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| yingguoguizi |
Posted - 08/07/2007 : 21:46:57
IMHO, the best song on Bluefinger. I see it as more of a Frank Black song than the Black Francis we see on the likes of Threshold, and Cpt.
I love the guitar riff when FBs singing "He played Piano really Fuckin good... ". It's very melodic. The song's also got an excellent narrative, and to me seems more like Frank as narrator as opposed to him embodying the spirit of brood, like on other album tracks. It also has a kind of late Catholics feel about it.
Agree / disagree?
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| Salt Lick |
Posted - 11/07/2007 : 21:38:04
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
"Wispering the name that rhymes with dead"-does he mean 'dood'?! And does that rhyme with Brood?
Yes, Brood pronounced in Dutch sounds like "bread" -- which rhymes with dead. The angels whisper his name.
the song reminds me of the German film "Wings of Desire" where the angel tries to comfort the suicidal character, who jumps anyway. I bet Frank has watched that film.
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| Idalgo Clandestino |
Posted - 10/24/2007 : 05:50:45
quote:
Originally posted by Llamadance
I thought Brood was pronounced like 'boat', which rhymes with 'tot' which is German for dead which rhymes with bread.
Or am I wrong?
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| Llamadance |
Posted - 10/24/2007 : 03:52:19
I thought Brood was pronounced like 'boat', which rhymes with 'tot' which is German for dead which rhymes with bread.
Or am I wrong?
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| Idalgo Clandestino |
Posted - 10/24/2007 : 03:47:44
funny, yesterday i was concerned the whole day about what name rhymes with dead - and today i know it... amazing...
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| debaserrr |
Posted - 10/23/2007 : 17:45:06
i love the lyrics in this song! i like "rough around the edges", its so boring when its always all layed out in a neat little... thing
when i first head "ryhmes with dead" i thought "ED!"... you know?
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| billgoodman |
Posted - 10/23/2007 : 15:43:45
I don't think so
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BF: Mag ik Engels spreken? |
| fbc |
Posted - 10/23/2007 : 09:41:06
quote:
Originally posted by billgoodman
yes, I said that like two times already
i know, bill, that's why i remembered. it was actually the second time you said it that cemented it into my brain. does Dutch for "shed" end in "ood" aswell? |
| Carl |
Posted - 10/23/2007 : 06:35:49
Actually, I was serious, Soren! I worked in Holland for a time, and now that you mention it, I do recall brood means bread! Wow, never realised....I think my memory is going! And sorry billy, overlooked those posts!
"A little bit of this, and a little bit of that....trade secrets!" |
| coastline |
Posted - 10/23/2007 : 05:41:31
My wife sings it "Angels come to conquer you." That always gives me a chuckle.
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| billgoodman |
Posted - 10/23/2007 : 05:38:04
yes, I said that like two times already
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| fbc |
Posted - 10/23/2007 : 01:00:45
i can't tell if you're joking or not here, Carl, but in my book dood rhymes with brood. Doesn't brood = bread, which rhymes with dead? |
| Carl |
Posted - 10/22/2007 : 18:21:42
"Wispering the name that rhymes with dead"-does he mean 'dood'?! And does that rhyme with Brood? |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 10/03/2007 : 05:19:54
Yes, some lines aren't that great in this song. But Herman Brood himself sometimes had such lines, nursery rhymes you know
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| coastline |
Posted - 10/02/2007 : 20:27:20
Though the title track has risen to almost the same level as this one for me, "Angels" is still tops. It's a bit rough around the edges ("He played piano really fuckin' good" has to be the laziest lyric Frank's ever written, followed closely by "So he could paint, yeah he had he touch"), but the emotion in this song is off the charts. I love how his voice cracks on the word "dead." And, as said above, the outro is brilliant, as is the transition from this track to the next, where Brood is resurrected as none other than Black Francis.
I hear he's doing this one live now. For those who have heard it, has he sped it up at all? I bet it'd kick ass if it were played even faster.
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| NimrodsSon |
Posted - 10/02/2007 : 19:36:08
Easily the best song of the album, best song of the year, possibly Frank's best song ever. This one is perfect in every possible way. Well done, Frank!
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| Mismatched Sasquatch |
Posted - 10/02/2007 : 08:37:38
Great song. In order to suck my wife into new Frank (new Black?), i start the album off with this one, then start Pasty up after Bluefinger. And this way Tight Black Rubber is the finisher, which works well :) |
| deathwatch3000 |
Posted - 09/07/2007 : 16:48:38
really like this song, the ending is awesome, what i really really really really like about this song is the way that your mouth into mine comes straight after as part if the narrative. angels come to... is about his suicide, the bit at the end of that song is him jumping and the song after is (supposedly) his ressurection, which completely makes sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no one ever reads this far down into a thread anyway!! so blah, blah blah blahh bla bla bla blaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh blah!!! |
| Czar |
Posted - 08/17/2007 : 07:04:00
Coastline: I don't know. I think. I had to mess around quite a bit with the file format in order to get them to work on both my iRiver and my car CD player. The order might have been messed up in the process.
We Montrealers tend to be soooo unconventional.
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| jediroller |
Posted - 08/16/2007 : 23:59:05
quote:
Originally posted by bonedry
who are the musicians on bluefinger?
Black Francis: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Dan Schmid: bass
Jason Carter: drums
Violet Clark: vocals
Produced by Mark Lemhouse
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| coastline |
Posted - 08/16/2007 : 21:23:27
quote:
Originally posted by Czar
On my leaked version of BY it is the opener and it's great.
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Weird. That's two Montrealers I've heard that from. Yours is alphabetical, right?
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| Czar |
Posted - 08/16/2007 : 19:08:14
Angels is a perfect transition from The Catholics stuff. You could end listening to SMYT and start off BF with this one seamlessly. On my leaked version of BY it is the opener and it's great.
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| bonedry |
Posted - 08/16/2007 : 14:52:46
who are the musicians on bluefinger?
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| Carl |
Posted - 08/10/2007 : 09:21:29
"What's the story in Balamory, wouldn't you like to know!" |
| pixiestu |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 13:20:06
She totally is. Josie Jump is a bit of alright too.
"The arc of triumph" |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 09:23:16
quote:
Originally posted by pixiestu
I love Miss Hoolies accent!
I actually thing Miss Hoolie is kinda hawt.
"I hate how the reptile dreams it's a mammal. Scaley monster: be what you are!!" - Erebus. |
| cassandra is |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 02:05:43
I absolutely love the ending heavenly vocal chorus melodies on this one
genius, pure genius
pas de bras pas de chocolat |
| jediroller |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 02:01:36
I really love the drumming on that one.
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"Les Blackolero, y sont forts en sacramant" - Czar | 06/26/2007 | 20:10:34
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 01:32:00
Denis, that's exactly how I feel about it. EDF in the rafters.
 "Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
| vilainde |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 00:25:31
The outro of Angels reminds me an awful lot of TOTY, esp. The Vanishing Spies. Great, great song.
Denis
"Can you hear me? I aint got shit to say." |
| mixedbizz |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 19:42:03
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
agree. on wednesdays it's the best song on the record.
but i'd count pasty more catholics than black francis. it is 'i want rock and roll' after all.
Cpt pastey is "I want Rock-n-Roll" isn't it? Can't wait for part 3 :) |
| yingguoguizi |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 18:02:55
quote:
Originally posted by coastline
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It's far and away my favorite. It was from the first time I listened to the album. I didn't so much like the version he did in a recent radio interview, though. The melody got lost in that one. In the album version, the melody is enchanting. And the part at the end where the angels are marching Herman Brood to heaven is sublime.
I Agree with you, Cohen. It wasn't as good as the album version. However, it was nice to here FB giving a bit of a commentary for the song. Also, nice to hear it live and acoustic.
Mat |
| pixiestu |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 16:53:28
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
Hahaha, I've never attemted the Balamory theme!
"Ba-la-mo-ry, ba-la-mo-ry!!"
That just seriously ruins it. The theme from the actual programme is better, not the remix. I actually watch it quite a bit. I love Miss Hoolies accent!
Oh yeah and 'Angels Come To Comfort You' is one of my favourites along with 'Threshold' and 'Bluefinger'.
"The arc of triumph" |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 16:47:12
Frank does heal K. Sorry you have been going through a rough patch. Frank's music is always there during the good times and the bad.
It's funny that since Frank was talking about the interview on BBC (the one coastline was talking about) that I can't get that picture of the angels taking Herman Brood to heaven out of my head every time I listen to it.
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| Carl |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 12:13:35
You do mean Angels, not Balamory, Kathryn? ;D
"I hate how the reptile dreams it's a mammal. Scaley monster: be what you are!!" - Erebus. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 11:57:08
This song has soothed me through a difficult time and brought me to tears many a time. Frank heals.
I got some heaven in my head
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