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Pixies

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2002

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Overall Rating: 2.1950 Pixies is ranked overall as 2.1950 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.2800 Pixies has an avg. critic score of 2.2800 out of 4 stars

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Rolling Stone

In 1987, back when alt-rock was called "college rock," the Pixies loomed large, like a bizarre crossbreeding of pop sensibilities, art-rock conceptualism and nasty guitar riffs. ...more

PopMatters

They say that irony is sweet, but I prefer to think of it as painful. So often things that you wish would happen only come to pass many years after they could have truly mattered, could have made a difference. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Most Pixies fans know that the mini-album Come On Pilgrim was taken from The Purple Tape, the 17-song demo the group cut during their first studio session in 1987. ...more

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Pitch Fork Media

I think it's safe to say that, ten years after their demise, the Pixies have finally been given their due. Those of us lucky enough to have been fans of the band during their too-brief, five-year lifespan know all too well how they never quite got ...read the complete review at Pitch Fork Media

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ShakingThrough.net

The Pixies had already crossed over into the murky netherworld of alt-rock "legend" status long before releasing their final album, Trompe Le Monde , in 1991. So the release of Pixies -- basically, an abridged version of the band's inaugural batch...read the complete review at ShakingThrough.net

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Drawer B

The Pixies� legendary �purple tape� consisted of seventeen songs recorded by Gary Smith at Boston�s famous Fort Apache studios in March of 1987. Bankrolled by Black Francis� father, these seventeen songs were strong enough to land the band its recording...read the complete review at Drawer B

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