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Bedbug
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Jeepster
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 Posted - 10/11/2018 : 07:05:11
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Actually, it’s gonna be an entire concept album about him! Like Bluefinger but less depressing.
...at least that’s how it would be in an ideal world. Weezer released the lead single already and it’s about Uber.
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Q: Where do Pixies keep their instruments when they're not playing?
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
Iceland
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 08:50:36
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oddball
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 09:18:51
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Am I the only one wondering what this second tour with Weezer is all about besides sentimentality and money? I could see this happening once, but a second time? I don't get it. Could they at least have switched so that Pixies are headlining this time around? My only solace would be the announcement of new material (that doesn't sound anything remotely like the new Weezer single).
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Jeepster
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 09:54:28
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i think touring with Weezer is a great way- possibly the ideal way- for Pixies to reach a younger audience and expand their fan base. The average teenager has no idea who Pixies are, but will gladly sing along to any Weezer hit- even the crappy ones. I know people who started listening to Pixies after finding out about them through the Weezer connection on the last tour. Whether or not this was intentional on Pixies’ part, it’s pretty ingenious.
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Q: Where do Pixies keep their instruments when they're not playing?
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oddball
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 10:05:59
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Point taken, Jeepster. I'm sorry for coming across like a grumpy old man. Perhaps I'm entirely alone in thinking that this is the worst possible Pixies news imaginable (short of releasing new music that sounds like the new Weeezer). The timing just seems very strange. For me, this equates with the Beatles opening for a band that got its foot in the door by sounding like the Beatles, but then sounds nothing like them and "drags" them along on tour for the hell of it. I am all in favor of the PIxies broadening their fan base, but think they are way too good for this avenue/approach for doing so.
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Jeepster
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 10:35:23
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I totally understand your disappointment. I’m no Weezer fan myself, and I think it’s an absolute disgrace that Pixies are opening for them and not the other way around.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Pixies are playing the long game, though. They go on a couple tours that are beneath them and find a bunch of shiny new fans. And to make sure the older fans know they’re still appreciated too, they play the upcoming Pilgrim/Surfer shows. They get plenty of money, presumably used by Joey to buy cool hats. Then Pixies release a new album to the newly-reinvigorated fan base, which includes new fans who aren’t all jaded by nostalgia and won’t immediately dismiss the album on account of no Kim or not being a track-by-track remake of Doolittle or whatever.
...or maybe they’re just really good friends with the Weezer guys?
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Q: Where do Pixies keep their instruments when they're not playing?
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yarbles
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 13:10:12
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I think the last tour was really successful, and from what I saw and read from the band members via internet/social media, it looked like both bands and their families had a fun time touring together. So... more success and another fun tour for the band? Don’t blame them one single bit.
Of course, if it were all about me, it would be a solo theater tour promoting a brand new album that we just got an amazing first single from. But it’s not that. So I’m ok waiting for that album and that tour, and I’m ok with them going out in another leg of a very successful and fun tour for them. |
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Jeepster
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 15:58:12
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Yeah, any Pixies tour is better than none. sometime they'll release some new music, and until then they'll still have my ticket money whenever they play near me!
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Q: Where do Pixies keep their instruments when they're not playing?
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Skatealex1
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 17:06:06
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| This is kind of weird. The thing is with Pixies it's not like they need more exposure. They're a legendary indie rock band well known by people all over the globe. If they enjoy this type of tour more power to them though. But I wouldnt buy a ticket myself. I thought Weezer was doing some good stuff a few years ago but it seems they've resorted back to the mainstream radio sounding stuff, etc. |
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/11/2018 : 21:39:18
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I'll chime in and say that I too am not that into Weezer, not that into the idea of Frank and Friends touring with them again, especially if the setlists are going to be what they were this year, basically best of stuff.
Glad Frank's making money. Glad Joey et. al. are living the dream. Glad some kids in middle America are getting to hear our man. But I have no plans to buy a ticket to any of these shows. |
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picpic
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Posted - 10/12/2018 : 07:19:25
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They're right to do so. Even if it's not exciting for us here. But if they respond to what the majority their main audience wants, that's cool. I'd love more new songs, more Trompe/Bossa songs, a tour for Teenager of the Year 25th in 2019. But we all know this is not going to happen, right ?
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/12/2018 : 07:49:38
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Stevio10
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 10/12/2018 : 08:08:07
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My initial reaction is 'what, again?' and kind of dismiss it. But then I realise the Catholics aren't coming back, TOTY and Bluefinger etc were phases and it's likely the Pixies won't be around forever either (although after all these years it feels like they have!)
Who knows, in 5-10 years these songs may never be performed live again. I try to embrace and appreciate the now and not let it be debased by my yearning for Catholics circa 2001 - as hard as that may be!
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Bedbug
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Posted - 10/17/2018 : 04:23:29
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Originally posted by pot
Pixies supporting Weezer is like The Rolling Stones supporting One Direction.
I felt the same way about Pixies opening up for U2. |
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/17/2018 : 04:27:23
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Pixies supporting Weezer is like The Rolling Stones supporting One Direction.
I felt the same way about Pixies opening up for U2.
Good point, but I'd say this analogy is only relevant to the post Rattle & Hum neverending shitfest of the U2 progression. |
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/17/2018 : 04:48:42
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Originally posted by pot
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Originally posted by pot
Pixies supporting Weezer is like The Rolling Stones supporting One Direction.
I felt the same way about Pixies opening up for U2.
Good point, but I'd say this analogy is only relevant to the post Rattle & Hum neverending shitfest of the U2 progression.
You may very well be right, I don't know enough U2 to comment either way.
I just think the Pixies fit in with U2 about as well as Spinal Tap fit in at the Air Force base. |
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Sprite
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 10/17/2018 : 05:39:04
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| Pixies & FB are top of the tree for me but I'd rather listen to U2 than Weezer. |
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/17/2018 : 06:44:34
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Pixies & FB are top of the tree for me but I'd rather listen to U2 than Weezer.
I've always considered Weezer to be a fairly throway, generic pop/rock band. Instantly accessible music for the non-discerning listener. All I really know about them is the Buddy Holly song and pie and beans though.
Early U2 is in a whole different league. These days though they're a complete embarassment and should just retire before they release any more shit albums. |
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/17/2018 : 06:47:40
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You may very well be right, I don't know enough U2 to comment either way.
The Joshua Tree is probably in my top ten albums of all time. All the rest before it are also great, The Unforgettable Fire. |
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trevgreg
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Posted - 12/09/2018 : 06:49:43
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Early U2 is in a whole different league. These days though they're a complete embarassment and should just retire before they release any more shit albums.
Their 2015 album was actually pretty good, I thought. Their last one in 2017 had two singles that featured the same G-D-A-Bm chord progression though, which was the closest time I thought they strayed too hard to lazy songwriting. |
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pixie punk
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Bedbug
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/23/2019 : 20:06:46
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| Not that anyone here cares, but Weezer’s release of the Teal album? Billie Jean? That’s gonna fit nicely with Nimrod’s Son. |
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/24/2019 : 05:19:45
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Caught this tour last year... it was ok. The Pixies set was kind of by-the-numbers. It was basically an abridged version of the same show they headlined for Head Carrier tour. Which itself was a slightly updated version of the ongoing reunion tour that's been rolling along for over a decade. Very predictable setlist. If you'd never seen them, or hadn't seen them recently in particular, it was probably fantastic. I saw several people really digging it. For me it was kind of like seeing the highlights of a show I already recently saw.
The Pixies aren't the Grateful Dead - they don't vary the performance of the individual songs enough (or at all) to keep me coming back again and again for the same setlists. Don't get me wrong, I love it. Just wish there was a little more variety and deep cuts.
As for Weezer... I'm not a big Weezer fan, but I have a soft spot in my heart for the first two albums. I've revisited here and there through the years. I thought the Everything Will Be Alright album was quite good though, so I grabbed the white album when it came out. And immediately regretted it on first listen. Anyway, as a fan of their first 2 when I was a teenager, and being someone who had never seen them before, I really enjoyed the first half of the show. I started losing interest though after awhile.
I'm looking forward to the next Pixies headlining tour, although who knows when the next one of those will be. I'll skip the Weezer + Pixies tour this time around. I assume they're combining efforts w/ Weezer so they can play bigger venues. On their own, in my neck of the woods anyway, they can only pull off medium-sized venues.
I had a bad reaction to your public hobby writings. |
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Bedbug
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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *
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Bedbug
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Posted - 03/04/2019 : 10:22:07
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| So, if I were thinking of staying for the Weezer half of the concert? |
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pixie punk
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 03/08/2019 : 05:01:31
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Oh god I just listened to Black Album! What an absolute, utter basket of hairy road apples  
How can the Pixies be actually, seriously considering and actually touring with them as their support!  |
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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *
Belgium
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Posted - 03/09/2019 : 03:21:20
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Their cover album is amazing. Not in a good way though.
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pot
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 03/09/2019 : 06:30:07
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Their cover album is amazing. Not in a good way though.
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I heard their cover of Toto's Africa. It's quite good actually, but it just sounds exactly the same as the original. |
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johnnyribcage
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 03/09/2019 : 14:21:19
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Originally posted by picpic
Their cover album is amazing. Not in a good way though.
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I had a bad reaction to your public hobby writings. |
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picpic
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 03/11/2019 : 03:16:49
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Originally posted by pot
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Their cover album is amazing. Not in a good way though.
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I heard their cover of Toto's Africa. It's quite good actually, but it just sounds exactly the same as the original.
Yeah. It's amazingly pointless.
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