Doolittle 25
by Pixies
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Dec 2, 2014
Metascore
100

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Mojo
    Dec 17, 2014
    100
    The seething, sweat-drenched yet shiny Doolittle is the complete package--and still a reason to believe. [Jan 2015, p.108]
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  2. Q Magazine
    Dec 8, 2014
    100
    Doolittle was a breakthrough.... The Peel Sessions and B-sides aren't essential, but the previously unreleased demos are fascinating. [Jan 2015, p.134]
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  3. Uncut
    Dec 3, 2014
    100
    Even at 25 years remove, Doolittle's lively morsels still taste startling fresh. [Jan 2015, p.89]
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  5. PopMatters
    Dec 3, 2014
    100
    The original album is unblemished, all the contemporary b-sides are accounted for, the Peel Sessions are a nice bonus, and as usual, the striking packaging by Vaughan Oliver is incomparable.
  6. The Line of Best Fit
    Dec 3, 2014
    100
    This is a record you need to keep listening to and finding new nuances. The sheer scope of material here will keep you entertained, thrilled and occasionally a little bit freaked out for years to come.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Jan 20, 2015
    90
    This three-disc 25th-anniversary package gives the Pixies' surreal 1989 breakthrough the monument it deserves.
  8. Under The Radar
    Dec 10, 2014
    90
    Doolittle 25 captures the best of this alt-rock landmark and offers up enough goodies to justify a full-blown celebration.
  9. Record Collector
    Dec 5, 2014
    80
    Doolittle 25 fleshes out the original album with a disc of B-sides and contemporaneous Peel Sessions, plus a disc of demos (both of which are also available as a double-LP on gravid 180g vinyl), and armfuls of the aforementioned demos receive their first official release herein.
  10. The Guardian
    Dec 3, 2014
    80
    At its best, Doolittle was almost impossibly thrilling, packed with evidence of why alt-rock shifted in the Pixies’ wake.

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User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 123 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 123
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 123
  3. Negative: 12 out of 123
  1. ArchieandErnie
    Dec 4, 2014
    10
    What the fudge with the zero reviews here?! This is just one of THE best albums ever made! Full stop. Period. Whatever. I know people will sayWhat the fudge with the zero reviews here?! This is just one of THE best albums ever made! Full stop. Period. Whatever. I know people will say 'everyone's entitled to their own opinion etc.' but why review an album if you're not a fan of that genre of music? I wouldn't go to Taylor Swift's album review and slag it off with a zero review score because I'm not a fan of that type of music, though 'Shake It Off' is quite catchy ;-). Anyway, Doolittle is brilliant and all the extras just make it brilliant-er. So there.… Full Review »
  2. staubin
    Dec 4, 2014
    10
    This is one of the most influential rock albums of all time. It's so weird and catchy and wonderful. It's been featured in movies andThis is one of the most influential rock albums of all time. It's so weird and catchy and wonderful. It's been featured in movies and television. It's like aliens beamed down from the future back into the late 80's and made an album. I love that one of the people who wrote a zero review said "it doesn't differentiate from any other modern song." THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS MADE 25 YEARS AGO! It's not modern at all, but it made the modern sound! Popular music in 1989 was Warrant and Milli Vanilli... This album created and defined a lot of the parameters for the entire indie scene. All that modern music you're complaining about, well you can thank the Pixies for it.… Full Review »
  3. lf1994
    Dec 6, 2014
    10
    This is a 10/10. Unique album to this day. The people who gave it a zero know absolutely nothing about music (one of them said it sounded likeThis is a 10/10. Unique album to this day. The people who gave it a zero know absolutely nothing about music (one of them said it sounded like any song nowadays-dafuq?). One of the best albums ever. Sounds as fresh as when it was initially released. Hugh influence on tons of bands, artists (e.g. Kurt Cobain, Chris Martin, Thom Yorke,...) Listen to this and be amazed.… Full Review »
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