Music writer Ben Sisario described this stance as ``vintage college-rock 'tude--the hit, the pop song, should be avoided as inauthentic, while the aggro, anticommercial song represents legitimacy.'' Ivo Watts-Russell stated if Black Francis had been possibly persuaded to release the version of the song recorded during the session for the ``Gigantic'' single--which he described as ``totally streamlined and ready for radio''--that ``maybe if a major label company was able to convince people to take a more commercial route, maybe Pixies would have sold a whole bunch more records than they did.
Music writer Ben Sisario described this stance as ``vintage college-rock 'tude--the hit, the pop song, should be avoided as inauthentic, while the aggro, anticommercial song represents legitimacy.''
compound
Number=Sing
Music
Music
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ben
Ben
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sisario
Sisario
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
describe
described
VERB
VBD
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
stance
stance
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
vintage
vintage
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
rock
rock
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
obl
Number=Sing
tude
tude
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
hit
hit
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
pop
pop
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
avoid
avoided
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Pos
inauthentic
inauthentic
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
aggro
aggro
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
anticommercial
anticommercial
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
represent
represents
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
legitimacy
legitimacy
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
Ivo Watts-Russell stated if Black Francis had been possibly persuaded to release the version of the song recorded during the session for the ``Gigantic'' single--which he described as ``totally streamlined and ready for radio''--that ``maybe if a major label company was able to convince people to take a more commercial route, maybe Pixies would have sold a whole bunch more records than they did.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ivo
Ivo
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Watts
Watts
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
flat
Number=Sing
Russell
Russell
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
state
stated
VERB
VBD
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Degree=Pos
Black
Black
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Francis
Francis
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
advmod
possibly
possibly
ADV
RB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
persuade
persuaded
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
release
release
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
version
version
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
record
recorded
VERB
VBN
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
session
session
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
Gigantic
Gigantic
ADJ
JJ
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
obl
Degree=Pos
single
single
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
obj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
describe
described
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
totally
totally
ADV
RB
obl
Degree=Pos
streamlined
streamlined
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
ready
ready
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
radio''-
radio''-
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
maybe
maybe
ADV
RB
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
major
major
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
label
label
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
convince
convince
VERB
VB
iobj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
take
take
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
commercial
commercial
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
route
route
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
maybe
maybe
ADV
RB
nsubj
Number=Plur
pixie
Pixies
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
sell
sold
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
whole
whole
ADJ
JJ
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
bunch
bunch
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Plur
record
records
NOUN
NNS
mark
than
than
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.