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The Pixies are an American alternative rock band that formed in Boston in 1986. The group disbanded in 1993 under acrimonious circumstances but reunited in 2004. Black Francis (lead vocals and electric guitar and acoustic guitar), Joey Santiago (electric guitar), Kim Deal (bass guitar and backing vocals), and David Lovering (drums) have been the band's continual members. While the Pixies found only modest success in their home country, they were significantly more successful in the United Kingdo
The Pixies are an American alternative rock band that formed in Boston in 1986. The group disbanded in 1993 under acrimonious circumstances but reunited in 2004. Black Francis (lead vocals and electric guitar and acoustic guitar), Joey Santiago (electric guitar), Kim Deal (bass guitar and backing vocals), and David Lovering (drums) have been the band's continual members. While the Pixies found only modest success in their home country, they were significantly more successful in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, although never achieving prolonged mainstream success with their studio albums.
The band's style of alternative rock music is heavily influenced by punk and indie rock, and while highly melodic, is capable of being abrasive at the same time. Francis is the Pixies' primary songwriter and singer and has a distinctly desperate, yowling delivery. He has typically written cryptic songs about offbeat subjects, such as UFOs and surrealism. References to mental instability, violent Biblical imagery, and physical injury feature in many of the band's songs.
The group is frequently posited as the immediate forebear of the alternative rock boom of the 1990s, though they disbanded before reaping any of the benefits this might have brought them. Avowed fan Kurt Cobain's acknowledgement of the debt Nirvana owed to the Pixies, along with similar tributes by other alternative bands, ensured that the Pixies' legacy and influence grew substantially in the years following their demise.
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 Bands I've Seen Live (10 person items)"These guys are seriously my favorite band of all time. Was obviously psyched to see them in Rochester. Joey Santiago particularly killed it on this song:
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"I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies." - Kurt Cobain, Rolling Stone Magazine 01-27-94
I think that quote sums up their huge influence on 90's rock music. All of their albums are worth checking out. Doolittle is probably the best album to start with. Seeing them live was among the best concert experiences I've had.
They're about to announce dates for their latest tour, if anyone is interested.
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 Bands I've seen live (459 person items)"The first time I saw them (2006) was absolutely awesome & worth waiting forever to see. I left that show happy beyond words.
The 2nd time I saw them, they played Doolittle in its entirety, with a bunch of b-sides before & after, plus some other songs after all that. Should've blown my mind, but wound up being merely enjoyable...so I left that one mildly disappointed."
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