Best Of Pixies (Wave Of Mutilation)
Best Of Pixies (Wave Of Mutilation)
Pixies
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4AD – CAD 2406
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Album
Originally released in 2004 as a compilation, “Wave of Mutilation” is a best of album from one of the most revered college-radio bands of the late 1980s and early ‘90s. The Pixies combined smart yet surreal pop with jagged, punk-influenced rock and, oddly enough, broke up just as the alternative music scene went mainstream. Fuelled by Black Francis's soft-maniacal vocals and bizarrely catchy songs, the Boston-based quartet consistently crafted fascinating albums during their brief but headstrong run.
This 23-track collection, released in tandem with their highly anticipated 2004 reunion tour, captures many of their finest moments. Proceeding semi-chronologically, “Wave of Mutilation" begins with the rambunctious ditty "Bone Machine." Other early gems include the strange anthem "Holiday Song," the anthropomorphic ode "Caribou," and Deal's signature song, "Gigantic." The band's beloved 1989 album, “Doolittle," is amply represented by seven songs, including the pleading "Hey," the mischievous "Monkey Gone to Heaven," the fierce "Debaser," and the pop-perfect "Here Comes Your Man." Latter-day tunes include rockers such as "Dig for Fire," "Alec Eiffel," and "Planet of Sound," along with two B-sides, "Into the White" and an excellent cover of Neil Young's "Winterlong." If you're looking for the Pixies motherlode, this is it.
Pressed on Classic Black Vinyl.
TRACKLISTING
Side A:
Bone Machine
Nimrod's Son
The Holiday Song
Caribou
Broken Face
Gigantic
Side B:
Vamos
Hey
Monkey Gone To Heaven
Debaser
Gouge Away
Wave Of Mutilation
Side C:
Here Comes Your Man
Tame
Where Is My Mind?
Into The White
Velouria
Side D:
Allison
Dig For Fire
U-Mass
Alec Eiffel
Planet Of Sound
Winterlong
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