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Amazon Review ...............................................................................................................................................................
Alac
This had to happen... no doubt the most listened record of my short lived, post teenage noisy period...
...back in the days, I would get totally scorched on this sound, and then go out calmed.
I suppose there are folks around who didn't acknowledge Pixies as
the most cracked up rock band of the last century...
and some who never listened to Doolittle in it's entirety...
Well that's something I can't quite bother about.... as long as I did.
Amazon Review ...............................................................................................................................................................
The greatest album by the greatest band. No exaggeration., June 12, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Doolittle (Audio CD)
The Pixies are one of the greatest bands ever, as innovative as Hendrix, the Beatles, and Dylan were in the '60s. Not only were they innovative and original, but so far ahead of their time that Rock is still catching up.
It's hard to write a review of a Pixies album without gushing over the band instead of the album, but there's more than enough praise for the band on this page, so I'll get right to the album. Doolittle is, quite simply, the Pixies best album. It is an absolute masterpiece. There is no filler whatsoever. It starts out with the incredibly catchy "Debaser", moves into "Tame", which moves so incredibly well between quiet whispers and screeching (but somehow melodic) vocals. And then there's "Wave of Mutilation", a wonderful bit of surf music reminiscent of the Beach Boys. And "I Bleed", a spectacular duet between the anguished voice of the lead singer, Frank Black, and the sickly-sweet crooning of Kim Deal, who went on to form the Breeders. Then there's the pop masterpiece, "Here Comes Your Man", the anxious "Dead", the powerful "Monkey Gone to Heaven", the disturbing "Mr. Grieves"... And that's only the first eight songs, out of fifteen incredible, unbelievable tracks. I could go on at great length about Doolittle, but it truly is indescribable. Borrow a copy from a friend if you're not sure, but somehow you must listen to this album. Once you do you'll never look at Rock & Roll the same way again.
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