Surfer Rosa/Come on Pilgrim

by Pixies

Overview

When Rough Trade reissued the Pixies' seminal full-length debut album, Surfer Rosa, on CD, they added the terrific mini-album Come on Pilgrim as a bonus. While it's nice to have these two records on one disc, the sequencing of Come on Pilgrim after Surfer Rosa is a little disconcerting, since the two albums each have distinctive sounds that clash slightly. Steve Albini's production of Surfer Rosa is metallic and spare -- it's in black and white, with no shades of grey and no color. Come on Pilgrim, on the other hand, is filled with greys and colors, and while the contrast between the two is certainly interesting, it would be more enlightening if the mini-LP was placed before Surfer Rosa. Nevertheless, some fans might like having both albums on one disc, but buying them individually is a better move and, in any case, a little more cost-effective as well. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/16/2003
Label:	4Ad
UPC:	5014436803024
Rank:	51493

Tracks

1. Bone Machine
2. Break My Body
3. Something Against You
4. Broken Face
5. Gigantic
6. River Euphrates
7. Where Is My Mind?
8. Cactus
9. Tony's Theme
11. Oh My Golly!
13. Studio Interlude
14. Vamos
15. I'm Amazed
16. Brick Is Red
18. Caribou
19. Vamos
20. Isla de Encanta
22. Ed Is Dead
23. The Holiday Song
24. Nimrod's Son
27. I've Been Fired
28. Levitate Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pixies   Primary Artist
Black Francis   Guitar,Vocals
Joey Santiago   Guitar
David Lovering   Drums
Mrs. John Murphy   Bass,Vocals

Technical Credits

Vaughan Oliver   Art Direction,Design
Paul Q. Kolderie   Engineer
Black Francis   Composer
David Lovering   Composer
Kim Deal   Composer
Mrs. John Murphy   Composer
Simon Larbalestier   Photography
Steve Albini   Engineer,Producer