I remember the first time I ever remember hearing the work of
\nThe Pixies – it was 1992, when they opened for U2 on their “Zoo TV”
\ntour in Chicago. My guest and I had no idea what to expect from
\nthis group, and when Black Francis and crew hit the stage, they
\nliterally blew me away – the first time I ever recalled an opening
\nact not wanting to make me yell, “Get the hell off the stage!”
\nWithin days, I had purchased
\nTrompe Le Monde<\/i> – and not long after that, the band called
\nit a day.<\/p>\n
Now, thanks to the alternative all-star cover album,
\nWhere Is My Mind?: A Tribute To The Pixies<\/i>, I’ve been able
\nto experience some of that virgin excitement all over again.
\nFifteen of the genre’s best bands (or at least bands you’ll be
\nhearing about soon) gather to pay homage to the songs you might not
\nknow, but should.<\/p>\n
Now, one has to keep in mind that a cover album does not
\nguarantee that things will be played note for note, or will sound
\nexactly like the version you so fondly remember. In my case, the
\ntwo covers from
\nTrompe Le Monde<\/i> disappoint a little bit, but they are
\nadmirable for the most part. Braid’s take on “Trompe Le Monde” is
\nalmost head-on (though I honestly don’t understand what the
\nspoken-word at the end has to do with anything), while The Get-Up
\nKids speed “Alec Eiffel” up a little more than I would have liked.
\n(While we’re on the album I’m most familiar with, I’m honestly
\nsurprised no one chose to cover “Planet Of Sound”.)<\/p>\n
For the die-hard Pixies fan,
\nWhere Is My Mind?<\/i> is sure to intrigue you at every turn.
\nTracks like Weezer’s take on “Velouria” and Nada Surf’s cover of
\n“Where Is My Mind?” all were quite pleasing, even if someone (like
\nmyself) wasn’t familiar with the band’s entire catalog.<\/p>\n
Whether it was Reel Big Fish checking in with “Gigantic,”
\nSamiam’s version of “Here Comes Your Man,” Weston’s take on “La,
\nLa, Love You” or Superdrag hammering things home with “Wave Of
\nMutilation,”
\nWhere Is My Mind?<\/i> does exactly what an album of this sort is
\nsupposed to do. It pays tribute to the band by opening your mind to
\ntheir music, while it piques your curiosity about other acts. (Not
\neveryone knows about Local H, Samiam, Eve 6 or Far, but something
\ntells me that all 15 of these groups are going to be attracting a
\nlot of attention to themselves thanks to their efforts.)<\/p>\n
Granted, the style of music that The Pixies played in their time
\nwasn’t everyone’s cup of tea; I’m sure if I had looked around at
\nthe audience that night, I would have seen a lot of gaping mouths.
\n(After all, who would have expected such a band to open for U2?)
\nBut The Pixies were the type of band who could quickly grow on the
\nlistener; the same is true with
\nWhere Is My Mind?<\/i> Give this one a chance, and be surprised
\nto discover you’re a fan of one of alternative music’s best-kept
\nsecrets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5827],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-39049","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-various-artists","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39049"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}