the perfect music for when you're 19 and going to the club on Saturday night in mom and dad's car. more
their masterpiece.
they created their own grunge atmospheres that were still in vogue at the time to produce something that, as far as I can tell, wasn’t around. Listening chronologically to their albums from "leisure," through "parklife" and "great escape," up to this self-titled one, it seems to me that their music was the perfect soundtrack of my life from ages 15 to 20. As I grew, they grew too. Perhaps that's why I loved them so much. more
five albums five centers
everyone says they are essential (kurt used to say that nevermind was born because he wanted to make an album like the pixies') more
five albums five centers
everyone says they are essential (kurt used to say that nevermind was born because he wanted to make a record like the one from the pixies) could it be true?
it's among the records I would take to a deserted island more
It brightened some gloomy afternoons of my adolescence.
How can you not love "there's no other way," "she is so high," and "sing"? more
five albums five centers
everyone says they are essential (kurt said that nevermind was born because he wanted to make a record like the one by the pixies) more
The debut of The Stone Roses is the cornerstone upon which 90s British rock is built. It's what the Pixies of Black and Deal represented for the American alternative scene. Without them, everything would simply have been different. If we want to set aside the above and consider it merely as a simple sequence of songs, we are faced with some of the hits that any lovestruck teenager would place as the soundtrack to their afternoons with the mo. more
five albums five centers
everyone says they are essential (kurt said that nevermind was born because he wanted to make a record like the pixies') more
the last one before uncle frank's insane act.
perhaps he thought that the pixies were just him.
he was wrong.
with the exception of "cult of ray" from '96, there's nothing that Black has done after the pixies that compares to the five masterpieces.
kim deal got her posthumous revenge, but at what cost?
the pixies were great because they were an alchemy that worked.
steel is 96% iron and 4% carbon. Carbon may be little, but iron without carbon is not steel. more
the most beautiful album of the '90s. more
In an era when Britpop had ousted the scene from bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and various rockers, Inspiral Carpets, along with Charlatans, Stone Roses, Blur, and Oasis, represented the soundtrack of many young lads holed up in their rooms or jumping around in clubs at night. This is perhaps the best work of the "inspired carpets" of Madchester, featuring hits like "Saturn 5" and "Party in the Sky" that get you moving like few others from that time. Ciao. more
for those who truly want to hear everything about the Pixies more
some of my favorite songs (get under it, flat beauty) that illuminated my adolescence.
bare, essential songs, played practically solo but still possessing something epic.
in Pollard's vast discography (including Guided by Voices), if I had to choose just one, I would save this one.
it deserves a deep listen to be fully absorbed, but then it becomes addictive. more
was released in the same year as Pollard's first solo album, which, along with Sprout, forms the foundational core of Guided by Voices. Setting this project aside temporarily, the two former partners embarked on parallel solo careers that seem to convey the same message: to create milestones, all you need is a cassette recorder, a guitar, and deep inspiration. Just how bulimic has Pollard been (17 albums from '96 to 2011 plus a countless number of side projects with other musicians - ''Boston Stars)? more
The best album by Robert Smith & Co. alongside "Pornography," "Disintegration," and "Faith." Epic.. more
I love this album...everything! A stellar debut for this band. I can't wait for their new work. Magical. more
I would like to buy it but I don’t know where! more
Incredible, visceral, angry masterpiece. The album that introduced me to Grunge. more