We can thank the Pixies for a lot of things. They influenced bands such as Nirvana and Radiohead, as well as being one of the first Alt rock bands in America. After releasing three fairly successful studio albums, the Pixies released their final studio album, “Trompe Le Monde”, in 1991. While certainly not one of the defining albums of the early 90s American guitar indie scene Trompe le Monde remains a thoroughly enjoyable slice of guitar-pop, if not as catchy as their second album Doolittle. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel is the architect of the Eiffel tower after which the track "Alec Eiffel" is named. He was thought to have been crazy for wanting to build a phallic-shaped tower. This song is about how people are always trying to bring down others and their ideas. Alec Eiffel, probably the best song on the album, if not by the Pixies, remains a marvel of pop simplicity, musically and lyrically. It’s a perfect example of guitar and drums blending together evenly, as Joey lies down a nice little guitar part while the drums follow at the same pace. Adding to the mix, for some strange reason there is an odd sounding keyboard part in the middle of the song. Go figure.
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