PIXIES, THE - DOOLITTLE

The album is widely praised for its "quiet/loud" dynamic, achieved through subdued verses founded on Kim Deal's bass patterns and David Lovering drums, which then reach peaks in tone and volume through the addition of distorted guitars by Francis and Joey Santiago. This technique became highly influential on the development of early 1990s grunge music; Kurt Cobain said that it was one of his favorite records, and that its songs heavily influenced "Smells Like Teen Spirit".