| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| betty |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 13:07:28
if i can afford to buy only one record of fb solo, which should it be?
warm wishes and fond regards,
betty |
| 35 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| wilsmyth |
Posted - 07/28/2004 : 11:29:25
Agreed with almost everybodys sugestions... i started going straight from the end of the pixies and into the FB so i listened to each album as it came out... and i really cant imagine it any other way... as for a place to start... from the beginning and grow with each new album... Please dont forget the b sides, soundtracks and team-ups... the man is the man... a paradigm, and a soda jerk... you have a lot of work ahead of you, thank goodness i took all those years...
Cry havoc, Let loose the Penguins of War |
| Smart Alec |
Posted - 07/27/2004 : 02:42:59
Tough question. I still like TOTY most myself, but they are all great in a different way. Here's some short reviews:
Frank Black: Shortly after the Pixies breakup. You can hear some songs were intended for the Pixies, but you can hear he's already looking for a new sound as well.
Teenager of the Year: Classic FB album. Great songwriting, great arrangements. Most value for money as well, counting 22 songs which are all great.
Cult of Ray: First Catholics album. Quite decent, rocking album. Though not one of his best albums, my all-time favourite FB-song is on it: The Last Stand of Shazib Andlib
FB & the Catholics: My favourite Catholics album. It Rocks! And six-sixty-six is wacky but soooooooo (well, what DO you call it?) let's just say: GREAT!
Pistolero: The loudest FB album there is. I go insane everytime I hear "I think I'm starting to lose it", and "I love your Brain" and "Billy Radcliffe" also stand out.
Dog in the Sand: Maybe I spoke too soon when I said "Shazib" was my favourite track: "St. Francis Dam Disaster", ooooow the sheer drama of THIS song might surpass any other song I know. The album as a whole is one of my favourites too.
Devil's Workshop and Black Letter Days: I STILL didn't quite figure those out. Though there are some great songs again, mostly on DW, I think it's better to put out one album at a time. If he would concentrated on the best songs from both albums and put them together on one album, it would have been another great one. These two apart are just plain good.
Show me your Tears: Top 3 of favourite albums definately! And it's STILL growing on me.
"Love Bang Crash a waka waka" |
| Robert_Eiffel |
Posted - 07/13/2004 : 09:49:10
TOTY all the way, it blows me away each time i listen to it
Come ON Pilgrim.....You know he Loves You!! |
| VoVat |
Posted - 07/11/2004 : 11:44:21
That's the pot calling the Frank black!
Sorry. That was really lame.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
| betty |
Posted - 07/10/2004 : 21:21:58
well, he'd probably be a better conversationalist than a plant.
but much less fun to smoke.
warm wishes and fond regards,
betty |
| TheCroutonFuton |
Posted - 07/10/2004 : 21:00:31
Frank Black is better than any pot, I reckon.
"Freedom is a state of mind and the condition and position of your ass. Free your mind and your ass will follow." - Funkadelic |
| betty |
Posted - 07/10/2004 : 20:58:30
i'll ty, as in thank you for all of your illuminating comments awesome place! i still don't have any solo fb, as i bought pot instead, but i will get paid monday and plan on doing the chronological menue.
love!
warm wishes and fond regards,
betty |
| Monsieur |
Posted - 07/09/2004 : 05:48:57
TO TY or NOT TO TY?
that is the question |
| usedtobenavajo |
Posted - 07/08/2004 : 17:18:09
Teenager of the Year is so amazing. You'll love it.
If you dont, I hate to say it, but there is something wrong with you.
So Im headed for the stereo store, to buy a white noise maker, and turn it up to ten. |
| FrankfanL |
Posted - 07/07/2004 : 13:28:12
You can't go wrong with any of them, however, I recommend Teenager of the Year. |
| offerw |
Posted - 07/05/2004 : 09:12:48
Well Betty I'm sure you've bought TOTY by now and you must be a very happy Betty because of it too. Don't let these guys make you forget about Show Me Your Tears though. After you've loved TOTY to bits go for SMYT. Agh, just go for the whole lot.
wilhelm |
| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 07/05/2004 : 08:10:29
TOTY, no question about it.
Just thought I'd throw that in there... |
| jefry |
Posted - 07/01/2004 : 22:37:01
hello
D=RxT |
| meifen |
Posted - 07/01/2004 : 21:11:47
my first was fb&c Dog In the Sand. It was cool, but my second, frank black, was teenager of the year. BadASS
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"You think you're so cool cuz you can pee with your penis...!" -Rob Schneider |
| VoVat |
Posted - 06/19/2004 : 09:18:09
It's like Lay's Potato Chips! No one can eat just one.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
| n/a |
Posted - 06/19/2004 : 06:42:10
You should by all of them! They are all so very good! So different from each other!
I can´t choose one!
rita.r |
| holidaysong |
Posted - 06/19/2004 : 03:59:41
The Calistanian - great little FB timeline 
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Éireann go Brách |
| The Calistanian |
Posted - 06/10/2004 : 08:50:45
Find a Delorian, go back to 1993 and start from there to get the true Frank Black thrill ride experience. Some memoirs of the FB experience:
1993: "What!? The Pixies broke up? Black Francis has a solo album?! He's calling himself Frank Black now?!"
1994: I was walking through a crappy over-priced mall record store...and spotted that beautiful white cover of 'Teenager of the Year'. Mind you, these are the days before the internet took off, and I didn't have too many resources for finding out when FB records came out. This is the only time I've ever paid $19.99 for a CD.
1995: "When the hell is FB coming out with a new album?"
1996: "Dear god in heavens...FB has a new album!! Cool, he changed record labels."
1997: "When the hell is FB coming out with a new album?"
1998 part a: "When the hell is FB coming out with a new album?"
1998 part b: After the longest drought between records - "Frank Black and the Catholics?!! Awesome...he's got an official back up band!! He's taken a slightly different turn lyrically, but it's good."
1999: "Pistolero...and the cover art is reminiscent of the Pixies."
2000: "When the hell is FB coming out with a new album?"
2001: "Dog in the Sand...his most polished Catholics era release, with keyboards added." Later that year I had my best concert moment hearing "If It Takes All Night" live.
2002: "What?! TWO albums? On the same day?! I'm in heaven. Whoa...where is Rich Gilbert on 'Devil's Workshop'? He's not done with the Catholics, is he?" Later that year, I was relieved to see Rich Gilbert perform at a FB&C's show.
2003: He's going back to some country/folk/rock roots with Show Me Your Tears. Great album...I knew he had to get it out of his system when I heard "Six Sixty Six" back in 1998.
2004: The Pixies??!!
Man, was I born at the right time in history.
1. I am a fsh with no i's.
2. You must be wearing Zubaz, 'cause you're daring to be different.
3. I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
| apl4eris |
Posted - 06/10/2004 : 08:10:39
TOTY, and no regrets!
If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni,
all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat. |
| astrosurfer |
Posted - 05/19/2004 : 05:37:42
the next
sorry for my english language.. |
| the thing |
Posted - 05/19/2004 : 03:37:31
TOTY - best Frank Black album - best Black Francis album - best Charles Thompson album - best album
My head was feeling scared, but my heart was feeling free |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 05/19/2004 : 02:40:19
quote:
Originally posted by Helmut
[br3. Frank Black and the Catholics - Yellow Album
Yellow?
isn't it brown?
or is it orange?
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
| ivandivel |
Posted - 05/19/2004 : 00:03:39
TOTY definetely. No fillers, just great fun. |
| mun chien andalusia |
Posted - 05/18/2004 : 11:44:37
Go for Teenager Of The Year.
 join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
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| Helmut |
Posted - 05/18/2004 : 07:06:17
Ok, here is my list:
1.Frank Black self titled - pure pop genius, great songs, Pet Sounds vibe.
2. Black Letter Days - Great alt-country/rock album. Frank's most Americana album to date in my opinion.
3. Frank Black and the Catholics - Yellow Album - Raw, rough and ready. The songs are great, very cruisy but edgy.
Those are my top Frank Black albums. "Dog in the Sand" gets a fair few spins and is an easy "in" album. Worth checking out if you still have some cash left over... |
| VoVat |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 14:02:19
quote:
No filler in TOTY. Come on, I never skip a single track.
I tend to think of "filler" as something thrown on to make a short album longer. When an album is as long as TOTY, I would say it isn't really a valid term. Doesn't mean every song is of equal quality, but calling anything "filler" would seem to be a misnomer, because there isn't any need for "filling."
I started with TOTY, by the way.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
| vigorstrength |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 13:55:59
"Frank Black"
"Teenager of the Year"
"Cult of Ray"
"Oddballs"
"Frank Black and the Catholics"
"Pistolero"
"Dog in the Sand"
"Devil's Workshop"
"Black Letter Days"
"Show Me Your Tears"
Just throw a dart at this list and whichever it lands on, it'll be an excellent introduction of what the man's all about. |
| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 05/15/2004 : 13:42:55
I would have to suggest getting Show Me Your Tears. I have played a lot of FB for friends who don't really know him, and that always seems to go over best for them. I find a lot people I play FB for don't really like TOTY. Truth is though, none of them were really Pixies fans. I guess if you like the Pixies, TOTY or his first self titled would be good places to begin. I started with TOTY, and since have been hooked. You can't really go wrong though, the man hasn't made a bad album.
Aloha means goodbye, and also hello. |
| IceCream |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 18:07:38
Actually, I think you should get the Nadine Live EP. It's FANTASTIC. I know it's a bit abnormal to suggest an EP, but you get five fantastic songs spanning FB's career from 1989 to 2003. |
| IceCream |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 17:01:55
I suggest Devil's Workshop. It has "San Antonio, TX". |
| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 16:59:03
quote:
Originally posted by El Barto
Hey, my first was FB&TC self-titled too! I remember thinking "woah! this is *nothing* like the Pixies". I say why skip around...start at the beginning and get the first FB self-titled album. TOTY is nice but it has way too much filler in my opinion. FB is clean and concise...straight to the point, balls to the wall, space rock.
Boycott cults and t's
No filler in TOTY. Come on, I never skip a single track.
It's our tradition to control, Like Erich Honecker and Helmut Kohl, From the Ukraine to the Rhône. Sweet home über alles, Lord, I'm coming home. So come on, Sugar Daddy, bring me home. |
| darkoutsider |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 16:56:06
Well, I think the best way to get into Frank Black's solo stuff it depends what you want to hear. If you want to hear his solo stuff after the Pixies Frank Black and Teenager Of The Year is your best bet. If you want to get into the Catholics, you can't go wrong with Dog In The Sand. It's what I started with and I got hooked. I mean "Blast Off" "Stupid Me" "Bullet" "Hermaphroditos" all great songs. That'll make you one of us.
But that's only my opinion, I could be wrong. |
| soundofataris |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 16:08:38
I disagree. The first solo, for myself and a few others pixies fans I know, took a good while to grow on us. I find TOTY to be much catchier. But but for my sheckels, Dog In the Sand is a good place to begin. If you like that, then you'll definately like the three albums before and the three after. His music's in consant transition between styles, and this seems right dab in the middle of FB's developed signature sound. The first two albums always seemed closer to pixies stuff then the other solo FB stuff and don't fully represent his career.
warm....warmer.....disco! |
| BLT |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 15:51:15
Yeah, go in chronological order. That way you get the whole transformation from Pixies to troubadour.
 "Join the Cult of Ishmael / And raise a barn" |
| El Barto |
Posted - 05/14/2004 : 15:22:09
Hey, my first was FB&TC self-titled too! I remember thinking "woah! this is *nothing* like the Pixies". I say why skip around...start at the beginning and get the first FB self-titled album. TOTY is nice but it has way too much filler in my opinion. FB is clean and concise...straight to the point, balls to the wall, space rock.
Boycott cults and t's |
