The Pixies.

I was watching a Weezer documentary (on Paladia which is a surprisingly decent channel) tonight that Anna so graciously recorded for me. And I forgot just how good and influential The Pixies were. Everybody is probably familiar with Where Is My Mind. But as a whole I’m not sure I can even grasp how ahead of their time they were.

When Top 40 radio in 1988 was playing George Michael, INXS, UB40, and Tiffany . . . these guys were making music 20 years ahead of their time. This sounds as good and fresh today as it did then. Name another band that 20 years later still can claim that their music sounds new and not worn.

Plus a little secret/confession of mine. I used to have a mad crush on the Deal sisters from their days in The Breeders.