Surfer Rosa

Rock alternativo tirando a punk. Está bien. Un 4.

J'ai déja écouter Doolittle, mais jamais cette album. Je connaissais seulement Where is my mind.

Not their best, but it's good

a mix of punk alternative rock and some experimental weird touches makes for something that reminds me of smashing pumpkins but in its own unique way

Second pixies album in a week. Never really listened properly before but I am really enjoying them.

Love the energy. Crazy vocals and lyrics. The band members work well together.

I love this album and it's in pretty regular rotation for me normally. Favorite songs: Something Against You, Broken Face, Where Is My Mind (of course!), Oh My Golly! and Vamos.

I'll get back to it, some absolute classics on here

A good amount of energy and attitude make this a winner.

BLack delivers non stop catchy, edgy guitar riffs and I like the 2 vocalists. I'm sure it was hard to come up with an original sounding LP in 88 with only guitar bass and drums but they pull it off.

wise grunge/garbage band ive ever heard

Cool and very different. Surf punk. Sounds like white stripes and modest mouse. Where is my mind is iconic.

Very good

From Nirvana to The White Stripes, I can hear a lot of alternative rock acts germinating in this album. "Surfer Rosa" is one of the first alternative rock album, surfing from 1988, yet it sounds as fresh as freshly catched fish. Is the reason punk fans enjoy punk is the fun feeling of the raw, edgy, chaotic, and loud sound of it? Perhaps, and that's why I enjoyed this album a lot. It's gritty, yet fun. Some tracks still sound like forgettable loud garage rock snippets, but a lot of it are one of the best punk songs I have ever heard to date. "Bone Machine", "Gigantic", "River Euphrates", and "Where is My Mind" are notable examples. This album is just a bit above thirty minutes long, but I felt like I listened to an hour worth of the so-called "art punk." Perhaps because it's such a unique sounding album, perhaps because most of the latter half is pretty dull.

Pixies hadn't made much of an impression on me in their heyday, but giving them full attention here really raised them up. Honestly don't know that they are that distinctive from the big soup of the pop-punk 90s surge but I enjoyed the full album.

Its the pixies.

The album reminded me a lot of early Jane’s Addiction, but much more punk. I know Nirvana used their producer for “In Utero.” You can really feel how raw the band is. I never realized listened to the Pixies, but I respect their influence on many bands I enjoy now. I did feel a couple of songs were a little “jokey,” but one can skip over those. (I’m looking at you, “Tony’s Theme!”) A joke song or two is ok, but you don’t want to overdo that. All in all, I liked what I heard. May have to do more listening of their work.

You know, I've listened to this album a few times in the recent past because I like the Pixies and I love Where is My Mind. But prior to now I think what I really liked was the Pixies greatest hits. I don't think I really gave any one album a focused listen. And after the first few tracks I thought that's where I'd stay. But I found myself really getting hooked by Broken Face and that continued right through to at least Tony's Theme. On second and third listen, I really enjoyed it all. Maybe it's because I was an alternative era kid, but I love the slow-fast revolutions (Gigantic is a great Pixies signature for that). I also like their simple arrangements that combined a bit of distortion or gruff edge to the guitar riffs and bass lines (with nice pounding drums as backing). River Euphrates and Cactus are other songs I didn't fully appreciate until now. One knock against the album is some of the unnecessary interludes, dialogues, and gibberish within the last 4 tracks. The Pixies are trailblazers in alternative rock (as was this album), too bad we only got 4 albums in 4 successive years (I don't count the stuff released decades later). Not sure I can put it on the same pedestal as Zeppelin, Jimi, or Rage, but almost.

This album was at least three years ahead of its time. There were several points where I was thinking I was listening to Nirvana and other big alternative bands of the 90s. Favorite tracks - Bone Machine and Break My Body (both sounded a lot like Nirvana), Where Is My Mind (immediate thought - hey, I know this song!), Cactus (I knew the David Bowie version. For some reason I thought he was covering Neil Young. Very wrong about that one). Really enjoyed this album. I'd say 4 because there was a little too much feedback and a little too much incest.

Great album!! Solid 4.4

my favorite song was cactus in a weird way a lot of the songs reminded me of mother mother which i liked a lot when i was in high school i wanna play this when im driving with the windows down!

I love the Pixies and this album has some great tracks but I don't love 100% of it.

Classic alternative. A treasure.

Un bon album oroginal. La chanson de fight club est vraiment la meilleure et cest leur gros hit selon moi. Un 4 pour cela.

4, super, nije 100% moj đir, inace bi bilo 5

Awesome always loved this

Beaut, 8/10

Super melodic catchy tunes. Upbeat. Fun. Weird cries and noises that put a smile on your face (Fun sounding harmonies) Not a complicated rhythm in the whole record. Which works for the sound. The mix is a bit empty. But it works for the sound. It’s mostly a guitar bass and drums. Piano added mildly. But it’s so catchy and fun your ears don’t miss a wall of loud mixed sounds. The simplicity is lovely.

One of my top 50?

Heavy-rotation on college radio show, and with good reason. Was essential listening for me that year, but it has been ages since I've had it on start-to-finish. Holds up with amazing energy! Excellent production by Steve Albini, restraining the madness at times and then letting it all loose.

Tunes, good. Vocals, not so much.

A band that somehow passed me by, listening this has made me want to explore more of their catalogue. Clearly hugely influential on band like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and half the 90s by the sounds of it. Brilliant stuff.

Love Pixies idiosyncratic style and energy. Love Doolittle, this is a close 2nd.

Hadn't listened to this in ages, still bangs

Fav songs: - Bone Machine - Broken Face - Where Is My Mind?

I liked. And I knew at least one!

Classic classic classic Pixies. Sexy, dirty, menacing, it has it all. So innovative when it came out and it has aged remarkably well. A true classic Top tracks: Gigantic, Where is my mind, River Euphrates, Oh my golly

Gigantic is one of my favorite songs ever. And for that, and the album cover, this ranks very high for me.

4/5

Oh doctor and hello, nurse! I think I've heard the Pixies a time or two but never like this (in this list). Love the garage band sound and the short sweet songs. A 33 minute album is just how I like it. Gigantic was a stand out and so was this album cover.

Excellent album. What a malignant surprise. I've wanted to hear this one for a while now, due to how much I love "Where Is My Mind." However, the recent James Wan movie MALIGNANT features a god-awful cover of the track that has given me many sleepless nights. So, unfortunately, the timing of this album is bittersweet. But no, it's a really great one. I enjoyed this quite a lot. Lays the groundwork for a lot of grunge-y rock that followed, like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins. The interludes of chatter are interesting too. I saved a lot of songs from this album. Crazy too that this band has the same Frank Black (or Black Francis) who gave us that teenager album that was not so hot. Favorite tracks: Where Is My Mind, Bone Machine, Break My Body, Tony's Theme, Vamos. Album art: Drake the kinda guy to see this cover, have his heart literally beat a foot out of his chest like The Mask, then ask the woman to cover up. Is that the titular surfer, Rosa? She looks great. I can't help but dig this one. 4.5/5

This album is destined to remain their great masterpiece, and one of the masterpieces of the entire decade, one of the most influential albums of its time. Almost every song speaks for itself. It's hard to find a common denominator, apart from extreme creativity and the usual light-heartedness. The songs are songs, but they go against the antithesis of song because they are always blasted by extreme contrasts, sometimes in an erudite way and sometimes in a crazy way. (8/10) Favourite Songs: Where Is My Mind, Gigantic, Bone Machine

-Biased because I'm a fan of Pixies and this album -Its just fun and makes me wanna move -Favourite songs are Break My Body, Gigantic, Where Is My Mind, Brick Is Red

Very cool album! Love how raucous, stompy and fun it is - definitely laid the way for lots of bands after them - mad me think lots of Arcade Fire. Feels very foundational and exciting - NICE

If I was a rose I wouldn't be surfing, that sounds scary!

Really just a tight record.

A lot more cohesive of a sound than the last Pixies album I got. A great idea of indie punk, and just some raw, primal sound throughout.

¡Vamos a jugar por la playa!

this is so cool. Where Is My Mind was way ahead of its time

Have always liked the Pixies’ slight weirdness. Kim Deal’s vocals and bass surfs our ears into a better place. A few tracks are a miss

great album. old indie classic

Wasn't a fan of Bone Machine but after that the album was very solid. Loud grungy vibes, very 90s. Had only really heard Where Is My Mind before. Lots of energy, frantic guitars, fast loud drums, bet they have some rowdy live shows.

Kinda loud at times. I can't tell if I love it or hate it at times.

The Pixies' debut album took me by surprise. At first, I was turned off by the strange raunchy vocals, screaming, raw instrumentals and confusing lyrics. I found it hard to follow, to appreciate or to enjoy. Now, after listening to it a couple of times, I don't understand how I could misjudge it so poorly. Rarely have I found a record that combines such raw passion with catchy hooks. I especially appreciated this combination on Bone Machine, Break My Body, Broken Face, Gigantic and Where Is My Mind, Cactus, which are all now currently among my absolute favorites. The rest of the record is almost as impressive, though I sometimes have difficulty in enjoying the raunchiest and edgiest tracks (Something Against You and River Euphrates, filled with demonic screaming) but it's admittedly very hard to compete with the rest of Surfer Rosa. A 4/5 is my score.

good

4.5 for real

If you listen to this expecting more like Where Is My Mind, you will be confused I assume. Sort of feels like with Radiohead and Creep, where "that one song" clearly doesn't represent the rest of the band's work.

Some solid post-punk music, but I'm not sure I could delve too far into their sound without growing a bit tired of it. 8.0/10 Best Tracks: "Broken Face" "Where Is My Mind?"

This Siegerehrung ital began

Good album...not the most backgroundy for reading - not sure lyrically my style

This is clearly the forerunner of everything I loved about 90s grunge, and I should love it. 'Where Is My Mind' does a lot of the heavy lifting of the score here though. I do like it, I think perhaps I'm biased against it as it has been held up as a shining beacon of innovation that can do no wrong. That one song though might be worth a whole 5 on its own. So good.

Didn’t hear this first time round, introduced to them via the second album Doolittle. Sets the scene for what follows. Enjoyed the rawness with nice melodies weaved within. A solid debut.

First time listening to the full album and really enjoyed it. Unsurprising when you think of all the bands that they’ve clearly influenced. First album that we’ve done on AOTD which I’ll probably go back to and listen to again.

I really liked this album, to the point where I'm thinking I really should be a bigger Pixies fan than I am. I only know the hits... "Where Is My Mind?", "Debaser", "Monkey Gone To Heaven", "Here Comes Your Man", etc. I'll def give this album a few more listens and I've also revisited "Doolittle" which is also a cool album. 8/10

Great album. Can hear the influences they've had on other bands. Can't believe it's the first time I've listened to a Pixie's album. Kinda wish some of the tracks were longer.

Boobs in the cover. Cracking album.

Goeie cover.

Loved it crazy frenetic energy. where is my mind is such an incredible song

7/10. This is a solid album with a few standouts, and its clearly super influential to alt rock. Still, it had some really abrasive moments such as the last track that ended up just being uncomfortable to listen to rather than sounding cool.

Alright, nothing super special but sounded cool. 7

Where is my mind, Gigantic , Bone Machine

WoW quelle belle surprise ce matin, j’ai tellement aimé que j’ai écouter deux fois. C’est vieux mais ça sonne comme si s’était 2021. Je connaissais pixies de nom, mais là je dois aller approfondir leur discographie. Je lévite: la guitare et le drum et même la voix c’est bon Je l’évite rien !! Même la poche a des belles boules

A fun listen but not something I'll return to very often. 7

8/10 rockero

Punk, garage, bestia

J'ai adoré ça, du bon punk rock. C'était pas des hits mais c'était tout le temps bien fait. J'hésitais entre 3 et 4 étoiles, mais la paire de seins sur la pochette du cd à tranchée. Toute une paire! Chapeau! Mon hit: Where is my mind, le beat de guitare j'ai bien aimé.

Excellent album! Je ne connaissais pas Pixies au delà de la fameuse «Where is my mind».

El disco pasado de Pixies la música fue muy buena y las letras no me dejaron terminar de disfrutarlo. En esta ocasión la música sigue siendo buena y las letras me son mucho más agradables. Supongo que son más melódicos y menos estridentes? menos punketos? Supongo que eso me dejó disfrutarlo más. 3.5 que creo que sube a 4 porque sí lo puedo volver a poner y disfrutarlo. Songs: Break my body, Gigantic, Brick is Red y obviamente Where is my mind? (Tururu tu turururu!!)

Awesome crunchy, gritty sound

Great

Really fun and fresh. Not their best, but some strong songs

They had a different sound from what i expected from 'where is my mind'. Although it's my favorite song from the album, it doesn't speak for the sound of the album as a whole.

Better than I expected.

Tomemos en cuenta que en aquel momento gigantic fue el único sencillo del disco, que gran rola pero WTF que hable sobre el pene de un negro, aunque es tan ligera la rola que ahora es un himno. Rolas cargadas de lo-fi bien hecho y tener otro himno como Where is my mind? También recuerdo la primer vez que vi la portada del CD fue muy impactante. Sin duda un álbum cargado de energía para una generación de inadaptados

When this first came out, I thought it sounded unpolished and too raw. I thought it was garbage. Little did I know how good garbage can be. I grew to love the album over time and the rawness. QuietLoud, baby!

Un classqiue des années 1990

Oke, I know this one. these dudes are crazy, love them.

Bone machine, where is my mind (classic) Not too bad!

4.2

A perfect connection point between post punk and new wave to the grunge and alt rock of the nineties. Super distinctive lead guitar and drums, and Kim’s voice is a perfect addition throughout. Obviously the singles are the best songs but even with all the experimentation the album sounds cohesive.

Where is my mind?

duh

Classic.

Pretty good

Could have been a 4 since I liked the more punk-ish songs. But most of them are mediocre unluckily, not even "Where Is My Mind" could push it above 3.5 :c

This is a crazy one. I will have to give it a relisten to really give a meaningful review.

Having listened to this now, the influence it had on In Utero is unmistakable. The drumming throughout is superb, and there are a couple of complete bangers on here. However, everything got kind of forgettable in the second half of the album, and for that my rating can't be too high (especially knowing that Doolittle is coming in the future of Pixies discography, where I feel they really hit their stride). Favorite tracks: Break My Body, Where Is My Mind?

I like Doolittle better.

ok

apart form where is my mind, kinda weird, didnt fw it

Where is my mind y gigantic, la primera en otro nivel. Nada que ver con el resto del disco, no sé cómo sacaron una canción tan buena. Claramente voy a seguir escuchando Where is my mind, pero no creo que vuelva a escuchar el disco entero a menos que me llegue a enganchar con más canciones de la banda.

Alright. Bit fun in places, not bad.

not bad, kicked off the nirvana craze

This was alright. I had heard "Where is My Mind?" prior to listening to this album - I feel like it was a highlight compared to the rest of the songs here. The rest were okay to listen to. A lot of this sounded like a garage jam session.

I like the short burst high energy songs. (Couldn't handle too much of it if they were neverending). Some of the lyrics questionable in this day and age but expected from punk bands, right?

Late start today, idk The Pixies at all. Titties! Bone Machine is fun but I'm not big on the absurd lyrics. Guitar sounds great, drums too. Why do they keep singing about Bones. I like the vocals in Break My Body, especially the hook. Something Against You was a bit much, but not bad. A lot of the album isn't sticking out to me, but it's solid. Gigantic - I like the girl's voice more! This one is nice, I could tell it was a single. River Euphrates is ok.. I can't decide if I like the hook or not. Band is on point. Oh fuck this song is on this album??? Okay well I knew ONE Pixies song leading in. Where Is My Mind is great. I like Cactus a lot. Good lyrics. The drums are very punchy on this album! Not a fan of Oh My Golly. Too much going on. Oh of course Albini produced this shit. I just got home, I'm crossed, I picked back up on Vamos... and the guitar is pissing me the fuck off it sounds like a bug in my ear when it does that thing it keeps doing. Stop it! Ok they kinda did and the rest is interesting. Didn't really do much for me; I won't deny that it's good, but it's just not quite what I'd like from this style of music. Too much! Favorite: Brick Is Red Shoutout: I'm Amazed, Break My Body Coming back to give it a 3, it was a lot more fun in the car.

High highs but low lows

perfect for day drinking on rilke (Duino, TS) even though where is my mind might make you want to jump off the cliff to experience the freedom of the fall

Not for me; Where Is My Mind single handedly raises album from 2 to 3.

It was ok. I was really hoping for a good album out of these guys

good listen, pitty the lead singer is a twat.

me gusta la estructura caótica y lo tranquilizador q suena la guitarra a la vez, pero prefiero toda la primera mitad, es inconsistente y me terminó aburriendo en las últimas 4 canciones. no es para mí.

Interesting tunes, thx

Surfer Rosa, the Pixies’ debut album, is a deceptively good album and my introduction to a band that significantly influenced many great artists who came after them. Famous for its then-groundbreaking production and unique raw approach to rock, the album consistently sounds unpolished, noisy, and messy—all compliments. The album grew on me over the course of listening to it, what at first sounded like just-okay screechy rock gaining my appreciation after the first few tracks for the innovative predecessor to grunge and other 90’s alternative rock movements that it is, followed by my enjoyment by the end of the album for its abrasive catchiness. The album’s somehow both off-putting and humorous lyrics, also apparently part of what made them so innovative, stand out as another interesting feature. ‘Bone Machine,’ the opener, starts us off strong lyrically with key moments including references to cuckoldry, being molested by priests, and the questionable “Your Irish skin / Looks Mexican / Our love is rice and beans and horse’s lard.” This decent enough opening track introduced the album’s sound, but the best of it comes in the second half. No single song stands out to me in particular, except for the accessibly catchy, famous, and very good ‘Where Is My Mind?’ The album is fairly consistent from song to song, gradually rising in quality as it progresses. Moments that let Steve Albini’s experimental, rough production and Black Francis’s almost rabid vocals take off unrestrained are where this album shines brightest. This was a worthwhile and pretty enjoyable listen, and the Pixies have gained my appreciation for it. Rating: ~5.5 ____ Album 7 / 1001+

3/5 I almost rated this a four, but ultimately this album is not the type of music I typically enjoy. This is defintely a "raw" album with some interesting rhytmic ideas and intersting guitar tones. I enjoyed the driving bass and drum fills (even though I got a little bored at some points). This album has a lot of catchy hooks as well and I appreciate the experimenation. Bone Machine 3/5: Some weird lyrics, "Are love is rice and beans and horses lard" A decent song with a simple driving bass line and chord progression Break My Body 3.5/5: This song is a little dissonant at times which I like. The melody and guitar together clash a bit which makes sense for the song. Something Against You 3.25/5: Intresting intremental tracks with some weird shouting in the background that are cool. The drum fills are really good Broken Face 3.25/5: The broken face hook is kinda funny and catchy, quick fun song Gigantic 3.75/5: This song has a catchy hook and I like how the verse is more chill and builds to the chorus. I think the end of the song could have been cut short, the same thing is just being repeated over and over again with no variation River Euphrates 3.75/5: Cool echoey guitars to this song. The bass lines are starting to get boring in this album I wish they were more varied. Intersting time signature Where Is My Mind 4.5/5: Very famous song, the guitar riff is so memorable Cactus 3.5/5: Very interesting rhythm, the time signautre unexpectedly changed, not too much else going on though Tony's Theme 2.5/5: The vocals were different.... kind of an annoying song, but when Tony is shouted it is catchy I can't lie. Oh My Golly! 3/5: This song has great drum fills and fun fast guitar strumming, but nothing too different from the rest of the album. The end of the song was pretty funny Vamos (Surfa Rosa) 3.5/5: It is interesting how the tempo changes in this song, creates an interesting feeling especially with all those intereseting guitar tones. Not exactly sure the meaning of this song... I'm Amazed 2/5: I am really not sure what the point of this song is... it was interesting how the conversation transitioned into the song Brick Is Red 3/5: Pretty cool riff and I like the pauses in this song. Not really a fan of the guitar tone.

I would have loved this album of I heard it at the time, the opening bass is sublime.

Bone machine - 3/5 Break my body - 3/5 Something against you - 2/5 Broken face - 2/5 Gigantic - 3/5 River Euphrates - 4/5 Where is my mind? - 5/5 Cactus - 3/5 Tony's theme - 2/5 Oh my golly - 2/5 Vamos - 1/5 I'm amazed - 1/5 Brick is red - 2/5

2 utterly classic songs, a winning musical formula and the best possible producer at this point in their career, but Surfer Rosa doesn't really cohere. The songwriting is too tossed off. Everything would fall in to place on Doolittle.

I find Surfer Rosa is a handful of highs and a large amount of meh. It's possibly my least favourite Pixies album despite having a couple of their best songs on it. Whilst it's hard to deny the brilliance of Where Is My Mind? or the infectiously hooky Gigantic or even the unhinged craziness of Bone Machine, most of the rest for it is a choppy mess of songs that I've always struggled with and don't quite live up to the same benchmark.

Sick 80’s grunge/punk! It’s crazy how you can really hear this album in so many artists today! Really cool, inspiring and experimental. Definitely one of the best 80’s albums ever maybe even rock albums ever. It has a pretty weak intro but really great in the middle! I’d recommend Gigantic, River Euphrates, Where is my mind?, Cactus, Tony’s theme and Brick is red

May hits I'll listen to again, gigantic, river Euphrates, didn't realize where is my mind was on this album, brick is red 6/10

it’s fine

doolittle is better BUT, this is still pretty good too (where is my mind? is one of the best song ever written)

I looove Doolittle, and gave Bossanova 4 stars, but I think this is my least favourite Pixies album on this list. "Where Is My Mind" and "Gigantic" are the clear standouts, but the other songs on this album are not on the same level. I think manic would be a good description of this album.

Good Listen. This album has that song from Fight Club on it so that's fun.

Я ніколи не був фанатом піксіз, хоча завжди розумів їх впливовість і важливість для гітарної музики загалом ну і гітарної музики 90х особливо. Якщо вже брати по альбомах, то мені завжди більше подобався дулітл, де є моя улюблена пісня гурту - gouge away. Але звісно шо surfer rosa це теж клас, хоча ось я пару раз переслухав і більшість пісень тут мене ніяк не чіпляє. Так - прикольний звук, місцями вокали цікаво зроблені, зрозуміло що тут є where is my mind (через яку я і дізнався про гурт у всім відомому фільмі), іспанська мова і так далі. Але як це був "не мій" гурт, так і залишився.

Where is my mind?- what a song. Not sure abt the others though...

Priem maar doet me niet megaveel. Shoutout naar mickey mouse in broken face wel.

niet onaardig maar doet niet veel bijzonders voor me

I liked it! Not as much as i thought though…..maybe 3.5. I wanted more alt

Unfortunately this review is going to be tainted by having a Frank Black solo album yesterday as his works become tedious and repetitive to me usually about halfway through an album. That is definitely the case with this album. I acknowledge the influential span this has/had on an entire music scene. That being said... save for a chorus here and there or an iconic bit here and there or (rarely) a complete song here and there I don't ever purposely listen to the Pixies. In fact the more time that passes in between listens the more I can actually appreciate them. This album much like their entire discography has 2 good songs and bits and pieces here and there of good stuff but as a whole its a mess. Granted being a mess is what is intended here. 3 stars simply because Where is My Mind is on this saving it from being a 2.25.

Entre le 3 et le 4

i was kinda like yeah okay cool then where is my mind came on and YEEEEAAAAHH NOW WE’RE COOKIN

Decent

I really like this one. Need to come to this

An interesting, creative, dynamic album -- just not sure I'd listen to it again.

It was ok 3/5

My rating 3.2 Besides where is my mind what do you really have. Heavily liked by critics. 🤷‍♂️

75

Yeah it’s got that one song, but it’s not an album that has the highlight in spite of That One Song

3,5 -

3 stars for me, some good songs but may need to spend some more time with it

Where is my mind is a song on another level. The rest of the album is something between cool stuff and boring noise

Eh

An example of a few truly great songs carrying a just fine album

I chose a moderate rating because it is not my type of music. The musicians are talented and it likely is appealing to people that enjoy the genre.

Some good. Some annoying. Some great.

nice

frank or black francis or whatever he calls himself and kim wear out their welcome by tony's theme. the lead guitarist can stay. he good throughout. bossanova supremacy.

Favorite track(s): Bone Machine, Broken Face, Gigantic, Where Is My Mind?

6 - AVERAGE

more of a doolittle girl myself i was gonna listen twice searching for meaning but idc today

3. I was a bigger fan of this album than I anticipated. Where Is My Mind is an obvious classic, but I was also very into Gigantic. The drums were my favorite part of this album, staying a consistent driving force throughout the stop-start style that is synonymous with The Pixies. Some of the vocals had me questioning meaning, but I reckon that was what they were going for in a way. The speaking bits were also tastefully included, besides maybe the whole "You fucking die" part. I thought it was spot on in "I'm Amazed." I think with another listen I would like it even more. Another thing I really enjoyed with this album was finding the influence. I had heard that they were one of the the more influential bands of the 80s, but listening to Surfer Rosa I was able to find this to be true. To name one, I found my favorite Silver Jews album - Across the Water - to be reminiscent of a lot of these songs. Fun.

Kind of strange and off tune sounding in an on-purpose way. Not bad!

A solid 7/10. This is Pixies’ punk side, and their style is really clear all over the album. And of course, it has one of the anthems of a generation: “Where Is My Mind?” A solid album with some really strong moments.

Didn't love it but it was ok

Cool album to mosh to

doggo/10

Ehh didn’t get to listen to the whole thing

This was weird as fuck, but kind of in a good way? Just short enough to not get grating. But a lot of it was pretty silly. (Where Is My Mind did a lot of heavy lifting)

3.5

It’s a little weird but also a classic alt-rock album that influenced what we have today. It stands the test of time, even if I don’t love every song.

Decent enough - kind of passed me by, but Where is my mind in particular is a classic

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.

Solid

Lo escuché mientras me depilaba las cejas

53/100.

Made me realise how good Doolittle is.

Kind of annoying and whiny, but it does grow on you a little with some re-listens. Overall, doesn’t live up to the hype. Likes: Gigantic; River Euphrates; Where Is My Mind?

The punkishness is rad, and obviously I love Where is my Mind. But the rest was rather ho-hum for me.

Has plenty of solid songs, but has plenty of songs that don't have much to them. Middle of the road album to me.

Disjointed and chaotic, but that's kind of the point. Mostly impressed with how it sounds like could have been made today.

Good memories of this album - I was surprised in came out in the 80s. Definitively thought it was a 90s album

6.7

Surfer Rosa by Pixies… sinceramente siento que me gustó como un 50%. En lo personal, este tipo de rock solo me gusta en ocasiones, cuando estoy en el mood de escucharlo. Porque si ese día estoy “overwhelmed” y escucho esto, mi mente crea escenarios imaginarios en donde lo que me dan ganas es de coger un bate y entrarle a batazos a la gente idiota. Es para mí como sacar ese enojo ilógico que me guardo. Soy bastante pasiva. Así que le doy un 3, solo porque me gustó la mitad del álbum y es solo cuando estoy en el mood para escucharlo. No es mi género favorito.

There’s some fun stuff here, but I will admit I’m getting tired of the angsty 90’s core screaming and whining. When the pixies are on, they are so lit. But sometimes they drift into this sludgy vibe I just don’t know how to put my finger on it. Broken Face gives me mad surf curse vibes. I fuck with it. Other saves: Gigantic, Cactus

I like the coolness of the punk but not always the musicality of it. But "Where is my mind" incredible of course!

No song lives up to how good where is my mind? Is, but overall pretty interesting. I can see it growing on me over time. 7/10

I liked the experimentation with sounds while keeping the music coherent. But this suffers like a lot of albums, where there is a well known iconic song. When I got to it, it just took me out of the album ad a whole and the other songs felt weaker in comparison.

None of the songs stood out to me. Maybe I will enjoy this album in the future when I am more mature

Everyone’s heard Where is My Mind? 6/10

Interesting album; not too much my style but laid the foundation for future music. Very good instrumentals, interesting vocals. Imo: overhyped but decent framework

Good album, I only really liked the first 5 songs, doesn’t deserve a 4 though

If it was 1-10 i would give it a solid 6 or 7 (chills) where is my mind carries the album but the rest aint bad

Not my favorite pixies album. I feel like they are at their best when they aren’t doing super heavy songs. This album had a lot of those heavier songs which I think takes away from the overall quality. Gigantic and where is my mind are classics though

I desperately want to love the Pixies (mainly because of their influence on some of my favourite bands) but I really can't get into them. I think the instrumentals are great but the voices are just so lacking in both lyricism and honestly just sounding nice to my ears. However, given that Where Is My Mind is on this album there's no way I could give it anything lower than a 3, that song is everything.

Not my cup of tea, first songs were a hard listen, then where is my mind started

la verdad es que no me gustó mucho el álbum o sea está bueno pero no es muy de mi estilo así que no me terminó de encantar mis canciones favoritas fueron Gigantic y Where is my mind (que ya la conocía así que no vale)

Hard to not picture a bunch of dead eyed Gen X’s slouching and shuffling on a dance floor when listening to this album. Overall it’s serviceable but not really for me. Gigantic and Where Is My Mind were enjoyable and clearly the singles. I get why disillusioned youths would love this one. Plus there’s a nice set of yabbos on the cover so that earns it an extra star. Way to go Pixies!

Very raw, chaotic and unpolished. In a good and bad way.

6/10

me cuesta describir este álbum, no sé si me gustó o no. Me pareció raro, quizás ruidoso en algunos sentidos, desprolijo, pero también con un sonido particular y original. Algunos temas me gustaron y otros meh. no es un álbum q digas wow. mejor tema por lejos where is my mind. le doy un 5.5/10

Not something I would usually listen to. But, I'm suprised to say that I really enjoyed this album. I enjoyed tracks like Bone Machine, Break My Body, Where Is My Mind?, Cactus and

Jeg ville virkelig gerne ELSKE det her, men jeg forstår det ikke godt nok... Hvis albummet havde været mere som gigantic og så et par afstikkere til det mere skaldede, de har så ville jeg klart sige 4. Men det er det ikke, og selv om jeg godt kan have det fedt over nogen af de mere skaldede, så er det for svært. 3.2 tænker jeg. Jeg kan bedre lide det end Elton John, men den gav jeg fire, der var nok en begynderfejl.

- starting strong, nice punky-crispy sound right off the bat - not a huge fan of spoken word parts that are off rhythm - sort of feels like mother mother and the garden got mashed together - most songs sound the same - the "you fuckin' die" thing goes on way too long - kind of annoying. probly 5/10

Contemporary sound, guitars on fire, noisy, disruptive

Quand bien même c'est bruyant et dissonant, je respecte parce qu'ils ont l'air d'en avoir gros sur la patate et que quelque chose se passe. Ça se joue entre le 3 et le 4 pour moi ici

a few catchy tunes

Where is my mind - 100000 stars Otherwise not much stood out. Doolittle >

Avid rap listener here. It was awesome at first, then it all started sounding...the same. Very Tom Holland spider-man sounding...iykyk. I've heard a few before here and there but apart from that, really raw sounds from my perspective.

the middle of this is so stellar. forever all time bops. some of the rest i bounce off of.

It was alright I guess? Good rock, but I wouldnt add anything to a playlist.

seguro que su impacto en el mundo del rock fue gigante (parece que fueron inspiración hasta para nirvana), pero como a mí no me gusta el rock pues qué quieres que te diga

Gas

7/10

𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢 is often seen as a key alternative rock album, but it never fully clicks with me. The band’s loud-quiet dynamics and raw production give the record a distinctive edge, and there’s clearly something influential in how the songs are structured. Still, the overall sound doesn’t quite resonate with me. I can appreciate its importance and ideas, but as a listening experience it doesn’t stand out as much as it does for others.

Les faltó un poco de mariguana

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.

I know this is a cult fave band but they just dont reach levels of greatness for me

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.

Just meh for me

Not my cup of tea...

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.

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.

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

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?

3.25 - Several classics, but I like this less than I want to.

Pretty great alternative album from the 90s with some iconic songs. Highlights: "Gigantic", "Where is My Mind" and "Brick is Red"

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.

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

not my type

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

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

prett good

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

Some good songs like where is my mind or cactus, but the rest is too noisy for me.

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)

Very much an early modest mouse feeling, so screaming 90s it hurts. Short but good, but lots of filler

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.

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

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

Fine, but underwhelming. WIMM obviously a good song but otherwise nothing to write home about.

Loved the bangers but forgot how heavy this album is. Still great but maybe too heavy for everyday listening for me.

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

Cool. Youthful. Slap happy. Like sound scribbles. where is my mind. johnnys theme? caribou.

Meh

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.

Too Loud™️. But an extra star because it’s the Pixies, and an extra star for “Where is My Mind?”.

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

Heavy cover, bit of rock n roll. Nice for a change, banger included on track 7. 3/5

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?

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?

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

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

Not as bad as their rest. Still not good.

Fight club

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.

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

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So good. So nostalgic.

I got bossanova previously and enjoyed it more than this one. Still decent

Some bangers some mid

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.

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.

turminha estridente

Nok en som er mellom 3 og 4 for meg, men ikke nok her til å vippe opp :)

Gigantic is great, but mostly this is too raw for me to love.

Easy to listen to, fun bops and good work music

Bit of a one hit wonder for me

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.

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?

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

Of course ‘Where Is My Mind?’ was cool, wasn’t very hyped about the rest. Stand-outs - Where Is My Mind?

couldn't listen the entire album, didn't like much

This angsty indie vibe makes a rainy roadtrip into a personal music video.

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).

What a different time

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.

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.

3/5 good to hear the early days of grunge and proto garage rock but other than Gigantic and Broken Face fairly forgettable.

Decent album but nothing outstanding. An interesting dynamic

Punky and fun, but don't know if I would listen to it again

It goes

I can totally appreciate the impact this album and the band had on so much of the music I love. Full disclosure- I’ve never loved the way this band sounded on their albums- something about the way it was mixed. I know I should love them but going to be honest and say 3.5.

A little loud/fast for me, but did like it. Need to be in a specific mood for it.

I already like pixies song before so I am intrested in this album and first songs riff sounds cool but I always find their vocals a little bit off putting thats why I am not hugely into them really cool guitars man I love the production but event in like cure or smashing pumpkins I can tolerate the singing but it is really bugging me here give a pay raise to drummer and guitarist for something against you gigantic has only female vocals big improvment where is my mind and cactus are bangers I had high hopes after these two but I think it is going downhill generational downfall Im amazed is good tho and a good ending generally a good listen I think

7 / 10

Pretty interesting music, insane instruments honestly love the guitars

listened to orchestral version. lots of energy

Very influential album, obviously. Definitely worth a listen, and I intend to relisten. The sound didn't particularly impress me, but the era should be acknowledged.

As i’ve got older i’ve tended to dislike this genre more. This will mostly definitely change in the future.

Rough, so close to gold

Weird that I got two albums with boobs on the cover back-to-back days. Hard to rate because I already love doolittle and this is pretty much less-good doolittle. Obviously Where is my Mind is probably their greatest song so it has that going for it. Bone machine is pretty cool

I did enjoy listening to it. I found the lyrics a bit strange and random. The music reminded me of when I used to be in a band, just making music and not overthinking it too much. It doesn’t seem very serious, and that actually works in its favor. I probably won’t listen to it again because I often find it a bit chaotic, but I’ll still give it two stars, plus one extra for the nice album cover.

Easy to hear the influence this would have on Nirvana, particularly the drums. Telling that I completely didn't notice that the album had looped around 1.5 times though - just a bit too anonymously noisy and anarchic for me.