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Old 12-09-2013, 01:27 PM   #1
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Default Paz is the touring bassist for the Pixies

From the Pixies newsletter:

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Pixies’ 2013 - 2014 global tour schedule continues to escalate with a series of major South American and European festival performances now confirmed for next Spring and Summer. The band - Black Francis/vocals, guitar, Joey Santiago/guitar, backing vocals, and David Lovering/drums, backing vocals - will kick off the festival season in late March in South America with headline appearances at Lollapalooza Chile, Lollapalooza Argentina, and Lollapalooza Brazil, as well as Colombia’s Festival Estereo Picnic. Pixies will then head to Europe for a series of major festivals that begin May 30 when they headline the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain. Tickets for all of these festivals are on sale now at www.pixiesmusic.com/new

Joining the Pixies as touring bassist for the North American, South American and European summer concerts will be Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, ZWAN, The Entrance Band). “We are really looking forward to playing with her on these dates,” said Lovering. “Working with different bass players is very new for the band, but we’re having a great time doing it.”

Pixies also unveil a brand new music video today for EP-1’s track “Another Toe In the Ocean.” Completely different from the band’s recent music videos, “ATITO” is a 2-D animated clip that was written, directed and animated by Liviu Boar of the Romania-based ReeAnimation. Check out the video here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH-vzQwcf4c

Pixies inaugurate the New Year with a 33-city headline tour of North America, starting January 15 in Toronto, Canada. With many more dates to be announced, see the Pixies’ confirmed tour schedule for 2014 so far on www.pixiesmusic.com/new.

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Old 12-09-2013, 01:38 PM   #2
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some bands can't help but want a female figure in the band.
it's unfortunate that the bands identity depends on such a thing and not the people in the band.
I actually feel bad for these girls.

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 01:53 PM   #3
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It's because women have different vocal qualities you dingus

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 03:26 PM   #4
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D'arcy
MADM
Ginger
Lisa
all hired for their vocal qualities!

you have so much to teach us about the Smashing Pumpkins!

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 03:53 PM   #5
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One of those isn't a bassist, she just happens to be a she so that fucks your point right out

Darcy, Melissa, Paz, Ginger, and Nicole are all back up vocalists as well as bassists
He hires women because he wants that quality
Hiring a second Asian guitarist was creepy though

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 04:33 PM   #6
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you're right her name is nicole, not lisa. lisa was the keyboardist right?


Isn't it weird how twice today you've tried to change the gender issue into one about asian class oppression?

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 05:07 PM   #7
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D'arcy
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Ginger
Lisa
all hired for their vocal qualities!

you have so much to teach us about the Smashing Pumpkins!
well he was talking about the pixies, and they do require female vocals

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 07:16 PM   #8
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why do you assume she'll be singing backup vocals. the article clearly omits it.
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Black Francis/vocals, guitar, Joey Santiago/guitar, backing vocals, and David Lovering/drums, backing vocals..... Joining as touring bassist will be Paz Lenchantin...

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 08:16 PM   #9
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why assume a woman would be relegated to "back-up" status fight the power

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 09:31 PM   #10
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the only pixies I know is the fight club song.
are they really getting her to sing lead vocals?

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 09:52 PM   #11
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the only pixies I know is the fight club song.
are they really getting her to sing lead vocals?
You like the Smashing Pumpkins but you don't even know anything by the Pixies? LMAO

Let's put it this way: The pixies HAVE TO HAVE a female back-up singer in the band if they're going to continue to play much of their back catalogue... The back-ups are major components in many, many songs.

Where as Billy Corgan just constantly hires Female bass players for the sheer image aspect of the band. It's the same reason why Jeffs the 3rd Asian guitarist that he's played with.

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 10:19 PM   #12
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Jezuz Christ.
Ever noticed female back-up vocals on SP tracks?
And this whole "he only got Jeff because he looks Asian" is getting lame. It wasn't very original in the first place.

 
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Jezuz Christ.
Ever noticed female back-up vocals on SP tracks?
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They're not very predominant to be honest. Obviously theres a few obvious examples but they're songs Corgan and his henchman don't even play live anymore so it's not really a problem.

But comeon, with the Pixies the female vocals are a MAJOR factor... For the Pumpkins- they're not.

As for the Asian guitarist thing- You really think it's just an honest coincidence? This is Billy Corgan we're talking about for heavens sake.

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 10:27 PM   #14
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Oh, and I'm not talking about any of the shitty teargarden Nicole songs or whatever.

 
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I should have been clearer - of course female vocals are more important in Pixies than in SP. But it's a nice option to have. So if I was looking for a new SP bassist, I'd take a female whose voice isn't shit. No matter what I decide to do at live shows - at least I have the option. And Billy did so with Nicole, a bit too much for my taste. I mean she sang If there is a god... Right now I can't think of any song on the last tour where she didn't sing.

Anyway, I'm curious how long Paz will make it at their touring bassist. The last Kim was gone after what - 3 months? 2?

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:09 PM   #16
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they should have gotten another Kim.

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:29 PM   #17
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NME had a poll where you could vote for the next Pixies bassist, all named Kim. I think Kim Jong-un won.

 
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:50 PM   #18
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they should have gotten another Kim.
Kim Gordon?

 
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Old 12-10-2013, 01:34 AM   #19
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referring to kim deal as a back up singer is...

well im just going to assume you've never listened to the pixies.

 
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Old 12-10-2013, 02:19 AM   #20
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referring to kim deal as a back up singer is...

well im just going to assume you've never listened to the pixies.
then as someone who IS a pixie fan, would you say that paz is not going to be a backup singer?

 
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She only wrote gigantic I thought

 
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Old 12-10-2013, 02:25 AM   #22
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Paz is a fantastic bassist. I really want to play like her one day (more entrance band style though cause I don't use a pick )

Billy has said that he has wanted to replicate d'arcy's sound and playing style in the band. He said he doesn't think men and women play the same. He also has stated he doesn't want to be in a band of dudes.

I don't really count Melissa in this though. I think he put her in the band because she was/is an SP fan and a friend, made sense on paper. I don't think it was about her playing like d'arcy.

I do think ginger was supposed to play just like d'arcy though.

Although jeff is half asian, I think it is a coincidence that there is another asian dude in the band.
Jeff is very different than james, his playing style is more like corgans. I think jeff is also a better guitar player than billy and that's why Billy wanted him.


However, I think it is more fun to think of billy choosing them because they are close enough to his old bandmates. "Half korean? You'll do" lol!

 
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Well yea, but... he fucked up the casting on that day - he doesn't look like JC at all!
(I don't want to start on the drumming, everyone is aware of that.)




 
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As for Pixies - Kim Shattuck wasn't bad as touring bassist in my book. We'll see how Paz does.

 
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Well yea, but... he fucked up the casting on that day - he doesn't look like JC at all!
(I don't want to start on the drumming, everyone is aware of that.)



Lol, Mike should have had a fake muscle suit hahhaha!

 
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As for Pixies - Kim Shattuck wasn't bad as touring bassist in my book. We'll see how Paz does.
She should do well. She is so kick ass. However, she could get kicked out if they don't like drugs and orgies.

I really want to see her in the entrance band, live and up close! That sounds creepy but I want to study her playing.

 
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get the fuck out of here

 
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referring to kim deal as a back up singer is...

well im just going to assume you've never listened to the pixies.
yeah the proper term should be co-vocals

OH NO A DOUBLE POST T&T "FIGHT CLUB SONG" MIGHT THINK I'M STUPID

 
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I can't tell fuzzroes and pavementtune apart.

 
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pavementune is a german woman that is slightly mental

fuzzyroses is the canadian equivalent of a "bro" or a "lad" i don't know what that is in Canadia, he likes grunge rock and a local band he was in was better than wire. he also defended monte and then jumped on the bandwagon being mean to him, and he generally still tries to defend people like banana because of political correctness gone MAD

ultimate defense of monte: "You guys are jealous that he's hanging out with Bill."

 
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