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Pixies are a band which toured and recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s, then reunited in 2004 and began touring again. The band's lineup consists of Black Francis a.k.a. Frank Black (vocals, guitar), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim Deal (bass, vocals), and Dave Lovering (drums). Their style of music influenced many aspects of alternative rock throughout the 1990s. Most notable was their use of soft verses and hard choruses, which was later popularized by Nirvana.
The band was formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts by Joey Santiago and Black Francis (born Charles Thompson IV). They hooked up with Deal and Lovering after placing a classified ad requesting an unusual combination of musical influences:
Band seeks bass player into Hüsker Dü and Peter, Paul & Mary, phone: (UK) 0890 900 1003They flipped through the dictionary for a band name, selecting "Pixies" (as opposed to "The Pixies"), and began playing around Boston.
During a concert with Throwing Muses, the band was noticed by Gary Smith , a producer at Fort Apache Studios . Smith became the band's manager and produced a 17 track demo (known as the "Purple Tape", publicly released in 2002See also 2001 in music, other events of 2002, 2003 in music, 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events April The White Stripes records Elephant which was released on April 1, 2002. April 23, 2002: Wilco's critically acclaimed fourth album, "). The demo fell into the hands of Ivo Watts-Russell , owner of 4AD, who signed the band. Eight tracks from the demo were selected for the Come on PilgrimThe Come On Pilgrim EP was the Pixies' first release. It was issued in October of 1987. The title comes from the "Levitate Me" lyric "Levitate me/ Come on, pilgrim, you know he loves you / Levitate me". All of the songs were taken directly from a demo tap EP, the bands first release. It was followed by their first full-length album, Surfer RosaSurfer Rosa is the Pixies' first full-length album, released in February 1988, released by 4AD Records. The album was recorded by Steve Albini. The cover art features a flamenco dancer. The album was originally entitled Gigantic but it was changed to avoi in early 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day..
4AD was a British music labelThe following is a partial list of record labels both past and present. From a business perspective, many present labels are part of the "Big Four record companies" which hold over 75% of the market share. These are: Universal Music Group, which includes, and the notoriously rabid British music press immediately clutched the Pixies to their collective bosoms and refused to let go. The band remained unsigned in the US for a while, but after a foray up the UK pop charts and some inroads into American college rock stations, they were picked up by Elektra RecordsElektra Records is a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. It, along with Holzman's Nonesuch Records, was acquired by Kinney National Company in 1970 for $10 million. Holzman remained in charge until Asylum. For the remainder of their career, the Pixies remained large-scale stars in Britain and minor figures in the US.
Their sophomore album, Doolittle, featured three prominent singles: "Debaser," "Here Comes Your Man," and "Monkey Gone to Heaven." It was a top 10 hit in the UK and reached the top 100 in North America.
After Doolittle, Black Francis temporarily went solo, while Kim Deal formed The Breeders with Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses and Deal's sister, Kelley. During this time, Black Francis limited Deal's contributions to the band; the first two albums had been partly written by Deal, but when Bossanova was released in 1990, all songs were by him. Deal was not pleased, and unilaterally announced an apparent break-up of the band on-stage during the following tour. The Pixies were at the height of their popularity, however, and while headlining at the Reading Festival in 1991, they played a highly enthusiastic version of "Debaser" which has become legendary among fans.
Break-up announcements notwithstanding, one more album was to follow. Trompe le Monde still featured little input from Deal and wasn't as critically regarded as their first few albums. Without telling anyone, Black Francis ended the band, and it wasn't until a year later that he faxed an official notice to the other members.
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