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0.0 | if you eat lemons whole then that's great and all, there are many lemons to eat, but if you eat them | August 8th 16 | Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.Why Pixies why? Probably going to listen to it anyway.
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0.0 | StallionMang | August 1st 16 | this band is literally donald trump
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2.0 poor | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | August 1st 16 | '4. Might as Well Be Gone'
that's what we've been trying to tell ya
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1.5 very poor | Deadwing42 | September 22nd 16 | Somewhow worse than Indie Cindy. This is such a tepid, pointless release. Go away, Pixies.
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2.5 average | odiporis | October 3rd 16 | [Half a heart and half a mind]
Listening to Pixies' newest release 'Head Carrier' is what, I imagine, life after accidentally
killing your best friend would feel like. Clocking in at a meager, but merciful thirty-three
minutes, the album seems utterly incomplete. While elements that initially made me fall in love
with Pixies still remain intact, most of the songs are so simplistic and bare bones in their
delivery that I couldn't help but place my focus, not on new ground covered, but on the massive
void that was created after Kim Deal parted ways with the project. The melodies 'Head Carrier' has
to offer, in essence, do rekindle some of the magic of the band's triumphant early work, though
they lack the bizarre, outlandish lyrics and infectious hooks that made 'Surfer Rosa' and
'Doolittle' such classics. One track that I did not find burdened with these hindrances was the
first single, "Um Chagga Lagga." This track, to me, was a true return to form and was the reason I
even gave this album a chance at all. Paz Lenchantin, the newest addition to the band, does give a
solid performance, yet can't do much to match the charisma and alter the direction of Pixies the
way Kim had. 'Talent' and 'Tenement Song' are undeniably catchy, but do little to reinvigorate the
otherwise mundane, self-defeating nature of 'Head Carrier.' Nostalgia was certainly stirred with
Pixies' latest soir�e, but ultimately left me feeling more mournful for lost greatness than
enamored with fresh material.
2.5/5
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1.5 very poor | Herbie Chrost | August 1st 16 | Excitable, like Bilbo Baggins
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2.5 average | jmh886 | September 30th 16 | Doesn't seem as bad as these ratings suggest, though certainly not good.
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0.0 | Comatorium. | September 22nd 16 | Well. Its better than Indie Cindy. Not exactly high praise but it is a fact.
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3.5 great | Grungil | January 26th 22 | Head Carrier is not close in quality to any of the early works the band did years ago, and Frank Black already admitted the income from their 2004 reunion was an urgent welcome. But its not a disaster like everyone is trying to impose. In fact, i believe 99% of negative ratings are probably from indie rock hipsters who were not even born when Surfer Rosa was released. This century kids make me sick.
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2.0 poor | BUDDHA IS METAL | January 20th 22 | not great, but all i think about now is a great throwback to where is my mind
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3.0 good | cxnxrx | October 1st 16 | Sounds more like a Frank Black and the Catholics album than a Pixies album. Overall it's not bad if you like Frank Black solo work, you would like this album.
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0.0 | thomasdavidge | September 22nd 16 | I really miss Kim Deal. This is really fucking boring.
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0.0 | p4p | August 8th 16 | as relevant as hot topic in 2011
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2.0 poor | Cyan isn't a shade of blue. | August 1st 16 | "I'm going down the drain again" "What a waste of talent." These are actual lyrics from the album. It's
like Black Francis knew this album was going to be shit. And don't even get me started on the
awkward Where is My Mind-esque guitar line on "All I Think About You."
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2.5 average | doofy | January 7th 24 |
2.0 poor | Brabiz | November 2nd 23 |
2.5 average | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
2.5 average | Gegery | September 12th 22 |
1.5 very poor | gschwen | January 4th 22 |
3.0 good | Sowing STAFF | October 15th 20 |
3.5 great | UncleAl | September 2nd 20 |
4.0 excellent | Bolibar | December 20th 19 |
3.0 good | sweepr | December 15th 19 |
1.5 very poor | Bossie | September 29th 19 |
2.0 poor | El Olam | September 22nd 19 |
2.0 poor | Prole | May 16th 19 |
1.5 very poor | dunnope | November 20th 18 |
1.5 very poor | Juca89 | November 11th 18 |
2.0 poor | A.R.O. STAFF | October 24th 18 |
2.5 average | David | August 4th 18 |
1.5 very poor | bbgames | July 26th 18 |
1.5 very poor | Juanpa | June 28th 18 |
1.0 awful | ProfC | June 12th 18 |
2.5 average | Benman | February 24th 18 |
1.5 very poor | Rdv | December 3rd 17 |
1.5 very poor | YayoG1 | September 3rd 17 |
1.5 very poor | Gueero | August 26th 17 |
2.5 average | elry2k | August 20th 17 |
1.5 very poor | Luisito | July 26th 17 |
1.5 very poor | Jan555 | July 22nd 17 |
1.5 very poor | Alexxx | June 21st 17 |
1.5 very poor | wg98 | May 12th 17 |
2.0 poor | ArtBox | April 15th 17 |
1.5 very poor | kuzronk | March 16th 17 |
1.0 awful | Riviere | February 12th 17 |
3.5 great | Dejan | December 28th 16 |
2.5 average | Smelty | November 28th 16 |
2.0 poor | Henry | November 4th 16 |
2.5 average | Xhoven | October 18th 16 |
2.0 poor | Djang0 | October 13th 16 |
3.0 good | PaabL | October 11th 16 |
2.5 average | mrfixit | October 8th 16 |
3.5 great | NateMa | October 5th 16 |
2.5 average | Trey STAFF | October 3rd 16 |
2.0 poor | Jordan M. EMERITUS | September 23rd 16 |
2.0 poor | Trebor. EMERITUS | September 23rd 16 |
1.5 very poor | Dmax28 | September 22nd 16 |
2.5 average | Snide | September 22nd 16 |
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