The Kim Deal vocals really take many pixies songs to the next level. There is something about her voice that takes me to a special place even after all these years.
Easily the top 10 comment on this Rock.. Thanks , i bout dotted my pants. No Shit. Yur words hit true. The Puxies are bigfoot riding a unicorn. Man, you met me in a strange time in my life
@@victorbuzana3997 Pixies were 100% ahead of the curve on the grunge sound of the early 90s. Cobain was worried people would think they were ripping them off for the loud-quiet-loud dynamic that Pixies are well known for.
@@mixedreactions714 What are you on about? Perhaps I'd have agreed with you back in 1990 but today, they've hit cultural icon status. I mean fuck, they closed Fight Club. Every D-grade cover band has covered them and they're getting even more love from the newer generations today. Cobain even said his biggest influence were The Pixies. Doolittle is regarded as one of the best albums of all time and practically everyone loves their music. Tl;dr: The Pixies are highly appreciated and beloved
Nah. Back then there were plenty of bands that were fronted by ordinary-looking looking white guys but hit superstar status. Huey Lewis, The Cars, Phil Collins, The Outfield, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, George Thorogood, even Steve Miller and a bunch more really. Things were nowhere near as image-concious back then and not every artist had to have a team of stylists and PR people crafting their persona.
@@rickelmonoggin Hmmm I think I missed it, too... I would agree that things were less image-conscious (especially in alternative/college radio-rock). I would add REM to the list. PS I'm not sure about the "white guys" distinction though
roosterrugburn Just a basic overdrive pedal, and playing their instruments. Incredible songwriting. Simple songs that are easy to play, with just the perfect notes in the perfect places. As Santiago once said, "I don't shred. Plenty of other people that do that."
mikewayda I thought this was 90s or early 2000s. They sound ahead of their time. I was so surprised when I found out this was a product of the 80s. Love this song still.
I bought my first Pixies CD (Doolittle) in 1989. Wish I could have seen them live back then. Firma Onrust was a music programme of the Dutch VPRO broadcaster.
Right. Before I knew much about the band I thought that sound was an effect or something not a person standing in front of a mic. Amazing. So fucking cool, an instant original sound.
That's because most every 90's band plagiarized their style. They single-handedly invented the 90's sound and had many copycats, but few (if any at all) disciples.
Kim Deal really was the heart of the Pixies sound. Her backing vocals and her bass-playing are legendary, in rock circles. And I feel after their comeback in 2014, their sound did get softer and went in more of an indie rock direction.
@@universe1225 she hadd the right amount of input. if she had more it wouldn't be The Pixies. there's a balance and they had it right. When she wanted more it would have changed the overall thing into something different.
@@DoubleMonoLR Doolittle released exactly the same year as bleach, so cobain wouldve been writing nevermind after it came out, not to mention surfer Rosa which was released all the way back in 86
This song gives me the feeling of finishing a good book or series or something and facing real life and stuff, wishing the book was longer and I was still reading it
@@wyattbrining4875 i would argue radiohead and smashing pumpkins and other much more talented and skilled bands perfected it, nirvana was just mainstream lmao. but i love nirvana not hating on them
M N i wasn’t scared i didn’t matter this song made me think about the apocalypse then i realized none of us matter once the moon crashes into the earth
It's such a weird thing, but i just absolutely LOVE how the drums kick in on this song. It's one of my favourite things about it. There's something so unique about it that if you isolated that 1 second you'd know right away it was this song.
It's because it's just the kick and snare for almost the entire thing. He doesn't ride the high hat or do fills, he hits it once every 8 bars, it looks like. It's just boom boom - pop, boom boom - pop.
YES this happened to me. Lost the Job Lost the house Lost the wife Lost the family (have 50percent custody) Lost my debts Lost my possessions Found Freedom and Happiness. When you lose everything- you find out who you really are..
So my friend, the first time ever telling me about fight club tells me you gotta watch this movie because at the end there’s this moment that one of your favorite songs plays and when it does, it’s gonna blow your mind and he did not disappoint
@@evamichaelis9455 A true masterclass in film, which also has in my opinion an ending that is easily one of the top 5 endings ever. I think that anyone who never heard " Where is my mind " before would be convinced it was written specifically for that scene.
Thank you George! Jesus christ....”the chick on the bass”. Some nerve. Though to be fair, if he’d written it like The Chick On The Bass, i could understand
Timeless sure... but I wouldn't say ahead of their time. They're not doing anything special here except write and play good songs. Music is a derivative medium
Eric Martin this came out in 87 I believe, the popular genres in the 80s were, post punk, goth, metal, and synth pop, this sounds like a late 90s indie/alternative song due to the electric messy guitar tone and the vocals, sounds nothing like an 80s song very impressive
What a great song...and freaking timeless. This could have been released last year. Not sure why I wasn't listening to this back in '88. Too busy listening to metal and being pissed off I suppose...
unpopular opinion but she pitchy on it and i'm not a huge fan. it's brilliant in the recording she just needed to tighten it up a bit. you could tell she knew it was pitchy too by her faces haha...unless it was just awkward to make. she was close but not nailing the pitch.
I was a Pixies fan from the start, and even saw them in a 400 year old music hall in Geneva, Switzerland in the late 80's when I went over there to teach. One of the best concerts ever AND intimate. You could practically touch the band, and a great floor for dancing.
Damn right they look out of place, and they look marvelous. Fuck what you "look" like. That's the millennial mind for you, remind yourself constantly that people are always watching, and judging and that you're always late for that next rim job.
@@toieroxtapodi8065 I guess he meant It more in the sense that that's all you do up until the end. I mean, she is playing too, but ypu get the point, vocal wise she just does that
My brothers funeral was last Thursday 4/3/20 a day after my birthday and this was the song we picked for him before the curtains came down around him . Sadly died of a heroine overdose . It was a well suited tune 👊
Jezz. Sorry to hear. Honestly. You picked out the best song for him. He would have..and does...love it. The best choice. My condolences. Internet hug. x
Defenitively a underrated band that in reality influenced most of the well known star of the 90's event beg 00's .... Nirvana, Smashing, Radio for the first who came in my mind ...
You can really hear it in nirvanas nevermind with the whole quiet to loud song structure not to mention Kurt listing them as one of the bands biggest influences
For an underground band, this song was everywhere when I was in middle school. That is in Raleigh NC. I think they pulled the Led Zep trick, and convinced everyone who hears them for the first time that they just discovered The Pixies. Heck, Nirvana cited them as one of their biggest influences. Maybe growing up in a college town does that. I was into REM at the same time too.
I remember being here… It was absolutely amazing! I could just feel the Pixies spirit. The most underrated band ever. My teenager who is turning 16 this summer, loves Pixies. Amazing song, absolutely amazing👏💪
Nah dude there were plenty of us hardcore into the Pixies from when Surfer Rosa came out. I first heard them in 88 First week at univeristy... good times :)
Kurt Cobain: "I was trying to write the ultimate pop song for Nirvana. I must actually admit that I was robbing the Pixies. When I first heard them, I fell in love with them right away. I figured I'd like to play with them, or at least be in a Pixies cover band. We used their same kind of sound dynamics: first soft and quiet, then loud and hard." Great band, for me, they deserved to enter "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"
@@ihave35cents95 honestly, I am not a Nirvana's fan, but I mentioned Kurt Cobain not thinking about strictly a compliment, but because he was perhaps the most famous and iconic singer, who was influenced by them. And in 2014, Joe Santiago,in an interview, when asked yet another question about "Smells Like Teen Spirit", said: "No, I'm not tired of talking about it. It's an honor that Kurt Cobain cited us as his models for such an extraordinary song". He seemed very humble to me. There are people out there who aren't half as good as the Pixies and who would have a lot to learn in this regard.
This song was my ex’s favorite song and although we are no longer together or speak, I still listen to it every now and then drunk to make myself sad. I can still hear her sing it.
The first time I heard this song, I was walking on the street with friends in the middle of the night, and this song came to me from a bar which was on a second floor, instantly I felt very attracted to that sound, it was unique, different, so that bar, was on another planet and the people there were actually no people. But I was with friends going somewhere else and we kept moving, but only my body I must say. If I wondered then "where is my mind", it was in that bar. A special moment!
The memories this brings back, it sounds just as fresh as the first time I heard it, and I can't say that for many bands. Kim, you just ate up that haunting siren call, and steady base, the song would not have been what it is without you. What a wonderful, simple tune.
Ah yes, the song from the movie that brought me to my favourite band of all time. The oh so haunting ''ooooohhhhhh" and guitar riff will live with me forever and for that I am grateful.
