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Just released on CD: the 'other' 9 tracks from the demo that didn't make it onto _Come On Pilgrim_. Ridiculous cash-in by flogging piss-poor out-takes? Or essential lost tracks which show the whole band's career in a new light? You, the jury, decide.

― alext, Tuesday, 9 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm leaning towards the latter, but only because listening to the CD is making me wonder why, if you have 'Subbacultcha' and 'Here Comes Your Man' written and pretty much ready before your first release, you hang on to them for a good few years before putting them out properly?

― alext, Tuesday, 9 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The same reasons G'n'f'n'R held onto "Don't Cry" presumably. Anyhow, the thing was bootlegged to death, The Pixies still sell remarkably well, it's a small catalogue, and it's not like they ever sold enough records the first time around that Black Francis doesn't need the money.

― J Blount, Tuesday, 9 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Thanks for the warning. I will make sure I do not turn on any college radio "alternative rock shows" for the next 6 months cause that's all they'll be playing around here. Am I the only person who thinks they are seriously overrated?? Maybe it my surroundings (Western MA where they started out) But the most memorible thing about The Pixies to me is how they can have such good influences and still make such boring, predictable and formatic music.

― brg30, Tuesday, 9 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

OR their first release now on a new format.

― gygax! (i forgot my blog password), Tuesday, 9 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I agree, they are overrated. Perhaps influential, and certainly a decent band at the very least, but by no means gods. As someone said earlier, they are easily digestible pop for the alternative masses, which accounts for their popularity.

― Manny Parsons, Tuesday, 9 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"easily digestible pop"

You say (or, uh, type) that like it's a bad thing.

― thom, Tuesday, 9 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I would like someone to explain to me how "Vamos" or "Broken Face" could possibly be considered "easily digestible pop". Personally, I'm interested in hearing this.

― Sean Carruthers, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ps. mark s to thread for influence policing!

― Sean Carruthers, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You know the Pixies were already overrated when they were still together but post-breakup (and, more to the point, post-"Smells Like Teen Spirit") it's really gotten out of hand. Everyone I know who owns every Pixies Cd, don't own any Husker Du Cds.

― J Blount, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have one of each.

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have all of each.

― Sean Carruthers, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hahaha J Blount you are completely right in my case because I think everything I've heard by Husker Du is APALLING.

― Tom, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

''which accounts for their popularity.''

They are popular within the indie world= there's a big difference between that and the 'actual' world (=not very pop at all).

― Julio Desouza, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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