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- Pixies are an American alternative rock music group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986.[1] The group disbanded in 1993 but reunited in 2004. Black Francis a.k.a. Frank Black (vocals, rhythm guitar), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim Deal a.k.a Mrs John Murphy (bass guitar, vocals), and David Lovering (drums) have been the group's continual members. Pixies found only modest success in their home country, but were significantly more successful in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe.
The group is frequently posited as the immediate forbearer of the alternative rock boom of the early 1990s, though they disbanded before reaping any of the benefits this might have brought them. Avowed fan Kurt Cobain's acknowledgement of the debt Nirvana owed to the Pixies, along with similar tributes by other alternative bands, ensured that the Pixies' legacy grew substantially in the years following their demise.
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History
The band was formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts by Joey Santiago and Black Francis (born Charles Thompson IV). Both had shared a room at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (the subject of a song, "U-Mass") and Santiago soon introduced Francis to David Bowie and 70's punk. Francis then embarked on a student exchange trip to San Juan (Puerto Rico) where he struggled to grasp the Spanish language (although a few of the band's songs did contain Spanish lyrics, mostly notably in Come On Pilgrim), and after spending 6 months in an apartment with a "wierdo, psycho, gay room mate" (who was later referred to in Doolittle's "Crackity Jones") and struggling to make himself understood in a foreign country, he returned to Boston and dropped out of the university.[6]
Bassist Kim Deal later joined Santiago and Francis after responding to a classified ad Francis had placed, seeking a bassist who liked both folk music icons Peter, Paul and Mary and hardcore punkers Hüsker Dü. She also suggested that they pick up drummer David Lovering, whom she had met at her wedding reception. They arrived at a name after Santiago selected the word randomly from a dictionary and took a liking to the definition, "mischievous little elves".[6] The group was originally named 'Pixies in Panoply', but soon shortened it to 'Pixies'.
Once the band had settled on a stable lineup, they started rehearsing in Lovering's father's garage in the summer of 1986. Their first gig – named as "possibly the worst gig in the history of rock" by the band – at the The Rathskeller ("The Rat"), Boston, where they performed early versions of "Here Comes Your Man", "Dig for Fire" and "Build High" [6] – which all appeared on later albums or as B-sides.
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Background
Their music, heavily influenced by punk and surf music was, while highly melodic, capable of being tremendously abrasive at the same time. Francis was the group's primary songwriter and singer and had a distinctly desperate, yowling delivery. He typically wrote cryptic songs about offbeat subjects, such as unidentified flying objects and surrealism.[2] Violent Biblical imagery[3] and references to mental instability, physical injury, and incest also feature highly in much of his work.[4] Deal contributed songs as well, and her often feathery voice acted as an oddly effective counterbalance to Francis (Incidentally, the then-married Deal was credited as "Mrs. John Murphy" on the first few Pixies records).
Sonically, Black is credited with popularizing the extreme dynamics that would come to define alternative rock – most notably by influencing Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", which Cobain admitted was a conscious attempt to co-opt the Pixies style. In a January 1994 interview with Rolling Stone, he admitted that "I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies."[5] Pixies songs would typically feature hushed, restrained verses, and explosive, wailing choruses.
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Hi people! We love The Pixies and our music has been influenced by their sound.
We are new to Bebo & its not that easy getting noticed here 'coz the powers that be at Bebo only feature big / signed bands. We really want to connect with people who like kind of dark / alternative / electronic/ trip-hop / gothic / rock sound who may like our music too.
Check out our songs. If you like the music add us to your bands & let your friends know about us (pretty please) - we really hope you enjoy the music & become a fan! :-) We need your support.
All the best & thanks so much for supporting independent artists! - You rock!
Eva & DarkStar :-)
I said I wanna be a singer like lou reede I like lou reede she said sticking her Tongue in my ear...
love for you oh beautiful pixies!
sonebody make a pixies skin...please???
most underrated band evr
but wat a band there music is class
Whats that floatin in the water?
Oh Neptunas only daughter.....
gotta love em.....
Viva La Pixies