The Pixies Vs The Violent Femmes

Black Francis · 05-03-2014, 12:33 PM

I thought i should make a thread about 2 bands i know and love

The Pixies

Vs

The Violent Femmes

Both similar yet totally different bands,
i thought i'd match them up cause they are both equally good, i honestly can't say one band is better than the other i can only say i prefer one over the other.

And ofc, i choose The Pixies but not by much, if the Pixies never existed the femmes would be my favorite band.

i personally chose the pixies cause to me they are more diverse than the femmes, in the sense that they explored different music like surf or psychedelic music, i know the femmes experiment too but i prefer how the pixies do it.

Regarding vocals i dare say Gordon Gano is a better singer than Charles, i luv his redneck voice, it ranges from very satirical to very soulful.

**Goofle** · 05-03-2014, 12:41 PM

Pixies by quite some distance.

Black Francis · 05-03-2014, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Pixies by quite some distance.

Not a fan of the femmes?

**Goofle** · 05-03-2014, 01:06 PM

I love them.

Black Francis · 05-03-2014, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goofle11

I love them.

lol ok, it's just the pixies are better then.

Jezebel · 05-03-2014, 01:27 PM

I really can't stand Violent Femmes at all (and I feel really bad about it

), so my vote kinda defaults to Pixies even though I'm not huge on them either.

I've only heard VF's self-titled so far, though, so maybe I'd like their other stuff a bit better?

~~hate paper doll~~ · 05-03-2014, 01:35 PM

I love the Femmes but I'll go Pixies as well. Better songwriting, more diversity, and I still get goosebumps at certain songs to this day. Silly, but it counts for a lot with me.

Black Francis · 05-03-2014, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jezebel

I really can't stand Violent Femmes at all (and I feel really bad about it

), so my vote kinda defaults to Pixies even though I'm not huge on them either.

I've only heard VF's self-titled so far, though, so maybe I'd like their other stuff a bit better?

Well if you don't like that album i don't think i can convince you to like them.

Here are a few tracks from other albums

Mondo Bungle · 05-04-2014, 12:20 PM

I vote for the Pixies.
It's tough because I prefer the first two Femmes album to any Pixies work, but I also enjoy every Pixies album, which I can't say the same for VF.

Consistency gets it

William_the_Bloody · 05-11-2014, 12:44 AM

ouch, wasn't expecting that.

View Poll Results: Which band do you prefer?
The Pixies	26	70.27%
The Violent Femmes	11	29.73%
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05-03-2014, 12:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	The Pixies Vs The Violent Femmes I thought i should make a thread about 2 bands i know and love The Pixies Vs The Violent Femmes Both similar yet totally different bands, i thought i'd match them up cause they are both equally good, i honestly can't say one band is better than the other i can only say i prefer one over the other. And ofc, i choose The Pixies but not by much, if the Pixies never existed the femmes would be my favorite band. i personally chose the pixies cause to me they are more diverse than the femmes, in the sense that they explored different music like surf or psychedelic music, i know the femmes experiment too but i prefer how the pixies do it. Regarding vocals i dare say Gordon Gano is a better singer than Charles, i luv his redneck voice, it ranges from very satirical to very soulful. __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A Last edited by Black Francis; 07-13-2014 at 09:29 PM.

05-03-2014, 01:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jezebel Groupie Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1	I really can't stand Violent Femmes at all (and I feel really bad about it ), so my vote kinda defaults to Pixies even though I'm not huge on them either. I've only heard VF's self-titled so far, though, so maybe I'd like their other stuff a bit better?

05-03-2014, 01:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
~~hate paper doll~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 423	I love the Femmes but I'll go Pixies as well. Better songwriting, more diversity, and I still get goosebumps at certain songs to this day. Silly, but it counts for a lot with me.

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William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	ouch, wasn't expecting that.