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Post by Terrapin Station on Feb 25, 2018 3:39:46 GMT
In my view, whether something is influential has nothing at all to do with whether it's any good. And the subsequent stuff can easily surpass the influencer. I like enough punk and indie. I just don't think the Pixies were very good songwriters/arrangers. They're usually boring to my ear, stuff is underdeveloped, often formulaic where the formula does nothing for me and it's sometimes annoying to me instead. It's hard for me to believe that they're not primarily respected simply because Kurt Cobain talked about liking them. I feel the same way about the Replacements by the way. To be fair to the Pixies, many musical artists other than Nirvana have cited them as a major influence, or as simply enjoying their albums. Then you have a band like Radiohead who are clear that both the Pixies and their sister band Throwing Muses inspired them a great deal in their working lives. David Bowie on the Pixies
What does it matter that anyone influenced anyone else though? That has nothing to do with whether a band is any good. |
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