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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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 Posted - 06/13/2005 : 19:41:23
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just posted on pixiesdiscs. way to go susie johnson.
congratulations all involved!!!
http://www.pixiesdiscs.com/blog.php
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2005 : 19:42:20
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awwwwwww crap! ignore thread.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
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The New Bolero
= Cult of Ray =
394 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2005 : 20:34:54
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| Wow. Moving half a million units the old fashioned way: by standing the test of time. Great job! |
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number 13
= Cult of Ray =
286 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 01:40:18
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 06/14/2005 : 08:15:03
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Originally posted by number 13
Gold is only half a million unit? I thought it was one million...
That's platinum. Or, as they say in England, platinium. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 09:32:05
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| Great! Hope it goes platinum soon! |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 11:36:05
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sort of news that makes you sad and happy at the same time
 "I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 06/14/2005 : 11:53:47
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Originally posted by billgoodman
sort of news that makes you sad and happy at the same time
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!"
Oh please. It's much better to share the PIXIES with a bunch of newbies than have the PIXIES die out when we do.
Unless it makes you sad because it took so long to recognize, and happy because they deserve it.
Sorry...I'm feeling very negative lately.
I was alone...in my BIG BED
-bRIAN |
Edited by - TRANSMARINE on 06/14/2005 12:35:37 |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 14:04:58
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hey bRIAN
how old do you think I am?
I'm 20
technically I should be considered a newbie
so obviously I'm sad that it took 17 years and that it's only still only gold
and happy because 500,000 people are A LOT OF PEOPLE!
I also think I should have a better reputation than "newbieslacker"
However
It's a drag that you feel negative lately
maybe you could visit Holland this summer?
I will make tea
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2005 : 15:02:45
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Originally posted by billgoodman
hey bRIAN
how old do you think I am?
I'm 20
technically I should be considered a newbie
so obviously I'm sad that it took 17 years and that it's only still only gold
and happy because 500,000 people are A LOT OF PEOPLE!
I also think I should have a better reputation than "newbieslacker"
However
It's a drag that you feel negative lately
maybe you could visit Holland this summer?
I will make tea
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!"
Twice today I've been misunderstood due to my apparant bad choice of wording.
First off, I didn't mean you were a newbie, billgoodman. Second, I was sticking up for newbies...which helps me feel good because it turns out that technically you are a newbie. Third, I edited myself to include what you may take wrong and fix it before you would take it wrong...and it still caused you to take wrong. Lately there has been a lot of negative remarks about 'newbies', and 'PIXIES selling out' and 'kids adopting PIXIES as fad' and blah balh blah. What I did was incorrectly take your post as someone saying essentially "great! Now the Pixies are huge and they really only belong to us 'true' and 'original' fans!". I recognized this as being totally out of left-field and an uncalled for remark, so I changed it to: Unless it makes you sad because it took so long to recognize, and happy because they deserve it.
Again, to reiterate...in no way was I labeling 'newbieslacker' reputation onto you. 'Newbies' have to carry the torch and keep our beloved PIXIES burning! Thats what I meant by: It's much better to share the PIXIES with a bunch of newbies than have the PIXIES die out when we do.
This has opened my eyes to the fact that negative thinking has swayed me to answer in a hasty fashion lately...of which I have rare tolerance for in others...and yet I am finding myself act this way. Hence the edit addition of alternate view.
As for the tea, I'm sure I won't be in Holland this summer (unfortunately! I've always wanted to visit Holland!), but if mysteriously I do, I will look you up first for a cup!
I was alone...in my BIG BED
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 00:00:07
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it's cool bRIAN
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/15/2005 : 14:45:44
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Originally posted by BLT
quote:
Originally posted by number 13
Gold is only half a million unit? I thought it was one million...
That's platinum. Or, as they say in England, platinium.
From the country that can't say aluminium right.
Don't believe the type!
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 19:54:27
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2005 : 23:43:42
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| She should, really. :) |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2005 : 08:26:09
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It's gold, Jerry, GOLD!
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2005 : 21:29:50
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does anyone know if the susie johnson thing was a joke or she really bought the cd?
The Truth Is Out There |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2005 : 08:31:35
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Press Release:
PIXIES' "SURFER ROSA" CERTIFIED GOLD
PIXIES were presented with a Gold record last night (June 13) onstage during
their show at the Merriweather Post Pavilion outside of Washington, D.C.
The award was made in recognition of having achieved sales in excess of
500,000 copies for their 1988 album, "Surfer Rosa." This is PIXIES second
Gold award, the first being for "Doolittle" which was originally released in
1989 and certified in 1995.
PIXIES wrap up a three-week tour tomorrow (Wednesday) at Agannis Arena in
Boston. The band will then play a handful of U.S. concerts in July,
including the headline slot at Lollapalooza on July 23 in Chicago, before
heading off to Europe to play festivals throughout the month of August.
PIXIES formed in Boston in 1986 and disbanded in 1992 after recording five
albums together and have since been acclaimed as one of the biggest
influences on the alternative rock scene of the time. The band reunited in
April, 2004 and over their eight-month reunion tour, shattered sales records
around the world and were named "Comeback of the Year" by SPIN magazine.
(Photos of the presentation are available at Wire Image's web site -
http://www.wireimage.com.)
What's a computer?
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2005 : 09:53:26
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It's also made it into the top ten of Spin magazine's best albums of the last 20 years:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050620/ENTERTAINMENT04/506200423/1081/ENTERTAINMENT04
June 20, 2005
Radiohead album named No. 1
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Spin magazine named Radiohead's "OK Computer" the top album of the past 20 years, praising a futuristic sound that manages to feel alive "even when its words are spoken by a robot."
The British band's 1997 album edged out Public Enemy's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" and Nirvana's "Nevermind" on a list in Spin's 20th anniversary issue, currently on newsstands.
"Between Thom Yorke's orange-alert worldview and the band's meld of epic guitar rock and electronic glitch, ('OK Computer') not only forecast a decade of music but uncannily predicted our global culture of communal distress," reads the editorial note on what separated the release from the other 99 ranked albums.
Released between Radiohead's straight-ahead rock disc "The Bends" and the more experimental, electronic "Kid A," "OK Computer" was the album that propelled Radiohead to worldwide, stadium-sized popularity. Though it never went higher than No. 21 on Billboard charts, it won critical raves and a Grammy for alternative music performance.
Years earlier, Spin ranked Nirvana's "Nevermind" the greatest album of the nineties. In the time since, however, editor-in-chief Sia Michel and others simply found they were reaching for "OK Computer" more than the slightly less relevant "Nevermind."
Also in the top 10, in order, are Pavement's "Slanted and Enchanted," The Smiths' "The Queen is Dead," Pixies' "Surfer Rosa," De La Soul's "3 Feet High and Rising," Prince's "Sign 'o' the Times," PJ Harvey's "Rid of Me" and N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton."
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andrewface
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 07/19/2005 : 09:00:52
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| theyve only sold half a mill...wow that cd is fcuking amazing alot of people are missing out |
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Triakel
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Posted - 07/20/2005 : 07:13:38
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Considering its considerable influence, I'm surprised "Surfer" has sold only a half million. I bought my copy in 1990, and thought I was a latecomer. But whatever.
A half million is roughly the population of Minneapolis/St. Paul, a supposed alt-rock capitol. Brings home the fact that most people aren't into alt rock as much as we are!
(Written while inexplicably and compulsively shuffling between FB's "Honeycomb" and Tomahawk's "Mit Gas" albums. "When Stars Begin to Fall" is stuck, stuck, stuck ...) |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2005 : 11:34:05
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Frank in illinoisentertainer.com this week on Surfer Rosa's new gold status:
"It took like 17 years, but I'm not complaining. It's the mark of a cool record -- one that sells, doesn't sell a lot, but steadily sells, year by year. It's always in print. It's always available, and it has a reputation. That is the most important."
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2005 : 04:42:26
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longevity frankie boy. you got it. the mainstream want it.
Nothing Catholic on the horizon. But then again. What does that mean. I mean. Horizon in terms of real life - frnck blck |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2005 : 11:16:44
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Originally posted by Triakel
Considering its considerable influence, I'm surprised "Surfer" has sold only a half million.
Yeah, I suppose Dolittle is the big popular seller, the 'known' Pixies album! |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2005 : 15:21:13
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I meant to post these a while back, when shiner put up that pixiesdiscs.com link.
I love these pix! Check out Joey showing some emotion.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2005 : 16:03:50
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CrackCrack
- FB Fan -
Thailand
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 04:11:46
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hahah..those pics are awesome....joey looks so happy...im so glad that surfa rosa finally became gold......no other album has its unique qualities and crypticness....long live late 80's underground college rock!
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2005 : 04:53:20
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It'd be a golden album, even if it had'nt of gone gold!!
Hello, CrackCrack!!
 "Join the Honeycult!"
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CrackCrack
- FB Fan -
Thailand
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Posted - 11/19/2005 : 00:01:05
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hi man........or carl....nice to talk to other pixies fans....where i live in thailand...know one has even heard of them.....i am like the biggest pixies fan in all of asia...
***even in my dreams my words get blown away*** |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2005 : 02:35:38
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I've never been there, but I know a couple of people, including my bother, who have. Are'nt there a lot of beautiful statues and shrines there?
"Join the Honeycult!"
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gabh
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Sweden
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Posted - 03/05/2006 : 06:21:07
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I always thought gold was 100,000 copies. Thar you go. And they got one each. Does that happen if the London Philharmonic go gold?
Amen. |
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2006 : 06:31:23
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Welcome, gabh!
"The arc of triumph" |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2006 : 20:20:22
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Hi, gabh!!
 pas de dutchie! |
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Cesar2450
- FB Fan -
Austria
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 05/25/2006 : 16:01:55
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anyone know how many copies the other pixie cds sold? Is Susie JOhnson A real person? AM I GOING INSANE
The Truth Is Out There |
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 05/26/2006 : 10:50:36
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How many copies of Surfer Rosa would make it Gold?
Silver Gold Platinum Diamond
Argentina 20,000 40,000
Austria 15,000 30,000
Australia 35,000 70,000
Brazil 50,000 125,000 500,000
Canada 50,000 100,000 1,000,000
Denmark 20,000 40,000
Finland 15,000 30,000
France 50,000 100,000 300,000 1,000,000
Germany 100,000 200,000
Greece 20,000 40,000
Hungary 10,000 20,000
India 10,000 20,000
Indonesia 75,000 150,000 1,500,000
Ireland 7,500 10,000
Italy 50,000 100,000
Japan 100,000 250,000
Malaysia 15,000 25,000 150,000
Mexico 50,000 100,000 500,000
Netherlands 35,000 70,000
New Zealand 7,500 15,000
Norway 20,000 40,000
Philippines 25,000 50,000 100,000 1,000,000
Poland 20,000 40,000 200,000
Singapore 10,000 15,000
Spain 40,000 80,000
Switzerland 20,000 40,000
Ukraine 25,000 50,000 200,000
U.K. 60,000 100,000 300,000
USA 500,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 |
Edited by - hammerhands on 05/26/2006 10:52:12 |
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Surfer Rosa Is Gold!!!
