http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55993&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rssIn the alternative rock family tree, a big fat line runs from the Pixies directly to the chart-smashing noise pop and grunge that Nirvana broke with in 1991. <i>Surfer Rosa</i>, the Pixies' 1988 full-length debut of skronked-out, surf-damaged punk-pop, was a revelation to just about everyone who heard it. At first listen the remedial chord progressions, utterly nonsensical lyrics, and bizarre delivery sounded like the flailings of inept college rockers with a psychotropic casualty for a lead singer, but once the hooks were in, there was no escape. The Bostonians reminded everyone how to write a perfect, repetitive song that you knew by heart two seconds in. With wonder-twin powers Black Francis and Kim Deal writing paeans to sexually charged dementia, an idiosyncratic guitar sound, and what sounded like the Jolly Green Giant playing drums, the Pixies took the alt-rock world by storm, releasing four near-perfect records before self-destructing under the weight of their own talent, in 1993, after opening U2's Zoo TV tour. In their wake, Deal went full-time with her side-project the Breeders and began working on <i>Last Splash</i>, which would eventually go gold in the U.S., and Black -- as Frank Black -- starting penning a solo eponymous debut, which didn't fair so well. In 2004 -- with disparate and storied careers -- Deal, Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering reunited for a North American tour and several dates at European summer festivals. The group is currently rumored to be working on a new studio album, the first since 1991. - Mike McGuirkNoise Popen720Sat, 5 Dec 2009 16:51:24 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55993&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss In the alternative rock family tree, a big fat line runs from the Pixies directly to the chart-smashing noise pop and grunge that Nirvana broke with in 1991. <i>Surfer Rosa</i>, the Pixies' 1988 full-length debut of skronked-out, surf-damaged punk-pop, was a revelation to just about everyone who heard it. At first listen the remedial chord progressions, utterly nonsensical lyrics, and bizarre delivery sounded like the flailings of inept college rockers with a psychotropic casualty for a lead singer, but once the hooks were in, there was no escape. The Bostonians reminded everyone how to write a perfect, repetitive song that you knew by heart two seconds in. With wonder-twin powers Black Francis and Kim Deal writing paeans to sexually charged dementia, an idiosyncratic guitar sound, and what sounded like the Jolly Green Giant playing drums, the Pixies took the alt-rock world by storm, releasing four near-perfect records before self-destructing under the weight of their own talent, in 1993, after opening U2's Zoo TV tour. In their wake, Deal went full-time with her side-project the Breeders and began working on <i>Last Splash</i>, which would eventually go gold in the U.S., and Black -- as Frank Black -- starting penning a solo eponymous debut, which didn't fair so well. In 2004 -- with disparate and storied careers -- Deal, Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering reunited for a North American tour and several dates at European summer festivals. The group is currently rumored to be working on a new studio album, the first since 1991. - Mike McGuirk http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2081899&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss '80s Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 2081899 tra.2081899 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Surfer Rosa alb.214483 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/6/3/383626_170x170.jpg 1992-01-28 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Where Is My Mind? tra.2081899 233000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2081899&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2081899&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.331451&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 331451 tra.331451 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Doolittle alb.220913 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/3/523415_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Here Comes Your Man 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00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wave Of Mutilation tra.331453 124000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.331453&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.331453&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.331449&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 331449 tra.331449 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Doolittle alb.220913 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/3/523415_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Monkey Gone To Heaven tra.331449 176000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.331449&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.331449&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2081897&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 2081897 tra.2081897 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Surfer Rosa 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Noise Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 331448 tra.331448 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Doolittle alb.220913 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/3/523415_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Gouge Away tra.331448 165000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.331448&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.331448&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621127&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 621127 tra.621127 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Doolittle alb.220913 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/3/523415_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mr. Grieves tra.621127 125000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621127&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621127&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269338&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Tue, 4 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 5269338 tra.5269338 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies alb.5265748 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/3/8/628328_170x170.jpg 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 true Where Is My Mind? tra.5269338 229000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269338&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5269338&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2081893&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 2081893 tra.2081893 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Surfer Rosa alb.214483 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/6/3/383626_170x170.jpg 1992-01-28 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Bone Machine tra.2081893 182000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2081893&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2081893&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621128&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 621128 tra.621128 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Doolittle alb.220913 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/3/523415_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Crackity Jones tra.621128 84000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621128&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621128&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621130&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 621130 tra.621130 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Doolittle alb.220913 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/3/523415_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true No. 13 Baby tra.621130 231000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621130&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621130&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.365477&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 365477 tra.365477 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Doolittle alb.220913 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/4/3/523415_170x170.jpg 2003-05-20 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true There Goes My Gun tra.365477 109000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.365477&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.365477&variant=data&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.621131&rws=%2Fpixies%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Pop Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pixies on Rhapsody Online 621131 tra.621131 Pixies art.55993 0.99 Doolittle alb.220913 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