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Much screaming. Hurts my lungs to hear :(
FUCK YES!!!!! i FINALLY i get to rate Doolittle!!! (the best Pixies album btw) Debaser - 5/5 Tame - 5/5 Wave of Mutilation - 5/5 I Bleed - 5/5 Here Comes Your Man - 5/5 Dead - 4/5 Monkey Gone to Heaven - 5/5 Mr. Grieves - 5/5 Crackity Jones - 4/5 La La Love You - 5/5 No. 13 Baby - 4/5 There Goes My Gun - 5/5 Hey - 5/5 Silver - 3/5 Gouge Away - 5/5 Average score: 4.7/5 this is Pixies at their prime, followed by Surfer Rosa & Bossanova. some of their later work is worth checking out too tho i'll spare fangirling about this album too much more than i already have, but this is legit one of my all-time fav albums. highly recommend this to anyone who hasn't listened to them
Took me a while to get into this album, but after a few listens it started to click. I’m not a huge Pixies fan, but this is THE album that I have grown to really like by them. Definitely an original and very influential album.
Some classic tracks. Too much average messing around.
I loved this album. I listened to it 3 times yesterday.
An all-time favorite!
Um, it had a good beat, but it was a bit too much for my tastes today.
Very good. Alt rock/punk
Only knew 1 Pixies song before this so didn't know what to expect, it was an interesting listen for sure. I'm new to the quiet/loud dynamic, it was interesting not in a bad or good way, music was tight and interesting and definitely set up the 90's sound. Overall enjoyed the listen but not my tops
Enjoyable listen.
Uno de mis favoritos.
Brilliant album
1. Debaser - 5 Okay opening track. Vocals don't sound great on it but the guitar on it is awesome as are the drums. 2. Tame - 6 Carbon copy the problems with Debaser I have on this track as well. It's just slightly better sounding. 3. Wave Of Mutilation - 10 Solid track. Great vocals and even better instruments. A classic. 4. I Bleed - 7 What alt rock should be in a track. Lyrically it's not the strongest. Vocally it's not the strongest... but it does the trick. Instrumentally it scratches the itch for rock with a good sound and tone changes in the vocal are right on brand. Enjoyable. 5. Here Comes Your Man - 6 It's not a bad track by any stretch of the imagination but it is a bit like a Beach Boys track and I am not a fan of that style of rock. Slightly too bubblegum pop for me. 6. Dead - 2 Just an awful sounding song. Lyrically just as poor. 7. Monkey Gone to Heaven - 6 Opening verse is horrendous and the chorus is too repetitive but otherwise it is alright. 8. Mr. Grieves - 11 All time classic. Was a baseball staple for me growing up. Instrumentally brilliant, the vocal range and variety is fantastic. Definitely a song you will be belting out. 9. Crackity Jones - 10 Lyrics are so random but the sound is so excellent and it's just a great track overall to absolutely let go and jam to. Brilliant track. 10. La La Love You - 5 Lyrically very weak. Sound is otherwise enjoyable but it's a bit of a pass over track. 11. No 13 Baby - 5 Vocally sounds horrible at times. Instrumentally pretty decent especially the guitars on the end of the song that eventually fade out. 12. There Goes My Gun - 4 Instrumentally but the title of the track is basically the only lyrics repeated endlessly. Not great. 13. Hey - 9 At times this track threatens to lose me but overall the sound of the instruments are fantastic. The lead guitar is absolutely out of this world. Lyrically it could a lot better but it's not the worst. Very enjoyable overall. 14. Silver - 4 Vocally very unpleasant. Can't even make out the lyrics. Amazing guitar riff right at the end as the fade out begins. 15. Gouge Away - 7 Decent track. Amazing guitar sound on it makes this track quite a great sound. Lyrically it's enjoyable as well. Solid ending to the album. Average Rating: 6.47 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 3.23 Rounded Down: 3 Stars
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.
Really, really, really good alternative rock album. The bassist Kim Deal's work is groovy and appropriately bouncy throughout without being overpowering. Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, and Hey are all classics that can make the cut on almost any rock playlist and not seem out of place. Reading around the album, noticing the description of "a loud/quiet sound," despite being a bit hamfisted, is perfectly apt. Obvious how the Pixies were and inspiration for many alt rock and grunge outfits in the 90s. Not a perfect album by any stretch but a really strong 4/5 for me.
Largely enjoyable. I appreciate the punk influence in this one, sometimes I wish it was less though. A few saves, a decent album, but nothing to write home about for me.
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
I haven't listened to this album in years. I saw them live!
Dad- 6.5 Mom- 6 Mike- 9 Lori- 8.5 Michael- 8.5 Miles- 8 Cole- NA Avg- 7.75
When I first moved out with friends this was what was playing on repeat.
Just sick as hell start to finish.
2.5
3.5
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
Gritty, familiar, timeless
Decent rock album. If I wanted to listen to something hard rock/hard alternative, I would definitely choose this album
What a damn fine Breeders record, haha, just kidding. To be honest I got into the Breeders long before I acknowledged the Pixies, though 4AD already tattooed on my heart. Anyway, the greatest compliment to this record is that it doesn't sound like anything else, apart from said Breeders. The studio engineering is fidelious and presentatious, with microphones in the most aloof locations in the room. Kim, proceed to Deal, and Frank, Black as you will.
Great album through and through
Some of my all time favourites
Ow my ears
Fantastic album
I should have listened to this years ago, I think I would've liked this a lot when I was in uni. The noisy guitars with catchy, poppy hooks is a cool combination. They do the loud-quiet-loud dynamic really well, and contrasts like the almost screeching vocals on parts of Hey that contrast with the jangly indie guitars are nice It's pretty clear the influence this had on many bands, but particularly on Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. I'll probably come back to this, really enjoyed it Highlights: Monkey Gone to Heaven, Hey, No 13 Baby
guud
People went mad for this. One or two good songs at best.
Still love this album.
Totally fine, again perhaps they pioneered this sound or something, but it wasn't really interesting to me
Музыка: 7/10 Разнообразие: 6/10 Тематика и вайб: 8/10 Цепляемость (отдельные песни зашли): 5/10 Реиграбельность (можно ли рандомно врубить на фон): 7/10 Итог: 6.6
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.
Sempre m'ha agradat aquest àlbum. Bon ritme, temes que animen i que porten bons records. Aquest mereix estar entre els 100 més escoltats.
Man, I love this album so much. This was my intro to the Pixies in 1989, and I don't think it's an exaggeration to say this changed how I thought (and felt) about music.
Nothing standout
It's weird listening to an album as regarded as this for the first time completely so far past when it has come out. It's cheating in that you can already hear how it impacted artists after that; you can hear those who wanted to be Kim Deal, those who had just as much angst in them as comes out in this record. Each song is so unique, and some are accessible (Here Comes Your Man, Debaser) and some are not as much (Dead, Silver). Still knowing what I know now, this is an album I want to keep revisiting to see what reveals itself over repeat listens
3/5
It may be blasphemy in Pixies circles, but I like this one more than Surfer Rosa. It has more high points for me, anyway. But regardless I still like the Breeders more.
I love the Pixies and this album is basically just a greatest hits album that they released all in one go. So good, one of the best complete albums. Just so much variety while still maintaining the same sound.
He screams a lot. But I love the Deal sisters. So, I approve.
Didnt really enjoy it
Doolittle is full of catchy and quirky hooks, though its wild, chaotic moments can feel a bit overwhelming at times. Less shouting, more singing
7/10
Fun and freaky, very nostalgic for me
banger album
Monday-Blues hets nur zueglah dasis id Helfti vom Album geschafft han und ich glaube wär de Monday-Blues ned so Monday-Bluesig gsi hettis no biz meh abgfiired wie jetzt. Aber trotzdem 3 Arztzügnis vom Dr. Doolittle wert
ja mini liebe pixies – das verhebt! «Here Comes Your Man» & «Hey» sind aber doch immer no mini standouts & de rescht chund nöd ganz ah die 2 bangers ane gid 3.5 pixel – muess morn morge entscheide öbi 3 oder 4 drus mache update: ha d'klausle vergässe…es album wo «Hey» druf hed bechund anschienend automtisch es 4i
I'm sure I listened to this album yesterday, I have clear memories of hearing music and lyrics and that it was alright. I just have basically no memory of what that music was or what the songs were about Standouts - 3/5
A straight up fucking masterpiece. No album has ever been more my shit. Fuck it, I'm listening to it for the rest of the work day.
This is #day386 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... as loud as hell, a ringin' bell, or here's to my second Pixies record. Funnily enough, despite the random generation, I'm getting these in order of their release. The first was Surfer Rosa, and now the sophomore. It goes without saying that Doolittle is the cradle of alternative rock and the band's masterpiece, pairing iconic sound with crisp production. My personal highlights are "Here Comes Your Man," "Monkey Gone To Heaven" (don't remember paying attention to those strings before, though!), "La La Love You," and, of course, "Gouge Away." This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day387.
I wouldn’t doubt it if a bunch of 2000’s bands said the Pixies influenced them. A lot of sounds that sound like they influenced bands like The Killers or Franz Ferdinand
5 out of 5 One of the best of the 80s. Alternative meets grunge.
Allora ammetto la mia ignoranza non lo conoscevo però mi é veramente piaciuto e penso lo riascolterò tutto. I temi trattati nelle canzoni mi attirano
It's got some good songs on here, but it feels more like a collection of random tracks they put together than a thought out album.
Better than doves, would listen again
This is the best Pixies album. I love the bass playing, and every song is very catchy even the "lesser" album tracks.
Not bad, Radiohead was worse)
Not my thing
Incredible, brought music forward, foundation for the alternative genre ⭐️Debaser, Here Comes Your Man 98/100
One of the best Albums from the 80's. One of my favorite albums. Debaser, Tame, Wave of Mutilation, Hey and Gouge Away (also perennial favorite There Goes Your Man)
At least better than Nirvana
Bandaza que para mí está infravalorada no se porque me da esa sensación, pagaría para verlos (dentro de los parámetros razonables de costo de entrada, me escuchaste DF entertainment la puta que te parió te odio)
The goat de los pixies
This music is so bland. Enough classic rock. It's so generic.
One of the greatest to ever do it, and this is their best work. Never gets old.
3,5
Interesting more classical alt rock. Some good songs, all a bit strange though. Interesting lyrics if I remember correctly.
So good. Not their rawest and bestest.
Unhinged at times, and laid back at others. All the songs have played at my local pub for ages.
I liked it
Would give a 3.5 but no halves so I am bumping this up to a four. Very few low points on this album, only a little lower because it's a bit repetitive sonically. Lots of great songs though. Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, and, of course, Hey! Good album.
I really love this album! The peak of punk music
Slightly ruined this album by listening to some of the best songs individually. Listened to a few times in the past but on relisten its 4 stars. Has some songs which are not really all that great which takes the momentum away.
No me gusta del todo, pero, bueno. ...
I only like the one song on the album
Too long, outstays its welcome. Nowhere near as good as Surfer Rosa. Some great tracks, too much filler.
Excellent. No filler. If I'm nit-picking, and I am nit-picking, I would say I've overplayed it. That's my fault. I also prefer Surfer Rosa and Come On Pilgrim. It's still great, and Gouge Away rules.
Excellent
Hey, I’m more alternative than most people, but these guys aren’t really very good. Reminds me of the Cure… a couple of hits for the radio stations, and somehow they become pioneers of Alt? Naw, it’s slow, average and noisy.
While note quite as elite as Surfer Rosa, Doolittle still has a ton of amazing moments. Love this band and how they can take simple sounds and make them sound profound. 4.5/5
p626. 1989. 4 stars. Innovative garage/grunge, with decent tunes. On the replay list.
A punkier version of The Cure. Not my fave.
It had some nostalgic sounds without actually having a song I recognized. 6/10
I bet these guys were fun to see live
Pretty great listen Really short album but I think that enhanced the good on it Great vocals
This is a record that I am super familiar with. I anticipate giving 5 stars. I remember the store where I first found this album. I remember where I was driving when everything clicked. The last time I listened to it I was surprised at how many songs I loved. Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, I Bleed, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, La La Love You, There Goes My Gun, Gouge Away, Hey ... would all be the best song on any number of great albums by other bands. Clean guitars and distorted guitars. Ugly voices and and pretty voices. Loud and Quiet. This is a 5 star album even though I had less patience for non 5 star songs on here during this listen.
sounds good, have to listen again as it was in a background while working
3.4
Good!
listened to this one on an evening walk. this site gave me probably the most ideal genre of music for this occasion. there wasnt any particular melody that would stick with me anyhow personal, it was more like the whole oldie vibe that i enjoyed. in my eyes, nothing that special (sorry pixies fans), but i can imagine that if i found this band a few years ago and started listening to them on a more personal level, i would get into it more.
I've always been really into Frank Black's solo work. I personally think that it stands up more than Pixies (controversial!). This is undoubtably solid though, and sounds so modern for 1989 (except for the gated snare, perhaps). Favourite tracks: Debaser, Tame, Wave of Mutilation, I Bleed, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr. Grieves, Silver.
Half the songs make me mad, but half the songs are some of the best of all time. Elevating out of the endless morass of 3s feels right.
Wow that was an incredible album ! Great hits and ballads. Lyrically it's good stuff. I didn't like the Frank Black solo album we listened to a while ago, but here he clearly shines. 9/10 Fav songs : Monkey Gone to Heaven & Silver
I just love this album. So enjoyable to listen to. Some incredible lyrics. Monkeys Gone To Heaven: If the man is five, then the devil is six. If the devil is six, then god is seven.
My favorite Pixies album.
Tiring in large doses, refreshing in medium doses.
Solid rock album.
So nostalgic, as this is all I listened to in high school. I was surprised to find it wasn't for me anymore.
Early teens Robbie ate this UP and quite frankly I still do!
vicariously nostalgic for Boston in the 80s, passed from the alt adults of my childhood 🤘🐵🤘
shit had me wondering where my mind was n shit
Has never been my fave of this style of music but still as fun as a barrel of monkeys, though my personal musical biases make me want less of the atonal stuff and more the frickin TUNES brother Fav song: Debaser
The hits kept coming on this one. I can't explain it, but the Pixies occupy a nostalgic place in my brain that is also occupied by the hit Nickelodeon show "Pete & Pete".
This may be one of the best albums ever made. It had such an impact on me that I can still picture the exact scene from when I first heard it back in 1989, sitting on a bed in Mark's dingy student digs at university. There were four or five of use there and we all just shut up and listened. I don't think any of us had heard anything like it before.
It's probably their best album. I'm still not a complete fan of the lead singer, but some of the songs are just plain catchy.
What a ridiculously good album. Starts strong with Debaser. Then goes into Wave of Mutilation and I Bleed before banging out Here Comes Your Man. Plus it then has the timeless Monkey Gone to Heaven. There's other stuff I enjoyed here too. Mr Grieves, Dead etc. I don't think there's a weak song in the whole album. I had heard Pixies before but I never listened to this album in full. It might be one of my new favourites. An absolute alt rock classic.
Such a great album. I love the unhinged energy of the singing. Every song on this album is good, and it’s the first time I’ve listened to it all the way though.
Thought I would like this and it didn’t disappoint. I always think of the pixies with a different sound to this album. Quite mixed up
Samey first half full of hits, great second half - loud and weird!
100% essential. Obviously it's hugely influential towards all of modern rock, but it also just rocks in and of itself.
One of my favorite albums of all time
I didn't realize i knew as many of these songs as I did. Not only that, but I hear their influence on Franz Ferdinand, Jack White, The Cure and The Cranberries to name just a few.
Pretty punky. Never listened to the Pixies before and I'm glad I got the chance too
easy listening
I feel pretty similar about this Pixies as with the last album we had: good first half, but poor second half. Debaser, Wave Of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, and Monkey Gone To Heaven were highlights for me, but then I failed to like much afterwards. Another High 3.
Figured it was only a matter of time before this one showed up. This one has gotten the majority play from me out of Pixies discography. Don't have much specific to say other than I love the overall tone and cohesion of this album. In my mind it maps to a sort of "beach punk" or something similar that scratches a similar itch to Modest Mouse. And for me this is the kind of album where as soon as I hear the opening track I have to listen to the whole thing. I love this one front to back with special attention given to Debaser and Here Comes Your Man for their wonderfully beach-adjacent vibes; Monkey Gone to Heaven for its thick slab of bass; Mr. Grieves for its wonderful tempo play; There Goes My Gun for all that it is; and same can be said for Hey. 5 all day for me.
Kinda started like 😩😩😩 But then ended like 😫😫😫
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.
I've heard this a bunch of times, and while I've never been able to get fully into the Pixies I do love a bunch of songs on this bad boy. Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, La La Love You, No. 13 Baby, Hey There are some screamy punk songs but they always have that surf vibe to it. Honestly liking this a lot more than I remember liking it listening to it earlier in my life. Very solid and easily my favorite Pixies album.
I love this! This is my favorite Pixies album. It is perfect from start to finish.
All their hits, I'm guessing this was their most successful album. Either way, I dig it.
This album is five stars, and the devil is six, and GOD IS SEVEN!!!!
3/5 It's a quirky and unique album, and it feels like the kind of album I should like more, but it just didn't hook me. Fave song: Monkey gone to Heaven
Quite A Banger
Classic for a reason
The highs (Debaser, Monkey Goes to Heaven, Hey, Goige Away…) are incredibly high and it was insanely ahead of its time and influential. A few duds sprinkled in (Crackity Jones, Mr Grieves, There Goes My Gun) 4.5/5 (will round up for official rating)
Solo conocía una canción de este grupo y ha sido una grata sorpresa. Un disco con aristas, canciones que me han gustado mucho y otras que han pasado más inadvertidas, pero me deja buen sabor de boca.
3.5 étoiles
My favorite Pixies album changes regularly between this and Surfer Rosa, but lately it has been Doolittle. The first Pixies album I heard, my friend gave me his tape because he hated it, thinking it would sound like Nirvana after Kurt Cobain recommended them in some magazine. His loss, this album is great.
i really love this album. it's a lot of the dna of modern indie music and you can really tell. there's some really great stuff on here. it's a little bit all over the place. there's some really noisy stuff, there's some kind of poppy stuff, but really most of it is great. it's a vibe album, for sure. i dunno, listening to it makes me feel so cool. it's a cool album. the coolest.
Got this on spring break vacation in 8th grade and I became obsessed. There are songs I don’t want to listen to anymore but I still love it and give it five stars.
This album kicks ass, peak alt rock. Has a lot going on without being too all over the place. They master the quiet verse/loud chorus dynamic. So many different influences in different tracks but still a cohesive record. There's surfer punk ("Debaser"), pop ("Here Comes Your Man") almost Modest Mouse sounding 2000's alt rock ("I Bleed"), rowdy grunge rock ("Tame" and "Gouge Away") slide guitar country/folk("Silver" and "Mr. Grieves") Favorite is leadoff "Debaser".
Brilliant
I love the Breeders so I've been intending to listen to this album for a long time. In fact, I've started it a few times and been distracted so many of these songs are familiar. I like it a lot, and in some ways more than the Breeders. I have very specific attachments to the Breeders so I wouldn't say this could usurp them in my personal rankings but I will keep this album in my rotation!
This is a fantastic album. It absolutely rocks. I have listened to this a lot, and will come back to it. 8/10
4.5/5
Strange but melodic. Abrasive but gentle at times. Loud and quiet.
ouvi tem mts mts anos atras, achei divertido mas nada que me emocionou, talvez valha a pena viver dnv
a classic!!!
I can't stand this band. I'm not even sorry. 1.5/5
Heard some songs but didn’t really liked the album.
compelling
Love this album.
Really didn't know what to expect with this one, some great songs some alright ones
One of the biggest improvements between albums for any band on this list. The first album was sloppy and terrible, but this is clean, sleek, and catchy, with a good variety of sounds and songs that are all the perfect length.
Doolittle more like poolittle
peam
I’ve never got the hype around Pixies - they have the occasional good track, and influenced a lot of later bands, but never really did it for me back then, and still don’t now. It’s ok.
Soo good and so cool. Great dynamism of the vocals and epic guitar in all the songs, even that unexpected sliding guitar draws you in.
Classic album, I love it! When they were tasked with making this record, they didn’t do little… they did a lot!!
Every time I've listened to this I have to give it up because the music is quite good but whenever I'm not listening to it I think I don't like this band
I do really enjoy the three pixies albums but they never totally connected for me and lets just say i am really scared of all the post kim deal music... anyhow its great!
I had a vague familiarity of the Pixies and knew how influential they were to other artists I like, but didn’t think I would love this album as much as I did. Ended up listening three times through in a row. Surprisingly catchy tunes for this genre.
It was alright. Not the worst thing to listen to, but I don’t know if I would choose this over something else. I actually listened to the whole album.
Great but some repetiveness
I never want to listen to Tame again - made me feel stressed out listening to the breathing. Really enjoyed the rest of it, though - some of my favorite songs.
This album was great from start to finish.
The most important rock album of the last 40 years. Gave Nirvana the blueprint to basically change the sound of music as we'd know it. 10/10
One of the most influential indie bands at their best. Love this record!
Classic sound. Solid.
Tough to say anything new, just fantastic. I love all of the Pixies first run of albums but think this has to be top. It has its own unique feel as do the rest but I prefer this one slightly more. I don’t know if it’s the rockabilly influences but it’s great every time I put it on. There’s only like one song that’s not my thing to keep it from a perfect rating but even it’s pretty good Rating: 4.9
I found Doolittle to have lots of noise, hardly exemplary vocals, and cryptic lyrics saying everything and nothing in songs that sometimes end before they begin. And yet, it has its charm. By the middle, the Pixies had won me over with their energy—not unlike Nirvana in my school years, but minus Cobain’s voice and plus better music. It must be a rare album where I’d prefer to remove vocals on some tracks and just enjoy the wall of sound undisturbed (Dead, I’m looking at you). There’s just enough versatility here to keep things interesting, but not so much that the album starts to sound all over the place. That’s something I’ve started to appreciate more and more while going through the 1001 Albums list. Best: Monkey Gone to Heaven, Hey, Tame, Wave Of Mutilation Worst: Dead, Here Comes Your Man, Crackity Jones, La La Love You
Das Album Doolittle der US-amerikanischen Band Pixies wurde 1989 veröffentlicht und im Bostoner Fort Apache Studio aufgenommen. Die Band zählt zu den prägenden Vertretern des Alternative Rock und wurde insbesondere durch ihre ungewöhnliche Mischung aus laut-leise-Dynamiken, surrealen Texten und kantigen Gitarrenriffs bekannt. Auf Doolittle finden sich Songs wie „Debaser“, „Monkey Gone to Heaven“ und „Here Comes Your Man“, die häufig mit dem charakteristischen Stil der Gruppe assoziiert werden. Diese Stücke stehen exemplarisch für den musikalischen Ansatz des Albums, der rohe Energie mit eingängigen Strukturen verbindet. Inhaltlich variiert das Album zwischen persönlichen, religiösen und surrealen Themen. Die Produktion ist klarer und zugänglicher als beim Vorgängeralbum Surfer Rosa, bleibt dabei aber rau und ungeschliffen. Die Eigenständigkeit der Arrangements hebt sich deutlich von gängigen Rock-Produktionen jener Zeit ab. Doolittle ist ein Album, das den musikalischen Wandel am Ende der 1980er Jahre mitgeprägt hat und auch heute noch durch seine klare Handschrift wirkt. Die Band verzichtet auf Effekthascherei und setzt auf prägnante Kompositionen.
All of the instrumentalists work very well together to create a brilliantly loud yet poppy, dark but energetic masterpiece. The rhythm section drives the songs and controls the speed-up, slow-down dynamic of the album. Vocals are excellent and unique. Kim Deal’s bass lines on the back half of the album, No. 13 Baby in particular, are exquisite.
This was already one of my favourite albums. I love the manic energy and how dynamic the tracks are. Apart from Silver, every song on here is fantastic.
Doolittle did very little for me. A few good songs (which I have on the greatest hits) this didn’t blow me away. I’m very much in the minority it seems but I just don’t really get the Pixies.
British punk
Great pixies
Awful album
Never been a Pixies fan. Maybe it’s the time period, with The Smith’s and The Cure, etc.
God i love this record. This is pretty much as flawless as an album can be
Decent
What an awesome album. This was my fist time with Doolittle, and as its a pretty short album I listened to it over and over again yesterday afternoon and all this morning. Absolutley loved: Debaser Monkey gone to heaven Hey Gouge away This album is now firmly in my 'High rotation' playlist! Came back to give this album a 5. Mostly due to Monkey gone to heaven
Peak Pixies! My favourite of their albums, the perfect mix of good tunes, fun times and chaos! Just my kind of thing. Love Kim Deal on the bass. Soft / quiet + loud / hard perfection I'd give this more stars if I could.
This ablum blem me away when I was 25. It still does the same at 59.
My first thought when I saw this come up today was "Shit, another Pixies album" because I just hated Surfer Rosa when it came up earlier. But I listen to everything so I hit play and initially I disliked the first song because of the yelling rather than singing, but eventually I disliked it a little less. There are some interesting musical moments but overall it's still not something I particularly enjoyed. I didn't hate it nearly as much as Surfer Rosa so I guess there is that.
It's okay
really really good. 4.5!!
Not for me at all
Meu álbum favorito dos Pixies. Muitos hits e os deep cuts são fascinantes também. Adoro o minimalismo desse disco, ele engloba bem o que foi o Alt Rock dos anos 90, com os versos quietos e os refrões noiosos. Clássico, obrigatório no repertório de todo diletante 5/5
Singer seems perpetually high but some good songs
30+ year old album that still sounds fresh and exciting. The Pixies informed 90's alt rock and in a way ALL alt-rock with this release. Best tracks: Debaser, There Goes My Gun, Silver
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
gave this one two listens, i like the aesthetics at face value and the imagery some of the lyrics invoke, but overall musically not that huge to me. interesting that it inspired smells like teen spirit. here comes the man is really different than the rest of the album, oddly very similar guitar lick to sugar sugar by the archies. a little screamy for me!
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.
Definitely belongs on this list, had a huge impact on my life. I don't listen to all of it all of the way through anymore but the tracks I still love: Tame, I Bleed, Gouge Away.
Raw but dramatic, funny but dark. Listened to this when I was younger, but was really searching for 'bangers' and didn't really get it. Loved it.
Punk rock, mixed with surf music.
too many memories to make this objective, and I still hate Lala Love You and Here Comes Your Man. But in those perfect moments, it just slaps
Before Nirvana, there was Pixies, and their breakthrough album Doolittle would inspire everyone that picked up a guitar, especially the rock bands of the 90s, like Nirvana, Radiohead, Weezer, Pavement.
Hits as hard now as ever—I did not predict this would last. And I’m sooooooo glad it remains vital.
DEBASERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR yeah ok FINALLY something that is just excellent. i hadn't heard debaser in years and years and when it came on i almost started crying but i think that's just because my period is due. i listened to this album twice today. i actually have this weird feeling that i'd never heard this album in full before, but i also feel like that can't be right and surely i did at some point??? i don't know.
I enjoyed this album. I already knew I liked the Pixies. I knew two songs (Here Comes Your Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven). Nice short songs.
so so so close to a five to me if it didn't fall off on the back half
Thumbs yp
Can’t even pretend to like this. Just tedious.
BANGER AFTER BANGER
Love this album
Paras pixies levy tähän asti kelpaa
Alright, lots of yelling
Not my favorite by them but I’ll agree that it’s the one that has pretty much everything the Pixies has to offer. Some real classics on this one
Yeah they're alright, but I prefer Surfer Rosa.
The Pixies are truly one of a kind and this album is the perfect demonstration of their talent. They have mastered chaos and noise within well crafted songwriting.
not for me a little too experimental
Turns out I can only handle so much Pixirs. I liked this more than Surfer Rosa and knew more of it but some of it didn't quite stick. Probably a 4 with more listens.
god i love the pixies
Tremendous. Most of my favourite pixies tracks are here. Great dynamics, great instrumentation, great singing. Yes
It’s fine
Obviously great.
Quintessentially 90s, even though it dropped in 1989! One of a handful of albums from the late 88/89 that would pave the way for the early 90s alternative scene. The way the album blends quiet-loud dynamics, surreal lyrics, and abrasive guitar work set a template that would influence so much of what would come to dominate the early 90s. In a way, Doolittle was like the bridge between the late 80s and the explosion of alternative rock in the 90s. It’s fair to say that alongside **Jane’s Addiction’s** *Nothing’s Shocking*, **Faith No More’s** *The Real Thing*, **Nine Inch Nails'** *Pretty Hate Machine**, and the **Soundgarden's** *Louder Than Love* you have five albums that pretty much reframed music for me.
Probably my favorite pixies album
Zurullo 3.2/10—>2/5
A ver, está bien pero me lo esperaba mejor tbh. Gauge away me gustó bastante pero en general me decepcionó un poco
So much energy!
Noise. Not good noise.
Self righteous cringey alt goodness
Doolittle is an album with a lot of variation and ideas. Not all of them work for me personally: especially the beginning two tracks, which made me worry I wasn't going to like the record at all, but thankfully a lot of said ideas did hit for me. There's clear talent here with the infectious melodies, good pacing and clever experimentation that create something really special, and truly worth sitting through, even if some songs don't quite hit for you. Starting with Debaser, can immediately say I do not like this guy's voice here. The rest of the song is kinda nice if I block him out, but then the main singer sounding like the sort of guy you'd avoid in public, screaming from the corner of the room, is too off-putting to really enjoy the song. I expected to feel similarly about Tame, but it honestly wasn't as bad. The screaming kinda blended into the track more and kinda worked with the blaring guitars, so it didn't bother me as much, and I kinda liked it when he was more whispering, though the heavy breathing a couple thirds into the song was again off-putting. Still, not as bad for me. Wave of Mutilation was a lot more enjoyable. If it wasn't already obvious enough, I do not like it when the main vocalist is screaming lol, so this was a huge fresh air. It wasn't the most interesting song, but after the previous two I can't help but give it credit. I can't say the same for I Bleed, which is both more interesting and also doesn't have the screaming. The main vocalist's almost eccentric inflections compliment the more traditional singing behind it, all featured on a slightly eerie instrumental, creates a fascinating listen that I can vibe with. Here Comes Your Man is a break from the experimentation, and is pretty catchy. I love the choice of guitar on Dead, perfectly mirrors the visceral undertones of the track. I loved the chorus of Monkey Gone to Heaven. I'm not really a fan of the spoken-word-esque verse delivery but I really love how the rest of the song sounds so maybe it's something I can get used to. Especially appreciate the brief plucking of strings appearing intermittently throughout. The tempo changes and faster pace in Mr. Grieves was also super enjoyable. This is the point of the album where I realised how far my opinion had changed since the beginning of listening, for the better. Crackity Jones sees another fast-paced song with unhinged inflections in the chorus and I'm here for it. I can see the appeal by La La Love You, but I found it unengaging at best and whiny at worst. Almost reminds me of a budget The Smiths song lol. No 13 Baby isn't at all offensive or 'bad', but is rather uninteresting compared to the more experimental tracks, is not as appealing as some of the more catchy tracks, and falls into this weird no man's land of something I don't mind playing but probably won't revisit often, if at all. It's the longest track on the album and it unfortunately shows too, I felt it dragging on. There Goes My Gun didn't do much for me either, but the guitar riffs and the guitar solo were nice at least. Hey is a similar story to the previous track, with a nice guitar and not bad everything else, but overall feels more fleshed out, and I feel the sum is greater than its parts here. Was suddenly transported to a Gorillaz feeling world with Silver, with the slow rhythm and vocals that sound like an alternate universe 2D. Grew to really like it as it went on. Gouge Away feels like an appropriate way to close out the record. I don't really have the words to explain why. It just works. FAVOURITES - I Bleed; Monkey Gone to Heaven; Mr. Grieves; Silver LEAST FAVOURITES - Debaser; No 13 Baby
Really cool album with a great variety of interesting ideas. I enjoyed it from the get-go and continued to throughout, there were a few weaker tracks, but other than that my main issue is just trying to relate to/ understand what is being said at times. I like a lot of the lyrics but I wasn't always sure on what they were trying to get across - though I imagine this is in large part my own short coming. Debaser is a great start, I loved his singing and most of the screaming too, but this is a great example of just having no clue on what the song is about. I have briefly looked into it now and apparently it refers to movie Un Chien Andalou and the lyrics are more or less based off events in it. Tame isn't quite as strong, don't love the whispering at the start but I enjoyed most of the rest and I like the breathing that grows louder later on and kinda grows into becoming a fuller vocal. Wave Of Mutilation is pretty dark both due to the vocals at times and the lyrics - basically romanticising suicide - it sounds good giving us a break from the screaming, accompanied with a nice guitar. I Bleed is an interesting one, the overlayed vocals are kind of haunting/disconcerting at times and the instrumental adds to that general vibe. I liked the more strained vocals at the end quite a lot here. Here Comes Your Man comes in with this groovy guitar letting you know from the get go it's different. It's a good easy listen - to me it's kind of strange as it seems to lack any of the challenging elements that all previous tracks provided either through lyrics or vocally. Somewhat confusing how it fits here. Dead was quite good too (and more in line with the general themes thus far). Monkey Gone to Heaven was great, the chorus was heavenly in a way though still has this kind of eerie vibe, the guitar is great. I also enjoy the end section where he gets progressively quieter then way louder when moving to a new subject going from man to devil to God. Mr. Grieves and Crackity Jones are fun tracks, Crackity Jones has this kind of crazy energy, becoming unhinged at times, and it's so infectious. La La Love You is a huge change of pace compared to the previous, way more relaxed, the whistles are a nice touch. No 13 Baby not my favourite track in terms of subject or sound. There Goes My Gun is solid, nothing too special. Hey sounds great. When I first listened I wasn't in a great mood and this had a more sombre feel, being stuck, but coming back to it, it feels like it doesn't push for that much but allow you to ease into it if you're already primed for that emotion if that makes sense. Silver is a really interesting track, it gives this weird haunted western vibe - it sounds fine for what it's trying to be but not exactly something I'm looking to come back to. Gouge Away is a good fitting ending. Best - Debaser, Wave Of Mutilation, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Hey, Gouge Away Worst - Tame, No 13 Baby, There Goes My Gun
adri: 9, oscuro, estridente y experimental. Como a mi me gusta. Aaaaaaaaa. mar: 5, solo me ha gustado "hey", puedo verle el appeal pero tan pronto por la mañana se me ha hecho algo estridente
One of my favorite albums ever.
WANNA GROW UP TO BE UP TO BE BE A DEBASER🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
No misses yet from the Pixies, this album's just one banger after another
Good music, just for a different audience
Fun
Pure perfection. I still remember hearing it for the first time and being blown away. The simple and catchy hooks, the dumb/profound lyrics infused with biblical references, and of course the interplay of Charles and Kim’s voices.
This is them at their best. There is a reason so many artists are influenced by this album. So many great tracks in a defining moment for 90s music
Before we had mass shootings in the US weird kids just listened to shite like this and got beaten up. Not entirely sure what was worse. 'Here Comes Your Man' is a great song but the rest of the album is pretty weak, some nice melodies but too often interrupted by a gimp having a cy scream. I quite liked the sound of the female singer and some of the lighter moments the album offers which is why it gets an extra star. Too often the band sound like they are trying too hard to cool or different or something, which really doesn't matter as it has all aged really badly. Ooooh aren't we edgy seems to be the order of the day with most of the filler tracks, which is everything but HCYM and Debasser which left me feeling like OK grandpa. At 38 minutes it does outstay it's welcome too, it all becomes rather boring and similar with no attempt to try an do anything different or make a good song.
Debaser: one of the GOAT songs Kinda lost my focus in the second half
There's nothing quite like The Pixies and this album is pretty solid from start to finish. Quirky, cool and fun, this is an album I could see adding to my regular rotation.
Bonkers, lofi, carnage. Punk wisdom. Held together by chewing gum and angular momentum.
Great album start to finish, no bad songs. Instrumentals, vocals, energy level, variety of sounds/rhythms... All time classic.
epic
There's a reason this band was such an inspiration to the 90's alternative sound... And by osmosis has helped shape my musical preference.
They have been the music critic’s darling ever since I can remember. But I just don’t get it.
Find
Solid stuff. 3.7
3.5 stars
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 ..
Some songs good, overall not my vibe perchance. Probably gets better on a relisten.
nice to listen to, good rhythm
I must say I was surprised to see this album rating average 3.74 (at time of writing). I thought it was "ok". Nothing special. But not terrible, The one thing that did get on my tits though is using the lyric "I don't mean maybe" to rhyme with baby. Fucking annoys me, that. Lose a mark.
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.
This was actually my first Pixies album, which means I'm not necessarily in the "Surfer Rosa then everything else" category. I actually loved this album and used it as a gateway to all their other stuff. I'd say it got fairly equal play with "Surfer Rosa" and "Bossa Nova" in my rotation. "Wave of Mutilation" is an all-time favorite track.
Great album
Previously rated: Surfer Rosa (4/5) ******************* Surfer Rosa was over 500 albums ago, so I'm not sure which I liked more. This one has Wave of Mutilation and Here Comes Your Man, some good catchy numbers, but also some overly noisy stuff.
I had heard 6 songs beforehand(Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Hey, Here Comes Your Man, Gouge Away, Monkey Gone To Heaven) the rest is up to that level, this is a band firing all cylinders. I can play all of the previously named tracks on guitar, but the riff of Hey is a tricky one. https://youtu.be/A7VhNjZXALU Bowie talks Pixies
that's my favorite pixies album, baby. still holds up.
I liked it then, I liked it now.
9/10 I AM UN CHIEN ANDALUSIA
Didn’t know The Beach Boys had this in them
At times frightening, funny, intense, and chilled. You can hear its influence in so many later works. Really excellent.
perfection
Have listened to this many times, twice this year. First time this year I put down Debaser as my favorite song, second time I put down Gouge Away (Gouge Away is what got me into the Pixies originally, also, so that makes sense)
Super tight album with short tracks. There's absolutely no filler. I like almost all of this, but the vocals and lyrics really do not work for me.
2.5
I wish i loved pixies. Something about the production is kinda dull. All the instrumentals also? No amount of wacky voice makes these that interesting to me. I do appreciate the cultural impact maybe but ehh
this made me realize that i actually do care about production, and how things are mixed together, i don't dislike but also ugh i wish there was a pixies cover band that did pixies better than pixies
I thought I knew this album really well and it was a stone cold classic, but actually it’s not as good as I thought! There’s about six fantastic songs and a lot of alt rock filler which various from good to middling to annoying. I think I find Black Francis himself a bit like fingernails down a chalk board. But that’s part of the vibe, I guess. I prefer The Breeders! But yes this is an important and good album, overall, I guess.
Enjoyed this, you can see a clear line from this to later grunge like Smashing Pumpkins…..
I really enjoy their bass and guitar work. I'm not a fan of the shouting, but there's not a lot of it. I forgot about the whistling on La La Love You. That's funny
I liked the radio songs but a lot was too screamy for me
Enjoyed the album overall. 3.5/5
I love this album, many great and catchy stuff like Here Comes Yoir Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven but you also have some crazy tracks like Gouge Away
★★½
Weird and wonderful and the perfect length. One of my all time faves and a contender for my pick for top album on here. Listening to it makes me happy. Not sure what that says about me
This is an album I enjoyed when it was released. Either I’m having a bad day, or I’ve lost my interest in most of these songs. Just not as good now as I recalled.
Ugh this one is so good. Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, and Hey are my favs but the whole album is fantastic
Generally a great album, with a fair amount of strange quirks, sound effects, and vocal performances that make me question my sanity. Standout tracks are: “Debaser” and “La La Love You”
Excellent album. Standouts are “Debaser”, “Hear Comes You Man” and “Monkey Gone to Heaven”.
Interesting album, but it didn't have a song that gave me that wow feeling.
Have heard a lot about the Pixies in my music circles. And this will be my first deep dive into the band, not overly my cup of tea, but there was one or two that I listened to twice.
Not for me
This album is awesome!!
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.
Iz cool. fun. i like.
good but nothing memorable
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).
Decent
A great album I’m familiar with. The piano work on this album is excellent.
I have never listened to much of Pixies in the past, but listening to Doolittle start to finish makes me understand the fandom... this is a masterpiece in Alt Rock.
meh
Me parece un disco muy, muy bueno, pero por alguna razón nunca he conectado del todo con los Pixies. Claro que lo volvería a escuchar, pero siempre me deja con un sabor medio raro de que sí me gustó, pero hubo algo por ahí que hace tierrita.
Pretty respectable album, no real low points. Didn't feel like there were any big bangers though
Wonderful late 80s garage-y goodness.
I can’t believe I haven’t ever listened to this album. Amazing!!
not really for me
Great vibe, not every song is great, but there record as a whole is amazing... Easy 5...
It didn't work for me
Average
Chaotic, undisciplined, alternative
One of the few albums where the next track is so unpredictable but still fits so perfectly. So many imitators who seem to have got hung up on the quiet-loud music and shouty vocals, only to create bland, samey grunge records, forgetting what made these guys so special. There's just so much variation in this record for what is a standard guitar band set up. Intricate, layered guitars, with melodies and counter melodies, backed by danceable, powerful bass lines, with distortion used to artistic effect rather than covering mediore abilities. Those lyrics are just insanely descriptive and utterly original too. They may have little meaning around day-to-day existence, but at least they're fascinating to listen to. Deal's backing vocals add so much as well. Both eerie and comforting. Proper innovators with proper talent and imagination, perfectly showcased in this album. In my personal top 10. And I'll never not dance to Debaser. Needs to be listened to at 11.
Just great