For all you Pixies-fans!!!

You can’t get Come on Pilgrim on a separate CD anymore in Europe unless you buy a 2nd hand vinyl copy. It’s been added to newer CD pressings of Surfer Rosa. I think it’s still available on it’s own CD in the USA and it’s possibly buyable on www.play.com or www.amazon.com

Originally posted by Ren Frew
I like the price Amazon are quoting… £6.66 !:p

The Number of the Beastie !!! .Yup got it , the freebie and Doolittle for £15 odds , damn bargain . Need to get tickets for Frank Black and the Catholics now !!!.

Originally posted by Arthur

Benjamin, do you have the perfectly silly Dutch version of Where Is My Mind by Koos Kreuk?

Would love to hear that. Do you have the lyricks? 😀 A couple of months ago .Calibre (I think that’s Belgian) covered “where’s my mind”. They should not allow to make covers from such a great song.

BTW, Arthur, are you a fan of the Dandy Warhols? They are a lot inspired by the Pixies I think. Good music, but unlike the Pixies, not as refreshing.

Does anyone know when the Pixies are bringing out their collector’s item box featuring all the cd’s (Surfer Rosa – Doolittle – Trompe Le monde, Come on Pelgrim and Bossanova). I’m still not able to find Come on Pelgrim in the low countries. Would really like to have it, it’s their first stuff.

I like the price Amazon are quoting… £6.66 !:p

Originally posted by Ren Frew
I’ll prpobably get a bollocking from Webmaster for this but here goes, it is art after all…

You can get it at www.amazon.co.uk if you buy the UK edition you also get the first album ‘Come on Pilgrim’ included.

Oh, The Wedding Present, saw them at the Barras about ’92 I think, Buffalo Tom were the support. Brassneck and Oh Why Do You, also helped me wear out the soles of my DM’s at Paisley Tech Union on a friday/saturday nights early 90’s ! 😀

Ahh going all nostalgic now , my wife will kill me when she cops the next VISA bill !!!!!!!!!!

I’ll prpobably get a bollocking from Webmaster for this but here goes, it is art after all…

You can get it at www.amazon.co.uk if you buy the UK edition you also get the first album ‘Come on Pilgrim’ included.

Oh, The Wedding Present, saw them at the Barras about ’92 I think, Buffalo Tom were the support. Brassneck and Oh Why Do You, also helped me wear out the soles of my DM’s at Paisley Tech Union on a friday/saturday nights early 90’s ! 😀

Originally posted by Ren Frew
Toe… knee….toe….knee…toe…knee !!!

Hey hey a student union dancefloor classic. It is indeed on the very marvellous Sufer Rosa, the one with the big boobied lady on the cover.:D

Ahhhhhh nostalgia !!! , I have it on tape in the car , I did have it on vinyl – but went missing years ago – anybody got the addy for any online Music stores , I’m pi55 bored at work and am armed with a VISA card – dangerous stuff.
Does anybody out there still listen to The Wedding Present , I found my video of s***k on Saturday – still sounds great.

Toe… knee….toe….knee…toe…knee !!!

Hey hey a student union dancefloor classic. It is indeed on the very marvellous Surfer Rosa, the one with the big boobied lady on the cover.:D

What album is “Tony’s Theme ” on ?? , is it Surfer Rosa ?? –

brilliantly insane song

This is a song about a superhero called Tony ,
It’s called Tony’s Theme ………..mad guitar chorus.

Dammit, i got Where Is My Mind as well.

I thought i’d be more empty-headed, more in the realms of Cecilia Ann or so. Ah, i guess it depends on my mood. Tomorrow i’ll try to get Wave of Mutilation (in the laid-back UK Surf variant of course).

Biggest dissapointment was when i missed the final Pixies concert in the Netherlands – it was only announced one day in advance, and considering it was 200 kms away for this 16-year old… Very much alas. They were great at Pinkpop though, and i got a bootleg of that Eden Hall concert, so at least…

The Breeders still are active, they released an album a year ago. And even though i think Frank Black has gotten better over the years (less kitchy, especially after joining up with The Catholics), a joinup would be great!

Benjamin, do you have the perfectly silly Dutch version of Where Is My Mind by Koos Kreuk?

Check out FrankBlack.net for details of the Pixies reunion – not to be missed . Also Ren , I’m pretty sure Frank Black and the Catholics are due to play the Barrowlands round about now – I can’t see many Rangers fans wearing that Tour T-shirt (they probably wouldn’t wear it anyway unless it came with a Shellsuit).

Edited to include – Frank Black and the Catholics are playing the Garage in Glasgow , the Liqiud Rooms in Edinburgh and the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen 26th-28th of next month.

And wasn’t ‘Tame’ used in a tv advert recently ? Vodka or something ?

Actually the original videoclip of Where’s my mind is pretty cool. It’s some japanese Manga-cartoon, with lots of explosions, a carrier being destroyed by some monster and even an Su-27.

Anyone see that great scene at the end of that movie Fight Club when the skyscrapers start coming down to the tune of Where is My Mind?

They could never have done that now with sept 11

Kim’s still making records with The Breeders AKAIK. Black’s latest record heavily features the other Pixies, Joey and Dave as backing musicians.

They all get on well apparently, just Kim that’s got the problem with Black Francis. Clash of ego’s as ever. 😉

Is Kim Deal still doing that Breeders-stuff? Which other band can make a record about such nerdish stuff like the Bible and UFO’s and still be number one :D! Great music.

Hey hey , I’ll settle for that analysis !

As for the Pixies, I got into them in 1988 aged 18. Went to see them 3 times in Glasgow, well 2 and a half. On the third occasion at the SECC, the crowd barrier collapsed and the safety anoraks had the show stopped after about 4 numbers as I recall.

Wasn’t all bad news, we got a refund and we’d already seen Teenage Fanclub play an excellent support set. I was well gutted when they split up. Black Francis was on the radio recently talking about a possible get together if Kim Deal agrees to it. That would be ace.

I was a bit miffed to hear him talk about how he had been staying in a cottage in Glencoe, the same week I was there camping. Probably just missed bumping into him in the village pub. :rolleyes:

As for them not being all that popular… In the early 90’s at their peak they were the biggest thing around in the alternative music scene, much bigger (and better) than Nirvana. Nirvana were huge of course but it felt to me at the time they were not the biggest thing going on. Of course Kurt Cobain’s suicide in ’94 sealed their place in notoriety. It always amazed me how many people got into Nirvana after they were current. Nothing wrong with that of course , but death sells as they say and I think Nirvana are one of those bands who possibly carry greater prestige now than 10 years ago.

I also saw early Nirvana live and wasn’t particulary impressed, slighty underwhelmed to be honest.

Cheers !:rolleyes:

Man, I would give everything to see a concert of the Pixies again. Unfortunatelly, I just discovered them a year ago, and in 1991 I was a mere 7 years old, too young to go to a concert.

A shame this band never become so popular (at least not on a scale together with Nirvana). It influenced a lot of modern bands (Dandy Warhols, Eels ..)

If you don’t see the analysis here it is :

Monkey gone to heaven :

You’re always the one who stands out in a crowd. People look forward to seeing you. You’re well dressed, well-mannered, but spontaneous enough that it’s very easy for you to make friends. Your interests include the paranormal and government conspiracies, but you also enjoy sitting back and eating a good meal. You probably have a lot of pets that you take care of obsessively.

Well I got Monkey Gone to Heaven and no character analysis popped up… oh well!

Funny I was just thinking about the Pixies last night, looking through my scrap book of gig tickets, as I added my Red Hot Chilli Peppers/ Foo Fighters stubs from the show at Glasgow Green.

Found my Pixies at the Glasgow Barrowland ticket from 1991. Oh what a night that was. 😉