Pixies - Doolittle

Decade - 1980's


Label - 4AD
Producer - Gil Norton
Country - US
Genre - Alt Rock

1. Debaser	Listen	Listen
2. Tame	Listen	Listen
3. Wave of Mutilation	Listen	Listen
4. I Bleed	Listen	Listen
5. Here Comes Your Man	Listen	Listen
6. Dead	Listen	Listen
7. Monkey Gone to Heaven	Listen	Listen
8. Mr. Grieves	Listen	Listen
9. Crackity Jones	Listen	Listen
10. La La Love You	Listen	Listen
11. No. 13 Baby	Listen	Listen
12. There Goes My Gun	Listen	Listen
13. Hey	Listen	Listen
14. Silver	Listen	Listen
15. Gouge Away	Listen	Listen

Pixies - Doolittle (1989)

I have no idea why I like the Pixies so much because they really aren't my style, but I do!

Their previous album Surfer Rosa is a little too full on for me, but Doolittle has always been my favourite Pixies album and while I don't listen to it that often, I'm always happy when I remember to.

Doolittle is sometime very loud (Francis Black screams extremely well!) and sometimes just nicely melodic. Their songwriting is always interesting, if not strange - Debaser was inspired by Bunuel's short movie Un Chien Andalou, and Wave of Mutilation is about driving into the sea!

The Pixies are solid alt rock, probably not as exciting or innovative now as they would have then, but Doolittle is a great album and has stood the test of time (and numerous copy cats) quite well.

Score - 8.5/10

Recommended - Yes