Where should I start with The Pixies?

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  • blacknapkins
    blacknapkins Posts: 2,177
    Listen to "Hey" three times in a row. Your life will be forever changed. :)
    "Information is not knowledge.
    Knowledge is not wisdom.
    Wisdom is not truth.
    Truth is not beauty.
    Beauty is not love.
    Love is not music.
    Music is the best."
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  • capybaralet
    capybaralet Posts: 145
    Doolittle is the one to start with, in general. I like Surfer Rosa better, but it is much crazier, and doolittle is basically universally adored.

    Also, I recommend checking out The Breeders, a project of Kim Deals (the Pixies' bassist) I like them just as much, although they are different and have a bit less edge.
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  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    I say start at the start.

    Chronological is usually best, that way you can hear the evolution of the band's sound, gives a better perspective for me at least.
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    blacknapkins wrote:
    Listen to "Hey" three times in a row. Your life will be forever changed. :)

    Just wanted to stop by and say that I did. And it was. I can't wait to get hold of an album now. :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Leia
    Leia Posts: 22
    I think Surfer Rosa was my first "contact" with The Pixies, I actually had their albums all at once, my boyfriend was a huge Pixies/Pearl Jam/Neil Young lover eleven years ago :)

    Their "Best of" albums I buyed for him, he was too buzy studying that period (hehe).

    We had the chance to see them live twice: 2004 he went to Amsterdam, I saw them at Rock Werchter. 2005 we went to Pukkelpop, it was the only reason I went there (Marilyn Manson is actually a joke lol)

    I screamed my lungs out, we were so excited we could share this with our friends, the boys been into the Pixies since 15 years or so...

    Typical for the Pixies, at a concert, they don't realy "talk" between the songs, they play one song after the other, but with such an ease, the chords are in their fingers, Francis screams from the beginning 'till the end.... It was the best Pixies experience for the lot of us! (We had something like: "now we can die") LOL

    :)
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  • Inkdaub
    Inkdaub Posts: 235
    I would get them all. The Pixies are very consistant at making great music. You'll have favorites but will probably like almost anything you hear from them. There is a split cd that features both Surfer Rosa and Come On Pilgrim which would be a good place to start if you find it. If not you can get Surfer in any record store.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    LOL this was supposed to be another post, sorry.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Sexy2aFault
    Sexy2aFault Posts: 388
    Bossanova is the marijuana album. It is so dreamy and spacy for a basic rock album. Velouria,All over the World,The happening... Light one up fellas? Nah..

    Doolittle is the easiest one to listen to and has the "hits", Trompe Le Monde is probably the most rocking start to finish.
  • Irish_lola
    Irish_lola Posts: 14
    Bossanova was always my favourite, much prefer it to Surfer Rosa & Doolittle.
    It's kinda spacey, surf guitarish but that's not to say it doesn't, ahem, rawk. Just listen to Velouria or Is She Weird (which is rather sexy). I think it's a really complete, together album. But that probably comes from its almost constant rotation in my tape deck in the early 90s (along with Ten and Sonic Youth's Dirty).
    Aaah, them were the days :)

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