Surfer Rosa

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Surfer Rosa is the first full-length album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in March 1988 on the British independent record label 4AD. The album's unusual and offbeat subject matter includes references to mutilation and voyeurism; this is augmented by experimental recording, low-fidelity production and a distinctive drum sound. Surfer Rosa contains many of the elements present in Pixies' earlier output, including Spanish lyrics and references to Puerto Rico. Because of 4AD's independent status, distribution in the United States was handled by British label Rough Trade Records; however, it failed to chart in either the UK or the U.S. "Gigantic" was the only single taken from the release (in a re-recorded version), and only reached number 93 on the UK Singles Chart. Despite this, Surfer Rosa was re-released in the U.S. by Elektra Records in 1992, and in 2005 was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Surfer Rosa is often cited as a favorite …

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    My personal favorite record of the 80s. Pixies seem to perfect the post-punk/alternative rock that most of the decade was spent trying to do. They were the climax of a great era of music; they're the product of what the whole post-punk movement had been building up to. Every track is diverse and refreshingly unique. Black's vocal work blasts through the crisp instrumentals and carries them along, while Deal acts as an anchor that guides the whole album towards success. When the album wants to get wild, it does it perfectly, and when the album wants to sound more straight forward, it does it even better. Almost every idea this album brings to the table is executed with flying colors. A downright psychopathic record, both lyrically and sonically, that stands as the most visceral in Pixies' discography.
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Tracklist

Disc #1
#01 Bone Machine
#02 Break my Body
#03 Something Against You
#04 Broken Face
#05 Gigantic
#06 River Euphrates
#07 Where Is My Mind?
#08 Cactus
#09 Tony's Theme
#10 Oh My Golly!
#11 Vamos
#12 I'm Amazed
#13 Brick is Red

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