Explain the Pixies to Me
One of my pet hates are people who think the Pixies are the most important force in the musical universe.
I mean, they're OK. But its that same OK, slightly artsy grunge that polluted "alternative" music throughout the late 80s and early 90s. They are one of those "compulsory" bands that the fat comic book shop guy from The Simpsons would cite - because he feels that he must.
I recently saw that creepy head honcho from triple j FM (you know, the Music Director) on ABC2 TV, being interviewed by Myf Warhurst (who you can't help but like) seeking The Great Man's opinion on the Pixies, to introduce a 2002 live reunion concert in France.
The Great Man kept going on an on about how incredibly influential this run of the mill outfit was. He said "Dolittle" was one of the great albums of all time. He said they pioneered that style of "having songs that start off very quite and then suddenly end up really big and loud " (he actually said that).
I watched the concert for 15 minutes and it sounded like a lot of Australian indie stuff that was being churned out in the late 80s at the Trade Union Club. The girl bass player has a distinctive vocal, but unlike Sonic Youth, who delivered some very impressive grooves in their art-school kinda way, these guys have only one great song: "This Monkey's Gone to Heaven" and the rest is deeply, deeply ordinary.
Are we supposed to think they're credible just because they aren't very good looking?
I mean, they're OK. But its that same OK, slightly artsy grunge that polluted "alternative" music throughout the late 80s and early 90s. They are one of those "compulsory" bands that the fat comic book shop guy from The Simpsons would cite - because he feels that he must.
I recently saw that creepy head honcho from triple j FM (you know, the Music Director) on ABC2 TV, being interviewed by Myf Warhurst (who you can't help but like) seeking The Great Man's opinion on the Pixies, to introduce a 2002 live reunion concert in France.
The Great Man kept going on an on about how incredibly influential this run of the mill outfit was. He said "Dolittle" was one of the great albums of all time. He said they pioneered that style of "having songs that start off very quite and then suddenly end up really big and loud " (he actually said that).
I watched the concert for 15 minutes and it sounded like a lot of Australian indie stuff that was being churned out in the late 80s at the Trade Union Club. The girl bass player has a distinctive vocal, but unlike Sonic Youth, who delivered some very impressive grooves in their art-school kinda way, these guys have only one great song: "This Monkey's Gone to Heaven" and the rest is deeply, deeply ordinary.
Are we supposed to think they're credible just because they aren't very good looking?
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