from Amazon, best review ever for Surfer Rosa

“Surfer Rosa is what it would sound like if Mike Tyson, Helen Keller, Pauly Shore, and a random homeless guy picked up instruments for the first time and decided to record an album. Was there a single actual musician in this band? I have never in my life heard a band that was so utterly, apocalyptically devoid of actual talent.

It doesn’t matter how influential this band was or how popular they were (or are) in college frat houses. Stupid music is stupid music, period, and The Pixies’ attempts at writing ‘music that’s so bad that it’s actually kind of good’ failed miserably. Unless of course you think lyrics like “This song is about a superhero named Tony!” are the stuff of brilliance.

Silliness is not an art form. This band was a crime against rock. “

Mission Specialist Bruce McCandless II, is seen further away from the confines and safety of his ship than any previous astronaut has ever been. This space first was made possible by the Manned Manuevering Unit or MMU, a nitrogen jet propelled backpack. After a series of test maneuvers inside and above Challenger’s payload bay, McCandless went "free-flying" to a distance of 320 feet away from the Orbiter. This stunning orbital panorama view shows McCandless out there amongst the black and blue of Earth and space. (02/12/1984)

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