Word: bandness
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...primer for the uninitiated: the Pixies (Frank Black, a.k.a. Black Francis on guitar and vocals, Kim Deal on bass, Joey Santiago on lead guitar and David Lovering on drums) formed in Boston in 1986, put out five albums of genius pop/punk, influenced essentially every guitar-based band of the ’90s (Kurt Cobain once admitted that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is just a Pixies rip-off) and gave real meaning to the word “alternative,” then imploded acrimoniously in 1993. Deal rejoined her previous band, the Breeders, Black...
...this past winter, apparently enough time had elapsed to heal the divisions that had estranged the band. They announced in February that they were back together and would tour, but appeared to place no special priority on getting to Boston. In fact, this show was not on the original schedule; the closest that they had planned to come to Boston in recent months were shows in Lowell and Amherst. The performance at Avalon was put forth in guerilla style, announced only a week before it was to happen. Perhaps the relative stealth was to prevent the hype around these prodigal...
...game than to a concert. Also unusual was the mostly 30-something crowd, composed primarily of yuppies fondly remembering their dormitory days rather than the normal college-age scenesters. With the commercial flurry outside and the relative senescence of the audience (to say nothing of the band itself), passersby could easily have speculated that the band playing inside were the Rolling Stones...
...songs really did sound great, as long as they could agree on which to play. It appeared that the rest of the band were watching for Mr. Black’s lead, but they interpreted it in different ways, leading at one point to half the band playing “Here Comes Your Man” while the other half tried “Where is My Mind.” In lapses like this, and in the near-complete lack of dialogue with the audience and with each other, it seemed like the band were far from...
...presentation, which took place at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School in front of over 200 parents and students, preceded a performance of the school’s musical arts groups, including its Gospel Choir and Jazz Band...