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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Ten Percenter[/i] [br] FBF was given a B- in this review; I don't think that it has been posted before: http://www.uptownmag.com/current/cds/cds.htm The liner notes reveal that the first disc of this double set is a demo made by Frank in 1987, while the second disc contains a collection of the Pixies’ best songs, altered and re-recorded by Two Pale Boys in 2003. Black Francis knows he’s treading on dangerous ground here — he says as much in the notes — because the first disc really isn’t strong enough to stand on its own, and the second disc is “messing with the gospel.” Nevertheless, Disc 1 is gold for those sprinkled with Pixie dust. It shows a raw, almost-shrill Frank hammering out rough versions of the songs that would soon inspire the likes of Kurt Cobain. The second disc is a good look at where a mellower, pudgier Frank Black is today. This package is a must-have for diehards (who may still hate Disc 2), but more casual fans should stick with Surfer Rosa or Doolittle. Mike Warkentin "Fried food, cigarettes, no exercise, chest pain..." (Excerpt from the Angina Monologues) [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.