Pixies - Wave Of Mutilation - Best Of

I've tried to write a review for this CD too many times now. It's a tough, daunting task considering this is my favorite band. Add in the fact that I've already reviewed one disc by them last month and that I just don't know what to write about this band any longer. First off, I guess I can say that there shouldn't be such a thing as a Pixies Greatest Hits. That's what Wave Of Mutilation tries to do, though, much like the awful, now out-of-print Death To The Pixies attempted to do a few years ago. But regardless, anything with the Pixies name on it is still guaranteed gold. The 4-AD label is forgetting one small fact: You cannot fit every good Pixies song on one CD. It is simply impossible. But this new attempt captures the catalog a whole lot better than DTTP did (seriously, what were they thinking including "Cecilia Ann"....AND starting off the disc with it?!?). Now, we have a better selection of tracks that are more coherently organized, in terms of chronological order. The CD boasts a tracklisting similar to their most recent reunion shows, pulling heavily from the early part of their career when Charles and Kim shared the vocal duties and before the band sounded like they were totally burned out. Almost all of Come On Pilgrim is represented, as well as good portions of Doolittle and Surfer Rosa as well (here's a cheer for including "Broken Face" and "Hey"). The single version of "Gigantic" is a nice inclusion if you haven't spent the money on the CD single. Also, it's great to see "Into The White" with Kim on lead vocals and the absolute EXCELLENT b-side cover of Neil Young's "Winterlong" included. As a Bossanova fan, it's sad that they don't consider that CD's tracks among their strongest. Same goes for Trompe Le Monde. But again, there's no way to include everything you'd like as a fan. What they have assembled is definitely admirable. There is nothing more to say about this band. It's the fucking Pixies. Yes, I already had these tracks on other releases. Yes, I've had these on Death To The Pixies already. Yes, I could probably go home and burn myself my own personal "best-of" collection. But I love this band, and in hopes of them staying together and giving us new music, I'm willing to spend the $12.99 at Borders, hit the repeat button on my CD player, and hope for the day a new album is released. If you are a Pixies fan, splurge a little. If you're not a Pixies fan, you're just a casual fan, or you've never heard the band before (HA!), it doesn't matter: You still need this CD. [www.ilovepixies.com]