Reviews (page 12 of 15)
Not my thing
I like this album 3.5
Liian erikoinen kokonaisuus, en päässyt oikein mukaan menoon.
What an album! So many amazing tunes on here, my god! Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Hey.. They've got a bit of an anarchic edge to them. Lots of weird and wonderful compositions and approaches, but then just tons of catchy hooks and choruses as well. The combination of male and female vocals... It works so well as an overall album.
Give this a 1. Would not buy the album or seek it out.
Rapidly forgettable.
It's OK, not too much to write home about. Had to wait for the penultimate track Silver to get a really good one. 2.
Love the opening bars of the first track ‘Debaser’ (that bass 🤩) and it then builds into that power-punk-pop sound that’s right up my street. And there’s that simple but beautiful bass again on ‘Tame’ the platform for some swirling guitar riffs and some weird angry and melodic vocals. What’s not to love? The pattern for the album is set with some great hooks and guitars. Highlights for me are ‘Here Comes Your Man’ (the catchiest and poppiest they get), ‘Monkey Gone to Heaven’ and ‘No. 13 Baby’. A high 4.
10/10, a straight high 5. Shall I just put that? No, sorry. This is in my top 50 albums of all time (I must make a definitive list). I saw them live touring this album, a great experience. I still have this on vinyl and know it off by heart. Quiet quiet loud loud angry screechy quiet. Best tracks - all of them. I've always said that music has to elicit and make one feel emotion, this one does. The joy of 'Debaser', the anger of 'Tame, the melancholy of 'This Monkeys Gone To Heaven'' all standout tracks, my other two standouts being 'I Bleed', with the rumble of Kim Deal's bass which eventually leads into where it sounds like Black Francis trying to make the guitar bleed as well as his fingers. 'No.13 Baby' has a wonderful change in tempo and mood. On the quirky 4AD label which has had a fantastic rosta of bands over the years. Thank you John Peel for playing tracks from their previous album in 1988, it was another life changing moment which led to lots of different bands I love.
Do not like the opening, stronger middle and end. 6/10
Still a perfect album for me.
So prior to listening to these albums I thought I liked the pixies a lot more than I did for this album and the other album I listened to already. Hmmm
I really like the album cover.. If it also had number 8 somewhere on it I would have given it a +1... :) songs I liked: - Here comes your man - Crackity Jones I've heard 10/15 songs I can't take no more
A few fantastic songs along with some mediocre ones
I've heard the 'Surfer Rosa' album before and wasn't that impressed. This was much better! I've never really understood the (seeming) cult following of the Pixies, but this album definitely feels before it's time. I can't really point out any specific high point other than 'Here Comes Your Man', but overall it held a pretty high bar!I think this might deserve a weak 4, but I'm going to give it a strong 3 instead. Could probably reach a 4 if it was more my type of music and if I listen to it more.
Pixies are really held to high regard but I have never really got them. Album is ok and I really like "Debaser". The rest kind of passed me by.
This album sounds about 10 years early for their time, thought it was pretty good though there were a few clunkers in there. I recognized "La La Love You" from the movie Stuck On You and "Hey" from Zach & Miri lol. 7/10.
Damn close to 5 stars. Probably 4.75.
My favorite pixies album and one of my favorite albums of all time.
Seems to be a similar story, but the first half of this is so much better than the second half. Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, and Monkey Gone to Heaven are all indie/alternative rock classics, but there is a lot of bad in the back half. Crackity Jones, La La Love You, No 13 Baby are all pretty awful and signs of what would come later in the Pixies’ and Frank Black’s career. The redeeming qualities of Hey and There Goes My Gun save it from being a complete switch off after Mr. Grieves. With that said, there is enough great here to offset the bad, even if this pales in comparison to Surfer Rosa.
I hadn’t really ever listen to this previously, but of course once hearing it there are several songs you’re going to know anyway. I never really realized the similarity (to me anyway) to Husker Du and Sugar in a lot of ways. Great album though.
Debaser Wave of Mutilation Here Comes Your Man Monkey Gone to Heaven Hey Gouge Away
4.8/5 - Never fully dove into them and wow am i regretting it. Suck a personal creative sound. I loved every song.
Enjoyed this! Def want to listen again
Good riffs but the vocals let it down
All like 3 minunte classics w/frank blackisms and guitar over driving bass with slightly off kilter beats
seminal album in the indie world and in my own personal world. I've listened to this album hundreds (maybe thousands) of times and really enjoyed listening to it again after so long. It holds up!
I liked this more than I expected. The songs were mostly fun and energetic, there were none that I wanted to skip over. Maybe a 3.5.
It's punk, if there are any intricacies or nuances, I'm not educated enough to notice them. It's not bad, fun to listen to, but I don't really care for it.
Certainly in my personal top ten albums of all time, this is a track by track experience in perfection. A musical style almost all of their own but certainly influencing many others and a set of songs that burst with energy but are proper songs.
Still a killer after all these years.
I liked this album as it reminded me a lot of the fast and charging rhythms in the music my brother writes. That alternative rock style and breathless singing with a good riff makes for some energising Monday arvo listening!
Classic
Listened to this for the thousandth time just to be sure it would get a 5 and yes it gets a 5. This is a top 10 album for me. So concise, dynamic, funny. Love the lyrics, the vocals, the percussion.
one of the ones where you just go "yeah of course this is one the list"
This is just not my type of music. There were a few good songs in there, but I didn’t love the lead vocalist’s style of singing. 2.5 stars
love this album. 4.5
yeah, sure. here comes your man
Surprise rockband song in here, album was a good listen
Impressions: The precursor album to my favorite genre of alternative rock and emo. Noting this album. Favorite tracks: I Bleed, La La Love You Rating: 3/5
Found this album to be very sub par, the music almost sounds muted and lacks energy which is weird because it sounds like they are going for it
4/5 - I am a big fan of this, will listen again
Great album, really great energy, kinda sounds like Nirvana before Nirvana. High 3.
Schon gut schwer manchmal auch nervig
Not bad at all
Some decent singles in there, but not convinced about the rest
A bit too shouty.
Favorites: Debaser Monkeys Gone to Heaven There Goes My Gun Silver Already love this album. Very repetitive but I really love this album, definitely my favorite Pixies album. It was honestly hard to choose favorites on this one, almost all of the songs are great.
The soundtrack of a generation. No grunge, no indie rock, no Radiohead would exist without them.
overall not a great album. couple nice songs on there.
Really dig it
Enjoyed this a lot! Will be listening again.
This band has come a bit in recommended for me before. I liked it, worth investigating more.
Would listen again.
The sound from outer space.
Not good. Noisy and not melodic.
Quite like it.
Oh fuck yeah! I didn't realize this album had so many hits. I never heard the whole thing through. I'm diggin it. I've kind of been distracted with work and paying bills and updating my budget spreadsheet so I haven't been 100% tuned in. But I've looked over to Spotify to see what the name of songs have been when something catches my attention. I recognized Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, and Monkey Gone to Heaven so far. 5 stars
I am tired of 80s UK underground punk bulshit
Weird and cool
SLICING UP EYEBALLS!!! OW OW OW OWWW!!!
Mixed bag... some great songs, some mediocre songs. Landed in the middle overall.
there's no need for any other albums this week. i'll just keep spinning this one. see also the breeders for more of bassist Kim Deal kicking all the ass.
Better than I remembered it being. I was not a fan for forever but as a whole this album feeds my inner punk kid. I liked it.
I was all over the place on this one. 3 star, 4 star, 2 star, and even a little bit 1 star. I’ll give it a 3 star because of nostalgia with Waves of Mutilation being on Rock Band 1 which was a magical time in my life — Freshman year of college in a new state with new friends, all crammed into my tiny dorm room rocking out on Rock Band all year long. I’ll always cherish those times.
Debaser als Startnummer setzt den Ton für das Album. Finde ich sehr gut und erinnert mich an Skateboard-Spiele aus meiner Kindheit.
Basic alternative
Amazing album, been hearing it for years and never gets old.
why are you screaming at me was promising until 40 seconds into the first song
This album I’m all seriousness changed my life for the better. Many days spent listening to with great friends. Miss those days! Easily 5 stars
nunca en mi vida me anime a escuchar "Pixies" de forma voluntaria por miedo a que no me guste, me parece una banda tan aclamada que le genere respeto, y la verdad que mi instinto nunca falla, dejense de joder. Pasa sin pena ni gloria, es un disco mas, no me generó nada.
Remember and like some of the songs. First time hearing the entire album. Generally enjoyed it!
Rocks hard with pop guitar hooks over screaming vocals.
Pretty decent. 3/5
Top notch loud-quiet-loud
I love it
Ok. Some good riffs.
Debaser: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_Chien_Andalou#:~:text=The%20title%20of%20the%20film,written%20in%20a%20few%20days. The lyric refers to a movie, about slicing eyeballs - a short film from 1929 by Salvador Dali and Luis Brùnel "I am un chien andalusian " Monkey gone to heaven : More Enlightening lyrics! Decided to stop thinking about the lyrics, grab a plastic cup of beer and head down to the mosh pit.
I know this album and band influenced many bands I love. I appreciate their wild variety. But none of this really sticks in my head. Some of it is grating in an irritating way rather than an intriguing way. I guess I’m missing out not hearing the greatness.
Probably their most accessible album. Lot of good stuff on here.
Good album.
Я обещаю больше не обесценивать оценку в 5 звезд. Да, Федя-калевала, это Пиксиз! Икона американской альтухи конца XX столетия. Жир и шум ритм гитар, цеплючие лиды. Доведенное до абсолюта чередование тихо-громко. Это, кстати, заберет потом Nirvana. И чудесный женский бэк вокал. Это ПИКСИЗ!!! Обожаю треки Hey, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Debaser. Добавлено 12 треков.
Nuce
Debaser - 8.5/10 Tame - 8/10 Wave of Mutilation - 9.5/10 I Bleed - 8/10 Here Comes Your Man - 9.5/10 Dead - 8/10 Monkey Gone to Heaven - 8.5/10 Mr. Grieves - 8/10 Crackity Jones - 7/10 La La Love You - 8.5/10 No 13 Baby - 7.5/10 There Goes My Gun - 8/10 Hey - 8.5/10 Silver - 8/10 Gouge Away - 8.5/10 TOTAL - 124/150
Definitely some solid tracks on here but it reminds me of working at my dad’s shop and hearing the alt rock on the radio all day which isn’t necessarily a great thing. It’s got a very modern sound that I think a lot of bands tried to copy, but I don’t think I’m a huge fan of alt rock in general. I’ll definitely be returning to a few songs on here, but it’s definitely not my favorite thing that’s come through the generator so far.
yeah yeah it’s great but there’s something dead about it, they’re holding back, they’re too clever
Alternative rock not really my style but another seminal album. Leading into the next 20 years of alt rock. Nirvana, Silversun Pickups, etc. Good bass lines. Listened at home just ate breakfast tacos.
Known before: No Standouts: I bleed; No 13 Baby 4.5 (High highs, Low lows)
Known Before: band, some songs Standouts: Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Hey 8
Known before: some songs Standouts: 2. Tame 13. Hey 8.0
Known before: band + some songs Standouts: 10. La La Love You 11. No 13 Baby 13. Hey 6.5
Known Before: Band/Some songs Standouts: Here Comes Your Man 7.0
Basically flawless
La la love this album, don't mean maybe
Life-changer
Niet aan te horen
Overall, the album was okay. There are a few songs that stood out and will always be a classic. Waves of Mutilation, Monkey Gone to Heaven, and La La Love You stood out the most on the album.
One of my favourite albums
pixies good 🫡
I liked the aim of this album more than it’s execution.
This Monkey’s gone to Heaven listening to track 7, oh god is seven.
already listened. pretty good, not massive on it but i know ppl who rly like it
Some hits, all recognizable songs however. I have their greatest hits album which does it for me anyhow.
Great. Fuckin' great. Every song sounds different. Every song rocks. 🐵🙈🙉🙊
Goodness gracious this was fantastic. This is just the kind of biting alt rock that I didn't know I missed so much. The hardest part now is trying to choose between this and their debut as my favorite Pixies venture.
I think this is the best Pixies on the list, something about its rusty quality draws me in. Definitely makes me want more too, with just the right length.
A day later, I don't remember a thing. Neither positive nor negative.
Musicality: 4 - great songs, unique, very catchy Production & Sound: 4 - bit raw but it sets an atmosphere Artistic Expression: 5 - very unique, emotional and powerful Performance: 5 - tremendous passion, everyone does their job Engagement & Enjoyment: 5 - Very entertaining and good for repeat listens I love it, fantastic album, timeless
Fun for a few songs but then it's get a little too same-y for me
Geen sjoem, niks bijzonders en niet mn vibe
Good album overall would go back to some songs to listen again but not all
whole album has a satire feel, over the top at some moments, love the metalish screams followed by rhytmic melodies
I like this genre a lot and I can tell that many bands I love are influenced by this work. My first listen didn't hit. Subsequent playthroughs were fun but I wish I liked it more. I'll keep at it though because I think this could grow on me.
Did not enjoy at all. Annoying sound
Not good. Kind of a mashup of punk, grunge and rockabilly, it was a mess.
1e nummer nog wem goed 2e helemaal verschrikkelijk, tekst en alles Het is okee maar ik vind het niet waard km nkg een keer te luisteren
Surprisingly not great. I love later stuff from the Deals. This was not a sonic enjoyment overall. Kinda beginning to wonder why someone would recommend this to be included in 1001 albums you gotta hear before you die. Hell and I'm from their hometown. Hope this book, whoever wrote it, gets better.
I love this album. The first two tracks punch you so hard. All of the guitar riffs are just so catchy, I love when the vocalist just goes crazy, this is just super tight and super energetic. Favorite(s): Debaser, Tame, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, Dead, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr. Grieves, There Goes My Gun, Hey, Gouge Away
Not really a fan. A little too angsty for my tastes
Didn't really care for it. Like a few Pixies tracks, but wasn't really feeling it as an album.
Not my type of music. I like loud music, I like quiet music .but this loud quiet loud is not for me
This album rocks. Don’t have anything bad to say about it.
Near perfect, good enough for 5 stars
It's the album that really defines The Pixies.
Obviously a classic but loses me in parts - definitely some strong moments but probably wouldn’t sit down to listen the whole thing if I had it on record.
I would have been more into this record as a younger man. Aside from Here Comes Your Man, this isn't bad background listening for a certain mood, but doesn't make me want to hear more.
Pretty grungy, came past real fast, but generally enjoyable
I don’t think I’ll ever understand the pixies
Fine as a backdrop, but kind of boring.
Total classic.
Rocky, folky cake? I feel cool listening to it
okay, maybe not a fan? 2*
listened to television recently and can see where they maybe took some inspiration from. can see this being very influential for what was to come later in 90s rock/guitar music. ok thanks
amazing. wonderful even
annoying and stressful
It's the best Pixies album, by a whisker. Don't need to say much more than that
Musical perfection.
Clearly I'm not the targetted audience
This album was hit or miss for me. Some songs - like Wave of Mutilation - I really loved. I wasn’t as fond of some of the others. On balance, it’s probably not an album I’d sit down with again, but I’ll definitely listen to parts of it again.
timeless. reminds me of pulp fiction, hippy art girls & wanting to be indie. good times.
Didn’t finish but was digging it
“Monkey Gone To Heaven” and “Hey” are easily two of the bands best songs. Yet everything else on the album is still consistent amazing.
Angry, wierd, funny. Very few low moments, great dynamic range. Keeps up the punch all the way through.
this sounded both timeless and completely new when it came out. It had all the raw energy of the hard post punk that came before it but was also clean and meticulous in production. Seems like the bands in the 90's tried to constantly live up to it.
angsty before it was cool or sounded cool
Weird mix between The Smiths, The Shins (even though it's before them), also made me think of Franz Ferdinand and some hispanic rock bands from the 80s. Not my style necessarily, but quite a new sound for music in english for 1989. Parts of some songs have that usual 90s distortions, in the guitar and in the voice. The singer is quite charismatic, but it's not something I'd listen to in purpose.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH, ONE OF MY FAVS OF ALL TIME!
Classic. Heard it many many times and always brilliant!
A bit all over the place with the vocals, but some decent proto-grunge.
-okay so i know this artist And this album because tame is one of my favorite songs -i really love the pixies sound in general -debaser is SO GOOD -LOOOOOVE TAME ITS SO GOOOOOOD -cannot get over that song -the yelling at the end is the BEST -oh this might be another 5 star album….. -wave of mutilation is also a great song…… i am in AWE -the guitar in i bleed is awesome -THATS WHAT THIS SONG IS? i know this one!!! -okay but a song about a monkey going to heaven is crazy -this is SUCH an easy 5 stars for me -this album is so well balanced and personally for me, none of the songs fall flat
I hated this album
2 stars ngl
Already familiar with this one
Hits the right spot for rock, cohesive album.
I have heard so much good about this album, and cannot figure out why. I find it really bad.
Idk what this is... Tame is especially grating to the ear, Here Comes Your man was the highest point.
Still revolutionary
Tinny and high treble with angst
Just about the most important indie rock album of the last 40 years.
Pixies is fine but nothing mew
Pixies were never really a favorite of mine. I get their influence and the songs are good, but I could never buy-in 100%. Part of that is the production; their albums kind of feel stuck in the late 80’s to me, for some reason. The drum sound especially, I really don’t care for it…like, why is the snare drum the loudest instrument on this record? For me, they’re a better “song band” than “album band.” I think they get a lot of leeway from fans on the lesser known songs, because the well known ones are so good. As whole, it was hard not to lose interest about three quarters of the way through Doolittle.
Not my style. Hardly any melody. Honestly I don't see how this could be within the top 1000 albums ever.
Very heavy and moody. Well put together with a lot of elements to keep the listener on the edge of their seat. I can hear how this was a very important early grunge album, especially given its time.
Not for me at all. Lots of screaming. But now I know where the song they scream at karaoke in 500 Days of Summer
Hit after hit and still sounds fresh
i think this will only get better with more listens.
Solid 3.7
NOT FAB AT ALL DISTASTEFULL
Good album, not their greatest though.
This was a nice throwback.
Top 5 albums from the 90s, incredible shit
nice energy. Raw!
Doe mij maar 100 keer liever Depeche mode of Frank Boeijen dan het zoveelste jaren tachtig-garagebandje, want hier is er weer eentje. Het muzikale equivalent van een hanenkam en een piercing: dingen expres lelijk maken vanuit een soort cynisch nihilisme. En dan moeten we het nog serieus nemen ook.
Eigenlijk zat ik na de eerste twee nummers op een dikke 1. Eerst een nummer waar zang en muziek niets met elkaar te maken hebben en dan wat gehijg. Maar daarna volgt een afwisseling van stijlen. Van rustige rock tot bijna Chemical. Niet alles is even denderend. Maar het is bij elkaar toch een interessant geheel om te luisteren.
De Pixies, wereldberoemd door een quote van the Bloodhound Gang: "I'm not black like Barry White, I am white like Frank Black is". Tot daarvoor had ik zelf eigenlijk nog nooit gehoord van de Pixies en Frank Black. Wel van the Breeders van Kim Deal, want die hadden een hitje in de 90s. Maar de Pixies behoren wel degelijk tot de 1001-lijst, want ze hebben een grote invloed op de grunge van de 90s gehad. Ze zijn misschien wel de grondlegger (of tja, alles is al een keer gedaan door Black Sabbath natuurlijk, dus noem het dan inspirator) van de opbouw waar Nirvana beroemd mee is geworden: coupletten van bas en drums, en de gitaar pas los laten gaan in het refrein. En dat etaleren ze volop op deze plaat.
I LOVE THIS ALBUMM ABSOLUTELY AMAZING I LOVE THE PIXIES
Marmite music. Latter camp.
Loved it. I can’t believe I missed this band in the 90s. It’s so up my alley!
I've been hearing that this is almost universally beloved for a long time. Nice to finally make the time to listen. Considering how totally disappointing was Surfer Rosa, this is WAY better. A decent producer seems to make a big difference, and it sounds like someone made them rehearse everything at least a couple times. The sound of every instrument is vastly better. The subjects are weird and wonderful and make me think. It's still quite rough and grating, it's not love at first sight, but I'll definitely be able to give this a few more tries and I think it'll grow on me.
Great album
Wow. All bangers and good variation between tracks.
Didn’t appeal to me. Guitar heavy with not much variation between the songs.
Great album
My expatiations were blown away by this album. I was really dreading listening tot this because I am not a huge fan of the Pixies and only knew one song on this album (Here comes your man). I was wrong and this album rocked. It sounded great and it was a journey that left me wanting more.
I just listened to this album for the first time recently. I am a fan, for a long time I never really understood Pixies. I think im coming around.
3/5
This was OK and I can imagine a situation where I listen to it again. Possibly a bit shouty for my taste, but there are some decent tracks.
It was okay
Okay album. Had trouble focusing as I didn't find enough variation in sounds to keep me focused. This is 100% a me thing so I can't fault them for it.
8 взорванных квартир из 10
Not my stile. Liked a bit the funky rhytm but nothing special to me. 3/5
An old favorite. All good songs!
Feelgood Rock, easy, schön anzuhören
9/10
Debaser is an all-time and probably my favorite pixies song (shout-out skate 3). A lot of other solid tracks on this one. I still feel like the pixies haven't really clicked for me yet so I'll give this like a 7/10 and round up
back and forth between a 4 & 5 for this album. it’s just too damn good. Monkey goes to heaven is a banger. Wave of M everyone knows is a timeless classic. debaser opening the album is $$$. i’ll give it a 4 bc it’s not perfect front to back but it’s pretty damn close!
Awful
64/100
I really don't get it. It's a very bland album, got boring pretty fast. Maybe I need to be angrier to enjoy it?
This may be the Pixies' greatest album as it holds multiple major tracks in their catalog. Coming in at a perfectly paced and bite-size album it reaches some of the groups heights, but doesn't show their ground-breaking edge.
I have somehow missed out on the Pixies over the years. And that's on me. I get it now.
Pretty good. Really good? Idk. I’ve listened to this a million times and it’s obviously good but would never consider it one of my favorites
Perfection! This is everything I want, and everything I need from an album. It’s edgy, it’s weird, it’s pioneering and has so much gritty profundity. The production is perfect, it showcases all the unique talents of this group in the most intriguing way. I get lost in these lyrics; they inspire exquisite heartache and tumultuous intellectual pondering in equal measure. Doolittle is a triumph of the most fucking awesome weirdo indie music that was cool for being indie long before indie was ever commoditized by late aughts hipsters and corporate record label tools. This is my favourite Pixies album. I love every track, I love every riff, I love every guttural howl. It is magnificent.
One of the most influential albums of the 80s and one of the greatest achievements in alternative rock Favourite tracks: Debaser, I Bleed, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr Grieves, Hey
One of my absolute favourite albums! Helped shape 90s grunge. No need to listen now as it's one of my go to albums. I've owned it on every possible medium. 5 stars
Really enjoyed it
n sei pq ta nessa lista pois n tem nada de especial, apenas descente
Classic
The fiviest five that ever fived.
Deze zat al in m'n vrijwillige roulatie. Een beetje ruw maar wel heel erg lekker. Redelijk afwisselend. Klinkt niet als een 80's album en dat is een groot voordeel. Heeft iets mysterieus wat ik heel gaaf vind. 5 sterren.
A very cool album, some great tunes (Monkey Gone to Heaven is a favourite)
good
This is great isn't it? What a rush. I listened to it in the car, and belted out Monkey, Debaser and Here Comes Your Man. I also think there's a delicacy to Pixies that often goes unnoticed. So here I am, noticing it.
I don't get it, I'm afraid :( On paper, this should be a perfect album for me - loud, crunchy sounds, yelling random shit into a microphone that sounds like it was bought at a Tesco clearance sale and it's all only 38 minutes long (the perfect album length)! I'm just kind of underwhelmed by it all. It's not bad or anything, but I don't hear the "best alt rock album of all time" thing so many people seem to be hearing. Most songs blended together except for "Here Comes Your Man", "Monkey Gone To Heaven" and "Gouge Away" which were fantastic. Gonna go with a weak 3/5.
Pre-listening thoughts: I have only heard of the Pixies through "Where is my Mind". Which like, is an ok song (sorry to every fanboy out there), but it's not really for me. I'm curious to see if this is starkly different from their other work or not. I'm also not gonna put the effort that I did for Steely Dan - while these reviews are solely for me, I know the pressure to rate every track is gonna get tiring. So instead, I'll list a few I enjoyed along with my thoughts about the album, and if there were any standout horrible ones, those will make the cut too. Post listening thoughts: Lol this album clocks in at exactly 38:38 which is kinda neat. This is like... a little to heavy for me lol. Like it's not bad but I definitely won't be revisiting this. I'm just not a huge fan of songs where they don't sing (excluding rap/hip hop). Like there was a lot of just breathing and talking and yelling it was lowkey so awkward at times. Props if this is for you but I cannot relate. 3/10. Top Tracks: Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven (what a fucking track name lol)
This album really showed me how much my ratings are based on my mood. It's not really that different from some albums I've given 1 star. However, I actually enjoyed it. I was not expecting this to be good, because I thought Pixies were some cheesy pop group. But it was just a whole lot of kooky fun. I didn't enjoy all of it, and I'm not sure I'd listen again, but I'm glad I heard it before I die. Pixies just don't take themselves too seriously, and display an admirable willingness to experiment. The album was a wild ride through different styles and feels, which is exactly how I like albums best. You couldn't predict what they were going to do next. Also, there was lots of really interesting timing stuff! I was slightly surprised when I realised I recognised "Here Comes Your Man." It's definitely the most ordinary, straightforward song on hear, but what a classic bass line! Favourite tracks: Silver, Monkey Gone to Heaven
I just don’t see myself returning to this one
Not my type
I've heard bits & pieces before but never the entirety. It still sounds fresh to me, and I don't know if that speaks to the music or the fact that my musical tastes crystallized in the 90s when everyone was copying this album.
2.0
Decent
Black Francis has a terrible voice, most of these tracks were looking to be good but were ruined by the screech being projected from his ears, I almost felt sick hearing it. Hearing his voice for the first time was like eating your favourite meal, except there's no food and a fork is being scraped all over the fucking plate. On a positive note, it wasn't that long, but there were some good songs. I enjoyed tracks like 'Here Comes Your Man', why couldn't the rest of the tracks be similar to this one? This album is borderline trash, I am trying my absolute hardest to understand why someone could genuinely enjoy this horror, it's weird as some of my favourite bands are directly inspired by Pixies. Favourites: Here Comes Your Man / Dead / Monkey Gone To Heaven / La La Love You
Wel leuke rock, lekker heavy op de bas, en ook wel speels.
5*
8/10
overall rating: 7/10 favourite song: monkey gone to heaven ( 10/10) runner up favourite: crackity jones ( 8.5/10 ) least favourite: silver ( 4/10 ) album cover: 8/10 vocals: 9/10 instrumentals: 7/10 would i recommend ? : i would recommend songs from this over the actual album , but if i knew someone was alt / indie / rock fan i would. other: i really love the two different vocals in this album. while the songs don’t sound outstandingly different from one another instrumentally , they all still sound pretty good and are quite catchy. the theme and sound of the album matches really well , you wouldn’t confuse any of the songs to be in a different album or made by any other artists. i’ve been listening to monkey gone to heaven for a few months before i listened to the album in full so i had high hopes and they were almost met ( dead , hey and wave of mutilation didn’t really impress me compared to the rest ). i wish i could sing like that.
Touted as one of the most influential bands of the 80s and... I only liked 1 song from this album. Most of the songs don't have a lot of views and rightfully so.
I am very happy that this album pulls up on here, I remember that someone recommended it to me last year but I totally forgot to listen to it. So now a second chance (: What an amazing album, very diverse and one you can really jam on. Definitely listening to this one again. Also very curious if this one sounds good on vinyl. Sometimes a bit to heavy rock for me so… 4,0
This has been in my personal top ten favorite albums for 30+ years. 6 stars.
I understand how my mom got her nose broken during a gig in 1989 in Berlin
Really liked this album
Best Song: Debaser. Really just a wild, slightly unhinged start to the album that, unfortunately, the rest of the album didn't quite live up to. Worst Song: No 13 Baby. The vocal performance got a little too experimental on this one. Overall: Refreshingly chaotic. Spastic in a good way. Even if not every song worked, what worked for me is that it was apparent that the group was playing with their whole hearts. Spirited music.
Inspired countless bands the beginning of alt rock
Holy Shit. It’s sloppy, it’s noisy and the balance/mixing leaves something to be desired. However, I’d be damned to not recognize the passion and genius in so many of these songs. When you think the music is going down some sloppy, noisy path then it just throws in a tasty guitar riff. Really magical blend of quirk with tame structure.
If man is five And if the devil is six Then God is seven This monkey's gone to heaven Fucking excellent album! Great themes and overall sounds, and the tracks are all top 10 stuff. 5/5
this is the same, relatively interesting but not really, song 15 times. it sounds nice but that is all i can say, was very disappointed.
2/5. Once the Pixies establish a groove they destroy it by switching up the style of the song. I suppose that’s the point. Save for Here Comes your Man and Crackity Jones, the album is not my taste. Maybe I am not “big-brained” enough to enjoy this, like listeners of Trout Mask Replica.
3.5
Outside of "Here Comes Your Man," I wasn't really familiar with this album. But after five plays over the last couple weeks, it seemed to grow on me each time. Great record that I'm happy to add into the rotation.
A noisy band with pop hooks that influenced a lot of bands. A landmark album.
Their most consistent album, for me. 4 / 5 stars.
I liked it. Interesting range in the album, and all of it was pretty good.
Frank Black's vocals are absolutely unhinged while Kim Deal's are as sweet as ever. This album is another part of the foundation of alternative rock.
Debaser - 8 Tame - 5 Wave of Mutilation - 8 I Bleed - 6 Here Comes Your Man - 9 Dead - 8 Monkey Gone to Heaven - 8 Mr. Grieves - 10 Crackity Jones - 10 La La Love you - 7 No 13 Baby - 7 There Goes my Gun - 6 Hey - 8 Silver - 5 Gouge Away - 6
1,5
I love Doolittle. This is the second or third time I've listened to this album this week. This is a close to perfect album.
One of the finest alternative rock albums of all time. A record that influenced so many including Kurt Cobain.
Everyone that hears I like some good rock, suggests me Pixies. Yet somehow I don't get it. Don't get me wrong, I think they are a great band, but for me they lack something. Their songs don't have the repeatability I expect from good rock songs from good bands.
Starting off strong with the instrumentals, I like the music of it, might need getting used to the lyrics and voice, mostly because I try to listen to music in the background out loud while doing things, so this different than other things I've played in the background Kinda cool to listen to something I would've not had the chance for I can see how it inspired a lot of alternative rock, from my limited knowledge on the genre of course Very interesting song names lol More yelling than I'm used to in songs so I'm getting lil jump scares 😭 definitely feel the surreal vibes I really like the music in the background, definitely need an instrumental version on some of these in the background bc it sounds so nice The album cover looks really nice Wait!! I'm actually liking it a lot more now, I think I'm getting used to it Wave of Mutilation is such a nice vibe for a song with that name 😭, but really like that one rn The concerts must've gone so hard Here Comes Your Man is more my vibe I think! Saving that one for sure I like Dead so far, I think the more I listen the more I'm getting used to sound I think my apprehension from the start is really just I haven't listened to a lot of things like this, and I'm actually quite liking it The visual image the songs are kinda painting is something I'm starting to really vibe with 👁️👁️ THIS MONKEYS GONE TO HEAVEN 🗣️ Crackity Jones!!!!! OKAY GO OFF IF YOU WANT!!! La la love you is such a VIBE, favoriting that one too, I like the whistle in the background, is it called a wolf whistle? Why did I stop writing notes??
Too much random yelling and nonsense, to the point where the mic was peaking multiple times. I like angsty, but this is too much.
Would maybe be a 3 normally but just listened to The Warning by Hot Chip and this just feels so bland an unoriginal in comparaison.
“Stop Dr. Doolittle’s wave of mutilation before he gets YOUR pet”- PETA ad I thought of while listening Cool album tho
Just great ❤️
In between their rougher first 2 and their surf-album: best of both worlds. Live they still play maybe of these to delight of public. Almost difficult to find favorite tracks, but possibly Hey and No. 13 Baby. And the Monkey of cause. Man=5. Devil=6. God is 7. Even for atheist that is how it is.
0.5/5 unlistenable
slaps still
Yea sir, my addiction is dirty bass and chaos. No sir, I’m not looking for a cure.
not my type of music but they have a few bangers
3/4
I can't tell if this is embarrassing, but doing this challenge has gotten me to stay up every night to see what new album I'm listening to tomorrow. I like its suspense, and the fact that it could be anything adds to that. Now, I was bound to relisten to an album I'd already checked out, which could be good or bad depending on my mood. Once Doolittle showed up as the next album I had to hear, I just got excited. I've listened to this album many times, and its replay value is immense. I could spend all day only listening to this album and not get sick of it. It's a reliable album; it's like grilled cheese. Don't know what to eat? Grilled cheese. Grilled cheese is fucking amazing, it's so simple, but it comes together so well that it just makes you ask, "I sure do want another grilled cheese.". The songs on this album are so short and straightforward, yet they won't leave your head. You never really ask yourself, "Oh my god, how did they make this" but you don't eat grilled cheese for the complexity of it all, do you? I don't know how you can hate this album. How can you listen to Debaser without needing to dance to it? I need help to make a top 5 song on this album. 90% of the songs are 10/10s in my book, and the sounds are so fucking good. The singing, production, and instruments are consistent in this album. There's no dud in here. It ranges from really solid to 10/10 songs. If your entire album is that, you have a classic on your hands. Now excuse me, I'm going to listen to Mr. Grieves while making a grilled cheese.
Love Here Comes Your Man.
Nem tetszett, nem az én stílusom
It’s my birthday and I get blessed with this BANGER!? How’d I get so lucky!?
the unknowable pain of a daughter for her mother. the unknowable pain of a mother for daughter. always reaching, never quite more than brushing fingertips through times cruel passage. let the music play on.
I don't enjoy the majority of songs here, but there's enough solid ones to barely scrape a 3.
Got kind of excited after Debaser but the album that followed didn’t really live up to it, save one or two songs. Not bad by any means, just weird, prickly, and sort of aimless. There is an interesting mix of pop hooks and hardcore aggression going on; I can see how Nirvana was influenced a lot by this. Best song: Debaser
I do love this album. It’s awkward and abrasive and its weirdness makes it unique. It seems like you can find music that was influenced by this album in every year since its release.
Monkey gone to heaven is a good track, as well as no. 13. For such an influential alternative album from 1989, the recording quality is impressive. It’s a unique listen but there’s just enough meat on the bone to keep listening.
First of all it's Pixies, so 5*. Secondly, this is obviously one of the greats, but for me it's not close between this and Surfer Rosa as best Pixies album. I think the album tracks here are weaker (very clearly excluding Tame, Hey, La La Love You, Wave of Mutilation and Gouge Away, half of those obviously would have been singles if it was released in the 90s anyway). I'm coming around to the idea that Trompe Le Monde might be my 2nd favourite Pixies album.
No waste at all
Oh yeah - banger after bange, Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Mr Grieves, La La Love You, Monkey gone to heaven… what a stellar record - the Pixies were mega inspired with this one.
Great indie rock album
So good!
Chien!! Andalusia!!!! This is a lot more punk rock than I remember. Listened to this a lot in high school and even made a music video to Here Comes Your Man. Aged well.
Another album without their number one hit? My mind is so blown that I just can’t find it. This album was actually really good. I see you, Pixies
Love this album so much, it's been a go-to for last couple years. Starts off pretty punk with Debaser and Tame - both fairly simple songs but they get my head bobbing. Wave of Mutilation is a weird one, I think Rock Band (Guitar Hero?) may have ruined it for me back in the day. Always feels out of place when I hear it now. Here Come's Your Man is a classic, kind of a funny transition into surfer rock after some heavier songs. Mr Grieves, Crackity Jones and Hey are all great songs, the latter probably being my favourite on the album. This one grew on me a lot over many listens so I wonder what my rating would be if I'd never heard it before this..
Doesn't work for me
Light 8
Album 88 of 1001 Pixies - Doolittle Rating : 4 / 5 Favorite Track : Here Comes Your Man This is a doozy of an album. As I was listening, it seemed that it was something I had been familiar with for a long time. Not sure of its commercial success, but it got by me. This is the 2nd Pixies album I've heard and had a good response to. They may be one for a deeper dive, at some point. Fun album. A bit of everything.
Still love it!
The streaming numbers for something this abrasive is pretty impressive. Ahead of it's time for 1989. Sounds like an early smashing pumpkins album mixed with punk and krautrock. Score: 80 Art: 70
2nd Pixies album - A great mix of many musical styles. Some real stellar stuff here.
Driving punk rhythms, deeply grating vocals.
The best Pixies album - solid banger after banger. Particular highlights include Debaser (one of my favourite bass-heavy songs, absolutely sexy), I Bleed, Here Comes Your Man (there’s a reason this one is so well-know, very catchy), and Monkey Gone to Heaven.
Second studio album released in April 1989. Great opening into further loudness and noisy, raw sound early on. Can see where later 90s/00s bands get their sound from. There's a nice variation of styles and intensity throughout but the album feels less cohesive as at whole and seems more like scattered tracks. The grungy guitar tone is filthy, lots of highlight tracks.
Eh
Amazing discovery. Didn't know the band and feel like exactly what I was looking for today. #1990s #alternative_rock
Is gut
I like this a lot more than I thought. Alt rock with punk and singing.
Probably the best alternative rock album out there. It's influenced can be heard in so many places. One of those rare albums where at 14 tracks not a single one is skippable (Love You comes close but just about escapes). I must have listened to it hundreds of times and not once have I got bored and turned it off. Jumping from genre to genre without seeming erratic. Pixies and Black Francis at their/his very best.
J'aime bien le style. Des tounes pas trop longues. Le début de l'album est catchy, mais la fin est moins venue me chercher.
The growth from Surfer Rosa to Doolittle is incredible. I had a blast listening to this.
Couldn't get into it, feels really forced. Wish it was just female vocals.
started off weak, had a nice midpoint, fell off a bit again and then ended decent
On which Pixies perfected their sound, and made one of the best alternative rock/indie albums in the process. There are probably half a dozen genres on here, but they all sound unmistakably, coherently like Pixies songs. It must be in Black Francis’ crazed yelps, Kim Deal’s sing-song backing vocals, the sharp shifts in tempo and volume, the vivid yet impenetrable lyrics, the intertwining of noise and melody, the three/three and a half bar chord sequences, the sense of mischief running through the whole thing… Despite their influence, I can’t think of another band who really sounds like them, which is quite the compliment. 15 tracks and not a stinker among ‘em. And even if there was, it’d be too short to bother skipping.
Loved it, most of the time. Had to "eject" a few. Overall, I liked it and would listen again.
Pretty good! I feel like the Pixies are a band I would've loved at an earlier point in my life. This was a good album though, 👍 for sure
ohhh I was hyped! I heard so much good things about pixies but I was very underwhelmed... Got some nice ones like Debaser but overall not crazy good 6.5/10 (3/5)
as with any band, their strength is in their rhythm section. unfortunately, their main weakness is their vocalist, who often comes across as whiny and nasally. other than that, good songs and i can certainly see the appeal and the influence that this band has had in the alternative music world. highlights: “i bleed”, “crackity jones”, “there goes my gun”.
I was pretty familiar with this album going in. It's got most of the songs of theirs I like on it. Overall it's a good album but some of their stuff just really misses for me.