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| Marc With A C |
Posted - 07/10/2004 : 06:03:47
I dunno. I've been in the mood to write a diary entry for the
my website lately. But,with Mr. Webmaster out of town on a holy excursion with Mrs. Webmaster... any entry I compose can only hope to become stagnant in his in-box. And there's already an entry waiting in there now. So, I'll just yammer on here for awhile.
First off, I'm up way too early. I didn't sleep well last night. I've got this habit of falling asleep to music. Most nights, the sandman doesn't visit until maybe the 4th or 5th song on whatever album I'm listening to when I turn the lights off. I'm usually not even that choosy about whats playing, either. This week alone it's been stuff like Mirah, Elected, Johnny Cash... fairly mellow. I don't know what the hell I was thinking when I tried to fall asleep to the first Frank Black solo album. It seemed, (for some reason), like a great idea. So much so that I spent 5 minutes programming the tracklisting in alphabetical order before I would start it. So, "Adda Lee" opens it up. Not too shabby, my eyes are getting heavy, and I'm getting comfy. "Brackish Boy" follows... and while it's acoustic, I'm starting to think that this record may not have been the best choice. I mean, look. It's a great, brilliant album... but it's so jittery and cut-up that you cannot possibly relax to it. But, I was pretty damn sleepy from the Sominex I'd taken earlier, and now that I was up to "Everytime I Go Round Here". I was determined to make it through... and beat Frank Black's mighty first album.
(By the way, don't ask why... I do really stupid things when I'm sleepy).
I was doing pretty good... until the awful outdated production of "Hang Onto Your Ego" chimed in. All of a sudden, no position was comfortable. No pillow felt right. I could do nothing to alleviate the incessant throbbing of that annoying-ass bass-synth line that destroys the song. And right when I'm slipping and about to cave... Frank busts out with that "hang on/but I know that you're gonna lose the fight" line. Frank Black knew exactly what he was doing. He crafted his debut album to keep me awake at night.
Fucker.
Now, here's where I'm confused about it all. While I've had this sleeping habit most of my life, how on earth could Frank have known I'd one day try this with his debut? Truth be told, I didn't even own a copy of it until about three years ago. And for the first two years of that ownership, I couldn't stand it. I mean, it was released between The Pixies "Trompe Le Monde" and Frank's own masterstroke "Teenager Of The Year". That's some pretty stiff competition. Dude... I don't care if you made a friggin' musical adaptation of Charles Manson's secret journal entries sung by Jem and the flippin' Holograms. You aren't gonna put out a record bewteen those that gets any sort of recognition whatsoever. And Frank is not a dumb guy. He knew that. This is why he had a mission. That mission? Fuck up Marc's sleeping patterns. There was no better time for him to do it. And his motive?
The fact that I'd always been rooting for Kim Deal instead of him. That, my friends, is Frank Black in a nutshell. Imagine it if you will:
Kim: I wanna sing more Pixies songs.
Frank: No. Shut up, wench.
Kim: Come on, people love that "Gigantic" song. And you have to admit, my backing vocals pretty much make this band.
Frank: Are you still talking, wench? Shut up.
Kim: (pauses chewing on her nicotine gum to light a cigarette, followed by a swig of Pabst Blue Ribbon... in a can covered by a 'koozy') Well, there's this kid in Florida named Marc, and he believes in me. He knows what I'm capable of. He knows that deep down, I can pummel you artistically.
Frank: Hey, Kim. What has two thumbs and wants you to shut up?
Kim: (finally exhales bong hit that was taken just before this conversation started) I dunno, what?
Frank: (points to self with thumbs) This guy.
Kim: Alright, but does this mean that you are calling that kid Marc a liar?
Frank: No, I've got a plan to fix him. I've been working up a solo album, and...uh, that's really all I have to say on that matter.
Kim: (burping loudly from the bongwater she just chugged) Huh? Oh, I wanna sing more Pixies songs.
And there you have it, folks. The reason I'm so flipping tired today. The reason my show tonight will more than likely suck. And the reason that Frank Black made his first solo record... just to keep me awake.
Hope you're happy, Charles.
In the evening I want my coffee, in the morning I want my dope... www.marcwithac.com |
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| Marc With A C |
Posted - 07/16/2004 : 14:22:57
get over it folks...
it was a sleepless rambling.
In the evening I want my coffee, in the morning I want my dope... www.marcwithac.com |
| VoVat |
Posted - 07/14/2004 : 18:51:24
St. Francis loves Floop? In what way?
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
| lonely persuader |
Posted - 07/14/2004 : 04:34:05
bad writers need to be told so (in order to stop the delusions)....
god knows there are enough bad singers and songwriters (some one should really tell em that they are and save our ears.... especially when there are good ones out there who dont get the chance because of the over-hyped shit out there)........ Im no good at lots of stuff and am glad to be told so that i can either improve or find something im good at... its not rude its helpful.....
a tank u |
| Little Black Francis |
Posted - 07/14/2004 : 01:25:14
hey! all of you ass%$#loes
SAFO!
AC, nice peice
why is eeryone such a f*&ktard!????????
I think I am going insane
I'll just channel my hatred, as Saint Francis did his love, towards Floop.
At leat he understands a cynic when he encounters one...
seriously, lighten up you fudges...
Ik heb je oma geneukt met de voorbind dildo van Floops moederhehehahhahehehaha |
| Bradrock |
Posted - 07/14/2004 : 00:09:04
You should apply to be a dickhead writer for Pitchfork. |
| Ebb Vicious |
Posted - 07/13/2004 : 14:05:21
you are a terrible music critic and you aren't a particularly good or original writer.
i hope very dearly that you have some sort of talent regarding the operation of musical instruments. |
| Jason |
Posted - 07/10/2004 : 17:03:58
I sure didn't feel sleepless while reading your post.
Somebody had to make that joke. |
| Halcyon |
Posted - 07/10/2004 : 10:52:55
I like how you put yourself into that story... except not really. |
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