Author: Pixies

Format: Best of

Release Date: 04-05-2004

Details: Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies is THE definitive audio retrospective from one of the most influential and respected acts in independent music. Pixies are Black Francis (vocals, guitars), Kim Deal (bass, vocals), Joey Santiago (lead guitars), and David Lovering (drums). Wave Of Mutilation features twenty-three (almost) chronological selections from all five best-selling albums (Come On Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Bossanova, and Trompe Le Monde), plus two tracks from 2001’s Complete B Sides package. Key cuts include the alternative staples ‘Gigantic’, ‘Monkey Gone To Heaven’, ‘Here Comes Your Man’, ‘Debaser’, and more! All songs were written by Black Francis (aka Frank Black) except 'Gigantic' by Black Francis and Kim Deal, and the classic Neil Young composition, 'Winterlong'. Packaging includes a deluxe full-colour 16-page booklet, featuring band photos, and complete song credits. Art direction and design comes courtesy of Vaughan Oliver and Chris Bigg at v23. All tracks have been remastered by John Dent at Loud. Artist and Album Information “...(their) breathtaking mix of noisy, almost surflike guitars, sweet pop melodies and primal-scream-therapy vocals inspired a generation of would-be rock stars: Nirvana adopted the Pixies use of quiet, mumbled verses and loud, crashing choruses, Courtney Love aped their banshee wails, and Beck drew inspiration from their catalog of surrealistic lyrics.” - Rolling Stone The Pixies formed in Boston in 1986 when Charles Thompson dropped out of college and convinced his friend and roommate, Joey Santiago, to do the same. The two recruited bassist Kim Deal who suggested drummer David Loveringjoin the group, and the lineup was made official. Thompson adopted the stage name Black Francis and the group named themselves The Pixies after flipping through a dictionary. The Pixies quickly gained a cult following as well as critical acclaim for their signature blend of screaming punk noise, indie guitar rock, classic pop, and surf rock riffs, mixed with impossible-to ignore melodic hooks and Francis' bizarre lyrics about religion, UFOs and metaphysics - their own unique sound. During their six years together, the Pixies released five albums on 4AD - Come on Pilgrim (1987); Surfer Rosa (1988); Doolittle (1989); Bossanova (1990) and Trompe Le Monde (1991). Experiencing particular success in the UK and Europe, the Pixies played sold-out festivals and received a multitude of fan, peer and critical acclaim. The band's influence was farreaching; U2's Bono referred to the Pixies as "one of America's greatest bands ever”; David Bowie called their work "just about the most compelling music of the entire 80s," and Kurt Cobain, who identified Surfer Rosa as his favorite album of that entire decade, confessed, when writing ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, that, "Basically, I was ripping off The Pixies." The new 23-track Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies runs (almost) chronologically and expands on the previous compilation, Death To The Pixies. The recordings remain fresh and vibrant - a splendid introduction for old fans and new converts alike - inevitably there are half a dozen tracks from Doolittle, the record that NME proclaimed the "second best album ever", but there's also a couple of B-sides, the live favourite ‘Into The White’ and, to end the sonic assault on a poignant note, the band's cover of Neil Young's ‘Winterlong’.

UPC: 652637240627

EAN: 0652637240627

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood