One of the most compulsively listenable college rock albums of the '80s, the Pixies' 1988 full-length debutSurfer Rosafulfilled the promise ofCome on Pilgrimand, thanks toSteve Albini's production, added a muscular edge that made their harshest Read more about Surfer Rosa on All Music Guide
Come On Pilgrimlanded the Pixies on the map of the college rock world, butSurfer Rosaproclaimed that a new sheriff was in town and was going to take rock in a whole different direction.Rarely has a band been able to juggle so many big ideas into ...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews
Enter Steve Albini for the first Pixies album proper. You'd expect the sound to be slightly richer than 'Come On Pilgrim' and it is, although the music doesn't show any progression at all from 'Come On Pilgrim' for the most part although a couple of ...read the complete review at Adrian Denning.co.uk