From wondering, “Where is My Mind?” to speculating “Is She Weird?” the Pixies asked all the right questions to a whole generation of adolescents.

And as this generation grew up to be debasers, the Pixies faded away, leaving only their legacy of experimental punk, screeching, and chaotic guitar riffs and random Spanish phrases.

Now, the band is regrouping to play the entirety of “Doolittle” in honor of the 20th anniversary of the album’s release in four shows at Hammerstein Ballroom next week. The show promises visuals to accompany the band’s already colorful songs.

While “Come On Pilgrim” might have been appropriate for their 1 a.m. Thanksgiving show, “Doolittle” features one of their most acclaimed songs “Debaser,” and their only song ever to reach the top ten modern rock hits, “Monkey Gone to Heaven.”

The Pixies are considered one of the most influential bands of the 90s, influencing Nirvana, Radiohead, and countless teenage garage bands. Tension between lead singer Black Francis (later known as Frank Black) and bassist Kim Deal split the band up in 1993. Black continued with a solo career and Deal went on to breed (she started a band called the Breeders).

As the band’s official biography described: “Like star systems in an expanding universe, each of the Pixies would feel the pull, sooner or later, back toward the center, where once they had exploded and showered the musical vacuum with pointed, ironic, blackly humorous, and unforgettable songs.”

This metaphor is apt because of the Pixies intensity, and simultaneous eternality and evanescence. No matter how many times “Broken Face” is played, every outburst is somewhat unexpected. “Where is My Mind?” is—and always will be—almost by definition insanity-inducing, whether played on iTunes or even better in “Fight Club” with Marla and Tyler watching the buildings explode. One can memorize every blurt-out, every drum solo, every scream and melodic sound to the point where their anarchic style seems almost perfectly timed. But somehow, their songs still don’t fail to surprise.

Most undergrads were young when the Pixies broke up, and the “Doolittle” tour gives them the opportunity to see their raw energy translated on stage. Students (and monkeys) that manage to snatch up tickets will think they’ve gone to heaven.