The ad wizards who decided to take The Pixies finest moments and hand them over to the likes of Eve 6, Reel Big Fish and Nada Surf were simply not thinking.
Some bands create great songs that can, and often are, improved upon by other acts.
Blue Suede Shoes, after all, was a Carl Perkins tune. But the Pixies were not that type of band. Their music was a result of the tense chemistry between Kim Deal and Black Francis and it is something these third generation alt-rock bands simply can't capture. The worst part is they don't even seem to try. Artist Archive Cdn.