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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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 Posted - 08/01/2025 : 06:21:27
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yeah, maybe next year. Sept/oct 2027. Hope we will make it!
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Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/04/2025 : 07:15:19
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I just hope they could deliver something great (not something like the latest album).
I dream of a new producer.
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1050 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2025 : 08:20:34
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After this last one, new Pixies albums are now met with extreme trepidation from me, and not something I look forward to anymore. Just something I'll be curious about and have anxiety that it will be really bad and further distance me from the band.
I say let them take their time making it. |
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oddball
- FB Fan -
Germany
244 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2025 : 11:11:53
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Or take the opposite approach in favor of spontaneity. It seems like content from many sessions in recent years has been shelved (Halloween sessions from way back when, Superlecker sessions, whatever happened last year in England, etc.). Take the FB & the Cs route and get this stuff out! Or release it through Frank Black or Black Francis or whatever, and save other content for Pixies albums. He's too prolific of a songwriter to keep things in the can. Just my two cents. I just think of artists who take their time and go with releases every three to four years, only to disappoint in the end.
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Brank_Flack
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1072 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2025 : 06:22:02
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Yeah, at this point I would take spontaneity and regular releases as well. Less pressure for each album to be a statement or return-to-form "NEW PIXIES ALBUM", and Charles has been very clear that he writes spontaneously for upcoming recording sessions. The only difference between an album every year and every few years, I reckon at least, is fewer albums, not fewer considered classics.
Changing their name from the Pixies would also help, but it would be financial suicide. |
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Troubles A Foot
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1050 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2025 : 13:36:25
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
1074 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2025 : 00:52:48
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I would more look forward to a Cult of Ray 30-year anniversary tour, bringing back Lyle and the origial catholics line-up. And bookend the show with side A and side B of FB self-titled, of course with EDF and Nick Vincent.
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/06/2025 : 12:03:45
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I'd kill for more FB recording stuff over more Pixies. At the very least a new producer if Pixies will keep doing their thing.
Pixies turning into a classic rock band just seems kind of boring IMO.(Tom Dalgetys influences apparently)
Also the TOTY reunion shows sounded so good. I think it could've been interesting to hear what it'd sound like if they tried something new. |
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
1074 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2025 : 23:00:53
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Pixies turning into a classic rock band just seems kind of boring IMO.(Tom Dalgetys influences apparently)
My feeling about Pixies 2.0 has never been been captured more accurately as in this one sentence.
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
3265 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2025 : 10:36:21
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Originally posted by Troubles A Foot
God just be Frank Black again and work with whoever
This sums it up nicely for me |
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Brank_Flack
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1072 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2025 : 11:43:03
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I'm fine with whoever he chooses to play with, including the Pixies who aren't a shabby backing band. At this points, I consider Pixies 2.0 albums as extensions of the Frank Black/Black Francis solo discography rather than the Pixies 1.0 canon, which helps me be less finicky about each new release. In the grand scheme of his post-TOTY albums, I think the Pixies 2.0 albums are all solid, with BTE in the DITS and Bluefinger camp of post-imperial classics, Indie Cindy being in the next tier, and HC/Doggerel/TNTZC being in the middle rather than lower tier.
A change of producers would excite me more than a change of band, but I can live with Tom. I do think Tom is in part responsible for the classic rock sound of Pixies 2.0, but let's also not pretend FB's output beginning with Frank Black and the Catholics hasn't been increasingly classic rock rather than indie/alternative/college radio orientated. I reckon what they need is a producer who pushes them away from their instincts towards classic rock (like Norton did on IC) rather than one who leans in on it (i.e., Tom). |
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Stevio10
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/07/2025 : 12:57:27
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Yeah agree with these points. Kinda sums it up when Pixies social media posts tribute to Ozzy Osbourne but will neglect Brian Wilson or David Thomas - nothing against Ozzy love him but love the others as well.
Maybe in 2025 it's just enough to be relevant and touring, staying in the circuit. Pixies do that very well and a new album every couple of year helps.
But let's face it, it's the classic material that sells tickets. It's interesting they have a night for Trompe / Bossanova and a night for a classic set. Why don't they have a night for 2.0 material? I doubt it would sell as well.
It seems they put faith in Tom helping them stay relevant in a world where alt rock is diminishing and their peers are no longer around or relevant.
Personally I would like a Frank Black album every year or two - doesn't need to tour it, just release stuff for people who want it. Pixies make up with Kim, tour classic material every few years. Sounds like a decent compromise to me. |
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 08/07/2025 : 17:29:54
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Originally posted by Brank_Flack
I'm fine with whoever he chooses to play with, including the Pixies who aren't a shabby backing band. At this points, I consider Pixies 2.0 albums as extensions of the Frank Black/Black Francis solo discography rather than the Pixies 1.0 canon, which helps me be less finicky about each new release. In the grand scheme of his post-TOTY albums, I think the Pixies 2.0 albums are all solid, with BTE in the DITS and Bluefinger camp of post-imperial classics, Indie Cindy being in the next tier, and HC/Doggerel/TNTZC being in the middle rather than lower tier.
A change of producers would excite me more than a change of band, but I can live with Tom. I do think Tom is in part responsible for the classic rock sound of Pixies 2.0, but let's also not pretend FB's output beginning with Frank Black and the Catholics hasn't been increasingly classic rock rather than indie/alternative/college radio orientated. I reckon what they need is a producer who pushes them away from their instincts towards classic rock (like Norton did on IC) rather than one who leans in on it (i.e., Tom).
Agreed, and I've been saying this for a long time (probably thought it when TLM came out) and apparently I still don't get tired of talking about it: 2.0 is best seen as Frank Black and the Pixies not the Pixies, for a number of reasons.
If a genie asked me what would I want this next album to be, I honestly don't know what I would ask for. I'm really happy with all of 2.0 and wouldn't really change much. But I'm definitely open to something totally different sounding as well. |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/07/2025 : 17:39:58
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I agree with 2.0 as being Frank Black and Pixies, etc... I just kinda wish he could tap a little more into the older approach a bit somehow.
I'm sure a new producer could make a big difference here as has been mentioned. The fact that the BTE demos are possibly some of my favorite Pixies 2.0 releases kinda suggests that for me. Those songs kind of have the more spontaneous feel I get from some of Franks best solo works (IMO) including with the Catholics and the seemingly low production on those actually elevates it for me. |
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Album 10
