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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 00:36:34
Apologies if this has been posted already.
From the desk of Frank's press types.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2005
PIXIES' FRANK BLACK TO RELEASE "HONEYCOMB" SOLO ALBUM
Black Makes Magic in the Studio with Legendary Musicians
³Honeycomb,² Frank Black¹s first solo effort since 1996¹s ³The Cult of Ray,²
will be released July 19 on Back Porch Records/EMI. The Americana-flavored
album was recorded at Dan Penn's Better Songs and Gardens studio in
Nashville, TN over a four-day period in April, 2004, a few days before the
Pixies kicked off their very first reunion tour date. ³Honeycomb² features
some of the most celebrated players in music: Steve Cropper, Buddy Miller
and Reggie Young on guitars, drummers Chester Thompson, Anton Fig, Billy
Block, and Akil Thompson, David Hood on bass, and Spooner Oldham on
keyboards, among others. ³Honeycomb² was produced by Jon Tiven (Wilson
Pickett, B.B. King, Robert Plant) who also worked with Black on his 1994
³Headache² EP.
³It was wonderful to have these incredible musicians poking fun at my
non-Nashville chord progressions,² said Black, ³and then give me a wink
after a take to let me know that they approved and enjoyed it. I was so
lucky to have them playing on this album.²
Black wrote all but three of the fourteen songs on ³Honeycomb,² the
exceptions being covers of ³Dark End of the Street² (Dan Penn & Chips
Moman), ³Song of the Shrimp² (Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper) from the Elvis
Presley film "Girls, Girls Girls," and ³Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day²
(Doug Sahm). Some of the original Black compositions on ³Honeycomb² include
³I Burn Today,² ³My Life is in Storage,² ³Atom In My Heart,² ³Another Velvet
Nightmare² (co-written with Reid Paley), ³Go Find Your Saint,² and ³Violet.²
Those involved with the making of ³Honeycomb² agree that it was a tremendous
music experience. According to producer Tiven, ³We spent more time having
fun and charting the songs than we did with the actual recording; most of
the songs were done in one or two takes.² The ³Honeycomb² sessions also
marked the first time that many of these veteran musicians, whose collective
histories are entrenched at Stax Records, Muscle Shoals and American Studios
the three studios synonymous with Southern soul music - had played
together. ³This was the only time that I have ever been in a studio and had
the strange feeling that I was witnessing something spiritual,² Black
remembered. ³When we were recording, those guys didn¹t even look at each
other, they closed their eyes and THEY MEANT IT. I have never recorded with
people who meant what they played so much.
³I can say without a doubt that the Honeycomb session was the most moving
and mind-blowing experience I¹ve ever had in my musical career. Steve
Cropper co-wrote the first rock¹n¹roll song that I ever sang in front of an
audience {³In The Midnight Hour²}. It was a pure pleasure to come full
circle with Mr. Cropper.²
As the vocalist/songwriter for one of the most influential bands to emerge
from the '80s - PIXIES - Frank Black is unique and celebrated in his talent
to blend punk and indie guitar, surf rock and Beatles-esque music with
bizarre lyrics about everything from religion to pop culture. Just prior to
PIXIES' 1993 breakup, Black began his solo career, and since then has
released nine albums as either a solo artist or as Frank Black and the
Catholics. Last year, Pixies got back together for a one of the most
anticipated reunions in ages, one that SPIN named "The Comeback of the
Year."
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 I'm like a lost snail in the night. |
| 27 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 04/01/2005 : 18:46:21
 This is like a huge present at the end of a crappy week!!! WOW hearing this makes me so happy!
Thank you, wonderful and lovely big Cheese for posting. Thank you too Mr. Tieven for positing all this nice and super cool news about Frank Black's best alum to date and a new one that's in production now!! I could just kiss you!
That press release was very intersting and very well written.
Here are my fave parts:
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
This helped give a good picture of what the vibe was like when they were recording:It was wonderful to have these incredible musicians poking fun at my non-Nashville chord progressions,² said Black, ³and then give me a wink after a take to let me know that they approved and enjoyed it. I was so lucky to have them playing on this album.
This one made me feel Like a fly on the wall too: Those involved with the making of ³Honeycomb² agree that it was a tremendous music experience. According to producer Tiven, ³We spent more time having
fun and charting the songs than we did with the actual recording; most of the songs were done in one or two takes.²
This one too: This was the only time that I have ever been in a studio and had the strange feeling that I was witnessing something spiritual,² Black remembered. ³When we were recording, those guys didn¹t even look at each other, they closed their eyes and THEY MEANT IT. I have never recorded with people who meant what they played so much.
This was the icing on the cake: I can say without a doubt that the Honeycomb session was the most moving and mind-blowing experience I¹ve ever had in my musical career.
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 04/01/2005 : 14:08:42
quote:
Originally posted by Jontiven
Not a double album.
Sequenced has been altered, but PLEASE DO NOT ASK WHAT IT IS.
Let there be some surprises in July.
Spread the word. The more successful this is, the more likely it is that the second Nashville album will come out sooner rather than later. I know that given his druthers, our favorite artist would love to release albums the way other artists release singles. The greater the success of HONEYCOMB, the more likely that is to happen.
So buy it once, then buy it again!
best,
Jon Tiven
Producer royalties hey? Ahahaha, just kidding man. I know how it all works, and definitely, the more that can be shifted the better. Keep up the good work.
I'm like a lost snail in the night. |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 04/01/2005 : 10:40:00
quote:
Originally posted by Jontiven
...Spread the word. The more successful this is, the more likely it is that the second Nashville album will come out sooner rather than later. I know that given his druthers, our favorite artist would love to release albums the way other artists release singles. The greater the success of HONEYCOMB, the more likely that is to happen.
So buy it once, then buy it again!
best,
Jon Tiven
Absolutely, I've got 3-4 friends I plan on buying Honeycomb CD's for, persons who have only heard of The Man from me, and who will listen to it and want to like it, frankly, because of the legendary musicians who play on Honeycomb.
I haven't heard anything from it yet, however, I can see it being more accessible to radio, you know, Lightening 100, Americana, whatever you want to call it, due to the fact that it's not just a Frank Black record, it's a Frank Black record with ...(fill in with your favorites from the Honeycomb sessions)...playing on it.
And, what Floop said, or at least I'm not going to ask anything today, but for those of us who haven't heard Honeycomb yet, the sequence, at this point is irrelevant. I'll ask numerous questions on other aspects of Honeycomb (such as, more details and stories of the planning and recording of Honeycomb, some of which you have so generously shared with us already) between now and July.
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 04/01/2005 : 10:15:40
delete one then?
lolzabad |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 04/01/2005 : 10:02:31
I'm sorry about the double post
and about this one of course!
 "I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 04/01/2005 : 10:01:15
quote:
Originally posted by Skatealex1
damn now we have to wait for the nashville album :(
The Truth Is Out There
Honeycomb is a nashville album too
If I understand you correct you were talking
about the second one...
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 04/01/2005 : 09:59:42
quote:
Originally posted by Skatealex1
damn now we have to wait for the nashville album :(
The Truth Is Out There
Honeycomb is a nashville album too
If I understand you correct you were talking
about the second one...
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
| Skatealex1 |
Posted - 03/31/2005 : 23:09:22
damn now we have to wait for the nashville album :(
The Truth Is Out There |
| floop |
Posted - 03/31/2005 : 16:32:36
ooookay, we won't ask..
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
| Jontiven |
Posted - 03/31/2005 : 16:31:03
Not a double album.
Sequenced has been altered, but PLEASE DO NOT ASK WHAT IT IS.
Let there be some surprises in July.
Spread the word. The more successful this is, the more likely it is that the second Nashville album will come out sooner rather than later. I know that given his druthers, our favorite artist would love to release albums the way other artists release singles. The greater the success of HONEYCOMB, the more likely that is to happen.
So buy it once, then buy it again!
best,
Jon Tiven |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 13:12:44
quote:
Originally posted by ccuadros
So it will be a double album finally?
no mention of a double album
but I don't care too much about 2 discs together
2 seperate discs are way cooler
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
| frank black conspiracy |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 11:02:38
Frank Black and his Nashville Luminaries Tour 2005 sounds sweeter |
| kathryn |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 10:42:03
Is this an appropriate time to ask about a tour?
A Catholics-backed Honeycomb tour?
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| ccuadros |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 06:58:44
So it will be a double album finally?
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 06:39:15
What do you think I was planning for his visit?
I'm like a lost snail in the night. |
| vilainde |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 06:37:09
No, you only get a prize if you beat Dean with a baseball bat.
Denis
"I believe in your perfect face..." |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 06:34:54
Outside America - July 18th on Cooking Vinyl, I've just had it confirmed.
Do I win some sort of prize for beating Dean?
I'm like a lost snail in the night. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 06:28:10
Very nice Simon and Mr. Tiven, I actually hadn't even seen that yet, so that's some impressive work. Thanks for posting.
 "Join the Cult of Frank / Woo-bee-boo-dee-boo-dee-doo-weeoou." |
| Ten Percenter |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 05:05:44
quote:
Originally posted by Jontiven
You rang?
I believe that the European release will be on Cooking Vinyl.
The songs that didn't make it to this album will most likely make it to the next one, which is already in production as those of you who have been following the continuing saga of Frank Black's Nashville Adventures already know.
tootles,
Jon
Many thanks Jon, I'm delighted that Honeycomb will be released on Cooking Vinyl in Europe.
"Fried food, cigarettes, no exercise, chest pain..." (Excerpt from the Angina Monologues) |
| Ten Percenter |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 04:59:26
Velvet Nightmare was mentioned in the press release
so I asume it's part of the record
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!"
[/quote]
Oops, it is on the BMI site, listed under Another Velvet Nightmare.
"Fried food, cigarettes, no exercise, chest pain..." (Excerpt from the Angina Monologues) |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 04:43:21
cooking vinyl?
great
no major contract in Yurp, I see
and cool to know that the next one is already in production
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 04:41:22
quote:
Originally posted by Ten Percenter
Thanks Cheeseman, very interesting indeed. The Honeycomb tracks have now been added to the BMI publishing site:
http://repertoire.bmi.com/startpage.asp
It appears as if Kiss my Ring, Highway to Lowdown, Velvet Nightmare and Where the Wind is Going have not made the final cut for this release.
Who is releasing this album in the UK/Europe? Jon Tiven, where are you?
"Fried food, cigarettes, no exercise, chest pain..." (Excerpt from the Angina Monologues)
Velvet Nightmare was mentioned in the press release
so I asume it's part of the record
I can't stand that Highway to Lowdown is not on it
it's one of my favourites
but anyway
nice to read this
"I joined the cult of Jon Tiven/Bye!" |
| Jontiven |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 04:41:22
You rang?
I believe that the European release will be on Cooking Vinyl.
The songs that didn't make it to this album will most likely make it to the next one, which is already in production as those of you who have been following the continuing saga of Frank Black's Nashville Adventures already know.
tootles,
Jon |
| frank black conspiracy |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 02:11:40
i haven't seen this before, so cheers for posting this, cheeseman.
made me smile for the rest of the day, even though i gotta go work outside in the bloody rain! thanks. |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 01:14:30
One must not reveal one's sources...
I want a cape like Dean has, to appear mysterious.
I'm like a lost snail in the night. |
| Ten Percenter |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 01:14:17
Thanks Cheeseman, very interesting indeed. The Honeycomb tracks have now been added to the BMI publishing site:
http://repertoire.bmi.com/startpage.asp
It appears as if Kiss my Ring, Highway to Lowdown, Velvet Nightmare and Where the Wind is Going have not made the final cut for this release.
Who is releasing this album in the UK/Europe? Jon Tiven, where are you?
"Fried food, cigarettes, no exercise, chest pain..." (Excerpt from the Angina Monologues) |
| vilainde |
Posted - 03/30/2005 : 01:10:06
Where did you get this from? It doesn't appear on the Back Porch website. Anyway... that makes my day!
Denis
"I believe in your perfect face..." |
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