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Established in 1998,
Nostalgia Central is your one stop reference guide through five decades of music, movies, television, pop culture
and social history
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THE BAND
Black Francis/Frank Black
Vocals, guitar
Joey
Santiago
Guitar
Kim Deal
Bass, vocals
David Lovering
Drums
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The Pixies
Having dropped out of the University of Massachusetts while on a
college exchange program, Frank Black (real name Charles Michael
Kitteridge Thompson IV) teamed up with guitarist Joey Santiago and
posted an advertisement to recruit a bassist for their new band.
Applicants should be "into Hüsker Dü and Peter,
Paul and Mary".
It was an incongruity perfectly fitting for The Pixies'
songbook, brought to life by Black's remarkable screaming voice.
He once claimed to have developed his uncommon singing style after
a Thai neighbour asked him to perform The Beatles' Oh!
Darling but to "scream it like you hate that
bitch".
Doolittle (1989) - The Pixies' third album and big
label debut - garnered truckloads of critical acclaim for its
disturbing, dizzying variations on alternative guitar rock themes.
The follow-up, Boaasanova (1990), was a far cry from
its predecessor.
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