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Chip Away Boy
= Cult of Ray =

914 Posts

Posted - 10/30/2002 :  22:08:51  Show Profile
dam thats a good song

whats everyones fav on 'nova?

johndietzel
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Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
464 Posts

Posted - 10/30/2002 :  22:41:37  Show Profile  Visit johndietzel's Homepage
Yeah, I'm witcha.

You should check out the movie "Carnival of Souls." I lot of it was filmed on "the shores of Great Salt Lake," and it never fails to remind me of the song.

I really dig the droning two-note hypnosis session that makes up the song's conclusion. Joey's accompaniment rocks every house in my body.

"Hard not to have fun when you're hitting balls halfway to the moon."
Dusty Baker

Edited by - johndietzel on 10/30/2002 22:44:50
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Don Eduardo
= Cult of Ray =

Australia
403 Posts

Posted - 10/31/2002 :  02:00:49  Show Profile  Click to see Don Eduardo's MSN Messenger address
my fave would have to be All Over The World closely followed by Rock Music
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Stuart
- The Clopser -

China
2291 Posts

Posted - 10/31/2002 :  02:19:03  Show Profile  Visit Stuart's Homepage
My fave off of Bossanova has to be Ana..... but Is She Weird is also cool.... but so is The Happening, and Havalina is a cool song to end the album, but I can't forget All over the world.... one of the first Pixies tunes I heard. I cannot make a decision, in my opinion Bossanova is a more consistent album than Doolittle.
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =

USA
891 Posts

Posted - 10/31/2002 :  06:13:24  Show Profile
Bossanova is pure goddess. Personally, I think it's Frank's best vocal performance. Perfect alternating scream (Rock Music)-to croon (All Over the World, Is She Weird)-to beautiful(Ana, Havalina, the end of The Happening)
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Velouria
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6 Posts

Posted - 10/31/2002 :  08:00:36  Show Profile
i like Velouria :) :)

forget your ying, and go fuck your yang
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Chip Away Boy
= Cult of Ray =

914 Posts

Posted - 10/31/2002 :  08:01:22  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by Velouria

i like Velouria :) :)




haha
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wepeel
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USA
86 Posts

Posted - 10/31/2002 :  18:08:50  Show Profile  Visit wepeel's Homepage  Click to see wepeel's MSN Messenger address
um... all over the world, the happening, is she weird, oh god i can't choose!

=wepeel
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *

USA
1758 Posts

Posted - 11/07/2002 :  23:03:34  Show Profile  Visit Jose Jones's Homepage
my favorite pixies song ever is the happening, with ed is dead somewhere close behind. but on bossanova, ana, allison, havilina, velouria, and rock music are my favorites. there's half the album for you. i enjoy the bbc version of is she weird more.

-dan
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Doryphore
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Belgium
111 Posts

Posted - 11/11/2002 :  07:51:27  Show Profile
Blown Away!!
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KingOfSiam
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USA
460 Posts

Posted - 11/11/2002 :  07:56:52  Show Profile
My favorite Pixies song is definately "Bird Dream of Olympus Mons"
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BrendanT
= Cult of Ray =

Canada
907 Posts

Posted - 11/11/2002 :  08:37:45  Show Profile
The happening absolutely blows me away. The structure and descriptive story telling is amazing. gets my vote for favourite song.

Strummer-man
I had me a vision!

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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6213 Posts

Posted - 11/26/2002 :  04:00:18  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address
The Happening is one of my favourite pixies songs.

Frank should play it live more often

Yop
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =

USA
4020 Posts

Posted - 11/26/2002 :  07:25:29  Show Profile  Visit El Barto's Homepage
The first three songs off of Bossanova blow me away every time. I love all three of them equally. The rest of the album, eh...I hate Dig For Fire, it's such an embarassing song to listen to. There are some great songs off that album tho.

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frankblackphx
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USA
287 Posts

Posted - 11/26/2002 :  13:16:51  Show Profile  Visit frankblackphx's Homepage
Bossanova is definitely my favorite Pixies CD. I don't understand why it doesn't seem to get much respect. The Happening is brilliant. I love how " The Thing" on the Veloria single has more of a Fifties feel to it then it does on the end of The Happening. I also love the use of dynamics on Bossanova. I just fell in love again with Blown Away. What an incredible song. The whole album is great. Bossanova and TOTY is still what I consider Franks's two best albums that he has ever done, with Doolittle and Dog In The Sand right behind them.

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steveplymouthuk
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United Kingdom
639 Posts

Posted - 11/26/2002 :  14:19:04  Show Profile  Visit steveplymouthuk's Homepage
Hang wire or allison my favourite from the album, but stormy weather is terrible. Its only good point is when it goes into double time. otherwise i hate that song. rest of the album is brilliant tho.

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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

USA
9168 Posts

Posted - 11/26/2002 :  16:12:15  Show Profile  Visit VoVat's Homepage  Click to see VoVat's MSN Messenger address
Bossanova is great. I think one reason some people don't like might be the same as at a reason that I DO like it: it's highly produced and polished, and less "raw" than the earlier albums. That isn't to say that I don't like the raw sound--it works a lot better on some songs, and I'd have to say the less produced versions of, for instance, "Down To The Well" sound better than the Bossanova one. Overall, though, Bossanova has a very grand, full sound to it, and that just draws me to it. The best example of this is my favorite on the album, and possibly my favorite Pixies song of all, "Velouria." To get back to the subject of the thread, though, "The Happening" is also an excellent song, especially the hypnotic ending. The more rocking beginning contrasts with that.

Nathan
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Mike Hunt
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7 Posts

Posted - 12/13/2002 :  08:09:00  Show Profile
Ana.
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Atheist4Catholics
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USA
925 Posts

Posted - 12/13/2002 :  14:56:56  Show Profile  Visit Atheist4Catholics's Homepage
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"

USA
3988 Posts

Posted - 12/13/2002 :  16:32:06  Show Profile  Visit ramona's Homepage
me too - Ana

girlie so groovy I want you to know...
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Broken Face
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USA
5155 Posts

Posted - 12/13/2002 :  16:41:53  Show Profile  Visit Broken Face's Homepage
three way tie: dig for fire/velouria/rock music
-Brian

RAWK!
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idiot_sleep
- FB Fan -

USA
55 Posts

Posted - 12/14/2002 :  11:11:06  Show Profile
Velouria...........if I have a daughter some time I'm seriously going to name her Velouria.

The Dewey Decimal System... What a scam that was!"
- Kramer
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Chip Away Boy
= Cult of Ray =

914 Posts

Posted - 12/14/2002 :  22:23:48  Show Profile
not enough people really like down to the well
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =

USA
891 Posts

Posted - 12/15/2002 :  21:05:24  Show Profile
I really loved Down to the Well when I first bought Bossanova (my first FB related release) and I guess i was still sort in that Nirvana-seattle phase, so Down to the Well sounded really rockin to me. Of course I was surprised to find out later that it's looked upon as one of the lesser Pixies tunes. My love for it has wanned a little bit over the years as I realized just HOW GREAT their other stuff is, but I'll always defend Down to the Well. "rocking chair for my soooul"
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mereubu
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USA
2677 Posts

Posted - 12/16/2002 :  07:14:09  Show Profile  Visit mereubu's Homepage
Down to the Well is my fave. The production on Dig for Fire sounds really 80's to me now. Of all Pixies albums, I think Bossanova has aged the worst--the songs are great, but the arrangements sound dated on some tracks.
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Broken Face
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USA
5155 Posts

Posted - 12/17/2002 :  08:55:51  Show Profile  Visit Broken Face's Homepage
the arrangements do sound dated at times, but good songs are good songs and i think the album, although it does sound dated in spots, still holds up well
-Brian

as breathing flows my mind secedes...
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johndietzel
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Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
464 Posts

Posted - 12/18/2002 :  22:21:01  Show Profile  Visit johndietzel's Homepage
I agree on the production or whatever you would call it. Isn't it Gil Norton again (like Doolittle)? If so, what happened between the time they were recorded? Bossanova sounds all tinny and shiny and brassy and kinda cheap. I wisht I could hear "Rock Music" or "Hangwire" or "All Over the World," 'cept with Doolittle's thumposity.

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SwitchtYOU
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USA
30 Posts

Posted - 12/20/2002 :  23:16:19  Show Profile


fan sites are weird
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GirlieSoGroovy
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USA
12 Posts

Posted - 01/31/2003 :  14:02:32  Show Profile
My first post ever here, I'm so glad I found a good pixies message board!

My favorite off Bossanova's probably Ana, but The Happening, Down to the well, Havalina, Rock Music, Velouria, and Allison are really great. I can't believe somebody said they hated Stormy Weather! I used that to close my Pixies mix CD, and it is perfect.

--Lisa
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calistan
- FB Fan -

USA
3 Posts

Posted - 02/02/2003 :  17:44:08  Show Profile
velouria is probably my favorite pixies songs ever (if i had to only pick one)....but if we're only doing bossanova songs, then havalina, hang wire, and all over the world are close seconds.

"i am un chien"
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L. Barlow
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United Kingdom
64 Posts

Posted - 02/03/2003 :  08:13:33  Show Profile  Visit L. Barlow's Homepage  Click to see L. Barlow's MSN Messenger address
rock music, the happening, is she weird and celila ann.
btw on my pixies mix tape i used stormy weather to open it!

;D
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Jim Cactus
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15 Posts

Posted - 02/03/2003 :  13:00:26  Show Profile
I like ROCK MUSIC the best on BOSSA NOVA
Pizzicato FIVE do a version ROCK MUSIC on there album called BOSSA NOVA also.
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gimmedead
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USA
18 Posts

Posted - 02/04/2003 :  14:13:31  Show Profile  Visit gimmedead's Homepage
when i convince my wife, our first daughter will be named velouria without a doubt.

but my fave song on bossanova is rock music, followed by the happening and blown away. the happening is an incredible vocal performance, like someone said earlier. it never gets old
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Mr Grieves
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88 Posts

Posted - 02/10/2003 :  05:06:42  Show Profile  Visit Mr Grieves's Homepage  Click to see Mr Grieves's MSN Messenger address
I think my favourites are The Happening and Down To The Well.

They got a ranch they call No. 51!
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mfancher
- FB Fan -

USA
1 Posts

Posted - 02/26/2003 :  18:56:08  Show Profile
Me too, Mr Grieves! On Bossa Nova...I am looking for the tab for down to the well. I am beginner...

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Grieves

I think my favourites are The Happening and Down To The Well.

They got a ranch they call No. 51!

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sir_rockaby
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USA
8 Posts

Posted - 02/26/2003 :  19:03:01  Show Profile
still new to the forum thought i'd throw in my two cents:

favorite bossanova songs (least favorite album(that's not to say that it isn't a great great album!!)) (y'like that grammer?): is she weird? and dig for fire. i like the way frank sounds like he's going to explode on the bbc version of is she weird but i miss the trippy guitar from the og version. i just really dig dig for fire. no reason, no rhyme. that's life.

-rockin' i am-
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