'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.