Reviews (page 10 of 13)
It was okay
they felt a little off their game? few tracks i enjoyed. doolittle still prob the fav
I don’t like this one very much. Big pixies fan, I thought, but this one is scratchy and lacks some of that surreal charm that I love from earlier albums. I think there’s a reason I missed it.
Solid album, not really my jam but I can see the influence the Pixies and this album have had for years after.
Much as I loved the first three Pixies albums, I always thought Bossanova was a bit of a disappointment. Apart from 'Is she weird' and 'Dig for fire' (with its surreal lyrics being in the same mould as Doolittle's 'Monkey gone to heaven'), most of the tracks are Pixies by numbers, IMHO. Still worth delving into though, particularly for the two aforementioned tunes which remain fantastic.
p642. 1990. 3 stars. Average rock band with some decent tunes, but lyrically inept. You can hear the influence on Nirvana, it's just that Kurt Cobain did it better :)
This one didn’t strike me nearly as much as the other Pixies album I just had (Doolittle). In fact, I think having that one so recently made this one fall a little flatter.
It's a good album, but doesn't stand out in any way over other good rock albums from this era
Alright
good probably wont listen again though
Solid but not spectacular - 7/10
In the words of Jonah, really good classic rock album. Well not a classic rock album, but a classic rock album. 7/10 (a bit shouty at times)
Cool sound, punky, edgy, and kinda pre-grungy. I liked it, but probably wouldn't listen to it again. Three stars.
Kinda a lesser pixies. Like the full sound and the instrumentals and the weird track lengths, but criminal underuse of kim deal. And the songs just aren't as interesting as we know young boy is capable of. Velouria I'd heard before, and it's the best.
I wanted to like this more than I did, but it was an overall enjoyable listen. I think I'm feeling some alt/punk fatigue from this list overall and an unfortunate result is I find it harder to enjoy albums I may have earlier in the process.
Meh
This isn't bossa nova but I'm really not all that mad about it 3/5
Maybe the dorks in high school were right…
Death To The Pixies
Solid but not their best stuff from the original quiet/loud masters…
Hey some of this is nice! That loudquietloud sound indeed, im more for the quietloudquiet. The happening is nice
This is alright. Don’t love it, don’t hate it. A little bit weird, sometimes annoying, kind of catchy, sort of forgettable. Right down the middle.
Can hear its influence, but not an overly enjoyable listen
Rockin, dig storm is coming, prefer other pixies album
Very indicative of who the Pixies are - fun, upbeat, indie rock
Is okay. The singing is a bit raspy.
After my first listen, I’m left feeling in this mid state. Nothing particularly grabs me, but I also don’t hate anything about it type of deal. This album bleeds 90’s, and is very distinguishable for its time, and again- I love that. I’ll have to give another listen, because this one deff feels like it’s gonna grow on me big time. I enjoyed Ana and blown away quite a bit!
This record actually wasn’t too bad on a second listen. The beauty of the rocky beats and the iconic nature of the pixies make me rate this a bit lower but I will Keep listening
- War für mich wieder so ein Hit or Miss Album. - Songs wie Hang Wire und Ana fand ich seehr geil. Zwischendurch waren aber auch wieder Songs, die mich absolut kalt gelassen haben - Habe den Namen der Band schon einmal gehört, aber Mucke von denen glaube ich noch nie. - Klingen einfach nach einem hybrid aus den letzten 80 Einflüssen und den ankommenden Grunge. Eigentlich ganz interessant, aber hat mich leider nicht ganz gecatcht 2,75/5
Tolles Alt-Rock Album, das irgendwie einfach Spaß beim Hören gemacht hat. Die Grunge-Einflüsse haben mir (natürlich) gefallen. Andere Einflüsse dagegen waren manchmal etwas abgedreht und haben mich etwas rausgebracht. Das Album als Ganzes fand ich aber echt gut, wobei kein Song für mich besonders heraussticht (wie so oft).
Angry. Good in parts Much more variation stylistically than many of the one dimensional albums in this list. However I don’t like some of the dimensions. When it works, you get a wall of innkvative sound production lyrics performance and soul. They have a lot to say and it might be better spread over 3 or 4 albums. A bit too Manchester too.
Enjoyed this much more than some of y’all reviews made me think I would - I think the good moments are really good, even if the lows are somewhat low.
Solid album with a unique sound. My two biggest gripes are that I feel like there are too many filler tracks, and I don't like the song order on the album. The Happening is a phenomenal song that in my opinion should end the album. Instead it's followed by a few throwaway tracks that kill the album's momentum. A shame, because a good album is still there. Top tracks: Ana, All Over the World, The Happening
Not Dolittle
This one didn't strike me the way Doolittle did/does. It's quintessential Pixies, so I'm a fan. But a bit more mid.
Taking me back to the 90s. Makes me think of patchouli oil and counter culture. Never a huge fan but this album hit me just right. it is very well done and enjoyable.
Fun alternative album.
There are awesome peaks (Happening, Blown Away), a lot of pointless filler (first and last song) and atrocities (Hang Wire). The most uneven of their original four full length albums and unfortunately a sign of things to come.
3.5/5 Beetje eentonig tbh
An OK album
Surfer Rosa and Doolittle are great albums. Bossanova is a good album. Come on Pilgrim and Trompe le Monde are okay. I don’t acknowledge the existence of anything else by this band. I love the Pixies but don’t think this is them at their best. There are still some great songs on here, but nothing that approaches the best songs on their first two albums. And the just-okay songs on Bossanova are way worse than the less good songs on Surfer Rose and Doolittle. Is Bossanova worth listening to? Yes. Is it a top tier Pixies album? For me, no. P.S. My cat’s favorite thing in the world is to roll around in my closet under shirts where she can bat at them and be partially hidden and rub against things while I pet her. When we are doing that I like to sing “Stormy Weather” to her, but I change the words to “It is time . . . it is time (whoah, oh) . . . it is time, for closet cuddles.”
Joe and Cameron dancing to “Velouria” by the Pixies in season 3 episode 9 of "Halt & Catch Fire" is all I have to say. The first choice, apparently, was Nirvana's Love Buzz. The replacement with its ethereal quality and a sense of longing expressed in captures the moment way better. I could listen to that song over and over again without getting sick.
Great album!
I kind of like Allison
Occasionally interesting, IMO.
I like the punk sound
Yeah this was alright, but didn't capture the same magic of the first couple Pixies albums in my opinion.
I like the sound of the album, but I find it a little uninspired
I love the pixies sound. Driving basslines, noisey guitars, and a singer I can't quite put my finger on. I felt this album was solid all the way through, but never hit highs that made it stand out.
There's some interesting stuff here, but it's not my cup of tea exactly.
Pixies are Happening. Album gets better as it progresses; starts with thrashy songs about wierd ex-girlfriends and peaks at Hang Wire. Liked it. (2.7*s)
First listen through a full Pixies album and it's ok enough. You hear people rave about them all the time so I had high expectations. I know some of their songs and do like their sound but this didn't move me like I wanted it to. The songs I know and like weren't on here but there were a few good ones I'd revisit. I think the album is good as a whole and better than a lot of other things that came out in the 90's. It's like experimental surf rock for people who wear jeans and black hoodies to the beach. I liked it just enough to be curious about another full album by them (which I'm sure will appear). They managed to age pretty gracefully, stay out of taglines, and are still somewhat relevant today so props on that. Go Beantown.
I have always heard people/critics say the Pixies are a hugely influential band and I can see how they contributed to the indy rock scene on this album. It has some good range and also sticks to their style. Not an epic, must own album but it has its place and I enjoyed.
Didn't think I would like this album when I began listening but as it progressed it got better. There were certain tracks that were a bit reminiscent of The Cure, a band I like but didn't have the distinctive vocals. This seemed to serve this opinion as my streaming service goes on to select similar genres when the album selector ends. In this case , Pictures of you was the first track selected when Bossanova finished. Not a bad judgement by me I thought 🙂. This album is worthy of 3 stars , would have given it more it it didn't go randomly into screechy vocals which are more akin to heavy metal
Was fine but did not stand out in my mind
Some hitting of some instruments
Way more into the singing than the screaming.
The very best
The start of this is so refreshing because of the recent albums. Second song is fucking awesome. Slowdive 's song about a girl with the name Allison is better. But, this one's still good too. It's a pretty straightforward good album. Sick guitar work and the vocals aren't too annoying. It's produced well too. The Happening sounds like a Big Black song (and I just checked: this isn't the Steve Albini / Pixies record) 3/5
Solid mix of songwriting, all gas no brakes
Not as obnoxious as their first album, but not as memorable either. I actually gave their first album a bad rating for being annoying, but it's starting to grow on me. This album is pretty mid.
Unmistakably The Pixies. Undeniably from the ‘90s.
If I was feeling a lot more aggressive when I listened I think it would have gotten a 4 from me, just wasn't the perfect mood for the time and place.
This was a solid album. I enjoyed it, and would maybe put it on again. 6/10
3.5 I was expecting to like this more than I did based on what I knew of the Pixies before starting this project. Very happy to have discovered Is She Weird but the back end of the album really dragged on.
A really good album! Solid, spiky, punky rock tunes with melody! It’s a real blast! Will definitely return to this one!
It wasn’t bad but I’m unlikely to go out of my way to listen to it again
Didn’t like it as much as I presumed considering the band’s near legendary status as grunge forefathers.
Actually a fun Pixies listen front to back
One of those albums where you don't really realize you're listening to it or that it has ended until a song comes on that is obviously not from the album.
Not their best work maybe.
It was uneventful. Ho hum and nothing exciting.
Another Pixies album? I like them, they are important but I'd say one was enough, and this one seems less vital and original than Surfer Rosa. Nothing much wrong with it, just seems like they are in their groove a bit here.
It was loud and the lyrics & music were just meh for me
Wonderful
Some good tracks on this one, album as a whole not as exciting as previous albums.
Not bad. Slap bang middle of the road for me. Some good tunes, some not so good tunes.
The only Pixies song I know is "Where Is My Mind." Cecilia Ann - fine Rock Music - wow that's some yellin'! More hard rock than I was expecting. Are they doing like, a song in every genre?
Was alright. I liked the previous Pixies album better. This one would be a middle of the road 2.5/5.
You can see where there is some really interesting composition, and there are a few songs that pulled me in pretty easily. However, the overall sound of the album starts to get a little monotonous, and there isn't as much variety in some of the song structures as I would like. I can't point to one "banger" on this album, so I can't really rate it too highly.
Gotta respect any band that is immediately identifiable by their sound and style, and Pixies are definitely that. Right down to the tinny lo-fi sound of the recordings and the alt-surf riffs. When I think of Frank Black I can’t not think of the best Bloodhound Gang lyric of all time: “I’m not black like Barry White, no I am white like Frank Black is”, although that has nothing to do with this album or review. This album is no Doolittle or Surfer Rosa though, which makes me wonder are those yet to come or did whoever made this list totally outthink themselves when it comes to Pixies albums?
While a bigger fan of Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, I think this album still paced well. It was nice to hear more melodies and tempos amongst songs and you can tell by this 3rd outing the band had really come into its own. They remain the kings of the loud-quiet-loud model for song crafting.
First time all the way through this one, didn’t love it and didn’t hate it. I think they’ve got some better stuff, but ultimately this is still pretty listenable.
This was hit or miss for me. 2.5 stars that will round up to 3.
I like the Pixies enough to own their greatest hits album, but not enough that I'll ever want to listen to any of their original albums. This was fine.
not too bad! I think Pixies should only have 1 album on the list, and this would be a solid submission.
pretty cool
Good rock and grunge sound. Easy to see the Nirvana comparrisons ( or Nirvana's to the Pixies).
Oddly enjoyed parts of this album
Pretty good album. I don’t think I’ll seek it out again, but I enjoyed it.
Not bad, but hardly their best work.
I don't care for this album. It's ok, but it's nothing I'd want to revist. 2.5 stars. Sorry, Pixies, you're not for me.
Not the best of the Pixie's albums, but it's still the Pixies. 3.5
It was good, nothing standing out too much.
This is what it sounds like when grunge is being born. This album was good - I liked Doolittle better. 3.3 stars
Not bad. Don't love the singer. If I liked him more, I,d give it another star.
Joa, war ok.
Hey this isn't bossanova music at all!
I really enjoy the opening track "Cecilia Ann". Getting screamed at next on "Rock Music" was less enjoyable. The rest of the album after that was fairly enjoyable. Maybe I am just getting old, but I have a hard time giving 4 stars to any album where I have to sit through screaming for a track or more. I though Surfer Rosa was a lot more enjoyable.
It's fine, inoffensive at best, mediocre at worst. 3/5.
This is easily the weakest of the “holy trinity” of Pixies albums. Bossanova has a much poppier sound than their other albums, which I mostly don’t love. It’s an interesting product of its time, with a grunge-pop rock hybrid, but it also feels much older since it consists of 14 songs for a total of 40 minutes (less than 3 minutes per song). This feels like the perfect dose; I think I would’ve gotten bored after an hour of this sound. I don’t think I’ve listened to this album in 10+ years and my meh-to-okay rating from then still holds up. I gave the same rating to other Pixies albums and I think I’ll definitely be re-assessing those assuming they come up within the 1001. I can’t imagine Bossanova is on the list without Doolittle or Surfer Rosa, but we’ll see.
could i write poetry to this? y
Probably my least favorite of the albums with the original lineup. Still a very good album, but lacking the hooks of the others. This is probably due to the pressures and challenges they encountered while recording it. I can definitely hear where the influence came from when Kurt Cobain called Nirvana a "Pixies cover band." Three and one-half stars. Dinged one half-star for not producing a "hit song."
Fun at times.
The first cursory listen was fun. A good vibe. A second, closer listen, paying attention to lyrics was less impressive.
It was okay.
• Försöker komma på nått att säga om albumomslaget, men kommer bara på att det är fult och har nån konstig 90-tals grafik som red ut att komma från Command & Conquer eller nått • Väldigt blandat mood på låtarna • Instrumentaliskt rätt bra, kombinerat med sång blir det rätt medel dock Betyg: 3/5
Lite stökigt men inte riktigt mitt typ av stök. Lyssnade mest i bakgrunden pågrund av tidsbrist så gav det inte riktigt en ärlig chans
The second song almost made me stop listening. 3.5
It wasn't what I expected. Worth a listen.
Чувствуется какой-то дроп по сравнению с первыми двумя альбомами. Вот вроде всё и ок, песни понятнее, а искр нет. Лучшая песня - Allison.
I like the Pixies but this one has always been the one I like the least from the classic era. There are some bangers and The Happening is one of my favourite Pixies track but the 3-4 last songs brings to the album down a bit. Also there's some kind of a morose vibe that I can't quite put my finger on it, I don't know if it's the production but this one's a little bit darker than the others but it makes them sound tired instead of heavy.
Pretty enjoyable album but unequal from start to finish. Would still recommend.
Some great songs, others I don't care about. The Pixies vibe is always cool for sure!
Ok
Varied and under explored on my end
Classic Pixies
Another album that shows how much a band took influences from before it and did something new with those sounds. What they did went on to influence many bands after. A kind of vector of music influence.
Influential but boring.
Did not like....hard rock mixed with bad vocals. Let's hope for better albums in the future!
Coming out the gates kicking! This album has some real punk rock n roll energy to it and they've done something unique here. "Is She Weird" is the first song that slows down the bpm and gives much needed pacing through the album as all high energy fast tracks can be a little dizzying. Marking the shift in tempo on the aforementioned track, the latter tracks of the record are more beach vibes and remind one of cruising down PCH or even along Vineyard or Bethel Rd in Templeton with the Tracker and wind whipping through the hair. Was slow for me to get into the first few tracks, but quickly warmed up to it and was pleasantly surprised. I hear notes of No Doubt, Red Hot Chilis, Sublime, Weezer, definitely leaning more SoCal vibes from their sound. Kinda grunge but more beach bonfire and skate park. Solid album, like their sound.
Triumphant! Productive! good working/ chore music! lol, this has nothing to do with bossanova
Start of the album was rough for me, very aggressive production, like songs were being on big mess, but after 3-4 songs it tones down. Honestly listening to this first time in 2024, i would give this 3/5, decent, but would i listen to it again, no. Favourite song(s): "All Over the World"
I didn't enjoy it as much as I "should". Good, not amazing.
Could not really get into this album, it was a struggle. Ana is very Stone Roses or Ian Brown type vibe (or the vice versa)
Not bad better then I thought it would be.
also ich mude drum nur kurze review ich finde gut aber nöd megakrassomgguet
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Excellent introduction to early metal hard rock. However, I did not find myself getting lost in the music in a good way. But still exceeded expectations.
NOTES: Production is good, cleaner than Doolittle Vocals are less visceral than Doolittle Whole album is a bit less harsh Down to the Well guitar is CRUNCHY Hang Wire is cool REVIEW: While a good album, this is nowhere near as good as their last two efforts. Doolittle especially. The production being so clean does away with one of the reasons why I like their music to begin with. I absolutely love how harsh Doolittle is, and none of that really appears on Bossanova save for Down to the Well. On its own, however, it's good. Riffs are fun, the sound is good and it doesn't overstay its welcome. It's just a touch bland at times.
This was described as beautiful by some Celtics. It's not really though. It does have a couple good songs and the rest are pretty good. I can see how they were pre grunge.
Gran disco. La influencia de los Pixies en toda la música posterior es tremenda.
I liked this album much more than I was expecting, its first couple of tracks are a little intense, especially 'Rock Music', but then it settles into a cool alternate rock album. I know that there is a lot of fuss made about the Pixies and their influence on just about every band ever. Personally I don't see what all the fuss is about but they do have a couple of banger tracks!
Curioso
More good songs than bad and there are Pixies songs I prefer than the ones I recognized from this album. I wouldn't rush back to listen start to finish, but I may listen to one or two of these again in the future. 3/5
End of the album quite fun. Would listen to stormy weather again. Another band that has a distinct sound so it's hard to differentiate from some songs. Having only known one pixies song previously, I was surprised by how heavy some songs are. I would like to run to this album. 3/5
Some interesting stuff, but too much similar to the rest.
Es muss nicht immer Nirvana sein- Solider Grunge mit tw. Ska Elemente. Neben der Single Auskopplung „Velouria“ sind auch „is She Weird“ sehr gelungen. Die Songs 3-8 in Folge sing gut gelungen. Leider sind die weiteren Songs recht schwach.
Meh
Easy enough listen.
Didn't get me like Doolittle does
3/5
It was an enjoyable Pixies album. Just enough umph to power through midmorning at work.
cecilia ann was just solid velouria kinda goes hard i'm like 4 songs in and can just tell this is another middling type of thing, nothing really bad or excessively abrasive, just kind bored and i think another case of people really fucking w this in 1990 i like all over the world yeah it was fine 3/5
This sent me down a Pixies rabbit hole, landing on Doolittle as my favorite. This one is good but not as
It was alright, not my cup of tea really.
Ach ja, nicht schlecht, aber irgendwie mag ich die Pixies nicht so richtig.
If, as I did, you bought "Surfer Rosa" and "Doolittle" when they were first released, then caught up with "Come On, Pilgrim", this album was disappointing; still clearly Pixies, but far more straight ahead and thus less interesting than their earlier work. Almost Pixies by numbers; still better than a lot of other contemporary "alternative" music, but never going to be my go to Pixies album. So I sold it.
I like the instrumental tracks the best. Havalina especially
Ik ben op zich wel fan van de Pixies, maar ik denk dat ik dit van de eerste serie albums de minste vind. Het voegt ook verder weinig toe aan de twee eerdere albums die we al in deze lijst zijn tegengekomen. Ik was de laatste tijd weer lekker gul qua cijfers, maar dat kwam ook omdat we fijne muziek voorgeschoteld kregen. Deze plaat kan ik prima van genieten, maar krijgt een strafpuntje omdat ik het onterecht vind dat deze in de snoblijst staat. We moeten streng blijven.
I'm learning I don't really love the 90s vibes, but this is a pretty good album. Don't really love anything, but it is pretty good.
This was definitely nostalgic for me. Some really good tunes here, and others that are less memorable.
Fun journey don nostalgia lane. I really enjoyed listening to this
Besides a couple of tracks (Is She Weird, The Happening), nothing else was really interesting enough to keep my attention. It all sounded like standard 90’s radio rock fare.
01) Cecilia Ann - 7,5 02) Rock Music - 6,5 03) Velouria - 7,5 04) Allison - 7,0 05) Is She Weird - 8,5 06) Ana - 8,0 07) All Over The World - 7,0 08) Dig For Fire - 8,0 09) Down To The Well - 7,5 10 The Happening - 7,5 11) Blown Away - 7,0 12) Hang Wire - 7,5 13) Stormy Weather - 7,0 14) Havalina - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,39 (74/100)
When I first bought this album it was a bit of a disappointment after the first two albums, which I loved. Hearing it again after over twenty years since I last listened to it, it's pretty much the same as I remembered. It's not a bad album, just not a great one, and the beginning of the decline in quality for the pixies in my opinion.
Idk. Didn't do anything for me but wasn't bad either
notmytype
Trompe Le Monde and Surfer Rosa are the two Pixies albums I’m most familiar with but this is worth a listen too.
Pixies in some way should be a perfect band for me with their not-like-the-other-bands energy. Although I liked some of the songs here, sometimes the vocals bother me a lot. Just a personal preference.
Pixies are a bit hit and miss. I liked but and pieces but not the whole thing. Totally understand why they've stood the test of time though. Innovative
At times a bit too searing for me, but there are enough melodic moments and interesting songs to warrant a further listen down the road.
3.5-4 I was excited to listen to this album so close to Frank Black’s album. It was fun to compare the two and see where the Pixies begin and Frank ends. I liked the vibe of the album, but no song really stood out to me. The album felt cohesive, but to the point where I’m not sure I’d be able to distinguish the songs from each other and where each felt like a slight variation of another. It also felt like a Smashing Pumpkins album, but much more tolerable. I wanna listen to the album again to see if I missed something, but not necessarily anytime soon. Complete side note to disregard and really only meant to relieve my conscience: Alexander "Skip" Spence, I felt like I was making light of your mental illness, and please be assured I was not. (I’m talking to a dead person now, I guess.) It was more supposed to be gallows humor, punching neither up nor down but to the side. I didn’t know you had a drug problem and mental illness when I wrote my review, and I guess it speaks to how well you wrote your songs if I was able to label them depression-central without knowing they were, in fact, straight out of a depression. Still, I don’t know why your producer decided to make your experimentation an album… Anyway back to the Pixies. It was all right. I liked his solo album better and I like "Where is My Mind” so maybe I just need to listen to a different Pixies album.
3 starsish
Pretty good! Probably won't buy, but i really liked the first few tracks.
Sandpaper bubblegum
Вот чет спорное прям
It’s the pixies
It was alright. I wasn’t Blown Away by it, but it was Rock Music. May have to listen to it again and Dig for Fire Down to the Well.
Mid
Didn't really stand out to me, but it intrigued me enough that I'll check out more of Pixies' stuff. I liked a few tracks.
A solid alt rock album by the Pixies, I could hear the 90s sound come right through the speakers, with the fuzzy electric guitars, garage sound coupled with a laid back beach/surfer vibe. A perfect album to chill out to sinking a few beers on a hot day, yet also perfect to rock out to. Best: Velouria Worst: Is She Weird 3.5 Stars
If I was in grade 9, this album would have been up my alley as I was in my grunge phase. Bands like Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Melvin, and Nirvana were on rotation for me. But I never dove into the Pixies. Sure we've all heard Where Is My Mind? - and it's a great song! But those who've just heard that song, aren't getting the full Pixies picture. There music is a lot more diverse and thicker than that song. This album was that. Although, this type of music doesn't really do it for me now, 15 year old me was having a good time.
Quite enjoyable, not sure it if offered much in the 2nd half of the album though
A MUCH better album than Surfer Rosa in my opinion. I’m still not crazy for The Pixies, but a mid to high three for me.
I haven't fully understood the worship bestowed upon the Pixies by multiple generations, but I came closer to getting it after spending quality time with this album. It's weird, it's occasionally frightening, it's frequently gorgeous, and it consistently rocks hard.
Felt pretty neutral about this one, which means I liked it more than Sonic Youth.
I'll listen to anything the Pixies release. Not my favorite album by them but still good.
Solid album, but not exceptional. Most songs sound the same, but still enjoyable to listen to.
Meh
Great
Grungy
These guys certainly have a cult following and I’m not really in it. Some of it is ok, but mostly it’s just noise.
Another one that I wasn’t excited to listen to. I did find a few tracks kind of catchy, but overall the album didn’t quite have it for me.
Yep, I listened to that. We're done with them now, right?
I wanted to like this a whole lot more.
Good album, though I kind of zoned out for most of it, (in a good way). Velouria stood out, the rest blurred into one big surfy spaced out grunge trip, (again, in a good way).
Disappointed i liked the pixies other albums greatly but this album is not nearly as good.Not a Single Great Song on it,the Album Gas just a pretty annoying atmosphere to it.
No highlights, no lowlights. Just some alt rock album.
3,5
I didn't find much notable here. I liked the ethereal sounds, but the music didn't have much of a hook. Chord progressions were nothing spectacular. The screaming on the first track seemed a bit ahead of its time. Very grungy. It wasn't terrible, but not necessarily memorable either. Would I listen to it again? Probably not. I might listen to Velouria, Ana, and Is She Weird, and Allison again. But the rest didn't strike me as inspiring. It was a short album. But now I know who the Pixies are, and maybe it'll come up in a trivia game one day.
Not the best pixies. No real stand out tracks for me. But it’s not like i hated having it on in the background. 3
Just not a pixies fan. But good
3rd Pixies album already and it's not that I dislike them I'm just not a huge fan. That being said this was fine but I don't put their stuff on otherwise.
Never heard a Pixies song before so this was an interesting listen.
Doolittle a better album imo. Need to listen with headphones too.
This is an alright alt rock album. Not as good as the other pixies ones. This one feels like they attempted to expand their sound and test their limits a bit. All in all it was good but nothing that I would find myself coming back to. 6.1/10
Nice! Ahead of its time,
Velouria // Is She Weird // Stormy Weather // 3-3.5/5
Not my favorite songs from the band, but the sound is closer to my personal tastes in music.
Not a big fan of rock. If I turned the volume down super low it was nice background noise
Cool if not generic 90’s Alt Rock but definitely no where near as interesting as their previous albums. Not much to say lyrically other than a few tracks but the lead singers performance is consistently good. Standout tracks: Velouria, Is She Weird, The Happening
Good background music to have on when reading and no real standout songs.
Boss’s nova is greater than the some of its part but still doesn’t hold up to their previous two albums. Velouria is the only song that really stands out. Everything is else good. The album flows. 6.8/10
There’s some great stuff on here - Velouria in particular is one of Pixies’ best - but it doesn’t pack the same punch as the first two albums
Not bad. Didn't enjoy it as much as Surfer Rosa but it grew on me with the second listening.
This is my least favorite of the original Pixies albums, so I'm kind of surprised it was included. It's not bad necessarily, just not one that I go back to a lot. In general reviews tend to rank this above Trompe Le Monde and I disagree...Trompe is a much better album. Still though there are some great songs on here including Velouria, Allison, and Dig For Fire.
not my cup of tea
Pretty good
Grungy, Groovy, and Good! Nice listen.
Not really a fan
some good songs and some truly awful songs. 3 stars
I love the Pixies first 3 albums (I’m counting Come on Pilgrim here), but this album is where they started to get painful to listen to. A trend that pretty much continued from this album onwards and only got so much worse. The album has some decent highs, like Allison and Dig for Fire, but some horrible lows like All Over the World. The rest of it doesn’t draw out anything new in their style that they didn’t already demonstrate a mastery of on Surfer Rosa and Doolittle. I’d say this was their attempt at pleasing the college radio crowd they helped create, without straying too far outside the lines. It disappoints me every time I listen to it.
Not a massive fan of pixies. Can't really sing, not my gebre
Forgettable and audibly inoffensive enough that I forgot I was listening to an album on this list.
There’s excellent playing and singing and chords and structure and lyrics, but holding it all back is an incredibly repetitive lineup. The songs all sound too much alike even though they’re all good respectively. 3/5
Not as good as doolittle but still decent, few bops.
Mid
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, it’s decent and has more of their progressive sound Favourite song: Track 3 - Velouria
Albumet er litt for "likt", sangene blir litt anonyme når de er så like. Men jeg liker egentlig musikken allikevel, det er klassisk gammel rock.
Space-Rock? I don't think so. Not bad, but not great.
Need to listen to the first two Pixies albums and see if I appreciate this more
Hits and some misses
Considering it had none of their big songs on it... not bad!
Very surprised at how much I liked this album. It sounds more like something that would have been put out in the early 2000’s instead of 1990.
Pretty fun alternative rock - they really like to switch between the lighter rock/pop and more zany aggressive alternative rock sound. It makes for a dynamic sound. All that being said nothing really captured my interest all that much and I wouldn't come back to this.
I think this is a bit of a step down from their previous two albums, but it’s still a lot of fun and has some great songs. The opening trio of songs really kick things off with a bang. All in all, this is a really good album.
The Pixies are one of the bands that passed me by- listening now they're pretty good but it would take a lot of plays to get into this album. On a superficial listening it doesn't seem that different to the earlier albums too.
I thought this was better than Surfer Rosa, but I just can't get into The Pixies as a band.
Ok not quite what I was anticipating! I of course have heard the "hits" so many times it hurts, so I was expecting more sparse soundscapes, laid back tempos, and kinda dopey melodies. This went pretty hard pretty often, even that Maiden like gallop in the first song. Makes a lot more sense with the influence on Nirvana than the Here Comes Your Man, Where Is My Mind types.
Quite good alternative rock album
I did like this but not enough to get it 4 stars
It’s not as good as their first two but it’s good
The Happening The end of this song got me and then I went back and relistened and yeah this is a banger. I like the album overall but don’t know that’d I’d play it regularly. But this one song made it to playlists. Had it on repeat all day. I watched a video of them performing it and read the comments. Apparently the lead singer and the woman in the band, Kim, had beef? This literally all happened when I was 1 years old, but decades later it's fascinating getting into it all. Probably one of my favorite parts of doing this project.
Pretty good stuff. Would prolly listen again.
It's neat. A bit too experimental for my tastes
So I was writing [lyrics] on napkins five minutes before I sang. Sometimes it's good, sometimes not... Ei haittaa jos paska välillä.. soi ihanasti albumi.. Kolmea tähteä nautinnolista.. sais 4 jos ei buddy vittu kirkuis mukana..
This might be the best Pixies album I've listened to. So many of these albums require chronological context to appreciate - it seems like this was an incredibly progressive album, and I bet it had a ton of influence on later alternative rock artists. It does seem a bit lengthy to me, and the Pixies do seem to be a bit formulaic (weird time signatures, indecipherable vocals, loose grooves with loose guitars.) Overall it's not something I'd listen to more than once, but it's fine to appreciate the musical progress.
not really into this record of theirs
It’s not…BAD! This is one of “those bands” that are very popular, but not well known to me, and I’m skeptical of all of the music I’ve heard. However! This album was good. Above average 90s rock sound. I look forward to diving into more Pixies in the future.
Not my favorite Pixies album but some good jams, serves as a great 'hangout' playlist if you're craving Pixies.
yay! Another Pixies album! I’m grateful for this challenge in that I “discovered” this band! Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: yes Best Song:
okay hard rock sound. Didn't seem overly distinctive.
Light 4, strong 3
I always found the Pixies overrated, their music sounding always a bit disjointed and at times even out of tune. This album is more of that, albeit with a darker twist. The album starts strong with Cecilia Ann, which is an instrumental dark Surfer Rock tune. The following songs are in a similar vein, but the longer the album runs, the more Pixies standard fare appears. I guess this band is not for me. 2.5/5
Better than I had imagined but still not earth shattering. Can't think of any highlights but overall a decent enough album which didn't offend my ears. One I'll return to probably.
Welp, it might just have been a bad mood-fit, but this was very disappointing. Especially compared to Doolittle which is fantastic. It really feels sort of less stringent(?) in a way. Obviously influential, and great energy, but none of the tracks really stood out as highlights to me.
On Bossanova Pixies combine the unapologetic sound of Surfer Rosa with the more melodic approach of Doolittle. It just never reaches the heights of either of those records. Not bad but not great.
Cool
Decent, the happening is the best, quite like dig for fire and is she weird
Not much to say....but there are some good songs!
Although I have heard several tracks from the Pixies before, all of the music from Bossanova was new to me. Bossanova sounded like a Pixies album. Most of the album was pretty good. "Rock Music" and "Is She Weird" were my least favorite tracks, with too much noise, screams and grinding in the music - which can be typical Pixies. But the album finished strong with the last three tracks getting in to the less chaotic side of Pixies. "Havalina" was my favorite track. I'm interested in hearing more from the Pixies, but probably would not come back to this album as a whole.
Nothing special, I enjoy their newer stuff more
Eh
Quite a robust album! Certainly demands your attention.
I always find it interesting to play my album of the day on Spotify and then let Spotify keep playing other stuff based on that album. It makes me feel like I *should* like The Pixies, because I love almost all of the other stuff Spotify picks (Replacements, Television, Teenage Fanclub, etc.) But for whatever reason The Pixies just don't do it for me. I don't dislike them, but their songs just kind of bore me. 3 stars.
Good but nothing great
Not sure about this one. Not bad, but not great either. Maybe it needs more listens. 3/5
I like the composition and rock elements but not a fan of the low fi parts
Better than the other Pixiues albums live heard. More melodic with less screaming. Probably won’t listen again but not terrible.
I enjoy this. Not mind blowing but I see why it would have been something more revolutionary in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Frank Blacks vocal approach is more of an accent to the instruments as opposed to being a sole focus of any particular section of a song. Well made and interesting rock music.
I liked it okay. Some of these songs made more of an impact on a live concert on a video I borrowed many moons ago.
Indie rock, alternative, getting close to pop. In order to enjoy the album one must be in the mood of something calm and simple
Not as iconic as other Pixies albums. Not as weird, honestly. Still, it’s the original band and Kim Deal is still there so that warrants 3 stars.
Been ages since I listened to this album. Love Pixies and their sound and I’m torn between whether this is a 3 or a 4. Going to err on the side of caution and give it a high 3. With multiple listens, could see this being a 4. Banged a lot of 5s out lately and don’t want people thinking I’ve gone soft. Actually fuck Pixies.
Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.
Well, if nothing else, I think I get this band and the wild fever it causes in diehard Pixies fans now more than before. I can't say I feel that same fever, but, if I may bring a personal fave of mine to the party, I sense a similarity in musical approach to that of Cheap Trick. Both are built on a foundation of punk/garage/muscular pop, and while CT leans toward cleaner more refined material and performances, this band wallows in the gritty abandon of the sloppier side and tries to steer the beast toward pop. It also seems to me that Josh Homme and Queens of the Stone Age must appreciate the Pixies based on the swings in style and delivery. The first three tracks on this album sound like they could have been three different bands, which sets the stage for "anything goes." But did I like it...? Yeah, though this is one I'd need to live with for a while before deciding what I really think.
High 3, potential low 4. Nothing specific grabbed me but could use more listens
Not necessarily my jam but some of the tracks rocked out with some strange but repetitive lyrics. Some of their washed out guitar sounds remind of Modest mouse. Jared, what the hell is Shoe Gaze???? Since the album is from 1990, I can definitely see why they were so influential
Pretty cruisy
So at first I thought it was fine, but then The Happening came on and I googled it expecting it to be this masterpiece with countless articles praising it. Those articles didn’t exist but I love it! I listened to that song alone, a dozen plus times.
Standout tracks on first listen: Cecilia Ann, Ana, Dig for Fire. Interesting mix of surf rock with alt/goth rock. Slightly abrasive in a mostly good way.
Certainly one of the albums of all time
I like when they actually sing. I wish they would do it more lol I have a love/hate relationship with the pixies. Their music is definitely a vibe but they have some parts where it seems like they're deliberately sounding bad. Which I get was a statement, made them unique, got them attention, whatever. It still sounds bad :X This album mostly doesn't sound bad though. The chords and melodies are pretty basic and same-y, that's not inherently bad, but it makes it a bit dull especially with the weak harmonies. I also don't think Black Francis is an amazing singer, at least not one I'd actively want to seek out to listen to more. They also have this thing where they like phrasing in 6 beats instead of the usual 8. I've heard them do it before (e.g. Tame) but it seemed like they do it a lot here. It's cool, keeps you on your toes a bit which is what they're going for. The intro track was surprisingly good. Alison, Is She Weird, and especially Down to the Well were the tracks that stood out the most.
it's okay i guess the guitars sound a little too "surf rock"-ish for my liking - kind of okay in small doses but across a whole album it gets tiresome decent alt rock but not super catchy or memorable, i wouldn't switch off it but i wouldn't really go out of my way to seek it out actually by the end i got a little bored, not a lot of the later songs are memorable and they blend together. frank black is kind of annoying. i guess on reflection there are some decent songs I just probably wouldn't want to listen to the whole album
started out really good, first two songs were fun. velouria was mid. after that it was some good, some less good i liked it best when they were fast paced and going crazy and it sounded like they were having fun. lyrics were v weird sometimes but in a good way not a lot of it stuck in my head tbh but i enjoyed the sound and feel of it. a little disappointed after the opening, thought i was going to love this but instead it was just pretty good
i forgot like everything about this album after i listened to it so i think that’s a sign that it was perfectly Fine
Again, it's very obvious how Nirvana was influenced by this act. Some of the songs were a bit repetitive. (Stormy Weather, anyone?). But the introductory instrumental is a great way to start off. Short, punchy songs, which is always good (don't overstay your welcome.) But none of the songs really stood out to me. That's never a good sign. It's one of those albums that I guess I just don't get the following.
It took me awhile to get into this album but I admit it grew on me. I don't think the Pixies ever do anything bad but this one is a bit of the whole is worth more then the sum of its parts. There's a few songs that rock right away (Velouria, Dig for Fire) and a few others that only take a couple listens to realize they rock (Rock Music, Hang Wire, Stormy Weather). It's the Pixies doing Pixie things - guitar distortion, unique time signatures, varied vocal approaches, lyrics that range from witty to weird - but I can't shake that I don't find it is as good or appealing as their first two albums.
I love the opening track. The other songs ranged from quite enjoyable to meh so I think this has to be a 3/3.5.
'Twas alright
T3B 1. The Happening 2. Dig for Fire 3. Velouria No complaints. Pretty good listen. 3.
Nice solid offering to end the week. Somewhat forgettable but was decent drivetime background
Very okay-ish rock album. When I started listening I banged - or rather nodded - my head and thought to myself: "This will be a good one" and when it ended I didn't really recall any of it.
Pixies eru svo mikið æði. Þessi plata er engin Doolittle en samt stuð.
Good
It's really telling when the entry for this album on the list spends most of its time talking about how it doesn't live up to their earlier work and the cracks were forming.
Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.
It’s Pixies!
I'm down with the Pixies, and Havalina is a great song. That's the review. It's a good album.
Peut mieux faire
Too heavy at times
Sounded like the same song over and over again. If this had been a putely instrumental album, I may listen to it on occasion for the vibe, but the singing kills it for me. Would not recommend to a friend.
So I'd been invited to go see the Pixies in concert the morning this popped up and I thought 'oh it's a sign' - and it was! A sign not to waste the money. I mean a couple of tunes but interspersed with some rubbish. This isn't why they are such a cult band surely?!
I always want to like the Pixies, but every time I listen to them, I just…don’t. Not exactly sure why. The sound of the guitar is just too harsh and it overpowers the rest of the sound. I like a couple of their songs here and there (like Where is my Mind?), but otherwise, not really a fan.
You can hear a lot of foundations for later alternative bands. It's soul-grooving, with driving guitars and interesting lyrics.
Meerdere keren herbeluisteren!
Really enjoy the spacyness of this punk record. Vocals range from raging and intense to serene cleans. Guitars are frantic and reverb-drenched. I've never really dug into Pixies, but this was way more eclectic than I expected. Enjoyed quite a bit though it falls off a little in the latter half. Highlights: Rock Music, Velouria, Is She Weird, Down To The Well
Interesting punk that I would give a second listen. Still unsure if I like it or simply appreciate it
Un bon album des pixies. J’ai prefere l’autre sur la liste3.25