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Pixies - Surfer Rosa

Beware! Hereby follows a track-by-track stream of consciousness concerning Pixies' Surfer Rosa. By "stream of consciousness", I really mean barely-prepared tripe-thoughts.

Bone Machine: Add muscles, blood and brain for ultimate vertebrate machine.

Break My Body: It's broken enough already, thanks. Been planting prickly bushes in the garden of a disabled children's school today. Ouch!

Something Against You: Surfer Rosa sounded nothing like anything before in 1988. Then it sounded like everything.

Broken Face: Muddy face, more like.

Gigantic: Played every week on ITV's Chart Show 21 years ago. A hit, of sorts. The beginning of a new kind of rock music.

River Euphrates: The beginning of agricultural civilisation. Now we could stop chasing animals and concentrate on becoming human. Some people still haven't quite managed it.

Where Is My Mind?: Gone. Has anyone seen it? Return to loser.

Cactus: Don't ever buy cacti from a garden centre. They look pretty for a week, then they die of over-watering, under-watering or neglect.

Tony's Theme: Which Tony? Tony Mowbray? Tony Hawk? Tony Award?

Oh My Golly!: The fourth band in a row in my top ten albums to forego a "The" in their name. Art or pretension? Or both? Or neither?

Vamos: I thought this might be an anagram of an English word. It isn't (unless it is? "Vasmo"?). Nearly "samovar".

I'm Amazed: I tell you what's amazing: the number of bands that were around when I was in my teens and twenties that are now considered legends. It's just weird, that's all. I got right up close to so many of them, and they were just flesh and blood, like you or me. Who are the future legends?

Brick Is Red: Joey Santiago could play guitar. End of album. End of tripe-thoughts.

Yes, Joey could certainly play guitar!

1.How did you get into 31?
Ice Cube
Was already into N.W.A., and then I borrowed Death Certificate and The Predator from a friend. Enjoyed. Alot! Then collected all the other studio albums.

2.What's the first song you ever heard by 22?
Hole
I do believe it was Celebrity Skin.

3.What's your favourite lyrics by 29?
R.E.M.
"This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I've left behind
Another prop has occupied my time
This one goes out to the one I love" The One I Love

4.What's your favourite album by 49?
John Frusciante
Hmmm tough one, it's either 'Niandra Lades And Usually Just A T-Shirt' or 'Smile From The Streets You Hold'. Both are scary but excellent.

5.How many albums by 13 do you own?
Jane's Addiction
All 3 Studio albums, 2 Official Live Albums, A rarities collection, A 4 Disc Box Set, and several bootlegs, oh and some singles/EPs...... (Best band ever!)

6.What is your favourite song by 50?
The Breeders
Another tough question, gonna go with Cannonball, but to be honest, the entire 'Last Splash' album could qualify. Kim Deal <3

7.Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
Beastie Boys
Haha, not really a sad band/group... Maybe Alive, that's got a sad back story I believe...

8.What is your favourite song by 15?
Minutemen
Again, it's a very tough choice, possibly Viet Nam

9.What is your favourite song by 5?
Nine Inch Nails
To be honest, there is far too many candidates, the one that comes to mind though would be Something I Can Never Have, simply beautiful.

10.Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Almost every song on Freaky Styley to Blood Sugar Sex Magik... Subway To Venus makes me exceptionally happy though.

11.What is your favourite album by 40?
Nirvana
Studio album = Nevermind, but Unplugged In New York is also a very special album in my opinion.

12.What's your favourite song by 10?
Jay-Z
Damn I hate this favourite song question, it's always too hard to choose! I'm gonna go ahead and say either Bring It On or Friend or Foe, both classic examples of Mafioso Hip Hop.

13.What's a good memory you have involving 33?
Joy Division
Either discovering them and falling in love with the lyrics and music, or watching the movie 'Control' which is a biopic of lead singer Ian Curtis, R.I.P.

14.What's your favourite song by 37?
Slayer
Definately Angel of Death, fucking brutal song.

15.Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Portishead
Hmmm, all 3 of their albums are stunning, the song that makes me the happiest would have to be Sour Times though.

16.How many times have you seen 24 live?
Tool
None, which makes me very sad, unfortunatly they only tour every 4-5 years, so looks like I might have to wait, god damn it.

17.What's the first song you ever heard by 23?
The Prodigy
Errrrrrr, I imagine it would have to be eitherFirestarter or Breathe, as they were the biggest hits by the band when I was young.

18.What's your favourite album by 11?
Massive Attack
Aghhh don't make me choose between Blue Lines or Mezzanine, it's just not fair!

19.Who is your favourite member of 1?
Sonic Youth
I love em' all, but Kim Gordan is just unreal, idol <3

20.Have you ever seen 14 live?
Radiohead
Yes, saw them live on the In Rainbows tour, fucking epic.

21.What is good memory involving 45?
Dr. Dre
Driving around listening to The Chronic. Blazing to the remarkable production and hilarious skits. So many good times!

22.What is your favourite song by 16?
Pixies
Haha easilyGigantic, so hilarious, and wonderful.

23.What is the first song you heard by 47?
Metallica
Ermmmm, probably Enter Sandman when I was little.

24.What is your favourite album by 21?
Deconstruction
Their self-titled. Such a hidden gem, alternative classic for sure!

25.What is your favourite song by 18?
Primus
Hahaha they're all so wack. My Name Is Mud orJerry Was a Race Car Driver are both seriously insane.

26.What is the first song you heard by 38?
OutKast
I can't think of anything other thanMs. Jackson, that track was pretty big when I was about 11.

27.What's your favourite lyric by 3?
The Beatles
"All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?" Eleanor Rigby

28.What's your favourite song by 2?
The Smashing Pumpkins
Gosh, they have so many beautiful songs, I'm thinking Silverfuck, it is about as perfect as a song can be.

29.What's the first song you heard by 32?
De La Soul
I remember seeing the video to Me, Myself & I on MTV, they really do put the Hippie in Hip-Hop. Legends.

30.How many times have you seen 17 live?
Yo La Tengo
Never... I really hope they tour the UK soon, I imagine they are even more haunting live.

31.Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Deftones
Errrr more of an angry or depressing than happy band. Pink Cellphone makes me feel kinda trippy/happy at times.

32.What is your favourite album by 12?
Pink Floyd
If I said anything other than Dark Side of the Moon I'd probably be shot, but I also love A Piper At The Gates of Dawn, Echoes, Wish You Were Here and The Wall.

33.What is the worst song by 46?
Dizzee Rascal
Any of his new electro-pop shit on Tongue N'Cheek, bring back the grime rascal!!

34.What's the first song you ever heard by 34?
The Cure
I think it was Close To Me, I saw the video on MTV, and what a classic video/song it is indeed.

35.What's your favourite album by 42?
LL Cool J
'Mama Said Knock You Out' easily. One of the best comebacks in Hip Hop ever.

36.How many times have you seen 39 live?
Morrissey
Again, I am yet to witness the legend that is Morrissey live, it will happen one day, hopefully as part of a Smiths reunion haha. Wishful thinking I know!

37.What is your favourite album by 36?
Wu-Tang Clan
Ohhhhh 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' without a doubt. One of my favourite albums of all time, classic.

38.What was the first song you heard by 28?
Kyuss
Whatever the opening track of 'Blues for the Red Sun' is. Epic album. (further research indicates that it was Thumb

39.What is your favourite album by 7?
Pearl Jam
They've had a lot of great albums, but how could it be anything but 'Ten', one of the cornerstones of grunge rock.

40.How did you get into 8?
The Smiths
I think I read so many rave reviews about their albums that I finally decided to purchase them all. I'm so glad I did!

41.What's the first song you heard by 9?
Wiley
That would be Ice Rink on a pirate radio station in East London.

42.What's your favourite lyric by 20?
Tori Amos
"Oh these little earthquakes
Here we go again
These little earthquakes
Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces" Little Earthquakes. It's actually my break-up song. Hahaha lame....

43.What's your favourite album by 25?
Soundgarden
Aghh tough choice, so many good albums. It's definately between 'Badmotorfinger' or 'Superunknown'.

44.How many albums by 26 do you own?
Nas
7 studio albums, 1 rarities album.

45.What's your favourite song by 27?
Public Enemy
It's gotta be Fight The Power, such a great message, like most of their classic songs.

46.How did you get into 30?
Porno for Pyros
Well I already loved Jane's Addiction. So I decided to check out Perry Farrell's next band. Two quality albums.

47.What's your favourite lyric by 35?
My Bloody Valentine
"(Look)
In the mirror
She's not there
Where she won't care
Somewhere" Only Shallow, such a lovely song.

48.What's your favourite album by 41?
Tricky
Both the first two albums, 'Maxinquaye' and 'Nearly God' are brilliant examples of how to make a Trip-Hop album.

49.How many albums by 48 do you own?
The Velvet Underground
4 Studio albums, 1 compilation, 1 Box Set, God damn it I love that Box Set.

50.How did you get into 43?
Skinny Puppy
Last.Fm recommendation. Thank you Last.Fm!

1. How did you get into 31?
Belle and Sebastian
It was one of those curious experiments.


2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Coldplay
Speed of Sound.


3. What's your favorite lyric by 29?
PJ Harvey
Lyrics to Rid of Me.


4. What is your favorite album by 49?
Rage Against the Machine
Battle of Los Angeles.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
M.I.A.
Arular and Kala.


6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Kaiser Chiefs
Everything Is Average Nowadays.


7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
No. I love all their songs and they make me happy.

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Beck
The New Pollution.


9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Pixies
Where Is My Mind?


10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
My Bloody Valentine
Blown A Wish.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
Monsters of Folk
Their only one.


12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Joy Division
Transmission.


13. What is a good memory you have involving 33?
The La's
Dancing to There She Goes.


14. What is your favorite song by 37?
Oasis
Hey Now!


15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
The Stone Roses
Yes; Elephant Stone.


16. How many times have you seen 24 live?
MGMT
Zero.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Rich.


18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Blur
Parklife.


19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Radiohead
Thom Yorke.


20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Björk
No.

21. What is a good memory involving 45?
Pearl Jam
Last year, I used their song Jeremy as an example in a project I was doing in English.


22. What is your favorite song by 16?
The Vaselines
Molly's Lips.


23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Buddy Holly
That'll Be The Day


24. What is your favorite album by 21?
Pavement
Slanted & Enchanted.


25. What is your favorite song by 18?
Elvis Costello
Blame It on Cain.


26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38?
Phoenix
1901.


27. What is your favorite lyric by 3?
Nirvana
I just like it when he sings "Nature is a whore" for some reason.


28. What is you favorite song by 2?
Elliott Smith
Say Yes.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
The Cure
Just Like Heaven.


31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Muse
Zero.


32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Elastica
Stutter.


33. What is your favorite album by 12?
Franz Ferdinand
You Could Have It So Much Better.


34. What is the worst song by 46?
The Lemonheads
I can't say because I don't know.


35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
The Smashing Pumpkins
1979.


36. What is your favorite album by 42?
Band Of Skulls
Their only one.


37. How many times have you seen 39 live?
R.E.M.
Zero.


38. What is your favorite album by 36?
Bob Dylan
Blonde on Blonde.


39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Arctic Monkeys
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor.


40. What is your favorite album by 7?
Sonic Youth
Dirty.

• Name your next top 15 artists.
• Come up with a set list for them to make your perfect gig
• The first 8 artists get a 5 song set list
• The next 4 artists get a 8 song set list
• The 3rd and 2nd artist get a 10 song set list
• The top artist gets a 12 song set list with a 3 song encore.

Pixies
The Velvet Underground
Stone Temple Pilots
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Gaslight Anthem
Nirvana
The Smiths
Lifter Puller
R.E.M
Neil Young
Green Day
Neutral Milk Hotel
Frank Zappa
X
Marilyn Manson


Pixies

Wave Of Mutilation
Allison
Debaser
Monkey Gone To Heaven
Where is My Mind?

The Velvet Underground

White Light/White Heat
Rock and Roll
The Black Angel's Death Song
Heroin
All Tomorrow's Parties

Stone Temple Pilots

Wicked Garden
Vasoline
Creep
Interstate Love Song
All In The Suit That You Wear

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Sealings
Zero
Hysteric
Maps
Our Time

The Gaslight Anthem

The '59 Sound
Meet My By The River's Edge
Here's Lookin' At You Kid
1930
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

Nirvana

Serve The Servants
You Know You're Right
Pennyroyal Tea
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

The Smiths

The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back to Dear Old Blightly)
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Panic
Bigmouth Strikes Again
How Soon Is Now?

Lifter Puller

Candy's Room
Katrina and the K-Hole
4Dix
Lifter Puller vs. The End Of The Evening
The Flex And The Buff Result


R.E.M

Orange Crush
Man On The Moon
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight
Radio Free Europe
Nightswimming
Losing My Religion
The Great Beyond
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Neil Young

Sleeps With Angels
The Loner
Broken Arrow
Cortez The Killer
The Needle And The Damage Done
Old Man
Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
Down By The River

Green Day

Jesus Of Suburbia
Longview
Brain Stew/Jaded
When I Come Around
Welcome To Paradise
Hitchin' A Ride
Geek Stink Breath
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

Neutral Milk Hotel

The King Of Carrot Flowers, pt. 1
The King Of Carrot Flowers, pt. 2 & 3
Two Headed Boy
Holland, 1945
Communist Daughter
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Two Headed Boy, pt. 2
Oh, Comely

Frank Zappa

Peaches en Regalia
Joe's Garage
Catholic Girls
A Token Of My Extreme
I'm So Cute
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
Tell Me You Love Me
Flakes
Outside Now
Chunga's Revenge

X

Beyond & Back
Arms For Hostages/Country At War
Los Angeles
Hungry Wolf
Call Of The Wreckin' Ball
Poor Girl
Back 2 The Base
Johnny Hit And Run Paulene
The Stage
I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts

Marilyn Manson

Cruci-Fiction In Space
If I Was Your Vampire
Rock Is Dead
The Fight Song
Putting Holes In Happiness
Mobscene
Sweet Dreams
The Dope Show
Coma Black
I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me)
Astonishing Panorama Of The End Times
1996
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Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)
Antichrist Superstar
The Nobodies

nirvanamannequi's top albums (overall)
1. Four Year Strong - Rise Or Die Trying (41) 2. The Ghost of a Thousand - New Hopes, New Demonstrations (36) 3. Twin Atlantic - Vivarium (34) 4. Sonic Boom Six - Arcade Perfect (34) 5. Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic [Deluxe Edition] (31) 6. Alexisonfire - Watch Out! (31) 7. Public Enemy - Power To The People And The Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (30) 8. Alexisonfire - Alexisonfire (30) 9. Air Traffic - Fractured Life (29) 10. Rise Against - The Unraveling (29) 11. Fightstar - One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours (29) 12. Blackhole - Dead Hearts (29) 13. Reuben - Very Fast Very Dangerous (26) 14. Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station (26) 15. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (26) 16. Fightstar - Grand Unification (25) 17. Million Dead - Harmony No Harmony (24) 18. Skindred - Babylon (24) 19. Alexisonfire - Crisis (24) 20. The Futureheads - The Futureheads (23) 21. Pixies - Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies (23) 22. Unearth - The March (23) 23. Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land (22) 24. Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material (22) 25. Alexisonfire - Old Crows, Young Cardinals (22) 26. Joy Division - Substance 1977-1980 (22) 27. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible (22) 28. Bloc Party - Intimacy (22) 29. Blood Red Shoes - Box of Secrets (21) 30. Reuben - In Nothing We Trust (21) 31. Hundred Reasons - Quick The Word, Sharp The Action (21) 32. Random Hand - Inhale/Exhale (21) 33. Enter Shikari - Common Dreads (21) 34. Frightened Rabbit - Sings the Greys (21) 35. Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty (21) 36. Editors - The Back Room (21) 37. The Ghost of a Thousand - This is where the Fight Begins (21) 38. Municipal Waste - Massive Aggressive (20) 39. Set Your Goals - This Will Be The Death of Us (20) 40. Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists (20) 41. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing (20) 42. At the Drive-In - Relationship Of Command (20) 43. Fightstar - Be Human (20) 44. Skindred - Roots Rock Riot (20) 45. Sonic Boom Six - The Ruff-Guide To Genre-Terrorism (20) 46. Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous (20) 47. Idlewild - 100 Broken Windows (19) 48. Deftones - Deftones (19) 49. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (19) 50. Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky (19)

RachyRach's top albums (overall)
1. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan: The Collection (62) 2. The Clash - Sandinista! (54) 3. Lou Reed - Transformer (49) 4. The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs (45) 5. Chet Baker - The Best Of Chet Baker Sings (44) 6. The Clash - London Calling (44) 7. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (42) 8. The Beatles - White Album (42) 9. Joy Division - Substance (42) 10. Feist - Let It Die (41) 11. Jeff Buckley - Grace (41) 12. The Velvet Underground - Loaded (39) 13. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (38) 14. The Sonics - Psycho-Sonic (37) 15. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle (37) 16. Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (37) 17. Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire - Oh! The Grandeur (36) 18. Pixies - Doolittle (35) 19. The Jam - All Mod Cons (34) 20. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (33)

I know 2009 isn't over yet but here is my list of albums of the year:

5) Metric - Fantasies

Favourite track: Gold Guns Girls

4) Dizzee Rascal - Tongue'n'Cheek

Favourite track: Dirtee Cash

3) Tinchy Stryder - Catch 22

Favourite track: Take Me Back (feat. Taio Cruz)

2) The Asteroid Galaxy Tour - Fruit

Favourite track: around the bend

1) The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die

Favourite track: Piranha

I'm sure number one on next years list will be the new The Beastie Boys album which I am REALLY excited about. So excited that I can't even express it in words. I almost put The Fame by Lady GaGa on this list because I've listened to it so much this year that I forgot that it actually came out last year.

Other musical highlights of the year for me include:

* Girls Aloud live at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast.
* Flo Rida - Right Round which was my favourite song of the year.
*David Guetta - Sexy Bitch which came a close second.
* Free live Pixies mp3s.
* 20 year anniversary edition of the selft titled The Stone Roses album.

Comments appreciated, I'd love to hear your thoughts :)

Peace out!

Jem
x

Kolejność przypadkowa.
1. Radiohead All I Need za "I am all the days/ That you choose to ignore"
2. Sigur Rós Illgresi za "þú rífur úr hjartarætur / sem þú treður á / með hendur í vösum"
3. Pixies Hey za "must be a devil between us/ or whores in my head/ whores at my door/ whores in my bed"
4. The Frames The Side You Never Get To See za "Will you dance, monkey dance/ Don't have me repeating myself/ Because you came here by chance"
5. Tori Amos sparks za "You say you don't want it again/ And again but you don't really mean it"