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Pixies: Frank Black
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After 1988's brilliant but abrasive Surfer Rosa, The Pixies' sound couldn't get much more extreme. Their Elektra debut, Doolittle, reins in the noise in favor of pop songcraft and accessibility. Producer Gil Norton's sonic sheen adds some polish, but Black Francis' tighter songwriting focuses the group's attack. Doolittle's most ferocious moments, like "Dead," a visceral retelling of David and Bathsheba's affair -- are more stylized than the group's past outbursts. Meanwhile, their poppy side surfaces on t...[ read more ]
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In other Pixies news, the previously reported reunion DVD loudQUIETloud hits retailers November 7. Be wary... as Black expressed a few qualms about the documentary's portrayal of drummer David Lovering to the New Musical Express site.
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Two winners will receive tickets to the Dunkin Donuts Newport Folk Festival on August 6th, the day The Pixies headline with an acoustic set, PLUS BACKSTAGE VIP PASSES! It's up to you to get there. The festival lineup is amazing and this promises to be one of the highlights of the year. Frank Black said, "I hope Pete Seeger doesn't go after the power supply with an axe, for us going acoustic."
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Perhaps if Frank Black had grown up in the south, he may have written a song like this with his infamous Pixies. “On Call” was a bold statement of a first single from Because Of The Times, abandoning practically all of the grit and dirtiness of their first record, replacing it with an ambient keyboard intro and a solid rock stomp. They may have changed their sound, but change did not drop the quality of the music at all.
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