简介：Rockdocumentarywithexcellentproductionvalues,29July2006 Author:Chris_DockerfromScotland,UnitedKingdom ThefilmkicksoffwithaquotefromNirvana'sKurtCobain,abouthisfamoussong,SmellsLikeTeenSpirit:"IwasbasicallytryingtoripoffthePixies."Asatributedocumentary,loudQUIETloudgoesontoexplorethePixiesstrangecareerandprovidesomecluestowhytheyhavebeensoinfluential. ThePixiesestablishedthemselvesmusicallywithdeepcontrasts,notjustinvolume(asthetitlesuggests)butbycombiningmanystrangeelements,melodicandabrasive,andcrypticlyrics-theyarealmostlikeaDavidLynchrockexperience(oneoftheirsongsisacoverfromasonginLynch'searlyEraserhead).Whatmadethemextraordinaryisthattheydisbandedjustastheyapproachedcriticalacclaim(withinsixyears)anddidn'treapthebenefitsoftheirpopularityuntiltheyre-formednearlytwelveyearslater-atwhichpointthismoviebegins. Ticketsfortheir2004reuniontoursoldoutinfourminutes,butthebandmembersarenolongeryoung.Asthefilmdevelopsweseesomehavefamilieswithsmallchildren,buttheyallhaveoutsideinterests,musicalorotherwise,and'beingthePixies'ishardlysomethingtheyidentifywithbeyondasenseofresponsibilitytomakesuretheliveperformancesgowell.Thedetachmentissogreatthatastrugglinginterviewer,askinganinnocuousquestionaboutwhethertheywillmakeanotheralbum,isnonplussedthatthebandreallyhaven'tconsideredthequestiononewayortheother. LeadsingerFrankBlack('BlackFrancis')isabulky,almostintimidatingfigurewithashavenhead,soit'ssomethingofarevelationtoseehimdoingpositiveaffirmationsbeforebed,tellinghimself,"Iamaniceperson,peoplelikeme..."BassistKimDeallookswithsurpriseattheblistersonherfingersafterthefirstconcert-Frankreassuresherthey'llgetbetterinaboutaweek.Bothofthemcontinueworkingontheirownmaterialwhileontour,KimfortheBreedersandFrankonhissolowork.Thebandseemtoacceptthatitisnotintheirnaturestotalktoeachothermuch,evenwhentheyaregettingonfine,buttheyseemmorematurethanthedaysofearlyacrimonywhereoneortheotherwouldunilaterallymakepublicannouncementsoftheband'simminentbreak-up. Thesoundandcamera-workthroughoutisfirstrate,soifyoulikethePixiesevenalittlebit,thisisarareopportunitytoexperiencethemattheirbest.Forthosewhohaveneverheardofthem,youmightrecallthesong,'WhereIsMyMind?'astheexitmusictothefilmFightClub,orsectionsfromtheirrecords'Gigantic'and'HangWireintheUnitedStatesofLeland.Forfans,thesonglistingtakenfromthecreditsincludes:WhereisMyMind,Hey,HereComesYourMan,U-Mass,Caribou,GougeAway,Nimrod'sSon,InHeaven,WaveofMutilation,SomethingAgainstYou,BoneMachine,Cactus,Vamos,MonkeyGonetoHeavenandalsotheBreederssongIris.…