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:
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