dAVe80 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) edit Edited May 26, 2014 by dAVe80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Waistcoats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 The Y key came off my laptop just spent last 20mins fixing it omg was annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 26, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) This so called 'fashion' of turn ups on shorts - why ?why not? Edited May 26, 2014 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 26, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 26, 2014 Re: The Pixies I've only ever owned Doolittle, and heard very little else of their stuff. But fwiw I though Doolittle was excellent. Took me about 5 listens to appreciate it, but I'm like that with most music so not sure you can apply that to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 26, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 26, 2014 Re: The Pixies I've only ever owned Doolittle, and heard very little else of their stuff. But fwiw I though Doolittle was excellent. Took me about 5 listens to appreciate it, but I'm like that with most music so not sure you can apply that to everyone. I suppose I'd better give it another four listens, then. That's going to be difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 26, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted May 26, 2014 Re: The Pixies I've only ever owned Doolittle, and heard very little else of their stuff. But fwiw I though Doolittle was excellent. Took me about 5 listens to appreciate it, but I'm like that with most music so not sure you can apply that to everyone. I suppose I'd better give it another four listens, then. That's going to be difficult. like I said, I'm like that with pretty much all albums. If I was limited to one listen per album I'd probably think all music was shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Pixies are a weird one for me. The best way I can sum them up is that they are piss poor musicians but really good at writing catchy, infectious riffs. For some people that isn't enough, and for others the style of music just isn't to their taste. For me, I bloody love them, but they are not good musicians at all. I feel the same way about The Black Keys. I've listened to El Camino a million times and I love it, but you can tell they didn't record with a metronome and they don't keep time very well themselves. They performed a few weeks ago on Saturday Night Live and unfortunately were pretty damn awful, especially the drummer. He could not keep the time at all. So yes, they are pretty naff when it comes to playing, but they write catchy riffs and good licks so I enjoy them. Edited May 26, 2014 by Ginko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Kim Deal is far from a piss poor musician. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I think Pixies are a band for teenagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Okay, piss poor was an exaggeration, but I don't really rate any of them all that highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Anyone who likes Debaser is not welcome in my new order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Kim Deal is far from a piss poor musician. Was just about write that. I think Pixies are a band for teenagers. Having fallen in love with them in my teenage years, I kind of see what you're saying, however unlike a lot of the bands I listened to in my teens, I still give them regular playing time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I like Debaser. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Anyone who likes Debaser is not welcome in my new order. Don't wanna be in your new order anyway. If I can't listen to Debaser now and again, I may as well be dead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I think Pixies are a band for teenagers. Having fallen in love with them in my teenage years, I kind of see what you're saying, however unlike a lot of the bands I listened to in my teens, I still give them regular playing time. Sorry a bit of a random statement not sure what I meant or if it really matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I think Pixies are a band for teenagers. Having fallen in love with them in my teenage years, I kind of see what you're saying, however unlike a lot of the bands I listened to in my teens, I still give them regular playing time. Sorry a bit of a random statement not sure what I meant or if it really matters. Haha! Maybe I don't know what you're saying then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Re: The Pixies I've only ever owned Doolittle, and heard very little else of their stuff. But fwiw I though Doolittle was excellent. Took me about 5 listens to appreciate it, but I'm like that with most music so not sure you can apply that to everyone. I suppose I'd better give it another four listens, then. That's going to be difficult. What the Pixies don't do: Shakespeare-like lyrics (but they're far closer to Shakespeare than, say, Bieber) Nuanced vocals (unless Kim Deal is joining in) What the Pixies do do: Brilliantly-produced guitar work. A rare and frequently divine combination of male and female vocals. Balls-to-the-wall male vocals sung with absolute conviction. Catchy, accessible melodies. You might like Surfer Rosa/Come on Pilgrim more than Doolittle, Mike - The lyrics and vocals are at the freakier end of their scale, but it's a more organic sound than their later stuff (which I actually like more because of the excellent production). Surfer Rosa is the album that Thom Yorke (!), David Bowie and most other musos cite as their favourite. I like Bossanova just as much as Doolittle, and Trompe le Monde is also a fantastic album considering that it's the fourth album by a band with three classics to their name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Let's liven this thread up a bit... cricket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I have used 80GB of my laptop's hard drive. Not a fudging clue on what though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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