Pixies | Doolittle (LP)

Deluxe 180 gram vinyl re-issues. To date, "Come on Pilgrim" has scanned 147k, "Surfer Rosa" 470k, and "Doolittle" 596k. Look for the band on tour from September through December, and check them out on the cover of Spin's September issue. Best of CD and DVD were released in May 2004.

The Pixies: Black Francis (vocals, guitar); Kim Deal (vocals, slide guitar, bass); David Lovering (vocals, bass, drums); Joey Santiago (guitar). Additional personnel: Karen Karlsrud, Corine Metter (violin); Arthur Fiacco, Ann Rorich (cello). Recorded at Downtown Recorders, Boston, Massachusetts. From the opening bars of DOOLITTLE, the Pixies' brilliant duality comes into focus. Chiming guitar streaks waft over an AOR-ready riff, while vocals bark out references to a deliberately obscure culture. "Debaser," for instance, finds singer/songwriter Black Francis alluding to "Chien Andalou," Spanish director Luis Bunuel's surrealist film renowned for a scene where an eyeball is sliced. The Pixies' calling card is their calculated sonic mayhem. Francis and bass player Kim Deal weave vocal harmonies of inimitable dissonance as guitarist Joey Santiago's leads ring like air-raid sirens. DOOLITTLE perfectly captures The Pixies' refusal to be categorized into one form of musical identity. The album's most gorgeous melody is wrapped around the words "cease to exist, giving my goodbye," and crowned with the title "Wave Of Mutilation." The rest of the album follows suit, and even the love songs bear Francis' warped humor, boasting titles like "Tame" and "Dead." DOOLITTLE is quintessential Pixies. Unflinching in their abrasion, the group created some of the best, most intriguing rock music of the early 1990s.


Tracklist

A1        What Child Is This
A2        The Little Drummer Boy
A3        Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
A4        This Time Of The Year
A5        Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
B1        That Spirit Of Christmas
B2        All I Want For Christmas
B3        Christmas In My Heart
B4        Winter Wonderland
B5        Christmas Time

*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.

Label: FOUR
Catalog: 70905
Rel. Date: 09/14/2004
UPC: 652637090512

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• Format Detail: LP 180g standard Jacket
• Genre: Alternative Rock
• Internal ID: JITRE
• Released: 09/14/2004
• Format: Vinyl