I Saw the Pixies Last Night! Ask Me Anything!

[mattclearing]

I figured I might as well share. I caught the Pixies at Constitution Hall last night, and they were freaking awesome. The Pixies rule, and rock like crazy, especially for a "reunion" tour.

Setlist:

in heaven
wave (uk surf)
winterlong
nimrod's son
holiday song
here comes your man
bone machine
subbacultcha
catcus
#13
monkey gone to heaven
velouria
is she weird
debaser
umass
gouge away
crackity jones
something against you
isla
hey
caribou
broken face
head on
tame
vamos
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gigantic
where is my mind

[StopTheMorans]

1. do you like the Pixies?

:shrug:

[mattclearing]

2. Doesn't everyone???

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[StopTheMorans]

4. who are they?

:evilgrin:

[mattclearing]

6. From PixiesMusic.com

"Largely responsible for the alternative music movement of the 1990s, the Pixies used a number of musical styles and sounds to create their own unique invention. Melding punk, indie guitar rock, classic pop, surf rock and riffs, the band created a sound that no one had heard before. This new sound laid the foundation for artists like Nirvana to rise to superstardom and opened the doors to a whole new genre of musical exploration."

[StopTheMorans]

11. sorry, i knew, i was just being an ass

they used to practice in the same building my band practiced in last year :evilgrin:

[mattclearing]

13. I kinda got that.

But I did say, "Ask Me Anything!"

Cool about the rehearsal space. The best I can come up with is that I recorded at Daryl Hall's studio once :)

[Zomby Woof]

24. no

They suck ass. Typically overrated college wanker rock.

[mattclearing]

27. You are joking.

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[jonnyblitz]

30. I don't like them that much. n/t

[Texasgal]

3. HERE COMES YOUR MAN!!!!

OH... I love the PIXIES!!!

[Melodybe]

9. We were going to go to lolapoloosa

unfortunately it was canceled.

I am so jealous, we saw Frank Black and the Catholics and it was one of the best shows I've ever been to.

Great line up too, lucky bastard.

[KDLarsen]

5. Strange..

.. I thought In Heaven & Where is my Mind were played together? At least they were at Coachella.

[mattclearing]

8. I actually went to Coachella too.

And thought it odd they would open with both. And they've been playing both versions of Wave of Mutilation on this tour. So when they went into the slow version instead of Where is my Mind?, I was pleasantly surprised.

There are several setlists available at www.disclive.com , which is selling bootlegs of this tour. I have the Coachella one, which is permanently out of print now. It doesn't sound as good as it did in the crowd, but the boots are still decent, much better than what a taper could do.

[KDLarsen]

28. I didn't go to Coachella, found the bootleg on the web..

.. and instantly fell in love with "Into the White". A sham that there's no recording available of their gig at Roskilde Festival this summer. From what I read in the reviews, they did a pretty show. And of course, I had a shift while they were on (I volunteer for the Roskilde Festival).

[vi5]

7. I saw them on Saturday...

They didn't play Here Comes Your Man. I know that's "the hit" but I still love the song.

They hit most of the other songs you listed though, albeit in a mixed up order.

Great show.

[no name no slogan]

10. Saw them on Nov 11

GREAT SHOW!!! IMHO they were better than when I saw them 15 years ago on the Doolittle tour. Less tension, less expectation, just four people having fun making music. You can't beat that!

[mattclearing]

12. Totally.

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[Tyrone Slothrop]

14. Seeing them Saturday

Can't wait!!!

[sniffa]

15. was it educationaL?

;)

[mattclearing]

17. Absosmurfly.

UMass was actually a highlight, as was Head On.

They rock so hard.

[dean_dem]

16. Saw them Monday in Norfolk....

and I'll probably be trekking up to DC to see them again tonight. They were better at Coachella in May I thought, but it might have been the venue. The Norfolk show was in a basketball arena, it wasn't really made for that kind of sound. They still rocked.

But they didn't do "Alec Eiffel" dammit!

[mattclearing]

18. They seem to be ignoring Bossanova.

I would love to have heard Dig For Fire or Allison.

Constitution Hall sounds awful. Saw E. Badu there last year, and the bass echoes everywhere in that room.

Coachella sounded great.

[dean_dem]

19. Yeah, I thought that too.

But from what I have read in past interviews Frank Black doesn't really like that album at all. They did "Velouria" though.

[ceile]

22. Yeah, me too.

I really wanted to hear "Hang Wire" or "Down to the Well"

[AngryAmish]

20. how much do you weigh?

[mattclearing]

26. Without getting too specific...

I could lose a few pounds, but I was fine before Dubya jacked up the overweight and obesity requirements.

[ceile]

21. Saw them in October

It fuckin' rocked. I felt like I was in high school again!

[bloodyjack]

23. Is Frank Black Black Francis again?

Does he sound like he used to?

How did his voice sound when they performed "TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME"

[mattclearing]

25. It sounded awesome.

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[messyca]

29. I saw them last month in St. Paul

One of the best concerts I've been to. and they played my favorite song twice.(Wave of Mutilation) I was right in front of Kim, and I have kind of a straight girl crush on her now.

[aaronbees]

31. they are great

One of the best bands of the '90s, no doubt. How many bands today owe their inspiration to them? many ....