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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
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 Posted - 12/14/2004 : 13:14:15
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I've always loved this version, but hearing it live has totally re-sold me on the track. it makes it so much sadder and yet more beautiful. it is certainly one of the best b-sides of all time, any band ever.
-B-B-B-Brian
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2004 : 14:21:04
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quote:
Originally posted by Broken Face
I've always loved this version, but hearing it live has totally re-sold me on the track. it makes it so much sadder and yet more beautiful. it is certainly one of the best b-sides of all time, any band ever.
-B-B-B-Brian
I like other b-sides
ever
by any band
more
this is fine though
maybe better than the original
 "I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
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JustJeff
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Posted - 12/14/2004 : 14:37:11
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to fully realize this thread, I think the film "Pump up the Volume"
starring Christian Slater deserves a mention.
I think I was in Jr. High when I saw that movie and heard the soundtrack.
-which, if memory serves, is where this song first saw daylight in the US-
I remeber thinking "oh, wow, this version is cool too!"
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2004 : 15:04:06
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"ting!"
 "4000 posts I reach/And still not look as good as Dean, hmm?" |
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the thing
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
313 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2004 : 04:59:13
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Were it not for Pump Up the Volume I would never of heard about the Pixies - so I feel I must celebrate both the film and the song that proved such an enticing introduction to the band I now love far more than is strictly healthy
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1462 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2004 : 11:36:52
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i agree. one of my fav pixies tunes, but it was the first one i heard- through the pump up the volume soundtrack. kick out the jams mother f***!!
i was blown away when seeing the catholics live in chicago when they were touring for the brown album. they opened with this song- i was totally surprised and got crazy chills down my spine. good times.
m-m-m-mike
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/ and I got a free t-shirt with this dude on it."
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2004 : 11:49:12
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| I must be the only person in the world who prefers the fast version of Wave. |
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frank black conspiracy
~ Abstract Brain ~
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Posted - 12/15/2004 : 12:33:42
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You're not on your own there Psychic.
I'm a fan of both but for some reason everytime I listen to a live show of the Ps it's a pretty dead cert that Wave will start with either a 'ting!' like Cheesemans, or a slow drum riff. After years upon years of this, I crave distortion every time.
But to stick to the thread, 'Surf' is a great song. It's just that they have two versions and so because of this I want distortion when Frank barre chords. |
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *
1446 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2004 : 13:05:03
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I prefer the fast version, too.
One weird thing about the Pixies discography is that the "Here Comes Your Man" and "Monkey Gone to Heaven" EPs seemed to have been in print for a long time. I remember seeing brand new copies in stores like Best Buy and Border's well into the late 90s. |
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the thing
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
313 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2004 : 02:28:29
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I think I even picked up a Gigantic CD single in around '96
Forget the cults I got me a whole church! |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2004 : 18:55:54
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I think I like the fast version better, but the slow one is a good alternate take. I like it when a band reinterprets its own songs.
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BRD
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Posted - 06/22/2005 : 18:12:38
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Hello everyone,
Have a question for you all. Which version is the FIRST version of Wave of Mutilation? Is it the slow version or the fast version?
The fast version sounds like a remix club version. You know how when a slow song comes out, like Enya's "Only Time", then they speed it up and add more music and voices so it can be played in clubs? They do this for a lot of songs. That's what the fast version sounds like to me.
It sounds like they're singing the lyrics too fast and struggling to get the words in to the fast paced music.
So, I was just wondering if you all could clear this up for me please? Which came first? The slow version or the fast version?
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 04:31:23
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well as for being to first to be released:
the fast version
don't which was first in frank's head of course
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 15:31:17
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number 13
= Cult of Ray =
286 Posts |
Posted - 06/23/2005 : 17:03:57
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| The fast is the first one. There's a third version too, the one from the BBC in 1989 wich is cool because it's between the fast and the slow... |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 03:25:49
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 03:31:07
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The New Bolero
= Cult of Ray =
394 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 08:22:39
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quote:
Originally posted by number 13
The fast is the first one. There's a third version too, the one from the BBC in 1989 wich is cool because it's between the fast and the slow...
Yes. It's the UK Surf version at a faster tempo. It's absolutely my favorite version. I think that was done on the John Peel radio show. |
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number 13
= Cult of Ray =
286 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 11:27:05
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Yep New Bolero, it was for the John Peel radio show.  |
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George42
- FB Fan -
USA
188 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 12:33:56
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the uk surf version was the first pixies song i ever heard. i remember where i was, who i was with, and what i was doing. that was back in 1995. little did i know that i would hear it live some 10 years later. i think its a good make-out song.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 13:11:24
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quote:
Originally posted by George42
i think its a good make-out song.
Yeah, it's good to make out what it means! |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 15:56:22
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But why is it so hard to make things out?
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2005 : 03:21:18
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| Boom-boom!! |
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onehappyprick
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/01/2005 : 08:47:11
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I love Uk surf so much. I remember the first time I heart the Pixies on MTV2 (Monkey gone to heaven), i downloaded some of their stuff. I'd heard Wave was one of the classics so I downloades it. It was the UK surf version and until I bought Doolittle a few weeks later I thought it was the normal one. When I played Doolittle and got to track 3 and the guitar kicked in i was blown away. UK Surf is proably my favourite, but the original is awsome,
sorry to bore you
I said "I wanna be a singer like Lou Reed"
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madtempest
- FB Fan -
USA
225 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 12:30:38
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| Wait till you all hear Kristin Hersh's cover of UK Surf! |
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hickster9
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 07/15/2005 : 13:17:37
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I'm intrigued to hear Hersh's cover...when does that come out, Madtempest do you know?
I like cows, they go moo when they eat |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 18:08:03
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| Did'nt Grant Lee Phillips cover the noraml version? |
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"Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)" Appreciation Thread
