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Wave of Mutilation - The Best of the Pixies |  | Artist: Pixies
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Category: Music
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1236
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 72406
UPC: 652637240627
EAN: 0652637240627
ASIN: B0001RVTXO
Release Date: May 3, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Bone Machine | | • | Nimrod's Son | | • | The Holiday Song | | • | Caribou | | • | Broken Face | | • | Gigantic (single version) | | • | Vamos (Surefer Rosa) | | • | Hey | | • | Monkey Gone To Heaven | | • | Debaser | | • | Gouge Away | | • | Wave Of Mutilation | | • | Here Comes Your Man | | • | Tame | | • | Where Is My Mind? | | • | Into The White | | • | Velouria | | • | Allison | | • | Dig For Fire | | • | U-Mass | | • | Alec Eiffel | | • | Planet Of Sound | | • | Winterlong |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Though they recorded just four full-length albums and lasted only four years, the Pixies were easily one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. IWave of Mutilation/I is a fairly concise effort at capturing some of the band's greatest moments, with 23 tracks spanning their albums, with a bunch of quality B-sides and rarities thrown in to keep fans happy (there's even the hard-to-find Neil Young cover "Winterlong"). p Inevitably, however, trying to distil the essence of a band like this into just one CD is going to annoy some of the more die-hards (there's no "I've Been Tired", for example). But as befits the Pixies, every song here is a gem. From the Latin-pop of "Nimrod's Son" to the heavenly Kim Deal vocals on "Gigantic" to the theremin-led "Velouria" to the bitingly sarcastic "U-Mass", IWave of Mutilation/I is a good introduction to perhaps the best band Massachusetts ever produced. That said, there's nothing here that should prevent anyone from investing in their entire back catalogue. Nirvana would never have existed without the Pixies, and few record collections should be allowed to exist without them. I--Ted Kord/I
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Genius. June 10, 2004
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
The Pixies are dark. Their songs concern sliced eyeballs, incest and motorbike crashes. Don't let that put you off though - they're one of the most consistent, genius rock bands you will ever hear.brThe first Pixies song I ever heard was 'Gigantic', and my reaction was to laugh out loud at how *good* it is. The seductive whispers of the verse turn into a fully sexual chorus, which squeezes a fourth syllable out of the word. Listen for the slightly unhinged guitar solo too, it's a Pixies trademark.brBy a trademark, I mean this - The Pixies can take a poppy, rifftastic song and subvert it by dark, thunderous bass lines and biting, lurid subject matter. Or they can twist feedback into a glorious fuzz-soaked pop-rock song. None of their songs are completely straight, there's always some humour in there you won't get until the third, fourth, fifth listen. The Pixies keep you coming back for more.brMost of this best of is taken from their masterpiece, Doolittle. 'Debaser' is a punk-pop anthem, so good it can make a thousand people sing about slicing eyeballs. 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' has another fantastic chorus, but vists themes of ecological destruction and despair at humanity's waste. 'Here Comes Your Man' is the best song The Beatles never wrote. And listen to 'Tame'. Those soft verse-loud chorus dynamics sound familiar?brNirvana. Why Nirvana suceeded where the Pixies did not is a puzzle to me, because the Pixies are more than their equal. In fact, they were such an inspiration to Kurt Cobain he was afraid people would view Nevermind as one long Pixies rip-off. And hey, you can see his point. But personally, I like (and definately enjoy) The Pixies much more. They have a real sense of humour and (something Nirvana's songs never had) sexuality. They are never unlistenable, never rock to the point of being noise. Just fantastically, deliciously dark. brDoolittle is on a par with their other albums though. 'Gigantic' is a delicious power pop moment, 'Caribou' is simply beautiful, as is 'Veloria', and 'U-Mass' is the funniest, most sarcastic song you'll hear in a long time.brThat's the great thing about the Pixies. The subversion behind the apparent poppyiness, the sex oozing out of every song. To put it simply, they are and were an incredible band. The Pixies can do anything. In this compilations are riffs a thousand wannabes would kill for, and pop moments to make boybands cry. Every single song on this compilation is good. It stands up to repeated listenings, and it is beautiful. Buy it, it'll make your day.
I've got something against you... May 7, 2004
Mr TWH Browne (London United Kingdom)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Pixies were the most consistently brilliant group in the history of popular music. If you put together everything this band ever recorded (four albums, one EP, a few unreleased tracks and a load of B-sides), you come up with about two mediocre songs (they never did anything I'd describe as 'bad').pSo this compilation, released to coincide with their reunion tour, faces the same problem as 1997's 'Death to the Pixies': how do you distil the Pixies' back catalogue onto one disc? I've tried many times myself and it isn't easy.pLet's start with the gripes. Like its predecessor, this effort shamefully neglects the band's final two albums, Bossanova and Trompe le Monde. There are bound to be notable omissions, but 'Is she weird', 'Down to the well', 'The happening', 'Hangwire', 'Letter to Memphis' and Motorway to Roswell' would be among the first songs I'd jot down for inclusion.pIn addition, I've always preferred the Surfer Rosa version of 'Gigantic', and favouring 'Broken Face' (as great as it is) over 'River Euphrates' seems very eccentric to me. 'Vamos' and 'Into the white' always sounded far better live than on record, and the UK surf version of 'Wave of mutilation' is, in my opinion, more interesting than the original.pThis is clearly intended as a user-friendly guide to the Pixies rather than a complete portrait, hence the inclusion of seven songs from the more poppy Doolittle. These are all great. In fact, every note on this album is perfect. Purely on its own terms, it's completely faultless.pBut I can't recommend it as an introduction. If you've never heard the Pixies before, all their albums are easily available at mid-price. Buy them instead - I promise you won't regret it.pAll I'm saying, pretty baby, la la love you...
Indespensable. May 6, 2004
Elliot Davies (Liverpool, England)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
The legacy of the Pixies is truly awe inspiring. It is fair to say that they are the godfathers of modern alternative rock. Without The Pixies there would be no Nirvana, no Radiohead, even Coldplay would cease to exist. We have to thank the Pixies. Without them we would have no choice but to listen to gareth gates et al.pAnd now we are blessed with the ultimate compilation of the most essential of Pixies songs. True, most of the existing fans would already own all of these songs, but this is the perfect opportunity for a new evolution of music fans to thank the Pixies for everything.pEvery song is a classic. Caribou and Where Is My Mind are truly beautiful. Debaser is a rock anthem. Nimrod's Son is intensity defined. There is something here for every taste, for every mood. The songs are just the right length. They do not go on for too long yet they stay with you forever. pAnd best of all is Black Francis's songwriting. He simply cannot write a love songs. Instead we get songs about incest, about sending bloody clothing across the country, about surreal films. This may well be the best album ever made. Truly indespensable. Recommended to anyone who appreciates "proper" music.
The greatest 'Greatest Hits' package of all April 28, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This greatest hits album, brought out to celebrate the reformation of thePixies, is certainly a great deal better than the previous one, entitled'Death To The Pixies'. Now Death To The Pixies was a good enough greatesthits album, but it really focused a little too much on the Dootlittlealbum, rather than giving equal attention to each album.brThis greatest hits package is a great deal better. It contains tracks fromall 5 of the Pixies albums which each have their share of great tracks.This CD also contains a number of B-sides and cover versions. However,these could already be found on the 'Complete B-Sides' album. It isslightly disappointing that there are still no new tracks buried out to beput on here (not to mention the fact that the awesome 'I Bleed' and 'RockMusic' are still not on here!!!) but that doesn't change the fact thatthis is still a killer collection of songs!brNewcomers to the Pixies would be wise to buy this album, as it containsmost of their best songs and is a great introduction to their great music.However, anyone who already owns all 5 albums and the B-sides collectionreally doesn't have much to gain from this.brDespite some disappointments, I have given this album a 5 star rating asit is still a collection of some of the best songs ever written!
great compilation May 6, 2004
Hannelore Vereecken (LOMMEL Belgium)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I discovered the pixies via a neighbourhood friend, debaser was the song that did it. It was first on the tape he made me. Since then, I bought Doolittle, Surfer Rosa. Later on Trompe Le Monde and last year BossaNova (till then I was happy with the copy I stole from my brother ;) )brAnd in the meantime I got the chance to pick up come on pilgrim.pThere's not really a "bad" pixies-song. I like 'em all, and most of them are assembled here on this compilation, which imho is a better oversight than previous ones. Probably I'll buy this too, to get my collection complete. Just like people who buy this compilation, will get into buying the whole backcatalogue..pTom.
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