Reviews (page 12 of 13)
The song "Here comes your man" - I had no idea the pixies sang this. I like it. But it's not on this album.
I should like Pixies really. Sometimes I think I do. Then I listen to this album and I wonder why. Just a bit dreary really. The high points weren’t very high at all. Not their finest work.
Not a fan de los pixies la vdd
Fine
I can see the appeal, but it doesent quite capture me.
It wasn't as good as I was expecting. And I still don't like the vocals.
I do not prefer the pixies
Not really feeling this
pretty meh
no
Not bad but I would not want to listen to that again
Not bossanova and forgettable to boot.
My 1001 album generator journey started off with Pixies' Surfer Rosa, and after listening to Bossanova, I have to ask myself, "How much late 80s/early 90s surfer rock do we need?" This album has a couple of songs I found myself bobbing my head to, but nothing that had me scrambling to punch that "like" button. In fact, I went back to read my very first review, and I feel like the same complaints I had of their debut album are here as well. It feels like this is just an inferior version of what I've already heard from them, and most notably without any of their hit songs
Nothing on this for me, even though I’ve listened around 10 times. I do like some tracks on surfer rosa though
Mid range indie punk stuff. Not heard much Pixies before, and now I probably won’t bother.
There’s a reason people only listen to the two Pixies albums before this
Sprach mich irgendwie nicht an.
Voksede på mig. Kan høre inspirationen de har givet andre bands som Weezer, Nirvana, måske pulp osv
Too much noise.
meh
Kul. Nisam slušala ovaj album, tako da me baš zanima. Prva pjesma baš ima psychobilly vibes, dosta mi dobro zvuči, osim bubnjeva koji su prilično loši. Druga stvar mi je čisti užas. Ako album nastavi u ovom smjeru, a ne u smjeru prethodne pjesme, ovo će biti dosta naporno. Uff da, izgleda da će biti tako 😅 Dosta mi ide na kurac ovaj mix žanrova, surf rock mi apsolutno ne ide uz ovaj grungey sound kojeg po defaultu ne podnosim baš. Pank pokušaji su isto dosta iritantni jer nisu pank. Ana pjesma mi je poluzanimljiva bila. Nastavak albuma mi je uglavnom dosadan, uz Down To The Wall being polukopija riffa od Nirvane, benda koji ne mogu čuti, tako da me to još dodatno izbacilo. Ne znam zašto sam očekivala puno više od ovog albuma, ali dosta razočaravajuće sve u svemu. Ah, 2/5, 3/10. Nije bilo neslušljivo, ali mi nije ni sjelo najbolje, osim donekle prve pjesme.
Mah Neda mi se ni pisati. Nije me dirnulo, ali me nije niti živcirao. Preslušao sam ga dok radim. Čista dvojka
4.5/10 Iskreno nisam nesto odusevljen s ovim albumom. Razumijem appeal za neke, ali osobno meni ne radi puno. Kasnije stvari koje su izdali su mi nesto bolje i melodicnije od ovoga. Nisam fan ovog njihovog lijenog bubnja, vokala koji je u svom filmu, te cekanja na neki zanimljivi, topliji akord na gitari, sto mi je jedina svijetla tocka u nekim stvari s albuma. Ima tu neke kompleksnosti vjerujem i znam dosta ljudi koja bas voli Pixiese, ali meni je ovo dosta repetativno, pa i dosadno, bez obzira sto nije album koji ces si pustit za spavanje. The Hapenning mi nekako prolazi, Havalina isto s tim pomalo surf prizvukom. Voljan sam cuti kasnije (ili mozda ranije?) njihove albume ali ovo mi nije buka koju trazim.
Maybe I wasn't in the right headspace, but this one really went in one ear and out the other.
Listening to this album is what I imagine it’s like to suffer from multiple personality disorder.
This was boring.
Didn’t love this one. Have never been a fan of the pixies. Just don’t have time to really dig into it.
It’s another ok listen, but only a few good tracks, might listen again occasionally. Best Track : Velouria
The first track made me wonder if the album was going to be instrumental. The second track made me wish the album was instrumental. The third track made me ask where this perfectly good singer had been. The remainder made me question why they had decided on these vocal deliveries and lyrics. The instrumental was rarely interesting enough to break me out of my confusion around the vocals.
Noisy rudimentary rock, not for me
I feel like the Pixies are a band that people think they should like and don't really know why. Like, not liking them means you don't "get it." This album feels like an encapsulation of that. That being said, some tracks did rock, but the lyrics were try-hard and a lot felt repetitive.
mjoah, nicht so ganz meins
Nicht so meins, weiß nicht was das Album sein wollte. Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Keine
They are highlighting this as the album that everything fell apart. Why profile it then? Maybe into dig for fire.
Unlike Doolittle (which got worse as it went on), this got better as it went on. Still not for me though.
I can see how some people would like this. I, do not, however.
Abit boring, their other work is way better
A little more punky and rock and rolly than I was expecting. Not sure that I would ever be pulled to listen to it again. Maybe a different album. I liked The Happening the best.
Didn’t like it!
Not my scene
Pretty dull again. Better than Surfer Rosa in that I could finish it okay. A few decent tracks but no standouts at all. 2 stars
Highly disappointed. Might have to listen to it again to maybe appreciate it more
meh
Decent, pretty normal alt/punk sounds for its time
Average
just ok
Meh!
Meh.....I hope this isn't their best album.
I've heard much better songs from this band and unfortunately none are on this album.
I was ok
I’ve always really wanted to like the pixies and know I should like the pixies but after listening to this I realize I still don’t really like the pixies. All of the songs were fine but none grabbed me. Maybe one day but not now.
Old rock with a bit of surfer.
You can see the transition from 80's alternative to the more grunge style of the 90's happening here, but this one is still a miss for me.
Occasionally interesting, frequently not
A pretty mediocre album. I get that a ton of great 90's bands point to them as the trailblazing band for the 90's rock sound but other than historical importance it isn't a great album to listen to.
Listened Before? N 90s alt rock. Has its moments. Also has moments of crap. There's some edgelord stuff in here that is annoying but I like the sound. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Velouria
I didn't actively listen to it (background while reading), but nothing really caught my attention anyway.
If you had asked me before listening to this album if I liked the Pixies, I would have said yes. After listening to this album, which I think I am hearing for the first time, I don’t know why my answer would have been yes.
Zu rockig für meinen Geschmack. Stimme ist ok, aber nichts Besonderes.
The first song sounds like surf rock, the second song is practically black metal. Then the rest of the songs are just so forgettable and generic.
This is my second pixies album and I'm still not onboard. The singles that got significant airplay have an undeniable hook. But I've yet to find anything that lifts this beyond some fairly generic early 90's rock. I think that maybe a have a personal blind spot for music that was popular just before I came of age musically. This sounds like the music that people 4 years older than me lived and my contrariness means I unconsciously reject it
So so. I think the unclear guitar didn't aged well. I also have that with other bands. Personally I am enjoying more clear and crisp sounds. Nothing stuck from the album but I wouldn't turn it off .
ma da dove arriva tutto l'amore per sto album? Totalmente infondato
Not interesting to me
Meh.
Not for me.
I'd love to say that I loved this, but it's left me remarkably un-grippered.
✅Pixies are great, but I don't think this is their best. I'll come back to the band, but probably not this album.
Another pixies album. Give me a break
tämä ei todellakaan ole bossa novaa joten siitä jo valmiiksi huono maku suuhun. ei kyllä rokkialbuminakaan omaan genreensä kummemmin nautintoa tuota.. noh parempi ku eka ''pixies'' albumi sentään.. porukka tykkää, porukka fiilailee.. onneks en oo porukassa.. te olette lampaat... meikä on susi... rrrrrrRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWRRRRRRRrrrrrrr grrrrrrrrr grrrrr... perkele tsiile.... prkl tsiiile ÄRH... RÄYH.... tsiile... ehkä joku kaukainen päivä musiikkimakuni on devolvoinut niin tämä bändi kuulostaa hyvälle kun sen verran ifnlunelntial + suosittu bändi niin ehkä mutta tällä hetkellä tämä ei ole kiinnostavaa eikä kuulosta kovin miellyttävältä musiikilta minulle is she weird
I think Stormy Weather is a decent song, but the rest does not bring this album above 2 stars or D+.
An average album at best by this usually top-notch group.
I do not love this.
Te veel geluid. Vond dat het vaak onduidelijk waswat ik hoorde
4/10 - I thought this would be more like a bossanova than a rock album I guess. Rock Music was bad and Is She Weird was, well, pretty weird. Overall pretty strange album, but not great
Ikke særlig fedt hørte ikke det hele
Kind of not a fan. But loved some of the guitar rifts
Disappointing. I really liked listening to Surfer Rosa, and was hoping for a similar experience from this. Unfortunately Bossanova seems to be "all filler, no killer" apart from "Velouria" which is a great song. I quite liked "The Happening" for some reason. But overall this is a nonessential album. Not sure why it's on the list. I like the album cover? 1 1/2 stars.
Fine, but nothing I'll come back to.
Boring
Cecilia Ann - cool instrumental. Rock Music - best part of this song it that it is only 1:53s long. Found myself wanting the album to end. 2.5/5
was very meh for me. would not listen again
Not completely horrible.
I’ve often heard of the pixies, but had never listened to them until this came up for me today. Now I know why I never listened to them. Definitely not my thing.
I expected something very different. Not my sound.
One of those "All 30,000 people who bought the Velvet Underground's first album went on to start their own bands" kinda deals, I guess. I didn't find anything overly interesting here, and I actually *like* some of the Pixies stuff. My old college roommate was super into this and I'm just like, "Huh?" Nothing here that I'd want to revisit. Unexpectedly bangerish? Ana.
ehh
Ok. Not their best effort.
I didn’t really enjoy this album. Listened on Friday and today is Monday and I honestly don’t really remember anything about it, not sure what else to say.
2/5. I like the pixies, but this is not it.
No
My ears kept hurting during this. Not necessarily that bad but def not gonna revisit
I made it through but it's not for me. I don't understand the appeal.
Liked many of the tracks. A nice eclectic mix.
Cecilia Ann - Liked was good opener Rock Music - Not a fan. Velouria - Liked, bit more chill rock. Allison - Was OK Is She Weird - Nope didn't like. Ana - Was ok All Over the World - didnt finish *Only got this far - CBF listening to any more... Dig for Fire Down to the Well The Happening Blown Away Hang Wire Stormy Weather Havalina
I struggled with this album. I had a hard time wanting to continue it and never really got into it. I thought Dig For Fire and Down to the Well were the best tracks on the album. I recognize that Pixies were influential for the 90's grunge/alt rock movement but I will be choosing the bands they inspired over them every day of the week. Definitely not the worst album we have gotten but it isn't for me.
A bit grungy, but nothing about it stands out. Being forgettable is almost worse than being bad. Hang wire was my favorite track
I've often heard that nearly all post-90's music stems from Pixies in some way. Not sure if it is a running joke or there is any merit to the claim. Regardless Bossanova is my first time listening to a full Pixies album in unison. While it wasn't bad I wasn't impressed with anything. Nothing notable that lead me to believe why this album was on the list. I'll have to go back to another album to see why they are supposedly one of the most influential artists in music history I guess. 2.3 stars
It was an interesting listen because I've head a couple random pixies songs over the years without really knowing what they're mainstay style was. Let's just say it's not exactly my cup of tea. Not lyricists but you don't have to be to make good music - it's just not my style.
Quite disappointing. I have such a fond memory of Pixies from Where Is My Mind, but I mostly disliked this whole album.
Not a good album from the pixies, especially considering the previous 2. Bit of a slog to get through
Didn’t love this one, and I do like some of the pixies stuff. Just not this album apparently
Not my cup of tea, lots of screamy screams
I was not that familiar with this band , but I am pretty sure I’ve heard a song or 2 before. I found a few songs that got my attention somewhat. Worth a revisit and checking out the earlier albums. 2.5/5 rounded down to a 2.
Niet mijn ding
Much different sound than the one song (where is my mind?) I knew from them before listening to this album. It took me a little bit to get into this one, but I really liked it. Starts out heavy and then slows down towards the end.
This album managed to be both loud and boring.
Mehhhh
Decent indie rock, only liked last track
Punk, but not the punk that amps you up. The punk that makes you want to ponder. Too distorted and not enough energy to pique my interest
Considering that I can definitely hear this band's influence in a lot of the artists that I have listened to over the years, I was not enamored with this album. Standout Track: Is She Weird
Ya know I just dont like pixies. Started decentish but lost me
I think I know one Pixies song. It’s a good song. It was not on this album and that is unfortunate. I mean, there were some good parts and the music was better than the singing. I wanted to like it but there was too much that just grinded for me and a couple parts that made we want to skip or turn it off.
I’m not a huge fan of Pixies and this album didn’t sway me away from that opinion. I’m going low on this album with the expectation for better things to come with Doolittle and Surfer Rosa. 2.5/5
This album was okay, I guess. It was fine as background music, but not particularly exciting otherwise. I think Surfer Rosa is a stronger entry from this same group.
I played this while in the car and I was close to falling asleep. Nothing too catchy here.
Not very impressed, nothing stands out to me on this album. I give it a low 2.
Gear: Meze 109 PRO Mix: manche sagen dazu „authentisch“... Musik: Seit Jahren habe ich ein schlechtes Gewissen, weil ich die Pixies vermeintlich eigentlich mehr lieben sollte, als ich es tue - nämlich nur so lala😔 Wertung: 2-3/5
this does NOT sound like their later music so i was very confused and frankly a little anxious listening to this. down to the well was a good song though
Not my type of music
Ok?
A bit grating
Meh pretty boring 2.5
Not my style at all :/ Je crois que j'ai trouvé l'ensemble un peu plat, ou quelque chose qui ne m'a pas satisfait au niveau du rythme
Not good
Too grunge for my taste. I read that the lyrics were about interesting topics, but the gravelly tone of the singing meant I couldn't really understand much. This just isn't a style that resonates very well for me.
Generic rocky stuff, didn't care for it really. A bit screamy
I loved Kim Deal when I was in college. That was due to the Breeders and not the Pixies. Song 1. Rock music. No words yet. And, done. Song 2. Also rock music. (ed note: the name of this "song" is rock music). However, I now know why there was no singing in the first song. And that was probably for the best. The screaming on this one was absolutely horrible. Just the worst. Song 3. Again more guitar and drums. So stuff I would typically like. And it has started with normal singing. But I remain skeptical that someone won't just start screeching. Hoping for the best tho. Ok that one wasn't bad. Song 4. Guitar and drums again. And normal singing. Oooh I am guessing the name of the song is Alison (ed note: it is Allison). I'll have to pass this one on to Al. But I doubt she'll like it. But I did. Song 5. It was ok. Just a song. Wasn't necessarily a fan, but I didn't want to be dead. Song 6. This one is a little whispery on the lyrics and less driving than the others. And then I kinda stopped paying attention because I was reading stuff. Nothing terrible like the second song. But nothing that really made me take note until Down to the Well (I asked Google what the name of the song was). It got a little yelly, but not bad. (Ed note: that was song 9). Song 10. Kinda more of the same. Its not terrible. But nothing that was really impressing me. Kim Deal is hot. Songs 11 and 12. I don't think I can get on board with all the changes in the way this fella makes his voice sound. Song 13. I kinda liked this one. Not sure why. But this album has to be done soon I would think. Song 14. Eh. Not terrible but not great. That should probably be my summary. And we're done. Final thoughts. Album was released in 1990. And growing up in the middle of nowhere really meant that I wouldn't have had to access to this album and its potential place in the history of music. I know there were people listening to the Pixies when I went away to college a few years after (1993). But as I mentioned up front, I really didn't know them other than Kim Deal was in it. And no roommates or friends had any albums, so again, wasn't going to catch too much. And they disbanded when I started college when Deal started Breeders. So then nothing from the Pixies when I would have been in a college town and state of mind. So in the end, they don't have any place with me. And it didn't impress me enough for me to go find more. Meh.
Boring
einmal mehr: tja! die punktracks, die anschliessend von spotify vorgeschlagen wurden, waren interessanter ..
I don’t have a lot to say about this one other than that I didn’t particularly enjoy it. But I’ve heard worse.
Thought I was gunna be a pixies guy…not a pixies guy.
Too much going on for my taste
Not their best effort...
Starts as a kind of sympho metal act, suprising because I just knew the band from a couple of songs. The second track with the screams is just as surprising. The rest of the album sounds more familiar en is typical 90's grungy. According to the year of appearring, I guess The Pixies were frontiers. I really enjoyed the track The Happening!
Een terugkeer naar Frank Black en zn Pixies was niet helemaal wat ervan gehoopt had. Het was wat korzelig, duidelijk gedateerd in de jaren 90 en ik werd er vooral niet zo heel blij van. Nee, helaas.
It's... fine so far. Ana and Velouria are the standouts to me, but nothing else has really caught me at all up through Dig for Fire. Never was big on the Pixies in general and nothing here is really changing that for me. Coming back later I think the first half is better than the second half of the album. Not a huge fan of this overall. I understand the importance of these Pixies albums but they are really not for me.
Sounds like a band who hit their peak and thought it would always be that easy. They were wrong.
I’d love to hear what this band sounds like through a fan’s ears, because I can’t seem to hear what they’re hearing.
Yuck. Not for me.
This is the third album by the Pixies on this list. The other albums were unremarkable. The same is true for this album too. It was not good
Sounds like school kids trying to pick a genre in their garage.
Nothing wrong with it, but I won't relisten 2.5
was vibing w cecelia ann then rock music started... velouria is so good jesus allison was annoying thank god its quick "is she weird, is she white" saul looking for a translucent hag blown away is the next kinda good song, not as good as velouria tho nothing remarkable after
it was fine
Drie is teveel. Het derde album van deze lui. Pfff... Had in elk geval hun debut-album weggelaten. Ook nu wil ik alweer snel het geschreeuw uitzetten. Maar inmiddels weet ik dat het gevarieerd kan worden. En ja hoor, ook dit album biedt heus wel eens een leuke vondst. Maar veel te vaak een vals gezang of geschreeuw. Laat ik hem met twee sterren mooi tussen de andere 2 albums van hen plaatsen.
The more intense rock elements are crisp, exciting, and never obnoxious. The vocals do often veer into obnoxious, from the whispering on Is She Weird to the congested voice on Hangwire. The first 3 tracks are easily the best here.
I get the Pixies are post punk and pre grunge. But I just don’t find pleasure in their music.
Not my thing man. 2/5
Flat and boring. Just did not gel.
not in the mood
Nothing grabbed me but I’ve heard too many good things bout the Pixies, should revisit their catalogue!
чет совсем не зашло..
тяжелеватенький гаражик. на том же уровне шо и дулитл, но 2, ибо там гиперболизировано было и чисто интересно, а тут сбалансировано и чуть скучнее
I've always felt I should like Pixies more than I do. They did a few bangers, but I find most of their songs boring and forgettable. People rave about them and I want to like them but they just don't do it for me.
ok, bit forgettable
Niet mijn stijl
Not a fan
Look, it's OK, but it doesn't really do it for me; wouldn't be on this list if it wasn't by the Pixies.
I would have been perfectly fine not enduring this album before stepping into eternity. It wasn't grating enough to make me want to leave the room but I'll never want to listen to this again.
Not really very good imo
Not my style of music. Got a couple of songs in and switched to something else. Probably didn’t help that I was listening with my one year old who wanted to listen to the wiggles instead!
Album seems to actually have nothing to do with Bossanova...
okay, alot of songs sound similar
It's efficient, but so is Athletic Greens. I guess the idea was that if you hit a snare drum at the same tempo for long enough, an album will come out. Add on some weak out of tune vocals and you're in the top 1001 apparently.
Bossanova is the third album by American alternative rock band Pixies. It's an alternative rock album that performed well critically and commercially. Although the music sounded more mainstream, this Pixies album remained just enough within the underground to be "cool". It charted decently well but has only been certified gold in France and the UK. I enjoyed the vibes given off by this album with its grungy sound but fun melodies. The Pixies is a wonderful band and this is a great album from them.
“Rock music” is a terrible opener for an album. The rest was fine
Was not feeling this one, got stale pretty quick.
I was happy when it was finally Bossanover.
Hoop herrie, nogal onsamenhangend, paar vette nummers
Three albums in, two "I really don't care about this band" albums in a row. This one started with a couple of solid songs, but halfway in I was fully reminded of why I don't listen to The Pixies.
More metal-influenced than I remember. Not their strongest album, but second half is definitely better. Hasn't aged particularly well. No real bangers, aside from maybe Hang Wire
This may be one of the most influential bands of the 90s, but it doesn't mean I have to enjoy their music.
It felt like pretty standard alternative rock. No real standouts on the album for me, though it wasn't difficult to listen to. Made good background music.
This is the second Pixies album I have gotten for this project. I think the last one was better. This album just doesn't have the standout tracks that some of the others do. This album feels very cohesive, just missing the hooks.
The Pixies have released a couple of game changers but this isnt one of them. Its actually quite forgettable.
I was going to say something but I don’t know where my mind went . Ah well
It's a solid 90s alternative rock album I suppose. I enjoyed some of the instrumentals of the songs itself, but wasn't really vibing with the vocals at all for the majority of the album. Not something I really see myself bothering to go back to honestly. Might just not be my cup of tea.
Eh, didn't grab me in the first few songs. Was too in between indie rock and punk?
This album got the 40 second skip treatment. 40 seconds of each track was more than any normal human being should have to endure. I had great expectations for the album... but bitterly disappointed.
Highlights: "Ana," "Rock Music," "Velouria" As hugely influential as they were, Pixies gave what they had to give with Doolittle. This might have better production, more reverb and modulation gloss, but it's much more meandering and slogging with minimal payoff. The modal wonkiness feels wayward, and the punchy repetitions reliably overstay their welcome -- the back-to-back "Hang Wire" and "Stormy Weather" are especially obnoxious. Whatever tightrope they walked before has been lost here.
2/5 Sounds a bit boring and does not really stand out to me at all. ‘Down the well’ and ‘Digging for fire’ did sound better, however. I would not listen again unfortunately.
Pleasant enough musical base, but it didn't seem to go anywhere. Listening to this album felt like eating a tasty soup that was all broth. I kept looking for the mushrooms (etc) but all I got was more of the broth.
Vähän parempi kuin Doolittle, mutta en tiiä oliko tämäkään nyt niin hyvä
2.5/5 I didn't really enjoy this album much. It felt angsty and a bit annoying if I'm honest. The thing I liked the most was the name of one song, which does not a good album make.
I just don't like the Pixies at all. Or Pixies is it? I gave this a chance but ... "Rock Music" might be the worst song I have ever heard. w t f Once we get by that one - I'll be fair, I don't dislike it as much as their earlier albums - in many ways it's absolutely more accessible (for this band at least). Still - I just don't like the band much and will never get by it; they have a style and I accept why ppl of my generation like them. Sorta. But dammit - most of these are half-baked or half-formed ideas rather than finished tunes; the songwriting is just goddamn lazy and I'm probably retroactively applying it to the decade but so typical of the "whatever" 90s that I lived through. Ugh. Also please: these vocals are a goddamn travesty. ...They were better than Nirvana though. Low bar. 3/10 2 stars
nothing punk
All sounded a bit flat and nondescript.
Broody, didn't have as much variety as some of the other pixies albums this list has provided
Punk rock
Love the first (instrumental) track. Is she weird? Yes. I feel no need to relisten.
I can feel the lack of Kim Deal in this album and find it less deserving to be on this list than previous releases. Maybe they rushed this one a little too much. It's not terrible. I wouldn't reach for it again though like I would with albums like Doolittle.
Despite repeated listenings, this has just not done it for me. Cannot think of one track that has lodged in my head.
Never really got the appeal of the Pixies. They’re fun, but so what?
I can imagine myself playing an air guitar along to the Down to the Well song. The vocal attitude reminds me of Alice Cooper. 2.5/5
Enough of this kind of music. Worst pixies album we have heard so far and I think we heard 3.
Had some interesting stuff going on in the middle but the beginning and end had too many stinkers that dragged down the whole album
Extremely jarring album when you think Pixies are a female rock group….anyways, I felt like i was being yelled out and it made me uncomfortable. Some good rock guitar sound at times though.
Over and over, I keep asking myself the question - why did I think that I loved The Pixies so much. I had their albums years ago, but I probably haven’t listened to one start to finish for a long, long time. I would have sworn blind that I really liked them. However, nothing really stood out for me here. There were a couple of decent enough tracks but nothing that I could say I loved. I recognised ‘Velouria’ and ‘All over the world’ from way back but I’m left feeling very nonplussed. Perhaps they slotted into a particular time of my life. But that time is not now.
Based on other bands I listen to I should love this band. I should know all their songs and their history and have seen them live. But I don’t. And I haven’t. I know the names Black Francis and Kim Deal. I recognize and like a few of their songs but that’s as far as my relationship with the Pixies has gotten. I liked the songs sung by Kim more than the ones by Frank.
Bossanova always sounded like a band doing a pretty good Pixies imitation but lacking the songwriting chops of the actual Pixies. How they have this album and not Surfer Rosa on this list is ridiculous.
Didn't enjoy it that much. I noticed I prefered to do something else, than listen to this
Yeah, ok.
Enjoyed teh first song, not much else
5/10
Not a fan of this album and it was tough getting through it.
2 Boring
Good band but I don't like very much.
Some nice songs, but also some terrible songs
Not much too say about this one, just didn't like it all that much :)
I get the vibe, but it’s not for me
Decent beats, nothing clicked for me.
A few positive moments, but not many
Meh. I preferred it when Spotify rolled into the Breeders Cannonball when this album ended.
Decent indy vibes. Pretty boring though
listened to it all the way through while I was working and can't remember any of the songs. That's about it for this one. Nothing stood out to me, nothing was outright skippable, but as I've said, that type of album doesn't need to be on this list.
Good album, not a must hear, not the top of the Pixies discography. Best songs; Cecilia Ann, All Over the World, The Happening
The machine's creators have fell victim to the grinding, crushing gears of what they had once designed. 1990's "Bossanova" is the sound of a now exhausted and highly irritable band watering their sound down so they can chase trends that they were once lightyears ahead of. Pixies would have one last minor -and boy, do I mean minor- hurrah with "Trompe Le Monde" before breaking up, allegedly via Fax message from bandleader/megalomaniac Black Francis (showing that even when the band attempts to 'phone it in' that they are much too interesting to do straight), but "Bossanova" stands as testament to when legitimate innovators lose their spark and aim for something far far less.
A dark album that had songs that were angry or weird.
Best Song: Rock Music. Maybe it is a product of my low expectations coming in, but the visceral, aggressive sound of this song took me my surprise. Worst Song: Blown Away. Not spectacularly worse than the other songs in the album, but just a kid of dull, plodding track. Overall: My opinion of the album generally was reduced by the difference between the song "Rock Music" and all the other tracks. I would have loved an album full of "Rock Music", and knowing that they could produce that style of music, what was on offer felt lukewarm, without that same punch and passion. Overall:
I know they were influential or whatever, but the Pixies just bore me terribly.
Bit disappointing, considering Surfer Rosa... Just a blur in the background. Shannah - 1 Bill - 2 Conor - 2 (1.67/5)
Meh
I liked it. I think I need to hear it again though. 2.5 / 5 for now.
No me ha dicho nada
First few tracks of Bossanova are loud and interesting, then it sort of settles down and loses me. Probably doesn't get to a 3 because of it.
thought i'd like this - not so much. expected where is my mind like songs, didn't get it.
Not offensively bad, but definitely none of the catchy Pixies tracks I love from their early albums. Nothing to return to on this really.
Great band, crap album. The best song 'Dig for Fire' on the album holds a small candle to the great classics this band wrote in other albums. Quite a disappointment.
the song "Rock Music" sums it up; it's rock music defined.
2/5 too hard for my taste
Ugh.
Okay.
Bila sam u dosta nadrkanom moodu jučer pa možda mi se zato nije toliko svidilo. A MOŽDA mi se oni nikad nisu svidili, možda sam samo uvijek mislila da mi se sviđaju. Od ove druge pjesme "rock music" mi je doslo da se bacim pred tramvaj kad je krenula. Al bilo je i nekih dobrih trenutaka. Al ne.
Assumed I wouldn't like it, and *really* didn't like the first couple songs. After that the album settles into kind of less catch Nirvana territory. Meh but not the absolute worst.
Rätt medelmåttig upplevelse, inte jätteförtjust i denna lite monotiniska 'grunge:iga-proto-metal' (?) som tyvärr verkar vara Pixies sound. Börjar rätt starkt men blir sen snabbt rätt trist och trillar in i 'Rock Songs The Album' med några undantag. De låter som de flesta grunge-rockgrupper från 90-talet. Mycket möjligt att de va Pixies som va pionjärer inom denna genre och de är de andra som låter som Pixies men jag får ingen känsla av att bryta ny mark. Kompentent ljudkvalitativt men inget som imponerar heller. Dig for Fire är den mest efterblivna låten som någonsin har skrivits. De är duktiga musiker och fattar varför folk gillar dem.
jag önskar verkligen att jag skulle tycka om albumet men det var alldeles för ojämt och tråkgit i slutändan, även om det fanns en del guldkorn.
First listen. Need to hear this again. 2/5 for now.
I wasn't a fan of the first few tracks, but it picked up after a while. Rating relatively to the rest of this list, not in general.
Good sound .
Fan undrar om inte mina förväntningar inte riktigt bemöttes? Jag blev väldigt glad när jag såg att det var Pixies för det är ett band jag känt att jag lyssnat för lite på. Det kan bara ha varit att jag inte var uppmärksam nog eller inte nog sugen att lyssna på ett album vid genomlyssning, men det var inte riktigt vad jag tänkte mig. Det var absolut inte dåligt, men heller inte som lämnar några stora spår. Olyckligt, kanske nästa gång Pixies dyker upp för mig blir en slam dunk? Jag hoppas det.
Not a fan
Too edgy for my liking
nah
Not my cup of tea
These albums are just getting worse and worse
Pretty meh to be honest. Some really bad songs, some decent songs but nothing special overall in my opinion.
It is a rock album that combines hard electric-guitars sound and tenor man's vocals.
Just like me determined! to walk past the bakery welcome in the Lidle..It started off so well
Real tough to judge. I really liked the first instrumental song but almost everything else was somewhat forgettable. It wasn't as much of a drag as that Blue Cheer album and it grew on me a bit, but not really all that exciting. I think I could return to this one Saved: Cecilia Ann, Ana, The Happening
- punk, thank you - like Horkyze Slize but not funny
Solid album, bit more straightforward than some of their other work. Gotta say I love the album artwork. Computer graphics were just starting to become more of a mainstream thing, and this art direction totally defined my youth. From Wargames to Hackers to browsing the magazine section at Barnes and Noble in search of the latest issue of 2600. The early 90s must have been such a wild time to be an adult, seeing a mass migration of life from analog to digital, creating digital work while stuck in an analog episteme. There were so many opportunities through the 90s, 00s, and 10s to shed the shackles of an analog past, yet still we click on a floppy disk icon to save our documents, still arrange the same alphanumeric keys in the same layout on our phones. Clearly our technology advances more rapidly than our understanding of it. I give this album 2 stars; I give my nostalgia 3.
Was ok but not my jam
Bueno, no está mal...
Couldn't get through it, maybe it was just the wrong mood for the day.
Pixies has never really clicked for me. It's fine, just a combination of sounds that isn't *magic* to me.
not my cup of tea.
interesting album, wouldnt listen again but pretty okay
Had some good songs but overall not a huge fan
Just not for me.
Too cool for me.
Very innovative for its time, as it sounds much more modern than its release date implies. However, it does not contain many memorable moments throughout its runtime (to me, at least). The vocals are at times unintelligible however the instrumentals are good throughout. The last two songs contain a significant shift in mood though, to be fair.
nothing really caught the ear, not feeling it
Not a big fan of the Pixies. Not my kind of music. Too abrasive.
Pixies again. Rhythm guitar very basic, supposed incongruities of counter-melodies that are unsatisfying drones, some occasional pop sensibilities. I am not impressed to read about lack of preparation for recording - why did they think they should record - just because they could? I listen to the album, it seems very slight, nothing pleasing, nothing that makes me want to hear it again. Closing song Havalina seems particularly insulting because there is almost nothing to it, so much repeating of song title as though that meant something…. This is not for me, I find it hard to get why anyone likes it, this is Bad, 1/10.
Not my cup of tea
Honestly, I've never liked the Pixies and struggled to understand what others like about their music. Every time one of their songs starts to get tuneful, some out of place distorted guitar tears up the sound or Black Francis screams something weird. I hadn't heard Bossanova before, but it didn't help.
Shite
+suckd
Unfortunately, this was not my type of music.
well, in al honesty i didn’t like this album much because it was two hardcore for me. there were a few slower songs, like my favorite on the album; “havalina” but over all this wasn’t my favorite.
Just no
the bulls**** doesn't get better when it is displayed for the 4th time.
Just Awful
"Velouria" was the only song that really stood out to me on this album. I know they inspired super influential bands, but they do not inspire me. You can definitely tell that the band members did not like each other. Each instrument seems to be its own unique sound and none of the music sounds like a cooperative effort. I'd skip them if they ever popped up in my playlist. 3/10
Lamentablemente vacío
Completamente misleading el titulo. Me aburrió. Completamente aburrido, literal. Onda, es rock y whatever pero me emboló, no lo pude ni terminar del embole, nada, ni lyrics, ni melodías, ni instrumentos, nada. Puro embole.
I was about to comment on how I liked Doolittle and then one year they make this garbage but then I looked up my ratings for Pixies on this site and found out I misremember liking Doolittle and that they always sucked
I'd rather listen to The Breeders.
Not great.
I did not like it
Trying too hard. Sounds like a mixed up tribute band to me
Not really for me. Just kinda passed me by
Jesus Christ, the Pixies are not for me.
I’d actively skip all the songs in this album if they came on shuffle
Rock vibes
Fruktansvärd produktion, låter som valfri ABF-hårdrocksproduktion för en egenpressad cd 1990. Det här måste va den värsta avarten av amerikansk alternativrock, jag tycker det här är hemskt. 14 låtar långt är det också, det är minst 15 (!) för mycket. Jävla pissband!
80's metal not for me
Horrible 2/10 Best song cecillian Ann
Minimal fan
Nah!
This is the 3rd album by The Pixies that I've listened to, and it's comfortably the worst - the other two got 2 stars, so that's a low bar to begin with. I couldn't even make it to the end of this one, so it's 1 star only.
Gar nicht meins
Nur laut! Reicht mir nicht!
not a fan
alternatieve rock. te vaag, paar aardige nummers
Why are the little pixies so angry? The first track was terrific. The last one was good, too. The middle…
Noisy
Awful. Well the 5th song was bearable. Only good news is I found a genre of music I hate as much as bad rap and bad country. Cd gets better. First two songs awful
Une tâche à écouter. C’était agressant, vraiment pas mon genre.