Pixies

 10/19/2008 09:30:30  ♥ written by vu ()

Someone recently asked me who the Pixies were, which really surprised me, because they are one of the most influential alternative rock band in the late 80s/early 90s. I came to know them through their wonderful, song "Here Comes Your Man" from Doolittle.

My friend, Shawn, at the time, had become a huge fan and had bought most of the Pixies' releases at the time (Doolittle to Trompe le Monde). I borrowed his albums and I can't say that I really got into it, you know, but I do love a few of the tracks. Particularly, "Here Comes Your Man" and maybe even some of their other hits such as "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and "Allison" (okay I really love this song a lot).

So... I had a theory, back in the early 90s, based on the music for "Here Comes Your Man" song, that it was somehow a nod to The Smiths' "This Charming Man".

Now, I know these two songs are unrelated, but let's amuse my teenage obsession:

• Both songs features very, very catch guitar playing
• Both music videos features band playing
• Flowers
• Very "soft" video filming
• Morrissey is overally bad at lip syncing, while the Pixies doesn't even bother with lip syncing...
• er, both songs features "Man" in the title?

Well, at the time, I thought those things was viable.

Watch the videos if you don't believe me.

Pixies - Here Comes Your Man 1 comment

The Smiths - This Charming Man 1 comment

Frank Black - Hang on to Your Ego 7 comments

The Breeders - Cannonball

By the way, I did follow Pixies' lead singer Black Francis, who went solo in '93 after the band's breakup. He went solo under a new moniker, Frank Black, but it would seem recently as of 2007, he's switch back to his original stagename, Black Francis, once again.

As for the other band members, Kim Deal is probably best known for being in The Breeders for their breakthrough hit song, "Cannonball".