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axel
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Belgium
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 Posted - 07/11/2003 : 04:28:58
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| I like the catholics, but they don't have that fresh, raw and unique sound the Pixies have. I always try to imagine what the Frank Black and the Catholics songs would sound like played by the Pixies. I think it would be much better. I'd die for a Pixies reunion, but I'm a sceptic. I don't think it will happen. Not with Kim anyway, and she is such a big part of that band. |
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 05:04:42
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i don't think frank hates kim as such, just would feel akward in that situation again.
and she's trying to give up the booze, so...nah.
i'd prefer to see them be friends than form the pixies again.
no matter how sad that sounds.
bored of the little comments. i guess i'll just have an actual signature. much shorter.
-Jessie |
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axel
- FB Fan -
Belgium
101 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 05:12:57
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I guess you're right. That does sound a little sad. |
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 05:17:49
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i'm sorry! i have become too attached to people i do not know.
bored of the little comments. i guess i'll just have an actual signature. much shorter.
-Jessie |
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 05:47:13
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I really don't think the Pixies should reform...
There are all the obvious reasons for avoiding it but also it's such an obvious thing to do - i think artists should try and surprise their audiences.
Maybe they SHOULD reform but play all the songs country and western stylee... |
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axel
- FB Fan -
Belgium
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Posted - 07/11/2003 : 06:06:47
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| Maybe it wouldn't be the same. But then again maybe it will. I never saw them live, so I'll take my chances. |
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axel
- FB Fan -
Belgium
101 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 06:08:51
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| The Pixies always surprized me with every record they made, so why shouldn't they now? |
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the_evans_boy
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Posted - 07/11/2003 : 06:15:44
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man... the whole pixies thing was just a l'il too early
for me the first time around... i didn't actually hear
any until '94...
i'd eat my own arse to catch them live now... no matter
what... i just don't get this elitist attitude that you
had to be there at the start and now it just couldn't be
the same...
you should be thankful that they can even get back together...
i never caught nirvana either... and am not likely too anywhen
soon either
(e)
ps. what's the deal with Kim & Frank? |
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axel
- FB Fan -
Belgium
101 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 06:33:21
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| You should ask them and they would probably say "mind your own fucking bussiness!". And they would be right too. I guess Frank was/is a dictator on creative level. But I think he must realise by now that there was something magic going on with the Pixies, something that a bunch of studio-artist couldn't replace in a thousand years. |
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blarg007
= Cult of Ray =
USA
493 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 06:43:15
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as far as quality in the boots-i had the vinyl version of that bootleg
done in chicago in '89 and the side with those tracks was somehow mastered and cut well -it sounded very good. side two had some tracks
from a show in amserdam that were torture to hear.
recently the whole bootleg of that chi./metro show was going around and i got it and it sounded bad (CD) -even the same recordings that were duped from the vinyl -tape disintegration? -bad mastering?
-all i know is it definitely pays to have a nice turntable handy,
Title TK by the Breeders sounds so good on vinyl it just gets better as you increase volume.
R |
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 06:47:15
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I don't think the reaction against the pixies reforming is necessarily elitist - I've never seen them play live, ofcourse i would have loved to but I just think that that was then and that this is now.
This parrot is dead.
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blarg007
= Cult of Ray =
USA
493 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 06:52:00
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what would be fun is having the pixies doing catholics songs
and verse visa -nah, what would be fun is for frank, kim, joey and
lovering to make an LP or two together -with Steve Albini producing
-in conjunction with the live to two track method and the FB&C mob. unit -catholics take a break but hey as the recent recordings of FB&C
have had a lot of guest slots so can a pixie session -keyboards,pedal
steel and a little extra percussion never hurts....
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KingOfSiam
- FB LinkMaster -
USA
460 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 06:59:18
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| Don't do it Frank. RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN |
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eiffel2003
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Posted - 07/11/2003 : 07:23:48
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The word is spreading...in the NYPost 
PIXIE DUST?
FRANK Black says he has not ruled out a Pixies reunion and says the legendary rock band still gets together occasionally to jam. The Black-fronted Pixies, whom the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain once said he copied on "Smells Like Teen Spirit," broke up in 1993 after five albums that influenced scores of musicians. "I do dream about a Pixies reunion, I do have to say," Black told London radio station XFM. "It's like those schoolboy dreams when you don't do your homework and you don't study for the test, but I'm at the gig and we're hanging out, but it's an utter failure and I don't know the songs, and hardly anyone turns up for the gig and people walk out. That's what I'm afraid of, that it'd be a big, big failure." Black just launched a solo tour to promote his new album "Show Me Your Tears."
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 08:54:03
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Originally posted by axel
I always try to imagine what the Frank Black and the Catholics songs would sound like played by the Pixies.
It's time for you to turn the page. Stop living a lie! :o)
I've seen enough reunion shows. A couple were great, but for the most part I'd say the bands should have let it rest. The Pixies still have a mystique that's best left alone. |
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Perhaps
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Posted - 07/11/2003 : 10:38:02
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| It will happen, maybe in 6-10 years. And we will all wait in line for this one, whether it is purported to suck or not. I would have to vote that it won't suck. How could it? It is the Pixies right? The band headed by Charles Thompson? Would he, at this point in his development, produce something that sucked? |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 13:28:06
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First off, for all the nay-sayers out there... I don't care what you say, all musical integrity and ideological arguments aside, if the Pixies re-united and played a show in your town YOU WOULD BUY A TICKET AND GO. don't say you wouldn't, just is just a plain lie!
I can certainly understand why a Pixies reunion might not be "the same", or might not capture their collective band consciousness of a decade ago. But I personally never had the privilege to see the Pixies back in the day (I was young, not into them, and not living in the U.S. at the time anyhow).
All inter-band chemistry arguments and speculations aside...a reunion tour would be something primarily for the fans. A gift to the fans, so to speak (provided that everyone in the band was on good enough terms to undertake such a tour.) And I think that, in itself, is a very pure and good reason for a band to give it one more go after however many years.
Would it be the same as seeing them play 10, 12, 13 years ago? No it wouldn't.
Would I immediately get a ticket the split second it was announced, and soil my shorts while babbling gibberish like a man possessed with paramount excitement? Yes I would. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 07/11/2003 : 14:08:36
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure there are few (if any) here who would turn down seeing such a show, much less travel great distances to attend such an event. But that doesn't stop me from saying that I'm quite happy the way things are and would be perfectly content to see them carry on this way.
Oh... and it would appear that NME was just reporting what was told to XFM, which I suppose means that he probably wasn't baiting them, and so the plot thickens... |
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thecomeons
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 14:12:37
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dare i say that perhaps, like somebody suggested, that the jamming is just joey, david and frank. maybe they would consider doing a reunion tour with a session musician. loads of bands do it.
my manta is a ray |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 21:14:31
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I'll be posting some info from an 'inside source' on the news page in a little bit, keep your eyes peeled.
(What a disgusting saying.) |
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Omer
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 07/11/2003 : 22:11:36
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Well, as I've said before, I'll be the first to buy tickets, but please don't do it.
PsychicTwin says it will be primerily for the fans, but of course it won't. It'll be primarily for the Nirvana crows who only know 'Here Comes Your Man', 'Where is My Mind' and, if you're lucky, 'Debaser'. They will play arenas (or small clubs at extortionist prices), and do their best to pretend they are what they used to? I think it won't be such a good idea.
It will be a real shame if the Pixies turned into a fiasco like the Rolling Stones. |
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thecomeons
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2003 : 02:21:00
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the pixies final uk tour was a wash out. they may not want to do arena tours. i mean, for the trompe le monde tour they played friggin cattle markets and only half-filled them - they may not, even after all this time, want to underestimated their fanbase - ie. if they reform for the money they will stick to venues a little larger than university halls.
my manta is a ray |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2003 : 09:08:23
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| I hope this answers everyone's questions. |
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 07/12/2003 : 09:14:30
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Originally posted by anazgnos
note that all Frank says is "'we' do get together and jam", and that it's the NME that specified "Kim, Dave, Joey". Frank is almost definitely saying that he and Dave and Joey get together and jam, which we know, so it's the NME who extrapolates Kim's involvement from the word "we", so anyhow I think it's a stretch.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Remember how some of the press thought it was a big deal that Joey Santiago played on Dog in the Sand? Never mind that he'd also played on the first two solo albums. |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2003 : 11:01:04
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Dave: you lying bastard.
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FRANK BLACK SATAN WORKSHIP BLACK MASS |
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mundus_novus
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Posted - 07/12/2003 : 19:49:09
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on thursday night my friend sean IMed me with the NME article and i definitely had my doubts--charles doesn't sing the same way he did fifteen years ago, the songs would definitely be different-sounding. in a bad way? perhaps. i hope not!
as far as old pixies bootlegs go, i LOVE all pixies bootlegs i've ever heard. they had powerful performances. sure, some songs are weak, but no band can be perfect outside of a studio with so many variables. weather, the audience situation, and equipment problems. things of that nature. "hey" and "gouge away" on DttP are two very powerful and amazing performances.
if the pixies were to re-unite and play in my area, i would do everything in my power to attend. even if i had my doubts. i would have to. all the previous posters are correct, nobody on this board would turn down the chance to see them play together again. i was a toddler when the pixies broke up, so you can imagine how ecstatic i would be to see them.
oh, and to the person who said that since kim and charles may not be on good terms they should use a session musician:
NO WAY. the pixies are not the pixies without kim, and i would be pissed off if they carried through with any reunion plans without her. they aren't the type of band that can go on without the original lineup. if kim will do it, REUNION TOUR BY ALL MEANS. if kim won't, scrap the plans altogether. |
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Levitated
= Cult of Ray =
Chile
652 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2003 : 20:43:16
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I'm agree with you that the pixes live without kim or any other member wouldn't be the same, but you said that frank doesn't sing same as 15 years ago... come on...!! did you hear how he sang caribou this year??, it was so amazing..!!! maybe he can't scream as before or maybe he can, who knows. And for the people that say that the pixies live are not as good as in the studio, I recommend them to listen to the bootleg le mouria, that's a great show..!! songs such as cecilia ann mixed with levitate me, stormy weather, all over the world, vamos, they all were played very powerfull.
Greetings... and sorry about my english :) |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2003 : 21:21:34
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Bwahahha..thanks Jim. ;)
Honestly, that's the final word. |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2003 : 22:06:50
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It's a very good joke, though.
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Black Frank
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Posted - 07/12/2003 : 23:15:44
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| The Pixies were ahead of their time. If they were to reunite they'd blow all the new garbage that's being played today. I'm all for a reunion, but i don't think it may happen... especially if many of his fans (like some on here) don't want it to happen, which i find unfortunate. |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2003 : 06:51:59
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Even as a huge Pixies fan and sometimes-Black Francis figure in a Pixies tribute, I wouldn't wanna see a reunion happen, it'd be like the Sex Pistols ones- just 4 old guys playing music to old guys.
http://www.nimrods-son.co.uk |
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Golly
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Sweden
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Posted - 07/13/2003 : 10:27:39
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I don't think the pixies ever will be reuniting
But I wouldn't really mind a pixies reunion...and the "don't mess with history" talk is just bullshit. If they were to play together and feel that something good could come out of it, why not act on it? They're all proffesionals. I would be interested in hearing the pixies of 2003. if you're not, than your're pretty narrowminded. It's not always better to be safe than sorry!...Of course it wouldn't sound much like the 80s/90s pixies and that makes toying with the idea even more fun. |
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blarg007
= Cult of Ray =
USA
493 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2003 : 12:37:19
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not at all would it be like the pistols or most other reunions, they are all relatively young and
capable of more than what seems to be the consensus.
the buzzcocks did a fine job of re-uniting in the
early nineties and still do well on-stage as far as i know.
the smart thing would be to do some new material and i would hope they take that road -Kim is most
definitely a different person than way back when
(as well as everyone involved)and one would hope that this is a good thing concerning her and charles' relationship -i read somewhere that the
rift began with her lackadaisical attitude towards
the end on that last tour, something to do with her not being at a gig on time -she was just hanging out in her hotel room.
all i know is it would be sweet to see them work
in the modern world.
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BillyChildish
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Posted - 07/13/2003 : 13:22:28
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| Yeah i actually saw the Buzzcocks last month. It rocked. |
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 07/13/2003 : 20:59:48
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| thanks Dave. All my fears are eased now. I knew it was a joke and thank God. |
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