被切割的眼球、文身的乳头、美人鱼、妓女和冲向厕所的圣经人物--这就是波士顿四人组合“小妖精”第二张专辑《都立特》中的一些精彩画面。布莱克．弗朗西斯（Black Francis）的超现实品位为乐队带来了诡异的深度，但他们的音乐在今天更能引起共鸣。简单来说《都立特》继承了80年代美国地下凶狠的硬核并使之发扬光大。当柯特．科本承认《少年心气》（Smells Like Teen Spirit）中完美的动静结合是照搬“小妖精”时，他只是证实了忠实歌迷已经知道的事。如今，《都立特》听起来像一张终极的另类摇滚唱片：重吉他噪音、朋克速度、冲浪摇滚、冲天的圣歌、暗示抗争污秽与异类的歌词，以及布莱克．弗朗西斯的超自然嚎叫。意料之中，却证明了无法战胜。在接下来的两张专辑后，贝司手奇姆．迪尔（Kim Deal）创建了“饲养员”（The Breeders）。布莱克．弗朗西斯把名字换成了弗朗克．布莱克（Frank Black），生产了数张失水准的个人专辑。鼓手戴夫．洛弗（Dave Lovering）则成为了一个魔术师。

When they first hit the underground scene, the Pixies were like an exotic drink that hid its sweetness behind a ferocious bite. The album's production is like a crude explosion: every strum and clang comes down with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. English and Spanish lyrics collide as singer Black Francis (later Frank Black) shouts in a hoarse monotone and Mrs. John Murphy (later Kim Deal of the Breeders) backs him up with throaty wails. Yet somehow the clash of these bruising titans makes for tracks that print indelibly upon your consciousness--once let in. Kurt Cobain is their most famous student. He grafted the Pixies' time-honored craft of the big bang theory onto Nirvana's biggest hits. (You start with a quiet verse and then explode for catharsis in the chorus--evidenced best here with "I've Been Fired.") The Pixies themselves have served quietly, attaining post-punk godfather status not by tooting their own horns, but through the praise of a steady stream of genuflecting admirers whose word of mouth continues to increase the band's deserved critical standing. --Rob O'Connor