Product Details

• Actors: The Pixies
• Producers: Michael B. Borofsky
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Unknown (Dolby Digital 2.0), Unknown (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: German, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Rhino
• DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005
• Run Time: 145 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AQKUF4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,386 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Sell Out begins with a version of "Bone Machine" compiled from reunion gigs the world over. It works surprisingly well--the Pixies are nothing if not consistent--although they sure look different from show to show. At some, Kim Deal and David Lovering have long hair. At others, hers is short and he has none. (Black Francis and Joey Santiago don't change as much.) What follows is a 25-song, two-encore set filmed under the stars at France's 2004 Eurockéennes Festival in front of an endless throng, followed by 15 bonus tracks from England, Scotland, Japan, and points across the US (Indio, CA, Austin, TX, and Lowell, MA). If the Pixies "sold out" when they reformed after more than a decade apart, no one can accuse them of sloth. Granted, most songs don't differ radically from their studio counterparts, but nor do they suffer in comparison. The strobe-lit "Tame" and epic "Vamos" are particularly boisterous highlights. At 43 tracks--33 unique compositions plus ten alternate takes--this digital document is admirably comprehensive (despite no interviews with or commentary from the band). Material from all four full-lengths, plus the Come On Pilgrim EP, gets a workout, including the "UK Surf" mix of "Wave of Mutilation" (the B-side featured in Pump Up the Volume). It's all here, with the exception of "Bam Thwok," their nifty comeback single. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Product Description

Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 10/04/2005

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good if you missed them on this last tour..., November 3, 2005

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Cubist (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pixies - Sell Out (DVD)

It was the tour that no one thought would ever happen. In 1992, the Pixies were on top of the world. While they hadn't quite broken through into the mainstream in the United States, they were a huge hit in England, almost reaching stadium status. They played some of the largest European rock `n' roll festivals and even opened for U2. And then their lead singer Black Francis announced that the band had broken up.

Black Francis and Kim Deal seemed as if they would never bury the hatchet and fans would never see their beloved band together again. And then it was announced last year that the Pixies were indeed going to be re-forming for a tour in select cities in Europe and the U.S. Anticipation was high and, if you were lucky enough to see them live, reportedly they did not disappoint. Now, you can get an idea of what it was like with this new DVD that gives you a sample of the band live in concert.

Black Francis' voice sounds as ferocious as it ever did. He gives it a good workout on "Something Against You" and "U-Mass," the latter a giddy, psychotic ode to the University of Massachusetts. Later on, he tears it up on "Tame," alternating between almost-whispered verses and deranged howling choruses. Joey is still the unsung, low-key guitar god he always was, delivering the insanely catchy riffs that the Pixies were revered for.

They pull out such memorable hits like "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and "Here Comes Your Man" along with underrated gems like the surreal "Subbacultcha." The only minor, personal caveat I have with the DVD is the short shrift given to the criminally underrated and much maligned Bossanova album. Only a dreamy, surf-soaked rendition of "Velouria" is played in their set. Also, their misunderstood swan song, Trompe Le Monde is also largely ignored in favour of older material.

There is a selection of 14 songs performed on the 2004 tour all over the world with optional interview segments from two of their long-time tour crew members. One of my personal favourites, "Planet of Sound" gets a fine workout in New Orleans while the Bossanova album is shown more love with a nice rendition of "Is She Weird" in Lowell, MA.

Finally, there is "MX Monkey's Choice" which allows you to switch from six different angles with your DVD remote while watching a live version of "Monkey Gone to Heaven."

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome DVD, October 27, 2005

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L. Nuzum "Lizzy Nuzum" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pixies - Sell Out (DVD)

I don't know why everyone is complaining, this DVD is amazing. The Pixies are amazing. The sound quality isn't bad I don't know what that one guy was talking about. If you like the Pixies, if just a little bit, this DVD will make you happy. There doesn't need to be any extras, there's over 2 hours of quality live music for a low price. GO BUY THIS NOW!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Gigantic Comeback, January 23, 2006

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The Wasp (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pixies - Sell Out (DVD)

They'd already received plaudits from rock stars old (David Bowie and U2) and new (Placebo and Radiohead), but the renaissance of Boston's defunct The Pixies reached critical mass when film-maker David Fincher closed his skew-whiff classic, Fight Club, with the haunting Where Is My Mind?. Although The Pixies' reunion appears to have reached its conclusion, this DVD collects together a stack of storming live tracks from festival dates in the US, Japan and Europe featuring The Pixies in all their balder and fatter reformed glory. Powered through with whiplash speed, old favourites such as Gigantic, Crackity Jones, Here Comes Your Man and Where Is My Mind? are all musical powerhouses, with Joey Santiago's cool guitar sounds on the included versions of Vamos mixing power drill static with drawn out feedback. The DVD also features interviews with band management and a wealth of additional concert footage, include a multiple-angle recording of Monkey Gone To Heaven.