Complete B Sides

Pixies

Erschienen am 05.03.01 bei 4AD
Künstler: Pixies
Genre: Alternativ und Indie

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Like the rest of 4AD's Pixies retrospectives, Complete B-Sides is equally exciting and frustrating: Many of their B-sides are just as good as their album tracks, so it's terrific to see them collected onto a single disc. But a number of factors make it somewhat disappointing, not the least of which is that Complete B-Sides is available only as a U.K. import due to U.S. licensing problems. That won't dissuade Pixies diehards from seeking it out, but many longtime fans probably already have these songs, either on the original singles or on the bootlegs that proliferated while 4AD inexplicably sat on them. At any rate, Complete B-Sides mostly delivers the goods, kicking off with a ferocious version of "River Euphrates" from the Gigantic single. Witty, spooky Doolittle B-sides like "Manta Ray," "Weird at My School," and "Into the White" are so good that it's a shame they weren't saved for Bossanova, when the band really could have used them. Meanwhile, the Neil Young cover "Winterlong," which also appeared on The Bridge tribute, reaffirms the Pixies' ability to turn any artist's songs into their own. Not every song here scales these heights -- "Bailey's Walk" and "Dancing the Manta Ray" are slightly less inspired bits of Doolittle-era pop perversity, and the snappy, strutting "Santo" and demented cow punk of "Build High" weren't quite ready for prime time, but they're still more interesting than many other bands' A-side material. Quirky cuts like "Make Believe," David Lovering's strangely charming tribute to Debbie Gibson, give the collection extra personality. The album also features some fun, if not extremely informative, comments about each track from Frank Black, as well as the clips for "Here Comes Your Man" and "Allison," which will only make fans clamor for the next logical Pixies release: a video collection. Though it doesn't quite do justice to the band's legacy, Complete B-Sides does a good job of filling in the gaps in the Pixies' body of work.

© Heather Phares /TiVo

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River Euphrates (Version Two)

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Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

2001 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd

Vamos (Live)

00:03:28

2001 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd

In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song) (Live)

00:01:46

Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Ivers, Composer - David Lynch, Lyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Paul Music, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

2001 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd

Manta Ray

00:02:39