Doolittle

una obra de arte hecha musica

One of my top 10 albums. Must have.

Very much a predecessor of a lot of music I really like.

A pretty decent listen some good songs on here and so I didn't like so much so probably a low 3 star overall, standout songs 'here comes your man' and 'monkey gone to heaven'

Slightly chaotic.

..very awesome album..no notes ! fav tracks: i bleed, here comes your man, monkey gone to heaven, hey

I liked a few songs of the album, some were not my taste but i can see why people like them.

Pretty good.

Bof

I liked it more than I thought I would....closer to a 4 than a 2.

2.5 Stars - Just not into it. A few good songs, but nothing I'm necessarily drawn back to.

I don't like the Pixies anymore. 1/5

2nd best Pixies album.

Gostei bastante do álbum, já conhecia algumas músicas do Pixies mas nunca tinha ouvido um álbum completo.

First Pixies album I've ever listened to . Didn't realise how influential they were

I really liked Here Comes Your Man, Wave of Mutilation, and Monkey Gone To Heaven. These songs made it onto my playlist. This album is very abstract with theme. Some songs are about a mixture of things. This album may need a second listen from me so I can fully understand it.

Басс классный группа классная музыка разнообразная

Doolittle offers an interesting alternative sound, based on the contrast between accessible melodies and more aggressive moments, sometimes more intense than my personal taste. The album is reminiscent of the influence that the Pixies had on the later alternative scene, especially on the band Nirvana, through the dynamic between silence and sonic explosion. "Here Comes Your Man" and "La La Love You" stand out for their accessibility and melody, being the most memorable songs on the album. Overall, the album has a distinct and influential style, even if some moments may seem overly aggressive to listeners more oriented to the melody. 6.5/10

Album is ok. doesnt move the needle either way for me.

What a bizarre band! U didn't know what to do with this. The drums r great. The guitar is unique. The bass is pronounced and different. The singing, if I can call it at, is so off the wall. This band is so different that they deserve to be in the list, this just isn't something I would listen to often. It does give me better perspective on Weird Al's "First World Problems" which parodies the Pixies haha.

Average

I’ve heard some of their stuff before and there are some songs I do like. However, the only good song on this one that I like is here comes the man. All in all a very average album.

Easy 5!! One of my all time faves

gefällt mir nicht wirklich.

Kinda cool and funky

The first album of the week...alright then. It was a bunch of yelling for me, and I usually like songs like that but it just...wasn't hitting for me. I loved Silver so much though because it reminded me of Fleet Foxes.

Finally, something good in this slop filled list. An alt rock banger, feeling like i’m crushing down pch with the windows down and sunglasses on.

Nop

Sony XM4 Headphones Some vocals not the clearest to understand without reading lyrics but otherwise a very good alt rock 'cool kid' album. Mix is a little muddy in some tracks, needs a lot of volume to get the best of it, however could be headphones. Will revisit with different equipment. Plenty of bangers, pace keeps up throughout the whole album and doesn't tail off towards the end. Bass playing is notably good.

Loved it some great tracks reminds me of nights out and some real rock in there too

Debaser - 4.5/5 Tame - 3.5/5 Wave of Mutilation - 4.5/5 I Bleed - 4/5 Here Comes Your Man - 4/5 Dead - 3/5 Monkey Gone to Heaven - 4/5 Mr. Grieves - 4.5/5 Crackity Jones - 3/5 La La Love You - 2.5/5 No 13 Baby - 4/5 There Goes My Gun - 4/5 Hey - 5/5 Silver - 3.5/5 Gouge Away - 3.5/5

7.5 / 10

Sometimes dark and visceral, sometimes bright and poppy, but always energetic and constantly walking a tightrope between subdued and chaotic. And so many hooks!

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I was pretty good. I enjoyed the variety of types of musics and sounds. I probably found 2-3 songs I would add to a playlist. Good first album and I might look more into the pixies in the future

7.5/10 Very interesting album. Never listened pixies before. Sounds like dad's car music. Album makes me feel like cool brother from California and very strange man in the same time. I think I should continue listening pixies. Added some tracks to playlist

Die hard listener of the pixies a few years ago so this is a throw back for me

Singer didn't really sound right to me

Starts out a bit eh, improves as the album goes on. The last few songs are what elevate this album from a 2 to a 3 I understand that this is one of those "influential" albums that led to a number of grungey offshoots in the 90s (nirvana, pearl jam, etc), however it doesn't hold up well in the 2020s, particularly because all of those bands in the 90s emulated the pixies's sound and were a step better

Electric guitar showcase, great bops

I've listened to this album I don't know how many times over the past couple of decades, and it doesn't do it for me. I understand the importance and the influence of it, I can appreciate how effortlessly the Pixies move between styles, the dark humour and absurdity of the lyrics, their competence as songwriters and musicians, but I don't connect with it. I wasn't excited seeing Doolittle come up as today's pick; while listening to it, other than Monkey Gone to Heaven, there was nothing that I was super excited to hear, nothing that I wanted to put on repeat. I've given The Pixies more than a fair shake over the years, their music just isn't for me.

What a start to an album! Not sure the rest matched up but songs and music were interesting at least and raw.

R.I.P. Harambe 1999-2016

Perfection

Wish I had gotten into the Pixies during their early heyday. Some great albums out of that time frame

No other album sounds like this. It influenced countless albums that came after. I love it and always will love it.

it was fine enough grew on me kinda like 7/10

I liked this a lot. Interesting mix of different styles. I'm not sure how I've managed to never hear any Pixies albums before!

This was pretty bad, pretty meh accompaniment on top of awful vocals but I guess it didn't ruin my day

I definitely liked this more than Surfer Rosa, but to be honest I just think Frank Black is kind of annoying. He has his moments to be sure, but there's so much that he's doing that I just don't enjoy at all, and it kinda drags the music down for me. Favorites: Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr. Grieves

I don't have enough superlatives for this record. It is without question one of the best and most influential records released in the 80s. The landscape of popular (and not so popular) 90s and aughts rock music is completely different without Doolittle. It is also an amazingly diverse collection of songs that always sound like Pixies music. It's nice that they have gotten their laurels in recent years, but I'm constantly amazed that most people my age still don't know who they are or what they did. I saw them with Weezer a few years ago and the place was half empty for Pixies. My friends asked me who the opener was and I couldn't ever respond. Long live Frank Black and Kim Deal

tame gefällt mir. die instrumentals ähneln dem beat von indie rider von fliggsy. here comes your man ist der meistgehörte song, ergibt sinn, aber der sound holt mich gar nicht ab und löst nicht viel in mir aus, gibt mir sitcom outro vibes. monkey gone to heaven hat mich ab der zweiten hälfte richtig abgeholt, die aufzählung von 5 bis 7 und der darauffolgende refrain haben etwas sehr pures an sich. das ist der einzige song, der wirklich emotionen in mir auslöst. absoluter banger. crackity jones ist ein richtiger tweaker, tism brain gefällt das. insgesamt macht das album spaß, aber der sound kann mich nicht an allen stellen überzeugen. inhaltlich hab' ich nicht viel mitgenommen, stellenweise, zum beispiel am anfang von no 13 baby, wurden ein paar bilder in meinem kopf gezeichnet, aber all in all gibt mir der inhalt auch tweaker energy, die simpel sein kann. die erste hälfte des albums gefällt mir wesentlich besser (glaub ich, vielleicht hab ich auch die lust verloren). tame und monkey gone to heaven hab ich mir gespeichert, aber das album werd' ich mir wahrscheinlich nie wieder komplett anhören.

A kickass album. A couple of songs are too loud for my old ears now, but overall very enjoyable. 4.5

7.0/10 Pretty great album with some iconic songs

Rating 6/10

If it wasn't for Silver - sorry, Kim - this would be a perfect record. Besides the one "eh", there are many "wows" on the tracklist. I didn't get the Pixies for years until one day, I sort of forced myself to get familiar. It's the same thing I felt for Pavement: too out there and weird for what I could handle. It turns out I was just a pussy and this is actually great stuff. Matter of fact without the Pixies, Pavement wouldn't be what they are, nor would many other popular 90s indie bands become a thing. There's a weirdness that shakes me within Doolittle. At first, the screams, short run-times and unorthodox song structures pushed me away, but as time folded over, they only made me come back for more. "I bleed" (9/10, 5/5 on this scale)

Me gustó mucho para trabajar o para disfrutarlo when you’re just chilling. TENGO QUE ESCUCHARLO MÁS VECES PARA ENAMORARME COMPLETAMENTE. Mi canción favorita del álbum es Monkey Gone to Heaven.

very good

This has been a favorite since I was in high school.

❤️‍🔥

Debaser Wave of Mutilation Here comes your Man Dead Monkey Gone to Heaven No 13 Baby There Goes my Gun

Debaser Wave of Mutilation Here Comes Your Man Monkey Gone to Heaven Mr. Grieves La La Love You Hey Gouge Away

Their second album. Indie Rock. Brilliant production, angsty lyrics, that bass sound, cool backing vocals and well timed changes in tempo. A fine 'alt rock' album that was an obvious influence on many who followed.

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

Not my thing - I get why people like it but i wouldn’t re listen

meh

Last Pixies album for my project and it was a good one! Really nice mix of styles, has 6 of their Spotify top 10 here, this was just an overall great record. 4.5/5

always a fun album i love it sm. 4.5/5

(4.5) This album is such a perfect embodiment of teenage nostalgia. Need to go skateboard and drink mountain dew code red immediately. I just... don't get why they called it doolittle. when it doo so much...? Favorites: Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Wave of Mutilation, Mr. Grieves

Какие-то песни прикольные, какие-то вообще мрак, целиком бы слушать не стала, ставлю оценку посередине ровно

3/5 I already knew Here Comes Your Man before listening, so I was very surprised by the vibe the rest of the album had as it was vastly different! A lot of character across the album for sure, just not sure if I really enjoyed it.

Listened in the car on the way to the airport and of where I could hear there was early getting influence. I'll listen again to hear more of the lyrics

Was vaguely aware of the Pixies so this album was a delight to listen to, its added to the rotation

This album is perfect and I pray at the temple of Kim Deal

Truly no skips - DEBASER

This is a weird album and I like it. It seems to change genre every other song, I was familiar with some of the songs but a lot of them were very unexpected vibe shifts. This is really cool, and the lyrics were interesting to listen too. Would listen again 4.5

This is a really good album, damn. Some are a bit more punk/screamo than I particularly listen to but whatever it felt good in a way it wasn’t painful. Felt cathartic mostly lol. Lots of songs on here I’ve heard over the years randomly. Bangers tbh.

Super creative elements from song to song, just not a huge fan of the genre taste wise 3.75

- 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

Doolittle is one of my most listened to albums (I do listen to a lot of music on shuffle, and Pixies were one of the first bands I liked when I got seriously into music in freshman year of high school or so: so they came up on shuffle a lot). A genuine masterpiece mixture of strong songwriting, punk energy, and chaotic results. Something about the album has aged perfectly, almost making you forget it was a late 80s record. Too many classic songs to talk about.

The album is pretty good so far. Wave of Mutilation is nice I like the guitar in it. The album would actually be pretty good for studying in my opinion. It's not hectic like some music I listen to. Second last song and it kinda reminds me of some music in like a wild west movie. Album has been pretty good.

היו פעמים שהרגשתי ממש מותקף מהשירים. אני מצליח אולי להבין את האמנות שבזה אבל ממש לא לטעמי לא תודה שבת שלום.

Just not my preferred genre. Tracks to Track: Here Comes Your Man

Very good. Muy bueno.

Doolittle is one of those albums that I respect more than I genuinely enjoy. It’s not exactly my cup of tea, but I completely understand why it’s become such a sacred text in alternative rock history. The record lives in that constant tension between catchy, almost pop-leaning melodies and moments that feel like being shouted at by a deranged preacher. Sometimes it flows; other times it just yells, and very deliberately so. Lyrically, it’s mostly grim, uncomfortable, and borderline grotesque. But that’s clearly the point. The songs seem to revel in unease, surreal violence, and general weirdness, and the ugliness is part of the charm. Doolittle doesn’t try to seduce you on first listen; it sort of pushes you away. This is very much an acquired taste kind of album: the first time through, you’re unlikely to fall in love, but slowly it starts to grow in you. One day you realize you know half the tracklist by heart, and not long after that, it’s somehow ended up in your collection. I listened to the MFSL SACD 2033 version, which is a solid master with good dynamic range, though that quality isn’t always obvious, since the album’s whole aesthetic leans toward a raw, abrasive, scratchy sound. Polishing it too much would probably miss the point anyway. This is music that’s meant to feel slightly uncomfortable, like it’s always on the verge of falling apart. All things considered, I admire Doolittle more than I love it. It’s influential, distinctive, and undeniably effective at what it sets out to do, but it still doesn’t fully click with me. 6.5/10 (as of today, first hearing ever)

Interesting, and quite cheerful, but I didn't find one single song that I would listen to often.

Ihan ok. Pitäisi kuunnella uudestaan. 2,5/5.

Um bom álbum,não gostei muito da primeira música,mas o resto do álbum me agradou,e a primeira vez que escuto um álbum assim completamente barulhento.

Finally a good album after two back to back DUDS and not the good kind like milk duds or the Dudley Boyz. I’m talking about the type of shit that’ll ruin your day. So imagine me pressing okay on this album and hearing Debasser and taking a big fat sigh of relief. The album has it lulls but its highs are damn near astronomical! Here comes your man is an all timer and Gouge Away is one hell of a way to close it. 4.5/5!

I enjoyed the hits

Sorry Jer

The pixies know how to do it they make albums that have 15 songs or so and they’re about 30 minutes long. This isn’t my favorite pixies album, but it’s still great.

One of my favorites.

Perfect album

Nee niet het

Super 80s.. No doubt about it.

Brilliant album from start to finish, Pixies at their best

Slicin' up eyeballs.

I expected it to blow my socks off, but it was just ok. I still enjoyed myself, just that I can't recall much.

4/5

Would give this a 3.5 rating, I liked some of the songs but didn’t really vibe with it that much

If the devil is six… Never thought this was my favorite Pixies album until today. It’s a masterpiece. And on top of “the hits” it includes Gouge Away my favorite Pixies song.

WOW.

Banger fra de allerførste toner. Hvordan har jeg aldrig hørt den før

Den her plade er så sjov! Stor 4er

Crazy good record. Loads of bangers and I love the shoegaze-dragged-out ending of No 13 Baby.

First 5 rating! Loved this album will be 100% listening to it more, might get the vinyl

no tuve chance de volver a oirlo, lo haré pronto. pero indudablemente un cinco, de mis favs, la última vez que lo oí hace no tanto manejando sola x circuito medio me salieron los gritos de monkey goes to heaven y fui muy feliz

Noisy, loud, untidy. Perhaps too much? 5/10

011626_ when i immersed into grunge music, i orbited myself around alice, mlb, pearl jam, soundgarden and the likes. pixies, too, but i wasnt really the exploratory type, and from them i simply listened to several i can remember. doolittle (1989) is a great pick to introduce someone to grunge/alt. every intro of this album's song pulls you in with its distinct riff and twirls. listen, im not a music prodigy so forgive me for my lack of technicality about what i'm supposedly describing them, but you get where im trying to share across the table. la la love you left me a striking impression, and im thinking about saving it for a late night ritual to ponder over. the debaser to gouge away in-outro is how you select a song to be your first and your last!!!! it doesnt tell you to stop listening after the 15th track, it only means you go back to playing debaser AGAIN. anyway, wave of mutilation is my #1. also, dunno why but the way monkey gone to heaven was sung gives me so much of the idea that this was probably one of their songs that should've (deservedly) sung around by a certain glam rock artist (like bowie).

My fav

Fantastic. I enjoyed that...

Exceptuando unas cuantas canciones , el álbum no necesariamente me encantó. Tendría que escucharlo de nuevo.

Already very familiar with this album. Peak.

4.0 stars I almost appreciate the impact & influence this album had on what would become some of my favorite artists than the music itself. that said, musically it's very good. sort of the birth of surfer rock, so to speak...there is no Pavement without Doolittle, and Nirvana doesn't sound like Nirvana without this record. Favorite track: Here Comes Your Man

En gammel favoritt. Et av albumene som virkelig “peaka” min musikkinteresse. Her mikser Pixies myke vers med harde refreng, i det de kaller en loud-quiet-loud-stil. En herlig dynamikk som passer ørene mine utmerket. Det er så mange gode sanger her, som blant andre energibomben Tame, “pop”-perlen Monkey Gone to Heaven og spretne Mr. Grieves. Da kan det vanskelig bli noe annet enn en femmer. Top 3: Debaser, Hey, Crackity Jones

This is another one of those albums that had a profound effect on me when I first heard it. This is a perfect album, plain and simple, and you never know what you’re going to get from one song to the next. One moment you’re listening to a snarling, demented Black Francis shouting “tame” over and over again like some sort of sex crazed feral maniac, to the point where you’re ready to tear your shirt off in solidarity, and the next moment you’re riding the Wave of Mutilation and thinking about kissing mermaids. There’s this constant push and pull from one song to the next, often times crossing genres and time periods, all tied to together by hook after hook after brilliant hook. The lyrics barely make a lick of sense, but that unknowability comes with its own unique charm. There’s few albums I’ve listened to more than Doolittle, but I return with fresh ears every time because I can barely make heads or tails when it comes to what is being said half the time. The metaphors range from childlike to truly deranged, sometimes they’re not even in English, but then one will burrow into your head, and soon you’ll find yourself belting along to the chorus as if you knew the point along. It’s the kind of album you can return to and discover a new favorite song every time, as I have done time and time again over the years (with that said, “Hey” has been my reigning champ for some time now). I also can’t forget to mention the incredible bass lines from Kim Deal throughout. When I think of Pixies, I think of the opening notes in songs like Debasser and I Bleed. Deceptively simple, but an essential part in uniting all these incongruent ideas (of which there are many) into an album’s worth of songs.

When a band can pack 15 stupidly wicked tracks into 38 golden minutes we must pay strict attention. Look, here’s a banger, now we’ll have another one, on to the next one, now here’s the next one, how about the next one, over to another one, and now here’s another one, now it’s another one, listen to another one, now it’s the next one….

When starting this godforsaken project I had a think about what albums would be guaranteed, no question, perfect fives. This was one of them. Thoroughly enjoyed the re-listen too.

I always think I'll like Pixies and then I put them on and I don't enjoy it at all.

Can hear such a clear through-line from this to Nirvana to Neutral Milk Hotel and to 2000s indie bands like The Shins and The Strokes. Debaser is a good way to kick off the album. Have always liked Here Comes Your Man Liked La La Love You Hey is another good one Listen to this three times and have liked it more after each Relisten.

I love this album, but it has a couple rough spots.

What every 90s alt band wants to sound like. 4.2/5

40. interesting

Fun

I have never heard of Doolittle. I hear the inspirations they generated into the 90s. In fact a Nirvana song auto played after this album and you can definitely hear the influence. Overall I enjoyed it. It wasn't mind blowing for me but I could listen to it again without a problem.

I tell you what, I enjoyed this more than I expected to. More rock heavy than other indie rock albums I've listened to. I'll probably listen to more of their work.

Didn't get into this right away, but ended up loving it! Really vibed with Here Comes Your Man, Crackity Jones, and La La Love You, in particular.

Some decent songs. Some I would definitely skip. Dad rock. Good considering the year of release

A great album

I love this album for it's whimsical weirdness. I was playing this a lot when it came out and my boyfriend wanted to know what it meant "if man is five, then the devil is six, then god is seven." He couldn't enjoy the song unless he understood the lyrics. Who the hell cares what it means. Make something up and enjoy the frickin' awesome song. Some people's kids... Obvious favorite is Monkey Gone To Heaven and Hey is a close second, but really, this album in total is amazing, start to finish.

A thousand ships album. Kurt was mainlining Doolittle along with china white. Quality slightly varies to keep it from a consistent whole but when it fires, it’s furious.

It’s like the platonic ideal of an indie rock album. So good, purely enjoyable. Some catchy polished stuff, some raw stuff. Energy, verve, creativity throughout. Must-listen #280.

There's some good melodic crunchy guitar rock here. There's also a good sized helping of what seems to be noise for noises sake. Not my thing, but there were a couple of solid tunes.

Not too bad, probably better hearing it for the first time when it came out.

Some damn good rock music. The songwriting has always been strong with the Pixies, and their guitar riffs rock. Probably my favorite song is Here Comes Your Man, followed by Wave of Mutilation.

Love it

Crazy consistent

W rock album Voice and guitar distortion creates a whole world. Perfect album to listen on a Monday morning before going to school.

If I appear unresponsive, don’t check my pulse. Just hit play on “Debaser” and if I’m not smiling within seconds, I’m probably gone.

Certified classic. This band really did pave the way for all 90s and 00s alternative bands to thrive. Super ahead of its time, Doolittle blesses us with a noisy, off-kilter serving of genius pop songs. Seriously, you can hear where those bands, from Nirvana to Modest Mouse and all the way to Grouplove, received their genetic makeup. Perfect indie.

Creatieve punk, een paar hele goede singles. Here comes your man is tijdloos. 8/10

This was a good 1st album for me. I actually bought it in its first year. I listened and was in my early mix of CDs, but it never became a fave. A band with all the tools outta the gate. I will bring it back into my life.

I had heard one song before but I was surprised but the variety on the album without it being too jarring. The flow was great but some songs didn’t stand out like other did

mal preveč vsega ampak taka klasika, love pixies, sam mors bit v moodu za poslusat pa ne na slusalke

Ive loved hey by the pixies for years so i was very excited to get this album. It was a great idea. The beginning was kind of strong and shocking (like with the screaming). But then I started to ease into it. I’m not a music expert but the choruses are fun and easy to just vibe with them and the music. You can really see how they influenced other bands because of the similar sounds with nirvana and smells like teen spirit. Some of my favorites here comes your man, la la love you, there goes my gun, monkey go to heaven and Mr grieves.

Craig: an album out of time. These guys were creating future rock Courtney: love this album. I remember more of the songs than I thought I did.

Masterpiece. Such a groundbreaking album

I've heard a lot a about this album and never given it a go. But wow, what a first impression, I'll definitely revisit this.

Better than I expected. They had a lot of hits on this album

Good Album art most songs good. Wouldn't listen to whole album over and over again.

Slow, slow, fast.

Tiene canciones interesantes,las más cortas suenan mejor,tambien para imaginar escenarios ficticios.

This one…it’s everything to me. All time favourite side one track one (tied with Janie Jones). The epitome of cool. The sound track to all girl dance parties at King’s. Mixtapes. Jean jackets. Cigarettes. Playing the baselines on an acoustic guitar.You’re fluent in Spanish mid-record. This monkey’s gone to heaven, Hey, fucking Gouge Away. Masterpiece.

Love this album from top to bottom. Stone cold classic.

It's the best Pixies record! And it still holds up.

Bold, shameless. A hair less angular than Surfer Rosa. Not afraid to drop out all guitars. Lots of great stops. Frank Black not afraid to let his voice run wild, both in the gravel zone and the unbridled falsetto. Very late 80s new wave bass tone. So many hits on this, but surprisingly "Hey" really hit me today when I wouldn't consider it a top-tier well known Pixies song. Fuck it. every song is a classic.

Good songs debased, here comes your gun overall a pretty good album that is good from beginning to end.

Si, este disco de Pixies me gusta

Goated i feckin love this album, another one i grew up with. I remember debaser being on the ultimate band soundtrack and so its just very nostalgic for me

One of my favorites!

The first Pixies album I got into, so I have a fondness for it. A lot of really great songs, but a few things that I see more as filler these days. I love it, but not as good as Surfer Rosa.

Favorites : - Tame - Here Comes Your Man - Gouge Away

Effortlessly cool. Your favorite band’s favorite band type beat. The shifts from punk to surf to anywhere else feel natural. Monkey Gone to Heaven is probably THE song of the record, but I am a bit partial to Debaser and There Goes My Gun for a little easier of a listen.

Me gustó mucho las guitarras y batería, en general los instrumentos niceee, las voces de fondo uuuu joya, amo el rock alternativo así que ya era de esperarse que me guste Top 3 1. La La Love You 2. Here Comes Your Man 3. Monkey Gone to Heaven / I Bleed

7/10 cool album with some fun songs, nothing that rlly drew my attention tho

So. Many. Great. Tunes.

Det e nok første gangen æ har hørt albumet i sin helhet eller som album, men snakk om å være stappfull av sanger som får mæ til å tenke «å ja, e det dem som har laga den!», så det har definitivt vært lydsporet til en god del filmer og greier og liv helt uten at æ har fått det med mæ.

I am a middle aged white man. This is, as they say, my jam.

I'm like, "This is grunge!" I've heard the name and knew I had probably missed something back in the '80s and I was right. The precursor to so much music I would later love. Very cool album

As an album, it has lost its shine a little. Or Gil Norton’s production, perhaps. Like an ancient coin, dug up, but covered in mud and eroded by too many familiar hands. You can clean it up, but it will never have the value again it once had. A museum piece with a different, maybe greater value. But, yet, any of those songs on their own - sublime. Even the goofy ones. 4.5 I listened to the first seven tracks of this today in a rapture. It wasn’t until Mr. Grieves that I was able to catch my breath. Then I listened to the last 7 tracks in a rapture. Mr. Grieves, the man in the middle, is the only weak 2 minutes on the whole album. Why not cut him, despite his lyric carrying the album title? Well if Monkey Gone to Heaven carried right on into Crackity Jones I’d probably be dead by Hey, notwithstanding the fact of needing to flip the record after MGTH if I happened to be listening on Vinyl. Doolittle is a very special album - extra special a day after Adele’s ‘21’ - and though I expect I could argue half a mark off it at least (where’s the narrative logic in finishing with Gouge Away after Hey and Silver?) I don’t want to. I love this album. I won’t pretend I loved it from first acquaintance - Death to the Pixies was my introduction to the band and excepting Tame my favourite tracks were not from this album. It took years for Doolittle’s quality to become apparent. Whatever the lyrics mean this is a treasure chest of absurdly fluent, fun, inspired, idiosyncratic music-making. I will always love opening it. 5/5

how have i never heard any of these songs before??? ... <THAT WAS WRITTEN LIKE 3 SONGS IN BUT THE INTRO TO HERE COMES YOUR MAN IS SO RECOGNISABLE???- bit repetitive- i really like dead and monkey gone to heaven as well as these song names fr. 10/10 six seven reference in monkey gone to heaven AND the album cover btw. the next few songs arent as good icl. anddd first album complete! it picked up at bit towards the end overall i enjoyed this album :)

Not my type

I love this album - a classic.

Reminds me quite a bit of London Calling by The Clash in that it does a good job at being consistent and diverse.

My favorite Pixies album

This is my kind of album.

I know the Pixies were very influential to the grunge scene (Kurt Cobain was a big fan for example), but I never really gave them much of a listen. This album is great, and you can certainly hear the proto-grunge sound… but also a lot of other interesting styles as well. It’s not just a loud grunge record. It’s very poppy in places, but not in a pandering or obnoxious way. It’s really good, I liked it and I definitely want to dig into more of their catalog.

A bit different from my usual taste, but a groovy album with good beats.

Couple of good songs.

It all sounds the same These screams get real boring real quick It’s just sounds like noise

ne znam

banger added to discogs

Just a regular Pixies album

Mostly due to Here Comes Your Man

I want to be a contrarian and hate on the album, but I can't. It never completely resonated with me enough to be enshrined in my personal hall of fame, but the songs are really fun and catchy. It's pretty undeniable.

Starts off strong and keeps going strong. Great proto grunge album. You can definitely hear the bits that inspired Cobain in this album overall. It's a great overall sound. I think I've heard this once before, and it's definitely growing on me. A lot of experimenting here, and while it slightly goes off the rails at some points, they tend to bring it back from the brink right away, so it really works. 4/5

HELL YEAH!!!! What a fun album RAHHH!!!!

4/1089 (A lot of glaze btw) I’ve heard a couple songs from the pixies, and I knew they were important in the music culture and they’ve influenced a lot, but I didn’t know how good some of their shit was. 9.6/10 I already love works in alternative rock and I think this is the golden status for any rock album I’m gonna listen to, this is amazing 😋😋😋😋😋😋

So much everything. Exciting and angsty and lovely damn basslines...

Better than Surfer Rosa but I just don’t like the band and the vocals.

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

liked two songs

4.3/5 i do like it, its super nice but i wouldn’t listen to everyday the genre is nice tho might check it more out it’s also giving me motivation to find more music bc rn i dont like anything in my playlist lol

No me gustó

One of my favorites! Great memories 😀

Game changer. Loud, emphatic.

A wonderful balance between pop hooks and angst.

8.5/10, 4 liked

I was surprised by this album, I usually like the pixies but this album wasn’t as good as I thought it would be :/

This album is horrible, this is my first DNF

Everybody ripped this album off in the 90’s, yet no one came close to replicating its surreal brilliance. One of my most played albums.

My rating 3.5

Favorite track(s): Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Gouge Away Heard before Previous rating: 8/10

It felt a lot longer than it actually was. It was fine just not my taste. Here comes your man was cute though

If it wasn't for Monkey's Gone to Heaven, which I really like, I'd have given this a 2. The rest of the album is pretty poor.

I can imagine this album being well received at the time as it's probably one of the best of its type. For me, with the benefit of knowing music before and after this era, I'm not hearing anything too innovative or memorable.

My first experience with Pixies was in 2022, thanks to an unexpected phone call. A mate of mine was standing outside a concert venue when someone ahead of him in the queue handed him a free ticket, saying they had to leave. He called me to see if I wanted to join him. It was a Pixies gig, and although I didn’t know much of their music, I’m never one to turn down the opportunity to go to a free show. I listened to Doolittle on the way there, thought it was great, and the gig itself was incredible. I’ll always have a soft spot for this album because of that night, but even setting sentiment aside, this is essential alt-rock listening. It's full of great tunes, and you can really hear its impact on bands like Nirvana, who went on to shape the sound of the '90s.

Classic

Is aight

Love the vibe of the album. Rock without being in your face. Grungy back alley kind of sound.

I’m not sure what I expected but this was not it. The vocal range was particularly interesting.

foda!

I’m always vexed when an album by a band ends up on here but it’s not their best album. That’s the case with Doolittle. It’s good but not that good.

nothing wrong to say about this one. Great album

4 out of 5. Banger album and Gouge Away is my new favorite song of theirs.

4/5 sonido groove

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.

Lots of good guitar, especially in the beginning songs. Had some solid songs in there that I wouldn’t mind listening to, but also some songs in there that I never want to hear again. Overall just not really my style of music

Very old school grudge

22 albums in and this is my second Pixies album. Hell yeah. The All Mighty Generator smiles at me today. I gave Surfer Rosa five stars, but I heard this is their even better album, so let’s see. I needed to listen to it for a list thing I’m doing anyway so multitasking I guess. The opening bass of Debaser tells you all you need to know: in the words of a friend, “man, this thing just be straight bangers.” Ridiculously spectacular riffs—definitely something that inspired Nirvana. It’s definitely a lot more mature than Surfer Rosa, with more melodic guitar and a sound that’s like The Beatles got introduced to Husker Du and Violent Femmes then went surfing. The vocals are raw and the instrumentals are amazing, with that aforementioned melodic guitar, as well as some heavy, well-placed bass and lively drum fills. The big hit on this one, of course, is Here Comes Your Man, and it’s amazing. It’s also a perfect inflection point in the album: what comes before it is just banger after banger, and what comes after it offers a bit more of an odd edge. Both are quite fantastic. Not to date this review, but god I wish 6 7 hadn’t become a meme so I could more thoroughly enjoy this album. I was forced to stare off into the distance and contemplate due to that association. This is probably top 100 albums of all time, honestly, though. Recap: Favorite songs: Debaser, Tame, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, Silver, Gouge Away Least favorite song: N/A Comparisons: Zen Arcade, Abbey Road, Pet Sounds, Violent Femmes, Nevermind, Goo, The Stooges, The First Two Seven Inches Rating: 5/5

are the pixies good or are they british and performing at a time when the empire was in better shape? 2/5

Cacophony

Grunge, not really my thing but it wasn’t all bad. Listened to it twice and it was good for what it was.

Giving 2020 grunge but not in a bad way. Not really my taste, but not bad. “Where is my mind” was their peak tho.

The soundtrack of my final teenage year. I loved everything about them. I was thinking nailed on 5 but actually there are a few filler tracks on here.

Just not really my style

Pretty good. Reminds me of Courtney Love. Very 90s but great for a car ride or walk.

I can really see how the strokes and weezer were influenced by their style - sounds like the basics of indie rock sounds. And to think that they started this sound in the late 80's is kinda wild because this sort of vibe probably only took off in the early 2000s. Kinda lengthy though.

This was ridiculously good

Absolutely one of my all time favorites! I Believe (when I fall in love) brings goosebumps every time.

Fun

A little too much noise

Oubliable

Funny, before I actually knew who these guys were, knowing of their stature I thought they were a little like a the cure-like band but truly a bit rougher the pixies are. Interested to hear this. I truly have not listened to much of them.

Dark then pop then grungy then poetic all mixed up

A good Pixies album. Not my favorite but still even a secondary album by the Pixies is a good album.

have not listened before sadly was so busy and i feel that i didn’t retain any of my thoughts when listening. but love! fav: here comes your man

A lot in a good way, sometimes became so much that it faded into the background, sometimes really fought for dominance of my attention span. Like 5/13 songs I thought “this bangs” which is a p good ratio

I heard it. Not my taste per say but still fun to listen to while doing chores. Could definitely hear this album at a Flanigans.

OK BASS!

Familiar elements in the modern punk I’ve listened too so there some respect as helping to define the genre

9/10

Grunge punk rock goodness. Has the spirit of punk but a melodic sensibility and range across it- this goes so hard. Captures something of the teenager to adult feeling where you are dealing with stuff in yourself while getting older and tryng to keep it together. Slaps. Very very recognisable. Great mix of heavy and light. Love the vocals, love the mixing, love the guitar tone, love the screaming, mix of controlled and wild

Fun! ★★★

innovative album that was the precursor to bands like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins. Though not as good of a listen as previous ones.

Pixies have tipped over into Weezer territory for me now where they’ve released more bad albums than good, but their early run can’t be beat. This album is such a perfect slice of the best alt rock of the period, with songs destined to be covered by pub bands forever. Cracking.

Gosto de Pixies. Já conhecia Here Comes Your Man e Gouge Away. Mas gostei também de I Bleed, Monkey Gone To Heaven e There Goes My Gun. Mas nenhuma superou as duas que eu já conhecia. Mas ainda é um bom álbum.

ok estou meio gag com pixies. adorei esse álbum também, um pouco mais pesado do que o anterior que tirei, mas ainda muito consistente. ganharam uma nova fã.

Back in high school I spent countless hours trying to convince my friends to listen to anything by Pixies. I never convinced any of them. It probably didn’t help that it was the mid 2000s and their moment in the sun was in the rear view. But you know what? I still think my friends missed out. This album is stellar. The bizarre and violent lyrics mixed with the grooving bass lines and erratic rhythms are all part of an amazing blend. I knew about half the songs going in, and each one sounded like catching up with an old friend. I will continue recommending this album to people, no matter how many hours of disinterest I get.

one of my all time favs, will happily relisten

Originally I thought this was good and 3 stars, but after another listen I actually really like this one. It's a rock album but dips into punk a lot and has some lighter slower tracks. A cool exploration of the rock genre.

underwhelming

not for me, maar i appreciate de creativiteit

Hit after chaotic hit

Amazingly I’m coming to this for the first time….Pixies were not my thing back in the 80s. I know here comes your man, but that’s it. First listen, vocals are buried in the mix at times which is frustrating. Nice to hear an 80s record with natural sounding drums. Can hear the genesis of quite of lot of music I do like (Radiohead etc), but weirdly not a massive fan on this. 3 for now. Suspect on repeat listens I’ll fall for it though…

I knew some of the songs from 1st Wave like Here Comes Your Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven. A really exciting listen!

Good album

I have always loved this album

Not my favorite

a little screamy for me

A shambolic amalgam of noise rock and irresistible pop that veers back and forth seemingly at random between the two, this is arguably the high point for The Pixies. Great pop like "Here Comes Your Man" side by side with noise rock invectives like "Dead." A masterpiece that The Pixies would approach but never top in subsequent albums.

Thoughts before listening: One of the best albums from one of my favorite bands. This has a ton of iconic songs on it and is a prominent part of my record collection. The Pixies have been hugely influential on a lot of very good bands, and I am glad to have a reason to revisit this one. Review: Man you really forget just how many classic songs are on an album like this. There's really not a single skip on this entire album which is pretty rare for something with 15 tracks. The Pixies essentially created the loud quiet loud alt rock sound and that aesthetic can be found throughout this record. Its a sound that has become so synonymous with the 90s alternative scene that its effect can be easily lost when listening to the Pixies original material. Nobody else really sounded like this in 1989 even though LOTS of bands would sound like this over the next 10 years. Its a shame that the Pixies were largely overlooked during their original run, but it has been nice to see their resurgence as a successful touring act. there are too many bangers on this album to list them all, but a lot will be going on the playlist. 5-stars

Step into a world so deranged and off kilter that you may wonder if you made a wrong turn along the way. With time, you’ll begin to realize that this world is full of beauty and pure, unwavering energy. This album is the alternative albums to rule them all. Never has there been an album so imperfectly perfect in my eyes. Bravo.

DEEEBAAAASSERRRRR!!!!!! Shout out Boston. This record must have felt like a breath of fresh air at the time. Obviously, it inspired a ton of late 90s/early 00s music. But it still feels new. Debaser, Monkey Go to Heaven, Hey, Here Comes Your Man all hit. And it wraps up in just under 40 minutes so it is very efficient with its time. Taking one star cause the B side has a few weaker songs.

Awesome noise, rough message

I never knew what the Pixies sounded like before

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.

Not a keeper. There is one or two decent tracks. More grungy than I like.

🥇here comes your man 🥈wave of mutilation 🥉no 13 baby (specifically the last 1:50 of instrumental) HM: la la love you, there goes my gun, gouge away

Occasionally a good song, didn't like most of it

great, some parts (mostly in the first two songs) were a bit too alternative for me but i liked many songs by themselves but mostly the album as a whole. i get why the songs that are more popular are this way, i especially liked Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven and Wave of Mutilation but i'm sure if i listen to it again i find a few others that i like the same (also six seven mentioned, crazy).

I will probably come back to this because it's understated but I liked it.

Winning a fucking amazing album of raw punk like it should be. Short powerful songs.

4.5

i have mixed feelings on this one. some songs i really liked, others i really was not a fan of (to the point i couldn't even finish the song), and others though they weren't necessarily my taste i can see how other people would like them. my favourite tracks were: here comes you man, wave of mutilation, monkey gone to heaven and la la love you. my least favourite tracks were: debaser, tame and crackity jones. overall i think i would give it 5/10 or possibly 6/10 at a push. this is because i prefer slower, more melodic songs whereas a lot of the songs on this album were quite loud and fast and screamy. however, i can appreciate that this is a well made album with some tunes on it.

The best

Really fun, even though I wasn't always loving it.

Leuk album. Early grunge. Ik kende al een paar liedjes van dit album dus dat was fijn bij het luisteren. Fav track: gouge away Least fav: no 13 baby

Extraordinary record that oddly is so influential it doesn’t sound dated, at least to me.

Silly, simple, upbeat short songs. But it was this album that invented what people usually call "alternative rock". 100% classics!! #18 in my all-time top

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

this is like violent femmes meets weezer but for people who fuck

-strong energetic start - more grungey than I'm used to - didn't know Here Comes Your Man was off this album - favs: Mr. Grieves, Here Comes Your Man, La La Love You

Yay

Formative record for so many people. Loaded with absolute bangers. Surfer Rosa and this one are the Pixies at their best. So good!!!

I was into the first part of the album, but lost interest halfway through.

Another one I could listen to on vinyl! Have this thing memorized thanks to Rock Band. Wave of Mutilation coming in clutch.

If an album is on rock band, it should get a 5 star

A lot of skips and several really good songs, too

Faded into the background after a bit.

meu histórico deixa claro que eu não sou mto fã de pixies mas pqp, esse é incrível??? parabéns pros profissionais

SE O HOME É 5, O DIABO EH 6. E SE O DIABO EH 6, ENTÃO DEUS EH 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dos albuns mais perfeitos do mundo foda-seeeeeeeeeeee. sempre que eu escuto eu fico de CARA como não tem UMINHA música ruim. meu deus do céu, cara. eh um dos mais influentes do final de 80/início de 90 e dá pra ver mto pq. é um misto perfeito de surf rock com punk, guitarrada maluca e o baixarão da kim deal tocando o terror!! NOVAMENTE, tudo que eu curto tem um pézinho nesse aqui. parabéns aí pros mano, obra-prima demais!

I think the only song I have heard before was Here Comes Your Man which is surprising because I was into a lot of alternative music at the time of this release. It sounds energetic as hell and brimming with cool sounds, ideas and lyrics

Loved them for a long time and I forgot how many bangers were on this album. So good

PEAKKK

BRILLIANT album, loved everything about it. I always enjoy Pixies when I hear them but never get stuck into their back catalogue. I will have to rectify that in the new year. Top Track - Hard to choose, toss up between Monkey Gone To Heaven or Silver

Peak

This album is essentially a forerunner to grunge. It pretty much sounds exactly like many of the bands that got popular in the 1990s. You can hear the alternating loud-quiet-loud dynamics here in every song. The vocalist isn't very good, and the lyrics aren't the best(they're still alright), but it's still a good sounding album. It's far from horrible, but it's just a bit too off-putting to be a truly perfect album. I think I could still give this five stars, though.