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| 1. Bone machine | |||
| 2. Break my body | |||
| 3. Something against you | |||
| 4. Broken face | |||
| 5. Gigantic | |||
| 6. River euphrates | |||
| 7. Where is my mind | |||
| 8. Cactus | |||
| 9. Tony's theme | |||
| 10. Oh my golly | |||
| 11. Vamos | |||
| 12. I'm amazed | |||
| 13. Brick is red | |||
| 14. Caribou | |||
| 15. Vamos | |||
| 16. Isla de encanta | |||
| 17. Ed is dead | |||
| 18. The holiday song | |||
| 19. Nimrods jon | |||
| 20. I've been tired | |||
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Before the Breeders and Frank Black, there was this Massachusetts quartet, playing hardcore's rush and terseness against the acoustic grit and the minor-key flourish of Latin pop. Their first full-length album is their starkest, harsh and trebly, with the drums right in your face and songs edited to eliminate any note that's not absolutely necessary. Singer Black Francis yelps away about destroyed bodies and the river Euphrates, alternately acting cryptic and crazed. Kim Deal, then calling herself "Mrs. John Murphy", contributes the highlight, "Gigantic", a creepy anthem about childhood voyeurism. The playing is snarly and tricky but unfailingly tuneful, and the hooks come out of nowhere--hiding behind the noise--and bite down hard. --Douglas Wolk
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having bought the Pixies greatest hits 'wave of mutilation' and loved it I decided to collect the albums. I loved 'Doolittle', but then when I got to Surfer Rosa/Come on Pilgrim about a year ago I liked the odd song but wasn't bothered about the album overall, how wrong was I???!!!???
This is an album that needs to be understood. It's experimental, songs like 'Vamos' and 'Tony's Theme' are not instantly likable. It's Hardcore, there is more screaming and vicious lyrics and riffs than all other Pixies albums. It's not easy going, if you are not already a Pixies fan then I advise 'Doolittle'.
However, once you get past these obsticles, played it enough times and left any wishes to be taken on a smooth ride through paradise well at home, you will finally appreciate just what this album is, a work of timeless art.
You live, you laugh, you smile, you cry, you die, and you must own Surfer Rosa.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For sheer force, little else in rock history matches Surfer Rosa's opening salvo; battering the door down with 'Bone Machine' before unleashing three quickfire bursts of brittle melody and off-kilter chords: 'Break My Body', 'Something Against You', and 'Broken Face'. That 'Gigantic' constitutes something of a calming down in proceedings amply demonstrates this album's impact. They don't let up either; on every track the drums are turned up, the guitar is high and squally, the bass is relentless and Black Francis' deranged holler is breathtaking. Particular standouts - if such a thing exists on a record that's as conistent as it is thrilling - are the famous 'Where Is My Mind', the sung-in-Spanish 'Oh My Golly' and the unsettling 'Cactus'. An inspirational debut and an album that has to be in your collection.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Comprising the Pixies' first two albums, SR+COP is definitely one of the greatest albums of all time. From the fantastic Bone Machine (something to air-drum to) all the way, 20 incredible tracks later to eccentric masterpiece Levitate Me, this (these) album(s) is (are) a must. Black Francis's wailing yet harmonic vocals combining with Kim Deal's own excellent voice, all over booming drums courtesy of David Lovering and with the best guitarring ever by Joey Santiago.
Best Tracks: the whole album. Buy it.
Best Tracks: the whole album. Buy it.
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