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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
Got some great songs but a couple of duda too
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.
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
Solid stuff right here.
Really enjoyed this album. Close to a 5 for me
Good album! Recognized some of the songs as singles that played on the radio.
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
3.5/5 fav listen: here comes your man, crackity jones least fav: debaser, tame
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!!
Nice punk album. Despite being released 1989, still has a modern and fresh sound.
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.
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
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.
Very good alt rock album! 4/5
Best Pixies album imo, keeps you guessing with different grooves throughout. Good vocals and catchy tunes.
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.
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.
Very powerful yet with ominous undertones. Love Hey. Would give between 4 and 5 if possible.
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.
Hell yeah. Some great hits on here like Debaser and Gouge Away. Really love the loud quiet dynamic on here.
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.
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
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"
4.5
3.5
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.
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
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.
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.
It had some fun moments. Some touching moments. Solid 4 stars from me.
the obvious influence on the white stripes is hilarious
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
It was cool, not really outstanding
Really liked debaser and here comes your man
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”.
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.
Really good album. New to me but its right up my alley
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.
yim yum ! probably deserves a relisten from me tho highlights: here comes your man, dead, monkey gone to heaven, hey (sep 12 2024)
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!!
- 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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Good for a fun sunny day
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!
Buen disco mejor doctor Está bien pero haaceepoco
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
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?
Classic and iconic album that influenced so many bands later on. It must have sounded very new and fresh in the late 1980s. The songs are catchy, tight and fun - the first songs aren't the greatest but after a few it's a perfect album with so many great songs. I can see why so many people like this album. Personally I liked it, though it's not entirely my favorite genre.
The pixies best. Loved it
OK, I will rate this 4 Stars if you would be willing to go back one year to Fishbone’s “Truth & Soul.” The Pixies are attempting what Fishbone accomplished perfectly with their album a year earlier: a cutting edge suite of songs weaving multiple genres together into a hard edged, hard rock tapestry. Love that album. And I like this one. This album is well crafted and you just may love it.
Didn't know if I'd enjoy this from the first record, but by the end I'd say I'm a fan. Solid.
Debaser 4.3 Tame 3.8 Wave of Mutilation 4 I Bleed 4.1 Here Comes Your Man 4.5 Dead 4 Monkey Gone to Heaven 4.4 Mr. Grieves 4.2 Crackity Jones 4 La La Love You 4.2 No. 13 Baby 4.3 There Goes My Gun 4.3 Hey 4.2 Silver 3.9 Gouge Away 4.2 Score: 4.16
The Pixies are one of those bands that broke up and reunited and stayed together much longer the second time. I saw one of their first reunited Pixies 2.0 shows (second) and later a show where they played the album, Doolittle in it's entirety. Seeing and hearing the album live really makes you appreciate what a fine album this was. I preferred Surfer Rosa, but Doolittle expands their sound and elevates the quality with a more confident band and more diverse material. This was the Pixies at their peak and though they continue to tour and release albums, it's hard to top their late 80's output.
Yeah an absolute classic, noisy as fuck and swell as hell
Extraordinary album from Pixies. Many bands that came after sounds like this album: i.e. The Strokes
August 22, 2024 HL: "Monkey Gone To Heaven", "Debaser", "Wave of Mutilation", "Here Comes Your Man", "No. 13 Baby" it's been... 743 albums since the last Pixies, Surfer Rosa. And I didn't like it! It's an opinion I've been atoning for the last two years, even though I still don't completely embrace its fusion of quirky melodies with god-awful noise. Ultimately, both it and the Big Black album (both produced by Steve Albini) have earned my begrudging respect. So far, Doolittle is a much easier album to like for me, but not really leaps and bounds from Surfer. I guess a little polish can go a long way
I waited to review this till after I'd seen the Pixies live. They were fine. Just fine. Not really interacting with the audience. But did out played a show and went home. That's what I think of this album. Perfectly fine.
I've been through ups and downs with this band for a long time. Of course, when you're 15 watching Fight Club for the first time, Pixies are the coolest fucking band on the planet. I ate EVERYTHING up that they ever put out. Doolittle was one of the first vinyl records I ever bought, and I swear I wore it out. But that hunger eventually faded, and the music became so familiar that it was almost boring. It lost the spark it once gave. I always let the songs run their course if I have a communal playlist rolling, as I know most folks still dig it. But even now, the songs on this album sound kind of thin. But for purposes of this review, let me go back to my teens and my once-upon-a-time relationship with this album. It's an easy 5 star, and if this is your first time hearing it, I'm truly envious. I will deduct one star, only because to me this album is not timeless. It will eventually ware.
I would do little to dissuade someone from giving the best Pixies record five stars, so imagine my surprise when I walked away from my latest listen without that special five-star feeling.
Favourite song debaser
fav song : debaser
Very nice. I enjoyed this.
Solid album; I particularly appreciate the combination of melodic and harsh elements that somehow remain cohesive.
Pretty good! I didn't recognize anything except Here Comes Your Man. Monkey Gone to Heaven stood out as not worth its time on the album.
Loud quiet. In the best way. Love the contrast.
Never listened to this before. Pretty good. Another album where it's influence is starkly evident.
This album is very good. I was suprised as I have not enjoyed other Pixies albums. This will be listened to again and again. This album has a collection of great tunes like here comes your man, debaser and monkeys gone to heaven. Fun songs with great music and lyrics. Its a solid 4/5 for me. Favourite song: Monkeys gone to heaven and Mr Grieves Least favourite: all songs are worth a listen Album artwork: great cover. works well with the overall theme
Good, but not quite my style
i loved this album back in the day - or at least, parts of it - and i still love those parts now. here comes your man, their least-pixies song ever, is an ongoing favorite. i love frank's shouting, much better with the band than on his own; kim's bass, joey's jangly guitar (what up late-80s western ma!), and dave's tight drums...it's a great combo. musically, about 50% of the tracks on this one leave me more or less flat - but the OTHER 50%....man, that's somethin'
so that's where modest mouse got that voice
My favorite Pixies album.
4 stars after one listen
Solid alt-rock work, clearly influenced other bands 3.8
It's nice to hear an album by the Pixies again. It was fun. 4/5
Really catchy instrumentals coupled with quirky and surprisingly (or not) violent lyrics makes this album really unique and endearing to me. I prefer Surfer Rosa to this album, but it’s a great album. 4.1 stars
The pixies are always a good listen
Hella quirky one second, completely manic the next. And then there’s stuff like “Here Comes Your Man” which is just *chef’s kiss* Good stuff, I like it.
Off the bat, lemme put this in the exact words that helped me clarify my opinion on this album: if SURFER ROSA is the Pixies' IN UTERO, then DOOLITTLE is their NEVERMIND. Maybe that's a bad comparison to you, but here's what I mean... I get why some people would consider IN UTERO(/SURFER ROSA) to be the better of the two albums. Courtesy of Steve Albini's production, it's artier, abrasive and very un-commercial compared to its sibling. And of course, just because something's commercial doesn't automatically mean its worse, but if the strawman I constructed in my head does exist, then that's the reason they'd cite. And it wouldn't be unfounded; even Kurt(/Francis) didn't like the polish the other album got, prferring IN UTERO(/SURFER ROSA)'s more underground stylings. Which, I don't say all this like I don't personally get why they'd think that way. I can see through the fuzz and appreciate the music for its riffs, emotion and energy. Without the polish, it's a lot rawer, and to a lot of ears, honest. I **do** enjoy IN UTERO(/SURFER ROSA) a lot. But even as much as I understand, I can't deny who I am at my core. And at my core—well, I often tend more towards polish. Poppier production. And that's why I tend to agree with the more general opinion that NEVERMIND(/DOOLITTLE) is the better album. Not only is it the blueprint for a lot of music going forward, but, damn, it's got the **hooks**, without really sacrificing any of what makes the band special. Even without all the noise, the songs and musicianship are still just fantastic. I mean, let me drop the gimmick here to say this: I think I'm gonna remember and enjoy "Monkey Goes To Heaven" a lot longer than I am "Where Is My Mind?". Naturally, "Where Is My Mind?" isn't a worse song, and I think how it sounds is interesting. However, "Monkey Goes To Heaven" has "THEN GAAAAWD IS SEVEN," and that sticks in my head. That's just how it all falls out. (Also, I think this is the album Weird Al had in mind when he wrote his pastiche of the band, "First World Problems", and me being me that alone gives it extra points. Enough for me to tell my friends and enemies Ilike DOOLITTLE better, though just not enough to push it over into a 5. Maybe in time.)
I’m at a 4. This is a much improved effort over Surfer Rosa for my sensibilities; it blends a bit more of a commercialized sound with their techniques, and in terms of the overall mixing and sound production, what’s here does a much better job of letting each instrument shine, for the most part. Much like Welcome to the Pleasuredome, though, I do think this album suffers from being a little too directionless in the back half, which is weird to say for a 38 minute album, but that’s just how I feel. There’s a number of tracks here that seem to exist as jam session ideas that pad out time to make the album feel worth the purchase, and while I don’t think any of them are bad, I simply think they’re a little unnecessary, and once again hinder the album’s listening experience. With that said, I still enjoyed this more than Surfer Rosa – not enough to go up to a 5, but there is the chance that it could all click at a later point for me. There’s some great fucking tracks here, and while some of them get a little dragged down lyrically, I don’t think anything is outright ruined. It’s a much more approachable record, and whether that makes it better or worse is up to personal opinion. I just know this one clicked better for me, and it’s definitely worthy of being on the list. Pretty damn good 4.
pixies sind guet??? debaser huere geil tame au seehr cool und hesig wave of mutilation au schön ungezähmt und so here comes your man surf time i love jedes lied isch komplett andersch dasch huere geil. monkey gone to heaven isch huuuere geil. no 13 baby au seeehr geil.
hahahah sie hend in 3 jahr 3 albe ussebracht wo uf dere liste isch die erste 2 lieder findi sehr geil, nirvana isch würkli extrem devo inspiriert wave of mutilation hahaha edgy aunooo iwie hani bis jz pixies immer cool sber nöd meh gfunde, bis jz steched für mich die lieder um einiges meh usse oke mehrstimmige gsang weird aber no cool d stimme ghört mer mengisch fast nöd aber für mich tönds sehr extra mengisch sind mier ihri lieder halt würkli eifach z vhurz zum würkli e "bindig" zum lied ufzbaue? isch das mis "problem" mit pixies? here comes your man funny hans gfühl es isch würkli grungy monkey gone to heaven funny und easyy catchy AHH OFF-BEAT oh mr. grieves goht nöd guet :( crsckitiy jones mega dömdöm shred punk joa für mich ischs jz wieder chli quirky funny musig oke jz fangts mi ah nerve gouge away isch scho es sehr guets lied, han gar nöd gwüsst, dass das vo papa roach es cover isch ja bin sehr hi und hergrisse, es git es paar bangers, und chegg seeehr wiso dass das es so ihflussrichs album isch trz het mich s album (obwohl s nur 38 min gaht) iwenn recht ahfange nerve
There are more hits than misses here. The compositions and vocal choices are mostly interesting. Big fan of Wave of Mutilation. I like Here Comes Your Man and Hey. When I was younger I first heard Gouge Away as a cover by Hayden not knowing it was a cover. I still like his version slightly more, but this is pretty good too.
Despite not having where is my mind on it I think I enjoyed this album more than surfer Rosa. It’s just pure 90s alt that’s enjoyable from start to finish and has multiple fun songs (here comes your man, hey, debased) rather than just one memorable banger
A fun, reckless, short experience. In and out, no time wasted. Pixies are good for a quick hit. That’s my main issue with the album, that it feels like a fleeting moment. Wish it felt more substantial, but that’s not what the Pixies do from what I’ve heard of them. Standouts: Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Mr. Grieves, La La Love You, No 13 Baby, There Goes My Gun, Hey, and Gouge Away.
One of the catchiest albums I think I've ever heard. Some inconsistencies from song-to-song (especially in the beginning), but a driving and powerful album and ends really strong. Can definitely hear how influential this would be on the 90s as a whole. Top tracks: No 13 Baby, Hey, Gouge Away
My friend Joe in highschool loved this album & band. I remember them being a bit sleepier but maybe I've just mellowed out since then lol. That is to say, I enjoyed this more than I'd been thinking I would all these years. Good record.
4.5
I still see this record as a bit of a landmark for modern rock music and so it’s hard for me to be as objective as I probably should be about the actual content - the music itself. Being a sonic inspiration to Nirvana’s In Uero and (I think) an important part of cementing Steve Albini’s recording method/process/philosophy…. This is a monumental record with huge importance for the whole industry/art or popular music. As to the specific artistic contents I find the aspects of the Pixies work I like best are those contributions from Kim Deal and not the famous lead Black Francis … I still think this is a great record. It had a couple of low points for sure but the highs are so high and keep coming consistently. One thing I do love about Francis is I find him to be so brave with his guitar work - just belting out these screeching parts that don’t really make a ton of sense but just sound great. Again speaking to inspiration it sure seems like some of the noisier Kurt Cobain stuff borrowed from his swagger if not his substance.
I've listened to this album as a teenager, young adult with babies, and now in my 40s with teenagers, and it somehow still contains the same magic.
You have to be in the mood for this. Good album but can be annoying to some. Kim Deal's bass playing and grooves are fire!
Notable tracks: I Bleed, Dead, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Crackity Jones, Hey, Here Comes Your Man
This album's influence is without question. From U2 to Nirvana to Weezer, these fellas inspired so many great bands that it can't be overlooked. It's a great album, a great listen, and solid vocals. Will listen again. Best - Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone To Heaven, Mr. Grieves, La La Love You, No 13 Baby, and Hey Worse - Tame and Gouge Away 4.0-4.25/5
Sick
youth
Doolittle is Pixies’ best album by far and it’s not even close. “Debaser”, “Monkey Gone to Heaven”, “Here Comes Your Man”, and “Wave of Mutilation” are justifiably among the most well-known Pixies songs, but there’s also some seriously underrated songs here, like the punky Dead Kennedys-esqu “Crackity Jones”, the angsty “No 13 Baby”, the country-blues “Silver” or the proto-grunge almost bluesy “There Goes My Gun”. Kim Deal is at her best on this latter song along with many other tracks on this album. It’s easy to see why so many influential bands from the early 90s like Nirvana and Pearl Jam were heavily influenced and inspired by this album.
Close to 4 stars. Some songs were great.
I like the.. I don’t know what to call it other than breath work? In Tame. I also like that these songs are short and sweet and to the point - they don’t overstay their welcome. The female vocal hook in I Bleed reminds me of the female vocal hook in the Sex Bob-omb song in Scott Pilgrim! I wonder if that was inspired by this? I like the slightly 50s rock and roll vibe of Here Comes Your Man. Mr Grieves has an interesting off-kilter vibe. I like no 13 baby. Not a big fan of Hey.
this album sounds like some people freaking out
4.5
ive listened to this a while back when i seriously started listening to music. then, i felt like i didnt have enough influence to enjoy this and thought of it as very boring. now though, i think its a good record. side a is really great, but i cant really say the same for side b. side b took a big dip in quality for me and i didnt really enjoy most of it. at least hey and gouge away are pretty good. after revisiting though, i can appreciate it more, but i still think side b wasnt that good. 4 personal favs: wave of mutilation, monkey gone to heaven
117/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Solid grungy rock album. Like how it covers a few different moods/styles, some more upbeat and carefree and some a bit harder. Great bass lines. Feels like a good driving in the summer album. Favorites = Debaser and Here Comes Your Man because I like that chiller vibe more
A great band I've somehow never listened to before. A very intriguing sound and there are an interesting range of tempos. This album has clearly been influential in the sound of later artists. I would be interested in revisiting many of these songs again. Started off strong but there were also a few very similar sounding compositions towards the end. Overall, pretty good. Highlights: Debaser Wave of Mutilation Here Comes Your Man Mr. Grieves Gouge Away
Apparently I have already listened to a lot of this album. It was good but the flow was weird. 7.5/10
This is the Pixies album I’m most familiar with. Debaser, Her Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone To Heaven, La La Love You, Hey and especially Gouge Away were consistent repeats in my teenage years but over time I have found a greater appreciation for the wilder tracks like Dead, Mr Grieves, and Crackity Jones. This is a much slicker record than the previous, whether that’s a good thing is subjective to the listener. I like the raw sound of Surfer Rosa but I think this album has their best songs and needed the more polished recording that was achieved here. The drums are my only complaint as far as the mixing goes. Im not a fan of the gated reverb that replaced the massive drum room sound of Surfer Rosa. I would have preferred something more natural although for this collection of songs I could understand dialing it back some. I love the step up in vocal and instrumentation production and mixing. Kim Deal’s distinct bass playing and vocals really start to shine on this album, perfectly setting her up to be up front in The Breeders. Frank Black’s sometimes frantic vocals and songwriting seems to have paved the way for singers like Jack White and Isaac Brock. There are plenty of examples of the massive influence this album had in the music world and that became even more apparent to me on this listen. I give this one a 4.5!
Can’t listen now but I know this one. Some of their best songs are on here: “Debaser,” “Monkey Gone To Heaven”, “ Here Comes Your Man,” “Hey.”
i listened to this about a week ago, but it made me realize that i really did enjoy the pixies. everyone knows them from fight club/where is my mind, but i also knew Gouge Away prior to listening to this. cool to see them as the second album on this list. i dig it.
So cool. DEfinitive for grunge
With 15 songs and a full run time of under 40 minutes you gotta love it. Add to that the fact that 4 of the tracks were charting songs. Clearly a more slick and structured production on this moved the band into the more commercial realm, and yet has many Pixies purists over the years gripping Surfer Rosa all the more tightly. Whether intended or not, this album cemented the loud/quiet/loud format as the model of 90s alternative music which Nirvana et al gladly picked up and became famous for. Influence and legacy alone earn it high marks. Smells Like Doolittle Spirit to me.
I’m guessing this is probably considered the entry level album for non-Pixies-obsessed peeps…and for good reason. It’s def the most accessible and, to my dumb ears, the best. Fight me. Mavs in 6. LFG!!!! 3.75/5
This is my 2nd Pixies album on this list. I like this album more, but I feel like I should revisit the other one now. After several listens I started to get it and could hear how much it influenced 90's grunge and alternative. The bass playing and vocals of Kim Deal are where it's at for me. Solid record and pretty enjoyable listen.
Favorite: Debaser Was far better than I remembered, though it ended with my least favorite songs (Hey, Silver).
Just a solid rock group. Often overlooked but never disrespected. These guys are killing it.
Solid rock album.
Pixies lit the spark that led to the explosion that changed music at the start of the 90s. Doolittle effortlessly changes from harsh, proto grunge, to beautiful melodies. From the opener Bone Machine to the closer Gouge Away and everything in between, in many ways it reminds me of The White Album. They seem like throw away songs and yet are mostly amazing. 8.8/10
First album a day! Never listened to Pixies much in the past. Still a raw and fresh sound for 1989 release. Good head bopping tracks Noted songs: - Mr Grieves - La La love you - sounds like Morrisey - Hey - No 13 Baby - Silver - has a cool western movie slide guitar
Very good. 3.5
Whenever I want something raw and gritty, the Pixies are always one of my go-to bands. This is such a great album, but my favorite track is "Gouge Away."
we can never get enough pixies, can we? these guys are... really they're good but i just can't fully get into the genre a lot of the time. i don't know why, i don't know how. that's not to say this album isn't good. it's great! very grungy, a lot of tracks are almost hypnotic in nature, especially with those guitars. certain tracks stand out among the rest. this is the best pixies album i think i've heard out of this list.
4 on RYM. 4 here. A classic for a reason ( please oh please add decimal points here).
Love this as always
This was great! Loud, fast, catchy
This has fallen from future into its time. A short and condensed glimpse of what was to come years later. There is so much the listener from the 90ies and zeroes would have immediately grasped that did not resonate with the contemporaries . Above all, fun despite being meant serious, concise production, only a few flaws but no fillers. A nice series of mind twisting contrasts. I love it and listen to it since I discovered it 15 years after its release. If you like it or not, it should be part of any serious collection. 4.5
Great rock band I didn’t know much about before. I really enjoyed it. Interesting twists and rhythms
My second pixies album in a week lol. This is definitely better than surfer Rosa overall. It's just yet more unhinged rock music. Great stuff.... Some of the songs on side 2 are a bit less memorable
Powerful alt, many hits and rock vibe punk energy w an emo voice
This one is really going to fuck up my Spotify algorithm. I’ve spent years trying to convince it I don’t want to listen to the Pixies every day.
Here we go, something raw. This Monkey has Gone to Heaven (muahhh)! JMW Here we go!! Gouge Away is one of my favorites from this album. KW
I like this album, I've heard it many time in my life, and it has many good tracks on it. I do think A LOT of people prop this album up and say silly things about how great it is, things like "Radiohead wouldn't exist without The Pixies." STOP IT! It is a great overall album, but it ain't that. "Here Comes Your Man" sounds like something that belongs in the 50's, and certainly doesn't belong on this album. Highlights: Debaser Wave of Mutilation Hey
Fantastic Mr. Grieves is favorite track.
Love Doolittle. I don't want to give it a five, but it's higher than a four.
Gotta love when bands combine bouncy melodies and dark subject matter! Raw and unrelenting.
They eased up on the screaming (there is still some, but not excessive). Absolutely love This Monkey Has Gone To Heaven. A few other bangers on here as well. Will definitely throw this album on again in the future.
ive listened to this record a lot already, its great but im surprised its as respected as it is. 8/10
Classic
J’suis pas un grand fan des Pixies; jtrouve qu’il y a un peu trop de criage et l’instru est assez basique. Je sais pas pourquoi tout ça fonctionne super bien sur cet album, je le laisse donc passer avec une bonne note
Growing up I had heard of the Pixies but had never listened to them. This album was really something. I'm regretting not listening to them sooner. It's nice though, now, to be able to recognize their influence on other artists.
i enjoyed the dissonance
“Your favourite band’s favourite band” and it’s easy to see why. Didn’t expect to hear reggae influence on Mr. Grieves but I’m all hear for it.
Not bad
molto bello, alcuni più di altri,molto eterogenei e testi ironico e interpretabili
banger
i really liked this album - the vocalist is definitely pretty influential for future sounds.
this was a pleasant surprise, and I'm equally happy to see so many positive reviews! this album has a few duds for me, so not a perfect 5, but lots of fun and crazy variety. so many iconic songs on here! the pixies don't always 100% work for me, but this album mostly does.
I preferred this much more than Surfer Rose, it was an easy, good quality album
Good stuff.
Classic and great in many ways. Never listened to this album in it's entirety before now, but overall I'm glad I did even though some songs sound too similar.
Debaser, waves of mutilation, here comes your man.
Hey, Debaser
Gimme those 4 chord songs and I’m in heaven.
Nirvana en Pixies achter elkaar... Cobain zei ooit in een interview dat die zo graag in de Pixies wilde zitten, dus het is veilig om te zeggen dat deze band Nirvana heeft geinspireerd. Alhoewel ik meer fan ben van Surfer Rosa (iets toegankelijker), heeft dit album ook zeker genoeg charme. Het is dus wat ontoegankelijker, raarder, en af en toe taai om te luisteren, maar je hoort absoluut de creativiteit en originaliteit, zeker in een tijd waar zij de enigen (denk ik?) waren die zulke muziek maakten, vooruitstrevend, en een voorbode van de rock-muziek die de alternatieve jeugd in de jaren 90 zou domineren.
4.5
Even though ive concert tickets to see these guys later this year, the Pixies are still a group I really need to be in the mood for, definitely not something to listen to at the start of a day. My favourite track is probs Gouge Away. Least favourite, I Bleed.
This album is great! High energy. Did anyone else feel like “I Bleed” was Weezer’s “Undone Sweater” song just 5 years earlier? A clear influence. Their impact goes beyond that. I hear “here comes your man” in the Felice Brothers. Minus one star for the late 80s/90s rhythm guitar sounds that I am allergic to now. They make up for it with other grooves and intricacies.
4.5 would be 5 if not for Silver. They should have put Into the White or Manta Ray on instead.
I liked this one a lot better than the first pixies album on our list. This album helps me understand why this band has such a following and was influential in alternative music. Glad I listened.
It was good, second Pixie album of the week, though.
Classic alt/indie. all the songs are super catchy, even pretty noisy. just classic
völlig pixie-unbewandert sage ich: kann man gut machen
Fun album.
Weird, but more comprehensible than Surfer Rosa was
This in incredible.
A- Debaser 4 Tame 3 Wave Of Mutilation 4 I Bleed 4 Here Comes Your Man 5 Dead 3 Monkey Gone To Heaven 5 Mr. Grieves 5 Crackity Jones 5 La La Love You 4 No. 13 Baby 4 There Goes My Gun 4 Hey 5 Silver 3 Gouge Away 4 This is a great album that I was already very familiar with. I'm always curious how I'll rate albums I already know from top to bottom. This bad boy didn't disappoint. I was hoping maybe it could push for 5 territory, but it didn't quite get there.
Good. Had a few of their songs already on my playlist but hadn't tried the album before.
I love this album. Oddball lyrics, aggressive guitar, off-kilter vocal harmonies, etc. It is hooky and lovably nutty. I am in between 4 and 5 stars, but I think rounding-down will be my general approach.
Only lacked in some musical variety for the full 5
אלבום ממש טוב!
All alt rock from this era came from this album. Some of my favorite Pixies songs on here.
I think that i've never un my life listened to Pixies, or at least any song of this album. I liked it! They have really good songs and for being one of the first bands who gave us Alternative Rock, makes me love this album even more.
Anarchic, chaotic, joyful, anguished, loud and rebellious. It's a fantastic album. Makes no apologies for what it is, doesn't need to. Stay loud forever.
Sehr abwechslungsreiches Alternative-Album
What was that? Great and unusual songwriting. Very weird. Sounds like surrealistic surf-rock from time to time. Last couple of songs are not as interesting as the rest of the record.
Kinda weird. Sometimes sounds like delirium. Unusual chord progressions, partly punk, partly alternative. Not my cup of tea.
I liked this album more than I had expected to. I guess I didn't know much about the Pixies. I saved a couple songs to my Spotify favorites.
Listened to this in Puerto Rico. Just saw modest mose Friday. So much influence here. Really enjoyed the album. Debased catchy I bleed. Like the guitar riff Hear Comes Your Man - only one I recognize so far, probably a good reason, catchy. Mr Grieves - surprising, great There goes my gun - might have heard this too. Like the melody. Hey - nice little tunes
Some classics on here, mixed with great songs you’ll swear you’ve heard a thousand times. You can hear the direction guitar music would take in the 90s start here. Great vocals with some complex shifts and melodies.
With a surprisingly modern sound for its time and fantastic production quality there is little negative to say about this LP aside from there aren't what I would call any exceptional hits, though there are minor misses. Black Francis's varied tone and harsh lyricism pay off with clean mixing which creates a gritty soundscape appropriate for the move into the 1990s.
This album really went through some changes for me. I found it largely incomprehensible in my first listen. Just a little too much noise, a little too tongue in cheek. Nothing for me to grasp onto. I liked when it became melodic - like in wave of mutilation and here comes your man. But my second time through I started to hear all the crashing and dissonance as a way to offset the melodies, and normally as a counterpoint to something softer going on in the background. I had never listened to the pixies before, but I look forward to revisiting this album and the rest of their discography. I'm going 4 stars here but I could easily see this moving up with more listens.
Quite nice that.
Had never listened to this album but really enjoyed it
Great day of listening. Very pleased with this one. 3.5/5
Probably not my favorite Pixies album but it absolutely deserves to be on this list. Undeniable influence on 90 alternative and indie bands. Kinda crazy how ahead of its time this was. Has like a proto-In Utero vibe to it. Super raw.
har skjutit upp denna alldeles för länge
I like the pixies a lot I've discovered- I just end up grooving.
Can do without the screamy stuff but liked the second half. Quite a clear pathway to a lot of music I liked in the 90s and early 00s and a lot of great guitar work.
I was about ready to write it off after a screeching generic punk opener, but definitely worth staying until the end. Some great songs, wellcrafted and fun.
- Very garage vibes - A lot more upbeat than I was expecting, but mellowed out a little in the back half - Will definitely have to go back to this one, really interesting sound that you can tell inspired a lot of 90s grunge
- Kurt Cobain said he wanted Nirvana to sound like the Pixies and now I get it - solid variety of sounds/styles -3.5
Enjoyable but nothing permanent for me. My heyday for alternative rock is mid 90's, though I've always heard good things about the Pixies.
This is a classic! Almost all the tracks are good, maybe with the excpetion of Dead and La La Love You. Standout tracks are Here Comes Your Man, Debaser and Monkey Gone to Heaven
Iconic Best bass sound ever
Maybe the best Pixies album. I have a not so great ex who proselytized this album to me, so I was inclined to dislike it, but ultimately could not. It's too good. Kim Deal's vocals are vital to this album's sound and texture ("I Bleed" is a great example). Highlights: Debaser, Wave Of Mutilation, I Bleed, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr. Grieves, Hey
4 - I knew quite a few of the songs off of here already thanks to my partner. The songs that I ended up saving are very solid and I appreciated the vocals more this time around. I'd say I liked it better than Surfer Rosa, but not enough so for this one to get into the 4.5 range. I could definitely see it getting there with a relisten or two though.
Really enjoyable listen even though it's not my kind of music overall. 'Hey' is a hell of a song.
I knew several songs on this album and have tried listening through the whole album previously. My reaction this time was similar. I really, really like the tracks I liked before and found one or two of the others enjoyable. The others I had a hard time getting into. I will say many times I need numerous attempts at an album to fully enjoy it, even having some tracks I dislike at first sometimes becoming my favorites. But I have to have the desire to come back and "do the work" of re-listening. I think this album I'll do the work on and I think it, as a cohesive whole, is really well done.
Very solid album overall. Great rock melodies.
Pixies have historically been a songs band for me, but tonight, this one really clicked with me as a whole for the first time. Just fucking fantastic, and definitely has room to grow as I continue to spend more time with it. 4.5/5
This album has nostalgia value because debaser is from an ncaa football game I played as a kid. They had a career mode that I spent many hours on
A lot has been said about the Pixies, and about this album. What can I add? I enjoy the wacky, whimsical lyrics and punchy, pop-punk/alt musicality. Good stuff.
The start of the upbeat alternative vibe is soo iconic, plus his screaming is so satisfying. The guitar and drums are veeery satisfying. Loved this song. Same vibe but starting soft with the second song, there was a little outbreak, also the "got hips like Cinderella" was said soo weirdly good(in a whisper way). The end with the woman mumbering is quite fun as well. Also loved this. This one's low key better than deep purple I must say. Third song was fully alternative, and soo perfect I suppose, full of sounds and wanted even more of it, but still love the fact that they're short. 4th song has a weird lyrical delivery, with the man and woman singing together, while rocky instruments are in the way. Also this man can SCREAM. 5th song is one of their popular song, and a great pop song in general too. I get that, because it's so simple and singable,the chord(as genius says) suggests that. 6th song is biblical, as the author says himself. Love how he screams "dead". The chord change must be mentioned, it's so good. Well this genre is generally good, and pixies make it much better too. 7th song has an amazing beat. Also he casually talks at the start, so quite fun. He said that some things don't make sense in the song, maybe used just for the rhyme(he is so main character). Also he's a surrealist so makes sense. I adore the 8th song's start beat. It got better. Smn said album name was about an animal talker doctor, but another one said WW2 general, soo that's confusing, plus this song is about ecological disaster which the doctor could solve but Mr. Grieves, aka death, would still win(?). Not suree. 9th song is quite short but iconic, because the way he says the name of the song scratches my brain, also apparently it's about his weird gay roommate, who loved Flintstones. Different love for this song. 10th song is NOT about love, despite the lyrics it's a comedic joke type song. I loved that there was different vocals here, pluus the war switching while saying I love you. 11th song is 13 in English alphabet is m so marijuana and he needs that girl like marijuana, not sure about that, but there is a long ass outro, not expected, with Floyd I would take it normally, but pixies. It's quite fun, the guitar outro. Agaaain 12th song has a wonderful start. I didn't get the meaning somehow. But it was basically a three line poem, which was delivered at it's best. Umm again 13th song meaning is weird but understandable(not as much). Great way to say "hey". And his screaming is topp. It has a melancholy vibe, especially in the chorus. He's being satirical, and sarcastic and ironic and so more, that's why I need to study this album. 14th song was kind of sad, a west-folk vibe with the instruments. Also there was a woman's vocal again introduced. Liked the beat, nothing unique I should say. Last song is biblical, about Samson and his wife Delilah, who betrayed and had Samson had his eyes gouged out by idk who. Well there's a lot to the story, too lazy to write them here. Again classic pixies, alternative vibes, saddening guitar beat and so on. I'd say this style fits them, also black said this was the best song on the album. I'm gonna rate this 4, since it satisfied me soo much, so 5 star would only be for the albums that are literally my style and genre.
I love this album but I like their slowed down BBC UK surf version of Wave of Mutilation more. I remember hearing it in Pump Up the Volume as a preteen and tracking down the band
Good Alt rock album its influence is clear on bands like Weezer, parts reminded of Dominic fikes Sunburn.
Quality. Ahead of its time, really good stuff. I used to think this was nowhere near as good as surfer Rosa but now I think they're a lot closer. Probably still prefer surfer Rosa but only by a little bit.
Fun album,
Good ol‘ pixies
Занимљив албум 7/10
A cool and brooding album, heard hints of the white stripes in their work so I'm guessing had to be an inspiration for them.
This is really great in my opinion. Another one that I'll be looking for a physical copy of to add to my collection.
meow debaser- 6 or 7. um. i like how he screams. tame- 7. ummmmmm yeah wave of mutilation- oh this is a different version than what i know. i like this version its livelier but i prefer the other one. this one is still a 7 or so i bleed- omg i forgot music was playing. um. 5 or 6. pixie songs kinda all sound the same sorry here comes your man- 7. the main riff reminds me of a toyota commercial. dead-oh umm 5 ig monkey gone to heaven- i like monkeys. i feel like i gotta give this a 7. mr grieves- 7 crackity jones- yeah 6 ig. i dont have a lot to say pixie songs are pretty formulaic la la love you- la la la la. 7. no 13 baby- its the eleventh track.... RICA??? me when im in a state. 6 or 7 there goes my gun- 5. he just said the same couple of sentences over and over. respect. hey- hello. um. i like this song but it kind of cringes me out due to memories. i do like whores though.... 6 silver- oh i like this cowboy feel. trailer music. 6 gouge away- i like the use of the word gouge. ummmm 5 or 6 yeah. i think its a good closer. favorite track- 13 baby or wave of mutilation
Iconic rock sound during a milestone transition from hair metal to grunge. Awesome riffs, tones and singing. I see why people like this band so much.
Favorite Tracks: Debaser Wave of Mutilation Silver
3-4 klasse songs
As though it were a bomb set off in an ever-changing scene, Pixies' Doolittle sets the template for not just the group going forward but for indie rock music in general. Accessible yet surrealistic, charming yet off-kilter, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how impactful this album was and is to listeners and musicians and Doolittle still holds up to this day. Favorites: Debaser, Tame, Wave of Mutilation, I Bleed, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr. Grieves, La La Love You, No 13 Baby, Hey, Gouge Away.
Un bon capharnaüm auditif
For an American band, the Pixies sound really British, perhaps it's just their particular brand of late 1980s alt rock, or that their producers is from Liverpool. A super fun and upbeat record that makes you want to jump around get into it. La La Love you gets best vote for me for the lyrics "Shake your butt (not too hard)". Best: La La Love You Worst: Silver
Four absolute top-shelf tunes – "Debaser," "Monkey" "Wave of M" and "Here Comes Your Man" – but much of the rest can feel a bit larky and tossed-off, which keeps this from the first rank of albums. One loves the mock deconstructed love song (anti-ballad) "La La Love You" and doesn't the opening of "Mr. Grieves" ready one for Jim Morrison to come bouncing asking about the location of the nearest whiskey bar? A very fun ride, now as it was then, and a pure artifact of its time.
Very enjoyable and I can feel the influence the Pixies had on alternative rock.
Really good, but not good enough to warrant being the 60th top album on Rym. Maybe I’ll start to like it even more on relistens
Hat was von Stones, acdc, Nirvana, aber auch velvet underground. Man kann sehr deutlich hören was es später beeinflusst hat. Mag es definitiv auch wenn es teileiweise recht speziell war.
Amazing album high 8
Love the opening bars of the first track ‘Debaser’ (that bass 🤩) and it then builds into that power-punk-pop sound that’s right up my street. And there’s that simple but beautiful bass again on ‘Tame’ the platform for some swirling guitar riffs and some weird angry and melodic vocals. What’s not to love? The pattern for the album is set with some great hooks and guitars. Highlights for me are ‘Here Comes Your Man’ (the catchiest and poppiest they get), ‘Monkey Gone to Heaven’ and ‘No. 13 Baby’. A high 4.
This album sounds about 10 years early for their time, thought it was pretty good though there were a few clunkers in there. I recognized "La La Love You" from the movie Stuck On You and "Hey" from Zach & Miri lol. 7/10.
Damn close to 5 stars. Probably 4.75.
Seems to be a similar story, but the first half of this is so much better than the second half. Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, and Monkey Gone to Heaven are all indie/alternative rock classics, but there is a lot of bad in the back half. Crackity Jones, La La Love You, No 13 Baby are all pretty awful and signs of what would come later in the Pixies’ and Frank Black’s career. The redeeming qualities of Hey and There Goes My Gun save it from being a complete switch off after Mr. Grieves. With that said, there is enough great here to offset the bad, even if this pales in comparison to Surfer Rosa.
I hadn’t really ever listen to this previously, but of course once hearing it there are several songs you’re going to know anyway. I never really realized the similarity (to me anyway) to Husker Du and Sugar in a lot of ways. Great album though.
Enjoyed this! Def want to listen again
All like 3 minunte classics w/frank blackisms and guitar over driving bass with slightly off kilter beats
Still a killer after all these years.
love this album. 4.5
Surprise rockband song in here, album was a good listen
4/5 - I am a big fan of this, will listen again
Not bad at all
Really dig it
Enjoyed this a lot! Will be listening again.
Quite like it.
Better than I remembered it being. I was not a fan for forever but as a whole this album feeds my inner punk kid. I liked it.
Debaser als Startnummer setzt den Ton für das Album. Finde ich sehr gut und erinnert mich an Skateboard-Spiele aus meiner Kindheit.
Rocks hard with pop guitar hooks over screaming vocals.
Top notch loud-quiet-loud
Debaser: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_Chien_Andalou#:~:text=The%20title%20of%20the%20film,written%20in%20a%20few%20days. The lyric refers to a movie, about slicing eyeballs - a short film from 1929 by Salvador Dali and Luis Brùnel "I am un chien andalusian " Monkey gone to heaven : More Enlightening lyrics! Decided to stop thinking about the lyrics, grab a plastic cup of beer and head down to the mosh pit.
Debaser - 8.5/10 Tame - 8/10 Wave of Mutilation - 9.5/10 I Bleed - 8/10 Here Comes Your Man - 9.5/10 Dead - 8/10 Monkey Gone to Heaven - 8.5/10 Mr. Grieves - 8/10 Crackity Jones - 7/10 La La Love You - 8.5/10 No 13 Baby - 7.5/10 There Goes My Gun - 8/10 Hey - 8.5/10 Silver - 8/10 Gouge Away - 8.5/10 TOTAL - 124/150
yeah yeah it’s great but there’s something dead about it, they’re holding back, they’re too clever
Known Before: band, some songs Standouts: Debaser, Here Comes Your Man, Hey 8
Known before: some songs Standouts: 2. Tame 13. Hey 8.0
Known Before: Band/Some songs Standouts: Here Comes Your Man 7.0
pixies good 🫡
This Monkey’s gone to Heaven listening to track 7, oh god is seven.
Great. Fuckin' great. Every song sounds different. Every song rocks. 🐵🙈🙉🙊
I love this album. The first two tracks punch you so hard. All of the guitar riffs are just so catchy, I love when the vocalist just goes crazy, this is just super tight and super energetic. Favorite(s): Debaser, Tame, Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, Dead, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr. Grieves, There Goes My Gun, Hey, Gouge Away
Pretty grungy, came past real fast, but generally enjoyable
listened to television recently and can see where they maybe took some inspiration from. can see this being very influential for what was to come later in 90s rock/guitar music. ok thanks
amazing. wonderful even
Angry, wierd, funny. Very few low moments, great dynamic range. Keeps up the punch all the way through.
Already familiar with this one
Still revolutionary
Pixies is fine but nothing mew
Very heavy and moody. Well put together with a lot of elements to keep the listener on the edge of their seat. I can hear how this was a very important early grunge album, especially given its time.
This was a nice throwback.
Loved it. I can’t believe I missed this band in the 90s. It’s so up my alley!
I've been hearing that this is almost universally beloved for a long time. Nice to finally make the time to listen. Considering how totally disappointing was Surfer Rosa, this is WAY better. A decent producer seems to make a big difference, and it sounds like someone made them rehearse everything at least a couple times. The sound of every instrument is vastly better. The subjects are weird and wonderful and make me think. It's still quite rough and grating, it's not love at first sight, but I'll definitely be able to give this a few more tries and I think it'll grow on me.
Great album
Great album
My expatiations were blown away by this album. I was really dreading listening tot this because I am not a huge fan of the Pixies and only knew one song on this album (Here comes your man). I was wrong and this album rocked. It sounded great and it was a journey that left me wanting more.
This was OK and I can imagine a situation where I listen to it again. Possibly a bit shouty for my taste, but there are some decent tracks.