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| deadlydoctor |
Posted - 02/24/2004 : 08:45:45
I found the tracklisting for this upcoming release on 4ad.com,
quote:
1. Bone Machine
2. Nimrod's Son
3. The Holiday Song
4. Caribou
5. Broken Face
6. Gigantic (single version)
7. Vamos (Surfer Rosa version)
8. Hey
9. Monkey Gone To Heaven
10. Debaser (Doolittle version)
11. Gouge Away
12. Wave Of Mutilation
13. Here Comes Your Man
14. Tame
15. Where Is My Mind?
16. Into The White
17. Velouria
18. Allison
19. Dig For Fire
20. U-Mass
21. Alec Eiffel
22. Planet Of Sound
23. Winterlong
So beyond the fact that the tracks on this one are laid out chronoligically, why would I be compelled to buy this over Death To The Pixies?
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| Jefrey |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 23:40:46
Awww, every Pix comp should start with the EP version of River Euphrates.
I don't care if I, or any new or other Pixies fan ever hears Monkey Gone To Heaven ever again. |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/28/2006 : 02:31:47
This seems to have gotten a fairly belated Malaysian release:
http://www.star-ecentral.com/music/reviews/review.asp?file=archives/music/2006/8/WaveofMutilation&artist=The%20Pixies&title=Wave%20of%20Mutilation&sec=music
Wave of Mutilation
Artist: The Pixies
(4AD/InterGlobal)
Reviewer: CHUA CHERN TOONG
Any self-respecting alt-music fan would place The Pixies at or
near the top of their all-time-favourite-act list.
Proud flag-bearers of the late-80s punk underground, The Pixies
may have enjoyed virtually zero commercial viability in their
heyday, but they managed to gain the overwhelming respect and
adoration of millions of fans in the know, including one Kurt
Cobain.
Although The Pixies may have lasted a mere four years, the
impact they left behind is almost incalculable – bands as diverse
as Radiohead, Weezer, Nirvana and The Flaming Lips, all highly
regarded luminaries of late 20th and early 21st century rock
music, count The Pixies as their chief influence bar none.
What made The Pixies so iconic was their simple yet compelling musical sensibility: infectiously simple
and melodic hooks laid atop dangerously jagged and brutal guitar riffs, and underpinned by a granite-
solid drum foundation.
Add frontman Black Francis’s decidedly bizarre stream-of-consciousness lyrics about aliens, sexual
perversity and the shadowy side of the human psyche to the mix, and you get one of the most
innovative acts of the rock era.
The main alt-rock flavours of the 90s and early 2000s – Brit-pop, grunge, shoegaze and emo-rock – all
owe their origins in some way or another to the aesthetic that The Pixies pioneered. For example, The
Pixies’ trademark stop-start and loud-soft dynamics comprised the basic blueprint from which the
grunge movement worked.
And now, to herald the recent reformation of The Pixies (after a protracted absence of more than a
decade), notoriously adventurous record label 4AD – just about the only company that dared to sign
them on in 1987 – has decided to grace the market with the release of this splendid, packed-to-the-brim
single-disc collection that highlights the finest moments of the band.
However, Wave of Mutilation doesn’t pretend to be anything but a reasonably comprehensive
introduction to neophytes: Pixies diehards who own everything by the band will not be served by it in
any way.
This compendium is strictly for the uninitiated (and unsuspecting), who will be pleasantly disturbed by
the embarrassment of riches collected here.
Wave of Mutilation is presented in a logical chronological order, so as to impart some sense of
continuity to the proceedings.
The Pixies’ birth pangs are detailed in the cuts from the 1987 EP Come On Pilgrim, which yields the
ferocious The Holiday Song, the Latin-pop pastiche Nimrod’s Son (with one of the most disturbing lyrics
in the band’s oeuvre), and the grinding, tension-filled Caribou.
The band’s debut album from 1988, Surfer Rosa, has often been cited as one of the definitive college-
rock albums of the 80s, as proven by the abrasive Gigantic, the guitar blockbuster Vamos, the
spine-chilling, starkly haunting Where Is My Mind, and the pummelling punk of Broken Face.
Doolittle from 1989 had The Pixies reining in the musical polarity of the preceding Surfer Rosa to make
way for a tighter, more focused direction.
The results are truly wondrous to behold: from the widescreen, surf-rock influenced Wave of Mutilation
and the warped acoustic-based funk of Hey, to the epic-sized, pop hook-filled Monkey Gone to Heaven
and the angular, mid-tempo guitar-rocker Here Comes Your Man, it’s no wonder Doolittle has been
hailed as The Pixies’ one true magnum opus.
Bossanova from 1990 has a noticeable sci-fi vibe to it, with most of the songs touching on subject
matters like UFO sightings, alien abductions, and Area 51 happenings. Tunes canvassed here include
the off-the-wall theremin-propelled Velouria, the twisted Talking Heads tribute Dig for Fire, and the
shifting tempoed, almost freeform Allison.
By the time of 1991’s swansong, Trompe Le Monde, The Pixies had become a semi-defunct concern
(with bassist Kim Deal gone for good), but as numbers like the synth-based Alec Eiffel, the cynical U-
Mass and the harsh punk energy of Planet of Sound demonstrated, they were far from being a spent
force, not just yet. And it was soon after that the band decided to call it a day, at least until early this
year.
So even if Wave of Mutilation is regarded as somewhat superfluous by Pixies diehards, it is still a more
than functional overview and an essential testament to what made The Pixies so endearing and
unforgettable.
Chart-pop slaves will find the boldly adventurous and challenging music here jarring at first listen: but if
they give themselves a chance, they’ll find that there’s a heap of veritable gems to be discovered.
This is effectively the best Pixies 101 module there ever could be, a consistently top-rate collection
from one of the best alt-rock bands ever.
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| benji |
Posted - 02/27/2004 : 01:12:45
quote:
Originally posted by Malax
http://i19.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/64/97/2a_1.JPG
Is the artwork something like this? for the new best of
this artwork is for a promo that was released during the DTTP times...PIX5 i think it is - i've got it at home - 20000km away.
it just had 1 track from each of the studio albums, but oddly some different to what were on DTTP.
i have seen it go for silly money non ebay.
regarding the various versions of DTTP - as far as i remember, the US version has always been the double cd jewel cd version.
the initial run of UK ones were in the fancy box with both cd's and the writing illegible because of the gold paint.
i believe there was initially sposed to be 9000 of those, but once they realised the paint cock-up they never released the entire run (but don't quote me on that).
then the UK version slipped back to the single cd version that you see round now.
lotsa info http://membres.lycos.fr/alec/albums.html#dttp
 "I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
| jo |
Posted - 02/27/2004 : 00:54:00
quote:
Originally posted by Malax
http://i19.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/64/97/2a_1.JPG
Is the artwork something like this? for the new best of
nope, it's a lot brighter than that - hopefully there'll be images up soon, but it is still being worked on...!
as far as all the Death to the Pixies formats, to my knowledge there were quite a few - UK wise, http://quimby.gnus.org/html/title/de.html#deathtothepixies is v. helpful - the ones ending in GT are the golden ticket versions with two extra tracks at the end - and very rare |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 17:37:35
quote:
Originally posted by Malax
http://i19.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/64/97/2a_1.JPG
Is the artwork something like this? for the new best of
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna*
that's cool. yeah, i just have the US version, got it on import, didn't even realise there was a 4ad version until i saw it mentioned here... pretty sure it's limited.
"Join the Cult of Orange Cat / the more the better!"
The Shrine of the Sea Monkey!
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| Malax |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 17:24:56
http://i19.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/64/97/2a_1.JPG
Is the artwork something like this? for the new best of
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna* |
| Malax |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 17:23:57
Its in a box with a P on one side and a rock on the other. The Cds are in a type of booklet which slides out of the outer box. Then opens like a book. Cost me a whopping £35 English pounds
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna* |
| Malax |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 17:22:24
Its in a box with a P on one side and a rock on the other. The Cds are in a type of booklet which slides out of the outer box. Then opens like a book. Cost me a whopping £35 English pounds
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna* |
| Malax |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 17:20:40
Dunno what the cat no is. But its on 4ad
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna* |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 17:18:13
quote:
Originally posted by Malax
I have death to in a fancy box with the extra CD and it has gold paint all inside the booklet. Is that rare or is it just the norm for Americans?
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna*
i have the extra cd with my US version but no gold paint? what's the cat no? mine is 62118-2 (on elektra)
"Join the Cult of Orange Cat / the more the better!"
The Shrine of the Sea Monkey!
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| Malax |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 16:43:05
I have death to in a fancy box with the extra CD and it has gold paint all inside the booklet. Is that rare or is it just the norm for Americans?
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna* |
| ShakeyShake |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 14:50:57
SO jo,what exactly do you do for 4ad?Just something ive always wondered
"I joined the Cult of Frank / 28:06:42:12" |
| kingphilbert |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 14:12:38
Jo, you're so informative. Thanks. I also thought 4AD put out great work and great bands. |
| jo |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 07:45:19
for this Best Of, it's 4ad all over the world (sorry, couldn't resist the pun) as the rights reverted back to us in the US last year (when all the catalogue was reissued by 4ad) - any new album is unlikely to be on 4ad, as only Kim is still signed... |
| benji |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 06:52:06
i think they'd get to pick whoever they wanted as they're currently not signed to anyone - only their back catalogue is.
"I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
| kingphilbert |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 06:49:48
So, say the Pixies record a new album, even for this new Best Of, who would be or is the US distributor then? SpinArt? Or is it just 4AD all around this time? |
| jo |
Posted - 02/26/2004 : 00:30:48
the double is just the old Elektra stock - I'm guessing it'll be easy to find for a while, but no more is being made (as Elektra don't have the rights) |
| kingphilbert |
Posted - 02/25/2004 : 14:02:22
We still have double DTTP floating around the US. I have seen them recently. I had only actually bought mine about 4 years ago. |
| jo |
Posted - 02/25/2004 : 10:59:49
it was a limited double in the UK at the start, and has since been manufactured as a single |
| hibster |
Posted - 02/25/2004 : 08:06:55
was it always a double in the US? Got mine in the UK as a double which I thought was limited with a free live cd.
this is why events unerve me |
| deadlydoctor |
Posted - 02/25/2004 : 07:58:26
quote:
Originally posted by jo
you wouldn't, and realistically, this is for people who didn't realise Death to the Pixies was a Best Of (we're about to delete it, I think).
Thanks for the word on this, I guess those of us who don't have Death to the Pixies should pick it up soon, before it disappears!
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| jo |
Posted - 02/25/2004 : 00:46:42
kingphilbert - v23 are doing the artwork for the Best Of and the DVD, yeah :) |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 02/24/2004 : 20:08:47
was around about...let me see...about 3 years ago? was pretty much same time as fight club...some guy sleeps in for an executive meeting or something, then he uses a ten pin bowling ball to knock over the pins that are these executive dudes...or so i recall. Was funny because the first time i saw it, i was round at my brothers, and we were talking about the pixies, and he put on the cd, and then...2 seconds later the ad comes on...and we're like, what the hell? is that your cd playing?! |
| ShakeyShake |
Posted - 02/24/2004 : 14:56:53
I've heard of this smirnoff advert but never actually seen it,when was it around?
"I joined the Cult of Frank / 28:06:42:12" |
| kingphilbert |
Posted - 02/24/2004 : 13:54:57
Is Vaughn Oliver/V23 still doing the artwork for the upcoming Pixies releases? Such beautiful work. |
| jo |
Posted - 02/24/2004 : 13:42:28
not yet, no - the artwork has to be finished before it can be scheduled... hopefully soon |
| gk128 |
Posted - 02/24/2004 : 13:31:56
Jo,
Is there a more specific release date for the DVD than 'Spring'?
My CD List:
www.cd-tracker.com/~gk128 |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 02/24/2004 : 12:56:32
that's one thing 4ad does great
artwork
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
| jo |
Posted - 02/24/2004 : 09:19:26
you wouldn't, and realistically, this is for people who didn't realise Death to the Pixies was a Best Of (we're about to delete it, I think).
It exists more for new fans - there's always people discovering the Pixies - I mean, there's someone here, young enough to have not been around when they were, but aware of 'Tame' and 'Where Is My Mind' because of the Sminoff ad and the Fight Club.
It's those people we're selling this to - anyone else who gets it is just getting it for completions' sake... plus DTTP was available in the US as a double cd, whereas we've had it as a single for most of the world for the last god knows how long. So it made things easier with the DVD, to do a brand new Best Of. The artwork is looking damn good as well..! |
