The Pixies (hardcore, albums, fan, hardcore, quote)

tdoc210 · 01-14-2007, 12:37 PM

Noipe, never seemed like an interesting movie.

Stu · 01-14-2007, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strummer521

grammatically speaking a plural word doesn't always need to be preceeded by "the" it depends on whether you're talking about a specific group, or just a plural representation of the object in general terms. If I made potatoes, and you were eating them, I'd ask you if you liked "the" potatoes. If I wondered whether I should bother making them, I'd just ask you if you liked potatoes (in general). Black Francis (or Frank Black now...) weren't referring to a specific group of pixies when selecting their name, so it's ok for them to say "pixies" as a reference to the mythological creature in general terms. Or, they could call themselves, "The Pixies", because by taking on the name, they become a group of pixies, in a sense. The same issue arises often with bands like Eagles and Talking Heads. I think it also serves as a way to separate true fans from casual listeners. Don't semantics make your head spin sometimes?

To me saying "do you like pixies?" is asking me whether i like little mythical creatures with a mischeivous streak, if you were to say "do you like the pixies?" id consider you to be asking me about the group. "beatles" sounds wrong, however, "the beatles" sounds right, because the "the" is a way of differentiating between the actual object and the group.

tdoc210 · 01-14-2007, 12:41 PM

beetles is the correct way of spelling it,
better example would be bauhaus

swim · 01-14-2007, 12:43 PM

It doesn't matter if sounds good to you or not. It's not your desicion. If I made a band I am a elephant. Calling I am an elephant is wrong. Like I said months ago, sorry for being a nazi. You say do you like the band Pixies.

**cardboard adolescent** · 01-14-2007, 12:48 PM

So, do you guys like the Pixies?

Stu · 01-14-2007, 01:14 PM

its my choice on what i say though, and i always have and always will call them the pixies.

Strummer521 · 01-14-2007, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by swimintheundertow

I think you might like them. I don't know, maybe. They're sort of like Pavement, almost kind of. Doolittle and Surfer Rosa are a good place to start.

Wow...I've never heard that comparison before. I guess it's kinda fair (though they're really not all that close). As in: Pixes are to Pavement as the Stones are to the Beatles...or something like that. In their loose style of delivery they're similar bands, but they make their homes in completely different territories when it comes to the tone of their content. Introducing someone to Pixies, I'd probably go for the easy Nirvana comparison. Since both bands take pop structures and twist them to become darkly abrasive, and Nirvana had a collective Pixies obsession which seems to have played a big part in shaping their sound. They also sound like Sonic Youth circa EVOL which was like Sonic's goth album...when they were in slightly sinister mode.

Strummer521 · 01-14-2007, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LedZepStu

To me saying "do you like pixies?" is asking me whether i like little mythical creatures with a mischeivous streak, if you were to say "do you like the pixies?" id consider you to be asking me about the group. "beatles" sounds wrong, however, "the beatles" sounds right, because the "the" is a way of differentiating between the actual object and the group.

What if I said "Do you like Pavement?" in that case, if I added the "the" you'd think I was toalking about the object.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 01-14-2007, 01:46 PM

Yeah but a pavement is a single object , while Pixies are pixies plural.

Stu · 01-14-2007, 04:26 PM

pixies and pavement

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01-14-2007, 12:37 PM
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,546	Noipe, never seemed like an interesting movie. __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

01-14-2007, 12:41 PM
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,546	beetles is the correct way of spelling it, better example would be bauhaus __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

01-14-2007, 12:43 PM
swim I'm still your f4g Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,522	It doesn't matter if sounds good to you or not. It's not your desicion. If I made a band I am a elephant. Calling I am an elephant is wrong. Like I said months ago, sorry for being a nazi. You say do you like the band Pixies. __________________ Whatever it is you think you are, you're not a good friend, unique, well read, good looking or smart. Now you know.

01-14-2007, 12:48 PM
cardboard adolescent time isn't on my side Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,528	So, do you guys like the Pixies? __________________ Free Music! Free Art! The Ocean Will Have Us All

01-14-2007, 01:14 PM
Stu Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 3,157	its my choice on what i say though, and i always have and always will call them the pixies.

01-14-2007, 04:26 PM
Stu Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 3,157	pixies and pavement