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Rating: LA RECENSIONE
A new Pixies album. Not quite.
The nine songs on this CD were originally recorded in March 1987 for their first real demo known by some as "The Purple Tape," because of its cover. Of these 17 recorded songs, 8 were chosen to appear on "Come On Pilgrim".
These are the remaining 9.
This is what the liner notes of this album released now, in the year 2002, say. Outtakes, it would seem. But upon closer analysis, we discover that six of these "outtakes" later appeared on subsequent official albums: "Broken Face", "I'm Amazed", "Break My Body" on "Surfer Rosa" in 1988, "Here Comes Your Man" on "Doolittle" in 1989, "Down The Well" on "Bossanova" in '90, and "Subbacultcha" on "Trompe le Monde" in 1991.
Not appeared on long players "Build High", "Rock A My Soul", and "In Heaven".
So much for the Outtakes.
Aside from the delightful "Here Comes Your Man", which appears in a slightly different version from the one later published on "Doolittle", a bit slower and very pleasant, relentless in its laid-back laziness, the others are almost identical to the versions that later appeared on the LPs (with the only further exception of "Subbacultcha", unrecognizable, but for its subsequent appearance on "Trompe Le Monde" I am only appealing to my memory).
Therefore, the surprise factor of this record is very low, interesting to note, however, that the Pixies in 1987, at the recording of their first demo, reportedly recorded for only 1,000 dollars at Fort Apache in Roxbury, Massachusetts, were already fully mature, born adults and already had within them the songs for all the albums.
Final note, the CD lasts 18:09, quality more than good, but as explained, ultimately superfluous, no surprises.
As they say "for collectors". We were a bit disappointed. Cooking Vinyl tricked us.
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Summary by Bot
This album features nine demo tracks recorded by Pixies in 1987, early versions of songs that appeared on later albums. While interesting for collectors, the release offers few surprises as most tracks closely resemble their official releases. The standout is a slower, laid-back version of "Here Comes Your Man." Overall, it provides a glimpse into the band's early maturity but is mainly recommended for dedicated fans.Tracklist Lyrics
01 Broken Face (01:25)
i got a broken face, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, ooh
i got a broken face
i got a broken face
i got a broken face
i got a broken face
there was this boy who had two children
with his sisters, who were his daughters
who were his favourite lovers
i got no lips, i got no tongue
where there were eyes there's only space
i got no lips, i got no tongue
i got a broken face
i got a broken face
there was this man who smashed his prick to little pieces
in little pieces
and then they drilled holes
and then they put 'em back in there
i got no lips, i got no tongue
where there were eyes there's only space
i got no lips, i got no tongue
i got a broken face
i got a broken face
the little thing who does my laundry speaks no english
but if you saw her you'd say, "isn't she lovely?"
i got no lips, i got no tongue
where there were eyes there's only space
i got no lips, i got no tongue
02 Build High (01:27)
Build high, build high (2x)
Cause my old man is bleeding
And my poor dog needs feeding
And this time I'm really broke
So let me feel your leg of hope around me
Build high, build high (2x)
I said build high, yeah, build high
Build high, build high (2x)
Hold me up with pride
Cause I'm not beautiful and
I don't have no pretty friends
Can't pretend.
I'm tired of believing
In the things that go on here.
Lately it makes me feel
Just like someone's forming
In the air air air
Build high, build high (2x)
I said build high, yeah, build high
Build high, build high (2x)
04 Down to the Well (02:12)
betty always knows
betty always tells
she laughing desperately
she said it felt like a river inside her bones
when she went down to the well
i'm gonna be with her
she is gonna take me there
lead me by my hand
her body a rocking chair for my soul
i can hardly wait, baby
i can hardly wait
'til we go down to the well
down to the well
been thinking to myself
and if a life's not long
what matter does it make
if there'll be favorite songs playing in my head
when we go down to the well
i can hardly wait, betty
i can hardly wait
'till we go down to the well
down to the well
06 I'm Amazed (01:35)
-... girls and fucked 'em at school.
All I know is that
There were rumours he was into field hockey players
There were rumours
- So he applied basically
- He was gone the next day
- And went off with the team
It's like he was got they'd just like
It was like so hush hush
There were so... quiet about it
And then the next thing you know...
The day before that I was wed
She went upstairs and she cut her hair away
I'm amazed (x3)
And when I was a little boy
A ball of strings my parents took from me
I'm amazed (x3)
Before I died, I took my Honda
And packed it up, up, up to Arizona (honey)
I'm amazed, I'm amazed, I'm amazed (x4)
07 Here Comes Your Man (03:06)
Outside there's a boxcar waitin'
Outside the family stew
Out by the fire breathin'
Outside we wait 'til face turns blue
I know the nervous walkin'
I know the dirty beard hangs
Out by the boxcar waitin'
Take me away to nowhere plains
There is a wait so long
You'll never wait so long
Here comes your man (x3)
Big shake on the boxcar movin'
Big shake to the land that's falling down
Is a wind makes a palm stop blowin'
A big, big stone fall and break my crown
There is a wait so long
You'll never wait so long
Here comes your man (x4)
There is a wait so long
You'll never wait so long
Here comes your man (x4)
08 Subbacultcha (03:05)
This is a song about something there
there is something about this song
we did the clubs what ass
i was hoping to have her in the sack
i was looking handsome
she was looking like an erotic vulture
i was all dressed in black
she was all dressed up in black
everything was fine down here
what you call it here
what you call it her
way down down down down in this subbacultcha
her warm white bellyin the life i'd lived had seen nothing
finer she shakes adn she moves me or something
she's like jellyroll like sculpture
i was wearing eyeliner
she was wearing eyeliner
it was so god down here
saving my scrapbook here
way down down down in this subbacultcha
now we live on the sea and relax and ride the tack
drug running on his panamamian schooner
she walks the deck in a black dress
and me i dress up in black
and we listen to the sea
and look at the sky in a poetic kind of way
what you call it
when you look at the sky in a poetic kind of way
you know when you grope for luna
Pixies
American alternative rock band formed in Boston; core early lineup included Black Francis (vocals/guitar), Joey Santiago (guitar), Kim Deal (bass/vocals) and David Lovering (drums). Late-80s/early-90s records (Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Bossanova, Trompe le Monde) are widely regarded as highly influential. The band broke up in the early 1990s and reunited in 2004, releasing new albums in the 2010s.27 Reviews
