Pixies.- Live & Interview (MTV 120 Minutes 1991)

Pixies live at 120 Minutes, MTV Studios - November, 1991, New York.
Songs performed:
04:35 U Mass
12:24 Planet of Sound

[@Weensx]

Wow the balls on that interviewer asking Kim about the breeders album debut in front of francis lol

[@imLonelyPotato]

😂yeah

[@RealCesarTapia]

Seguramente después de esa entrevista los Pixies se separaron. .. yo estába viendo MTV cuando en sus cápsulas de notícias informaron la separación, casi muero. Yo fui un fanático en tiempo real de los Pixies desde los 80s... Y en realidad nunca recibí con gratitud su regreso, ni la incorporación de su nueva bajista. Toda la vida he amado a Kim deal.

[@ericsanger4408]

There was no animosity regarding their other bands. What's the big deal? Pun intended.

[@thebigredwagon]

“It’s called 1,2,3 ..” that was a big fuck you to the interview. Awesome

[@dorianpod77]

bit rude though..😅🤣

[@margotmacewen]

The Pixies made incredibly fascinating, obscure, creative and refreshingly original music. The Pixies gave incredibly dull, awkward and boring interviews.

[@TheGalwayFarmer]

See Kim define Bone Machine!

[@juancorona4996]

Kim´s voice is pure music.

[@getheroutofthetruck]

Kim looks like she just had a big argument with Charles.

[@BlueSky...]

Yeah, this is one of the most telling clips I've seen. Kim does *not* want to be there.

[@Safetysweet]

I read a lot that this was one of the low points of the Pixies career or something like that, idk if it was that bad but something does tell me that Kim had beef with Francis dating back to possibly midway through the Bossanova tour.

[@Brokenface]

@@Safetysweet even before, tensions started during Doolittle tour

[@guywebster8018]

These guys never took themselves too seriously. Thats what I loved about em

[@jasonthedogcatcher]

Ride. Worthy of the shout out by another amazing band.

[@metamorphicblood]

“Well, it’s a dumb riff…”, hahaha. I’ve always loved how they used a sort of cliche arena rock “start/stop” rhythm and made it their own weird thing for “U-Mass”. The Pixies were always able to do such things in a surreal way that few people are.

[@Jalex_Owns]

Gah, they're just babies! Joey looks like he just celebrated his sweet 16th.

[@charlviljoen1165]

I love the pixies

[@markpr73]

Kim looks so good in this live clip.

[@Brokenface]

She also looks pissed

[@markpr73]

In-fighting has a way of doing that.

[@m4inline]

Msg to all: they should have kept the infighting and suffered. Sometimes that kind of bravery is honorable. Especially when children are involved.

[@sooperheep]

Whut

[@vonclohk507]

Yeah she was over it at this point. She wanted to have more of her songs/ideas used and Frank said "My songs are Pizzas and your songs are just Cookies."

[@tallkidmofo]

man was pop music ever great back then pixies violent femmes sonic youth come on 2019

[@Ozzy666-_-]

Just remember the quote from frank “ FUCK MTV” . as if that interviewer actually compared them to the red hot chilis insinuating they were better.......man had no idea what bunch of genius’ he was sitting beside

[@mikerice4547]

S.channel- a def.rare& groovy post,interview. Saw the band,1st time,either rite before or after this ,& man - you can feel the tension here. It did, eventially get worked out. Thank the Great Maker.

[@アナールオナール]

LIVE がこんなにカッコイイとは……！ ピー音は笑ったw

[@Treyworld]

Kim looks like she would rather be anywhere else. XD

[@khalidal-babtain7351]

This is what I thought!

[@Weensx]

You can definitely see the tensions kim and Francis were going through

[@Metal_Horror]

If you pay attention to her reactions, it's evident that she can't stand Francis and Francis alone. To the other bandmates she's fine.

[@joelshields8807]

Well... GOOD LUCK ON THE TOUR

[@RS-fi7cc]

Good screams, Charles!

[@edp3202]

I think the interviewer did a good job. Hes British. He doesn't pander. Boy Pixies sound great live!

[@ilovepavement1]

Yo theres not pandering and there's contempt, very obviously borne of talentlessness

[@eandrevargas4939]

smashing pixies

[@epsteenwusmerdered9878]

Almost 30 years ago...damn.

[@georgewolynetz3874]

While the tension within the band is quite evident, I like that they were all in contempt of Dave Kendall. Especially after he dissed their video for Velouria the year before.

[@30MinToNewOrleans]

What did he say about velouria?

[@op-pv2nn]

@@30MinToNewOrleans he should have made steel…. Velourian steel

[@io3204]

Woah that must have been the peak vocal and technical phase of the pixies.

[@diegovillasenor3967]

Kim’s voice… yumm.

[@ianturton4976]

Damn the interviewer seemed really hostile like a big negative vibe. Crazy because this band were/are absolutely amazing and he wasn't worthy enough to even wash their feet in musical terms.

[@cardigansarecool]

that's a bit dramatic

[@kokorospirit5006]

sounded smug

[@somethingyettocome]

I thought he was just boring. Polite, but boring in a kind of annoying way. I think that s why they dissed him a little bit. Just a little

[@Metal_Horror]

Well Francis was a smartass when he answered the question about why they prefer "meaningless" album titles. The interviewer picked up on it. It was all very subtle, though.

[@tedlewis24]

Ah, that good ol' fashioned 90s disaffection!

[@Brokenface]

That dumb riff for me Is cool as fuck

[@06mrselfdestruct]

Kim already checked out by this point

[@BlacklightSummerOfficial]

jesus dave whats with the passive aggressive pauses after their answers

[@drsus0]

Goddam they were good

[@Blisteryn]

Kim wasn't happy at all.

[@Josh_Stuchbery]

Wow, I had no idea Joe could play like that.

[@cdreyes81]

Joe's a beast

[@JNugent74]

Go see em live... he shreds.

[@Josh_Stuchbery]

@@JNugent74 I saw them last December. I was right up on the front rail just metres away from him! Really cool to see him in action up close. It was an incredible experience for sure.

[@diegovillasenor3967]

what?

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Joey Santiago (nacido Joseph Alberto Santiago en Manila, Filipinas; 10 de junio de 1965) es un cantante, compositor y músico estadounidense. En activo desde 1986, es conocido fundamentalmente por ser el guitarrista de la banda estadounidense de rock alternativo Pixies. Después de la ruptura de la banda en 1993, Santiago compuso bandas sonoras para televisión y documentales, además de formar The Martinis con su mujer, Linda Mallari. También contribuyó en los álbumes de Charles Douglas y Frank Black, compañero de Pixies, volviendo como guitarrista tras la reunión de la banda en 2004.

[@HoodeloodumGAME]

its the wig guy that johnny rotten rotted

[@margotmacewen]

Kim looks pissed lol

[@greensthecolour]

This interview is awwwkkkward hahah

[@SirCommoner]

how do so many terrible interviewers get to interview such amazing bands

[@edp3202]

He's not a terrible interviewer. He's British. He's not bubbly or pandering.

[@SirCommoner]

@@edp3202 i don't like bubbly or pandering either, i like interviewers who care enough to know what they're talking about (also i am not american if that's what you were insinuating)

[@edp3202]

@@SirCommoner I just thought he did ask them questions that he had prepared. Maybe we're seeing it differently.

[@fadedSF]

dave created the show, and he was really knowledgeable about music but sometimes the interviews just don't really go so well LOL. If you watch other interviews with the Pixies they're kind of introverted and standoffish so this is probably as good as you were going to get

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Kim Ann Deal (Dayton, Ohio, Estados Unidos, 10 de junio de 1961) es una cantante, bajista, guitarrista y compositora estadounidense. A pesar de haber participado en varios proyectos, Deal es conocida por haber sido miembro de Pixies y The Breeders.

[@seanbrennan5192]

Trompe La Monde kicks ass

[@grendle13]

Were they playing Paranoid over the credits?

[@kwizzeh]

Yup they were. Sounds like something they just jammed out while rehearsing since there's some structure from what little played before the broadcast cut.

[@crypttonite]

the question to ask Black, is where he gets his ideas for vocals. Is it in the moment, just as Joey is doing whatever he thinks fits the song. Does he know before he starts singing, Tame for example.

[@thekeepaway6705]

nice really nice

[@TheDas9582]

Yeah, you could tell they were not getting along. Kim looks really pissed for some reason.

[@brr8275]

i just wanna get along. i just wanna get along

[@sussychachi]

i would love to see mike patton work with black franchis with fantomas haha mike is probaly the only crazier singer i can think of that can outbeat franhhis wild side back then

[@mjjames2442]

Pixies humor Joey, Black, and Kimmy

[@fun_ghoul420]

why is kim posted up in the back during the interview :/

[@sooperheep]

It’s kind of funny, like she’s doing something else around the corner and she’ll hear her name and pop around to answer😂love her

[@debrewz832]

the tension so freaking annoying me

[@mrpotato2342]

What's that song at 15:26 ?

[@BIGT537]

Telly was slow then

[@hamupinhere]

Ironically, the fast-paced editing/jumping of modern day television--a style thought to keep things moving along without losing a viewer's short attention span--has been dubbed "MTV editing".

[@jamesradskijr.9745]

You mean no one in the Pixies can breakdance. Tss smh

[@jessicabrum9200]

So sad see kim so far away from the mic ):

[@johnviera3884]

This is the one time I’ve seen Black Francis not proudly flaunt his balding head.

[@luisanamillan877]

the pixies es mucho mejor que beatles

[@JadeBlakeVideos]

"Psychotic Beatles"

[@anna_velouria12]

True

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

It’s so funny how much nirvana obviously influenced the pixies even though they say it’s not true. Just listen to the umass song is a straight up rip off of teen spirit. At least they had good taste.

[@ericsanger4408]

The irony is that the RHCP suck balls and the Pixies are the most influential band in the world since the Beatles.

[@cactaceous]

Yikes, hyperbole much?

[@ericsanger4408]

@@cactaceous Nope

[@cactaceous]

@@ericsanger4408 Yup

[@ericsanger4408]

@@cactaceous Have you listened to the Pixies at all?

[@cactaceous]

@@ericsanger4408 For the past 34 years since I was 11.

[@scottmcmahon86]

It always kind of annoyed me when these kinds of shows always seemed to put an extraneous "The" in Pixies name... They were always just Pixies, not "The" Pixies...

[@Brokenface]

Even the band itself says the Pixies sometimes

[@io3204]

​@@Brokenfaceon my 93 Frank black album it says: death to the pixies.... Probably so you know it means the band and not the creatures.

[@Metal_Horror]

They always said the same thing about Misfits. And just like Pixies, they referred to themselves as The Misfits at times. In both cases it seems like it's something the fans care about a lot more than the band.

[@jordanjordan9022]

The presenter is an embarrassment to his nation

[@sratus]

Band vibes are not good

[@duncandavidson9275]

The 120 Minutes host is such a low rent Stuart Goddard.

[@Devillionaire]

Interviewer was shit. Performances were amazing.

[@somethingyettocome]

The interviewer is very "matter of fact"

[@jaimetrevino4650]

What a horrible, boring interviewer 🥵

[@preziosestelle7368]

Not true at all

[@dexon555]

Worst interview ever.

[@user-rh2csk]

This was a time when Kim still looks like Kelley

[@user-pl5pw5iy5s]

I have dreams of Kim stepping on me

[@anna_velouria12]

Me too