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- Complete B Sides
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Pixies
Released 2001

River Euphrates (Version Two)
03:23
5,170 plays

Manta Ray
02:39
5,053 plays

I've Been Waiting For You
02:45
4,838 plays

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- 1
- River Euphrates (Version Two)
- 03:23
- 5,170 plays

- 2
- Vamos (Live)
- 03:28
- 4,080 plays

- 3
- In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song) (Live)
- 01:46
- 4,259 plays

- 4
- Manta Ray
- 02:39
- 5,053 plays

- 5
- Weird At My School
- 01:59
- 4,433 plays

- 6
- Dancing The Manta Ray
- 02:13
- 4,545 plays

- 7
- Wave Of Mutilation (UK Surf)
- 03:00
- 35,395 plays

- 8
- Into The White
- 04:42
- 4,184 plays

- 9
- Bailey's Walk
- 02:23
- 3,965 plays

- 10
- Make Believe
- 01:54
- 4,027 plays

- 11
- I've Been Waiting For You
- 02:45
- 4,838 plays

- 12
- The Thing
- 01:58
- 4,728 plays

- 13
- Velvety (Instrumental Version)
- 02:04
- 3,776 plays

- 14
- Winterlong
- 03:07
- 4,206 plays

- 15
- Santo
- 02:16
- 3,735 plays

- 16
- Theme From Narc
- 01:48
- 3,690 plays

- 17
- Build High
- 01:42
- 3,511 plays

- 18
- Evil Hearted You
- 02:37
- 3,839 plays

- 19
- Letter To Memphis (Instrumental)
- 02:41
- 2,996 plays

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album review

Like the rest of 4AD's Pixies retrospectives, Complete B-Sides is equally exciting and frustrating: Many of their B-sides are just as good as their album tracks, so it's terrific to see them collected onto a single disc. But a number of factors make it somewhat disappointing, not the least of which is that Complete B-Sides is available only as a U.K. import, due to U.S. licensing problems. That won't dissuade Pixies diehards from seeking it out, but many longtime fans probably already have these songs, either on the original singles or on the bootlegs that proliferated while 4AD inexplicably sat on them. At any rate, Complete B-Sides mostly delivers the goods, kicking off with a ferocious version of "River Euphrates" from the Gigantic single. Witty, spooky Doolittle B-sides like "Manta Ray," "Weird at My School," and "Into the White" are so good that it's a shame they weren't saved for Bossanova, when the band really could have used them. Meanwhile, the Neil Young cover "Winterlong," which also appeared on The Bridge tribute, reaffirms the Pixies' ability to turn any artist's songs into their own. Not every song here scales these heights -- "Bailey's Walk" and "Dancing the Manta Ray" are slightly less inspired bits of Doolittle-era pop perversity, and the snappy, strutting "Santo" and demented cow punk of "Build High" weren't quite ready for prime time, but they're still more interesting than many other bands' A material. Quirky cuts like "Make Believe," David Lovering's strangely charming tribute to Debbie Gibson, give the collection extra personality. The album also features some fun, if not extremely informative, comments about each track from Frank Black, as well as the clips for "Here Comes Your Man" and "Allison," which will only make fans clamor for the next logical Pixies release: a video collection. Though it doesn't quite do justice to the band's legacy, Complete B-Sides does a good job of filling in the gaps in the Pixies' body of work. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide