Pixies - Dolittle REACTION/REVIEW

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[@lizardman7718]

This album did a lot for indie rock and the “grunge” scene that would emerge in the early 90’s. Kurt Cobain even admitted to pretty much ripping off the Pixies when he wrote Smells Like Teen Spirit lol. No disrespect to Kurt. Still a legendary song

[@worldofcheese5886]

I would also say modest mouse. Especially in the vocal delivery, and hiw the music itself goes from soft to loud and soft again

[@smokeyy1411]

​@@worldofcheese5886I would thank Fugazi and Slint for that

[@David-iv6je]

It's got a lot of punk. Cobain was one of those guys who thought a lot about what he would make.

[@sizzlemeat]

@@David-iv6jeExactly! Punk on the same level a band like Nirvana specifically would recognize- but I hate how Pixies are attributed to mainstream grunge (Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots etc) with the exception of Nirvana bc Kurt REALLY got it & also Soundgarden bc they were doing their own thing around the same time tho NOTHING Pixies-inspired or drawn- but ANYWAY when folks attribute the Pixies to Grunge there is clearly NOTHING similar to the Pixies sound beside Nirvana at times. It’s pointless of me to hate on the Pixies / Grunge connotation as it’s annoyingly inextricably set in stone. But the Pixies / Nirvana link works & Pixies we’re def way more audibly inspiration to bands POST-grunge after it had been completely co-opted into WAY later. Just if anyone thinks Pixies have anything to do with AiC or Pearl Jam or Candlebox and shit🤢🤧

[@David-iv6je]

@@sizzlemeat Glad you get it my friend! There were a lot of hair metal bands that stopped with the hairspray and put on flannel to follow Nirvana (and Pixies before them.) But it shows in their music. As jazz great Charlie Parker said, "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." That's a statement about authenticity and commitment. Cobain got that. (No knock on the Foo Fighter and Grohl seems so likeable, but that claim he lays to punk is equally weak as the Pearl Jams of the world.)

[@j.prt.979]

Female vocals are Kim Deal, the bassist. She has leading vocals on some songs on Surfer Rosa, their other classic album. Edit: For Dead, the names are biblical references. It’s about the story of King David committing adultery with Bathsheba (aka Shebe in the song) and having her husband (Uriah) die at the frontlines of battle when she became pregnant so that he could marry her. Pretty dark. Monkey Gone To Heaven isn’t satanic. It’s an environmental message about how man (the monkey) is destroying nature and in return nature destroys man (so the monkey goes to heaven). The underwater guy that dies in the first verse is presumably Poseidon being used as a stand-in for the ocean, in other words humanity is destroying the ocean. The 5-6-7 stuff is Hebrew numerology. Man is represented by 5, the devil by 6, and God by 7. That’s really it. Some have interpreted the increasingly harsh vocals as demanding and kind of sarcastic jabs at religious concepts, and this is perhaps supported by the track’s more naturalistic and fatalistic outlook. The monkey going to heaven is just what the monkey wants. By this interpretation, nature is all there is, and man deludes himself with an afterlife instead of accepting reality. Also, Gouge Away is about the biblical Samson, and themes from that story are arguably present in many other songs (sexuality, shame, being chained, religion, etc).

[@nostalgia_clinic]

Kim Deal is a legend. Would be dope af to see The Breeders on this channel

[@pubuapubua]

Awesome bud, very cool.

[@zenchowbuddha]

regaurding his questions on the first song, Un Chien Andalousia is refering to a 1929 silent avant-garde film...one of the key sceens involves and eyball being sliced...one of the first instances of visual movie special effects

[@maxmiller1950]

Literally he never misses. Check out Surfer Rosa by The Pixies next, it’s much rougher and more manic you gotta love it. Also new Sprain album pleaseeesee

[@severancedenied]

NEW SPRAIN!!!

[@justindoplayer1516]

Bossanova is better IMO

[@themadcow71]

Kim Deal the bass player is the background vocalist. She formed the Breeders after and they're also amazing. I also love the first two Frank Black (lead singer) solo albums

[@mawtymawty9010]

This is a 10/10 album. I recommend listening to Sonic Youth if you enjoyed Doolittle. Both bands are essentially responsible for the sound of rock in the 90s. Recommend either Daydream Nation or Goo

[@lucaslpy5507]

Sister is their best imo

[@trombone9613]

Daydream nation is so good

[@smoshbooz]

You're forgetting about Dinosaur Jr and Husker Du tho

[@Alix777.]

It's the most overrated album of all time. Pixies kinda suck. You forgot My Bloody Valentine btw

[@mawtymawty9010]

@@Alix777. Opinion discarded

[@vincevirtua]

Attempts to decipher Pixies lyrics *gets popcorn*

[@watkinry]

"Un Chien Andalou" is an avant garde French film in which a woman has her eyeball cut with a straight razor(IRL)-not for the faint of heart. Here's a recommendation: R.E.M.'s Murmur. It has a very different vibe than their later work- earthier, more mysterious. It was one of those formative albums for me that I have revisited countless times.

[@isaacc7]

It wasn’t her actual eye, it was something else. You can see the edit plus there’s no pupil.

[@incompetantfool9763]

@@isaacc7it was a cows eye I'm pretty sure, might be a different animal

[@Darrenski]

Definitely an animals eye. ​@incompetantfool9763

[@joshuadoty4682]

I always forget how influential and groundbreaking this album is. I always just think I’m listening to a mid-90s rock album and I am shocked every time I see that it was released in the 80s

[@smoshbooz]

Same thing with Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr

[@seansuperflymason]

Just finally got to see them live and it just struck my soul!! They are my favorite Band so it makes sense, really enjoyed getting to see someone discover them and you are right Joey Santiago's guitar playing is something else!

[@jbomb7867]

Just saw Pixies live recently and they went soo dang hard. Highly recommend.

[@Qwertyuiopaz]

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[@je7055]

If you like stuff that doesn't really sound like anything you've heard before, or even just the Pixies, I HIGHLY recommend Frank Black's solo album Teenager of the Year. Upbeat, gleefully manic, unapologetically weird, and brilliant composition & lyrics. It has enough great-from-the-first-listen songs to carry 2-3 different albums, somehow stuffed into one. Gives the impression he wrote the entire thing in a weekend while swept up in a wave of genius and inspiration.

[@chaosmos24]

The lyrics are typically written around what syllables sound good. They are more surreal than anything. Musical equivalent of watching a David Lynch movie.

[@johncampbell756]

You can mutilate anything. Any body part or even objects. Bassist Kim Deal on female backing vocals (occasional lead vocals "Silver"). She later became the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The Breeders. "Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)" is a slower quieter version that appeared on the Pump Up the Volume movie soundtrack. I love that version. This Monkey's Gone to Heaven. There was a hole in the ozone layer then. We phased out aerosol spray bottles/cans and the hole is recovering, but won't fully recover until about 2040. Kurt Cobail has said The Pixies were a big influence on his sings for Nirvana.

[@sealex6890]

Unmatched consistency from you Smags! Gonna keep suggesting Silent Alarm by Bloc Party, of course. I think you’ll love it when you eventually get to it 🙌🙌

[@abongile464]

My friend, I appreciate and I am sure many appreciate grooving with you. Your picks are proper

[@achtort]

In general, the album encompasses a series of dark thoughts, desires, aggression, and the grotesque. It's the same feeling as a David Lynch movie to me. Frank's harsh vocals are balanced only by Kim's lighter ones. And the guitars are a highlight. I've listened to the album 100's of times, and can live without "I bleed" "La La Love you" and "There goes my gun" But my personal favs are "Hey" "Gouge Away" "Silver" "Dead" and "Wave of Mutilation" (find the UK surf version, it's really slow, but I love it more than the album version) "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and "Debaser" are also really great, but I just got tired of them eventually :( Great video btw!

[@themadcow71]

i heard this album when it first came out and I still listen to it. Love all the Pixies albums.

[@sawyer3446]

I been waiting for this album forever. Thanks for the concistency. Love your reaction and i love your channel. Keep it up

[@smags1082]

Gotchu bro

[@whatdothlife4660]

Gouge Away: This song refers to the biblical story of Samson, who had his eyes gouged out by his enemies and eventually killed them all when he was chained to two pillars in their stronghold. He pulled the pillars down, bringing the building down and killing himself and his enemies.

[@Kayro098]

I love these, keep up the good work

[@obelisk_hd]

One of my favorite albums since i was 14!

[@MisterDarkfall]

Hey is POSSIBLY a perfect song in my estimation.

[@Davidsssrt]

Love these reactions man. I recommend perfect from now on by built to spill

[@mawtymawty9010]

Keep It Like A Secret too

[@jdbmd1499]

Most of the 90s rock band fav band were the Pixies. Very influential band

[@7letters4letters49]

yo bro just wanted to say congrats on the growth! i've been here for a second, and it rules that you're pushing 5k rn, you deserve it boss!

[@smags1082]

Thank You!

[@pedrodaguiar5865]

"Un chien andalou" is a 1929 short movie from Luis Buñuel. That's where the "slicing up eyeballs" comes from.

[@ok-ur4yh]

"Does that mean any body part, or just the genitals?" Best Pixies review ever.

[@mdub8423]

Loved the reaction! Watched The Lonesome Crowded West reaction then this one back to back. Loved your takes on both albums.

[@ladovacheishvili7921]

one of my favourite comfort channels

[@smags1082]

Thank you!

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

No 13 baby had me in a state. I remember my band when I was a young boy covered it and we jammed on the outro for 20min

[@markpfeifer1402]

Here is the EXTENDED OUTRO No 13 Baby: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHabpKOqpa2NfdUsi=vs7DiVPLhzC15Ytx

[@dakotawaite7965]

An indie rock album I think you'd really like is Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People. It's got both noisy and softer parts throughout with both male/female vocals too. Been my favorite album recently.

[@FreeMatter4TheBlind]

I know this reaction was 8 months ago but I really am excited to see both Pixies and Modest Mouse in Michigan on June !8th, 2024!

[@rfa8699]

Love this album, pixies are great!

[@martinlopez5842]

Loving pixies and your reactions! The álbum Bossanova from pixies also has a great sound, fresh and heavy. Like other comment was saying you should check out David Bowie, his discography has everything for everyone.

[@karson0000]

im here so early that the video’s only in 360p

[@Alt-fg3ml]

we should get him to listen to tago mago

[@harlylwis3498]

love the consistency mate, ill recomend it again- you gotta listen to Masked Dancers by Brave Little Abacus!

[@ianmendoza6816]

Killer review as always Smags! 90’s indie rock/grudge/alt rock has all kinds of abrasive and powerful bands doing awesome stuff. A great album I haven’t seen anyone recommend yet is “Nothing’s Shocking” by Jane’s Addiction, same level of production and high energy if you wanna here more

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

This! I would love to see a reaction to Nothing’s Shocking. What a seminal album by Janes Addiction

[@slamkos]

mr consistent with another hit never missed a day in his life you should listen to their debut Surfer Rosa!

[@mememan3799]

Hell yeah baby this album is a classic, and we got the Goat reacting to it.

[@abyzzwalker]

Easily one of my favorite albums.

[@joshtorres2537]

A great piece of 90's Also love to see how react to ANTICS- Interpol

[@essdeeem3320]

Released spring of 89’

[@musicaddict5076]

Highly recommend The Replacements Let it Be. Totally up your alley and you will love it.

[@prod_brn]

doolittle? nah smags you doing big with these awesome reactions🔥🔥🔥

[@yaidavijethwa5517]

suggestions: pinkerton weezer Elliott smith's xo She hangs brightly by mazzy star Anything of Mojave 3 Love 15 by majesty crush Parklife- blur Sunbather by deafheaven Under cover vol.2 by tashaki miyaki

[@SmackThePanda]

You react to a lot of great albums. And I love your commentary! I would recommend some Bowie albums if you haven't heard them: Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - not my favorite but an essential listen Station to Station - my personal fav; groovy, coke-induced art rock. he literally suffered from coke psychosis during this period of his life, only consuming hot chillies, milk and cocaine. he publically flirted with fascism. he doesn't even remember making this album, yet.. despite this, he has never sounded more urgent performance-wise Low - often considered his experimental masterpiece, it's a collab album with Eno. Station to Station's sound with more bleeps and bloops and ambient soundscapes He has many other classics obviously, but I would start with these.

[@ianwebb3496]

The thing about Pixies songs is that so many of them are just great pop songs in that they are VERY melody-driven, have a verse, a chorus, maybe a bridge, and an original hook. It's just not necessarily obvious that they're pop songs. 'Here Comes Your Man' is the most obviously poppy track, I would submit. The thing is, that so many of the Pixies' songs are just fabulous pop songs. I remember getting to now Dolittle when I was doing a job that entailed a lot of driving. I challenge anyone to be driving alone, crank up 'Debaser' and not crack an immediate grin; the first few bars of this album are just so joyful!

[@jordanjoestar8839]

Monkey Gone to Heaven references the hole in the ozone layer, ocean pollution, and our inevitable death under the sun. The animals will die with our destruction of everything. This monkey will, in fact, go to heaven.

[@beepst]

No. 13 Baby's outro is still moving after all these years...

[@shakey215]

You should watch some of the Brixton live show. If I could pick any gig ever to be at it'd be that one. They finish on Tame after a 2 and a half hour show and the way he bellows 'Tame' is absolutely insane

[@snsl28500]

LOOOVE them. They are too underrated..

[@thoru4367]

Eee i wait for this one, amazing

[@misterdumb]

the rain and thunder is here now m'man! Tanx!

[@Darrenski]

'The storm'... yeah in England we call that a drizzle.

[@markpfeifer1402]

If this is the first time you're hearing Pixies, its your lucky day.

[@dj_matty]

One I’d recommend is the Third Eye Blind self-titled. It’s a really underrated 90s alternative rock/emo record that has plenty of hits and songs that I think you’d love diving into the lyrics to

[@gulliver1755]

Looove this album. You should keep reacting to more Pixies albums. Now that you have done Pixies you gotta do Sonic Youth! Recommendations Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern David Bowie - Blackstar(I don't want to explain too much but it's important going into this record you understand he knew he was dying when he made the album)

[@Darrenski]

Gouge Away is about the story of Samson (I'm pretty sure, like me, you'll be well aware of it... 'tied to the pillars, I'll kill us all' in temple of Dagon etc. The bits about his hair and having his eyes gouged out. I think the whole marujauna thing is about Samsom's supposed predilection to prostitutes and living through his senses etc, for which he loses his most treasured sense that makes him weak to women. That's how i read it anyway, although it is 100% a song about Samson as he's confirmed several times. In fact he takes a lot of his themes from the old testament especially.

[@duhusker4383]

The lyrics in Debaser which include the line Chien Andalusia is a reference to a surrealist short silent fim made by Luis Buñuel in 1929 called Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog). Andalusia is a region in the south of Spain.

[@DoroteoVilla]

Un Chien Andalucía means an Andalucían Dog. Its the title of a movie by Luis Buñuel which Frank Black was into at the time. The "slicing up eyeballs" lyric is a reference to the famous scene in the movie where, well, a woman gets her eyeball sliced with a straight razor.

[@FraterTaciturnus]

Love the Pixies. They were one of my gateway bands. Hope you end up listening to Surfer Rosa, Bossanova, and Trompe le Monde.

[@AmImGaga]

Doolittle you love to see it

[@nostalgia_clinic]

@3:58 lmaooo

[@MikeBuechele]

I see comments about "Un chien andalou" already, so you know about the eyeball scene. It was shocking at the time and people thought it was actually happening to the woman, but they used a cow's eyeball in the scene.

[@PristineTX]

Wave of Mutilation was inspired in part by the true story of a few Japanese businessmen who drove their cars into the ocean after a financial crash.

[@osulle1490]

Bro, you gotta do How to Leave Town by Car Seat Headrest. Way older sound from Will Toledo, when he was still self producing, but I’d love to see your reaction

[@aidanwillis4378]

Hope your doing well, i'd love to see a reaction to Adrianne Lenkers 'songs' she's the lead singer from big thief im sure you would love it :)

[@papaman2039]

💯

[@ryanmcbride3806]

definitely gotta listen to some sonic youth next either goo or daydream nation. also would love to see an in utero by nirvana reaction, keep it up tho.

[@glyndegrindon8065]

Really enjoyed this, definitely from my era though. Have you heard Nowhere by Ride? That’s worth a spin.

[@severancedenied]

I used to love listening to this album during the autumn. Strangely fits. Since autumn is coming around, HERE R SOME RECS Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill Bark Psychosis - Hex King Krule - The OOZ Swirlies - They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days…

[@stratford1]

These albums are great

[@meatgrinder9506]

I would suggest some earlier unwound first (kantina, repetition) since leaves is so different compared to their older sound.

[@silentclashes7267]

should do Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it In People, also an indie rock album like this and it’s a little noisy, with a lot of variety, love this album too though, really good, reminds me of Modest Mouse a lot lol

[@lizardman7718]

I second this. I’ve listened to that album an ungodly amount of times

[@adamseers]

I love your pfp

[@streetsurgery]

Yeah Broken Social Scene feels very unique and would be a great reaction choice!

[@donaldshepherd6095]

Hear comes your man ,it's a song about waiting for your drug dealer haha 😄

[@user-hy1bk3gw7w]

You should really do the New Abnormal by the strokes, a masterpiece, and fits your taste really well from what i see

[@lupodelupis3672]

This was my reaction to Doolittle 30 years ago😲🤯

[@kennygunawan2722]

if you like this, you should listen to their debut album Surfer Rosa and also Rid of Me by PJ Harvey

[@AdamF89]

Swervedriver, Polvo, Helmet, HUM, Failure, Sebadoh, Jawbox, Feeder, Paw, Tad are some good 90s bands to react to

[@brandonburroughs7128]

Love Pixies. But GIRL WITH BASKET OF FRUIT WHENNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[@marcoveyr]

did you ever listen to a beatles album? if you never did i would really like a reaction video from you on one of their albums like abbey road (and based on your videos you would probably like it too!)

[@jenoboi]

yooo u gotta check out time n place by kero kero bonito! really good noise/twee pop album :3

[@pubuapubua]

Kim deal is the bass player. She got tired of frank and started her own band called The breeders. Maybe you remember 'Cannonball'.

[@alemmingsdeath]

Frank Black's economy of writing is a stellar feat, informed by pop records of the 50's and 60's. Also Pixies were greater than the sum of it's parts, each 1/4 being very good at their instrumental roles. A classic album, and my favorite band since '87 You might like their Bossanova album as it's more atmospheric and drawn out. It was my least favorite at release, but it's grown to be one of their best in my ears over the years. Cheers.

[@Camothor10]

Pixies are amazing

[@EV4RY]

What an album, what a band!

[@jaaqob2]

hell yeah! love this album!

[@lxndrncls57]

best album ever, and your new favorite band

[@judabearmuahahaaa]

i would recommend listening to 'the voyager experience' by PersonFromBrazil. it goes so fucking hard and imo it's extremely underrated.

[@gregorysanchez6903]

Soon as I hear a new band and it sounds like pixies I google if they were influenced by pixies and sure enough they are.

[@wonkwev]

yo check out the new sprain. idk if youll like it but itll def be interesting

[@jager9022]

Please Mezzanine by Massive Attack

[@TimothyLafreniere]

You gotta hear the UK surf version of Wave of Mutilation, same song, totally different dynamics

[@fjvlogs4364]

mr smags. how do you grow a thick moustache

[@OwenSammons-os2cu]

I need to see you listen to either a Daniel Johnston or Frank Zappa album before I die

[@JoeyIAlexander]

‘Mourn’ - Corbin OR ‘The Girl, the Cat and the Tree’ - Lausse the Cat. Suggest Genius lyrics for the second

[@wii240]

Hey man you should listen to king gizzard and the lizard wizard - nonagon infinity

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Man is 5, the Devil is 6 & God is 7. Why would you think that’s a satanic message, anymore than it’s a humanistic or godly message? And he’s talking about the hole in the ozone layer and the ground being warm & everything burning due to global warming. It’s an environmental message. The ‘monkey’ going to heaven is us.

[@laurenoconnor3948]

You should listen to the Stone Roses self-titled album

[@fuckskyler]

Such a banger of an album. Check out the new Sprain album!!!

[@Buzzblast]

Unrelated but a good alt rock album to check out would be Asian Kung-fu Generation's Sol-fa

[@ALLHAILSUNSETYOUTH2]

I don't know if you like Emo or not, but Home Like Noplace Is There by The Hotelier is a modern classic.

[@David-iv6je]

Can we talk about that mustache? 😆

[@scarpola9]

Yes.

[@smags1082]

Yes