Dave Grohl was asked to pick a “perfect record” during a recent appearance on BBC 6 Radio Music. His choice? Pixies’ Sufer Rosa.
“I love that record so much for a lot of reasons. One, that it was produced by the almighty Steve Albini. And it was maybe the first album to become popular and showcase his incredible engineering sonic technique.
“[Black Francis], the singer of the Pixies, was an amazing lyricist. His lyrics were just— they kind of teetered back and forth from abstract intellectual to things that just sounded so absurd and almost like dumb in a way. His voice and Kim Deal, their two voices together, it was just such a wonderful blend. And it was unusual at the time. They really did sort of coin this specific dynamic and the simplicity of it was really powerful.
“That record I’ve probably listened to 10,000 times and I still love it. I could still listen to it every day.”
