Alec Eiffel for me, too. The first part of the song is utterly amazing, but when Black Francis gets to the "O Alexander" part at the end, I feel like I've just heard what genius sounds like.

Alec Eiffel for me, too. The first part of the song is utterly amazing, but when Black Francis gets to the "O Alexander" part at the end, I feel like I've just heard what genius sounds like.

Alec Eiffel forever...

It's a toss up for me.

Motorway to Roswell

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Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons

is it uncool to like "trompe le monde" the song? I can't believe nobody said that was their favorite yet.

they're all really good. i don't get how any fan of the pixies doesn't like this album. they reached their peak and they knew it. too bad so many fans don't know.

patk wrote:is it uncool to like "trompe le monde" the song? I can't believe nobody said that was their favorite yet.

Go back to my post on the first page! I said "the title track" which would be that. Silly.

burndaddy wrote:

punk wrote:why are pixes fans so down on this record anyway?

Probably because the frist 2 EPs and Doolittle are classic, whereas the balance of their catalog, incluing this piece of shit record, have the staying power of a 12 year old boy.

And regarding Trompe Le Merde being "punk", if it was more heavily produced it would be Def Leppard.

i like this pixies record because of the production, sure, its more a def leppard sounding album than a steve albini produced album but it has its own odd charms.
the gay keyboards harmonies all over the place... awesome.

seriously.

burndaddy wrote:And regarding Trompe Le Merde being "punk", if it was more heavily produced it would be Def Leppard.

I'm not saying it's PRODUCED like a punk record, but listen to the drum beats and tempo on all the fast songs and you'll see what I mean. Or you'll get cancer. Whatever, same to me you philistine.

This is a much better album than Bossanova. The whole last half of that record sucks, save for "Havalina." "Dig for Fire"? Psssh. In terms of intensity, easily on par w/ Surfer Rosa.

Eric Drew Feldman came up w/ that loopy keyboard part at the end of "Alec Eiffel" and then Black Francis just constructed the last half of the song around that- probably my favorite part of the album.