Record of the Week

This long awaited little gem arrived just the other day. I've been a life-long Pixies fan, they're the only band I've ever actively stalked, getting Black Francis, Kim Deal and Joey Santiago to sign my ticket stub after thier gig in Portsmouth. I don't remember seeing Dave Lovering, he must have sneaked past me into the van. I saw them a couple of times, back in the early '90's and really looking forward to seeing them next month at Brixton Academy. The 'best of Pixies has most of the greats, but there's a few missing - I would have loved to see Tony's theme and Motorway to Roswell, which I think is a great, no River euphrates either, but we could be here all night. The DVD is ok...the documentary is very interesting, but really, the videos are pretty rubbish - Pixies just don't work visually, except for Vaughan Oliver cover art. The video for Dig for Fire had me in stitches. Anyway, the rest of this package is glorious, Pixies are (go on..I'll say it) the Greatest Band that Ever Lived.