April 20, 2004
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It has begun. When the Pixies played there first show in
Minneapolis last week, a dream finally became a reality. I’ve
waited in anticipation for months now, and this first show makes it
tangible. I’m heading out to Bumbershoot in Seattle this
September to catch The Pixies (and many others), but I’m not sure I can
wait that long. Red_dirt_girl
is lucky enough to see them tonight. Like the Greatful Dead did
for a previous generation, I’d just like to hop in a van and follow
these guys around for a while. There are four shows scheduled for
Chicago in November, I pray we’ll see them in New York City someday
soon.There’s been a lot of press about this first show, but my favorite comes from Pitchfork, who write as fans. From Chris Ott:
The
sing-alongs during “Where Is My Mind?” and “Debaser” are the starkest
evidence of how many people know every fucking word to every song the
Pixies ever recorded, and that each of them has been waiting a decade
to scream every one back at the band. The last half of “Debaser”
was always my favorite moment in their discography, and this
performance holds up to the best I ever witnessed. My shirt was soaked,
and I wasn’t even there.And from Joshua Sharp:
we
youngsters have all composed fantasy festival lineups with entry-level
legends, hypothesizing the big “what if”– as in, “What if this music
was something we were actually able to experience live?” So
naturally, the big question is how the band performed at their first
concert in over 10 years. And the big answer is: astoundingly
well. If I walked into a room with this rendition of “Where Is My
Mind” on the speakers, that mournful guitar lick wailing over the
acoustic strum and reptilian tongue of old Black Francis, the first
words to leave my lips wouldn’t be “bullshit reunion tour.” Our heroes
are genuine, the performance is tremendous, and this junior
fan-favorite still carries the same bittersweet, ash-stained beauty of
its salad days.Beautiful.
I’m off to download some
MP3s of the show! The Pixies have reunited, there’s a new album from The Walkman and one
coming up from Wilco, and Britney’s Toxic is one of her finest; this is
shaping up to be a great year in music!
Comments (32)
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Wow, the pixies….
do you play any instrument?
I saw the Pixies when they were supporting ‘Trompe Le Monde.’ It was a decent show; not worth getting worked up about, but still fun.
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they’re playing at bumpershoot?
this gives me an excuse to go up there, get off my lazy bum.
i get to see the pixies…glee!!!
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-mark
as a fifteen year old fan of the band, I am extremely excited to experience them for the first time.
Wow, that is some crazy stuff