Head On: Jesus and Mary Chain or Pixies?

[dolo amber]

I gotta go with the Pixies; it jsut ROCKS like...a really rocky thing!:headbang:

Yeah Yeah Yeah...

:D


As soon as I get my head 'round you
I come around catching sparks off you
I get an electric charge from you
That second hand living it just won't do

And the way I feel tonight
I could die and I wouldn't mind
And there's something going on inside
Makes you want to feel makes you want to try
Makes you want to blow the stars from the sky
I can't stand up I can't cool down
I can't get my head off the ground

As soon as I get my head round you
I come around catching sparks off you
And all I ever got from you
Was all I ever took from you

And the world could die in pain
And I wouldn't feel no shame
And there's nothing holding me to blame
Makes you want to feel makes you want to try
Makes you want to blow the stars from the sky
I'm taking myself to the dirty part of town
Where all my troubles can't be found

[BigMcLargehuge]

1. alright, I'm gonna say it since no one else my age will

the Pixies are the most overrated and undertalented lot of indy rockers this side of Pavement. Every song sounds the same, every album sounds the same, Frank Black is a good writer but a shitty guitar player. If I want to listen to 4-track 3-chord crap guitar rock I can throw on The Kingsmen. They, mercifully, only have one record.

I had to play them over and over and over again when I was a DJ in college (1990-1992) and their status as indy stars overshadowed thousands of better bands.

The Pixies, quite frankly, suck.

There I said it.

[dolo amber]

2. Well then...

I'll chalk up one vote for JaMC and think you're a raving lunatic, how's that? :D

;)

[BigMcLargehuge]

3. works for me

:)

[Eumenides]

32. Kind of agree

I absolutely loved Doolittle but felt like Bossanova and Trompe le Monde were merely pale imitations. They had some good singles but that was about it.

Please don't kill me.

[Kenneth ken]

4. Jesus & Mary Chain

Automatic is one of the best albums ever.

dang, dolo, thee and me just don't seem to agree on anything this week.

:hi:

[dolo amber]

5. That's a'ight

I ain't mad atcha. ;)

Not everyone can have the exquisite taste that I have...it's a blessing, and a curse. O8)

:P

[meow mix]

6. i like the Cranes

i think the win that catagory =)

[dolo amber]

7. Really?

I was unaware they'd covered it...I'll have to look into that. ;)

<Heads to super-secret undisclosed downloading location...>

:D

[mitchum]

8. JAMC

[confusionisnext]

9. PIXIES

"4-track 3-chord"? BigMcLargehuge must not play an instrument or else needs to get his ears checked. :P

Their reunion shows are going to kick ass!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

10. Pixies!

They are re-uniting in the Spring for a tour! Yippeee!!!!

:bounce:

[Melsky]

11. Pixies

1,000,000,000 times better than the JAMC.

[tigerbeat]

12. from a pixie-loving, pavement-kissing DUer...

i say the pixies win in round one in a knockout.

although i think "psychocandy" is a damn fine album.

[MattBaggins]

13. Both

I'm not a Republican, things don't have to black or white with only one winner.

[dolo amber]

16. You clever bastard

You've unveiled my evil plot...a curse upon your house!!

:eyes:

Dude, it's just a question.

[turnhardleft]

14. John Prine

No contest.

[NashVegas]

15. NO WAY

I have GOT to hear that.

what lp?

[dolo amber]

17. Kick

Cos I'm bored. :P

[XNASA]

18. I heard "Snakedriver" the other day.

The J&MC song off of the "The Crow" soundtrack.

So today, I'm going with the Jesus and Mary Chain.

[Redneck Socialist]

19. Pixies

no contest

[Loonman]

20. JAMC - Love the Pixies, but the cover is embarassing

Sounds like a piss take.

[NC_Nurse]

21. Pixies!

caribooooo....

[Screaming Lord Byron]

22. Pixies, but I'd prefer to look at Jim Reid than Black Francis.

Although, I'd rather stare at Kim all day, rather than either of those guys.

[dolo amber]

24. Well, that's fair enough

I daresay I'd rather look at the tasty Reid bros. myself. ;)

(And Kim's no slouch either. :D)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

25. Did my comment look as gay as I think it did?

I mean on a purely aesthetic criteria, of course. Not that there's anything wrong with that sort of thing.:-) I'm not gay. They can't prove that was my copy of Cabaret! Those Barbra Streisand CD's are purely for research!

P.S. Isn't one of the Reid brothers gay.

[dolo amber]

26. I don't recall

ever hearing one of them was gay, but then again there are lots of things from that period I don't recall. :D

And no, I didn't read it as seeming gay, ya big studly lady-killer. :P;)

[Moriarty]

23. The JAMC for me.

However I've only been introduced to the Pixies formally a few days ago. Before then, they were more of a friend of a friend thing. JAMC and I have been drinking buddies since college.

[Coventina]

27. JESUS AND MARY CHAIN!!!!

But then, you would probably guess that from my sig line!

:D

[a_random_joel]

28. This might come as a surprise to you...

I'm not a big fan of either.:shrug:

[ludwigb]

29. Pixies

but I like JAMC too.

[Whitacre D_WI]

30. Depends.

If I'm driving late at night, in the rain, JAMC.

If I want to be cheered up, Pixies -- their version of "Head On" makes it IMPOSSIBLE to be in a bad mood.



As an aside to BigMcLargehuge, Charles is one hell of a guitarist. That brother can rip some far-gone rhythms. Joey, on the other hand, was never much on the six-string; but he does excell at making a godawful racket (which I tend to like).

Kim Deal and Dave Lovering were a hell of a rhythm section. Kim's bass playing was often overshadowed by her hotness (and by the fact that she didn't play bass with the Breeders), but she was damn good. And Dave never gets the recognition he deserves.

Oh -- and listen to "Vamos" and "The Navajo Know" back-to-back, then tell me all the songs sound the same. :)

[Eumenides]

31. The Jesus and Mary Chain

The laconic singing style is perfectly matched to the lyrics. The Pixies version loses that element.