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Post by osthagen on Feb 5, 2019 14:22:17 GMT -5
First things firsts, I should say that I like the Pixies, but don't obsess over them.
I don't know if Noel has said much about The Pixies but he seems to have some level of respect for them:
When discussing the impact Nirvana and their Nevermind album had on his music, he said "[Nirvana] weren't doing anything that The Pixies hadn't done, but they were fucking brilliant".
Apparently, Married With Children borrows its guitar riff from Pixies Where Is My Mind. I think its more Nirvana - Lithium than anything else though.
Apparently, Noel got the song name Champagne Supernova when he misheard the name of a Pixies album, Bossanova.
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Post by freddy838 on Feb 10, 2019 13:25:55 GMT -5
First things firsts, I should say that I like the Pixies, but don't obsess over them. I don't know if Noel has said much about The Pixies but he seems to have some level of respect for them: When discussing the impact Nirvana and their Nevermind album had on his music, he said "[Nirvana] weren't doing anything that The Pixies hadn't done, but they were fucking brilliant". Apparently, Married With Children borrows its guitar riff from Pixies Where Is My Mind. I think its more Nirvana - Lithium than anything else though. Apparently, Noel got the song name Champagne Supernova when he misheard the name of a Pixies album, Bossanova.Not sure but I think one or two of The Pixies are/were big Oasis fans |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Feb 10, 2019 16:15:46 GMT -5
He might have respect for them, but I don't think he's a fan. He thought (and, as far as I know, still thinks) that the Surfer Rosa tune 'Cactus' was written by David Bowie sometime in the early 00s for his album Heathen.
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Feb 10, 2019 18:17:58 GMT -5
The Pixies are my favourite band (I do obsess over them) so it's disappointing but no Noel doesn't like them. He said in an interview with Matt Morgan (who is a fan) that apart from 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' they were rubbish - or something like that. But yes you're right about the story about Bossanova and so is theyknowwhatimean . He gave big props to Bowie over 'Cactus', haha. Oh and I agree that Married With Children is much more like Lithium. |
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Post by osthagen on Feb 20, 2019 16:48:50 GMT -5
The Pixies are my favourite band (I do obsess over them) so it's disappointing but no Noel doesn't like them. He said in an interview with Matt Morgan (who is a fan) that apart from 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' they were rubbish - or something like that. But yes you're right about the story about Bossanova and so is theyknowwhatimean . He gave big props to Bowie over 'Cactus', haha. Oh and I agree that Married With Children is much more like Lithium. He also made similar remarks about Nirvana in the 1990s, now he praises them no end. He does contradict himself, I mean he gave REM a lot of grief (saying their tours were boring, that he'd never buy their albums, was it him who said Stype should die of AIDS?), but at some point he respected them enough to lift the riff from The One I Love and turn it into Morning Glory
Do you know what interview it was where he said that thing about Bossanova? |
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Post by matt on Feb 20, 2019 16:58:58 GMT -5
Probably only hates them because they’re American. Typical narrow minded Little Englander.
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Post by osthagen on Feb 20, 2019 17:15:24 GMT -5
Probably only hates them because they’re American. Typical narrow minded Little Englander. But Noel loves loads of American bands... Stooges, Bob Dylan, The Doors, The Byrds. |
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Post by osthagen on Feb 20, 2019 17:38:38 GMT -5
I watched the full Matt Morgan interview, neither of them mentioned The Pixies.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 20, 2019 17:39:53 GMT -5
I watched the full Matt Morgan interview, neither of them mentioned The Pixies. Yeah. I also don’t recall Noel ever shitting on the pixies. Too great of a band. |
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Feb 20, 2019 18:40:41 GMT -5
The Pixies are my favourite band (I do obsess over them) so it's disappointing but no Noel doesn't like them. He said in an interview with Matt Morgan (who is a fan) that apart from 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' they were rubbish - or something like that. But yes you're right about the story about Bossanova and so is theyknowwhatimean . He gave big props to Bowie over 'Cactus', haha. Oh and I agree that Married With Children is much more like Lithium. He also made similar remarks about Nirvana in the 1990s, now he praises them no end. He does contradict himself, I mean he gave REM a lot of grief (saying their tours were boring, that he'd never buy their albums, was it him who said Stype should die of AIDS?), but at some point he respected them enough to lift the riff from The One I Love and turn it into Morning Glory
Do you know what interview it was where he said that thing about Bossanova? From what I've read Noel's always given Nirvana some props musically. The criticisms I recall were to do with Kurt Cobain's attitude to being famous and the title 'I Hate Myself and I Want to Die'. Unfortunately I don't have a source for the Bossanova quote but here it is in full: Noel: " When I was writing that, I remember going to visit Meg, who was living with some chicks down in Maida Vale, in her old flat. I was living in a hotel in Marylebone High Street and had just been kicked out of my flat in Chiswick, for being drunk and disorderly. Anyway, I went over to Meg´s. I wasn't seeing her, she was just a mate and, this may sound really corny but I had the music and melody for the song in my head but I didn't have any words. While I was around there we were listening to a Pixies album called, I think it's... Supernova. As we were listening to this album, we were watching a documentary about where they make Champagne in France. You may laugh but it's true. I was there drunk going, "Champagne supernova? Yeah man" and to this day, everyone’s going, "But what does it mean?". I can't be arsed to explain it cos it sounds really corny. Some of the lyrics were written when I was out of it. There’s the words: "Someday you will find me caught beneath a landslide in a champagne supernova in the sky."" I watched the full Matt Morgan interview, neither of them mentioned The Pixies. Noel made the " Rubbish" comment during a radio show (possibly one of the ones with Russell Brand). He said Matt looked like a Pixies fan because of his beard, haha. If I find it again one day I'll post it here. I watched the full Matt Morgan interview, neither of them mentioned The Pixies. Yeah. I also don’t recall Noel ever shitting on the pixies. Too great of a band. See above. |
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Post by beautifulsupernova on Mar 10, 2019 8:17:28 GMT -5
When I play Where is my mind on guitar I nearly always start playing Married with children by accident, very similar chord progressions
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Post by osthagen on Oct 24, 2023 17:36:59 GMT -5
The Pixies are my favourite band (I do obsess over them) so it's disappointing but no Noel doesn't like them. He said in an interview with Matt Morgan (who is a fan) that apart from 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' they were rubbish - or something like that. But yes you're right about the story about Bossanova and so is theyknowwhatimean . He gave big props to Bowie over 'Cactus', haha. Oh and I agree that Married With Children is much more like Lithium. Found that interview yet? The one where he says the Pixies weren't very good apart from "Monkey Gone To Heaven"? |
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Post by lubeck on Oct 24, 2023 19:29:35 GMT -5
Brilliant band. Doolittle remains one of the best sounding rock albums I've heard in my life.
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Oct 25, 2023 4:36:09 GMT -5
The Pixies are my favourite band (I do obsess over them) so it's disappointing but no Noel doesn't like them. He said in an interview with Matt Morgan (who is a fan) that apart from 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' they were rubbish - or something like that. But yes you're right about the story about Bossanova and so is theyknowwhatimean . He gave big props to Bowie over 'Cactus', haha. Oh and I agree that Married With Children is much more like Lithium. Found that interview yet? The one where he says the Pixies weren't very good apart from "Monkey Gone To Heaven"? I can't say I have, sorry. It was on YouTube somewhere. If I stumble across it again I'll be sure to post it here. |
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Oct 25, 2023 4:43:24 GMT -5
I recall Noel once saying in an interview that Nirvana "didn't do anything the Pixies hadn't already" (or words to that effect). It wasn't a knock on Nirvana. Noel was just pointing out he was aware that alternative rock with loud/quiet dynamics was already a thing and it was just that Nirvana were the band who broke it into the mainstream. Noel might not be a fan of the band but he's certainly aware of their place in rock history.
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Post by glider on Oct 25, 2023 10:45:10 GMT -5
Brilliant band. Doolittle remains one of the best sounding rock albums I've heard in my life. Bossanova does circles around it in my opinion. Spaced out and frantic all at the same time. |
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Post by capo2ndfret on Oct 25, 2023 15:22:18 GMT -5
The Pixies are my favourite band (I do obsess over them) so it's disappointing but no Noel doesn't like them. He said in an interview with Matt Morgan (who is a fan) that apart from 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' they were rubbish - or something like that. But yes you're right about the story about Bossanova and so is theyknowwhatimean . He gave big props to Bowie over 'Cactus', haha. Oh and I agree that Married With Children is much more like Lithium. He also made similar remarks about Nirvana in the 1990s, now he praises them no end. He does contradict himself, I mean he gave REM a lot of grief (saying their tours were boring, that he'd never buy their albums, was it him who said Stype should die of AIDS?), but at some point he respected them enough to lift the riff from The One I Love and turn it into Morning GloryI'm sure he started slagging REM after the Slane Castle Gig in which Oasis supported them. Morning Glory predates said concert. |
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