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whore_with_disease
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New Zealand
22 Posts

Posted - 03/07/2003 :  16:58:21  Show Profile
..is there one?!. Also is there a definative discography out there somewhere, I want it all.

steveplymouthuk
= Cult of Ray =

United Kingdom
639 Posts

Posted - 03/07/2003 :  17:02:36  Show Profile  Visit steveplymouthuk's Homepage
stormy weather is bad
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Stuart
- The Clopser -

China
2291 Posts

Posted - 03/07/2003 :  23:24:22  Show Profile  Visit Stuart's Homepage
Steve, I beg to differ..... a crap Pixies song would be Letter From Memphis (instrumental).... I hate instrumentals.

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Sheamus
= Cult of Ray =

Australia
345 Posts

Posted - 03/07/2003 :  23:49:10  Show Profile  Visit Sheamus's Homepage  Click to see Sheamus's MSN Messenger address
I like the Letter From Memphis instrumental. I like all the Pixies instrumentals, the ones on the B Sides disc are all great.

I'd have to say my least favourite is probably "Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons" I don't dislike it, its probably the most ignorable Pixies song I can think of though.
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Steak n Sabre
* Dog in the Sand *

Uzbekistan
1013 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  00:51:38  Show Profile  Visit Steak n Sabre's Homepage
Silver...Havalina...The Navajo Know... Those always seemed liked the weakest tracks on their respective discs to me. There are no bad tracks on the first two records or Ep's. The track for the Rubiyat comp. was not all that hot either...
"do you have another opinion"
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pong
= Cult of Ray =

France
315 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  01:05:56  Show Profile  Visit pong's Homepage
into the white

- Pong

"i'll be on the first fligh"
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mdisanto
* Dog in the Sand *

USA
1140 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  04:54:58  Show Profile  Visit mdisanto's Homepage
i really dislike stormy weather. it is timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it is timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Steak and Sabre, Havalina is an awesomely beautiful song, so it navajo know but Havalina is one of my favorites so i must stick up for it hehe

-miked
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Stuart
- The Clopser -

China
2291 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  07:22:51  Show Profile  Visit Stuart's Homepage
Silver, I agree, thats one I will regularly skip just so I can get to Gouge Away..........

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Malax
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
1340 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  07:31:23  Show Profile
Silver is annoying if it wansn't for that song doolittle would be perfect.
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =

USA
4020 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  13:22:25  Show Profile  Visit El Barto's Homepage
Into the White? ARE YOU CRAZY!?!?!?

Silver is the most annoying.
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Robert Onion
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USA
61 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  13:52:38  Show Profile
no matter how muxh i listen to Bailey's Walk it never quite grows on me
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gimmedead
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USA
18 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  16:35:55  Show Profile  Visit gimmedead's Homepage
silver. i gotta say it cause it's the only song i tried to like, but have to skip every time.
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GHutt
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105 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  17:14:04  Show Profile
Silver is the only Pixies song that I dislike. Into the White is amazing!
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *

Ireland
1240 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  17:52:43  Show Profile  Visit therewererumours's Homepage
Ahhhh!, Silver is a beautiful song(listen to Palace Brothers and Will Oldam) and I've always thought that since I first heard the Pixies a good while ago. What annoies me is the Bossanova version of Down to the Well, it's totally over produced ,compared to the origional with Charles superior screaming chorus being cleaned up, and the pling plony noise added in which I really do'nt like. I have alot of problems with the harsh eighties sounding drums on Bossanova but apart from that everything Pixies is briilant! The live version of Into the White on DTTP is amazing for Kim's voice and the great bass.

"Did you ever see a bicycle-shaped-coffin?"
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MikeW
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USA
214 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  19:05:48  Show Profile
Down to the Well. Yep, it definately blemishes Bossanova. I find Bossa to be the Pet Sounds of the Pixies. I heard that Francis wrote that record in the studio. All the songs have a very different direction lyrically on Bossa except DTTW.
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Sheamus
= Cult of Ray =

Australia
345 Posts

Posted - 03/08/2003 :  19:54:59  Show Profile  Visit Sheamus's Homepage  Click to see Sheamus's MSN Messenger address
Into the White is one of my favourite Pixies track, I fail to see how one could dislike it. Its like a blistering missile flying through the sky at tremendous pace. So to speak.
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whore_with_disease
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New Zealand
22 Posts

Posted - 03/09/2003 :  00:03:14  Show Profile
I agree. 'Into the White' is awesome,Kim Deals voice is awesome, 'Silver' is nice,...I think I luv it all!
P.s If anyone manages to find their way to Christchurch New Zealand, look me up, luv to drink'n'stuff to Pixies-Frank...
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Stuart
- The Clopser -

China
2291 Posts

Posted - 03/09/2003 :  02:10:58  Show Profile  Visit Stuart's Homepage
Same here with Beijing on the off chance that someone decided to come out here....

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Sheamus
= Cult of Ray =

Australia
345 Posts

Posted - 03/09/2003 :  02:29:34  Show Profile  Visit Sheamus's Homepage  Click to see Sheamus's MSN Messenger address
Ditto: Brisbane Australia. I want some Pixies obsessed friends. Anyone with AIM or MSN, feel free to add me.

AIM: metroidevolution
MSN: hullcrushdepth@hotmail.com
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The Holiday Son
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France
2010 Posts

Posted - 03/09/2003 :  05:23:41  Show Profile  Visit The Holiday Son's Homepage
I always skip Vamos.
When I don't, I think it's an ok song but compared to the rest of come on/surfer, it's very weak.

Also not a big fan of the verse of Dancing the Manta Ray.
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =

USA
891 Posts

Posted - 03/09/2003 :  12:58:18  Show Profile
Poor Silver, it gets such a bad rap. It might be my least favorite Pixies song too, despite teh awesome slide guitar and the great ending. I think it would be a much better song if Frank and Kim didn't sing in such a whiney voice. Frank should have gone for either his croon (which he actually hadn't fully discovered until Bossanova, so maybe that wasn't a possibility) or his angelic "In Heaven, everything is fine" voice. In that case, I think the song could have been much more successful.
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Steak n Sabre
* Dog in the Sand *

Uzbekistan
1013 Posts

Posted - 03/09/2003 :  20:48:21  Show Profile  Visit Steak n Sabre's Homepage
Interesting comments all....Just shows how hard it is to find a "bad" song in the entire catalog. I like all of them, it's just there's a few I need to to be the right mood for.
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MikeW
- FB Fan -

USA
214 Posts

Posted - 03/09/2003 :  22:00:59  Show Profile
But seriuously, Bailey's Walk is horrible. Joey's guitar part is the only thing interesting on it.
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *

USA
1772 Posts

Posted - 03/10/2003 :  12:07:57  Show Profile  Visit PsychicTwin's Homepage
MikeW.....yeah, Bailey's Walk is pretty crappy save for Joey's lead work. that is the only thing that makes it even listenable. I have to say that Stormy Weather is not a bad song, just very repetitive and it simply doesn't get me going like 99% of Pixies songs do. 'Into the White' is excellent, i can't believe people called that the "worst" Pixies song. I like Silver quite a bit, not the best but DEFINITELY not the worst.

My least favorite Pixies song, the so-called "worst" in my ears....Tony's Theme. that song SUCKS!!!!!!
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <

New Zealand
3426 Posts

Posted - 03/10/2003 :  12:19:10  Show Profile  Visit benji's Homepage
re: silver
there is an interesting demo version of this that the breeders recorded pre-pod...
it's not very different, but i like it quite a bit better than the doolittle version...but maybe thats just cause it sits better with the pod-era breeders songs that with doolittle-era pixies songs...

no slide guitar - only acoustic, violin and bass....think just kim's vocals work better on this song than kim and franks....

ya can get it from the noaloha.com site...
along with the rest of the demo....
http://www.noaloha.com/breeders/download.php?item=273


now, re: least fav pixies song...
the navajo know.


additionally...watched the brixton academy vid the other day for the first time in years....fucking good...can't wait for the dvd to come out....fuck it'll be good.
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frankblackphx
= Cult of Ray =

USA
287 Posts

Posted - 03/10/2003 :  13:12:24  Show Profile  Visit frankblackphx's Homepage
Not a big fan of Vamos either. Silver took a long time for me to get but I know think it is incredible.

I love Stormy Weather. It just reinforces Franks brilliance. How many people can write a song using the same line over and over and it never gets tired. Some great guitar work in that song as well.

Too be honest Monkey Gone To Heaven is one of my least liked Pixies songs as well.

I got me so down I got me a headache.
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =

USA
891 Posts

Posted - 03/10/2003 :  13:41:44  Show Profile
Bailey's Walk is great! I love when he rhymes Bailey with Daily!
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =

USA
4020 Posts

Posted - 03/10/2003 :  20:44:14  Show Profile  Visit El Barto's Homepage
I don't like Monkey or Wave of Mutilation either.

And about writing simplistic songs, he mentioned that in the Washington Post article I posted. He mentions "There Goes My Gun," but you could use Stormy Weather as well (both songs are excellent). I think he attributed it to the Beatles' "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" which he lists as one of his favorite songs.

Edited by - El Barto on 03/10/2003 20:46:27
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MikeW
- FB Fan -

USA
214 Posts

Posted - 03/10/2003 :  21:00:47  Show Profile
The cool thing about stormy weather is the key change. How many writers actually do that?
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paintmeister
= Cult of Ray =

USA
347 Posts

Posted - 03/10/2003 :  21:29:39  Show Profile
Stormy Weather is not one of my favorites either. Now for Vamos, it is one of my favorites. I like the Surfer Rosa version the best and the one on Death to the Pixies is good, too. It's an excellent concert song.
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Omer
= Cult of Ray =

275 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2003 :  05:01:09  Show Profile
Baily's Walk is like one of my favorite Pixies song! a top 5 song! I really dig it. "BAILY! BAILY!"

I really dislike Veloria. Such an irritating melody 'My Veloria/Even I adore ya/my veloria" hate it.
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *

Ireland
1439 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2003 :  07:07:15  Show Profile
down to the well never did anything much for me.

There may be no 'I' in team, but there's a 'ME' if you look hard enough.
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Mr Grieves
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88 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2003 :  07:50:46  Show Profile  Visit Mr Grieves's Homepage  Click to see Mr Grieves's MSN Messenger address
Silver's amazing people! And whoever hates Tony's Theme - you're just plain wrong! I agree about Stormy Weather though, it's probably my least favourite.

They got a ranch they call No. 51!
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <

South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2003 :  08:14:52  Show Profile
Wild Honey Pie is fairly unlistenable.
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *

Ireland
1240 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2003 :  08:35:57  Show Profile  Visit therewererumours's Homepage
Wild Honey Pie is such a rockin song, it's a great way to start off the BBC Sessions! If I had to pick one song for definite, it would be All Over The World, but it's still great music all the same.

"Did you ever see a bicycle-shaped-coffin?"
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Niue
7443 Posts

Posted - 03/11/2003 :  08:36:15  Show Profile  Visit vilainde's Homepage
I love every song you've mentioned so far. I'm right and you're all wrong. My least favorite songs would be La La Love You and Blown Away

Denis
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