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Manchester Evening News
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Lyell Tweed

REVIEW: Alt rock trailblazers Pixies show they have plenty left in the tank at Castlefield Bowl

There are not many bands that have had such a profound influence on all the music that has been made since them than Pixies. And to refer to them as 'trailblazers' or 'veterans' of the rock genre is to be putting it extremely lightly.

Any young bands out there could still learn a lot from a breathless 30-song performance from Frank Black (also known as Black Francis) and co.. That a now 57-year-old can still scream and shout with just as much impact as they could when they burst onto the scene changing alt rock for good in the late 80s is quite something.

Fans are not given a moments rest as the band race through a set which spans their more than 35-year career playing crowd favourites including Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone to Heaven, and Hey. Ending with Where Is My Mind is a class touch.

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