Picking ten best Pixies songs is like picking ten best Beatles songs. Their discography is so consistent that you could take a stranger off the street that’s never heard their music and have them pick 10 random songs from a list and 90% of their fans would probably find little fault with it. That said, “No. 13 Baby” is clearly the best thing Frank Black ever wrote. The last 1:30 or so is one of the most beautiful things in rock history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDt42Vs-teI
Picking ten best Pixies songs is like picking ten best Beatles songs. Their discography is so consistent that you could take a stranger off the street that’s never heard their music and have them pick 10 random songs from a list and 90% of their fans would probably find little fault with it. That said, “No. 13 Baby” is clearly the best thing Frank Black ever wrote. The last 1:30 or so is one of the most beautiful things in rock history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDt42Vs-teI