The 11 Best New England Bands

There are two teams playing in the Superbowl...let's not forget the east coast rival, the New England Patriots. Here are the 11 Best New England Bands:

1. Boston
2. Aerosmith
3. The Cars
4. The Pixies
5. J. Geils Band
6. Dinosaur Jr.
7. Dispatch
8. MGMT
9. Passion Pit
10. Deer Tick
11. Phish

 

The 55 Best Albums of 2014 (45-55)

Back from vacation and back on the horse.  I will be attending Sundance next week and will keep on top of all the music shenanigans happening.  Until then, let's finish off 2014 the right way. Here are the 55 Best Albums of 2014 (45-55):

45. Kele - Trick
46. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Only Run
47. Phantogram - Voices
48. Metronomy - Love Letters
49. The Faint - Doom Abuse
50. Death From Above 1979 - This Physical World
51. PS I Love You - For Those Who Stay
52. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There?
53. Tom Petty - Hypnotic Eye
54. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Phosphorescent Harvest
55. Pixies - Indie Cindy

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The 11 Best Songs By The Pixies

Earlier this year, David Bowie made a long-awaited return.  My Bloody Valentine released their first album in 22 years.  Now, the Pixies are following suit. (And Sebadoh is not far behind)  Granted it's only an EP and Kim Deal is no longer with the band.  Though the EP is receiving generally good reviews, there's a lot of animosity out there that the new music tarnishes the band's legacy.  I never understood how bands' comeback albums always bring the question of whether the new music will trample the band's legacy. Isn't that the case with every new album?  Every subsequent album in a band's catalog can either bring down a band's legacy or elevate it.  It doesn't matter if it's been 3 years or 22 years in between releases.   Every release can affect that band's career.  A great legacy can be formed with one album, look at the Sex Pistols and Jeff Buckley.  If a band releases a truly bad album that doesn't necessarily discount the great music they made before that.  Dylan's Self-Portrait didn't ruin his career, it may have been a road bump, but now 30 years later, that album is receiving new love.  The great thing about being a musician is that they have the ability to re-establish themselves with the next album, look at what Eminem did with Recovery after Relapse.  The new EP series from the Pixies is a new era in the life of the Pixies...and will always be a piece of the legacy of the Pixies.

Here are The 11 Best Songs By The Pixies:

1. Wave of Mutilation (Doolittle)
2. Where is My Mind? (Surfer Rosa)
3. Debaser (Doolittle)
4. Rock Music (Bossanova)
5. Alec Eiffel (Tromp Le Monde)
6. U-Mass (Tromp Le Monde)
7. Gouge Away (Doolittle)
8. Monkey Gone To Heaven (Doolittle)
9. Here Comes Your Man (Doolittle)
10. Dig For Fire (Bossanova)
11. Gigantic (Surfer Rosa)

Buy The Pixies new EP, EP1...now!!