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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
Iceland
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 Posted - 10/05/2009 : 08:41:08
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In light of the latest forum 'battle of the albums' Doolittle vs. TLM, it seems only fair that we pit these two albums against each other as well.
I'd say that Bossanova is probably my favourite Pixies album, but in all honesty I find it difficult to choose between it and Surfer Rosa, if you know what I mean.
Both albums are packed full of epic tunes, but I really like the production sound of Bossanova.
I think I can guess what most people will vote for.
*emergency crappy askiitobee*
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2009 : 10:24:48
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
Iceland
3910 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2009 : 10:29:08
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I think of them as one album.
*emergency crappy askiitobee*
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2009 : 10:49:35
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Denis
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the acorahs
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
181 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2009 : 10:56:07
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Bossanova
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it is a wretched life and vanity is repulsive
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ccuadros
* Dog in the Sand *
Chile
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Posted - 10/05/2009 : 11:10:09
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| hard choice, but bossanova is more special for me, the atmosphere, the sounds, itīs a solid album. |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2009 : 13:44:46
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quote:
Originally posted by pot
I think of them as one album.
*emergency crappy askiitobee*
that's.... i don't understand. i put CoP together with PIXIES to form the original purple tape (naturally), but surfer rosa's it's own beast. you're not allowed to disagree with this, pot.
but if it's SR v BOSSA, i have to go with bossanova. it'd be my undisputed favorite album if trompe and TOTY didn't exist. it has my favorite pixies song (and thus favorite song? hmm) The Happening, while Surfer Rosa has Where is my Mind, which i don't really ever need to hear again.
PLUS, blown away, rock music, ana, alison, stormy weather...
Surfer Rosa is wonderful, though. it's the sound of the pixies in many minds, after all. it's frightening and brutal. i love it.
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2009 : 14:22:20
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In the UK the CD version of Surfer Rosa is sold as 'Surfer Rosa & Come on Pilgrim'. Come to think of it I've never seen these separately apart from on vinyl.
Might be why some people think of it as one album.
I'm gonna have to vote Surfer Rosa.
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2009 : 14:55:12
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
Iceland
3910 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2009 : 01:25:42
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Originally posted by Jose Jones
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Originally posted by pot
I think of them as one album.
that's.... i don't understand. i put CoP together with PIXIES to form the original purple tape (naturally), but surfer rosa's it's own beast. you're not allowed to disagree with this, pot.
Uuuuh OK. You are right. I suppose we could just make it Surfer Rosa then. I always think of them as one album, because they have always been one album for me and they sound a lot like they could be off one album, I'm sure I'll get toasted by someone from Puerto Rico for saying that.
I'm only acquiescing with you because you voted Bossanova.
*emergency crappy askiitobee*
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 10/06/2009 : 02:50:03
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when i bought surfer rosa in 92 it came with come on piligrim......with all i know i go with sr/cop combo. listening to one of the podcasts where charles normal was telling the story where he and his bro were listening to cop for the first time and realizing it was a shout out to him (larry norman)..that was an unreal story....COME ON PILIGRIM! YOU KNOW HE LOVES YOU!
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=100077290972
but really tough decision. lots of love for bossanova.
http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12597
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
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Posted - 10/06/2009 : 05:40:45
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Definitely seperate albums for me as I bought them on vinyl and only got them on CD many years later. COP's got labelled an EP but it played at 33rpm, it's an album to me. And I think as an album it beats all other Pixies albums. I might prefer the madness of SR or the hard lines of Bossa but as a collection of great songs start to finish it's Come On Pilgrim for me.
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2009 : 05:43:34
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Originally posted by pot
I think of them as one album.
*emergency crappy askiitobee*
Try and think of all 5 as one album. I'm getting tired of these contests 
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
Iceland
3910 Posts |
Posted - 10/19/2009 : 02:07:52
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Come on Pilgrim is just a mini-album.
*emergency crappy askiitobee*
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
Iceland
3910 Posts |
Posted - 10/19/2009 : 10:26:56
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No I'm not!
*emergency crappy askiitobee*
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2009 : 01:02:16
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Well you're no full platter pot. Are you even sure you play at 33 1/3? 
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 10/23/2009 : 03:06:17
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When I purchased my first copy of Surfer Rosa it came with Come On Pilgrim at the ass end of the CD. It was 1989 and I was stationed in Okinawa Japan. Most of the CD case is in Japanese writing. My biggest mistake was lending it to someone who I thought I could trust and they left it in their car to warp. It was replaced but with a copy of Surfer Rosa only. I still have the worthless cd and case. So unfortunately for me, as time has moved on, I now look at them as two separate entities. Damn you 1993 and no cd burning capabilities!!!
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Oh and Surfer to win.
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Someone uploaded this crappy image to Amazon but if you look close you'll see it's titled 'Pixies: SURFER ROSA & Come on Pilgrim' also you'll see the last song is titled 'Levitate Me' which is the last song on COP.
"Our Love is Rice and Beans and Horses Lard" |
Edited by - Thomas on 10/23/2009 03:21:26 |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 10/24/2009 : 08:47:45
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that's the copy i have. the strange thing is when i ripped it to my computer the song titles for come on piligrim got messed up and in the wrong order...i think they added "you fuckin die"...very confusing...so i always thought levitate me was i've been tired..not really..but at first it really threw me off...
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2009 : 11:00:09
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I had Chained and Tame confused when I had a
cassette player.
I also had a cassette of Surfer Rosa, then I
bought the Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim CD
before I had a CD player.
Surfer changed everything.
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gotmeamovie
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Posted - 10/24/2009 : 16:47:58
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Bossanova is my fave album ever
so it wins for me
"If all you've seen, is violence!" |
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Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim vs. Bossanova
