Me: "Ok, then there's Kim Deal..."
"Which one was he?"
Me: "Umm, she's the bassist." (Sigh).

Earlier, one of them had asked: "So, which is the most famous Pixie?" I gave a quick rundown of who was who. Frank Black/Black Francis did such and such; then there's Kim Deal, she had the Breeders and the Amps...

"Oh! the Breeders! Yeah, I've heard of them!" (Yet they have no idea Kim's the only girl. Typical).

Exploit Boston!'s reviewer, Michael Grasso, called the show a "sonic assault" on the venue. As with the Akron, OH show, and Coachella festival CD, between-song banter was held to a minimum. Not surprising, given that all the shows on the tour have been taped, either by DiscLive or the newly-formed PixiesDiscs partnership with CDBaby. (The Boston set list is here, if you want to compare to the show(s) you've seen.)

These shows have been a matter of wonderment in several respects. Did you ever think you'd see the Pixies together again? At the time of the Blogcritics Frank Black / Black Francis interview in 2002, I certainly didn't. The rancor of their split outweighed all possibility of a reunion, let alone a major tour and new album. Who cares if they're not playing anything new right now? (Not even "Bam Thwok", the summer 2004 Pixies single). Their back catalog contains enough brilliance to outshine a million pre-fab Britneys (I'm looking at you, Lindsey Lohan).

Twelve years after their last show, the Pixies were home again. Don't wait so long next time, ok?