Reviews (page 13 of 14)
Verdict: It's complicated.
The hits are good, the rest is meh, but short enough that it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome.
More angsty than I would have guessed. Here Comes Your Man is dope. Still looking for my mind.
fun grimey stuff, they have a very recognisable sound which I do like. Don't know how likely I'd be to come back to this though, 3.5
decent alternative rock album i suppose
A bit less chaotic than the earlier album i heard of theirs, and worse off for it. Good solid rock still.
Bossanova came up a few months ago, and even though the critics like Doolittle better, my preference is probably Bossanova. Some good songs on Doolittle, especially Here Comes Your Man and La La Love you. Otherwise, found this one to be just a little flat. 3.4/5
For some almost biblical in it's awesomeness. For me, decent alt-rock.
I have to say, 'I bleed' was difficult to listen to. Noise. So much noise! I liked some tracks and there were so many really good riffs and catchy tunes. Just too much noise for me.
Fresh! Better than i thought it would be
I liked this album better than "Surfer Rosa", which has my favorite track from the Pixies. I knew three tracks from Doolittle, which were my favorites from this review: "Wave of Mutilation", "Here Comes Your Man" & "Monkey Gone to Heaven". The album had a level of noise that you'd expect from the Pixies, but a couple tracks ("Tame", "Crackity Jones") were noisy and chaotic enough to dip down into the "no thanks" category. I liked the album, but probably won't come back for a full re-listen.
I enjoyed a couple of tracks, but most of it didn't do much for me
Fine in places but I struggle in others. Fine album but unlikely to listen in a sitting.
Weird as fuck, but a decent enough listen.
Some great tracks that I hadn't heard before. Can definitely see the influence on grunge, metal, and punk.
really weird at some times but liked some songs!
edgy
(Accidentally listened on shuffle) I quite liked this album. The variety of vocals across the album was cool - shouty vocals across the whole album would wear me out pretty quick. Clean simple basslines were tasty on tracks like Gouge Away. Particularly liked Monkey Gone to Heaven and Here Comes Your Man.
Never really given Pixies much of a chance before. Only listened (and enjoyed) their bigger hits but never ventured much deeper and I’m pleasantly surprised with this album. I think they’re a little overrated by pseudo music purist twats who ping out ridiculous opinions to make themselves feel clever and inferior to others. It’s not the best album of all time or anything but it’s decent, easy listening with big bass riffs and has some great tunes on it such as HCYM and Debaser. If I could, I would give it a 3.5. Fuck this voting system.
3.6
3/5 okayish album
Tämä kuulosti minun korvaan aika samalta kuin edellinen arvosteltu levy "The Strokes - Is This It". Tämä vaan on jo kasikytluvun lopulta. Minulle olisi mennyt ihan täydestä 2000-luvun levynä. Ja bändin nimen perusteella minulla oli ennakkokäsitys että (The) pixies olisi joku 60-luvun hippimusabändi. Paljon ylläreitä siis. Ihan ok menoa, mutta kuten edellisessäkin arviossa totesin, tämä musatyyli ei ole ihan minun juttuni. Soitannan pitäisi olla vähän rankempaa, että raastava huutelu ja vouhotus sopisivat siihen. Ihan okei ja yleissivistys kasvoi, mutta ei mene suosikkilistalle.
I got modest mouse vibes, kinda punk guitar alt or something
I liked to know more about Pixies, which I already like, but this album is fine. Nothing so special that deserves too much highlight, but very nice songs.
Solid album - 3.5; particularly enjoyed the second half, but still prefer Surfer Rosa
Strong guitar hero vibes
3 taugt schon
Also ich finds gut, würds mir aber nie wieder anhörn
Ok, interesting
Pretty decent rock 3.2
not too bad
Ya ni me acuerdo, lo escuché hace muchos días.
it was fine :)
I'm not the biggest Pixies fan, but the good songs on this album are really good.
Este fue un disco que me costó trabajo escuchar. Varias de las canciones son como "densas", empezando por la primera del disco: Debaser. Lo que me llamó la atención es que el disco es como muy vanguardista: para ser del '89, suena como si fuera un disco de alternativo de los 2000's (The Killers, Porter, Interpol, etc.). Me gustó "Here comes your man" y por eso le doy las 3 estrellas
Can really hear the direct line from this to MGB. Here Comes Your Man and Where Is My Mind are glorious. 3.5 rounded down, prob wouldn't re-listen.
Muy buen disco, te mantiene a un ritmo constante sin problema. No es el mejor disco de los Pixies pero ya se nota esa chispa para el nacimiento de otras bandas
Ilmeisesti jonkinlaista kulttimainetta omaava räminäyhtye joka on jäänyt itselleni vieraaksi. Tämä levy herätti mielenkiinnon, mutta lopulta kuitenkin jäi hieman etäiseksi. Here Comes Your Man oli hyvä kappale, jonka tyylisiä olisi kuullut mielellään enemmänkin.
It was a good album but I just personally didn't enjoy it.
Needs more listening
Not for me
I was already very much a fan of the song “Debaser” thanks to my days of playing NCAA Football ‘06, so I had hear some Pixies before this listen through. The album’s sound feels very much ahead of its time for being the late 80s. All in all, it was an enjoyable listen, though I probably won’t revisit it that often.
Best songs: Here comes your man, La la love you, Hey Worst songs: I bleed nice bass tone weird vocals 7/10
Ihan ok. Bändin tuotantoa lähinnä hittibiisin verran tuntevana odotin enemmän. Ei kuitenkaan paskakaan.
I like it better than most mainstream Pixies stuff.
Here comes your man
The vocals didn't really do it for me. Maybe this genre is an acquired taste that I definitely haven't acquired yet. But yeah, not a huge fan of this. Instrumentals were fire though. PF: Silver
Not new to me. Good album. It’s no Dire Straits
I have a teaching colleague who is a huge fan of this band and, despite not really knowing who they were as a student, they became known to me as the prototype for Nirvana and there can be no doubt that this album's opening track has a similar groove and progression to 'smells like teen spirit'. The singles are fairly tuneful and there are quirks and contrasts that make them interesting, but I can't really get my heard around Francis Black's shouting vocal style in some of the songs. The production to my ears doesn't really support too many extremes. Not awful but not essential either.
2/5, was alright. Listened to it twice. No standouts all background music for me.
Idk why but debaser singer singing like he in his own garage or bathroom singing this song.
OK
I really tried with this album, but it was just not for me. The first half of the album was hard to get through, and I couldn't wait until it was over. The only songs I liked were “ Here Comes Your Man” and “ Monkey Gone to Heaven.”
Entre 2 et 3
Brutal. I thought that Pixies were actually good. I've been mislead all my life. Insanely close to a 1, maybe I'm generous today
The legendary Pixies - with an album that I don't like.
Did not enjoy this one much. I can see the influences on the emo/screamo movement a bit, but overall did not enjoy much of this.
Always heard the name, but I never listened to Pixies until now. I feel like as a general music fan this is a band and an album I'm *supposed* to like. After listening through it I can say that I don't. I get that its influential but something about it just did not click for me. There seemed to be this pretentious aura in each song. Like I was some how less than because I wasn't "getting it." I know this is a me problem and not meant to describe any interactions I've had with Pixies fans (cause I haven't had any). If I can say something positive...I did enjoy "Here Comes Your Man." Not the worst I've heard, but far from the best. 2/5
Asså det var ganska konstig musik. Det var inte direkt dåligt men det var konstigt och i alla fall inte bra. Jag har inte jättemycket att säga, den var ganska mid och jag vet inte. Konstig as I've said. Av mig får den 2/5
This was a strange album for me. I was rocking with it and then it just started to make me feel anxious. I don’t know at what point the songs started to sound like just a bunch of sounds but I did really like here comes your man and monkey go to heaven.
Meh. Not my jam
Pas terrible terrible derrière les gros titres.
I wasn’t a fan of the vocals at all. I disliked the screaming and the breathy talking parts. Some of the songs just sounded like discordant noise passing as music. Wasn’t for me. Theyinspired a lot of great 90s alt rock and grunge, but those later bands did it way better in my opinion.
I truthfully don’t know if I liked what I just listened to. The music was pretty good, but at times the vocals threw everything off. There were tracks that I enjoyed that would then be followed up by two that I didn’t. Much like this album, I’m very confused. I’m calling it just shy of decent based on the fact that I didn’t listen to the Pixies in the 80’s and still being confused by them today.
I dunno, I mean I like their sound, but every song starts, and I'm like, yup, it's another Pixies song. The couple of gems are ones I knew from the radio or friends. The rest are decent, but hearing them for the first time, I'm not super excited to be hearing something new. Halfway through I was tired of it. Is it 2 stars because I lost interest? or 3 stars because it's good for its genre? I'm on song 12 and am resentful I have to listen to two more songs. I'm inclined to give it 2 stars. There should be more than 2 great tunes out of 14 to justify ranking high on anyone's list.
I'm a fan of alt rock and I was happy to vibe to some of this, but it was a bit one-note for me personally. I appreciate that it spawned a lot of alt rock and is seminal in the genre, and while I thank it for its service, I prefer its descendants. "Here Comes Your Man" is the standout for me. Rating: 2.5
Not quite to my taste but some great song ideas on there. More of a vibe than actual accomplished songs but in the genre it sits in this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Hey, Silver being stand outs.
Always enjoyed “Here Comes Your Man” and it was my first time listening to the rest of the album. I wasn’t missing anything.
I expected more from this album
Some of the songs are bad lyrically 3.27/10
Putz cara, achei um baita desperdício esse álbum. Várias vezes começava um instrumental bem daóra, ficava animado, e daí vinha o vocal... Mano... E não é nem que o cara não sabe cantar, não, ele tem uma voz boa. Mas que porra são essas linhas de vocal cara? Achei horrível, tudo aleatório, sem melodia nenhuma, feião mesmo, paia de ouvir. Foi bem decepcionante, 2 estrelas, se não fosse pelo vocal zoado, com certeza seria mais.
2/5.
I want to like it. I want to like it. Sometimes it's good, other times it's repulsive. Singing like nails on chalkboard. A me problem, but kind of their fault too.
Kinda shit
Molto caotico, non mi ha detto molto
Can't hear their screams
cavernicolas
This genre, with screeching inaudible lyrics and thrash metal sound, is not really my cup of tea. Some songs ok, but not something I would choose to revisit.
Holy shit, Pixies are so overrated. I get that a lot of my favorite 90's bands liked these guys but the music is mid and the vocals are absolutely terrible. No thanks.
Based on what I listen to I should love this album, but I just don't. I appreciate they are responsible for the sound of a ton of indie bands today, but I am just not a fan. 4.25/10 Top song Debaser
5/10, los primeros 2 temas me traumaron, pensé que iba a ser un álbum de mierda. Después mejoró, aunque tuvo temas muy fru. Lo podría escuchar pero no es algo que yo pondria
Oh dear. What is it about the Pixies? Preposterous claim on Genius: "In 1988, the Pixies sounded like no other band. By 1991, every band sounded like the Pixies.” Second statement is overstatement so crude I disregard it, I think first statement also ridiculous because there had been more than enough other bands that routinely 'found' simple bass and guitar riffs which didn't quite go together, and then did shouty on top. My bigger problem, this album does "ooh we're edgy" in a mostly charmless fashion. Simple songs with small ideas stretched till they’re see-through. Singer's tone is so posturing. Lyrics gesture at quirkiness but lack inventiveness. Putting words like 'whore' and 'sacred' into your lyrics isn't enough to make the song 'deep'. It's Pretty Poor, 3/10.
Day 4 - 2112 by Rush Not the album we needed for a chilled Sunday at home… made it through the first 20 minute song. Great guitar but not the vibe of the day… 3/10
i didnt like it - 5/24/2026
La verdad no me gustó el disco
Not quite my cup of tea, but I've listened to "Here Comes Your Man" before, and that was the only song I bop my head to.
so so
They are so highly regarded but to me this is the worst. A combination of styles and choices I cannot get into.
No real vivacity; Unsynchronised to the point of mild annoyance.
The bass sound very boring
Ass
I hate the fact they chose such a cool band name but they wasted it on such a lame ass album.
Weird grungy cafe music? At least I could listen to it while working.
not really my vibe. Some of the songs were good, but overall found it just ok. maybe I need to hear it again and again to like it more.
Zat zeker potentie in maar teveel onnodig geschreeuw voor mijn doen
Well, there are plenty of people who think the Pixies are great. I, however, have never really understood that. Now that I'm listening to this album, it still doesn't click with me.
Not bad album from Pixies
wasn't really my scene couldnt get into it
I AM UN- CHEN! ANDALUSIA!
The album wasn't that bad, there was some good ones, and some shit ones. I don't think I rock with rock, but wasn't bad. I liked the beats a lot ngl but everything else was a meh.
Not my type
This album is not horrible, but compared to Surfer Rosa it’s low key an embarrassment. Songwriting-wise its just ok. There's some standout moments in "Gouge Away," "Debaser" and maybe "There Goes My Gun." There is certainly nothing on this album that even comes close to "Where's My Mind?" Kim Deal is the best part of this band but she's the backup vocalist. If only she had her own band oh wait she does and their debut album shreds this record to pieces. Additionally, this album is so thoroughly productionmogged by Surfer Rosa, an album that cost THIRTY THOUSAND LESS dollars and took 1/3 of the time to produce, that you have to wonder if they were just sat around in the studio wiping their asses with 100 dollar bills and hunting around for the most expensive piece of equipment to do lines of blow off of. Why is everything so smoothed over with fake reverb and compression? The guitars on Surfer Rosa sound RAW AS FUCK! Why does the kick drum sound like one of those rubber pop-up toys? "Where's My Mind?" has one of the fattest drum sounds OF ALL TIME! Isn't this a punk band?? I cannot even imagine the pain that Steve Albini felt hearing this album for the first time, may his soul rest in eternal peace. Anyway this is a 5/10 I spent too much time malding while reading the Wiki page for this album at work today.
no es mi onda
Something bothers me about this album. It's too simple, but not in a perfect or passionate way... more out of laziness, like they had to write all the songs in a weekend.
longest 38 minutes of my life lowkey but i did end up liking 6/15 of the songs so a win is a win
Not my thing, but I respect it. Also I listened to this in traffic so that didn’t help.
Instrumentals were good but the vocals weren’t it for me
Its okay, like I get it but its a pass from me.
Pusieron el mismo tema unas 7 veces
Worst song: "Tame" What was with all the screaming? Best song: "Here Comes Your Man". The album was okay.
El unico tema que me gustó es Here Comes Your Man, temon igual.
Not my type
I like the instrumentals almost as much as I dislike the vocals. hey was okay but all the other songs kinda bled together on the trog scale I would give it a 2/5
love the instruemtnals. hate the vocals. it just makes the songs uglier if that makes sense. 3/10
Competent rock and roll and songwriting. Competent to marginal musicianship. Not enough to grab my interest or give me a reason to listen to them again. I do understand why so many people love them. They brought something new to the game.
It was ok
I stil don’t like Pixies, but this at least has got “Here Comes Your Man” and “Monkey Gone to Heaven” on it. A 2.5* really, but definitely not a 3*.
Føltes som om jeg ikke rigtig har lyttet til det her, selvom jeg satte det på 4 gange i går i baggrunden. Jeg har også gemt nogle sange men idk. de havde et loud quiet loud princip, som blev populært i i 90’ernes alternative rock. Det var dog for melodisk til at være undergrund, som man sagtens kan høre på nogle af sangene. Jeg synes egentlig det virker som et velproduceret post-punk album med massere af attitude, divers lyd som gør det spændende og sjovt at lytte til. Jeg tror dog jeg skal vende tilbage til det på et senere tidspunkt.
ass im sry i really disliked it i didnt even finish it 💀 definitely not my music taste only like 2-3 NOT EVEN good songs
Favorite tracks: Gouge Away
Pretty average album. Too heavy
eh. wasn’t my speed so i didn’t finish
Fairly fun for the first half, but they just don't impress me the way PJ Harvey did (which feels kind of wild to say as Pixies are definitely more accessible). Did love the sweet 60s feel to Here Comes Your Man. Second half was particularly boring - can't believe teh whole album is LESS THAT 40 minutes?! Felt like a lifetime.
Punk rock just isn't my jam, more like a 2.5 rating
Feels like typical rock. Favourite track: Here comes your man
Weird and noisy
Not bad
Bof
gefällt mir nicht wirklich.
Singer didn't really sound right to me
This was pretty bad, pretty meh accompaniment on top of awful vocals but I guess it didn't ruin my day
Meh it's whatever, not great, not terrible. Nothing really stands out. I've only liked Crackity Jones so far, the other songs were kind of boring at times. Okay, these songs are sooo repetitive, bleughhhh. At least they're short. Okay I'm just not hooked. I wouldn't listen to it again. I like it when the vocalist guy is screaming or yelling or whatever you call it, but not when he starts whining something. I like the more aggressive and energetic parts of the songs
- Er ikke så meget til den grunge-vibe det giver - Den form for guitar er lidt kedelig og ensformig gennem hele albummet - Kunne godt lide Silver
Just not my preferred genre. Tracks to Track: Here Comes Your Man
Noisy, loud, untidy. Perhaps too much? 5/10
I always think I'll like Pixies and then I put them on and I don't enjoy it at all.
40. interesting
Not my type
banger added to discogs
1- love the first song so far i love the musical but idk the lyrics kinda freak me out 2- not a fan wtf are these lyrics i have no idea what they are saying and why is this man groaning in my ears wtf? hello? but the musical beats are fire i love the drums for this song and i love the girls voice there is musical depth to this 3-OMG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, the vocals is everything this is peak. this makes me want to go to the beach and start dancing this is jst good vibes. Black francis the man you are. the vocals have layers like some parts sound different and i love it. short sweet song 4. why are these songs so short. son im crine. okay i feel like im suffocating, this womans voice is majestic. i inclination the scearming part idk it conveys a message. 5. heard this on tiktok. just pure jocular undertone 6. eh- dont inclination the starting nor lyrics "were, apin, rapin,tapin" i hope they dont mean literally what are the pixies on 7. why? why are monkeys going to heaven 8. OKAY FINALLY SMTH NEW i was about to stop listening but then this banger got turned on, its smth new and i inclination. love the expirmination. OHHH the lalala 9. sone parts sound like tht fuckass gorillaz song. some parts also sound like maneskin 10. WOAH CRAZY STARTING😭I FUCKING LOVE IT!! lwk giving billy from stanger things, this is also what i imagine jeff buckley to sound like 11.okay finally a song tht has decent amounts of verses. its not horrible, i would have to relisten for me to like it. LONG ASS FUCKING OUTRO 12.straight bs bro what the flip, idc who has ur gun leave me alone 13. 14 15 okay i stopped idgaf
I was surprised by this album, I usually like the pixies but this album wasn’t as good as I thought it would be :/
I try to love the Pixies, but whole albums are hard for me to do. The songs overall are just not good. Other than a solid rhythm section with good beats, most the songs sound like total garbage to me honestly. I like enough songs from their catalog to enjoy a "Best Of" record but could probably count those on both hands.
Despite being only 23 when this came out, I was never into the Pixies, and if I knew any of this, I had long forgotten it. I get punk/grunge vibes, until Here comes your man, which felt very REM-ish, then back. Not a fan of the vocals for the most part. Heavy bass, which is okay for what it is. Really not something I would add to any playlist, but not oh, you owe my ears an apology either. I had an album yesterday that I said was 3.33 for a 3. This feels like a 2.75, so does it get the same 3? Does it drop all the way to a 2? I really wish we had decimals, at least .5s,, I'd like to give this a 2.5 I really don't think it qualifies as a 3, but a 2 seems harsh. Let's see how I feel tomorrow when I have to put the score in.
Very old school grudge
are the pixies good or are they british and performing at a time when the empire was in better shape? 2/5
A little too much noise
underwhelming
not for me, maar i appreciate de creativiteit
Not my favorite
a little screamy for me
middle of the album fell a little flat for me but honestly i dig this. i was only familiar with "havalina" by pixies, so this louder vibe was new, but cool. the female vocals layered sound awesomeee. saved: debaser, tame, here comes your man, monkey gone to heaven, there goes my gun, hey.
Occasionally a good song, didn't like most of it
i got my hopes up because Debaser sounded fun, though i didn't like it enough to want to listen to it on it's own. alas, i could not find anything i personally liked in this album, even after listening to it 3 times
I was into the first part of the album, but lost interest halfway through.
Faded into the background after a bit.
It's interesting.
i was hoping it’d click, but really it’s not my sort of thing. sorry guys…
Feel like im not on enough drugs to enjoy this one. Just finished, really dislike the singer, the instru was cool at times otherwise.
This one felt like they were throwing a lot of stuff at the wall to see what stuck, but none of it take stuck with me.
The album was okay, just not really my taste. Was not expecting to notice any songs, didn’t know they did here comes your man.
I can definitely appreciate how influential this was to the 90s alt rock scene, but I'd be lying if I didn't say a good chunk of this was just "whatever" to me. Faves: Debaser, No 13 Baby
lyssnade inte :(
Difficult memories
I hate the pixies
Not my style. One good song. Appreciated the album but not want to listen out again.
Doolittle did little.
Too yelly shouty, punk
Don’t love the Pixies.
Surprisingly meh
A couple of good songs but a lot of stuff that was hard to listen to 2 stars
ahh noise... not music to my ears
Aside from one song this is pretty unbearable
Es como si metieran a Nirvana, The Smiths y The Cure en una licuadora, lo que obtendrías con grupos cover de alguna de estas tres bandas en realidad. No muy asombroso peeero tampoco espantoso, tal vez escuche otros de sus trabajos, mientras tanto, tal vez con un 12 de cervezas le agarre el gusto a este álbum.
Tbh didn’t finish, it’s just not my vibe!
Meh
So many people love the Pixies and while I can see why they did good pioneer work to what would become grunge, I don't like them. There's just something very, very annoying about the way they make music. It's ok on some tracks though.
Not for me
Fought love or hate it
Je n'arrive juste pas à aimer The Pixies. Le son, les voix, les instruments... Ça sonne comme du bruit, comme du mauvais métal. Je donne 2/5 car c'était déjà meilleur que l'album Bossanova mais je ne réécouterai jamais ça.
I sort of get it but it doesn't sound good on these ears. Lots of noise.
Ok in short bursts, but grating after a while
Not the worst by a long shot but probably wont be revisiting anytime soon. Here comes your man is the only one I remember think yeah this is alright.
A slog at 38 minutes. Not for me at all sorry.
It's ok but the lyrics are confusing at best. Artist notes indicate there are biblical stories as inspiration (I did at least get the Samson reference). Another album that is rated high by the powers that be, but not for me. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): La La Love you, Silver. ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Saved no tracks.
I like the bass. Not so much the screamy vocals. I can respect that it was influential, but it's not really for me. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Here Comes Your Man ⭐⭐: Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Saved no tracks.
Not sure I love this one
Too 90’s rock for my taste. Liked some songs.
It was alright
Not my cup of tea kind of band and music.
Thought I liked alternative rock, but clearly it's not all created equal. Not sure if this is 1 worthy, so I'm giving a low 2.
Meh. Their song Where Is My Mind is so iconic that I was excited for this album but it just didn’t hit for me.
You bleed? My ears bleed.
Not really for me, Debaser and I bleed are good, I felt like a lot of it sounded the same to me and I didn't really get sucked in.
I liked the back half more than the first, it mellowed out a bit. Some of the screamier songs had me watching the clock for when they would be over. Could enjoy this situationally, would not listen to the whole album again
From what I had heard about the pixies this was a seminal band, this didn’t sound like that at all.
prob better live. I like here comes your man. The earlier songs on the album are a bit scream-o for me. By the end of the album, I couldn't wait for it to be over
I can’t remember this album. I just listened to it and cannot remember a single song, what I do remember is not hating it.
Didnt really enjoy it
This music is so bland. Enough classic rock. It's so generic.
I only like the one song on the album
A punkier version of The Cure. Not my fave.
I just don't understand the Pixies I guess. This is their third album on here and they just have never jived with me for some reason. The first song was the best on the album, which is exactly how their last album was too. The rest is just a little off and screamy for me.
British punk
It's okay
Not for me at all
I have listened to this album many times and again, it just doesn't really hit me at all like it does some people. I can see why people like it but their mix of noisy indie stuff is just not as appealing as others in the genre. I much prefer listening to other groups that did this sort of thing without a pop lean like idk, Sonic Youth than I do returning to this, even Surfer Rosa had more for me in it
There were a few solid tunes, and the chorus of Monkey Goes to Heaven was exceptional, but it didn't really click with me otherwise.
Punk rock, mixed with surf music.
Can’t even pretend to like this. Just tedious.
not for me a little too experimental
Zurullo 3.2/10—>2/5
Noise. Not good noise.
They have been the music critic’s darling ever since I can remember. But I just don’t get it.
The darling love child of the 90s college scene kids, I heard this then with them but I didn't eat the poison and fall for it's fake foibles ..
Never been a big Pixies fan. 'Here Comes Your Man' feels so out of place with the rest of the album, but it's the only song I really liked.
★★½
Alternative is not my cup of tea but pretty musical for the genre as opposed to just screaming and bass notes. Still, a bit dark.
Most of the songs are more like ideas of songs, very short. One mainstream song thrown in for good measure.
You can definitely hear why/how this band influenced Nirvana. Not the worst 80s new world/neo-punk album I’ve heard, but still not enough interesting melody for me (the album runs under 40 minutes, despite having 15 songs).
A great album I’m familiar with. The piano work on this album is excellent.
not really for me
It didn't work for me
Average
Listening to the album in full, there wasn't anything that stood out. Not much to comment on this one, just felt like it went in one ear and out the other.
Eh, not my favorite.
Didn't really get my attention. Recognized a couple songs from pop culture.
A lot of people seem to like this one, but I'm not super into the cacophonic screaming.
2/5
Favorite songs: Here Comes Your Man, Gouge Away, Debaser Least favorite songs: Silver, Dead, Crackity Jones, La La Love You, There Goes My Gun 2/5
Niet m’n style
This record seals the deal that I am not a Pixies fan. “Here Comes Your Man” and “Debaser” are my favorites, but the rest of the songs drastically drop in quality.
people said to me "oh no not the pixies, they are like the smiths but worse and more pretentious". this peaked my interest, and after listening... it made me have the realization. they were right.
Apart from Mr. Grieves, which slapped so hard for no reason, the rest of the album was so boring. Just not my style of rock at all, but whatever a lot of people like it so let it be.
Poucas músicas que achei interessante mas as que são boas são realmente boas, vocais engraçadoskkkk mas achei daorinha, vibezinha massa e eh daora a mistura de estilo. Monkey gone to heaven e Mr. Grieves são as melhores músicas.
Comme ci comme ca. A lot of the album is too noise with less music, “Dead” was a painful listen where it didn’t feel like the notes went together well, whilst is likely to be done on purpose, it doesn’t create an album you should listen to before you die. I felt stressed the entire time listening to it for some reason. 3/10.
Better than the last Pixies, but I think the key to me not liking them is there lack of joy and general ‘downness’
Not a fan at all, just kinda sounded bleh, dnf
Did not finish, was not a fan
Not my cup of tea.
One or two good tunes on this album, but otherwise I didn't like it much. I though Bossanova was a better effort.
4/10 Maybe haven't given this a fair chance but I think I just don't like the Pixies. Here Comes Your Man is a great song though. Listens: 1
I didn’t finish this one. I liked one song but the rest was not to my taste. I have a hard time understanding its appeal beyond the one song.
I'm not the biggest fan of this album. The instruments rarely stick out to me and the vocals are okay. The lyrics are also either really repetitive or they don't really make much sense.
Not my cup of tea
Not much for this kind of alternative rock.
Didn't like it. Not a fan of punk rock or surf rock.
Something didn't hit right for this album its almost as if the the mids were mixed a little too peaky for me and I had a hard time listening to it.
Does little for me but an interesting listen regardless
I always wondered if, in my older age, that I'd start liking the Pixies. I'm glad this project gave me the chance to figure that out. For an album that hits my sweet spot on song length (all but three songs take less than 3 minutes) I... don't like it. And I like dark and noisy minor-chord rock. I get this band is important and that's fine but nope.
Bit annoying vocals some good roffs
Rating: 2.75/5 (Rounded to 2) Favorite Track: Here Comes Your Man, La La Love You Honorable Mentions: Hey This album is an acquired taste for me, as I'm not a huge fan of Black Frank's shrill, shrieky vocals. I do love the stripped-down approach, surf-rock guitar work, and the sharp drumming. The album's influence on alternative rock is undeniable even if it's not completely to my taste. An entertaining listen for sure though :)
While I understand it being influential (duh it's the pixies) punk really is not my thing.
Buoni musicisti ma canzoni che non capisco cosa debbano comunicare.
Meh/5, album próbujący na siłę być głęboki i oryginalny. Murakami wśród muzyki - w pewnym wieku wydaje się to głębokie i słuchanie tego to coś, co nobilituje nastolatków w ich własnych oczach. Ale poznanie tego w późniejszym wieku to już nie jest najlepszy pomysł.
Pierwsze kawałki dużo lepsze, niż się spodziewałem. Potem dokładnie to czego się spodziewałem. Bardzo srednie 2
Sounded good musically. But not for me, screaming got on my nerves.
So many of these songs feel like the same line again and again, repeated for 2 minutes.
How can an album be the most popular album from the band and the least pixies sounding album? I just can't get into this. The music is trying to be abrasive while they also seem to be trying to be marketable. It just ends up being annoying.
To be fair, the 2nd half was more tolerable, so should get a 2.5, but here we are...
Not bad.
Interesting background, but I don't like the vocal Nah not my type
Theres like 3 good songs on here and one of them is a banger. Unfortunately, that does not make up for the chaotic nonsense that the rest of the album is. 4/10
2/5 this sound is not for me, but there were a few songs that i liked the music of, but the screaming vocals and lyrics is just not something i enjoy. “here comes your man” is something i’ve heard before and it’s a good song. “silver” was the first song i hadn’t heard before that i actually enjoyed. but that was about it. it seems they were a formative band for other artists that came after them tho so i guess i shall say thank you for giving me radiohead - one of my fave bands ever.
8/1089 - Instrumentals are alright but the screaming/moaning vocals are annoying.
Decent listen.
Anything interesting happening with the instruments is immediately offset by the terrible vocals.
Basically....it was OK. You can see the roots of things I like, and it was decent....but nothing was great. Just solid all around
Not for me but I could see enjoying that.
16/12/24 It wasn't a great album.
This was okay. Kinda lost me at Debaser, and then even good tracks afterward had a hard time winning me back. Where Is My Mind is my favorite Pixies track, and isn't on this album 😐
Mwa
I didn't hate it but it was nothing special. Bland
What ever genre this is. I don't like it.
Some good songs Standout songs: Hey Monkey gone to heaven Mr Grieves
It's samey, annoying and shallow, but it's not grating, at least. This is the fifth punk album of the last six. Please give me something else.
Ни одна песня не понравилась. Слабенько, хотя на момент выхода наверно было было чем то новым, интересным.
Started off with some good energy and catchy engaging riffs but quickly descended into boring tedium. A weak 2 in my book....
It’s not horrible but it’s not great. Not my jam.
Not for me
Wave of Mutilation is great. 15 tracks is just too long for this sound and I couldn't wait for it to end after a while. The vocals and melodies are hit and miss throughout. Didn't hate it, but don't really vibe with it.
This is not really my thing. It's quite angsty and almost emo-y, if you know what I mean. I did manage to make it all the way through and there were a couple of musical highs - but sadly, the rest of it was one long low, and the vocals were pretty awful. I hope this is the only album from this band in the list, that says it all I suppose.
Music - yes Lyrics - 😑
It's okay
Drums were cool. I heard they influenced Nirvana. But idk man as "interesting" as the decisions were I didn't enjoy the vocals, lyrics, or the jarring turns.
A little bit too Indie
One or two of my musical buddies have told me to listen to The Pixies. A group I know nothing about. I ignored them very much like this album which I will ignore in the future. Not a complete listening disaster but getting there. 2/5 24/9/24
toller sound (war z.b. inspiration für weezer), aber sonst eher durchschnittlicher gitarrenrock resp. furchtbare texte.
The only song I found interesting was Silver. Couldn't get into the rest of it at all.
What are the chances that someone would pick up a bass for the first time at exactly the same moment as another person standing next to a hot mic was attacked by a chicken, all while inside a recording studio?
I get it but naah
So is the reason this album is on this list because it’s got a strung out tweaker screaming and sputtering nonsense? Because other than that there is nothing unique about this album and there are many underpasses around my city where I can get the same experience in half the time.
I only got to listen to it once on the verge of falling asleep very jetlaged, so I will have to give it a re-listen later. First impression: loud and all over the place, with some catchy tunes
2.5/5 Top picks: Debaser, Here comes your man,Monkey gone to heaven, Mr Grieves, Gouge Away
Annoying, irritating, grating, in other words really didn’t like it.
no me gusta
Good album, nothing special, cant say I loved this album too much
I wanted to like this more :/
QUIIIIEEEEEEETTTTTTTT! SHAAADDUUPPPP!
Nothing appealed to me about this album, seemed like a poorly produced effort. Looking forward to a new day/new album.
Not a big fan, but there have been worse selections from this site.