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By: Shannon Sweet. Band Lineup . Black Francis- Lead vocals/Rhythm guitar David Lovering - Drums Joey Santiago- Lead guitarist Kim Deal- Backup vocals/Bass. Black Francis . Born: April 6, 1965 in Boston, Massachusetts. Birth name: Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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By: Shannon Sweet
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Band Lineup • Black Francis- Lead vocals/Rhythm
guitar
• David Lovering- Drums
• Joey Santiago- Lead guitarist
• Kim Deal- Backup vocals/Bass
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Black Francis • Born: April 6, 1965 in Boston,
Massachusetts.• Birth name: Charles Michael Kittridge
Thompson IV• Performed at David Bowies birthday
party, at Bowie’s request.
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Kim Deal • Born: 10 June 1961 in Dayton, Ohio.• She formed a solo band called the
Breeders in 1990.• Instruments: vocals, bass, guitar, and
drums.
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Joey Santiago
• June 10, 1965 in Manila, Philippines.• Instruments: lead guitar, keyboards,
and vocals.• After the Pixies broke up, Santiago
composed scores and songs for movies and television shows.
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David Lovering• Born: December 6, 1961 in
Burlington, Massachusetts.• Also know as The Scientific
Phenomenalist, (his magician name.)• Instruments: Drums, guitar, bass
guitar, and vocals.
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Humble Beginnings• Black Francis met Joey Santiago at the
University of Massachusetts.• They both dropped out of college and started
the Pixies• The pixies found Kim Deal through a classified
ad seeking a female bass player who loved Hüsker Dü and Peter, Paul, and Mary.
• The drummer, Dave Lovering, was recruited after kim Deal remembered meeting him at her wedding reception.
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Albums• Come On Pilgrim EP (1987)• Surfer Rosa (1988)•Doolittle (1989)• Bossanova (1990)• Tromp Le Monde (1991)
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Come On Pilgrim (1987)
• The title of the album is a reference to Christian rock singer Larry Norman’s catchphrase, "Come on pilgrim, you know He loves you“.
• Contains lyrics about incest/voyeurism, reincarnation, and the rock’n’roll lifestyle.
• Like the other albums, Come On Pilgrim was more popular in the UK than in the US.
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Surfer Rosa (1988)
• This album is often considered one of the most influential alternative rock albums ever according to music journalist and fellow musicians.
• The most famous song from the album, “Where is My Mind?”, was featured in the cult classic film, fight club. Also, the song is about snorkeling.
• Peaked at number 2 on the UK indie charts, and was certified gold in 2005.
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Doolittle (1989)
• As a surprise hit, Doolittle reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart.
• Accolades were high for the album, NME ranked it the second best album of all time.
• Lyrics range from surreal films to several songs about biblical violence to global warming.
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Bossanova (1990)
• Sound was inspired by surf and space rock, and with lyrics about extraterrestrial life and “bad talking heads rip-offs”.
• Although often considered the weak link of the pixies discography, it is still regarded as one of the best alternative rock albums of the decade.
• Reached number three on the UK charts.• Reached number seventy on the US charts.
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Trompe le Monde (1991)
• Title translates into “Fool the World”.• Album contains no Kim Deal songs, which turned away
some fans.• Contains more lyrics about aliens and UFOs.• Many welcomed it as a return to the Pixies punk rock roots.
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Breakup• Black Francis and Kim Deal did not necessary get along.• Tension rose during the ill fated tour with U2. • Black Francis broke up the band during a interview with BBC
radio 5.• He sent a fax to his band mates announcing his decision.
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Influence on the music scene • Kurt Cobain of Nirvana idolized the Pixies. He famously
admitted to ripping them off in a Rolling Stone interview. "I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it [smiles]. When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band - or at least in a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard.“- Kurt Cobain
• The Pixies are often credited with creating a quiet-loud-quiet dynamic and combining abrasive punk rock with melodic pop hooks.
• David Bowie called them “just about the most compelling band of the 80’s”, and even covered a song of theirs.
• Artist such as Tom Yorke of Radio Head, Bono of U2 and Weezer swear by the pixies and credit them as their ultimate influence.
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The Breeders• As the most successful solo
band after the Pixies broke up, Kim Deal and the Breeders also had a great impact on the music scene.
• Released the extremely successful album, Last Splash (1993), that contained hits like “Cannonball”. ‘
• Kurt Cobain listed POD (1990) as the third most influential album of his life, describing it as "an epic that will never let you forget your ex-girlfriend."
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Audio Samples • http://youtu.be/3BLtLRTFimA
(“Tame”) An example of the Pixies’ abrasive nature.
• http://youtu.be/XycBLF6kWuY (“Monkey Gone to Heaven” An example of the Pixies’ melodic pop side.
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Citations • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Pixies#Bossanova.2C_Trompe_le_Monde.2C_and_break-up_.281990.E2.80.932002.29