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Debaser and Here comes your man are already my favorite Pixies songs. Kim's vocal delivery is always so good throughout the album and her bass riffs are so groovy. Black's energy is always so addictive and his lyrics are intriguing, and catchy as well.
This will have been the third Pixies album I've ever listened to, after getting Bossnova the same week they released their most recent album The Night the Zombies Came. Both were alright, I want to revisit Bossanova sooner than the latter because something tells me this group peaked before their breakup in the mid-90s. Adding to that sentiment is how chaotically good Doolittle turned out to be. From the get-go with "Debaser", we are thrust into their rich blend of surf and punk rock, complete with Francis Black's unhinged hollering and Kim Deal's softer but still potent vocals. They maintained this wild energy through the runtime, where everyone does an excellent job at catchy guitar riffs, tight rhythm sections, and vocal deliveries that masterfully ebb from quiet to loud. It also helps that Gil Norton cleaned up the overall sound superbly, using compression, reverb and delay on the guitars, and multi-layered tracking to give the Pixies a polished presentation. Lyrically, Doolittle tip-toes the line between insane and wise. For every off-the-rails track where you don't mind the free-flowing words or bizarre imagery like "Debaser" and "Crackity Jones", there is a song that has a profound meaning behind the chaos. Whether it's the murder-suicide story of "Wave of Mutilation", or the biblical touchstones presented in "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and "Gouge Away", Francis drew a lot of inspiration from his own experiences to make such wonderful songs. Plus, they had some room to neatly fit in a few tunes that took the piss on music the band grew up with, such as the 1950s crooner "La La Love You" and the spaghetti western vibes of "Silver". Doolittle was such a fun album to listen to, as I can see why it's continued to get praise over the years. I'm glad we got this one out of the Pixies.
Listened
This Pixies record is arguably even better than their previous one. Great album all around, although not one I often come back to. The quiet-loud dynamics on a lot of its songs were big precursor to the alt-rock that dominated the first half of the 90's. Key tracks: Debaser Here Comes Your Man Monkey Gone to Heaven La La Love You Gouge Away
Not a big fan. It wasn't awful, though.
Unfamiliar with this one going in, a massive fan coming out. This album rocks. Insanely hard to decide whether I love the vocals or the guitar work more. Feels really original and earnest. The various sounds they are experimenting with work in tandem to create an masterful final product.
I’m reminded that it took me several listens to this album to really end up liking the Pixies, and ultimately to love them. This is certainly their “best” but I’m partial to Surfer Rosa. Still 5/5
First listen. Ok I guess.
GOT ME A MOVIE AH HA HA HAAAAA SLICIN' UP EYEBALLS AH HA HA HAAAAA
banger
Interesting background, but I don't like the vocal Nah not my type
This is such a great album
I own this album so it's safe to say that I really like it. It's very chilled out with great lyrics and music. I remember listening to it when I was young and it still feels young and fresh to me, like it could have been released last week. I'm sure this is just my bias though. This album is great and I really like the whole thing.
Not my thing, but I can appreciate what they’re doing. Don’t like the screaming, but the jangly guitar hits right.
Theres like 3 good songs on here and one of them is a banger. Unfortunately, that does not make up for the chaotic nonsense that the rest of the album is. 4/10
Peak
Awesome
Such a great album with a great early alternative rock feel :) monkeys go to heaven!!
Doolittle is one of the GOATs, plain and simple. The oft-discussed soft/loud dynamics has been much imitated but never done quite as well as the Pixies did here (not even by Nirvana). More noteworthy though is the strange, fucked up world built in these songs. Slicing up eyeballs, monkeys gone to heaven, Bathsheba and whores in my head—they’re all there and all fantastic. I don’t know how many times I’ve listened to Doolittle (a lot) and every time it still feels fresh and gives me a jolt.
Never been a Pixies fan and this album didn't change my mind. One star for Kim Deal, who's cool. Everything else, eh. Would I listen to it again: No
2/5 this sound is not for me, but there were a few songs that i liked the music of, but the screaming vocals and lyrics is just not something i enjoy. “here comes your man” is something i’ve heard before and it’s a good song. “silver” was the first song i hadn’t heard before that i actually enjoyed. but that was about it. it seems they were a formative band for other artists that came after them tho so i guess i shall say thank you for giving me radiohead - one of my fave bands ever.
Decent. A few good songs
Solid, not really my taste but enjoyable. Would be 3.5 rating if I could give half star
Solid
I have heard most of these songs on other Pixies albums but this one is really great. I really enjoyed it.
8/1089 - Instrumentals are alright but the screaming/moaning vocals are annoying.
Not for me
Good. I liked it. Definitely ahead of its time, but I don't know much it is my vibe. 4/5 would probably listen again, but not in a hurry to.
7/10. Maybe 7.5, I liked the flow and pace of the album but it also had a few meh moments.
The 90s in a nutshell. Not music I would have listened to at the time, but appreciate the sound now.
Decent listen.
71/100. A nicely produced alternative rock record from the Pixies. This album also incorporates a strong punk influence throughout.
Anything interesting happening with the instruments is immediately offset by the terrible vocals.
i would be interested in hearing these guys take their music in a more good direction
A few good ones and some meh.
Heard this album countless times and it still rips. A rare album that has massive influence and still sounds great on its own, 35 years later
A really terrific album, leading to the "Nirvana sound" that came out a few years later. Love the bass throughout -- Kim Deal was/is the real deal, indeed. Sorry this group didn't stay together longer, but The Breeders were a nice second act.
Had heard of this band but never really listened to their music. Pleasantly surprised by this album, lot of interesting textures and grooves.
I got this album on day 115 and I have realized that I write more and more about how albums sound like the start of something or that I can see why an album is on this list based on the fact that I can see all the later bands that got their influences from there. This album falls somewhere in between. It both takes from previous alt-rock bands but transforms it to something new that I feel I have heard parts of a million times in rock bands all through the 90s and 2000s. Good songs throughout and even though all of the songs doesn't create a consistent feeling or flow the songs all fit together and the differing feelings made me enjoy the whole experience.
An album full of absolute bangers. Also felt short and sweet, somehow. Probably going to add it to the rotation somewhere, so definitely one of the bigger successes of this list. Pretty close to a five, probably could grow into it over time (there are a few 4s already that I regret not making 5s).
Classic
Listened to on 1/19/2025, I did not like it at the start because it felt loud and rough. At the end, I had gotten used to their sound and appreciated them more. I would rate this a 3/5, it was good but I am not a huge fan of this kind of music, although some of the songs such as "Hey", "La La Love You", "Here Comes Your Man" and "Gouge Away" were pretty good.
Basically....it was OK. You can see the roots of things I like, and it was decent....but nothing was great. Just solid all around
Godver, een plaat waar je even serieus tijd voor moet nemen, en echt perfect getimed zo een paar weken na hun debuut. Maar echt de energie heb ik niet om er te veel woorden aan vuil te maken, ook al is hij dat zeker waard. Mijn twee hoofdconclusies die ik uit de (zoveelste) luisterbeurt trek is: 1) je hoort letterlijk de aardverschuiving in de alternative rock scene, die alles wat we kenden en wisten over het genre in de 70s en 80s in een nieuw daglicht zet, waardoor bands in 90s meer gingen kijken naar Pixies dan naar al die andere acts voor hun. Het zijn de experimentele riffs, de frantic vocals, de hooks waar veel grunge en slacker-bands mee aan de haal gingen. Het is het totaalpakket aan elementen die voor het eerst - in ieder geval als combinatie, en zo uitgebreid zoals op dit album - te horen waren op de alternative rock stations. Een ijkpunt in de rock-geschiedenis, zoals My Bloody Valentine dat was voor shoegaze, bijvoorbeeld. En 2), ondanks dat de dichtheid aan waanzinnige songs een stuk hoger is dan op hun voorgaande album, merk ik altijd dat het een beetje voelt als een verzamelplaat dan als een sterk, uniform album. Ik geniet meer van de losse momenten dan van de luisterervaring in zijn geheel. Wat dat betreft was hun debuut eenduidiger, ondanks dat ze nog op zoek waren naar hun eigen sound, die zeer volwassen is op ''Doolittle''. Desondanks is het pound for pound een kwalitatieve boost ten opzichte van eerder (en later) werk, en een heilig object binnen het bekrompen muziekwereldje waarin wij ons bevinden. 8,5/10 Highlights: Debaser Monkey Gone to Heaven Hey Gouge Away
Doolittle is een waanzinnige plaat die scherp en hard is niet maar nergens te lomp of oorverdovend. Sommige tracks zijn echt pop (Debaser, Here Comes Your Man) maar worden afgewisseld met krijserige (Tame) of grimmerige nummertjes (Gouge Away). Ook al zijn de tracks vaak kort en recht voor z'n raap, Pixies voegt er altijd een element aan toe waaraan je hooked raakt. Vaak is dat de manie van Black, maar net zo goed de backing vocals van Kim Deal. Het maakt dit een waanzinnig alternative rock album, een inspiratie voor veel moois. Voor mij echt een all-time favourite waar de energie echt uit de voegen komt. Nee, misschien is het meer een serie van nummers dan een volledig album; de afzonderlijke nummers zijn echt stuk voor stuk smullen. Dan maak je ook een goed album hoor. 10/10 Highlights Debaser Mr. Grieves Hey
Listenable but nothign special.
What an album - full of energy, incredible sound and very well rounded. Probably the best Pixies album in my opinion.
Until I saw the Pixies live, I didn't appreciate what Joey Santiago brings to the band. His leads are so different than any other guitar player, especially on Doolittle. Anyway, this album is very consistent and raw and sometimes minimal. It brings me right back to the early 90s. Liked Songs Added: Debaser Wave Of Mutilation I Bleed Here Comes Your Man Monkey Gone To Heaven La La Love You No 13 Baby Hey
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Yes, please.
GREAT ALBUM
I really really liked this!! I didn't get much chance to listen to it all but everything I heard I loved. There was even a song on it that I'd already been listening to 'here comes your man'. Definitely gonna reach for this album in the future
Pixies have such an eclectic sound. While not in my normal rotation I enjoy when they do pop up.
ja paar lekkere nummers, chille vibe ook wel mar trek zn stem niet altijd en vind het af en toe wel tegen cringe aan
Got some great songs but a couple of duda too
Fuck this dumb album. I’ve tried to listen to it so many times. No matter how hard I try I can never get into it.
Great way to start the week!
6/5. Fullkomin plata. Í styttri kantinum, svo að 10 gegnumspilanir finnst mér ekki vera ofaukið.
Fullkomin plata. Þétt, hrá og hröð, ekki veikur blettur Bara tvö lög yfir 3 mínútur og ekkert yfir fjórar. Svona eiga plötur að vera!
Will review more later
I've always thought of Surfer Rosa as my favorite Pixies album but damn if this one isn't edging in. It's such a great album. It's recorded well, played well, great compositions. I like that it has some darker songs and some more accessible, almost-pop songs. It holds up really well listening to it 35 years later. It's weird, it's dark, it's uniquely Pixies. I love it. I think I rated Surfer Rosa as a 4/5 and I'll do the same here. Probably should have rated both as a 5 but here we are.
Overall found it OK. Pretty dad rock. Nothing stood out too strongly to me.
In some ways, I wish I could go back and tell past me to listen to this album when it came out, but in other ways I don’t think I would have appreciated it. It falls between post-punk and proto-grunge, but I don’t think I would have realised quite how much it draws from 60s garage as well as The Velvet Underground. Just listen to Here Comes Your Man alongside I’m Waiting For The Man and hear the direct line between them. Anyhoo, present me enjoyed this one!
I love the dynamics on the record, you can feel that they are refining their sound after a really good first album. And of course it's a prominent record of the late 80s, its influence can be hear in lots of albums of the early 90s. It concludes perfectly with Gouge Away.
Απιστευτες παραγωγες, κομματια τελειως διαφορετικα μεταξυ τους. Ωραια vocals. Γενικα ενα expiremental album που επηρεασε τελειως την μουσικη της εποχης (mitski, nirvana , radiohead) θα ξανακουσω σιγουρα αυτο τo album
I had the pleasure of seeing Pixies perform this album in its entirety back in 2010. Just a wonderfully snappy, basically perfect album that I know like the back of my hand, easy 5.
Timeless collection of uniquely strange and beautiful songs
Solid stuff right here.
Really enjoyed this album. Close to a 5 for me
Pretty good. The album kind of goes through a lot of different styles which was interesting. Low 3
Day369 - i listen everyday to be surprised by something cool and this fits
Not for me. 1/5
fun, want to dance :)
Top 10 album for me. Pixies set the blueprint for the alternative wave that followed them, and the influence is everywhere. They walked so Nirvana could run. Every song on Doolittle rules, and the album flows perfectly from start to finish. As far as I'm concerned, they peaked here and never managed to reclaim the magic.
Good album! Recognized some of the songs as singles that played on the radio.
Boderline 5, another great and flowing alt album
this is certainly Rock Music. feels like the kind of thing that would just wash over me in any other context. maybe it's unfair because i only know them through where is my mind. the reggae stuff was kind of weird.
I’ve never liked the Pixies, but forcing myself ti listen to this changed that. Solid album
C: 7/10 It's fascinating to hear how similar so many 90s/'00s bands I listened to as a kid sound to this album. It sounds like it might have come out 10 years ago rather than 36. This came out 2 months before Nirvana's first album Bleach! It's an innovative sound and structure but albums to follow would improve upon or respond to. Great vocals. Quiet-loud-quiet thing. Not sure i'll go back to it a ton. Faves: i bleed, la la love you
Not for me but I could see enjoying that.
A couple of good songs otherwise it was a bit much for me. 2.5
3.5/5 fav listen: here comes your man, crackity jones least fav: debaser, tame
cool beats, don't like vocals\off beat lyrics
I want to like the pixies. Trust me I have tried, but their sound just irks me. I wouldn't return to a single track on this album
Great album
This slays. The opening riffs/bass lines to each song was soooo good and made me think oh hell yeah this is it each time. Super solid rock album also oh boy the drums!!
I can see why it spoke to so many at the time
Freakin love this thing
I was a bit late in developing enthusiasm for the Pixies. They seemed to have singlehandedly made the soft-loud-soft pattern for alt rock into a bit of a cliche. Although I did have some Pixies albums in my collection, it took me a while to come round to appreciating them, most probably after The Breeders' first two albums were released. Anyway, now I think this album is a significant gem and quite influential.
Would love to see this one live - @Tom!
Is hard to believe that's is 89
10/10
An album I have grown to love after so many years. The hits are so strong and the deep cuts pack a punch that makes the album so well rounded in many ways.
Nice punk album. Despite being released 1989, still has a modern and fresh sound.
Here comes a Pixies album that does not have where is my mind on it.
Not really for me, but some of the lighter songs I didn't mind, 'Here comes your man' being one of them- despite feeling like a song someone else had randomly queued midway through the album. I was torn between 2 and 3 stars, decided on 3 purely for the fact the front man somehow has the ability to whisper and shout at the same time, which if nothing else is a bit of a novelty.
I see Pixies and I think of Project Mayhem. Makes me wanna put the film on. But that song wasn't on this album, the whole thing was shit. Disappointed.
Practiced lacklustre is a neat skill. The Pixies have this skill as well as unlikely coolness and a front man with a knack for zany songwriting. Very good album with a few classic surfy grunge hits. Tame is my personal favourite, ‘hips like Cinderella’ is a killer phrase. Few skippable songs, but plenty of sloppy riffs and pop songs earn Doolittle 4 stars.
#447. This is an album I've always loved, but I couldn't really tell you why. It's just a haphazard collection of silly little songs thrown together with seemingly no sense of order or purpose, but somehow is something damn near a masterpiece despite itself. 5/5: perfect *this is the thirteenth album from this list I already owned Song added to playlist: Wave of Mutilation I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
I really like this album, though maybe more for the other albums it inspired through the 90s alt-rock craze.
Great. Loved it. Will probably get bumped to a 5 after I listen to this a bunch. 4.5/5
Great, iconic album. Standout Tracks: - Here Comes Your Man - Mr Grieves - Hey
3.9 Objectively a great album but idk its never quite stuck with me. faves: here comes your man, debaser, gouge away
This was fun, but a little one-note. Four stars.
Does not get much better than this - outstanding from start to finish
Very good alt rock album! 4/5
Best Pixies album imo, keeps you guessing with different grooves throughout. Good vocals and catchy tunes.
The Pixies' raw, emotional, dark and most importantly seminal album. It paved the way for many grunge and alt-rock artists going forward. Every member has their own shining moments on this album. All to say, that there'd be no modern rock without Doolittle.
Sadly I didn't get into The Pixies when they were hot, I heard a track or two and wrote them off as not being my kind of music. Great energy, manic vocals and a rocking band. Standouts are "Debaser", the epic "Here Comes Your Man", "Monkey Gone To Heaven" & "Hey". I dig "I Bleed" which I didn't know previously. I wouldn't have thought to add this to my Top 1001 but it has merit based on influence, the hype they had at the time & "Here Comes Your Man" which I still hear regularly on the radio and satellite stations. "Tame" is terrible, but the majority of the rest is a well rounded alternative album released at a time when the only other band in this alt genre was REM. This is a definitive album for the time, it led the way for 90's alt-rock.
Really enjoyed this. Spotify has been pushing a few of these tracks onto me for a while now but the album overall was a great package.
a classic for a reason
I listened to this album a few times over 25 years ago then never thought about it again to be honest. Listening again now it’s not at all what I remember, it’s actually a lot better than I originally thought and maybe I should of listened to it more often. You can certainly hear who they were influenced by (Beatles?) and who was influenced by them (Pretty much every guitar based band since). I shall investigate the other albums I think.
16/12/24 It wasn't a great album.
Very powerful yet with ominous undertones. Love Hey. Would give between 4 and 5 if possible.
This album was great all the way through, had some of my favorite songs by the pixies on it and the ones I hadn't heard were all also really good. "Hey" is an iconic song that I absolutely love. Overall the album felt cohesive and really strong, starting and ending with bangers. Favorite songs were: 7. Monkey Gone to Heaven 13. Hey 15. Gouge Away 10/10
I first heard anything from this album when I did School of Rock in high school. I was in the part of the program that played shows at random youth oriented events as promo for the school. I played Monkey Gone to Heaven at a 10am concert at the SF zoo. We were the openers for a Wiggles type headliner at 11am. I have very fond memories of practicing the song in my bedroom, and especially thinking about the underwater guy who controls the sea. He sounded like a cool guy. Its been a while since I listened to Doolittle all the way though, and boy does it still rock. I love the Pixies' sense of humor, and how they blend it with their sound. My favorite moment on the record is just the way Frank says "Hey, I've been trying to meet you". It feels very in conversation with David Byrne. My surprise hit of the album is Silver. I'd never clocked it before, and I love its alt western style. Album cover: (B) That poor dead monkey. At least he's in a better place now.
Didn't really pique my interest but didn't hate it.
"Debaser" has some rough-around-the-edge vocals, but the song is an absolute jam. I was having a great time listening, then the riff for "Here Comes Your Man" came in. Absolutely fire. I didn't know this was a Pixies song. It's so unlike the first few songs, but comes in so hot. The vocals have grown on me, they're abrasive but enjoyable. The riffs on this album are out of control. Basically every song is a jam. It feels like they were made in a lab to play in Allston basements. Knowing they're from Boston makes me like them at least twice as much. This album is a fantastic length. None of the songs drag. There is no pretension, just jams the whole way through. 9/10. I apologize to the Pixies for never having listened to them before.
This is a project that I’ve liked for a long time. For me, it’s an above average 80’s rock album that is an excellent alternative (lol) to the popular rock of the time. Hardcore fans of the Pixies will call this a masterpiece alongside Surfer Rosa (which I find a little superior). I think it’s a little short of that: Waves of Mutilation is a banger and one of their better songs, but while there are no duds on the rest of the album there aren’t any memorable tracks either. It’s still very good and unmistakably Pixies.
Absolute perfection. Pinkerton before Pinkerton.
Com sua mistura única de surf rock, punk e psicodelia, o álbum apresenta uma sonoridade inovadora e cativante. Ainda mais, cria uma atmosfera intensa e emocionante em faixas como "Debaser", "Here Comes Your Man" e "Monkey Gone to Heaven". Na verdade, é um álbum que transcende os gêneros, desafiando convenções e estabelecendo os Pixies como uma das bandas mais influentes e inovadoras de sua época. Sua combinação de agressividade e melodia, de estranheza e acessibilidade, faz de Doolittle um dos discos mais importantes e duradouros da história do rock alternativo.
Loved it. Stands well above the majority of late 80's/ 90's grunge/pre / post grunge albums on this list - due to energy / joy in the music that jumps out and hits you. Would have loved to see it live. Great bass.
Hell yeah. Some great hits on here like Debaser and Gouge Away. Really love the loud quiet dynamic on here.
This was okay. Kinda lost me at Debaser, and then even good tracks afterward had a hard time winning me back. Where Is My Mind is my favorite Pixies track, and isn't on this album 😐
I was 12 when this came out and that made it too soon for me. I wouldn’t have appreciated it then. This is an incredible album. Weird and raw, but somehow still very well put together. The standout tracks are some of the most unique songs I’ve ever heard. Some seem a bit “filler” to me, but I probably just need more time with it.
Absolute belter. From the first notes of Debaser you're in. Timeless. This time around I really found myself focusing in on just how raw the vocals are. Just A*
Doolittle One of those bands whose songs I know well through osmosis, but have never given a proper listen to - and another one of those albums I wish I’d listened to earlier as it is pretty great! Debaser, Here Comes Your Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven are obviously the famous ones, and they are brilliant bits of immediate, catchy alt rock. Debaser has that slight new wave feel with the drums and then the surfy backing vocals, Here Comes Your Man is a superb bit of power pop and Monkey Gone to Heaven is just great. There’s some great stuff on here, Wave of Mutilation is brilliantly catchy for a song about driving your car into the sea, I Bleed has some great guitar, Mr Grieves has a kind of country-ish twinge and a great sense of frenetic swing. La La Love You is great, another catchy bit of jangly surf inflected pop with a slight off kilter sense. No 13 Baby is a superior bit of pre-grunge alt rock with, as throughout, some great bass playing. There Goes My Gun is great too, the superb backing vocals and Duane Eddy style guitar solo really make it shine. I loved Silver too, kind of western-ish with a definite English folk atmosphere. I expected it to be far more abrasive and far less melodic, but it does a great job at combining those two things, you can hear their alt rock/punk-ish attitudes and origins, but they are combined with a great sense of pop craft, with new wave, surf, classic rock influences and inflections. And of course the lyrics and themes have enough outsider unconventionality to them to keep them interesting and pull them away from their rock/alt rock peers. A high 4 with potential, looking forward to listening some more. 🧚🧚🧚🧚 Playlist submission: Here Comes Your Man
Debaser, wave of mutilation, here comes your man, monkey gone to heaven, hey and gouge away. That’s the reason why this album is a classic. The rest is great don’t get me wrong but it’s really rare to have 6 absolutely flawless songs in an album. Then on top of that being one of nirvanas main influences. Nothing is bad on this one, sometimes it’s too absurd but still great. Even la la love you and no 13 baby which usually don’t have the greatest reputations are great. 5/5
I really like how varied this album is. There’s some scream-y punk stuff, some more melodic stuff. Some I disliked, some I really like. 4 stars mainly because it was interesting and kept me engaged throughout.
4 really good album with some really great songs. But there’s a few stinkers
This is a bit different than I was expecting from Pixies. Still good, but not what I was expecting.
Meh. Not my cup of tea.
I liked this album. I see where a lot of bands like Nirvana use the Pixies as a major inspiration. I do think the highs of this album are very high ("Wave Of Mutilation" , "Here Comes Your Man" , and "No 13 Baby") and the lows are low ("Silver" and "Mr. Grieves") Actually 3.75 I also feel like during this album they knew their sound and were more confident in it a lot more than during the album "Bossanova" Liked Songs: "Debaser" , "Wave Of Mutiliation" , "Here Comes Your Man" , "Dead" , "Crackity Jones" , "No 13 Baby" , "Gouge Away"
Liked songs: Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Hey, Gouge Away liked songs: all the rest I love this album 4.5
This album was originally underrated. Then it somehow became overrated, listening again in 2024, it's definitely underrated again!
Hell of a start with that bass riff and that guitar in Debaser. I love the intro to Tame as well. Clean quiet bass and angry guitars and vocals. It's an effective combo that we see throughout. Wave of Mutilation is better still, swapping out the half yelled vocal for a smooth delivery, and I Bleed has the best riffing on the album so far. Here Comes Your Man has softer edges but is catchy with its almost surf rock sounding riff. Two more great tracks in Dead and Monkey Gone to Heaven close out the first side. I'm not sure if the second side is quite as good but let's not split hairs. Hey is the best track on the back half and maybe the whole album, the rhythm section carrying it again. Gouge Away is a big closer too, driving bass and crunchy wailing guitars. All killer, no filler.
One of the my absolute favourite albums of all time. By one of my favourite bands of all time.
I don't remember having listened to Pixies at all before. So this was unexpectedly fantastic. Killer bass, drums, guitar throughout. Broad range of musical styles. Absurd lyrics delivered absurdly. Loved nearly everything about this. One of the few actual gems that came out of this often laborious project so far.
4.5
3.5
Mwa
Like the last pixies record I had high hopes and wasn’t disappointed. Interesting album would listen again. Just the right mix of weird and melody.
Revisited this classic, which took me right back to when I first listened to it. I listened critically to it to see if there was anything that would make this less than a 5. I can happily report that this album has aged well for me, and it is still a five.
Has any band had a better 3 song opening sequence to an album?
I didn't hate it but it was nothing special. Bland
What ever genre this is. I don't like it.
Iconic album... one of my all-time favorites. Highly influential to '90s alt rock and grunge, while still retaining a one of a kind sound despite its many imitators. Just about every track has some idiosyncrasy or catchy hook to make it memorable. Doolittle displays a wide variety of styles - including the surf-tinged pop of Here Comes Your Man, the frantic punk of Crackity Jones, and the plodding creepiness of Silver. It packs quite the punch in just 38 minutes. Highlights: - Debaser - Here Comes Your Man - No 13 Baby - Hey - Gouge Away Lowlights: - There Goes My Gun
Wow! I haven't listened to Pixies in ages. Doolittle is one of the albums that is part of the soundtrack of my adolescence. I have great memories of Here Comes Your Man among others... However, this album hasn't aged very well, in terms of sound. The songs are still very good but not good enough for a full 5-star rating. I'll give it 4 today!
All time classic for a reason
I'm surprised at how much I liked it. It's punk, it's rough, it's fun.
Rating: 10/10 One of the greatest albums of all time. Simultaneously weird, catchy, loud, quiet, and poppy, it is definitely one of the most unique albums I ever listened to.
Some good songs Standout songs: Hey Monkey gone to heaven Mr Grieves
6.5/10
This is my third, and last, Pixies album from this project. I have ended up similarly to where I started, which is I think I do like the Pixies and still may be a "greatest hits" type of person. Doolittle is my favorite album of all the ones I have heard and is the album I would choose if I had to hear one album by the Pixies. There isn't really any filler on here. Debaser Wave of Mutilation Here Comes Your Man Monkey Gone to Heaven Mr. Grieves No 13 Baby There Goes My Gun Gouge Away These are my favorite songs from this one. I didn't like Hey all that much for some reason. It didn't grab me really. Really wonderful album.
Love Kim's backing vocals on this one, and all the Spanglish..
Finally! A Pixies album I really like. I was not looking forward to it after struggling previously with TLM and surfer Rosa so this came as a pleasant surprise.
A bit noisy rock music. Half the songs were good, half were bad. Stand-out: Here Comes Your Man
Amazing piece of music. So many great songs on here. Crazy how much influence this band had on rock going forward into the 90s.
It's samey, annoying and shallow, but it's not grating, at least. This is the fifth punk album of the last six. Please give me something else.
Fuck i came
Ни одна песня не понравилась. Слабенько, хотя на момент выхода наверно было было чем то новым, интересным.
Started off with some good energy and catchy engaging riffs but quickly descended into boring tedium. A weak 2 in my book....
A perfect album that is kind of all over the place, but in the best way. Wave of Mutilation is a masterpiece.
Rätt in i minnet utan att ha lyssnat tidigare aktivt.
still undecided after all these years whether this album is their best or surfer rosa not a fan of the album version of waves of mutilation best song: monkey gone to heaven worst song: dead
This is a wild ride from start to finish. The Pixies blend raw energy, catchy melodies, and weird, wonderful lyrics into a sonic assault that's both exhilarating and disorienting. Tracks like "Debaser" and "Gouge Away" are pure adrenaline, while quieter moments like "Here Comes Your Man" showcase a different side of the band. It's an album that rewards repeated listens, revealing new layers of complexity and brilliance with each spin.
Had thought they had done some good stuff. Well none of it on this album.
It had some fun moments. Some touching moments. Solid 4 stars from me.
It’s not horrible but it’s not great. Not my jam.
the obvious influence on the white stripes is hilarious
Very solid
Knowing only the main singles, this is a pretty wild record. Lots of protopunk/90's grunge roots to some still very catchy songwriting. Cool blends of ska/reggae, jangle pop, punk and alternative rock. Really to the point too not overly long. besides here comes your man, wave of mutilation and debaser: i'd say check out mr. grieves, la la love, crackity jones, hey and monkey goes to heaven.
Not for me
Furchtbar
solid album Arguably a 3.5/5 stars
Ok I see it now. With the context of Santa Rosa, this noise becomes clearer. Still don’t fully understand each turn this album takes but the hits makes sense
A solid 3
Ok, ive hady fair share of landfill american college rock, but this seems to be the best if the bunch. Good songs with good hooks, lots of punchy guitar, lots of variation and lots of scuzzy sound. This is much better.
3+
One of the greatest albums of the late 80s. I'd give it a 6/5 if I could.
The pixies are a band that I have never listened to. I guess I assumed that they were just a popular 90s band that wasn't really essential. I was very wrong. This album is absolutely essential and seems like a great introduction to Pixies for me. Debaser is a fantastic opening track and a great first track. The poppy guitar and grooves mixed with the visceral lyrics and desperate singing makes it hit that perfect sweet spot of musicality and raw emotions. Hey is great, Waves of Mutilation is awesome. Monkey gone to Heaven is fantastic, reminds me of Talking Heads but harder. Here comes your Man is great. The closing track, Gouge Away ends the album strong. These songs are so simple and straightforward but they are so effective and fantastic to listen to. This was a real blind spot for me. If I had listened to the Pixies in high school, I probably would have been obsessed with them instead of cage the elephant. This band does what I think Nirvana is best known for which is walking the edge. Making music that is so rough around the edge that it starts to lose you. Singing with such emotions it starts to become screaming but never quite losing it. When you're that close to the edge, there's a fear of losing control like being on the brink of insanity and this pixies album spends the whole album in that space. This is really one of my favorite albums that this list has introduced me to.
I like that this album kinda runs around multiple (rock) genres without ever losing the key Pixies sound. There are pop songs, punk songs, proto-grunge songs, etc. Since nothing is super long, if you don't like one you could just keep listening because it'll end soon enough. I love the bassline and drums in particular in their sound. They're always so crisp and interesting, never just there because they have to be. I'm not as much of a fan as the vocals as others are but they work just fine here. Musically this is really great. Not much to complain about at all. I enjoyed this.
I was only familiar with songs from Rock Band and Fight Club credits. What a pleasant surprise this was. A big fan of the heavier songs, in them I hear the blueprints of grunge. In the lighter songs I hear inspiration for Weezer and their ilk. Very 90's, tickles me just right. Love, love, loved this.
Enjoyed the album overall. Handful of songs I heard before but didn't know where they came from originally. Could clearly hear the influence they gave some of the bands I regularly listen to
I honestly have zero idea why it has taken me this long in my life to fully indulge in the Pixies. The only excuse I can think of is perhaps I wouldn’t “get” it. Maybe I’d go through an album and not understand what would make it that special. Like I would finish it and go “OK, but I don’t get it. Why is this acclaimed?” But that didn’t happen here. I get it now. This album feels like one of the very few so far that might actually be essential to listen to before you die. It is the blueprint for much of alternative rock to come within the following decade. I mean, most of this album sounds like a beta version of Nirvana around the time they only had Bleach to their name. It’s also one of the most well-balanced albums I heard so far. It feels pop-oriented, but touches upon other genres (Country for Silver, surf rock for Here Comes Your Man, even punk for Crackity Jones) to never feel slate. It’s definitely indie in nature, but never feels alienating or pretentious. The tracks stick to you and refuse to let go. Maybe it Francis Black’s vocals, coming out stretchy and torn before Kurt Cobain made it cool. Or how Kim Deal’s bass riffs perfectly intricate their ways through the songs along with the guitar riffs. How the hell did it take me this long to finally listen to these guys? Favorite track: Here Comes Your Man Other hits: Debaser, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Hey, Wave of Mutilation, Gouge Away
The Pixies are fairly uncharted territory for me, interestingly. There is "Where is my Mind", of course, but I've always found that one a bit annoying. But I dig this. I should have known it. Do I 5 stars enjoy it, the surf rock in here, I don't but it's definitely a +1 in AYMHBYD so.
Oh what killer garage rock this is. Fucking hell the Pixies can write a good tune. Great energy throughout. And I like the singer's voice. I can definitely hear where Jack White got influenced on the track "Dead"
One of the top 10 of the whole list. Say it live in 1990 in Paris. They are still performing it now and it has not dated. One of the reviewers spoke about his grandad have this album. Not a grandad just yet but it’s me. 😂
'Doolittle' is, for me, The Pixies' masterpiece. I appreciate the temptation to say that 'Surfer Rosa' is the better album, solely based on the involvement of the great Steve Albini. Albini did some incredible work over his career and certainly helped to give The Pixies the start the deserved. 'Surfer Rosa' has some amazing songs, including their (possibly) best known hit, 'Where Is My Mind?' But I actually think that The Pixies and Albini were not the best match. They're not a punk band and they didn't quite fit into grunge. Toning down the abrasiveness and adding more pop stylings sounds sacreligious, but it really worked. 'Doolittle' is perfect album. It flows, it hooks you, and there's not a bad track on there. It has more memorable tracks including 'Debaser', 'Waves of Mutilation', 'Monkey Gone to Heaven' and the surprisingly upbeat 'Here Comes Your Man'. Least anyone accuse the band of selling out, the album's lyrics are nothing for Top 40 radio. The album works. The short tracks balance out the 15 song tracklisting. The Pixies really hit their stride with this one.
# 358 : I don't love it, I don't hate it. I thought it was very ordinary and Quiet forgettable. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a very loud, noise-filled album. Here Comes Your Man and Dead were good though.
An absolute classic. Though their initial efforts in Surfer Rosa already went well, the Pixies still really pushed to create something amazing. Changing the production style made the grime clearer, but no less dirty. Influential to scores of some of the greatest musicians in the 90's. Created a sound so pervasive that it influenced culture. Not to be missed 4.5/5
Good
Really enjoyed it and listened multiple times. Looking forward to hearing some more Pixies.
Really liked this one. Will need another listen.
Complex and profound. A BIG four stars. Grounded a little bit by the production which is a good thing. Pixies can be a lot to take but they do a nice job here of overcoming their more out of control tendencies to make a very listenable album. Takes a few times through to really get it. Well worth the effort.
Wave of Mutilation is great. 15 tracks is just too long for this sound and I couldn't wait for it to end after a while. The vocals and melodies are hit and miss throughout. Didn't hate it, but don't really vibe with it.
This is a top to bottom masterpiece of noise
Perfect. This is the third and probably the last Pixies album I’ve had during this challenge and it’s undoubtedly the best. Just a perfect mix of garage rock, noise and poppy melodies. I liked all of the songs, the album was hugely influential and I have and will definitely be coming back to it many many times.
I almost like Mr. Grieves, Crackity Jones
Wow. I’m not sure what I expected going into this record, but it wasn’t this. The opening bassline really surprised me. I didn’t know Pixies were such a surfy band. As a matter of fact, Kim Deal’s bass blew me away pretty much the entire album. Most of the playthrough I was thinking about how much this reminds me of nirvana, and upon further reading, this album was apparently quite influential on Kurt Cobain, which checks out. It really feels almost like a wonderful precursor to the grunge movement. There’s a really neat contrast between soft, quieter moments but they almost always seem to lead into violent crescendos. It’s as punk rock as it is rock and roll, and that’s a balancing act that often ends up cringy and lame, but this album really pulls it off well. This is an album I really want to listen to a few more times, as there’s so many interesting instrumental nuances within the chaos. So far “I Bleed” stands out as my favourite track. 4*
I could understand why someone wouldn't like this album - to say it's mostly a bunch of simplistic, loud guitar riffing with obtuse lyrics isn't entirely untrue. But the Pixies manage to do it in a way that no one else does and for me, it really works. Within the simplistic, loud guitar riffing there is a lot of interesting variation and I think both musically and lyrically they take inspiration from a wide variety of subjects. Mostly it's just a lot of fun. I love Kim Deal's bass playing and her vocals, though they aren't very prominent on this album they add a lot. 8/10
one of my all time favorites<3333
Very special for all the people who listen music between 80’s and 90’s.
It was cool, not really outstanding
Just love Pixies.
Cool overall vibe. Interesting to hear pre-grunge and an album/band that influenced/inspired Kurt Cobain. Some catchy hooks, some songs that let loose a little. Back half of the album I was lost a bit, just kinda seems like they’re playing with no goal? I don’t know how to describe it. Didn’t hate it. Quite liked a bit of this album.
Great album. Great way to round out the late 80s
My favourite album back when I was in my late teens and early twenties. Still remember every Kim Deal bassline, every Black Francis whisper, every Black Francis howl, every guitar explosion. It's a bit loud and aggressive and frantic for my current musical tastes but Debaser is still the perfect pop song and I really really enjoyed listening to it again.
This is not really my thing. It's quite angsty and almost emo-y, if you know what I mean. I did manage to make it all the way through and there were a couple of musical highs - but sadly, the rest of it was one long low, and the vocals were pretty awful. I hope this is the only album from this band in the list, that says it all I suppose.
Really liked debaser and here comes your man
Absolutely Peak alt rock. Wasn’t expecting to give this a 5 but on a relisten there’s just banger after banger.
Highlights: Debater, I Bleed, Hey
I know nothing about this album other than my wife loved them. Looking forward to this. So much better than i expected, i get the hype
Hadn’t listened to this in decades! I had thought I preferred Surfer Rosa, but I just listened to that too, and Doolittle is better—a more consistent sound and more memorable tunes.
Pretty good start with 'debaser' and I also like 'maze of mutilation'. A band that plays actual songs even though they are all a kind of dark, but different. They are not afraid to refer back to the 60s/70s with songs like 'here comes a man', I like it. 'mr. grives' is another track I like; in fact I enjoyed the whole album!. This album shows an evolution from what went previously, rather than a reaction to it; perhaps that is why I like it. I also appreciate the honest production. A group I would listen to again, if I had the time.
Great album! I loved the opening track, as well as most of the others. I recognised “Here Comes Your Man”.
Music - yes Lyrics - 😑
This has been one of my favorites for several years. Easy 5 stars for me. There's not a bad song on this album. It holds up today perfectly.
Familiar (where is my mind only). I can’t even tell you a song that particularly stood out in this album. All the songs sounded the same. It’s pleasant but in an absent minded kind of way. Just playing in the BG
Very good album. Not one I have ever actually listened all the way through, so being able to shows how great this album really is. Super strong sound and energy.
Love this album.
Really good album. New to me but its right up my alley
Meh. This one is fine.
Amazing. All timer.
weird but I like it, think it influences a lot of bands I like too
I'll never really love this genre but this was good.
It's okay
Good stuff, had some gems I'd forgotten. Odd mix of heavy and light songs.
A benchmark album for truly alternative rock
I know this album well. One of my favorites.
Chaotic and melodic. There were some hits I recognized, but not much stuck with me past those.
Monkey Gone To Heaven is a harsh & grungy sounding track which would normally eat away at my ears, but I didn't mind it, I'm pretty sure I've heard it in a movie before so it gave me a sense of nostalgia. Here Comes Your Man is a classic. The rest was ok.
yim yum ! probably deserves a relisten from me tho highlights: here comes your man, dead, monkey gone to heaven, hey (sep 12 2024)
Drums were cool. I heard they influenced Nirvana. But idk man as "interesting" as the decisions were I didn't enjoy the vocals, lyrics, or the jarring turns.
Loud. Quiet. Loud. The Pixies formula at its finest. Love this album.
debaser... debaser... maybe black francis should move a bit closer to the mic. pretty fun though. as of "waves of mutilation" i find myself thinking "oh.... this is what weezer and smashing pumpkins and all of that other stuff is trying to be" but it's a bit less accessible, y'know. sort of esoteric and the melodies don't want to give you peace of mind (which some would call "pop influence"). honestly this is better than i thought it would be. not really much more to say (as of "dead"). i feel like this is just garage rock for people who are like too pretentious to listen to garage rock. like early ty segall but in a studio. it's still good, but i feel like it's so similar and i like the raw garage feel more anyway. overall, pretty fun and fresh record for 1989. good songs, good vibes... but they shoulda played it RAW!!
One perfect surreal punk song after another.
- Doolittle ist mein Lieblingsalbum von den Pixies - Die Platte hat ziemlich grundlegend die Rock / Alternative Musik der 90er geprägt und das hört man in vielen Songs auch extrem raus; stilbildend für die ganzen Drei-Wort-Bands - Ich kann nur empfehlen, sich mit den Lyrics des Albums auseinander zu setzen, die sehr interessant sind. - Produziert wurde das Album von dem wunderbaren Gil Nortorn, der eine unglaublich geile Diskografie aufzuweisen hat - Ich mag den leicht schräg/rotzigen Sound der Pixies einfach und auch musikalisch bleibt es immer interessant bspw. der Tonwechsel im Refrain von „There Goes My Gun“, der sehr a-typisch ist. Das sind so die Feinheiten in fast jedem Song, die es für mich einfach besonders machen Rating: 4,25-4,5 / 5
Great classic album
Pretty vanilla Exactly what I thought I would be like Very 1990’s
Great album. Can see how it influenced a lot of bands in the 90s/00s.
I always forget how old this album is. 1989!!! Way ahead of its time! 4.4
This is really a very good album, pretty much without a doubt. That said, I listened to it the first time through and while I enjoyed it a lot, I felt like something was holding me back from being a 5-star album for me. I'm reading more about this, and I'm pretty sure it's that this thing sounds firmly like a '90s album, but it came out in 1989. This is basically a grunge album before the grunge-peak. Apparently Kurt Cobain thought they were going to get ripped because "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sounds like a Pixies song. One thing I really like about the Pixies is Kim Deal's backup vocals. I think Black Francis has a good enough voice and all, but the two together just add a lot of depth to the sound. I'm listening to this again, and I really enjoy it on the whole, but there's still some misses for me on here. All of the songs are super short, which I do kind of like, and there's a lot of great stuff on here. "Here Comes Your Man", "Debaser", and "Hey" are all top-tier songs. Call it a 4.5 album, I do think it's a little better than Surfer Rosa (though I think "Where Is My Mind?" is still my favorite Pixies song so far). Favorite song: Here Comes Your Man Other: Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr. Grieves, La La Love You, Hey, Gouge Away 10/7/24
Pixies at their finest. Variety of sounds and a lot to keep you interested.
1. Debaser 3 2. Tame 4,3 3. Wave of Mutilation 3,3 4. I Bleed 3,6 5. Here Comes Your Man 3,2 6. Dead 3,5 7. Monkey Gone to Heaven 3,9 8. Mr. Grieves 3,6 9. Crackity Jones 3,8 10. La La Love You 3,1 11. No. 13 Baby 2,7 12. There Goes My Gun 2,8 13. Hey 3,5 14. Silver 2,9 15. Gouge Away 3,8 Average 3,40
Good stuff. A solid 3.5 with a couple of 4 album worthy songs.
9/10….90er Indie Sound in den 80ern
So this is what all the bands from the 90s were listening to huh? I can tell this was hugely influential. If you'd ask me to guess when it was from I definitely would have guessed 90s so it was a surprise when I saw it technically came out in the 80s. I'll be very curious to see if this one grows on me more. Enjoyment wise this is probably a 3.75. But, with how influential it is I think it deserves at least a 4.
Some songs I really enjoyed. Others were just too much noise and sound.
I don’t know what kind of crack they put in this album but I love it every time. The riff on Here Comes Your Man makes me smile every time, and to switch it up with Crackity Jones No 13 Baby (Which is criminally underrated by the way). I LOVE this album.
I liked it less as it went on.
Wirklich nicht
Mr grieves was the name of the pedophille gym teacher at my school m that song caught me off guard i didnt see the title
crazy good
Holy moly what a banger. These guys do to rock what sooo many of these mfs try and fail at!!!
After the last Pixies album I got I was unsure how much I would like this. Turns out Doolittle is a significant improvement on its predecessor! Most of the songs are great, and while it doesn't veer too far out of its comfort zone it is a good listen while it's on. 4/5
One of the most inventive albums ever. So much variety.
Great album.... Owned for a years....
I'm not gonna lie, I love this album. Its just the right amount of weird. 5/5
Better than expected and also more grungy than I expected. A good listen but nothing special. 7/10
Absolutely drivel. Thank God that's over. Congratulations Pixies...worse album so far by a long way. Saves me ever wasting money seeing you anywhere!
4☆/5 09.30.2024
I didn’t discover the Pixies until about ten years ago when I was look at Kim Deal’s bass playing. There are definite some bangers on this album, including “There Goes Your Man” and “Debaser”. But the key track for me was, and is still my favorite song of theirs, “Wave of Mutilation”. I appreciated Black Frances’ sweet then stadium-level vocals with the grungy rock behind it. Our old band teacher Mr. Steven’s always used to yell, “Dynamics!!” to get us to emote musically. He should have just played this song for us. I’ve listened to several of their albums and this was definitely them at their best!
I've never quite fell for the Pixies. I'm not sure why they never captured my attention like the other bands from the 90s. I really like "Here Comes Your Man". And before today, I couldn't have told you it was a Pixies song even though it is a song I like and am familiar with already. The song has a throwback quality that sounds like it came out way before 1989. I don't like when Black Francis's voice gets all shredded and screamy. That has always kept me arm's length away from the Pixies. I can see why the Pixies are so influential in all things 90s especially grunge and Nirvana.
Belter
Album full of bangers
One of my favorite albums from one of my favorite bands. It's hard to explain why I love Pixies so much. Kurt Cobain introduced them to me and this album was my initiation. I've seen them 2 and a half times and Frank Black solo once. At the half concert the woman I was with and was trying to date walked out of the no re-entry doors. I debated staying for the show but I liked her and did not want to make her wait outside without me. I get outside and get the old "I think we should just be friends." At the time, my heart was broken. But in retrospect I'm just mad she made me miss the rest of the concert. Less than a month later, they played another city in my state and I drove 3 hours with my best friend to see that show, which I consider my favorite. Joey Santiago was grinding the guitar while flipping drumsticks off the ground. It was amazing. The last time I saw them was to take my niece to her first concert with my wife. It was just not that great for some reason. I think partially because a new album had come out that they were pushing and that had not set in yet with us. Anyway, I don't know what it is about Pixies that I love, but I do. I miss Kim Deal and believe she was essential to the Pixies vibe. Paz was good, but is obviously canceled after her political views came to light. We will see how the newest "Kim" can do. Since I had heard this album many times before and know it by heart I decided I would try to listen to as many of the alternate versions and live versions of all the Doolittle songs as possible. I wanted to hear the original song followed by all the other takes so I put them in a Spotify playlist organized as such. The link is here if anyone would like to try to listen this way. I made it through the first three songs and couldn't take it anymore. There are 5 hours of music in this playlist so good luck! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29j7msVdE0yRlZOtXzfZ7T?si=Md5TdmjeTr2V0A8d57g0ww
One of my favorite albums of all time, don't need to go listen to it as I've listened to it countless times
7.5
Influential album that ushered in the loud-quiet-loud era of rock. Good thing it's a total banger, Black Francis is in fine form, Kim Deal is driving with her bass, Lovering and Santiago are tight as all hell and there's no wasted time in the sub 40 minutes runtime (always good when it fits one one side of a 90 minute cassette). Hard to pick a favourite song but "Hey" has a special place in my life as it was the first baseline I learned and could still play it 100% on expert on Rock Band some years later.
Man I have been waiting for this one. I’ve gotten the opportunity to talk about both Bossanova and Surfer Rosa in the past. And I’m glad that I got to save the best for last. Because Doolittle is something else man. People need to really educate themselves on what the Pixies were doing. I always label them as one of the greats. And there are so many reasons why. Arguably the first indie rock band. And really one of the only groups that sounded like they were in the 90s in the 80s. They were way ahead of the curve. This is barely even an 80s record. But since it was released at the tail end of the decade, it earns itself a spot in my mind as one of most important records of that era. Here’s how I see it. If we look at the timeline of rock music, stretching all the way back to the 50s, there is a clear distinction between what we understand as rock pre-Doolittle and post-Doolittle. Things just weren’t the same after this released. It changed the fucking game. I mean this wholeheartedly. Nothing can convince me otherwise. It’s the same way I look at Nevermind and the alt-rock of the 90s. Funnily enough, Kurt Cobain was a huge Pixies fan. He claimed Smells Like Teen Spirit was his attempt to make the ultimate Pixies pop song. It definitely has that loud, quiet, loud feel that they pioneered. But I’ve always felt I Stay Away just oozed influence from them. Plus, they got Steve Albini for In Utero. But Nirvana is just one of many who loved this band. Pavement, The Strokes, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Weezer, Modest Mouse, and even David Bowie for god’s sake. Creep is another song that fully embraces that same song writing structure. And of the three albums I’ve heard from this band, this contains everything that makes them so good. It is the body paragraph to Surfer Rosa’s thesis statement. The guitar playing is more interesting and dynamic. Frank Black is giving the best vocal performances of his career on tracks like Tame or Here Comes Your Man. And Kim Deal is one of the most kick-ass bass players ever. I mean, every time that line comes in at the beginning of Debaser, the neurons in my brain activate. I’ve grown up with that song because of a beautiful little video game called Skate 3. And I’m glad that as a young adult I’ve realized how awesome it really is. The impact this has had is nearly immeasurable. And I admire it as a piece of art so much for that. It also just so happens that the music is sick too. Rating: 9/10
This is already one of my all time favorite albums. One of the founding fathers of my music taste
After listening to the other Pixies album I can’t say this was unexpected. Not my thing though. Odd vibes.
This has some of my fav pixies songs. Good album
7/10 - a lot was going on and it was all over the place. But it hit places sometimes. He was yelling about a bunch of random stuff but the best one was during monkey going to heaven.
Pixies is one of the bands I didn’t realize I liked before I started 1001. This and bossanova were both really good. This was better though
Good for a fun sunny day
A decent jingle album with a touch of sass. Favorite Track: "Gouge Away"
A little bit too Indie
I can see why they are one of punk musics greatest. Just not my favorite genre.
One or two of my musical buddies have told me to listen to The Pixies. A group I know nothing about. I ignored them very much like this album which I will ignore in the future. Not a complete listening disaster but getting there. 2/5 24/9/24
toller sound (war z.b. inspiration für weezer), aber sonst eher durchschnittlicher gitarrenrock resp. furchtbare texte.
Guter Alternative Rock, kannte ich nicht.
Musically ahead of the pack. Few years later after it was released so many were chasing this sound.
this is like all that other music but a decade older!
Favorite Song: Hey
've had one pixes album before and found it underwhelming. This however was fantastic, I can see why it influenced so many people, it's a 5 as I've already listened to it twice today
Buen disco mejor doctor Está bien pero haaceepoco
"Debaser" and "Here Comes Your Man" are great. The rest of this is just a bunch of noise.
i think this was a lot better than the album that Where Is My Mind was on (surfer rosa, I believe). It felt more coherent, more together and more elevated. 1.) Here Comes Your Man 2.) Hey 3.) La La La Love You
Not really excited about this band. I'm not a fan of the vocals for sure. I've heard "Here Comes Your Man" before and didn't realize that was the Pixies.
The only song I found interesting was Silver. Couldn't get into the rest of it at all.
What are the chances that someone would pick up a bass for the first time at exactly the same moment as another person standing next to a hot mic was attacked by a chicken, all while inside a recording studio?
So awesome, absolutely love the sound of it and obviously really influential as well
I've listened to this album plenty of times in the past, but over the last few years it's pretty much just been Debaser and, occasionally Wave of Mutilation. I thought going in, that I was going to give it a 4 but, listening to the whole thing, I think it just about deserves a 5. There's a few absolute classics on here and the rest of the songs are upbeat alt rock that puts me in a good mood.
It was Good
Full of wild music. Vocals and guitar that move the body
После пятого прослушивания все-таки раскурил альбом. Вторая часть альбома определенно сильнее первой. Hey неплоха, другие тоже можно слушать. Но этот гаражный рок тяжел для восприятия. Андерграунд?
A near perfect album
Very noice