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| a guy in a rover |
Posted - 04/18/2006 : 16:09:03
Obviously everyone on this site loves Frank to pieces but I just thought this would be an interesting thing to discuss. You dont have to necessarily hate the songs, just suggest a couple of songs that haven't jumped out and bit you on the ass like the rest of his catalogue.
If someone put a gun to my head, I would have to say I've never liked
Freedom Rock
The Marsist
All My Ghosts
Atom in my heart
Now your turn
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn’t let you be mistreated
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| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 06/16/2006 : 09:11:35
Another velvet nightmare. Ugh. And most of the other stuff on Honeycomb.
Abstract Plain got annoying after i listened to it too much also.
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| darwin |
Posted - 06/03/2006 : 21:10:52
quote:
Originally posted by FabulousSockLover
That fucking "Cannonball" song. If I hear that one more time...
It's better than anything on Honeycomb. |
| Mister Dog |
Posted - 06/03/2006 : 20:11:02
quote:
Originally posted by a guy in a rover
Obviously everyone on this site loves Frank to pieces but I just thought this would be an interesting thing to discuss. You dont have to necessarily hate the songs, just suggest a couple of songs that haven't jumped out and bit you on the ass like the rest of his catalogue.
If someone put a gun to my head, I would have to say I've never liked
Freedom Rock
The Marsist
All My Ghosts
Atom in my heart
Now your turn
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn’t let you be mistreated
Man are you crazy? All those songs are great! Well the Marsist isn't that great, it's alright though. Anywho songs I don't care for:
The Vanishing Spies (it's okay, not one of my faves
Fiddle Riddle
I Could Stay Here Forever
The Hostest With the Mostest
The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb
I Switched You
I Think I'm Starting to Lose It
I Want Rock & Roll
Stupid Me
Jaina Blues
Dark End of the Street
Keep in mind the only songs I have heard of TCoR are The Marsist, Men in Black and The Last Stand. I also do not have BLD or DW. I have heard BLD and there were some songs I don't like of it, but I don't know what the hell they're called.
Skinner, you're an odd man, but you sure know how to steam a ham. |
| lucasio |
Posted - 05/29/2006 : 10:03:36
LOL most of my favs were mentioned.. thats funny :)
My skip list:
Punk Rock City
Janina Blues
Whisky In my shoes
dance war
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| glacial906 |
Posted - 05/24/2006 : 23:40:16
True Blue
1826
Jaina Blues
Those are about the only ones I consistently skip over.
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| jaleeb |
Posted - 05/11/2006 : 18:55:19
skeleton man
hermaphroditos
song of the shrimp |
| JoshIAm |
Posted - 05/07/2006 : 18:36:23
I always thought that was the whole point. You get built up to a crescendo after repetition. I assumed that was some kind of auditory device or maybe even gimmick, but for me it works.
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Originally posted by Frog in the Sand
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Originally posted by vilainde
It always amazes me how many people criticize Blast Off and 1826. "Oh yeah, I love Frank Black and rock and roll but when he gives me the best 3-guitars solos that ever graced the surface of this planet I skip them." Have you all been brainwashed or what?
The problem with 1826 is not the 3-guitar solos, it's the 4 minutes before them...
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| JoshIAm |
Posted - 05/07/2006 : 18:21:49
Now that is funny. Good one! A true FB fan. I mean, wtf is "the yellow album". Did I miss out on something?
quote:
Originally posted by benji
ones i skip -
black rider 1+2
blast off
whispering weeds
1826
85 weeks through to skeleton man on pistolero
jaina blues
everything after big red on teenager of the year.
i don't wanna hurt you - terrible song
just off the top of my head.
haven't included anything from the yellow album or fb&tc's cause haven't listened to them for ages. so could probly include them both in the list.
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| JoshIAm |
Posted - 05/07/2006 : 18:15:32
This kind of question really annoys me. And that in itself annoys me. I must have got out of the wrong side thismo. I am going to bite anyway.
If someone put a gun to my head and said "Which Frank Black song is your least favourite?" After much deliberation, my reply would be:
"You're safety is on! Kiai!"
I'm sure many of you are musicians, but if you tried playing any of those songs that you say you don't like and sang along they would grow on you and your opinion would change. Well, it did for me!
I'm just not a skipper. |
| IceCream |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 19:03:45
quote:
Originally posted by remig
I usually skip Headache, Los Angeles, Freedom Rock, Czar, Robert Onion, All my Ghosts, End Of Miles, His Kingly Cave, Nadine, Bullet, Massif Centrale, Thalassocracy and Sing For Joy.
Very suprising.
"sing for joy" is terrible, though. 1 - 5 - 6 - 4 progressions incite me to rage. |
| s_wrenn |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 16:43:13
I can safely say, there was alot of songs on every single FB album i've listened to that i hated when i heard them first.
But after a few more plays of them, i love them.
EG Western star. I couldn't even listen to the intro what skipping the first few times. But now i love it.
Yo soy un pistolero
"Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?" |
| s_wrenn |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 16:39:19
eh...you may be thinking of the breeders
"Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?" |
| FabulousSockLover |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 14:10:04
That fucking "Cannonball" song. If I hear that one more time...
Oh my god are you for seriously? |
| ShaunWestphal |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 14:02:34
Smells Like Teen Spirit
~nonrealist |
| The Passion Of El Diablo |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 13:58:20
Pretty much all of them. Yep, pretty much. |
| spunXtain |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 11:53:21
Everything on Fastman Raiderman except the Honeycomb outtakes. The exception being the new version of "Kiss My Ring". Whoever removed the guitar from that needs a kick in the crotch. Oh wait, we already know who did that.
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| pixiestu |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 11:21:04
quote:
Originally posted by an erotic vulture
I don't want to hurt you (sometimes)
So not 'every single time'?
I like what you did there.
"The arc of triumph" |
| Erebus |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 11:16:03
85 Weeks is one of my faves, and I think the last four on TOTY make one of Frank's best sequences ever. Never did care for Whispering Weeds, 1826, and Tiny Heart. Not crazy about Fu Manchu or I Don't Want to Hurt You. I think Jane, The Queen of Love and Massif Centrale are overrated. Originally loved I Switched You but now sometimes skip it as too abrasive. Dark End of the Street is almost unlistenable, and Violet makes me wonder about Frank's intent. |
| heavypear |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 09:33:02
Hang on to your Ego
Absolutely terrible song. I just can't listen to it. |
| an erotic vulture |
Posted - 05/02/2006 : 06:21:24
This thread has made me realise the sheer volume of frank stuff i can't put a name to the track for! Took me ages to even FIND solid gold in there... I need to listen to more frank! It's worrying that I could sing you the entire of 1826 bbut didn't know it was called that!
Skip list:
Horrible day
666
I don't want to hurt you (sometimes)
The man who was too loud (Although i just listened to this one all the way through and it's actually grown on me, so maybe i just need to listen to them nore)
Who said anything about carving you up, man?
I just wanted to carve a Z into your forehead... |
| mostasteless |
Posted - 05/01/2006 : 13:36:18
wow, i never dreamed of seeing Thallasocracy on this list. This was my favorite Frank song for a long time.... |
| s_wrenn |
Posted - 04/30/2006 : 15:00:20
Dark end of the street
Violet
I absolutely love every other single song with a freakish passion.
"Lois, I told you I'm on dipsalucious vacation. What part of that don't you understand?" |
| Carl |
Posted - 04/25/2006 : 18:13:11
What's your favorite least favorite Frank song?!
;)
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| ScottP |
Posted - 04/25/2006 : 09:12:11
Fake skip lists. Has to be. Freedom Rock? 666? Ghosts? Atom? Los Angeles (this is the clincher)?
Who hired you to stir up the members?
Was it Nickelback?!?! I KNEW IT!! Damn you, Nickelback. |
| Frog in the Sand |
Posted - 04/25/2006 : 04:55:41
quote:
Originally posted by remig
Headache, Los Angeles, Freedom Rock, Czar, Robert Onion, All my Ghosts, End Of Miles, His Kingly Cave, Nadine, Bullet, Massif Centrale, Thalassocracy and Sing For Joy.
Tar and feathers for Rémi!
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| remig |
Posted - 04/25/2006 : 03:36:11
I usually skip Headache, Los Angeles, Freedom Rock, Czar, Robert Onion, All my Ghosts, End Of Miles, His Kingly Cave, Nadine, Bullet, Massif Centrale, Thalassocracy and Sing For Joy.
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| Grotesque |
Posted - 04/25/2006 : 03:19:26
The scene
Solid Gold
Heloïse
That's about it |
| theonecontender |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 22:31:41
Wow. Some of these skips are unreal. I am confused. |
| Carl |
Posted - 04/24/2006 : 10:52:53
You're winding me up, Bolero!!
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| The New Bolero |
Posted - 04/23/2006 : 15:54:50
Has anyone mentioned Debaser yet? Please put me down for that and Thalassocracy. |
| soundofataris |
Posted - 04/23/2006 : 15:13:19
Fu Manchu. Most of Honeycomb.
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i try to be mallory but i'm still skippy |
| offerw |
Posted - 04/23/2006 : 12:27:06
Violet is just horrible. I just don't get it at all.
wilhelm |
| VoVat |
Posted - 04/23/2006 : 12:10:27
I'm not a huge fan of most of the early Pistolero tracks, excluding "Western Star." They're not bad, but they're all kind of similar, and they don't really show off how interesting Frank can be.
I have to agree that "1826" isn't a particularly good song, and not just because of the guitar solo. Honestly, though, I don't like extended guitar solos much. I LOVE "Blast Off," though. Possibly the best opening album track EVER. And I usually don't like it when albums start with long songs, so that's saying something. It doesn't feel anywhere near as long as it actually is.
"Jane, The Queen Of Love" is overrated, but it's not bad. As for "Fazer Eyes," I think it's my least favorite TotY track, but that's like saying someone's the world's tallest midget (apologies to TMBG).
I might skip some of these songs if they come up when I'm listening to music randomly, but I have to REALLY hate a song to skip it when I'm listening to an album in its proper sequence, and no Frank songs fall into that category. If I set out to listen to BLD, I'm jolly well going to listen to BLD, not BLD minus two or three tracks that I don't like quite as much. Besides, sometimes a song will grow on me, and I'd never know it if I skipped it every time.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 04/23/2006 : 03:17:40
Darwin, I disagree. There are far too few greater than signs in that post. In my opinion they're not even comparable. :)
Sorry Houston.
I'll second your disbelief at All My Ghosts if it makes you feel better.
 "If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| darwin |
Posted - 04/23/2006 : 01:02:06
Robert Onion >>>> 666 |
