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Debaser is an all-time and probably my favorite pixies song (shout-out skate 3). A lot of other solid tracks on this one. I still feel like the pixies haven't really clicked for me yet so I'll give this like a 7/10 and round up
back and forth between a 4 & 5 for this album. it’s just too damn good. Monkey goes to heaven is a banger. Wave of M everyone knows is a timeless classic. debaser opening the album is $$$. i’ll give it a 4 bc it’s not perfect front to back but it’s pretty damn close!
This may be the Pixies' greatest album as it holds multiple major tracks in their catalog. Coming in at a perfectly paced and bite-size album it reaches some of the groups heights, but doesn't show their ground-breaking edge.
I have somehow missed out on the Pixies over the years. And that's on me. I get it now.
Pretty good. Really good? Idk. I’ve listened to this a million times and it’s obviously good but would never consider it one of my favorites
Really enjoyed it
good
This is great isn't it? What a rush. I listened to it in the car, and belted out Monkey, Debaser and Here Comes Your Man. I also think there's a delicacy to Pixies that often goes unnoticed. So here I am, noticing it.
Wel leuke rock, lekker heavy op de bas, en ook wel speels.
8/10
overall rating: 7/10 favourite song: monkey gone to heaven ( 10/10) runner up favourite: crackity jones ( 8.5/10 ) least favourite: silver ( 4/10 ) album cover: 8/10 vocals: 9/10 instrumentals: 7/10 would i recommend ? : i would recommend songs from this over the actual album , but if i knew someone was alt / indie / rock fan i would. other: i really love the two different vocals in this album. while the songs don’t sound outstandingly different from one another instrumentally , they all still sound pretty good and are quite catchy. the theme and sound of the album matches really well , you wouldn’t confuse any of the songs to be in a different album or made by any other artists. i’ve been listening to monkey gone to heaven for a few months before i listened to the album in full so i had high hopes and they were almost met ( dead , hey and wave of mutilation didn’t really impress me compared to the rest ). i wish i could sing like that.
I am very happy that this album pulls up on here, I remember that someone recommended it to me last year but I totally forgot to listen to it. So now a second chance (: What an amazing album, very diverse and one you can really jam on. Definitely listening to this one again. Also very curious if this one sounds good on vinyl. Sometimes a bit to heavy rock for me so… 4,0
Really liked this album
Outside of "Here Comes Your Man," I wasn't really familiar with this album. But after five plays over the last couple weeks, it seemed to grow on me each time. Great record that I'm happy to add into the rotation.
Their most consistent album, for me. 4 / 5 stars.
I liked it. Interesting range in the album, and all of it was pretty good.
Starting off strong with the instrumentals, I like the music of it, might need getting used to the lyrics and voice, mostly because I try to listen to music in the background out loud while doing things, so this different than other things I've played in the background Kinda cool to listen to something I would've not had the chance for I can see how it inspired a lot of alternative rock, from my limited knowledge on the genre of course Very interesting song names lol More yelling than I'm used to in songs so I'm getting lil jump scares 😭 definitely feel the surreal vibes I really like the music in the background, definitely need an instrumental version on some of these in the background bc it sounds so nice The album cover looks really nice Wait!! I'm actually liking it a lot more now, I think I'm getting used to it Wave of Mutilation is such a nice vibe for a song with that name 😭, but really like that one rn The concerts must've gone so hard Here Comes Your Man is more my vibe I think! Saving that one for sure I like Dead so far, I think the more I listen the more I'm getting used to sound I think my apprehension from the start is really just I haven't listened to a lot of things like this, and I'm actually quite liking it The visual image the songs are kinda painting is something I'm starting to really vibe with 👁️👁️ THIS MONKEYS GONE TO HEAVEN 🗣️ Crackity Jones!!!!! OKAY GO OFF IF YOU WANT!!! La la love you is such a VIBE, favoriting that one too, I like the whistle in the background, is it called a wolf whistle? Why did I stop writing notes??
slaps still
not my type of music but they have a few bangers
I can't tell if this is embarrassing, but doing this challenge has gotten me to stay up every night to see what new album I'm listening to tomorrow. I like its suspense, and the fact that it could be anything adds to that. Now, I was bound to relisten to an album I'd already checked out, which could be good or bad depending on my mood. Once Doolittle showed up as the next album I had to hear, I just got excited. I've listened to this album many times, and its replay value is immense. I could spend all day only listening to this album and not get sick of it. It's a reliable album; it's like grilled cheese. Don't know what to eat? Grilled cheese. Grilled cheese is fucking amazing, it's so simple, but it comes together so well that it just makes you ask, "I sure do want another grilled cheese.". The songs on this album are so short and straightforward, yet they won't leave your head. You never really ask yourself, "Oh my god, how did they make this" but you don't eat grilled cheese for the complexity of it all, do you? I don't know how you can hate this album. How can you listen to Debaser without needing to dance to it? I need help to make a top 5 song on this album. 90% of the songs are 10/10s in my book, and the sounds are so fucking good. The singing, production, and instruments are consistent in this album. There's no dud in here. It ranges from really solid to 10/10 songs. If your entire album is that, you have a classic on your hands. Now excuse me, I'm going to listen to Mr. Grieves while making a grilled cheese.
Love Here Comes Your Man.
I don't enjoy the majority of songs here, but there's enough solid ones to barely scrape a 3.
Monkey gone to heaven is a good track, as well as no. 13. For such an influential alternative album from 1989, the recording quality is impressive. It’s a unique listen but there’s just enough meat on the bone to keep listening.
Great indie rock album
So good!
Chien!! Andalusia!!!! This is a lot more punk rock than I remember. Listened to this a lot in high school and even made a music video to Here Comes Your Man. Aged well.
Another album without their number one hit? My mind is so blown that I just can’t find it. This album was actually really good. I see you, Pixies
Light 8
The streaming numbers for something this abrasive is pretty impressive. Ahead of it's time for 1989. Sounds like an early smashing pumpkins album mixed with punk and krautrock. Score: 80 Art: 70
2nd Pixies album - A great mix of many musical styles. Some real stellar stuff here.
The best Pixies album - solid banger after banger. Particular highlights include Debaser (one of my favourite bass-heavy songs, absolutely sexy), I Bleed, Here Comes Your Man (there’s a reason this one is so well-know, very catchy), and Monkey Gone to Heaven.
Amazing discovery. Didn't know the band and feel like exactly what I was looking for today. #1990s #alternative_rock
Is gut
I like this a lot more than I thought. Alt rock with punk and singing.
The growth from Surfer Rosa to Doolittle is incredible. I had a blast listening to this.
Pretty good! I feel like the Pixies are a band I would've loved at an earlier point in my life. This was a good album though, 👍 for sure
great songwriting and lyrics, fast paced and doesn’t linger on one idea for too long which works very well and keeps you engaged effortlessly
Buen albúm, bastante progresivo y con notas algo fuera de época 7/10
I always felt a little embarrassed that I described myself as a big Pixies fan, but I'd only listened to "Death to the Pixies," their 1997 best-of. But I think I was right - some of the tracks here just aren't that great. Having said that, a bad Pixies song is still better than most songs. The perfect Pixies song is goth-rock, very short, and features Kim Deal.
1989, this must've been a real game changer. Some hits on here that I was gifted in my youth, I hope the next generations don't lose what this gave.
Fun. Messy. Very varied and lively. I really enjoyed this, but it's too unrefined to be a 5.
iconic 90’s weirdo rock. some truly timeless songs on this record. the lyrics seem like they don’t make sense, but they do. amazing idk what to say.
I've listened to this one before. God, the guitar sound on this is so good. Definitely an all-time cool kids' record. How the hell are the songs on this shorter than the Sex Pistols? Brevity is wit, Sid. Take notes. Overall, a great album for a slick summer day. Sometimes the classics are classic for a reason.
Gran álbum, tiene unos temazos. Te lleva directo a la adolescencia y bailar y gritar en la habitación cual película yanqui. No le pongo 5 porque ahora me aburre escucharlo entero. Me re gusta que griten.
Muy representativo de una época, y de una bronca de esa época. Pero sin tanto cinismo desde lo musical. Una forma de cantar única, música manija, una linda mezcla de estilos. Cortito y al pie, sin tiempo que perder. Muy bueno para convertir un día de mal humor en algo más soportable. O estar en un trabajo corporativo y acordarte que tenés alma.
Un discazo, mi segundo prefe de pixies. El que más hits tiene. No le pongo 5 porque suena como el orto, esa cosa lo fi uacala, y no me vengan con que la época porque misma época hay discos que suenan increíble. Le debemos a este disco, the bends, el mató, nevermind y tantos otros, así que gracias. No es una banda que me guste mucho pero es mucho muy importante si existencia. Claramente un disco que hay escuchar antes de morir
Here comes your man was definitely my favorite, but I had at the very least heard that tune before. Good album but some of the songs felt a little out of place
This album is really great. Pixies were one of those bands I heard up growing up but had just missed - instead listening to their later projects like the Breeders. I was really introduced to them around 2000 and kind of shrugged my shoulders at it. But in the last 20+ years I've really come to see how incredible they were.
great album. will come back to this for sure
Great - already liked Pixies but full album was better than expected.
классный альбом очень приятно и легко слушается не могу сказать, что что-то сильно удивило, просто приятненько и вкусненько
Debaser kan vara top 10 bästa låtar någonsin. Resten kommer inte upp i samma nivå
Mooi!
A wild ride of an album the whole way through - the tracks switch things up from one another such that I never knew what to expect next. Really enjoyed the variety. Favorite tracks: I Bleed, Here Comes Your Man, Hey, Silver.
Little hit or miss but the hits are great. Really love Mr Grieves.
This is a great album. I had heard most of it at various times over the year, so it's nice to listen to it all the way through. Helps me get more of a feel for it. I've recently found some of Kim Deal's more current music, and she's still phenomenal. This band was, in a way, ahead of their time, or at least seem to me to be pushing into new styles in the 80s when they wrote and recorded this album. A lot of grunge that followed seems somewhat rooted in what the Pixies did in the 80s.
"Debaser" is heat "Tame" anything but tame (Kurt quoted them as being the direct inspiration for Nevermind and I hear it here) "Wave of Mutilation" classic guitar hero Anharmonic vocal backing in "I Bleed" that makes more sense with the ending "Here Comes Your Man" classic 500 days of summer. So much range with this band. "Dead" such a change from the last song. Casual punk rock biblical allusion. "This Monkey's Gone to Heaven" is an environmental song. Never noticed that before (but I'm not the lyric guy). Some really rocking parts on this track. "Then GOOOOOD IS SEVEN" "Mr. Grieves" has some super catchy stuff. I felt some sort of comfort in this track. "Crackity Jones" just solidifies the idea that to me this band was/is a huge ball of creativity. How do you have so many genres in one album but make it work? "La La Love You" see above comment. How does this come after the previous track? How? And how am I okay with this? Fascinating. They just asked drummer Dave to sing on this one because why not? "No. 13 Baby" I truly love the ending instrumental of this song. It's so cool. I am seeing where bands like Brian Jonestown Massacre and Dandy Warhols got their style. "There Goes My Gun" surfing punk rock cowboy abstract story about gun go boom. "Hey" feels Stonesy. I'm so surprised that I love Black Francis's super frenetic silly delivery. But maybe I shouldn't be surprised. "Silver" another cowboy. Honestly this one kinda feels like a B-side track but I ain't complaining. "Gouge Away" is another biblical reference through a punk rock lens. I dig it. That little palm muted guitar lick is very very sick. Cathartic, explosive, creative bite-sized vignettes of crazy. Silly, satirical, but cool. Truly a unique record and band.
I really liked it. I was a little suprised, because I thought the vocals would put me off like they had before, but they really didn’t.
Wow I love this! It’s so fun, and off-kilter, in a head-not-screwed-on-tight kind of way. And so sticky. If I remember, this is an album where a garage, raw, imperfect band worked with a producer to get 10% more perfect, and I think they nailed the balance here. Nothing is ever too tacked down or “nice,” which suits the bad and the songs really well. And I love the lead singer… he brings the level of intensity that’s hard to look away from. Reminds me of another alternative album from last week— the lead singer can make or break a project like this. “Here comes your man” is so good, and so sticky. They are good at their craft! A lot of Beatles structures or progressions, but done their way. Overall, great fun, and I’ll definitely return to this album. 4/5
4.5
Some classic rock sounds to this album, I particularly like the energy in the vocalists voice on tracks like ‘Tame’ and ‘Crackity Jones’. Not an album I would really return to for a casual listen but overall some nice sounds and a good mix of tracks which I think the shorter song lengths help with
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A fine alt-rock album, emblematic of a certain era, though I'm not quite as estatically into this band as some.
Buenardo
me encanto nunca lo habia escuchado entero
Definitely a good album just not totally my thing. Can hear how influential it was though
(generally i thought i LIKED Pixies... but...) Likes: 1) the DRUMS on every track are great.... and gets me bopping to the the drums start and reckon it's gonna by a 4... her voice. DISLIKES but his yelling was a bit much ... oo a Debaser.... best tracks : I bleed (for the bass line and slow build , slow liscious drums laid on..) .
A couple things to start, if you have never seen the Pixies live, do yourself a favor and go see. You will not be disappointed. My cousin David and his wife are big Pixie fans and tried to turn me on them a long time ago. For whatever reason, just didn't click me at the time. Saw them live about 5-6 years ago and now all the Shank's are Pixie fans. Great album. Starts off with my favorite Pixie song, Debaser. And I have to be honest, I call myself a Pixie fan, but this may have the first time I have listened to this album from start to finish. Shame on me..... Very good songs throughout entire album. I know my beautiful wife really likes Here comes my man and I do too, but probably their most "popish" song off the album. Different than all the other songs, but still good. Gouge, Hey, Monkey goes to Heaven are other songs that seem to stand out to me. But again, not a bad song off this album. Can't believe this was one their earliest albums. Solid I am know inspired to go back and listen to all their albums, start to finish. I can't quite get to that magical 5, but damn near close. 4.5 Go see these guys live!
Man, this is a good one. It would be perfect if it also had "Where is my Mind" on it as well but alas... This is another must have if you're at all interested in 90's music. I'd argue that Doolittle is more important than Surfer Rosa (not a dig - just saying). This album has songs that still routinely show up in popular culture. In fact, I've been recently going through the Forza Horizon series and Debaser features as one of the most well-known songs in that game. Sometimes the lyrics are a little cringe but I don't think there is a single band that isn't guilty of being cringy. Don't regret seeing them. Good stuff. 4.5
Rimelig fedt. Der er flere nummer der ikke siger mig super meget, men stilen er fed hele vejen igennem. 4/5
Yeah, yeah, I get it.
I didn’t know what to expect going into this one. I had heard of Pixies, but always thought it was some punk band I wouldn’t be interested in. Was very surprised when the first song came on, and I realized quickly how similar to the grunge/rock music I like, this was. You can definitely tell that 90s music was heavily influenced by this stuff, and I’m surprised it wasn’t more “mainstream”. Really enjoyed this album and will likely add it to my vinyl collection down the road.
8.5/10 el mejor album de pixies sos. no tiene ninguna cancion mala pero hay algunas q son maomeno. igual es de mis favs.
Some great songs and strong album.
My favourite Pixies album. Opening with Debaser and continuing on with songs like Here Comes Your Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven. Great songs and decent sound.
One of the reasons I love this project and this site is the encouragement to revisit stuff like this, as well as the exposure to so many other sounds that this time around I feel my ears and my brain were much more ready and on board for this. For the first (second and third) time ever I've very much enjoyed this album. I don't know that I'm gonna rush out and buy myself a copy tomorrow or anything, but I also no longer think it doesn't need to be on my shelf. I may not be one of the cool kids yet, but at least they're less likely to stuff me in a garbage can! (I've also pretty much always been twice their size, so it would be very hard for the cool kids to even be able to stuff me in a garbage can if they wanted to!) I'm looking forward to seeing how this newfound enjoyment carries over to other albums in their catalogue.
Great rock album
Never heard much of the Pixies before (although we've had Bossanova a while ago on this which I didn't enjoy that much), but I was pleasantly surprised by this. Still a bit angry, shouty, and tuneless in places, but there's an amazing energy to it, a huge amount of variety without losing a common thread, and it's just a good fun listen. 4/5.
Debaser, Here comes your man … need I say anymore … terrific record !
Not listened to the Pixies before but I enjoyed it more than I expected, they have an interesting style for the late 80s. The lyrics are not the strongest aspect of the album. A lot of them just end up repeat the same lines over and over again. Highlights were "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and "Debaser".
A really awesome album that was ahead of it's time. Not much more to say about it for me. It doesn't quite hit the 5 star mark because a few songs aren't all that notable for me, but it's short, sweet, and a really high four star. We're talking super high four star.
Very good album top to bottom. It feels so modern, considering it came out in 1989!
Still can't tell if it's the punkiest sort of pop or poppiest sort of punk. Either way it works and it's not hard to remember how (or why) this was all the cool kids' favorite band back in the day.
I enjoyed it.
Pretty solid
a fever dream punk pop sweet and sour fermented surf sandwich on a sliced eyeball
Album has a lot of range from pop to experimental. They all worked well not only on their own, but also within the album. A fun and enjoyable album. 4/5
I enjoyed this from start to finish. What I find fascinating is the contrast between most of the album—raw, unpolished, with at least slightly distorted vocals—and "Here Comes Your Man." Next to songs like "Debaser" and "Tame," it sticks out like a sore thumb, all polished and radio-friendly. Personally, it's a sore thumb I enjoy, but it's especially interesting because I feel like "Where Is My Mind?" was also a bit of an outlier. Maybe each album has one? I don't know, but after listening to their first two albums I can definitely say that I'm a fan, regardless of fingers and their relative soreness.
Great album
this sounds like something that would be playing in my friends college dorm while we’re smoking some weed and talking about whatever wacky topic our minds could think of
A great rock album, although very frontloaded with some weird ass songs in the back.
I really love the just out of punk/just entering post-punk sound of this album, combined with the touches of grunge, surf rock, and other alt rock genres. Speaking of, you can especially hear the beginnings of 90s alternative sounds here. While this band has plenty of alternative content, this particular album, released in 1989, is so apparently influential, firmly lays the soundscape for so many phenomenal 90s alt bands to come, across many different 90s alternative sub-genres. This album is a noise rock album as well, so it bears mentioning that it is a very tolerable amount of noise and that label is not being used here to avoid actually making something cohesive and melodic. At 38 minutes, this album seemed to just fly by, and each song being great only made it go by faster. This album has some of my favorite Pixies songs, including "Debaser", "Here Comes Your Man", and "Monkey Gone To Heaven". But really, I'm not disappointed with a single song on this album.
Banda súper infravalorada. Álbum para volver a escuchar con más detenimiento. Temazo Here comes your man.
Solid - never listened to the Pixies before but really liked it!
Did not find it that special when it came out. But it has grown on me since. The weirdness I did not get initially I really like today. Not an easy listen here, but give it a chance!
May give it a few more listens. Enjoyed a couple of the tracks, and appreciate how they defined the music scene in Boston in the 80’s
This album has two the greatest Pixies songs “Hey” and “Monkey gone to heaven”
Lots of great songs. A few unlistenable thrashers.
Like a greatest hits. It remains my life goal to shout Debaser at karaoke.
Denna apa är i himlen när jag lyssnar på dethär eller nå idk
Wow…
Classic of indie classics. Gonna say this one is a banger
Not really my thing, but understand the reputation
Decent. Monkey Gone to Heaven is a tune
This was unexpectedly great! The word "unapologetic" comes to mind: truly a band writing and playing exactly what they feel like, diving head first into the sounds and textures they want to explore. I found a lot of the guitar work to be very interesting. It was reminiscent of early Modest Mouse and reminded me a little of Silversun Pickups (who were obviously very influenced by Pixies). Great record, I get why it gets the praise it gets!
Not bad that
Este es uno de los álbumes que me demuestra que el rock en Estados Unidos es mucho mejor en la costa Este que del lado de California.
Some fun variation within the punk-ey feel
I have a love hate relationship with the Pixies, but most of this album was on the love side. Specifically enjoyed "Crackity Jones", and of course the hits "Wave of Mutilation" and "Debaser"
Great album. Found it after fight club haha. Punk and grunge and rock. A great listen
JAMS
Vild med det, giver det 4 ligesom Cash, og det betyder ikke at jeg vil høre det hele tiden, men jeg vil elske det når jeg sætter det på
Pretty interesting proto-alt/punk album that has aged pretty well
leuk some bangers
Here comes your man wat een banger. Heel goed album, goede lengte en toffe liedjes.
It was a really solid albums, it had a lot of quirks but this definitely help me understand why the pixies are so valued
Awesome album. I like this one more than Surfer Rosa.
Another group I wasn't hugely familiar with but really liked. Sort of reminded me of white stripes. Then the spotify Playlist after album was over played white stripes justifying my thought.
The Pixies best album. The album that inspired much of what became the grunge movement and on into the indie craze. 3.5/5.
Enjoyed
Pretty good album. I loved the contrast between the more melodic stuff and the harsh loud stuff and they blended it really well. Never listened to these guys before but I can totally see their influence on 90s bands.
Overall it was good. A few songs like Wave of Mutilation and Monkey Gone to Heaven stood out.
Quite catchy, a lot of good songs, however, it still needs a few listens to get to me. 7.5/10
Crazy pixies, there music scares me a bit
great record whose influence is immense fav tracks: Debaser, Tame, Monkey gone to Heaven, Hey. least fav tracks: No 13 baby, Silver.
A more electrified, unhinged Violent Femmes feel to this one. Oddly prescient of the 90s with its grungy riffs mixed on top of radio-friendly acoustic, an amalgam of all the best parts of the decade to come. My only qualm here is that a few tracks are too short to fully realize their melodic potential, but otherwise this is a great, fun listen throughout.
An up and down album with some really good songs on it like Debaser. My favorite was Here Comes Your Man.
they surprised me with this one not only was there a track about the environment but also hiring morissey for la la love you. here comes your man, hey, debaser are all classics solid album
Interesting that I got this about a month after Surfer Rosa. I was not expecting to get this album so soon. The randomness of the algorithm continues to amuse me. As I predicted a month ago, I did like this album better. Their sound is a little more developed, a little more cohesive. I already knew three songs. I really like “Here Comes Your Man” (new to me) but has anyone else noticed that it sounds a lot like REM’s “Stand”? I’m torn about whether I’d keep this on my phone and listen to it again (the difference between 4 and 5 stars for me). I guess however I feel about it tomorrow at 5:30AM will be the answer…
classic
The best of the Pixies. Best track: Here Comes Your Man
My fave of their classic first 4 albums. They mastered the quiet/loud thing which Nirvana later nicked. The tunes are ace there are 4/5 classics on the this one. (Love Wave of Mutilation) Black Francis lyrics are weird and cryptic. Essential stuff. 4
More flawed with age, but "Monkey Gone to Heaven" still gives a nostalgic chill, "Debaser" and "Here Comes Your Man" are chiming fun and "Gouge Away" a cleansing churn to finish it off.
nice 4/5
very good
Vraiment un bon son qui se distingue, je peux comprendre comment cet album a clairement du avoir un impact sur la scène alternative.
An excellent follow-up to an excellent debut. I might prefer “Surfer Rosa” on a gut level but they’re very close. On some songs the band sounds like they recorded the songs before perfecting and polishing them too much, so they still have an unpredictable energy. The bass is great and drives the tone towards slightly menacing territory - so distinct, very Pixies. “Here Comes Your Man” is a personal favorite that I used to listen to on repeat in college.
It's obvious how the band and this album influenced Nirvana and Jane's Addiction. When I first put the album on, it was like I had found the missing piece to the puzzle. Because those other albums don't just suddenly appear. There has to be some evolution, right? So, what about this album? Wikipedia said that NME writers voted it the second greatest album of all time. Now that's REALLY pushing it. I thought it was good. The songs were short and to the point. "Hey" was... um, yeah. Definitely made me want to hear more, which is a good thing.
I really took a liking to Surfer Rosa and thought I might rate this one even higher given its well known songs. But after Debaser (so grungy), Wave of Mutilation (a great, great song), Here Comes Your Man (a fun one to learn on guitar), and Monkey Gone to Heaven (never really my fave) the album is a bit uneven. Up to that point in the album it has a real edgy, grungy sound (Tame and I Bleed fit well in the first half but not sure how well they stand alone). From there I find some of the songs a little weird (Crackity Jones, La La Love You, Hey, Silver). Still even in those songs you hear some great guitar riffs and rock beats. And in others on the back half they do it almost as well as the first half (No 13 Baby, There Goes My Gun, Gouge Away), reminding you why they were so important to the transition from 80s to 90s rock.
Rocking album. One of my favorite things about it is that it came out in the 1980s but doesn’t sound like an 80s album at all except for maybe the Sonic Youth influence on it. Listening to this you can hear just how many albums have been influenced by it. The guitar on “Monkey’s Gone to Heaven” reminds me of a track on The Bends. “No 13 Baby” has some of my favorite guitar and least favorite vocals on the album. I think the dichotomy there actually makes me like the track even more. I tried to listen to this album years back and it didn’t do much for me but this time around I loved it. Looking forward to checking out more of their stuff. Pixies, you get a solid 4!
On their second album the Pixies continued to be ahead of their time - so much of grunge can be traced back to their songs. I personally preferred their debut Surfer Rosa - I felt it had stronger individual songs and also a harder edge. This album is definitely a 4 though - a really good album that I'd like to keep listening to. I haven't rated the Pixies a 5 mainly because there's always a little too much screaming and feedback, but not so much for me to dislike it. I will definitely keep listening to both these albums and plan to dig into more of their discography. Favorite tracks - Wave of Mutilation, I Bleed, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Mr. Grieves, No. 13 Baby, and Gouge Away.
7/10. Another solid Pixies album
Just some good ol alt rock. 8/10
Rock alternativo.
Important album!
Listened all weekend!
Good album for sure. I love the wacky and unpredictable style of vocals the Pixies always seem to use. A good amount of standout songs on the album as well. Just love their style. Favorite Songs: "Debaser", "Wave of Mutilation", "Here Comes Your Man", "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
The pixies at their best
Surprisingly nice album! Some of the songs felt like fillers with no emotions, but all the rest, with Hey at the top were really good. The album was a sweet mix of pop and rock, with some heavy moments in between. Catchy tunes plus some interesting vocal options. I will definitely come back to this album once again, probably sooner than later.
Listened to this before recommended, love it. Certain standout songs like debaser and monkey gone to heaven but half are relatively ok
Already love this album. Pixies are right up my ally of melodic punk. Very raw yet tight at the same time. Nothing beats Black Francis screeching hand in hand with the gentle back vocals of Paz.
J'ai écouté un peu de Punk/Pop Rock dans ma jeunesse et je dois dire que cet album se trouve dans les meilleurs que j'ai entendu dans le style. 4.15
Slappin’ record. Very in-your-face and loud, but not annoying somehow. 7/10
Solid
A few throw-aways, but mostly great and perfectly odd.
Was gooood
I had no idea I was a Pixies fan until embarking on this project. It's been a pleasant discovery. I was always aware of them and enjoyed ther more popular songs I had heard, but had enever delved deeper into album tracks. I'm not sure why. I'm glad it's being thrust upon me now.
Good stuff
yessss, when I see alt rock, this is what I wanna hear!
Great rock album with surprisingly quality production. Dips in quality a bit in the second half but definitely worth the listen for every grunge and alternative rock fan.
Fuck yeah. Love this album.
Great fun listening to this one, brought up lots of road trip memories with Chloe. Debaser is an epic unhinged start to the album, hooked me straight away, then the album just goes from bop to chaotic bop.
Almost a 5. It just has 2 or 3 tracks that I don't really vibe with, but otherwise Doolittle is a killer album with some timeless classics. The lyrics are really interesting, the sound is instantly identifiable. Love this
Bello, interessante, meglio di 'Surfer Rosa'
Many songs ring a bell. Not bad. Has the vibe of it's time.
Kolejne Pixiesy wylosowalo, tym razem ich drugi studyjny album z 89, ktory jest moim ulubionym materialem bandy, orygialne wydanie to 38 minut punkowego rokowania mocno nastakowane kawalkami, bo jest ich az 15, wiec z jednej strony nie daje do duzego plejtajmu utworow, ale nadrabia to ich roznorodnoscia, obok energicznych, przepelnionych instrumentalna przemoca trakow jak tame czy crackity jones, ktore tez dobrze pokazuja jak banda dynamicznie laczyla momenty punkowe z bardziej stonowanymi alternatywnymi brzmieniami, czy nawet z popowymi liniami melodycznymi jak na here comes your man czy monkey gone to heaven, ktory feaczuruje tez bardziej egzotyczne instrumentale jak na grupe hamerykansko punkowo, bo pojawia sie na nim czterech grajkow sesyjnych operujacych smyczkami, ale co najbardziej mnie kupuje na tym albumie, jak i na reszcie tworczosci pana Blacka, to kontent liryczny, ktory sam pan Francis okresla jako giberisz w ktorym chodzilo jedynie o to zeby slowa dobrze do siebie pasowaly, ale jednak jest to niemozliwe biorac pod uwage zatrwozenie motywow przewodnim w ktorym dominuja dziwki, niezbadane glebie i oczywiscie czlowiek, a to wszystko podane w gestym sobie nawiazan biblijnych, wiec nie moglo zabraknac chocby babilonskiej kurwy czy numerow bestyjkowych, wiec jak dla mnie plyta ktora pamieta sie za ten giberisz, w ktorym granie schodzi na drugi plan, dodatkowym aspektem plyty jest jej lofikowosc, a zwlaszcza kontrast jaki robia niektore piosenki jak dead brzmiacy jak gdyby byl nagrywany w schowku na miotly, zwlaszcza ze wzgledu na jakosc wokali, a wystepujacym zaraz po nim monkey gone to heaven, ktory brzmi wrecz popowo, gdyby nie to ze traktuje o czyms tak obskornym jak wplyw czlowieka na srodowisko naturalne, o czyms takim sie przeciez nie robi muzyki do sluchania dla ludzi, a jednak brzmi to na jakosciowy blend szorstkosci punkowej, surrealizmu lirycznego i zywego instrumentala, przepis na undergroundowy szlagierowy krazek lub sleeperowy popowy album, bo jednak premierowo szalu nim nie zrobili, a jego ponowne odkrycie to wczesne lata 2k, na plejce juz cos z niego mialem, wiec malpi i czlowiekowy trak odpadaja, ale dodam jeszcze openingowego debasera i wave of mutilation, ktory od czasow mid90s bedzie mi sie kojarzyl z deska
This album did little for me at the time, as it seemed a bit of a let-down and a re-tread after their debut. Listening to it now the well-known tracks sound great. Some great tunes and I love the energy. It flagged a bit in the middle, with whatever the cost-reggae intro track was, but overall I enjoyed this a lot more than I did at the time. 3.5 stars.
Onhan tää kova, parhaat biisit huikean hienoja. Helppo huomata vaikutus ysärin indie-buumiin jenkeissä. Ehkä muutama biisi oli vähän bulkkia, mutta sanotaan neljä miinus.
Taattua ysärituskaa ja -kärsimystä, mutta erinomaisesti tehtynä. Joitain biisejä en pitäny niin hyvinä, että voisin tälle 5/5 antaa mut vahva 4.
A lot of familiar songs. Good album.
Another 4.5, just below a classic. This album influenced the next decade of indie music.
I hear a direct line from this record to Cage the Elephant. Snappy post-punk rock. Melodic but rough at the same time with some slashing guitars.
An old favourite, just as much fun as it used to be
Nice record with bits that sound like new order, Neil Young and the Smiths
Great album which rarely falters.
Really good
Pretty good but a bit uneven.
great album, i love listening to an older album and realizing that this is an inspiration for a newer artist
good but i dont rly remmember lolz
Musicas que eu ouviria para viajar.
Great album
I forgot how relatively mellow Pixies actually are compared to how I keep remembering them. I generally like them, and they clearly had some influence on later bands I like more. Doolittle dragged at parts, but overall pretty good.
NERRRRDS!
In yesterday's review of Jesus and Mary Chain I said they generated some excitement but not enough to get to the next level. This Pixes album has the level of excitement that JMC did not have. This album is also better than their first.
To help me decipher the lyrics to the first song, I tracked down the short film from 1929 it refers to, Un Chien Andalou, and watched it to the end, not deterred by the slitting eyeballs scene. This led me to looking for literary references in the other songs, and there are many, especially old testament references. This led me to reading the lyrics as I listened to every song and, on a few, visiting SongMeanings and reading the #1 most-liked interpretation. This, I think, would lead me to giving higher scores to most albums (excluding ACDC and the like). Musically, there's a chasm between the quasi-hardcore, less accessible songs and a handful of hits and pop-oriented tracks like La La Love You. I'm now convinced of the genius of Black Francis. Kim Deal is also talented, as is their singing drummer. And of course, the guitars are great. I deduct 1 point since I haven't done a full lyrical deep dive on the other 369 bands we've listened to.
Pretty good! Heard it before but nice going back to it!
Nice rock album.
Pretty great example of alternative rock. One of those albums though that I'd rather remember listening to than actually listen to.
Tiptop!
zum ersten mal ein pixies album ganz gehört. debaser catchy, erstaunlich voll produzierter sound, dafür dass sie die kings of alternative und indie sein sollen ein erstaunlich geschliffener sound. jetzt weiß man wo weezer abgeschaut haben, aber auch fucked up. probably nirvana irgendwie. whoa plötzlich tame - elektroschock für die gehörgänge. wave of mutilation mit dem geilsten Reim (mutilation - crustacean). kann ich glauben dass die den indie / grundge usw erfunden haben. kling auch immer bissl ironisch, sonic youth auf easy hörbar. so frühe 90er wie nur geht, obwohls aus den 80ern ist.
Awesome vibes. Liked it Very much. Dabaser, tame,silver,hey were the best.
A good alt rock album, probably the best work by pixies.
Like, one too many songs. Otherwise tops.
20th December 2021 Listened mainly while getting ready to leave Vancouver! Finished on the plane when landing in LA to come visit guy! Really great. Grungy, hardcore whilst being melodic and sensitive.
Klassísk Pixies plata í alla staði
Seminal album from a pioneering band.
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Almost. 4.5 out of 5. Great memories of seeing them tour this album.
Classic, heard a lot before. Good to great
Not as excellent as their first two releases, from the perspective of a kid who got their first album when it came out at Newbury Comics and then hero-worshipped the graphic designers of 4AD, and who then got to see Throwing Muses opening for the Pixies at the Paradise, and felt goosebumps
Enjoyed it. But no songs stayed with me after listening
Big fan of this one. Only song of theirs missing from this album that I really like is Where Is My Mind. Sad we missed them at RF
4/5
Muy buen disco de rock con estilo un tanto grunge, algo de garage y con guitarras contundentes y en ocasiones, pesadas. Algunas canciones melodiosas.
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.
I quite like the fact that Ken Norton produced both The Pixies and Busted. (Wikipedia quite charmingly describes Busted a a punk band. O tempora, o mores...)
The songs on this that I like I REALLY like. Wave of Mutilation, Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Hey
its a lot but gonna try it? 2-3 stars maybe. kinda catchy. 3.5!
Lolz is o people who bought it for here r comes your man
Good album. Some really good songs on this one.
Their high point, four or five classics and only the fact that it tails off a little towards the end stops it from getting five stars
Enjoyed this album! Had some recognizable hits on it as well
It was "Debaser" that instantly dragged me in. One of those songs that could wake the dead by introducing in stages its taut, hitting-every-quaver bassline, fizzing lead, frenzied tambourine, searing rhythm guitar, and the deranged vocal with its battle cry of "I am un... CHIEN Andalusia!" Perfection which I've been returning to again and again, until it became my most played song on Spotify in 2020. The rest either hooked me just as quickly (I'm a sucker for strong melodic refrains like "Here Comes Your Man" and "Wave of Mutilation"), took a while for me to warm up to (the long cascading outro of "No 13 Baby", the slow burn of "Hey") or is still something I struggle with (the abrasive screaming all over "Tame", the tuneless chaos of "Dead"). The record strikes a great run in its mid section, filling up most of the second half with great variety, before sadly ending on a fairly shrugging note with "Silver" and "Gouge Away". Honourable mention to the underrated gem "Mr Grieves", one of my favourites for the way it restlessly jumps around in tempo and rhythm. On a first listen this would have been a 3*. It's now pushing 5, but to be fairer on some of the ones I'm hearing for the first time I'm rounding out to a 4.
Альбом понравился, аж захотелось пиксис больше послушать
Wow, the tracks on this are so short! It's a great vibe - I only knew Here Comes Your Man/Monkey Gone To Heaven before. I'm gutted that I missed out on grunge/alt while it was happening but at least I rode the Britpop wagon for all it was worth.
How is this so good?
Shaggy and cool
The last great Pixies album.
Brilliant little album with more than a handful of great tunes.
-generally solid alternative rock -nothing really stood out, but very nice -will probably give it another listen
Great band and great album!
Great album that I come back to every now and again. Standouts are Debaser, Here Comes Your Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven
Really good, nothing more to say.
Great album
Decent
Ich ziehe es bossa nova vor, welches ich gestern gehört habe, werde aber trotzdem nur 4 Sterne geben, weil einige Songs dabei waren, die nicht hängengeblieben sind. Dennoch geiles Alben, Tame, Here comes your man, monkey gone to heaven und Hey sind meine faves und könnten alle nicht unterschiedlicher klingen hahaha
Não é mau, começa de uma forma consistente e quanto mais avancei no álbum mais desinteressante este pareceu-me. Não é algo que fosse ouvir, contundo é um bom album. Nota: 6/10
Fun!
Heard it. Great.
Closest we have had to a 5 star album so far, some fantastic songs but a little drop in quality in the second half.
While the other Pixies album was a solid 8, this is more of a 7.5. It had more tunes that I knew on it, but preferred the last. Still, my roundup rule keeps it at 4/5.
Great tunes - I prefer Surfer Rosa but this is excellent.
"Don't know about you But I am un chien andalusia" (Debaser) "What's that floatin' in the water? Oh, Neptune's only daughter" (Mr. Grieves) El resto del disco sin más, pero Debaser es tan locurote que le voy a poner cuatro estrellas igualmente.
its pretty good
Fint album dette! Høydepunkter: debaser (fantastisk førstelåt på et album!) og wave of mutilation. Kan kanskje bli bittelitt "masete" etterhvert. Hadde nok kommet opp på en 4,5 hvis halve poeng hadde vært mulig.
No se si sea edición. Pero es de esos discos que te llenan en cada instrumento. Y debe ser así porque así transcurrió la vida de pixies, sin pretensiones.
Better than I remember
'Debaser' - absoluter BÄNGÄ, sondtrack von SKATE3. Außerdem liebt auch Stingo "the voice of AEV" diesen song (#Qualitätssiegel) Insgesamt ne runde Sache. A weng gschrei, bissi punkig und geht ins Ohr. Gehard Abfahrt!
Ah damn, da wollt ich noch ne Bewertung schreiben. Habe es aber sehr genossen. Pixies holen so ein Möchtegern-edgy-Girl wie mich immer überall ab.
4.5 | Creo que es el primer disco que toca que tenía en físico. Entre este disco y su disco anterior a mi parecer fueron los Pixies quienes dieron forma a la verdadera escena del rock alternativo que dominaría en los 90s, incluyendo a la formación del grunge, que sin tocarlo como tal si pusieron la base de cómo iba a sonar. Si bien contemporáneos como Sonic Youth o Jane's Addiction ya estaban a estas alturas y no se puede tampoco decir que fueran unos genios innovadores, no hay sonido más "puente" que el de ellos; todas las canciones, en su variedad de ritmos demuestran sonidos arrastrados de rock, con el atisbo de nuevas formas de interpretarlos. Nirvana podría haber existido sin ellos pero el sonido del Nevermind en muchos aspectos parece sacado directo de este disco y ese tipo de influencia se puede llegar a ver hasta en bandas que no suenan tan similares entre sí como Radiohead o Weezer. Desde la producción escueta de su música, las líneas de bajo simples, los temas macabros y a veces crudos, el humor y una voz salvaje que grita a garage. Es un disco errático, gracioso, perturbador, emocionante y que vive en el momento. Quizá es más recordado Surfer Rosa por ser el primero pero en este proyecto es cuando los siento en su apogeo. No podemos tampoco dejar de pasar por alto que es reconocida mundialmente como una de las bandas más facilmente tarareables del mundo... Creo fue Mike Portnoy quien dijo "Solo un pelele no podría tararear a los Pixies"
Love it!
Original 80s/90s garage sound. Not for everyone but lead the way for modern artsy/need rock/alternative
an awesome album
This is the punk I was expecting, since the early 70s stuff was way too obtuse and angry for me! Or maybe this is early 70s, and I just like the Pixies a lot more? It's calmer, at least.
Fuck yeah
Nostalgia jam
A transformative alt-rock album; sound is very ahead of its time and the future bands that were influenced by it are so palpable.
Really enjoyed it. Quite varied sounds and nice funky beats. Was going to five stars but the last couple tracks were a bit meh
closer to a 4.5
Obviously inspired and inspirational, and no doubt a nailed-on 5 to many. But I don't really connect to this as much as similar-ish indie bands from that era. Give me Pavement or Dinosaur Jr instead!
Short sharp songs, dynamic and varied
2,8 Highlights: Debaser, Here Comes Your Man
Enjoyed this much more than Bossanova. Some good tunes on here and worth another listen.
cool
Here Comes Your Man is the first real banger from the album, but Mr. Grieves goes to an interesting sound that leads well into the drums at the beginning of La La Love You. Hey is the next hit song
I felt like the second half of it was better for some reason. I want to like this album but wasn’t really feeling it. I appreciate it for its influence on other incredible musicians but i think it’s just not my favorite. Really nice musicianship and mixing on this!
I can see their appeal and it's not that I don't like it. But it doesn't exite me, maybe due to its age.
a little too emo for me, but I like the guitar. Here comes your man is my favorite song on the album. Would continue to listen to it. A lot of the other songs sound pretty similar to each other.
a bit annoying but some good ones
decent
Some rock, some pop, some junk.
decent vibes
7 / 10
Yeah it was good. Well played. Little too grungy for me though.
Cool. Short, disjointed, but well-produced and a couple of real bangers.
This is good, but won’t listen to it again.
Liked here comes your man song
Certainly an influential record for those in the 90s alternative music scene as well as people inspired by it. From Nirvana to Olivia Rodrigo, the Pixies have left their mark across generations with their first few records. It's not quite what I'm after personally, but there's absolutely no denying the impact Doolittle's had, and while I may prefer to listen to one of the bands the Pixies had inspired, this one's still pretty goooooood. Standouts: Debaser, Wave of Mutilation, Gouge Away
Had a good time with this but it was too many days ago and I forgot to put any notes down at that time. I liked it more than Surfer Rosa though (complimentary in both cases)
I think I liked this a little more than Surfer Rosa, but maybe that's recency bias. Still just something good to listen to for me but not too much to stand out either.
Wasn't a stand out.
tuve la oportunidad de verlos en vivo y me encantó! <3 me gusta mucho “hey”.
This album doesn’t live up to my teenage memories of it, but it’s got its moments (and Gouge Away)
Repetitive, atonal, cryptic, whiny...all words that reappear in reviews of albums I don't care for, and this is one of them. A few tracks (like "Crackity Jones" and "La La Love You") add a little variety to the mix, but overall it's just Not My Thing.
Se me hizo monótono pero bien.
it's a standard pixies album that mostly sounds okay, has some shiny highlights, but is not that much above the average of many other noise alt rock bands' output.
Amazing
A bit monotonous. Just okay.
3.1
3.5. Not really my type of music with the way Francis sings, but it has very high highs. I guess, being honest, i liked the “radio-friendly” songs more like La La Love You and Here Comes Your Man. I do see why people love it so much, though - it’s just not something I would listen to again, minus a few songs
liked - hey, monkey gone to heaven, here comes your man
pretty cool album. a lot of the vocals and instrumentals are out there, and while i'm not a huge fan of every song, for the most part doolittle is an enjoyable listen. favorite track: wave of mutilation
Neither great nor terrible. Good rock. Didn’t know they did “Here Comes Your Man,” but all the other songs were easy to listen to. Solid music for driving.
not my kind of jam but still listenable
Here comes your man is a fun track the rest don’t really match its tone though
Ganske fornuftigt. Synes det holder niveauet rimeligt fornuftigt, men er aldrig helt oppe at støde.
*55 Det siger mig ikke rigtig noget, men det var mere godt end dårligt - derfor 3 og ikke 2.
Det er en rutsjebanetur Der er flere ting, jeg rigtig godt kan lide, og noget jeg ikke er helt ligeså vild med, men det er overordnet set rigtig fint 3.6
They certainly have an amazing talent for writing songs that are a catchy as f*ck, and those guitars rock hard Many a sweaty nightclub evening in the 90's was spent jumping around to Pixies tunes But hearing the lyrics again now, why should I care about the Monkey? And wtf is Andalusia? Wave of Mutilation - really? I think I've moved on . . .
okay
Here Comes Your Man elevated this a full point for me.
Daha cok punk seviyorum bunlar benim tarzım değil
felt very experimental, like a mix of every genre and their take on it. certainly good but it wasn't my cup of tea
The last of the 3 Pixies albums on this list. With nearly 500 albums I've heard since my last Pixies album, my opinion hasn't changed. Still no fan, still doesn't do much for me.
war nice bissle punkkk
Lots of screaming, haha. Background noise, not very thought provoking. Leah - 4/7 Leprechauns Austin - 3.5/7 Leprechauns
Really wanted to like this more than I did because I know it's a pretty iconic album. Some of the songs had good beats, but some were pretty grating on me. Debaser & Here Comes Your Man were standouts. (3)