Pixies
Death to the Pixies

THE REVIEW

At Frank Black's (aka Black Francis) concerts, you can still come across someone wearing a faded black t-shirt that reads "Death to the Pixies," a self-ironic epitaph of the Boston band.
The Pixies were the most influential band of the last 15 years; remember that Cobain said about "Smells Like Teen Spirit" that Nirvana wanted to write a song in the style of the Pixies and that "Teen Spirit" came out of it.

The Pixies "invented" songs full of stops, built on the slow part, characterized by the bass, and the fast part, which explodes in a cathartic scream. This posthumous collection is a must-have for anyone who doesn't yet own the Pixies records, and for those who, like us, have them all, it holds value especially for the live CD included, which captures the murderous and hysterical energy of the Pixies.
The live "Where Is My Mind" is incredible, with the audience screaming the 'yuhuuuuuu' of the introduction. We managed to hear it live only at Frank Black's last tour, where he quite legitimately decided to finally replay his (Frank Black's) songs, and we assure you that the version on the live CD is very close, spine-chilling.

As for the rest, what can we say... "Monkey Gone To Heaven": "If man is five, then the devil is six, and if the devil is six, then God is seven" as an example of the hermetic/incomprehensible/cabalistic lyrics that have always characterized Frank Black/Black Francis's songwriting. And what about the album covers, incomprehensible? The sheep eyes on "Trompe Le Monde"? Then "Wave of Mutilation," "Debaser" with the reference to the short film 'Un Chien Andalou', "Dig for Fire", "Bone Machine", "Gigantic" sung by Kim Deal (with credits to Mrs John Murphy???) one of the sexiest songs ever written, "U-mass"... all masterpieces.