Doolittle

Pixies于2014年11月28日发行了该专辑的25周年再版，该版本除了包含专辑原碟外，还收录了CD2 (B-side曲目和Peel Sessions现场录音)，以及CD3 (一些珍贵的专辑Demo)。

25周年再版封面


Pixies是8、90年代非常活跃的alternative rock乐队，这是他们的第二张专辑，也是最流行的一张。专辑在英国排行榜排到了第四，不过在美国本土却没有这么好的成绩。他们的音乐在优美配乐的基础上，配上热烈不羁的演唱，相对于涅槃的音乐，显得不够激烈，但旋律性就似乎略胜一筹。这张专辑赢得了许多的荣誉，在英国和欧洲国家的种种史上最佳专辑评选中都名列前茅，比如在NME（New Musical Express）的“最经典专辑”中排名第二，在爱尔兰的Hot Press评出的百张经典专辑中排名第48等等。

这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第226位。

After 1988's brilliant but abrasive Surfer Rosa, the Pixies' sound couldn't get much more extreme. Their Elektra debut, Doolittle, reins in the noise in favor of pop songcraft and accessibility. Producer Gil Norton's sonic sheen adds some polish, but Black Francis' tighter songwriting focuses the group's attack. Doolittle's most ferocious moments, like "Dead," a visceral retelling of David and Bathsheba's affair -- are more stylized than the group's past outbursts. Meanwhile, their poppy side surfaces on the irresistible single "Here Comes Your Man" and the sweetly surreal love song "La La Love You." The Pixies' arty, noisy weirdness mix with just enough hooks to produce gleefully demented singles like "Debaser," -- inspired by Bunuel's classic surrealist short Un Chien Andalou -- and "Wave of Mutilation," their surfy ode to driving a car into the sea. Though Doolittle's sound is cleaner and smoother than the Pixies' earlier albums, there are still plenty of weird, abrasive vignettes: the blankly psychotic "There Goes My Gun," "Crackity Jones," a song about a crazy roommate Francis had in Puerto Rico, and the nihilistic finale "Gouge Away." Meanwhile, "Tame," and "I Bleed" continue the Pixies' penchant for cryptic kink. But the album doesn't just refine the Pixies' sound; they also expand their range on the brooding, wannabe spaghetti western theme "Silver" and the strangely theatrical "Mr. Grieves." "Hey" and "Monkey Gone to Heaven," on the other hand, stretch Francis' lyrical horizons: "Monkey"'s elliptical environmentalism and "Hey"'s twisted longing are the Pixies' versions of message songs and romantic ballads. Their most accessible album, Doolittle's wide-ranging moods and sounds make it one of their most eclectic and ambitious. A fun, freaky alternative to most other late-'80s college rock, it's easy to see why the album made the Pixies into underground rock stars.