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| kathryn |
Posted - 01/25/2006 : 06:13:00
from an Italian blog, "a possible tracklist" for The Man's upcoming release:
http://indie-eye.blogosfere.it/2006/01/frank_black_fas.html
I got some heaven in my head
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| vilainde |
Posted - 07/17/2012 : 22:07:34
R.I.P. Bob Babbitt
http://www.freep.com/usatoday/article/56256972?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Entertainment|p
Denis
Obsidiana Bijoux |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/22/2007 : 12:39:18
quote:
Originally posted by Grotesque
Aw. Like that, without any photoshop cheap effects, that would have been a beautifull cover.
The gaz rainbow on the floor is gorgeous. Here is the simple demonstration that when something is pretty, it is very fragile and you shouldnt touch it anymore.
Water pollution is a pretty and fragile thing? |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/22/2007 : 12:08:32
Watched Tommy Lee Jones' The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada last night (which was very good), Levon Helm is terrific in a supporting role as a blind old man! The film also includes a soundtrack of guys I'm sure Frank has a lot of respect for, such as Freddy Fender!! |
| fbc |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 14:38:47
Michael Halsband shoots a nice shot. |
| Grotesque |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 09:48:12
Aw. Like that, without any photoshop cheap effects, that would have been a beautifull cover.
The gaz rainbow on the floor is gorgeous. Here is the simple demonstration that when something is pretty, it is very fragile and you shouldnt touch it anymore. |
| 1965 |
Posted - 01/05/2007 : 05:35:47
I posted this in another thread, but looks like it was slipping thru the cracks there. It probably suits this thread better anyway. The original (un-enhanced) FMRM album cover photo for comparison:
 
MCMLXV |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/16/2006 : 14:40:12
I'm sorry to hear that. My condolences to Ian McLagan
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| kfs |
Posted - 08/16/2006 : 10:41:46
Did you guys hear about the passing of Ian McLagan's wife? |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 07/19/2006 : 12:14:00
I prefer Nick Vincent, to be honest
but I'm pretty ambivalent about the whole Nashville-period
somedays I like it, somedays I don't
my hopes are high for the new EDF-cd
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God save the Noisies |
| Carl |
Posted - 07/19/2006 : 09:57:17
I think the musicianship is fantastic, and I actually don't have a problem with the production, which some people seem to have.
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| vilainde |
Posted - 07/19/2006 : 07:21:30
I agree with your last sentence, Carl. The people saying "Frank has lost it" regarding his Nashville albums are wrong IMO. You can criticize the way they're played or the way they're produced (I know I do) but you can't deny the songwriting on My Terrible Ways or Elijah is classic Frank.
Denis
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/19/2006 : 03:37:07
I haven't listened to Honeycomb much, and I only listened to FM/RM for the first time the other day, but I think people have been over-critical of Frank's 'Nashville period'. He's still writing great songs, IMO.
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| the man who is too loud |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 20:12:13
IMO after the catholics franks cd's are getting worse by the year.
I don't even listen to this with pleasure, it's more like forcing myself to get through the entire album for old times sake.
Sure there are some fresh sounding 'OK' songs that will make it to one of my playlists sometime , but nothing exceptionally good.
His voice and creativity are not suited for this music style (according to my taste, but who am I). It's nice of him though to make a cd of this session that must have been a lot of fun for him, I'm sure some people will dig it and my curiosity about what he's up to has been satisfied...to end on a positive note. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 13:25:33
Please don't post the same thing in multiple places.
 "No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself." |
| moksha23x |
Posted - 07/18/2006 : 13:06:23
Does anyone know if I can get FMRM on wax (LP Record Album) ??????
I love this album and want to add it to my record collection!!!
KJM |
| pixie punk |
Posted - 07/09/2006 : 10:07:23
Allmusic.com has Fastman Raiderman listed as one of the best releases of the past three months.Barry AdamsonStranger on the SofaCentral ControlRock
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Elvis Costello/Allen ToussaintRiver in ReverseVerve ForecastRock
DabryeTwo/ThreeGhostly InternationalRap
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Kissing the PinkNaked/Kissing the PinkWounded BirdRock
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Mojave 3Puzzles Like You4ADRock
Willie NelsonThe Complete Atlantic SessionsAtlantic/RhinoCountry
Gram Parsons The Complete Reprise SessionsRhinoRock
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/06/2006 : 09:02:55
Haha, very good boydrinksgirl. And hello to you!
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| fbc |
Posted - 07/06/2006 : 02:15:17
"hey!" |
| danjersey |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 20:58:23
see now that was nice give him a cheer. |
| boydrinksgirl |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 20:10:07
From one king to another. . .
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| teh sharkie |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 19:15:22
i smell astroturf |
| Born to Lose |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 18:49:57
As much as I love Frank Black's first three albums that sang of weird, interstellar phenomena, I'm very glad he has not allowed himself to be stuck in a rut. I think FM/RM is definitely one of his best records. Its a lot more upbeat than Honeycomb. Honeycomb had a lot of nice tunes but they weren't exactly catchy. I find myself singing and humming a lot of the songs from FM/RM. |
| boydrinksgirl |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 18:41:25
There can be a myriad of arguements pro and con, but the fact remains, and it is cliche, 'moss don't gather on a rolling stone'. So many artists have stepped outside their safety zone, and while most die-hard fans would disagree with their decisions to do so, some really wonderful things can come from those tangents. Hell, Johnny Cash was covering Trent Reznor in his last days, and as incredulous as that was, somehow it worked.
Perhaps Frank will revisit some familiar ground again, but for now he seems to enjoy exploring some American Gothic. |
| mixedbizz |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 16:40:45
Southbend, I respect your opinion, but disagree with just about everything you just said.
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| Southbound Bevy |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 09:00:19
Well, I totally agree that “drawing new fans” is not the aim per se and I don’t care if my tastes are shared by many others. When I was saying it I meant that it’s a reliable indicator of worthiness of the music. If people go to the stores and buy CDs of the artist which career they have not followed it indicates that music worth it, there is a spark, there is a magic in it. FB now is just a shadow of his former creative self. His music and lyrics are way from “Why do cupids and angels continually haunt her dreams like memories of another life…” + music, if you understand what I mean. That was the pure magic. As to Virgin Megastore Top 30 position I think it could be secured by the people like we all are, old time fans. There’s no way around it for us. But I just can not imagine what song or songs from FMRM would inspire someone new to Frank Black to go to the store and ask for the album. Let’s ask ourselves if we would be interested in this artist if it was the first record we ever listened to. I wouldn’t. He plays on a field which is not his. There are people that do this country/ folk stuff much better. When FB sings Dirty Old Town duo with Marty Brown (if I’m not mistaken) the latter does it much better, cause it’s his ground. It’s where he belongs while Frank, so to say, roams the strange land. I hope endlessly that FB will make a return some day to his rocking days and bizarre maybe even UFO lyrics (dreamer). That’s where he is unsurpassable. |
| Jefrey |
Posted - 07/05/2006 : 02:00:31
quote:
Originally posted by Southbound Bevy
Frank nowadays makes records that can not influence, draw new fans. It’s like he is producing music which is interesting to himself, and we his devoted followers have to listen, analyze and halfheartedly say that it’s fine and songs are nice, and count how many legends took part in making it.
I think there are plenty of fans on this board that have expressed frustration with the direction FB's music has gone in the last few years, myself included.
I didn't care for the majority of BLD, SMYT, or DW. There are some songs that I threw on my "Best Of" lists, but as albums, they didn't do it for me.
I think it's true, we love the body of work that FB has produced as an artist over the last 20 years that we're willing to give anything he puts out a listen, but I don't think that there's any kind of blind adoration going on, especially on this board. We're willing to be critical, and I don't think anyone's forcing themselves to like something.
Look at anyone's top 10 list, and every one is different.
I am one that is willing to give everything at least a chance. FMRM is easily my favorite since Pistolero. I do agree that the use of session artists hurts it a bit. It sounds great technically, but some of the solos and arrangements do sound a bit predictable. I think it's too bad that some of these great songs didn't get a chance to develop and mature a bit.
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| mixedbizz |
Posted - 07/04/2006 : 14:46:23
Legends or no legends FMRM is a beautiful double album that I'm quite sure no one else in the world could have made. Does it really matter if it influences people or "draws new fans"? If it doesn't, that's their loss. FastmanRaiderman proves to me what I already knew, that Frank Black can do whatever the hell he wants. Nine times out of ten it's gonna be pretty damn good.
I was at Virgin Megastore in New York a few days ago, and low and behold FMRM is up there in the store's Top 30. Strange to see it wedged between Madonna and Busta Rhymes. I wouldn't be so sure the records aren't "drawing new fans". Someone's buying it. And every FB/Pixies show I see, there's always teenagers and new faces in the crowd. Good music crosses the lines of gender, race, and age.
Am I ranting? A little bit maybe. :P |
| a guy in a rover |
Posted - 07/04/2006 : 07:03:00
quote:
Originally posted by Southbound Bevy
How many legends were there for Trompe le Monde or Pistolero?
True dat. Many legends does not a great album make.
Kiss my ring...I am the greatest
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| Southbound Bevy |
Posted - 07/03/2006 : 02:19:43
I have listened to FMRM several times. And it’s a good record and there are some nice songs. But I just want to repeat my last year’s opinion, when Honeycomb was discussed. Frank nowadays makes records that can not influence, draw new fans. It’s like he is producing music which is interesting to himself, and we his devoted followers have to listen, analyze and halfheartedly say that it’s fine and songs are nice, and count how many legends took part in making it. It’s just sublimation. We are discussing topics which are not relevant to the case. How many legends were there for Trompe le Monde or Pistolero? IMO FMRM is an ordinary album which wouldn’t have been noticed at all had it been released by some unknown musician. And of course it would be better to have 14 songs instead of 27.
In case anyone is pissed off. Sorry, didn’t want to offend anyone, just frustrated.
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| billgoodman |
Posted - 07/02/2006 : 02:41:36
after a few spins:
I can understand that this is an album that meets a lot of negative reviews. But myself, I'm still dumbfounded by our Frank. Listening to Fastman, beautiful harmonies.
Not a big fan of double-albums myself, this is no exception I guess. Frank's voice is sometimes a bit off key, but that's all I got to bitch. I say back to the 2-track live method. He liked his singing better on those records, very weird, you would think he could pull it better off now.
But he still one of my favourite singers, his voice has such a great colour.
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God save the Noisies |
| ccuadros |
Posted - 07/01/2006 : 09:12:35
just arrived form cduniverse, I listened for the first time, very good discs, i prefer disc 2, rocks more than disc 1, beautifull package.
Salu2 |
| a guy in a rover |
Posted - 06/28/2006 : 14:34:07
My thoughts on FM/RM having listened to it quite a few times now (not that anyone cares):
Its a BIG improvement on Honeycomb. Im still not a massive fan of the 'Nashville era', but this a pretty good record. There's quite a few mediocre tracks on here, but also a lot of Frank Gold. I like the fact that it hasn't been scaled down to one record like many reviewers have suggested, because it gives the listener more choice. The vast number of tracks on FM/RM are wide ranging and diverse and listening to it is something of an enjoyable marathon.
However, I prefer the raw 2/track recordning method used by the Catholics over enlisting a shitload of legends anyday. Yes they may be legends, but just because you put them all in a room together doesn't mean they are going to make legendary music. Instead they end up sounding like polished session musicians and not a cohesive musical ensemble.
Kiss my ring...I am the greatest
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| vilainde |
Posted - 06/26/2006 : 23:38:12
You mean SMYT? Cause the Honeycomb songs were published under Lone Child Music too. Yeah, I wondered too why HTL was Spime Songs. It's not rare for Frank to release songs way after they're written though.
Denis
Your team sucks |
| 1965 |
Posted - 06/26/2006 : 17:51:50
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
'The Monkey's Paw'. I've read this before. Is it Charles' publishing company? I'm sure I've seen it in relation to the Pixies songs, too.
The Monkey's Paw is Reid Paley publishing.
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Btw, further in regards to publishing: assuming Lone Child music relates to FB solo material post-Honeycomb, I am just wondering why Highway To Lowdown is associated with Spime Songs?
Maybe it got pulled from Honeycomb at the last second?
(( I'm a Snake... cut in half 'cause I'm not the one you needed. )) |
| 1965 |
Posted - 06/26/2006 : 17:21:25
If BP got back to you, that's good. From personal experience, they never replied to any of my emails.
Fyi, I have a EU/cooking vinyl CD and that is also not [DRM] copy controlled either. Looks like only some of the advance CD's were copy controlled.
(( I'm a Snake... cut in half 'cause I'm not the one you needed. )) |
