At The BBC [re-released 2CD edition] (2024)

"Anyone who was converted by Pixies back in the late 80’s will know how important this band were pre-grunge to the likes of little known band at the time Nirvana. Kurt Cobain himself once said he was guilty of plundering some of the sound from their early classics "Surfa Rosa" and "Come On Pilgrim" which worked to his advantages as well as Pixies themselves. The yelps and guttural howls and screams from Black Francis were a pleasure to hear on abrasive tracks "Broken Face", "Tony’s Theme" and "Something Against You". Let’s not forget the infamous "Where Is My Mind" which is the perfect soundtrack to a hardcore pop punk band and featured in Fight Club for the closing scenes and was even covered by James Blunt. "Come On Pilgrim" also had its 100 mile an hour tracks including "Isla De Encanta", "Vamos" and the brilliant "Nimrods Son", yet the pop songs were all shining out with the likes of Holiday Song and the wonderful Caribou which lurched between ballad and balls out screaming alt rock." (Louder than War)