add the 2 big songs and we’re cooking. (3.5/5)
I'd never really listened to the Pixies before they disbanded. I was just a bit too young and, even though I worshipped Nirvana and had heard of the Pixies' influence on Kurt, I never investigated. I did listen to a the Breeders a LOT in that early to mid 90s period. Then a friend introduced me to them around 2000 and I was just kind of like, "meh... I don't know what the big deal is." While some of their stuff is still just a bit too noisy and discordant for my taste, they have really grown on me since then. Their music is so rich and unique.
So I actually liked doolittle more than surfer Rosa coming into this one. Listening again, I like how off the wall and unhinged this one is. Like broken face, bone machine and the last three tracks as a sort of disjointed medley. Where is my mind also is maybe the best song they have. Good album
timeless
I haven't had my total "a-ha!" moment with this one yet, as I did with Doolittle, but still very good. 4/5
4/5
Very good. Not as good as Doolittle imo, but very good.
A great start.
I remember the first time I ever listened to this album. It's an incredible debut from a band that would go on to influence a whole genre of music. They'll hit their stride fully in a few years, with Doolittle, but the early genius of the band is so visible here.
Might be that i've given a lot of 2's and 3's recently and want to be a little generous, but i did enjoy this one, and will probably come back.
Classic pixies
Known before: Band, one song (you know which one) Standouts: 01. Bone Machine Rating: 7.5
Great album that balances huge rockers with an obvious pop edge which it fascinatingly loves to neglect. The band a tight, the melodies are fantastic, and there's some real heart on it. Of course, Doolittle would do everything better a year later, but the visceral energy of this first record is never going to not be thrilling.
Really liked this album. Wish some of the songs were a little older, but it was really enjoyable, and felt way more like modern surf punk thank I anticipated
they're good
Obviously I've heard Where Is My Mind?, it is such a great song, but I don't think I've listened to a full album from Pixies. This feels very 90's and I know it was released in 1988, but you can see their influences on grunge, punk and the alternative rock genre. Honestly, if it wasn't for all the slapstick, this would have been a great album....I just love the sound of the drums on this album. I also love that both Black Francis and Kim Deal share the lead vocals. Standouts: Bone Machine, Gigantic, Where Is My Mind?, Tony's Theme
Pervy rock with great bass lines
Rating: 9/10 Amazing album. The Pixies always had an interesting and creative way of blending alternative rock, noise, and pop into a very enjoyable experience. The songs sound demented in the best way possible, from the instrumentation to the vocal melodies and harmonies. Sometimes it does not always land for me 100% but still an impressive debut album, they definitely had their sound figured out here, even though I think Doolittle improves on this formula. Favorite songs: Bone Machine, Break My Body, Where is My Mind?, Gigantic, River Euphrates, Cactus, Brick is Red. Least favorite songs: Oh My Golly!, Broken Face.
Pixies how I love you. Infectious and fun.
Not quite a fan of the genre, but short and packs a lot of cool small ideas
Excellent! Another “why haven’t I listened to this before??? album. Added
Almost as good as the album cover
Bone Machine, prima traccia, davvero bella Inaspettato trovare anche la loro canzone più famosa in questo album, mi sono stupita, avevo idee e pregiudizi differenti rispetto ai Pixies, quest’album mi ha sorpresa Attinente al mio gusto personale sono indecisa se 3 o 4 su 5
When I listen to this I can hear where the '90s came from.
Classic Pixies, not my favourite album but some great tracks.
Legendary song "Where is My Mind?", really creative, adventurous album.
Interesting obvious inspiration for bands in 90s 2000s
Pushed all the right buttons for me. Rough but cheeky ;)
This early pixies stuff gets a good grade from me. I love the thing at the end of Oh My Golly! where there is the misunderstanding when BFrancis says “You fucking DIE!” Holiday Song has got to be one of the best pixies tracks ever. So good. I kind of wasn’t looking forward to this - we had Bossanova recently and it kinda pissed me off haha I felt like I was listening to a band breaking up But Surfer has a much better vibe and it feels like Kim (my favourite part of the band) is both engaged and being given some space to shine a bit. Gigantic is def one of my top Pixies tracks and it’s on this record also.
In het top 100 jaaroverzicht uit 1988 van de top40 staan Bill Medley en Jennifer Warnes op 1, en Glenn Madeiros op 2. Verder nog eervolle vermeldingen voor Womack en Womack op 4 en Billy Ocean op 8. Een stukje verder vinden we achtereenvolgens Terence Trent d'Arby, Taylor Dayne en Tiffany op 18, 19 & 20.(Bron: https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1988) Dit album komt dus ook uit 1988. Niets van dit soort gitaarmuziek te vinden in het jaaroverzicht. Terwijl een aantal jaren later, pak bijv 1992, guns n roses, nirvana en metallica wel in de top100 staan. Het is maar om nog een keer aan te geven dat de Pixies al lekkere gitaarherrie maakten in een tijd dat de muziekwereld er nog niet aan toe was. Met Gigantic leveren ze een gigantisch lekker nummer af, dat in elk afspeellijstje mag wat mij betreft. Deze week levert toch een stuk betere muziek af dan de vorige paar weken. Omdat ik het bonuspt al een keer eerder aan de Pixies heb gegeven en deze plaat toch redelijk rauw en wazig is, maak ik er deze keer een 4 van, maar het hadden er net zo goed 5 kunnen zijn.
This is a classic of the genre.
Excellent. Not as good as Doolittle, but excellent nonetheless. Early punk-ish sound without the angst. Need listen to again.
Where is my mind
Listening while high, the music is tickling me !
A very wild ride that covers a large range of vocal styles, and genres.
Who doesn't want a big big love
Controlled Chaos, Doolittle is better, but this album is still bangin’
First time I've listened to it in its entirety; I was only familiar with a few tracks. Loved the dual panned guitars. Nice cheap thin guitar sound on some tracks which I loved. Also enjoyed the thicker more saturated sounds. It sounds like a bridge between new wave B52s and the punkier end of grunge. Also reminded me of Clinic in places. Bass lines absolutely rock solid throughout. Like the ringing snares gated heavily. Simplicity, energy, rough. Loved it.
Day one strange but awesome
Bone Machine- 4.6/5 Break My Body- 3.9/5 Something Against You- 4.1/5 Broken Face- 4.8/5 Gigantic- 4.8/5 River Euphrates- 3.4/5 Where Is My Mind?- 5/5 Cactus- 3.7/5 Tony's Theme- 5/5 Oh My Golly!- 5/5 Vamos- 4.9/5 I'm Amazed- 3.8/5 Brick Is Red- 4/5 Total- 4/5
Gritty punk. Always a fun listen.
It's a lot of fun 3.5/5
Realising I have largely just listened to the Wave of Mutilation comp over and over again and rarely the individual records. This was a treat as its own piece with lots of my favourite tracks on there. Love how anarchic and silly it is, so much character in the vocals, with surreal lyrics that nonetheless create incredibly distinct images. Not quite 100% winners as I think at points it gets slightly too scratchy for its own good, but it's close. Four and a half. Fave track: Gigantic
A stunner of a record and improves each time I hear it. Crunchy and punchy guitars, scary and funny lyrics, and a strange dynamism and blend of contrasting noises that nobody does better. Four and a half. Fave track: Gigantic
I love the Pixies. Elements of this record are brilliant. There are other albums that are more consistent from top to bottom but the highs on this one rival the highs on any Pixies record.
It’s good. I can see why Nirvana and other bands were inspired by this.
Where is my mind
I can’t imagine finding this in 1988. I would’ve loved it a few years later but in 1988 I was still listening to pop and chart music. It feels out of time in 1988. Pretty good though
3.5
Excellent album - chaotic and discordant as you'd expect from Pixies, but some incredible moments in there. Where Is My Mind is the obvious highlight, but the whole album is worth listening to multiple times
Real good fun this one.
I remember this one well from high school. It's really-really good, but not something I want to hold on repeat forever. 4/5
Big time Talented People Doing Absolute Weirdo Shit music. There were moments when this album lost me, but for the most part I was very on board.
one of my faves of all time
"Where is my Mind?" seems out of place with the rest of this album. I kind of preferred the frantic nature of the other songs. 4/5 would listen again.
I really liked the atmosphere of this one. I was more excited for Doolittle, but I'm glad I got this one. It's nice to know some more Pixies songs. Man, writing reviews is hard. My favourite song was Where Is My Mind?
Hyviä teemoja pistää ajattelemaan.. filosofinen teos ja elämälle uus suunta..
The first two records from Pixies feel so absurdly ahead of their time. While not quite as hard-hitting as Doolittle, Surfer Rosa still sounds fresh even though it has evidently influenced everyone from Nirvana up to Interpol (who shamelessly copied the riff from 'Where Is My Mind' on 'Rest My Chemistry').
I owned this on a cd with come on pilgrim so it's weird to me to listen to it separate. As a teen I'd have called them my favourite band for a while and they were very influential on me starting my own band, as they were for so many others. I love that this is a chaotic breath of fresh air and full of energy and weirdness, but I don't quite love it like I used to do. Still a really important album and more interesting than most indie
4*
I've listened to this record countless times since discovering it in my teens. It's the pixies' crackhead album, some highs and lows but a great album nonetheless! I think one of the members of radiohead described it as "a band that's playing in your living room" and I think that's the best way of putting it.
Pixies aren't my jam, but this is a tasty album, with a cover that is iconic.
Nautin vääristyneistä kitaroista, haistakaa vittu -meiningistä ja sopivasta (33min) mitasta. 3.5/5, mutta pyöristetään ylöspäin.
I bought this album back when I first heard of the 1001 Albums list, mostly because I was already familiar with "Where Is My Mind?" being played at the end of Fight Club. For better or worse, the rest of the album wasn't really like "Where Is My Mind?", and I didn't care for the album too much. Over the years though, The Pixies have grown on me quite a bit. I love the heavily distorted guitars, Black Francis's vocals, and the sometimes manic weirdness of the majority of the songs ("Tony's Theme" nearly broke my brain when I first heard this album). It's hard to imagine nineties alternative rock without the influence of this album. This is a fantastic album that had a significant impact on alternative rock.
Anybody who says there's "nothin' good" on this album hasn't seen the cover art.
"Doolittle" was only released a year later, but there is such a difference between the two albums. "Surfer Rosa," the Pixies debut, generally feels like the chaos is leading the way, a band out of control and letting it all fly in the recording studio. Sometimes that makes for great moments in songs, but sometimes it can be a bit too much. On "Doolittle," it felt like they found the right balance. The chaos is still there, but the band is controlling the chaos and using it to pointed effect. The major exception here is "Where Is My Mind?," my favorite Pixies song. It is the best example on "Surfer Rosa" of the chaos controlled. While the album falls short of "Doolittle," "Where Is My Mind?" gets all the stars.
The middle third of the album was great. I have a special place in my heart for Gigantic since my roommate in college originally thought the lyrics sounded like "amphibian love" instead of "a big, big love". I still like to sing it that way. Ultimately, this album is not my favorite Pixies album, it doesn't feel as intentional as Doolittle, but I still love the Pixies sound.
It was very bipolar. Some of the ones were amazing and others felt like it was made by a schizophrenic. The good ones are worth listening through the weird ones though.
"Huh, this sounds like it should have came out in the mid-90s..." then I realize the albums in the mid-90s are trying to sound like this. Sometimes you just don't realize how influential something is before all the puzzle pieces fit together. It's messy-- almost a bit too messy for me to get a proper handle on it sometimes. The backhalf definitely gets weaker, but Gigantic to Where Is My Mind? is some of the absolute best that indie has to offer. A ramshackle 3.5/5.
Excellent tracks, weird, cool American alternative rock. If you like the pixies you're probably a pal. I used to bitch all the time about their truly awful lyrics when I was a young poseur but I have grown up since. Iconic album, iconic tracks.
Where. Is. My. Mind. “And die”!! - No I was saying it to Kim. She said “touch my shit” and I finished her sentence.
Another day, another 4 star album. Its been a while since I last listened to this album and I've forgotten how good it is. Gigantic, Bone Machine, Where is my Mind, all classic pixies songs. I'm going with a high four, because doolittle is better, but this is great
I don’t remember enjoying this album as much the first time I listened to it. But i really enjoyed it this time. Could be mood related but it’s getting a 4. random note: maybe 2 months ago i came across “where is my mind” on shuffle and forgot how much i loved it and been tossing it in various playlist lately. so this could be factoring in my high rating for this album
This goes hard and contains the remainder of my favourite Pixies tracks.
I like this stuff!
I have a feeling the rest of these albums on the list will be Pixies albums. Plus I finally found my mind
I love Pixies so much, they're pretty punk but they respect melody. Not their strongest album but im definitely a fan of Surfer Rosa. Where Is My Mind is a 10/10 song. Nice of Mickey Mouse to make an appearance on Poker Face.
This album was legitimately ahead of its time. Nothing about "Surfer Rosa" sounds like it was released in 1988. The music industry was still in the grips of plastic pop idols in '88. Yet, here you can hear the roots of legit garage-rock grunge creeping in. This is the leading edge of the shifting tide that gave us Nirvana. And it's good. Is it noisy and weird? Well, yes. This is post-punk, after all. But it's still good. Really good.
Good stuff
Love the quiet-loud dynamics.
Such an authentic punk sensibility coupled with an abundance of melody, musicianship and imagination. Great
Really enjoyed this one. I occasionally veered into 'noisy' territory, but for the most part it was just the right amount of loud and messy guitars + drums. Love that it caps off at 33 minutes too, never overstaying its welcome. Standouts are Bone Machine, Cactus, and Where is My Mind.
Brilliant alt rock album, but personally I prefer Doolittle, so not quiet the full marks from me.
Really good, but still not their best work! A solid 4 star effort though.
Of 3,5
Ptet un petit peu trop violent sur les cris et la fuzz pedal par moment, mais ca reste un bon album punk & roll EDIT DU FUTUR: TRÈS COOL, +1 ÉTOILE
Muy cool
Love this one. Not quite Doolittle but stil solod
I liked this, punk, indie sort of pre-grunge. Gigantic, and Where is My Mind are good tracks off this album. I had read that Kurt Cobain was heavily influenced by the Pixies, I can hear it in a lot of the guitar, and some of the way the vocals are sung. Basically without this, Nirvana wouldn't sound the same
Very interesting sound for the time, sitting at sort of an inbetween of punk rock before it and preceding jammier post-punk, ska, and alt rock bands of the 90s like The Offspring and The Presidents of the United States of America. Also features the Pixies’ major hit Where Is My Mind, a classic of it’s time.
How in sweet Jesus did I pull two Pixies albums before a single month has passed? Bizarre circumstances aside ... I don't know if it is because I am now used to Doolittle's bullshittery (affectionate), but I found Surfer Rosa an easier venture to sink my teeth into. The music on this album doesn't overstay its welcome, something of which I surely appreciate - being abrasive and loud and cacophonous as it is. The one song I couldn't stand also happened to be the shortest on the album, so there's that going for it too. While most of the highs aren't as impressive as Doolittle's, most of the lows aren't as miserable to me either.
Loved Doolittle but not this one.
Good album. It’s got some of their hits. Produced by the legend Steve Albini. Was very influential in its time and I believe it deserves that credit. Strong 3 light 4.
The vocals are a standout because they work even when they shouldn’t. Favorite track: Vamos (Surfer Rosa); Gigantic. 4/5.
Iconic cover and catchy songs. Bone Machine, Gigantic, Where is My Mind, Vamos, and I’m Amazed. I love their next album more. 9/10 If there were no Pixies, there would have been no Nirvana. Thank you for your service. 🫡
something against you, gigantic, where is my mind
Yeah, this is a solid album. It's got hits and pretty much every song is good. This would be a 4.5 stars if that were an option.
Got a handful of hits on it and not much filler.
4.25
Surfer Rosa has some really good and some other generally good, an easy 3 pushed to a 4 by Where Is My Mind.
Cracker. Dads favourite album!
21st April 2023 Listened in the morning getting ready to go on Ebbs stag do in Herefordshire. Raw and sparky with flicks of deep reflection from an alternative band creating magic.
Frank Black created a whole new genre with Surfer Rosa. The Alternative / Grunge genre is more famous for starting in the 90s with Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Pixies pushes that needle a little further left. To 1988. 4/5.
Leuke eind jaren 80 punk. Deze zou je nog eens een keertje moeten kijken of het écht wat is, maar voor nu geef ik het zeker wel 4 sterren
Something Against You is the track that hooks me in the beginning. Broken Face into Gigantic is pretty cool. Where Is My Mind is a total banger. I totally understand how this laid the groundwork for grunge's mainstream explosion.
Kurt Cobain on said that this band was a big inspiration for Nirvana. And it’s very evident that this was a band Nirvana modeled themselves after, especially when put up against Nirvana’s debut record, Bleach. I really liked this album, much better than anything nirvana put out actually, but when isn’t the original better than the remake?
Really solid album. Love the big sounding drums and razor sharp guitars. Production from Steve Albini is terrific. Black Francis and Kim Deal have a chemistry with their vocals that mesh nicely. End of the album fades a bit but this was an enjoyable listen.
Good overall on first listen
Decent album! Everything about this felt fun and original, only thing I dislike about it is the noise rock elements of it, almost gets to the level of giving me a headache. I can see the influence it did on grunge and I respect this album and band for it. 7.5/10
Close to Doolittle in quality.
Some great tracks and some good tracks, and I remember that at the time this felt like something a bit different & interesting, and wondering what would be next. However, both Doolittle and Bossanova are better albums for me, so I'm going with 4⭐
Coincidence. They just played here yesterday. I like this record, but it's a little messy. Everything fell into place on their next record. Favorite song: River Euphrates
Pixies have gotta be one of the most influential bands to come out of the 80s. All of their stuff has aged so well. Although this is probably not their best record, I still really enjoyed it. Containing their biggest hit “Where is my mind?”, Surfer Rosa brings a really fun high-energy feel with flashes of punk, surf rock, and noise rock. Aspects of this record are still relevant today in bands like the Osees.
I liked it, it's my first album here and exactly my favorite genre :D
If you told me this album came out in the 80's I would assume you were lying. For an album released in 1988 this has an iconic 90's sound.
there's definitely elements that i like on here like the production and guitars, but i'm not head over heels for it just yet. i feel like i should give it a bit more time though because obviously, i'm gonna like the song that was featured in one of my favorite movies of all time over everything else.
gran disco
Un disco que te vuela el bocho. 4.7/5
Less accessible than Doolittle - they really explored a more experimental, noisy vibe here. That didn’t stop them from making Gigantic and Where is My Mind which are some of their greatest hits. Still, other than those 2 I don’t think the rest of the album has quite enough to get to a 5.
Beautiful spazzy jams mixed with with some more melodics.
Well done
Leuke punk/grunge
Finalmente escutei o disco todo. O quê confirmou que a relevância da banda para fundamentação do grunge. Especialmente o som abrasivo, com camadas sombrias e introspectivas referenciam o grunge. "Bone Machine," "Gigantic," "Where Is My Mind?," e "Vamos." tem relação embrionaria com o Nirvana.
Nice
All the features that make Pixies unique and great are here on album one, though there's a bit of inconsistency in the songwriting. It's all good fun at the time, but if I'm honest with myself half the tunes don't stick in the memory afterwards. It's a 3.5 regardless, and because of the big, big presence of Gigantic, Where Is My Mind? and (to a lesser extent) Bone Machine I feel compelled to round up.
Really good album
Cool
goooood
Pretty awesome debut album.
Although I'd heard of the band before and heard a few of their songs, this was my first full listen-through of this album. Very impressive. I happen to get something from having at least a basic knowledge of an album and artist's background and also a general sense of the timing of an album's creation because quite often an album is reflective of, or a product of, the culture in which it's released, even when the artist or artists want to buck whatever is happening culturally at the time. When I place this album in the context of 1988, for example, it stands a little taller because the influences on their sound and style are a bit out of the norm for the time, and their own sound influenced a lot of music that followed. Kim Deal is such an interesting artist, too.
Great album by the Pixies, a lot of classics in there. Removed a star because the last couple songs (after Where is my mind) are a bit weak in comparison.
Dope 4
Classic, raucous, loud
great, angsty, exciting album. thats a damn good pixies album! hot damn! their weird little taking moments. their silly noise parts. songs about large genitals. fun shit!
Pretty darn good
Enjoyed the two play throughs, would listen again
A fun debut album with a few stand outs sprinkled throughout.
Will
My favorite album of theirs. Brilliant stuff.
Stream of consciousness thoughts: Yay! I haven't listened to much Pixies, I'm excited. The vocal harmonies are so awesome, especially in Break my Bones and River Euphrates. Oh shit this is the album with Where is My Mind?! Ah such a good song. Interestingly it feels sort of out of place with the rest of the album, way more polished.
4/5. So much better than Doolittle. This actually feels like punk.
Начнём с того, что мне не очень нравится панк. А этот альбом чуть-ли не полностью пропитан энергией панка. Но даже несмотря на это, мне вполне понравилось. Сочетание околопанковских вокала и инструментала выполнено здесь очень гармонично, но главная звезда здесь (имхо) - электрогитара. На протяжении всего альбома она рвёт и ебашит без остановки, некоторые соло напрямую опережают время, а некоторые будто позаимствованы из прошлого десятилетия и поэтому альбом вышел очень разнообразным и его совершенно не скучно слушать. С другой стороны, здесь очень много откровенно диких треков (как и подобает жанру), от который я был не в восторге, но опять же, инструменты были на высоте, поэтому я не пересиливал себя, а слушал с удовольствием, несмотря на лютое и безбашенное исполнение, которое мне не всегда заходит (7.5)
4.75
Really sweet album. I love the energy and creativity that Pixies always bring. The songs are very simple but catchy and some silly bits mixed in as well make it pretty fun. 8/10
AWESOME
Really good album, didn’t know they had a girl singer Where is my mind
3.5/5
You cab hear how the moved a lot of mainstream rock into the grunge and punk genre.
Cool album. I have always like their sound.
best song is where is my mind, most of the song just feels like the band goofing around and having a good time, especially with the bits of dialogue
First listen through-I haven't listened to a rockish album in a while, so this was head-banging and a change of pace for me. I appreciated that it didn't feel super repetitive.
The drum is sick! Not all tracks have stuck with me, but I generally like this album and would listen to it one more time.
An undeniable classic and hugely important album. BUu not quite a 5 star album for me. Where is My Mind is a near perfect song but I do find a couple songs fall in the category of filler...(Tony's Theme). Doolittle for me IS a 5 star album, Surfer Rosa...close real close but not quite there. 4.5 stars
Gigantic and where is my mind are really good
where is my mind? in the bathroom apparently
The band that put an end to cheesy 80's rock and made things dangerous and funny again. The album takes a dip in quality right after Cactus but the first half is classic after classic. Not my favorite Pixies album, but there's no denying everyone should hear this at least once.
It's not a perfect album in its execution, but that's what makes it really great. That's how they felt it and that's how they released it. Deal with it.
One of my favorite album. Hits are great even the filler arent really filler. I would have love to see them in show. I was really happy when this album came to the ''challenge''
Guitar riffs as catchy as chlamydia. Bass lines as solid as a teenager's first time at a strip club. Swirling, mad, intense vocals. And most importantly - the whole thing is fun. Even when it's manic and bizarre and a bit nasty, it's still fun. I give this 4 cheeky sexual innuendos out of 5. 🍑🍆🍌🌮
An adrenaline-fueled rush of melody and dynamics.
Sloppy controlled chaos.
Surfer Rosa is a must listen amongst Pixies fans. Where is My Mind is every bit of perfection you you for one of those lonely nights to cry inside to. Bone machine was my nickname in high school, Vaughan can attest. It’s also one of my favs to kick off the album. This is one of those records that you can start and finish three times over and still have it feel refreshing every time. It’s some of the peak music to come from the alternative genre in the late 80s. With takes where the band is just goofing and talking to each other, you feel like you’re right in the studio. I love how intimate this album can feel to a listener. Top Tracks: Where is My Mind, Bone Machine, Tony’s Theme
Never listened to a full Pixies album, but I enjoy their biggest hits, two of which are here on Surfer Rosa, so here goes. Really hoping I can find some gems beyond the singles. First impressions of Bone Machine are good, but the hook is a bit nagging, and sort of spoils some perfectly good 80s alternative instrumentation. Something Against You rocks. The bouncy guitar lick combined with the building drums is a nice start. Pretty wild to hear a borderline instrumental track so early in the tracklist, but hey!, that's early indie! Another reminder that Where Is My Mind is one of the best songs of the 80s! The perfect soundtrack for a main character existential crisis! This song had every reason to be as big of a hit as it is. With every song, I realize more and more that Billy Corgan calling this record and the Pixies discography an inspiration is the understatement of a century. This album belongs on this list, if just only for the influence it had on the best rock of the early 90s. Favorite tracks: Where Is My Mind, Gigantic, Something Against You, Tony's Theme Least favorite tracks: Broken Face, Bone Machine
It's fookin raaaaw.
The pixies have done some good stuff.
Great album, I've loved it since high school. Used to cover some of these songs in our HS band. There are some songs that feel a bit like filler but great overall. Standout Tracks: Bone Machine, Broken Face, Gigantic, Where Is My Mind?
Where is my mind. That's it thank you. Overall really cool album, I really like the punk/grunge inspiration. Not all the songs are real bangers and I found it drags a bit on some songs. I think the voice recording is the part where we can feel that it is a debut album the most. Not too annoying but you can notice it a bit. I really enjoyed it and I think I will come back to it. 4.5 / 5
This is an interesting one. I only knew the top hit before listening and wasn't expecting such distortion. But I liked it. the guitar tones were super nice and different, but also within the album and the drums and bass are just so in sync throughout this whole album, the rhythm section is doin a sick ass job. My biggest complaint is the length of the songs, I think due to such short tunes they are a little less memorable and start to blend together, and sure enough my favorite songs are essentially the longest ones: Where is my mind? (obviously), Bone Machine, Gigantic, River Euphrates and I also liked something against you quite a lot - beautiful tone. solid 3.5
Niet hun beste plaatje, maar toch erg cool!
Die bevlogenheid en gekte in deze plaat is geweldig. Echte jonge honden waren ze toen ze dit maakten.
Pixies - surfer rosa Notes - Debut album by pixies - CLASSIC Steve albini drum sound & production - Great raw, direct songs with often surreal lyrics - The vocal interplay between black francis and Kim deal Fav - Where is my mind - Another absolutely undeniably good song - Suuuuuper overplayed but its still great - Equal parts relatable and unsettling, simple and nuanced Least fav - Cactus - I like the vocal performance but the instrumental simplicity doesn’t do it for me Fantastic album, not my #1 pixies album though! 4.5/5
I've already listened to this record but today I'm giving it another listen It has some of my favorites from The Pixies Bone Machine is good but doesn't blow me away or anything Break my Body got me bopping Something Against You is just great Broken Face is fun Gigantic is as good as I remember River Euphrates is good but not my favorite Where is My Mind? is just a classic, 10/10 Cactus is a nice driving along song Tony's Theme is fun and fast makes me want to skate to it Oh My Golly is fast and fun Vamos has, like Oh my golly, some badly pronounced spanish but otherwise it's a fun song I'm amazed is I think my least favorite so far Brick is Red was ok
This was quite good. I can't bring myself to give it a 5, but I also can't help but feel like this band influenced so much of my favorite music from the 90s and 00s. Pretty good! 4/5
I get the Pixies hype now. The debut suffers at times from lack of focus, but there's nothing I wish I had known to skip. The production is in the right harshness zone for the compositions, most of which work out. I can see this one burrowing away at one's mind, shaping it.
Nice instrumental profoundly weird lyrics.
el debut de los pixies es un album de rock alternativo con una fuerte inspiración en el noise rock y que al mismo tiempo influenciaría historicos de la musica como el “nevermind” de nirvana. pixies muestra su quizas sonido más propio a diferencia de trabajos posteriores como el dolittle el cual tuvo cambios en su lista de canciones para adaptarse a un lado mas “pop” este es un trabajo impecable de la banda en el que cada integrante cumple con un sofisticado puesto y funcion y se ve a la banda integrada para provocar ese “ruido” característico que termina siendo el masoca del acto para “molestarte” y al mismo tiempo tener una melodia agradable y unica. Al mismo tiempo que se tiene ese característico sonido tambien hay cambios repentinos como momentos en los que la banda llega a tocar hasta el hardcore y luego transiciones como son la de la iconica “where is my mind?” a una pieza infravaloradisima como es “cactus” en la que el sonido varia completamente. fav songs: something against you gigantic river euphrates where is my mind?’ cactus brick is red 4.0
merci aux Pixies d'être passés à Tournefeuille en 2013 sans quoi je n'aurai pas obtenu l'autorisation parentale pour sécher un cours d'AP physique
Rock alternativo.
6/4 minds lost
Probably their best album
Side B far exceeds side A in terms of shred but all up an excellent listen
I never actually listened to this album - despite being well-aware of its existence. It was never really more to me than a pop culture reference that I heard other artists swooning about. It was probably the "I'm too cool to listen to the thing you think is cool" part of me that prevented me from ever caring enough to give it a shot. But, I get it. It's a great punk album. It's different. It's impressive for a debut album. No complaints.
Chaotic and noisy, true punks doing whatever they want, incorporating humor or drama, nonsensical noise or ordered melody. Yet it all works and sounds fantastic, with huge punk and surf rock influences, going for a rough, raw sound and completely unpredictable every second of the way. It goes by so fast, with many great ideas, less than a third of the tracks go much longer than 2 and a half minutes. Each song offers something new and exciting, but it can get tiresome on too many repeats as the novelty wears off. It got a bit... ant-music in the last 4 tracks... I find it so hilarious. Never understand the grand appeal of this album... people should hate it. I don't hate it, but I feel like most people should. The appeal couldn't just be due to "Where Is My Mind"... Favorites: Bone Machine, Break My Bones, Gigantic, River Euphrates, Where Is My Mind, Cactus, Brick is Red
Rock alternativo tirando a punk. Está bien. Un 4.
Pretty fun!
Off to a fun start with the first two albums being totally in my wheelhouse. Though this isn't my favourite Pixies album, it definitely has some of my favourite songs of theirs. Especially Bone Machine. Such a great song. Other than getting to listen some some of my favourite Pixies songs, this album listen didn't really win me over any new favourites though,
Classic Pixies. "Where Is My Mind" is probably their biggest hit, unfortunately I've heard it so many times I can't listen to it anymore due to other media saturation. Regardless, it's a good album. Not as good as Doolittle, but still good.
This was alright. I preferred the back half of the album, starting with “River Euphrates.” I’ve always meant to listen to Pixies so it was good to do that…however, I’m not sure I’d purposely listen to this again. I think I’m going to prefer Doolittle, based on the tracks I know.
I like the Pixies but they are a 'mood' band for me. This is good, inventive, quirky and of course hugely influencial. If you could bottle up 'not contrived' then this would be it.
Manic, untamed and experimental. They pack a lot of musical ideas into a relatively short runtime, which makes for a fun listen. The songs crackle with life, feeling almost spontaneous and unrehearsed. The album is pretty hard and unpolished but then “Where Is My Mind?” comes out of nowhere with a big rock anthem. Such a great song. Awesome stuff.
Awesome display of alternative rock right hurrr! Not the most polished, but that kind of adds to the roughness of the whole thing, talking about broken faces and other unsavory topics. Obviously, "Where Is My Mind?" is a cornerstone of the dark, melodic shit I LIVE for.
Great indie alternative rock album. "Where Is My Mind" is such an anthem!
Шедевр андеграунда, дедушка современного инди рока, вдохновение Курта Кобейна, легендарный саундтрек Бойцовского клуба. 7 из 10
Some of my favorite bands consider Pixies a massive influence so I really don't listen to them as much as I should. This album absolutely rips. Where Is My Mind? is obviously a bonafide classic in particular.
Love it!!
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Where is my mind
This is the real alternative to me, not sounding quite like anything else. The whole album doesn’t stay at quite the same level, but Gigantic and Where Is My Mind moved directly into the eternal pantheon for this kind of music.
Would give this 3.5 if it was an option, but cannot in my heart round that down to a 3, so it's up to a 4 (but only just).
Some classic tracks but one of those albums I always wonder when I’d actually choose to put it on.
Pixies first. Where is my mind is a classic. Very spacious production on the full album. They go on to make better things.
13 songs in 33 minutes of full blown energetic, raw rock & roll. The guitar sound is sharp, the music rocks and rambles, the drums are loud and Frank Black sounds like he's bordering on a meltdown. The importance of this album in music history, can't be overstated. It's where the 90's began in the 80's. Still, not every song on this album is a bullseye. A song like Cactus feels like filler. And there's one or two other misses. It's such a pleasure listening to it though, it gives off vibes of happiness
With rather bizarre topics and angular, bombastic and boisterous instrumentation, it's no wonder why Pixies became darlings in the late 80s. They were a breath of fresh air yet a precursor of what was to come in the coming decade. With songs that wiggle around your brain with such ease, Surfer Rosa marks Pixies' ascent up the influential sphere of indie/alternative rock. Favorites: Bone Machine, Break My Bones, Broken Face, Gigantic, River Euphrates, Where is My Mind?, Tony's Theme, Vamos (Surfer Rosa).
very nice, 4.5/5
estuov bonito yantiguito sisi
Today's Album: "Surfer Rosa" by Pixies - From the bare tits on the album cover to the strange spoken word interludes to the off kilter singing and whining guitars the pixies are fucking WEIRD. My dad has always recommended them to me because he's really into this era of punk rock, but I just could never get into how avante garde and honestly wrong everything they created sounded to me. However, I think listening to this album with headphones cranked up and the lyrics up, I think I can start to appreciate some of these tracks a lot. Some of the vocals sound like they're shouting at the microphone from the other side of a slinky or something with very little depth and this weird accent they put on. It sort of reminds me of when Modest Mouse gets kind of in the weeds and starts shouting at the microphone from across the room. That being said, I don't really think that's a bad thing. As I have started to get more into abrasive genres of music, it's gotten easier to pick out the nuanced and creative ideas out of a chaotic piece of work like this. I would say if that isn't your thing and you have never been able to dig deep into, on the surface terrible sounding, music for a deeper experience, this probably isn't for you. There is also a lot of really weird subject matter in the lyrics, but I think it all sort of fits together to create a uniform aesthetic. The guitar work throughout this whole album is really quite stellar, with the instrumentalist really knowing when to play something straight and when to go off into the weeds a little bit with a strange sound experiment with occasionally multiple layers. The distortion always feels really intentional, the drums feel like they aren't perfectly in time, but never to a distracting degree, and the vocalist really just make the entire experience one of confusion and strange enjoyment. Now there are really moments that I don't like, like the obnoxious phrasing on Broken Face, but it is easy to overlook those sort of oddities when the music sort of just takes them on with pride and keeps chugging along. When the band decides to play a track fairly straight like in the track Gigantic or the masterpiece that is Where is My Mind?, it really sounds so so good and makes the harder to listen to parts more bearable. Overall, listen to this one if you like to challenge yourself musically, but maybe give it a little while if you're a newer music fan and haven't heard the heaver parts to punk/indie rock or even metal. A lot of these tracks I won't listen to casually, but as a whole experience it was very interesting from start to finish. Score: 7/10 definitely…interesting Highlights: Bone Machine, Something Against You, Gigantic, Where Is My Mind?, Tony's Theme, Brick Is Red
Mk
I need to listen to this a dozen more times to appreciate it properly I think.
Right in the middle of this album there's a run of seriously excellent songs that remind you why everyone afterwards was inspired by the Pixies. However on either side of this group is a bunch of noise rock that sounds more like they just wanted to rebel against pop music of the time. It's like a 3.5 for me but I love the middle bit enough for a 4
Wanted to get into this album for a while.
Missed the boat on this one i think. Hits are still hits, and the rest still sounds great.
No és l'obra mestra que havia de venir per duplicat amb els seus següents dos discos, però 'Surfer Rosa' s'hi apropa i molt. El primer avís seriós de qui havia de ser la banda que reformulés el rock alternatiu i influenciar gairebé totes les bandes del génere que vindrien després d'ells. Em faig creus que en el seu moment no se'ls valorés com es devia
Edgy and raw.
Where is my mind is a big tune and the rest are decent. Lot sillier and weirder than I was expecting, have to say.
Fuck Nirvana.
4, v good
Good alternative rock album
I am familiar with THE PIXIES and their debut album SURFER ROSA, which I liked very much. After listening to SURFER ROSA, this album is very good, but the vocals are too low in the mix In 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, THE PIXIES - SURFER ROSA, is followed by two subsequent albums: DOOLITTLE (1989); BOSSANOVA (1990). Rate Artist: THE PIXIES (4.0) Rate Album (Year): SURFER ROSA (US 1988 Original) (4.0) Ranking of THE PIXIES - SURFER ROSA songs No. Title Length Ranking 01 Bone Machine 3:03 08.0/10 02 Break My Body 2:05 09.0/10 03 Something Against You 1:47 06.0/10 04 Broken Face 1:30 08.0/10 05 Gigantic 3:54 09.0/10 06 River Euphrates 2:31 09.0/10 07 Where Is My Mind? 3:53 09.0/10 08 Cactus 2:16 09.0/10 09 Tony's Theme 1:52 09.0/10 10a Oh My Golly! 1:47 07.0/10 10b Untitled 0:45 07.0/10 11 Vamos 4:20 06.0/10 12a Untitled 0:24 06.0/10 12b I'm Amazed 1:18 06.0/10 13 Brick Is Red 2:01 07.0/10 US 1997 Original Release 115.0/150 = 7.67 / 2 = 3.83
4.1 + What an amazing drum sound - just listen to how it kicks in at the beginning of "Where is My Mind?" Also, the guitars sound incredible especially on "Something Against You" - gnarly, overwrought. I love that they included some of the studio banter towards the end of the album, like on "Oh My Golly!" I can see why this album was a huge influence in 1988 and so many artists would flock to the great Steve Albini to achieve a similar sound of loose and explosive swagger.