| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| kono |
Posted - 08/08/2005 : 12:51:56
http://startwithrevelation.blogspot.com/2005/07/frank-blackif-i-were-your-mother-id.html
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| 35 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 09/19/2005 : 11:12:34
briliant movie
that aside:
bossanova is my favourite record of all time
take that c*ckf*gs!
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God save the Noisies |
| kono |
Posted - 09/18/2005 : 19:43:32
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind flashback, great movie
-l |
| Carl |
Posted - 09/18/2005 : 18:36:03
Oh m'darlin', oh m'darlin', oh m'daaaaarlin' clemintine(ontheline), hello! |
| clementineontheline |
Posted - 09/17/2005 : 19:43:52
Hi everyone this is my first post =) jeje I loooove pixies they´re fantastic, the best thing that ever happened to me, I´ve been listening to them since I was 8 =)
I think that maybe this mysterious thing that drives me to listening to them over and over and over again is the mixture between the simplicity of the melodies and the rare and complex profundity in the lyrics.. |
| kono |
Posted - 09/01/2005 : 20:48:39
you guys make me smile.
-l |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 04:50:22
I reserve such action for 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'
the guitar is my friend. |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 04:37:21
I just hope you mean guitar, Soren! It sounds like you mean to chop the precious album to pieces in some inexplicable record-destroying fit! Come to your senses, man! ;) |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 04:34:34
I must admit, no other band has had such a lasting impression on me than the Pixies.
It's so damn hard to explain why the've hit the spot like no other. a mystery to me.
And i've just realised i haven't listened to Trompe Le Monde in it's entirety in yonks.
This is gonna be good....now where's my axe!
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| Carl |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 04:27:11
Kono, you are a true Pixite! |
| kono |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 02:16:01
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
"If someone wants to hear me wax nostalgic about my records, talk to me in ten years.
[laughs] At the moment, I'm just fucking sick of them."
revisiting this quote, and this time NOT not paying attention to everything after 'well, i thought that "Bossa Nova" was probably the best record.' like a bonehead, two things occured to me that had, for some reason, never occured to me before-
1. for the last couple years i have listened to the pixies albums daily, over and over again, sometimes singling out one album for months at a time, and i've never tired of them, not even a little
and
2. with the exception of every pixies album, the white album, and the lips' yoshimi, no album has inspired me to listen to it again as soon as it ends
i find this amazing. |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/25/2005 : 04:03:37
my pleasure.
"If someone wants to hear me wax nostalgic about my records, talk to me in ten years.
[laughs] At the moment, I'm just fucking sick of them."
wax away, frank. don't be shy! |
| kono |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 18:59:19
thank you fbc
-l |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 01:38:59
black francis' frank blackness
mondo 2000 |
| kono |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 09:48:47
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
I have that magazine. It's a really good interview.
any idea where i can get my hands on it?
-l |
| kono |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 09:45:32
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
here's a nice quote for you kono from 'the man':
"Well, i thought that "Bossanova" was probably the best record.I don't really listen to them, though. Once you make 'em, man, you've heard them from every possible angle.I've heard them more than the most ardent fan will ever hear them.I don't have a lot of nostalgia for them, not just yet.
If someone wants to hear me wax nostalgic about my records, talk to me in ten years"
that's more like it! damn, i sure do love the man. |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 16:06:23
I don't know. They are a good band. It just seems like they take themselves a little too seriously. |
| Newo |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 13:29:01
I wasn't being serious btw. U2 blow donkeys for quarters, to quote a certain forumgoer.
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Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music -- the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. |
| VoVat |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 13:04:15
Disco Stu doesn't advertise!
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 11:57:06
"Look at that jacket Stu! It was custom made just for you!"
"Disco Stu doesn't advertiiiiiise." |
| VoVat |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 10:29:38
Disco Stu wants you to be comfortable while he does his thing.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 20:17:12
But I do consider Disco Stu a prophet so what do I know? |
| Newo |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 17:00:39
Quiet you blasphemers, these are obviously the rhymes of a prophet:
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high
Elevation
Trompe Le Monde is my favourite, just the bassline on Space and the scream in Sad Punk gets it that.
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Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music -- the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 16:35:45
I'm not sure if a prophet would be singing a song called "Discotheque". |
| Ziggy |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 12:04:52
By and large, it's lazy journalism that's to blame. |
| The Marsist |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 09:58:53
bono is in my brothers religion book as a modern day prophet along with the pope and ghandi.i shit you not.
Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mother's face, her aspect and her attitude.
-Beck
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| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 08:21:47
I was still sort of a fan of U2 and then I saw Bono on the cover of Time magazine with a huge caption that read,"Can Bono Save the World?" That was going a little too far, I hate when these rock stars get diefied like that. |
| VoVat |
Posted - 08/20/2005 : 10:41:04
Yeah, even though Bossanova is my favorite, I'd probably have to agree that Doolittle is the most cohesive unit.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| chineselover |
Posted - 08/20/2005 : 09:29:28
well said Z_Zoquis...
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| Z_Zoquis |
Posted - 08/20/2005 : 08:45:02
Actually, I personally think Bossanova and Trompe are slightly "lesser" Pixies albums. I think Doolittle is definitely their magnum opus. Its close to a perfect pop album. I know, "pop"? Well, I mean pop in the same sense as the first Ramones record is a perfect pop album. Theres a cohesiveness to the album that somehow makes it even more than the sum of it's parts. I don't get that from the others. Don't get me wrong, I agree that some of the songs on the latter platters are standout Pixies tracks, but as a unit the records don't grab me the same way. I think as fans of the Pixies, we can listen to those latter works and say "yeah, that's great stuff." But for anyone who isn't a fan, I don't think Bossanova or Trompe would have the same impact as Doolittle. That's not to say that in order to be great a record has to appeal to "the masses." But I think one indicator of how great a record is is that it can appeal to both the fan and the masses. |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/10/2005 : 02:33:30
I have that magazine. It's a really good interview. |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/10/2005 : 01:47:55
uh-huh, sure was/is. |
| two reelers |
Posted - 08/10/2005 : 00:44:06
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
here's a nice quote for you kono from 'the man':
"Well, i thought that "Bossanova" was probably the best record.I don't really listen to them, though. Once you make 'em, man, you've heard them from every possible angle.I've heard them more than the most ardent fan will ever hear them.I don't have a lot of nostalgia for them, not just yet.
If someone wants to hear me wax nostalgic about my records, talk to me in ten years"
You know, I think people in this world are just too afraid of onion breath, and...
People gotta get over that, and I think the world will be a better place - frank black
ooooh, those were the days. i know this interview (mondo 2000), it was out right after the yellow/orange album. a very good read.
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/09/2005 : 13:48:52
here's a nice quote for you kono from 'the man':
"Well, i thought that "Bossanova" was probably the best record.I don't really listen to them, though. Once you make 'em, man, you've heard them from every possible angle.I've heard them more than the most ardent fan will ever hear them.I don't have a lot of nostalgia for them, not just yet.
If someone wants to hear me wax nostalgic about my records, talk to me in ten years"
You know, I think people in this world are just too afraid of onion breath, and...
People gotta get over that, and I think the world will be a better place - frank black |
| geertos |
Posted - 08/09/2005 : 07:56:23
...As for FB dismissing those later Pixies albums himself: apart from the possible reasons given by fbc, it happens quite often that the artist is its own worst judge. You know, all those stories of classic songs which were, according to the artist, "maybe just good enough for a B-side". |
| geertos |
Posted - 08/09/2005 : 07:04:54
I disagree. It's a documentary. It states the facts as objectively as possible. And I don't know if you noticed, but every single article or "best albums ever"-list out there mentions Surfer/Doolittle as their highlights, while giving less kudos to Bossa/Trompe, so this documentary isn't exactly way off.
Besides, the documentary makers weren't able to get the rights to show Bossa/Trompe-era concerts fragments. That may have been another reason why the the documentary chose to largely bypass these two albums altogether. I mean, they couldn't praise it to death and not show a single song off it, could they?
As for Bono: whether you like him or not, it's nice to have someone that famous praising the Pixies on tape. I think it's one of the most valuable additions to the documentary, and it may actually convert some people. Not so for the interviews with the likes of PJ Harvey, Blur, Six by Seven: anybody who's interested in them, was already interested in the Pixies anyway. |
