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Generic rocky stuff, didn't care for it really. A bit screamy
I've always liked the Pixies, Surfer Rosa in particular. And while I have probably heard most of this record before, never all at once. I like how this album is decently hard, has softer moments, and flows really well from song to song. Standouts for me are Rock Music, Down to the Well, The Happening, and Stormy Weather. It's a short record but it does what it does well. 3.5 stars but round up to 4.
Such a strong alt rock record.
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
Absolutely phenomenal album. A band that gets lost in all the nostalgia over grunge but that you can hear their fingerprints from their music. Thanks for sending this my way.
Classic Pixies
Grunge before it was cool. Pioneers of the Seattle sound.
This satisfied my craving for harder rock sound. It seems to have a combination of different sounds and styles incorporated into the album.
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.
The culmination of the post-hardcore indie trajectory before it's absorption into the majors as alt rock in the wake of Nirvana, the Pixies had forged a wicked blend of aggressive and abrasive punk sounds, slowed it down a tad and mixed in melodic elements from surf, angular guitars from post-punk, and some new-wave beats. Nothing on here is as good as the best songs on Doolittle (or Surfer Rosa) and you can kind of tell it's a band that has already accomplished it's perfect form and is trying to do more of that. But, they are damn good at doing that thing still. The vocals are just at the edge of control, a voice breaking yelling out the lyrics' abstract images. They're obviously most famous for their use of dynamics, mashing the distortion pedal to kick things up and switch intensities on a dime, but on this album they expand how they're doing dynamic juxtapositions. On Ana & Havalina, the bright clean tone on the lead guitars cuts through the dirty mix, highlighting the understated poignancy of the lines, keeping the fuzz at bay until it can't anymore and is overwhelmed. Joey Santiago is the star of this one, playing great melodic lead parts tying these songs together and standing out against the sometimes repetitive riffs. Favorites: Cecilia Ann, Ana, Havalina, Down to the Well, Hang Wire, All over the world
A wonderful example of the beginnings of alt rock. It is a fun and lively album perfect for any pre-teen rebel to yell along to in their bedroom while their parents argue loudly downstairs
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.
Pixies are definitely my style, hard grungy rock with unpredictable and witty vocals . I found myself going back and listening to their older album , I love that song @where is my mind? I’ll be keeping the pixies in my rock vibes rotation from now on
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 love the sound, and the riffs and I even like the lyrics!!! I'm so glad I found this album! 4.5
Over the years, the Pixies have grown on me, and this is rather a standout album with great sound, though of course their 'loud-quiet-loud' sonf structure can grate a bit.
I didn't enjoy it as much as I "should". Good, not amazing.
Very good, wasn't really in the mood for this type of music but it still hit. I can see the influence on Weezer and even other modern poppy rock bands.
Great flow, wasn’t familiar with surf rock but that’s exactly how I would describe the album
Pixies as a band is a geoup I've always been aware of. I knew their big hits, I knew Doolittle by name, I even knew what came of members splitting into groups like the Breeders. Despite all of this, I had no clue this album existed. I knew not a single track off of its selection, and not even the cover rang familiar. In fact, it reminds me of a Primus album cover more than anything for some reason. So, this was an all new, fresh experience for me. It is certainly a step down from Doolittle and its copious amounts of power and strength it presented, but we're still looking at a good album with tons of catchy riffs, jarring-yet-satisfying vocal change-ups, and a solid record over all. I think it just loses a bit of that staying power that the album prior had down already, and feels like its standing in the shadows of its older brothers, but if you go in with an open mind you're still getting a great rock record with a lot to like.
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)
I want to like it, but I just can't like it. I had to force myself to listen, and the only thing going for me, is is was less than 45m long. *whew* Not for me.
I loved Kim Deal when I was in college. That was due to the Breeders and not the Pixies. Song 1. Rock music. No words yet. And, done. Song 2. Also rock music. (ed note: the name of this "song" is rock music). However, I now know why there was no singing in the first song. And that was probably for the best. The screaming on this one was absolutely horrible. Just the worst. Song 3. Again more guitar and drums. So stuff I would typically like. And it has started with normal singing. But I remain skeptical that someone won't just start screeching. Hoping for the best tho. Ok that one wasn't bad. Song 4. Guitar and drums again. And normal singing. Oooh I am guessing the name of the song is Alison (ed note: it is Allison). I'll have to pass this one on to Al. But I doubt she'll like it. But I did. Song 5. It was ok. Just a song. Wasn't necessarily a fan, but I didn't want to be dead. Song 6. This one is a little whispery on the lyrics and less driving than the others. And then I kinda stopped paying attention because I was reading stuff. Nothing terrible like the second song. But nothing that really made me take note until Down to the Well (I asked Google what the name of the song was). It got a little yelly, but not bad. (Ed note: that was song 9). Song 10. Kinda more of the same. Its not terrible. But nothing that was really impressing me. Kim Deal is hot. Songs 11 and 12. I don't think I can get on board with all the changes in the way this fella makes his voice sound. Song 13. I kinda liked this one. Not sure why. But this album has to be done soon I would think. Song 14. Eh. Not terrible but not great. That should probably be my summary. And we're done. Final thoughts. Album was released in 1990. And growing up in the middle of nowhere really meant that I wouldn't have had to access to this album and its potential place in the history of music. I know there were people listening to the Pixies when I went away to college a few years after (1993). But as I mentioned up front, I really didn't know them other than Kim Deal was in it. And no roommates or friends had any albums, so again, wasn't going to catch too much. And they disbanded when I started college when Deal started Breeders. So then nothing from the Pixies when I would have been in a college town and state of mind. So in the end, they don't have any place with me. And it didn't impress me enough for me to go find more. Meh.
muy bueno
Boring
Not bad better then I thought it would be.
einmal mehr: tja! die punktracks, die anschliessend von spotify vorgeschlagen wurden, waren interessanter ..
Kraftvoller Rock der gefällt. Kannte die Band nicht.
I dig it! Ich mag dases meh modern tönt als de klassisch rock vom Vortag, isch eher so min Gschmack drum fiiri da scho recht cool. Es isch aber grad so ah de Grenze wonis jetzt nid ständig chent lose aber ab und zue isches sicher richtig cool :) 4.1/5
Ahhhh ich finds sehr gut! Down to well goes harddddddd. Is she weird isch eh eis vo miine lieblingslieder EVER drum eh sympathisch hahah. Lieb d distorted guitars mit de liecht schröge vocals, eim wird au nie langwiilig bim zuelose wills iwie immer was anders isch?
He i ha mer wieder mol viel zwenig notize gmacht, aber han s album huere geil gfunde. Vor allem gege mitti findi isches besser worde. Han etz is she weird nomol glost weli mer de notiert gha ha und find da album isch e 4i. In depth analysis do
nonie es pixies album ghört aber au acho vernoh dass mega acclaimed sind und so. bi gwundrig Cecilia Ann. sehr coole groove und gitarresound. bitz western film time. au afoch en instrumentale track wo chli tätscht als erste findi super. rock music. ok sie screamed? mag de desorganisierti vibe irgendwie. Velouria. geili alt-rock gitarremelodie. ok dasch jetz en richtige song. ok cool theremin und d bassistin singt bgvs cool. hübsche song. d kritike seged vorallem dass sie meega mit dynamik schaffed und au nirvana beiflusst heged. Allison. hössigi gitarre und bitz glangwilti vocals findi meistens geil. hook seeehr cool. die songs sind sooo churz mega punk. Is she weird. guete titel, geile bass cooli snare und giti melodie hinedra super. jop de kurz cobain het sowas vo pixies glost. Ana. bitz meh en interlude? oke nai afoch churze song. aber sehr sehr cool. super schöni chords. booah da gfallt mer fuck bin ich musigkritiker. bäsele drums? suuuper tasty. uuuuf sie moduliered uf de schluss. All over the world. guy redet? sie singed gad guet bitz schräg so dases geil isch. ooookay jetz isch dynamik time olötzlich mega lärm. au geil schrägs giti solo. ui weezer hend au pixies glost mega viel. de song fühlt sich jetz plötzlich mega lang ah well die andere so churz sind. aber isch immerno geil, sehr dark und mir gfallt würklich wies singed. Dig for Fire. giti wo ein ton spielt und zieht gfallt mer. refrain aau geil. powerchords nocher sind hammer. seehr coole song. au geile titel. down to the well. guuuete rock chorus mit vorher gitarre melodie. super. und eimol churze und denn lange refrain. seeehr grunge-vorläufer au. the happening. hässige blues haha. das clean gitarre riff wo sich durezieht isch super. und de sänger häääässig. drums no mega gated, schono bitz 80er. s outro wos uf eim ton blibed im gsang isch sehr nice. Blown Away. isch do kim deal am gsang? weissnld aber gsang isch voll verwäsche no cool. Hang Wire. ok fangt cool ah bitzli talking heads gsang mit punk instrumental. chorus luut und hässig. Stormy weather. langsame rocksong time. wieder legère gsang mit rock instrumentals. oke mer werded schneller mmmhm mit gitarresolo. es isch es bitz fuessball chant type? aber es isch echt tome for stormy weather. havalina meega schön au hammer closer, mega dreamy gfallt mer. da git e starchs vieri du hobbala ich bin musigkritiker ich mag d pixies.
also ich mude drum nur kurze review ich finde gut aber nöd megakrassomgguet
Early influences heard throughout this one.
I don’t have a lot to say about this one other than that I didn’t particularly enjoy it. But I’ve heard worse.
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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.
A solid Pixies album, but not up to the heights of Surfer Rosa or Doolittle. Still, there are some great tracks here; Velouria, Allison, Havalina etc.
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.
Great album, should add it to the regular rotation
Thought I was gunna be a pixies guy…not a pixies guy.
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.
Pues un discazo, claro. Guitarras rotas y una voz llena de rabia pero sin ese tono de rebelde sin causa de muchos grupos de rock, junto a otra voz más melódica y que encajan a la perfeccion. Unos rift de guitarra que se pegan a la cabeza, un bajo que a veces suena a guitarra y una batería que lo marca todo. Hay canciones como Velouria que han sido los cimientos sobre los que se han construido los años 90. Un disco lleno de himnos a los que recurrir siempre.
Too much going on for my taste
Soft rock, not really my style. But there's some pretty good stuff in it.
HOW have I not listened all the way through this one before, the first half isn't my favourite Pixies but the back end of this is LOADED. creamed my knickers to this one fr
This is what it’d be like if the B52s or Talking Heads formed as an early 90s alt-rock band. Plus the opening track is straight up a surf rock cover so that slaps!
I love the Pixies but over time have neglected this album. It has one of the great "first sides " (for those of us that had it on vinyl originally. Absolutely blasts in with their cover of Cecilia Ann and then continues in same vein with Rock Song. Plenty of changes of style, plenty based on the country music with screaming they are known for. This is a lot better than I remember it.
As a fan of rock/metal, I enjoyed most of the album. Rock Music was my least favorite, it was too hectic for me but the rest of the album was great. 8 out of 10.
Good album, but not their best.
Cool album! Shame that many of the songs just meld into each other and I can't remember which song is which. Once you've listen to a few of the tracks, you've practically listened to them all. Still, while very similar, the tracks distinguish themselves enough to provide variety, and I otherwise enjoyed it! 4/5 "Above average enjoyment" and "Would happily listen to it again."
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!
I love, love, love the Pixies, but tbh this is not my favourite album and I haven't listened to it much. I think it was pretty hard for them to follow up after Surfer Rosa and Doolittle (my fave) but I think it's still a fun alt-rock grungy vibe which is very much my scene. Kim Deal is up there with with gutsy women rock legends - love her. Fave track: Cecilia Ann - I love an instrumental! (this one sounds like it could have influenced Muse, Knights of Cydonia? Thoughts?)
Not their best effort...
Starts as a kind of sympho metal act, suprising because I just knew the band from a couple of songs. The second track with the screams is just as surprising. The rest of the album sounds more familiar en is typical 90's grungy. According to the year of appearring, I guess The Pixies were frontiers. I really enjoyed the track The Happening!
Een terugkeer naar Frank Black en zn Pixies was niet helemaal wat ervan gehoopt had. Het was wat korzelig, duidelijk gedateerd in de jaren 90 en ik werd er vooral niet zo heel blij van. Nee, helaas.
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.
Un autre très bon album des Pixies, je ne comprends pas pourquoi j'en ai jamais plus entendu parlé avant considérant leur impact sur la scène alt et comment leur musique est super solide. Vraiment du bon rock qui capture l'essence des annès 90s sans tomber dans les stéréotypes et qui passe très bien l'épreuve du temps. La première moitié était plus solide que la deuxième mais reste un très bon album dans son ensemble. 8/10
Opening song immediately took me to Muse - Knights of Cydonia (sp). Also hear The Talking Heads. This album came out in 1990 and I never heard any of this nor ever heard of Pixies being talked about. Harmony section of “The Happening” is a highlight. Overall exactly as I expected. Imagine myself in a coffee shop in Brooklyn being served coffee by a dude in a. brown sweater and beanie with a beard. Second listen is much better. I like this album.
Love this album
I like the Pixies
Nice. Unmittelbar Lust, lauter zu hören.
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.
Probably something of a biased opinion, but I don't think I can give any Pixies album less than a 5. This might be my least favorite (I happen to think Trompe le Monde is super under rated), but it still kicks and is way more interesting to me than most of the stuff that I've been given on this whole 1001 journey. ♥️ Pixies, 'nuff said!
Meh
Not my favourite
I really love the Pixies and I've never heard this album before so I was really excited to get this one. I think it truly did not disappoint as it incapsulates their grunge sound really well, which is what I love about them. My favorite on this one is probably "The Happening". 4/5
It's... fine so far. Ana and Velouria are the standouts to me, but nothing else has really caught me at all up through Dig for Fire. Never was big on the Pixies in general and nothing here is really changing that for me. Coming back later I think the first half is better than the second half of the album. Not a huge fan of this overall. I understand the importance of these Pixies albums but they are really not for me.
Easy enough listen.
A toss up between Doolittle for my favorite Pixies album, which I guess means I prefer their polished sound.
Sounds like a band who hit their peak and thought it would always be that easy. They were wrong.
Didn't get me like Doolittle does
3/5
I’d love to hear what this band sounds like through a fan’s ears, because I can’t seem to hear what they’re hearing.
It's pretty nice
Überhaupt nicht meine Stilrichtung.
Never listened to them before. Expected it to be more chaotic "punky" but found it really grooving rock at times. Listened on the plan back to CO from Xmas 2023
Meh
This one is cool! I love the playing, songwriting and overall vibe of the album. The voice not that much, but I think it's part of the charm? Maybe I need to grow more warm to it! Will definitely do a discography dive! 8,5 out of 10
4.25
Probably the best opening to an opening track on any album ever. Made an excellent soundtrack to stomp through the festive crowds in town. 4.4
Yuck. Not for me.
This is the third album by the Pixies on this list. The other albums were unremarkable. The same is true for this album too. It was not good
Not my vibe
Grungy post-punk with an oddly fitting mix of surf rock. The description 'surf rock for goth kids at the beach' is pretty apt. This album has a creative mix of sounds and all of them fit together really well. It's clear to see the influence this record had on various rock genres into the 90s and beyond.
Sounds like school kids trying to pick a genre in their garage.
It was an enjoyable Pixies album. Just enough umph to power through midmorning at work.
Nothing wrong with it, but I won't relisten 2.5
It felt nostalgic in a weird way, until I found out that they were extremely influential and pioneered the alt/rock movement in the 80s. They inspired artists like Nirvana, the Strokes, Weezer, and Radiohead. Would def listen to again but a lil too old sounding for me. I say 4.5 stars really. They have a "loudquietloud" identity to their sound. Thoroughly enjoyed.
this album prompting me to revisit my rating ethos. because I am so predisposed to love it, obviously, but it’s definitely not my favorite pixies album! I can’t really fault it and I really enjoy it but does it make me jump and shriek in glee…not totally. so for now on 5 stars = not only perfect to me but also extremely personally engaging and thrilling. I stand by all my previous 5 stars and recognize that in this case the pixies are sadly being penalized for being familiar to me. we’ll see if I can stick to this 🙏
stop shouting into my ears
I love this album
It is safe to say I was not ready for this. The extent of my knowledge for this band was relatively limited, so I was swept away by how heavy this album is. This is some of the most consistently interesting blasts of noise pop energy I’ve ever heard. Cecilia Ann sets the stage in the same way Politik sets the stage for A Rush of Blood to the Head. But instead of leaving me feeling short of breath and claustrophobic, Pixies got me amped up and ready for more. Each song has the same groundwork, but is uniquely vibrant and engaging. I was initially thrown off by the vocal style, or lack thereof, because of how raw it is. It’s unfiltered. There wasn’t a load of fine tuning and training for him to achieve that voice. He is just an average guy who sounds cool and can get really loud. This very much feels like the energy of the beginning of the 90’s. Loose and unorganized, and ready to break out into something new. Rating: 8/10
was vibing w cecelia ann then rock music started... velouria is so good jesus allison was annoying thank god its quick "is she weird, is she white" saul looking for a translucent hag blown away is the next kinda good song, not as good as velouria tho nothing remarkable after
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
Not as good as Doolittle or Surfa Rosa, I don’t really think much more needs to be said. Allison is a great song
It was alright, not my cup of tea really.
it was fine
8/10
I 'missed' the Pixies by a couple of years in my youth - any introduction to them was via older siblings of friends of mine and I never really took much notice. Something I regret a bit on listening to this album. It's got some great songs on here - standouts for me are "Velouria", the sludgy "The Happening" - and they strike the balance between melodious choruses and spiky angular verses/intros very well. Had I been 13-15 when I first heard this, I'd have probably given it 5 stars and worn out my tape copy...
Always thought Doolittle would be my favorite Pixies album because it has a bunch of songs I grew up listening to on the radio, but upon my first listen to Bossanova I think this one might be better.
Ach ja, nicht schlecht, aber irgendwie mag ich die Pixies nicht so richtig.
Not as good as Doolittle but still good
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
This noise won't kill you... I should just stop there because that's all you need to know. It's not the most enjoyable album, but it's holds my attention. It's like the teacher's calming hand on your shoulder when you're working through some statistics problem in middle school. Furthermore, It doesn't rush you or even bother you at first, it's barely noticeable and has the potential to fade into the background... but there's always the possibility that it could get interesting. To cut to the chase ... There's nothing amazing about this album, but as far as 90's alt noise rock goes, it is delicately enjoyable.
“Bossanova” starts with a great instrumental on “Cecilia Ann,” then descends into a mess on “Rock Music” until some signature Pixies guitar emerges in the second half and smoothes the way into the excellent “Velouria.” It stays solid from there, only getting weird for “Is She Weird?,” which is the kind of Pixies weird I like. Unfortunately, they don’t really push past solid. “All Over the World” is great, and “Hang Wire” and “Stormy Weather” are pretty good, but beyond that I think they needed to dig deeper for the fire.
Now that we’ve had three Pixies albums, I can say that I dig the Pixies rather than just one album. Surfer Rosa was not my favorite due to its chaos. Doolittle brought back memories of uni and a new found appreciation for the band. Boss’s nova is a natural continuation that I like. There are still chaotic sounding pieces here and there, but by and large the songs bring enjoyment. I like that the sound is crunchy and rough. Based on Doolittle and Bossanova, I will be checking out their follow on albumins too.
ALtijd fijn als een album vol staat met van die lekker ontspannen Braziliaanse bossa nova, relaxte stemmen, geinige ritmes, mooi gitaargetokkel. Als een album alleen maar zo heet, dan is er natuurlijk een stuk minder aan. Met name als het weer van die baggermuziek is.
Drie is teveel. Het derde album van deze lui. Pfff... Had in elk geval hun debut-album weggelaten. Ook nu wil ik alweer snel het geschreeuw uitzetten. Maar inmiddels weet ik dat het gevarieerd kan worden. En ja hoor, ook dit album biedt heus wel eens een leuke vondst. Maar veel te vaak een vals gezang of geschreeuw. Laat ik hem met twee sterren mooi tussen de andere 2 albums van hen plaatsen.
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.
A bit of a departure from Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, but it's still decidedly a Pixies album. Solid, but not up to the excellent standard of its predecessors.
The more intense rock elements are crisp, exciting, and never obnoxious. The vocals do often veer into obnoxious, from the whispering on Is She Weird to the congested voice on Hangwire. The first 3 tracks are easily the best here.
Not for me
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.
It's good, but not as good as Doolittle. Favorite song: Allison.
Look. I love this album. I’ve listened to it more times than I can count and still discover something new on each listen.
Well it's the fucking Pixies, right?
Idk. Didn't do anything for me but wasn't bad either
I get the Pixies are post punk and pre grunge. But I just don’t find pleasure in their music.
Now, it's no Doolittle or Surfer Rosa, but that can't be the only standard. Still love it and one of their best!
notmytype
Not my thing man. 2/5
Not my cup of tea - screechy vocals
Trompe Le Monde and Surfer Rosa are the two Pixies albums I’m most familiar with but this is worth a listen too.
I’m a Pixies fan, it’s official
Flat and boring. Just did not gel.
Sick
I've never really given Pixies a chance, not sure why since it is right up my alley. They're good. Will I listen to again: 80%
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.
not in the mood
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
Kind of a wild ride as it always is with Pixies. I love the Kim Deal/Black Francis harmonies, the dual guitar wall of noise, the verging on out of control lead vocals, the esoteric and inscrutable lyrics, the asymmetrical over the bar line compositions, the unusual but not too avant garde chord progressions... I will have to listen to it a few more times again to get the full experience. THis album bears repeated listening for sure. Also interesting to hear it in the same week as the Throwing Muses album, lots of compare-and-contrast available between these two. Killer album from an important band.
Amazing album
Nothing grabbed me but I’ve heard too many good things bout the Pixies, should revisit their catalogue!
Pretty good! Probably won't buy, but i really liked the first few tracks.
Sandpaper bubblegum
чет совсем не зашло..
Вот чет спорное прям
тяжелеватенький гаражик. на том же уровне шо и дулитл, но 2, ибо там гиперболизировано было и чисто интересно, а тут сбалансировано и чуть скучнее
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
Kind of amazing. Back in the day I used to listen to the pixies but somehow I never listened to this album. There was lots of instrumentals which is also really great. It is hard to hide when there is not vocals.
One song was super screamy. Several good ones. Great guitar and the lead singer's voice is unique.
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.
This is a really solid album. I've been a big fan of Pixies since early high school. I was less familiar with this album as a whole than some of their others but recognized most of the songs and really enjoyed it on a relisten. I love the surf rock vibes that they incorporate into their sound, really feels unique to them as a band within the 80s/90s alt-college rock scene. Standout Tracks: Cecilia Ann, Velouria, Allison, Ana, All Over the World, Dig for Fire, The Happening, Havalina
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
Heard it already. Amazing album.
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.
Alt music!
This is the only Pixies album I hadn’t heard beforehand, and it’s Pixies, so it’s good. I like the surf-rock influences especially. Good.
Listened to this years ago after discovering Pixes but couldn't get into it so never bothered with it since. Wrong decision. Only a couple of listens in but I think this is going to be a grower similar to Doolittle. Excited to dive deeper into it.
I've always felt I should like Pixies more than I do. They did a few bangers, but I find most of their songs boring and forgettable. People rave about them and I want to like them but they just don't do it for me.
Quite enjoyable, not sure it if offered much in the 2nd half of the album though
ok, bit forgettable
Niet mijn stijl
1st time I ever heard the whole album. Pretty good from start to finish with some amazing and classic songs.
Still have never seen a javelina, besides zoos. I daresay a perfect album?
Not for me
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.
Not as good as some other albums by the Pixies, but still a very solid rock album.
Always happy to hear from Pixies. Brilliant album and a joy to listen to.
Not a fan
Been a fan of Pixies for years. Not always, but ever since my music taste evolved 15 years ago or so.
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.
Overall I liked this album. Very familiar with them but only a few songs I knew before listening straight through (Velouria, mostly). Cecilia Ann, Dig For Fire and The Happening big highlights for me. Stormy Weather also solid
Weird and wonderful
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
10/31/23. Happy Halloween! Was treated to this Pixies album I’ve never listened to. Some good songs, but feel like is a step down from Doolittle and Surfer Rosa. With that, still a solid album that captures the Pixies.
Lots of bangers on this album including stormy weather, rock music, hang wire, and Alison. I wasn’t familiar with this album but ended up loving it.
Love this album, back to back bangers the whole way through
Great
Grungy
- 'Cecilia Ann' is an epic opening - Great contrast between 'Rock Music' and 'Velouria'
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.
Classic 90s Alt.
Te puedo decir altiro, ya en la tercera canción, que ésta es la melodía que buscaba en el rock en esos años de los 90.
If you can successfully combine elements of surf music and early '90s grungy alternative music, then you've done something interesting. I quite enjoyed this today.
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?
Another album my college friends were into but I couldn’t connect with back then. Interestingly, I did get into The Breeders’ album Last Splash - but I had no idea that there was a connection to Pixies. If I had I might have made more of an effort to explore this group back in the day. Bossanova’s hard beach pop vibe kept drawing me in and by the end has won me over.
Hit or miss for me. I most enjoyed the first track
Look, it's OK, but it doesn't really do it for me; wouldn't be on this list if it wasn't by the Pixies.
I would have been perfectly fine not enduring this album before stepping into eternity. It wasn't grating enough to make me want to leave the room but I'll never want to listen to this again.
Shame on me but this is my first encounter with the pixies music. And they don't disappoint - love the guitars, vocals and the general edginess of their sound. Great stuff
One of my all time faves. Great in yer face guitar power combuned witg weird shouting, lyrics that dont make sense but are edgy and cool. Songs that are short and pointless but incredable.
Surfer Rosa and Doolittle set a very high bar, but this stands up well. Quality album, even accounting for my somewhat biased Pixies fan perspective.
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).
3.25? I liked it but it none of the songs were particularly unique or ones I'd purposefully pull up. Good background store music
Not my style of music. Beginning of the album is hard to get into. The first song is the best for me. Unlucky
definitely my type of music
There's not a bad song on here and at least two great ones - Dig for Fire and Velouria. And Allison. Is She Weird. They're all good. This is maybe the best step up by a band ever. Expanding the sound, feeling more mature and still fun. Best part is maybe that I remembered at the end of All Over The World was when the tape would flip over. Nostalgia. 5 obvious stars.
Lovely stuff - highlights include 'Rock Song', 'Blown Away' and 'Hang Wire', plus the decision to begin proceedings with an instrumental surf rock cover was inspired. Only a little sag in the middle; otherwise, this was a fresh-sounding, immediate and well-crafted collection of alt rock songs. Every track seemed to have its own personality, and the range of moods and feelings the band cover in the span of forty minutes is impressive. Hell, the whole endeavour is impressive.
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.
Grungy and just a little out of the box. Emblematic of the decade.
No highlights, no lowlights. Just some alt rock album.
3,5
no big winners but enjoyable overall
Solid
Pretty typical and ordinary for the time period (90s) - perhaps choosing 1001 albums was a stretch too far and landed into "what we know of", rather than "what is actually good".
Old favorite
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.
Pretty fire and almost shoegazy pixies album
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
Pretty solid. My first real delve into The Pixies. Excited for their other albums.
Very catchy and fun Favourite tracks: Cecilia Ann, Velouria, Allison, All Over the World, Dig for Fire, Blown Away
Just not a pixies fan. But good
Not really very good imo
Probs not gonna listen to the whole thing again but I love this album so much I could poop my pants
I dont know if I was just in the mood, of every one of these songs hit the spot.
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.
Not my style of music. Got a couple of songs in and switched to something else. Probably didn’t help that I was listening with my one year old who wanted to listen to the wiggles instead!
Never heard a Pixies song before so this was an interesting listen.
Doolittle a better album imo. Need to listen with headphones too.
Album seems to actually have nothing to do with Bossanova...
"Equivilant to eating a snickers bar, and I love snickers" -Jess I love this album, fantastic blend of weird almost western/surf rock but with an indie flair. Such a fun listen that goes a bunch of different directions.
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
Not as seminal as Doolittle but still an excellent listen.
I didn't immediately enjoy this as much as Doolittle but that's not really possible. Definitely going to revisit
Pretty good. I quite enjoyed it.
Rather cool
Blind album, surprisingly liked it a lot like the other Pixies albums... Definitely their style and some of their catcher stuff.
Nice! Ahead of its time,
okay, alot of songs sound similar
Uh? Ken ik wel. Superleuke plaat maar ik heb Fela Kuti Live! als album for-the-day staan ipv. Bossanova van de Pixies... hhhm. Bugje?
Velouria // Is She Weird // Stormy Weather // 3-3.5/5
Cecilia Ann: - I really liked the opening guitar, very in-your-face start for an album - Glad it is short, Rock Music: - Didn't really stand out besides screaming Velouria: - Gives me David Bowie (Maybe? Not sure if that's the right comparison) vibes. - Later in the song really reminds me of an 80s rock band vibe Allison: - Opening guitar and drums remind me of something that might be in Burnout: Revenge - I didn't care for the opening vocals at first, sorta sounded like something that would be from Animal Crossing (the first part of singing after the opening) - I like the energy, don't really care for the song Is She Weird: - Mysterious vibe - I don't really care for the vocals in this song - The chorus is catchy Ana: - I like the guitar that plays throughout the song - Gives off a dreamy vibe All Over the World: - I like the vocals in this song The short guitar solo coming out of nowhere was unexpected but quite welcomed - Distorted talking was an interesting choice, I'm not sure if I like it or not Dig For Fire: - I don't like this song Down to the Well: - Wasn't memorable enough to remember it The Happening: - Not my favorite, not the worst Blown Away: - Interesting sound, but not for me Hang Wire: - Reminded me of older rock songs - definitely feels more 90s than the rest of the album Stormy Weather: - The pickup in tempo @ 1:01 was a nice shift - Repetitive Havalina: - Nice calming sound - Conflict between steel guitar and acoustic guitar didn't agree with me - The far-off-sounding vocals helped fit the distant sound of this song
Not my favorite songs from the band, but the sound is closer to my personal tastes in music.
gas
It's efficient, but so is Athletic Greens. I guess the idea was that if you hit a snare drum at the same tempo for long enough, an album will come out. Add on some weak out of tune vocals and you're in the top 1001 apparently.
Not a big fan of rock. If I turned the volume down super low it was nice background noise
This is definitely a pretty cool album alright! Similarly to The Smiths, I had never heard a Pixies song before. Unlike The Smiths, I'm not entirely sure if I had even heard of them before either. They did, however, influence some other bands that I like, so I was very eager to give this album a shot! And I gotta say, it was worth that shot. This album is great! The sound is pretty unique, but it really strikes a chord for me with it's blend of the lighter surf-rock and darker grunge styles. I think I saw a review on this site or some other site that said that some of the tracks don't stand out much on their own, but work really well together to form a great album. Honestly, I kind of agree. There were some great songs, don't get me wrong. I really liked Velouria, All Over the World, and Dig for Fire, for instance. But I feel that the experience of this album as a whole is probably better than the experience of most of these individual songs. Overall, I think this album is really good. Perhaps I'll be able to appreciate it a bit more once I get to some of their more popular albums like Surfer Rosa and Doolittle. Or maybe I'll like this one less in comparison. Who knows? But for now, I think I'll give it a 4/5.
Great album, unique sound, stellar music to listen to while doing other things.
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.
Pixies are under appreciated for how much they affected music. One of my favorite bands
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
Bossanova is the third album by American alternative rock band Pixies. It's an alternative rock album that performed well critically and commercially. Although the music sounded more mainstream, this Pixies album remained just enough within the underground to be "cool". It charted decently well but has only been certified gold in France and the UK. I enjoyed the vibes given off by this album with its grungy sound but fun melodies. The Pixies is a wonderful band and this is a great album from them.
Not my thing
Fun listen! Really liked Veloria and Is She Weird
It's more space-y than their previous albums and I love the sound of it. The songs don't stand out to me but the strength of this album is that it's overall very, very good. There's a bit of wildness, weirdness going on, too but that is what makes the album even more exiciting. Loved it!
Not bad. Didn't enjoy it as much as Surfer Rosa but it grew on me with the second listening.
Very good omg
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.
Velouria, Ana, Allison.
Very much enjoy this album from the Pixies. For me this is one of their best. A band a head of their time for sure.
Dans la lignée de Doolitle, mais avec moins de titres marquants. Plus intéressant sur la première moitié, et plus lisse sur la deuxième. Un bon Pixies. 4/5
not my cup of tea
Pretty good
“Rock music” is a terrible opener for an album. The rest was fine
Can definitely see why it is influential. Songs are all over the place thematically but overall enjoyable. Solid 4 star.
Grungy, Groovy, and Good! Nice listen.
Not really a fan
Really enjoyable album! I loved the vibes and it was interesting the whole time. I was intrigued by it and now I want to check out more of their music.
Really good heavy alt rock with its catchy moments too No problems with it as far as I can see
Aw, this was a neat one. Pixies are growing on me!!
J'aime beaucoup cet album.
This is not my cup o' tea
some good songs and some truly awful songs. 3 stars
Stand outs: Allison, Ana, Dig for Fire, Down to the Well and Stormy Weather
Love Pixies. Not my favorite album by them. Heavier than others.
Rad
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
It's more Pixies which is great, and there are 4 or 5 classics. But being honest, it's post peak Pixies. The five star run of Come on Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa and Doolittle has come to an end, and you will have to settle for great, rather than manic perfection.
Forgettable and audibly inoffensive enough that I forgot I was listening to an album on this list.
Not my favorite pixies
Pixies is just classic
Ett av mina favorit pop rock album, vissa dagar min favorit pixies
I had always considered this album 3rd best of the pixies first three albums, but it's closer in quality to Surfer Rosa than Doolittle. This album is at it's best in the quieter groovy moments that come in every so often. The second half The Happening is a great example of this, and maybe one of my favourite parts of any Pixies song. Gil Norton does some fantastic work in the production. The highlights include Velouria, Dig For Fire, Havalina, Allison I would give this album a low 4, but a 4 none the less
Was not feeling this one, got stale pretty quick.
The weakest of the classic run of Pixies but still great, better than I remembered
Decent punk album, no huge standouts
Another early Pixies album so of course another 5 stars mark. This one all is all more melodic than the other ones. Starts and ends with two very easily listening surf songs, Cecilia Ann and Havelina, and in between everything is going on: My favorites: Rock Music 2 minutes noise, makes the imitations like Blur's Song # 2 music for toddlers Ana: makes you shiver, so beautiful, and that in 2 minutes. Who needs these 8 min long terrible rock ballads? The Happening: Best Pixies song ever. Black Francis and UFO's and Roswell Part 1 Part 2 is on the Trompe Le Monde album, motorway to Roswell: Last night he could not make it He tried hard but could not make it Last night he could not make it On a holiday, so many miles Looking for a place to stay Near some friendly star, he found this mote And now we wonder where we are Poor alien, life on earth is a bitch Love the Pixies.