[Disclaimer: I am not a musician. I can sing. I remember most of the recital piece I played on the piano when I was 6. But I’m not a musician. I know what I like and what I don’t like and what will likely be the soundtrack when I arrive in hell.]
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p | pixies
Except for some of my college years, I’ve lived in or near the Boston metro area my whole life. The Pixies were (are…) required listening. At least in my circles. They even have a song called UMass (where the two founding members met). Of course, that song is meant as an insult to pretentious college students. Which is awesome.
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“In 1988, the Pixies sounded like no other band. By 1991, every band sounded like the Pixies.” — RateYourMusic.com
“Their discography’s length is inversely proportional to its influence.” — tvtropes.org
Tons of artists site the Pixies as a major influence. Like, good ones… huge ones. It’s impressive, I think.
Dave Grohl has said that Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit sounds like a total Pixies rip-off. He and Kurt Cobain acknowledged the Pixies as a huge influence. They’re not the only ones… Radiohead, the Strokes, Bush, Blur, Weezer, Pavement, Modest Mouse, even David Bowie.
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Have you ever had a line from a song pop into your head whenever you hear a certain word or phrase? Does that question make sense? For me, this happens EVERY time someone says, “There was a guy…” (And that’s a pretty common little sentence…) I always ask, before I even realize I’m doing it, if he was ‘an underwater guy’…
Monkey Gone to Heaven
There was a guy
An underwater guy who controlled the sea
Got killed by ten million pounds of sludge
From New York and New Jersey
This monkey’s gone to heaven
The creature in the sky
Got sucked in a hole
Now there’s a hole in the sky
And the ground’s not cold
And if the ground’s not cold
Everything is gonna burn
We’ll all take turns
I’ll get mine, too
I had a hard time choosing one song to feature which is why I linked the one above… and why I’ll mention Gigantic here. I do prefer the dude’s voice to the girl’s… but Gigantic is amazing… and mostly sung by Kim Deal, not Black Francis. (I love that his name is ‘Black’… even if he made it up.)
Anyway… after playing a bunch of Pixies songs, I finally chose… Where Is My Mind? It just seemed right.
Oooh – stop
With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
Your head will collapse
If there’s nothing in it
And you’ll ask yourself
Where is my mind?
Where is my mind?
Where is my mind? (Where is my mind?)
Way out
In the water, see it swimming
other p artists worth a listen
Pete Yorn — I totally fell in love with this guy when I heard Life On a Chain… (And he’s not bad to look at either… sigh…)
Psychedelic Furs — One of my favorite bands… from when I was 4. Ha! Ahem. Love My Way
what sandra thinks 
I love The Pixies! It’s funny you picked them today. My post for today has a pic with a stuffed monkey in the passenger seat of a car and I nearly used “Monkey Gone To Heaven” on my playlist. Great band! 😃
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Haha… well now that would’ve been freaky. 😏 You should go edit. Hahahaha I’m kidding, obviously!
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I’ve never tried to edit once one is posted. Not sure I even knew it could be. I’m lucky to even be able to do what little I do with technology. 😃
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Haha… it’s easy but I’m just messing with you. I can do a little too much with technology. I think it keeps me at the computer too much.
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Math AND technology?!? You ARE a nerd! Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that at all. 😃
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I am. You’d think I could get a fucking job…!! *SIGH*
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😃😃
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I’ve lived here for over 20 years and have no idea if I’ve ever heard a Pixies song. Lol. I guess I need to listen!
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Well… I love them. The lead singer is NOT what one pictures… but they are really good. Live, too… awesome shows!
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Pixies… ah yes, fond memories of dating my wife 🙂
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Cool! They are amazing…
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Ah! So cool! Loved these guys!
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They’re so good!
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Believe it or not, I’m not familiar with the Pixies. Never heard of them or listened but I’m loving “Where Is My Mind”. Again, thank you for sharing new / old music with me that I don’t know! Great song!
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The Pixies are a pretty old band. They split, reunited, and right now I’m not sure if they’re together at all. When I was looking for a picture, I saw what they look like now and you’d NEVER think they were a band!
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Great choice. I like this one as well 🙂
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I’m glad you like it! 🙂
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