u should
― Surmounter, Saturday, 4 August 2007 22:14 (eighteen years ago)
it's funny, I have never run across it in a store since right after it first came out. suppose I should send for it.
― marmotwolof, Saturday, 4 August 2007 22:29 (eighteen years ago)
Doolittle's first side is SO much better than the second. Once La La has played, I shut it off.
― libcrypt, Saturday, 4 August 2007 22:49 (eighteen years ago)
Have you ever heard "Hey" and "Gouge Away"?
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 4 August 2007 22:50 (eighteen years ago)
Yeah, I should give Gouge another chance. But Hey, yawn.
― libcrypt, Saturday, 4 August 2007 22:52 (eighteen years ago)
I think Silver is great, Dan.
― Melissa W, Saturday, 4 August 2007 22:55 (eighteen years ago)
aren't you really into radiohead or something
― marmotwolof, Sunday, 5 August 2007 00:57 (eighteen years ago)
And?
― Melissa W, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:02 (eighteen years ago)
and Dan hates Metal Box
― marmotwolof, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:05 (eighteen years ago)
...OK?
― Melissa W, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:06 (eighteen years ago)
and you both like Silver
― marmotwolof, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:08 (eighteen years ago)
uh huh
― Melissa W, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:09 (eighteen years ago)
intersting.
― marmotwolof, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:13 (eighteen years ago)
indeed
― Melissa W, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:24 (eighteen years ago)
"Mr. Grieves" because it's like an epic in two minutes.
― o. nate, Sunday, 5 August 2007 01:41 (eighteen years ago)
gouge away or hey
in truth, i find a little over half of these tracks a little underwhelming these days.
― Charlie Howard, Sunday, 5 August 2007 05:41 (eighteen years ago)
Do have anoth-a-pinion?
― christoff, Monday, 6 August 2007 20:26 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.imagingallthepeople.co.uk/prints/monkey_gone_to_heaven.jpg
― bnw, Monday, 6 August 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)
Wow, this is truly one of the hardest decisions I've ever faced, it's like a 10 way tie for me. . .
I'll vote for There Goes My Gun, because of my not being able to get that melody out of my head on that fateful grade 8 field trip to Montreal when I bought Doolittle.
― mehlt, Monday, 6 August 2007 20:39 (eighteen years ago)
Wow. Looks like you guys are forcing me to vote for I Bleed.
― Jack Burton, Monday, 6 August 2007 21:38 (eighteen years ago)
i thought I'd be the only one to vote for Gouge Away, glad to see all the love.
I like Hey too. which sounds like the Stones to me
― akm, Monday, 6 August 2007 21:42 (eighteen years ago)
I Bleed
― Turangalila, Monday, 6 August 2007 21:59 (eighteen years ago)
"Here Comes Your Man" = great pop song "Hey" = AWESOME "Debaser" = my pick
― Tape Store, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 02:05 (eighteen years ago)
For sentimental romantic reasons I'm going to vote for "Hey!", although I've a demo/Peel version of it that is a lot better than the one on the album. Has a little more emotion in it somehow.
― Trayce, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 02:34 (eighteen years ago)
It was pretty much a 4 or 5 way tie, so I just voted for "Hey". I'm sure I'll change my mind in an hour. It's not perfect, but I still love this record.
― j-rock, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 02:54 (eighteen years ago)
Hey. and then Gauge Away.
― Drooone, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 03:00 (eighteen years ago)
monkey, because it's the only one of these songs that resonates with me at all anymore
― electricsound, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 03:03 (eighteen years ago)
Yeah its weird, I loved the Pixies completely, but I just don't listen to them anymore, they're of a time that's faded I think.
― Trayce, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 03:11 (eighteen years ago)
way-hey-hey-hey-heyve . . .
― The Wayward Johnny B, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 11:54 (eighteen years ago)
i never really think about this band, but looking at this poll, i realise ive a lot of time for wave of mutilation, gouge away, here comes your man, not sure which i'd pick
― Filey Camp, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 12:05 (eighteen years ago)
Suprisingly I think "Hey!" is going to win this based on responses thus far. Interesting.
― Trayce, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 12:45 (eighteen years ago)
I just remembered a sweet thing. I had just been to JB HiFi (Aus chain CD store) and was outside it waiting for a tram. These 2 teenaged indie boys came out, with a bag of cds. One of them pulled out "Surfer Rosa" and showed it to his mate and said "this is an awesome album I've heard". This made me happy. His friend took the CD, looked at it and went "hmm.. hey awesome, she has her tits out on the cover".
― Trayce, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 12:47 (eighteen years ago)
I felt so old. but in a good way.
― Trayce, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 12:48 (eighteen years ago)
"I Bleed"
― zeus, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 13:52 (eighteen years ago)
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Tuesday, 7 August 2007 23:01 (eighteen years ago)
In another era, Debaser and especially Monkey Gone To Heaven would both have been top ten UK hits
That reminds me - there's a cover of Where Is My Mind? by Yoav that reminded me what a fantastic song THAT is (definitely the best on Surfer Rosa): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDM5uHT_34M
― Christopher Cross, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 00:05 (eighteen years ago)
^^^ Cool technique, but it's far too emo for its own good.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 00:19 (eighteen years ago)
Grrr, I wish I had voted for Debaser instead of Hey
― Davey D, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 01:10 (eighteen years ago)
can't believe only one person has mentioned "Wave of Mutilation". I'll probably end up voting for "Debaser", but still, that song is solid!
― bernard snowy, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 01:30 (eighteen years ago)
i went with Debaser, they also played it on indie 103.1 today.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 03:33 (eighteen years ago)
I ended up voting "Dead".
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 04:59 (eighteen years ago)
I love Debasser! Especially as the opening song for Haiku Tunnel. I think I'm gonna watch it now....
― Aja, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 05:05 (eighteen years ago)
"Wave of Mutilation" is great but I gotta give it to "Debaser".
― Nick Minichino, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 05:21 (eighteen years ago)
i vote for dead.
― funny farm, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 05:24 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXMxMGJGkuI
Young, with hair, doing a beavis&butthead naw-naw-nawing intro to "wave of mutilation" - priceless!
"Do you intend paying him back?" "No, absolutely not! He's my father"
― willem, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 05:46 (eighteen years ago)
Most of the time I'm like "Oh, solo acoustic performance...*yawn*", but in this case it just shines a light on how excellent those old Pixies songs are. It's like his brain was in a lock groove of pure awesome for about five years.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 07:11 (eighteen years ago)
Hahah that is awesome with the "nawww naww nawww" pretend guitar he's sings :D
― Trayce, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 07:18 (eighteen years ago)
when i first heard this, aged ... what, 13? 14? ... i thought "dead" and "monkey gone to heaven" were actually two parts of the same song. can i have them both?
no? all right, then. MGTH it is.
― grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 09:01 (eighteen years ago)
Sometimes, Dead is better.
― marmotwolof, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 09:03 (eighteen years ago)
I meant to say Debaser and especially Here Comes Your Man would both have been top ten UK hits in another era.
Although Monkey was good too.
― Christopher Cross, Wednesday, 8 August 2007 12:32 (eighteen years ago)