Pixies = Boston, USA.
But I think they did have a bigger impact in the UK than the USA. At least that documentary I saw makes such suggestions.
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Re: Pixies - One Show At Vector Arena, 12 March 2010
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Re: Pixies - One Show At Vector Arena, 12 March 2010
Maybe sales-wise, but in terms of musical influence, they had a much bigger impact on American music.ash wrote:Pixies = Boston, USA.
But I think they did have a bigger impact in the UK than the USA. At least that documentary I saw makes such suggestions.
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What about the Australian band that borrowed the intro riff to Where is My Mind? Do you remember that band? I can't remember their name
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Re: Pixies - One Show At Vector Arena, 12 March 2010
No idea, but there's a guy here that claims some Texas bayund done the exact same thang.thehenderson wrote:What about the Australian band that borrowed the intro riff to Where is My Mind? Do you remember that band? I can't remember their name
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I hear talk of a second show at the Powerstation! 
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ash wrote:I hear talk of a second show at the Powerstation!
UnderTheRadar wrote:And the rumour is true, the Pixies will be playing a second show in Auckland at the Powerstation! Their first show at the Vector Arena sold out in record time and this one will too with only 1100 tickets up for grabs - prepare for tears. Tickets go on sale on Feb 4th from Ticketmaster.
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NZRS-Dave wrote:I can help with that cos I read something somewhere about it.