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Posted - 04/15/2004 : 04:35:22
Here's the Winnipeg's Sun review. The Free Press gave it 5/5 and had a nice pic on the front page.
http://www.canoe.ca/PDA/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/Spotlight/2004/04/15/421576.html
Thu, April 15, 2004
A little Pixie dust goes a long way
By rob Williams
The Pixies are still magic. Twelve years after their last show, the seminal Boston alt-rock heroes played their second concert of their reunion tour last night to a sold-out crowd of 1,600 die-hard fans at the Burton Cummings Theatre.
Perhaps paying homage to Neil Young's hometown, the quartet -- guitarist-vocalist Frank Black, bassist-vocalist Kim Deal, guitarist Joey Santiago and drummer David Lovering -- started the night of nostalgia off with a cover of Young's Winterlong before settling into a best of set that focused on the group's first three albums, when Deal was still doing her share of songwriting and singing.
If there were still any leftover tensions remaining after all these years you couldn't tell. Black was his usual introverted self and only flashed a few grins, but Deal was all smiles and was the only one that spoke to the crowd, with a "Hey" right at the beginning of the show and a mention of how high the people in the second balcony were.
As expected, there were a few kinks, noticeably during Holiday Song and Debaser but for the most part, the group didn't seem at all rusty, although Black discussed some chords with Santiago and Deal before a few songs.
The set was different from their first show the night before in Minneapolis. Nimrod's Son, Here Comes Your Man, Vamos, Bone Machine, Subbacultcha, Cactus, Monkey Gone to Heaven, Gouge Away, Crackity Jones and Isla de Encanta, all appeared early in the night.
Deal was given the chance to take over lead vocals on In Heaven (the Lady in the Radiator Song) from David Lynch's Eraserhead, which merged seamlessly into the surf mix of Wave of Mutilation.
The band seemed to be enjoying themselves as much as the fans, the portly Black singing each song with his eyes closed and Deal aglow and drinking beer and smoking cigarettes.
Freaky noise
Santiago was pretty stoic but made up for his lack of movement with surfy guitar riffs and squeals of freaky noise.
At press time, one hour into the show, the band had just finished their main 20-song set with amped-up versions of Jesus and Mary Chain's Head On and Tame.
Local math-rockers Ham opened the show to a sparse crowd.
They are the perfect Winnipeg band to open for the Pixies' twisted take on rock, but this was one concert where an opening band didn't really seem to be warranted, with most early comers spending their time in the lobby drinking.
THE PIXIES
Last night, Burton Cummings Theatre.
Sun Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5
Chris Choboter
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