StevieB
11-20-2009, 08:38 AM
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From wondering, “Where is My Mind?” to speculating “Is She Weird?” the Pixies asked all the right questions to a whole generation of adolescents.
And as this generation grew up to be debasers, the Pixies faded away, leaving only their legacy of experimental punk, screeching, and chaotic guitar riffs and random Spanish phrases.
Now, the band is regrouping to play the entirety of “Doolittle” in honor of the 20th anniversary of the album’s release in four shows at Hammerstein Ballroom next week. The show promises visuals to accompany the band’s already colorful songs.
While “Come On Pilgrim” might have been appropriate for their 1 a.m. Thanksgiving show, “Doolittle” features one of their most acclaimed songs “Debaser,” and their only song ever to reach the top ten modern rock hits, “Monkey Gone to Heaven.”
read more (http://blogs.columbiaspectator.com/spectacle/2009/11/19/pixies-bring-punk-rock-magic-to-hammerstein/)
From wondering, “Where is My Mind?” to speculating “Is She Weird?” the Pixies asked all the right questions to a whole generation of adolescents.
And as this generation grew up to be debasers, the Pixies faded away, leaving only their legacy of experimental punk, screeching, and chaotic guitar riffs and random Spanish phrases.
Now, the band is regrouping to play the entirety of “Doolittle” in honor of the 20th anniversary of the album’s release in four shows at Hammerstein Ballroom next week. The show promises visuals to accompany the band’s already colorful songs.
While “Come On Pilgrim” might have been appropriate for their 1 a.m. Thanksgiving show, “Doolittle” features one of their most acclaimed songs “Debaser,” and their only song ever to reach the top ten modern rock hits, “Monkey Gone to Heaven.”
read more (http://blogs.columbiaspectator.com/spectacle/2009/11/19/pixies-bring-punk-rock-magic-to-hammerstein/)