Not in Hall of Fame

With Pop hooks laden with jagged start stop motions and roaring guitars, the Pixies were unlike any other band of their time. This was a band that simultaneously followed the rules of Rock and Roll construction yet broke them at the same time. Virtually every Alternative act of the 90’s pointed to the Pixies as a major influence and though they were not the band that became a household name, they paved the way for many who did. Incidentally, it is these facts that could see the Pixies as a first ballot entry or perpetually omitted from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Should Pixies be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put them in! - 91.4%

Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 3.6%

Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 2.7%

No opinion. - 0.5%

No way! - 1.8%

The Bullet Points

Previous Rank: 2012: #24
2015: #20
2016: #21
Eligible Since: Tuesday, 01 January 2013
Country of Origin: U.S.A. (Boston, MA)
Why they will get in: The amount of influential and successful bands that cite the Pixies as influential is vast.
Why they won't get in: They were not the most commercially successfu.
Essential Albums: Surfer Rosa (1988)
Doolittle (1989)
Bossanova (1990)
Trompe le Monde (1991)
Our Five Favorite Songs as Chosen by Each Member of the NIHOF Committee: Vamos (From Surfer Rosa, 1988)
Gigantic (From Surfer Rosa, 1988)
Debaser (From Doolittle, 1989)
Here Comes Your Man (From Doolittle, 1989)
Dig For Fire (From Bossanova, 1990)