Pixies - Come on Pilgrim

"Amazingly, the Pixies’ 1987 debut EP, Come on Pilgrim, was compiled from the quickly, inexpensively made demo tape - paid for by Black Francis’ dad - the band made at Boston’s legendary Fort Apache studio soon after they formed. 4AD was so taken with the tape that they released eight of the songs as this mini-album. It’s easy to see why they were so impressed: The Pixies’ essential sound - Francis’ unearthly shriek of a voice, David Lovering’s propulsive drumming, Joey Santiago’s insistent, prickly guitar playing, and Kim Deal’s sugar-and-sandpaper vocals and steady bass lines - arrives fully formed like the bouncy, yet twisted, surfer-girl ode ‘Ed Is Dead.’" - All Music Guide

1. Caribou

2. Vamos

3. Isla de Encanta

4. Ed is Dead

5. The Holiday Song

6. Nimrod's Son

7. I've Been Tired

8. Levitate Me

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 3 person(s) rated this product.

Absolutely epic album posted on 11/08/2015 5 Stars Reviewer: Nick P. The Pixies "Come On Pilgrim" is one of those records that you always find yourself revisiting & learning to love again. It is & always will be a blueprint for great song writing. Black Francis & Kim Deal's vocal harmonies are often not your typical harmonies but, they redefine what can be done with the human voice. And, the way the songs "move" tell a story just as much as Francis's tounge in cheek, slightly dark, & just plain funny lyrics at times do. For example "we'll have all sons, they will be all well hung"! Or, "my sister grabbed me close & whispered to my bleeding head, you are the son of incestuous unions". A truly classic record. "Come On Pilgrim" should be in every music lovers collection. Period.

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