Pixies - Club Date: Live At The Paradise In Boston DVD

Advantages: Behind the scenes with one of the most influential bands in rock
Disadvantages: Unless you're Spinal Tap, tours aren't a natural for a linear documentary

...My friends all know that I am capable of boring to an internationally representative level on the subject of the Pixies. A "most influential rock band of the last 25 years" here, a "staggering use of loud/soft quick/fast" dynamics" there. They emerged, almost fully formed, in 1987, recorded five (well, four and a half) seismically memorable albums, and then split in 1992 amidst acrimony; singer Black Francis informing the media before his bandmates, then tossing them a cursory fax afterwards. The band went their seperate ways with varying degrees of success, and if there was one sure thing in the music biz, it was that they would NEVER reform. In 2004, they reformed. In their absence, their fame had grown; the platitudes of Kurt Cobain and countless others, the iconic use of "Where Is My Mind?" at the end of "Fight Club", all had... Read review

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Advantages: Better than the first season
Disadvantages: The episodes fly by (all 24 of them!)

...Brief background to the series: The show centres around Dr. Frasier Crane, a Seattle based radio psychiatrist. He lives in a beautiful apartment along with his father, Martin and his physical therapist Daphne Moon. Frasier's brother Dr. Niles Crane, also a psychiatrist, would be as well staying with Frasier, seeing as he seems to spend more time at his apartment than his own! The only two other main characters are Frasier's producer, Roz Doyle, and Eddie, his father's dog! This second season is probably better than the first one, mainly because the first season had to spend a lot of time explaining character's backgrounds and setting up a storyline, this season is more on developing characters and furthering said storylines. It's just as funny as the first, but I found it to be more engrossing all round. The DVD includes all 24... Read review

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Advantages: Great music
Disadvantages: ???

...BACKGROUND ********************* I came across the Pixies several years ago. My brother was a big fan, and once I pinched one of their CDs and listened to it. I found it really weird, but I started to love it. I discovered them far later than their split up in 92... But anyway... They release 4 albums: -Surfer Rosa -Doolittle -Bossa Nova -Trompe Le Monde On top of that you have a couple of best of, live and B-sides albums. Then in May 2004, they released their first DVD. LINE UP ************ The Pixies are: Black Francis.............vocals / rhythm guitar Kim Deal..................vocals / bass Joey Santiago.............lead guitar David Lovering............drums Black Francis is also known as Frank Black. After the Pixies' split up, he changed his pseudo to Frank Black. WHAT'S ON THE DVD? **************************** Quite a lot... Read review

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