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Discoking
* Dog in the Sand *

Belgium
1141 Posts

Posted - 11/14/2013 :  23:56:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i think that if you leave your e-mail address to get the free bagboy download, you're automatically subscribed to the mailing list.

on a sidenote, you can also download bam thwok for free, here: http://www.pixiesmusic.com/albums_post_type/bam-thwok/


it's educational
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McDutchie
= Cult of Ray =

United Kingdom
270 Posts

Posted - 11/16/2013 :  15:45:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Has anyone had success actually downloading Bam Thwok from their site? I just get redirected to the store main page after I click the big confirm button in the email they send me.
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Jason
* Dog in the Sand *

1446 Posts

Posted - 11/16/2013 :  19:14:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The release dates are all supposed to be a surprise. Me, I don't seem to be on the mailing list, but if you follow Pixies on Facebook or Twitter, you should be covered. Also, all of the relevant music news websites will post about it two seconds after the announcement. And, of course, someone will post it here.
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natenate101
= Cult of Ray =

USA
895 Posts

Posted - 12/21/2013 :  03:21:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hello EP-2, are you out there??
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Classic Masher
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146 Posts

Posted - 12/21/2013 :  03:39:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by natenate101

Hello EP-2, are you out there??



"ere... ere..... ere?"*

*Supposed to be an echo.

I got excited when I saw this topic back up top. I thought maybe it came out yesterday and I missed it. :-(

"Mixed messages from Sir Naff, please authenticate..."
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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *

Belgium
1875 Posts

Posted - 12/21/2013 :  03:56:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It will be released on Christmas day, with the band covering "Last Christmas" as a bonus track.
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Discoking
* Dog in the Sand *

Belgium
1141 Posts

Posted - 12/21/2013 :  05:58:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by McDutchie

Has anyone had success actually downloading Bam Thwok from their site? I just get redirected to the store main page after I click the big confirm button in the email they send me.


you're right. it's not working anymore.

check out this link instead: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/xo2yy1p11zum2p5/Pixies%20-%20Bam%20Thwok.mp3


it's educational
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natenate101
= Cult of Ray =

USA
895 Posts

Posted - 12/21/2013 :  06:44:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Classic Masher

quote:
Originally posted by natenate101

Hello EP-2, are you out there??



"ere... ere..... ere?"*

*Supposed to be an echo.

I got excited when I saw this topic back up top. I thought maybe it came out yesterday and I missed it. :-(

"Mixed messages from Sir Naff, please authenticate..."



Sorry, didn't mean to get hopes up. Just waiting....
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *

USA
1301 Posts

Posted - 12/21/2013 :  07:56:33  Show Profile  Visit johnnyribcage's Homepage  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Classic Masher

quote:
Originally posted by natenate101

Hello EP-2, are you out there??



"ere... ere..... ere?"*

*Supposed to be an echo.

I got excited when I saw this topic back up top. I thought maybe it came out yesterday and I missed it. :-(

"Mixed messages from Sir Naff, please authenticate..."



Crap. Exact same boat here. I'll take a deep breath and go back to scrolling aimlessly and glaze-eyed through facebook posts about Christmas and that Duck Dynasty guy.




Dial 1-888-RIB-CAGE for your free Bag Boy instruction manual.
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <

Canada
4307 Posts

Posted - 12/31/2013 :  15:35:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i got a feeling we'll be getting e-mails in about 2.5 hours or midnight on the East Coast USA - they could claim the unique distinction of being the first release of 2014.

"Do Re Me So Far So Good"
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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *

Belgium
1875 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  11:15:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by shineoftheever

i got a feeling we'll be getting e-mails in about 2.5 hours or midnight on the East Coast USA - they could claim the unique distinction of being the first release of 2014.

"Do Re Me So Far So Good"


EP-1 was release along with 1st leg of the tour. EP-2 will be released with the 2nd leg kick off.

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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
2491 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  21:44:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
And here it is.

- Blue Eyed Hexe
- Magdalena
- Greens and Blues
- Snakes

http://www.pixiesmusic.com
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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *

Belgium
1875 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  22:02:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by picpic

quote:
Originally posted by shineoftheever

i got a feeling we'll be getting e-mails in about 2.5 hours or midnight on the East Coast USA - they could claim the unique distinction of being the first release of 2014.

"Do Re Me So Far So Good"


EP-1 was release along with 1st leg of the tour. EP-2 will be released with the 2nd leg kick off.

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Well... I was wrong :-D

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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6287 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  22:03:02  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
It's out! Ordered!

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sdon
= Cult of Ray =

France
786 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  22:13:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Me too
Nice to hear Hexe is less AC/DC and more Pixies...

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"Aristophanes! (gong sounds)"
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6287 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  22:18:57  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Totally U-Mass And Magdelenna is totally Bossanova.




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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *

Belgium
1875 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  22:27:00  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
First impressions:

- Blue Eyed Hexes: really sounds like the live version brodcasted of few months ago. Great powerful short tune, Epic Joey solo... Favourite one (so far).
- Magdalena: sounds a little like "all over the world" mixed with "havalina"
- Greens and Blues: powerful melody. I like the very Pixies-ish chords progression. There's something about this song...., i've got the indistinc impression that I've heard it (or parts of it) before.
- Snakes: Pretty evident melody. boom, boom, boom, almost a dancefloor song !

Sounds like Frank used his SG on the whole record ! Heavy sound. Little loud / overcompressed, but very coherent with EP1.

Regrets: no Classic Masher... :-(

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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *

Belgium
1875 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  22:36:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
and of course... FEELS GOOD to have new music. Thanks Pixies !!! *Loop listening along with EP1 planned for the whole day*

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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6287 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  23:07:53  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I like the interwoven (is that a real word?) guitars of Joey on Snakes.

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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
2491 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  23:30:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Think he had the Alumicaster and a vintage Tele with him for the Rockfield sessions.
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The Maharal
* Dog in the Sand *

1014 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  23:48:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Wowza, Greens and Blues is nice. Hadn't played the live versions much so it seems fresh to me. Did the opposite with Magdalena - loved the live versions and now it's gonna take a bit of time to get used to the studio take.

Blue-Eyed Hexe sounds fucking great - I was a bit apprehensive about it from the Jools performance but they've done a good job. Snakes.. requires further listens.

http://thequietus.com/articles/14208-pixies-release-ep-2

Dunno if those Gigantic comments are gonna go down well with the reactionary 'no kim, no deal' crowd. Not that that really matters.
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Mickey
- FB Fan -

USA
207 Posts

Posted - 01/02/2014 :  23:57:29  Show Profile  Visit Mickey's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hate to be the voice of dissent, but I really don't care for Blue Eyed Hexe, love all the rest though! Sounds more Frank than Pixies to me, but that's not a problem. Snakes has a They Might Be Giants-esque quality to the lyrics.

-Mickey
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6287 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  00:54:38  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
"Frontman Black Francis has said that the track 'Greens And Blues' was written in an attempt to write a song as good as 'Gigantic' which they could play at the end of their live sets"

This is going to cause some nasty remarks, Maharal.

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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6287 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  00:58:58  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
David on Magdalena: David Lovering added, "One of my favorites, maybe tied with 'Indie Cindy.'

I agree with him.

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fbforever
- FB Fan -

USA
30 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  01:21:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Surprise ! Coffee and EP2 mmmmmmmmm.
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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *

Belgium
1875 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  01:41:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
OK got it: parts of Joey guitar riffs on "Greens and blues" reminds me of "I hear ramona sing".

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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *

United Kingdom
2491 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  01:51:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
From the press release:

'Blue-Eyed Hexe'
Black Francis said: "It's a tale from the northwestern part of the UK, and it's a witch-woman kind of a song. That's what a 'hexe' is, and ours is a blue-eyed hexe." Joey Santiago added: "Gil wanted a swagger, he wanted the guitar solo to sound like you're going to have sex with this blue-eyed hexe."

'Magdalena'
"This song is so atmospheric," says Santiago. "We had these weird Moog pedals that sounded like water. It was a very mood-based, atmospheric sound, not based on any lyrics or anything." David Lovering added, "One of my favorites, maybe tied with 'Indie Cindy.' It's cool the way it flows, and it's a very simplistic song, very pretty, cool and moving."

'Greens and Blues'
Black Francis says, "As with all my songs, I would prefer people add their own interpretation to it. But, in this case, let's just say that we had done 'Gigantic' as the closer for many years at our reunion shows and it worked really well. But I could see that we were going to grow weary of that and I felt like we basically needed a better 'Gigantic.' It was my attempt to come up with another song that would - musically, emotionally and psychologically - sit in the same place that 'Gigantic' has sat. Not that I could ever replace that song: you write songs and they come out the way they come out. So perhaps it can be said that this song fills the emotional niche that 'Gigantic' occupied, another show-closer. I think the lyric alludes to that, the fact that it's the end of the night, the end of something. And a separation if you will, between the band and the audience. So I guess it's kind of a goodbye song, or really more of a 'good night' song."

'Snakes'
"I'm not a jammer," says Santiago, "but Black Francis and I started jamming it out. I had this little idea and I did that sliding guitar just to emulate a snake." Black Francis adds, "This one was totally written in the studio session. It proved to be a little bit difficult to play and a little bit difficult to record, sonically, but we stuck with it and I like the result."
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markos
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55 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  02:05:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Wow that compression/over production... Songs are decent, though overall less interesting than EP1. And ep's still have no flow or identity!

I'm grateful for new music, but I hate this no album crap. With the production toned down a touch and an intelligent track order they would have had the makings of a killer album with some of these songs.

Initial ratings:
Hexe- 7/10
Magdalena- 8.5/10 (would be a ten with more balanced production, sounded better live!)
Green and blues- 7/10
Snakes- 6/10
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6287 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  02:20:00  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Green and Blues is the new Another Toe In The Ocean productionwise (to me, at least).
Very very slick. It works and the song is nice.

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ccuadros
* Dog in the Sand *

Chile
1315 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  02:29:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hum i prefer ep1, i like for this ep hexe and magdalena, is me or green and blues sounds like a weezer song?
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<

Netherlands
6287 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  02:32:57  Show Profile  Click to see billgoodman's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Weezer is in it somewhere, yes.

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Sam
= Cult of Ray =

Ireland
516 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  02:37:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Finally its here. Excellent, when's the next one?

Love love love G+Bs and Magdelena, very bossanova to my ears and i love that.

I have loved blue eyed hexe since the jools show. Its a great track. Proper stomper.

Snakes kind of feels like something from non stop erotik. Kind of spooky with a mariachi vibe.

All in all, great release. Life to the Pixies.
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frank_black_
- FB Fan -

Ireland
105 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  02:37:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm not sure of the lyric, but in Magdalena where Frank goes "Magdalena...you're the meanest" or in the second verse "just between us" does that melody remind anyone of Anna Lee from his s/t album?
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cptnpasty
- FB Fan -

Spain
161 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  02:48:29  Show Profile  Visit cptnpasty's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Wonderful!

www.alotofwind.com
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Classic Masher
- FB Fan -

146 Posts

Posted - 01/03/2014 :  03:02:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
YES!!! Finally, new music. Although, I would've been happier with an additional never-before-heard song but it's nice to hear the studio versions of G+B, Blue-eyed Hexe and Magdalena. Snakes doesn't really sound like anything the Pixies have done before but that's cool. Favorite track is definitely G+B so far, but I like all of them. This time there's no Another Toe ie track that I have reservations about.

I'm beginning to think they're saving Classic Masher for an eventual LP. Hopefully, we'll get that sooner rather than later.

Now, hopefully they'll bust out some other new tracks on the upcoming tour...

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