| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| bonedry |
Posted - 09/20/2012 : 17:22:13
1. Wave of Mutilation
2. Cactus
3. Freedom Rock
4. The Sad Punk
5. Don't Ya Rile 'Em
6. The Jacques Tati
7. Announcement
8. Velouria
9. The Happening
10. Calistan
.....there you go, I have definitively determined his ten most awesomest compositions.
Honorabel Mentions:
Alec Eiffel, Letter to Memphis, Old Black Dawning, Places Named After Numbers, Billy Radcliffe, White Noise Maker, The Holiday Song, Ana, Cactus, Motorway to Roswell, All My Ghosts, Sing For Joy, Hey, Gouge Away |
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| pot |
Posted - 10/11/2012 : 14:19:39
quote:
I actually did a paper on the song and picked it largely in part because of the Robbie Burns connection. It was a Human Geography class and the assignment was to pick a song and analyse whether or not it was a Folk song. If i can find it, i'll post it.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind.
Please do, or email to me
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 10/10/2012 : 19:32:43
quote:
Originally posted by pot
I love Johnny Barleycorn! It's in my top 10 I reckon. It's the only Frank Black song I can recall right now that has saxophones in it that I like.
Robert Burns wrote a poem about this guy as well, whoever he is. (no read it)
http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/rburns/bl-rburns-johnabarley.htm
But the cheerfu' spring came kindly on,
And show'rs began to fall;
John Barleycorn got up again,
And sore surprised them all.
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I actually did a paper on the song and picked it largely in part because of the Robbie Burns connection. It was a Human Geography class and the assignment was to pick a song and analyse whether or not it was a Folk song. If i can find it, i'll post it.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| The Holiday Son |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 23:46:19
Announcement
Bullet
Dead Man's curve
Hey
If it takes all night
Letter to Memphis
Nimrod's Son
Rock Music
Speedy Marie
St Francis Dam Disaster
Wow that would make a solid album !
But it has to be a top 15 though !
So I'd add :
Calistan
Cold Heart of Stone
Don't Ya Rile 'Em
Living On Soul
Olé Mulholland
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| Srisaket |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 23:42:52
In no order:
1. Two Reelers
2. Manitoba
3. Letter to Memphis
4. Caribou
5. Ten percenter
6. Planet of Sound
7. Dig for Fire
8. Dead Man's Curve
9. Is She Weird?
10. Levitate Me |
| pot |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 20:27:23
I love Johnny Barleycorn! It's in my top 10 I reckon. It's the only Frank Black song I can recall right now that has saxophones in it that I like.
Robert Burns wrote a poem about this guy as well, whoever he is. (no read it)
http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/rburns/bl-rburns-johnabarley.htm
But the cheerfu' spring came kindly on,
And show'rs began to fall;
John Barleycorn got up again,
And sore surprised them all.
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 10/09/2012 : 20:17:13
In no particular order:
Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
Speedy Marie
Velouria
Johnny Barleycorn
Lonesome Fetter
Nimrod's Son
Announcement
Fields of Marigold
Solid Gold
Pan-American Highway
i reserve the right to change my mind at any moment.....but right now i just put these 10 in a playlist and am loving it! subbed in the maharal for Pan american (realised i don't have it in my itunes???
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| johnnyribcage |
Posted - 09/28/2012 : 17:03:44
Wsheeww.... Tough one. My list would look nothing like the OP's... assuming I could actually compile such a list. Maybe one night I'll get hammered and regale you all of my tales of FB greatness. Tonight's not the night though. You can all wait with bated breath until then. Go ahead. Bate.
Ayerigvlagabriga-Raraaaargh!-Rumbahl-Jumbahl! |
| sdon |
Posted - 09/28/2012 : 06:45:04
http://stereogum.com/1157312/pixies-10-best-songs/franchises/listomania/
Raging debates in the comments section
Glad to see Manta Ray, Hey, Ana, Hang Wire, Alec Eiffel, Motorway To Roswell... make some people's lists
"Happiness is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth." |
| Jose Jones |
Posted - 09/28/2012 : 04:51:56
a lot of what you mentioned, bonedry, was on the initial list i made. but i really tried to be honest and whittle it down to 10. eliminating the last 9 was excruciating.
i'm surprised to see DEAD on my list, but not the happening, speedy marie or calistan. it seems like insanity, but i tried to be true to the term "composition," whatever that means.
anyway, it's fun giving this kind of thought to this music that i've taken for granted as being the best ever.
i've always preferred the BBC version of DEAD, but this little exercise made me a true believer in the album version.
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they were the heroes of old, men of renown. |
| bonedry |
Posted - 09/26/2012 : 16:39:54
ok.
SAD PUNK HAS AMAZING LYRICS AND AN AMAZING STRUCTURE! such a perfect fast screaming/slow down and get pretty one two punch.
and obviously speedy marie is one of the ten best. that's what great about frank. he churns them out.
and let me say i should have put LIVING ON SOUL. i heard it live first, and i though to myself "is this a cover? it's sounds like it has been around forever..." CULT OF FRANK, no sad punk? come on.
also, letter to roswell/motoway to memphis. and all my ghosts. and billy radcliffe. and white noise maker. and two reelers. and.......PRAY A LITTLE FASTER! |
| Jose Jones |
Posted - 09/23/2012 : 17:22:38
all right. third attempt at an attempt.
let me see if i get this straight:
valley of our hope
adda lee
announcement
chip away boy
st francis dam disaster
the swimmer
pan american highway
ana
letter to memphis
dead
wow. i actually gave this more than a second thought and i'm surprised by some of the results.
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they were the heroes of old, men of renown. |
| teenager94 |
Posted - 09/23/2012 : 04:21:54
Can't believe 'Pan American Highway' hasn't merited a mention........ Still, all about opinions as we say. That's my favourite moment no question, the other 9 could change with each passing day. 'Speedy Marie' would be there most days as well. |
| floop |
Posted - 09/22/2012 : 17:14:20
quote:
Originally posted by Mac E. Doobage
Adda Lee
"like" |
| Mac E. Doobage |
Posted - 09/22/2012 : 15:43:19
Adda Lee |
| Idalgo Clandestino |
Posted - 09/22/2012 : 14:20:39
quote:
Originally posted by Idalgo Clandestino
Mr. Grieves
Alec Eiffel
Solid Gold
you probably thought i'm a shy guy
and then:
The Happening
Dead
Crackity Jones
Brick Is Red
End Of Miles
Speedy Marie
I Will Run After You
you probably thought i'm a shy guy |
| The Maharal |
Posted - 09/22/2012 : 13:23:36
Sad Punk is one of BF's best screamers. I've never done karaoke but I'd love to try my luck with that song.
Wouldn't be in my top 10 or 20 though. Will try and compile a list tomorrow. |
| Don Eduardo |
Posted - 09/22/2012 : 13:04:55
Sad Punk, definitely!
Abstract Plain
Velouria
So. Bay
Gouge Away
Your Mouth Into Mine
Sad Punk
Speedy Marie
Czar
Don't Get Me Wrong
Motorway To Roswell
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| Idalgo Clandestino |
Posted - 09/22/2012 : 09:23:27
Mr. Grieves
Alec Eiffel
Solid Gold
you probably thought i'm a shy guy |
| benji |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 20:29:53
I got 11.
Cactus
River Euphrates
Tame
Gouge Away
All Over The World
Parry The Wind High, Low
Freedom Rock
Big Red
Bullet
So. Bay
Massif Centrale
all i can say, thank god for polio! brian |
| hammerhands |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 19:29:05
I like the word composition. That makes a question that hasn't been asked too often. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 17:54:19
Sad Punk??????????????????????????????????????????? .... ??????????????!!!
This is an impossible question and perhaps the subject for a future podcast... someday. It's hard to even pick the ten best songs on Teenager nevermind spanning a solo career, the Catholics, Pixies, a second solo career, Grand Duchy, a couple Nashville albums, ....
I wouldn't even know how to begin but I'd know how not to begin. Sad Punk.
 "If we hit this bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| pot |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 14:27:29
It would be easier for me to pick the ten best hot dinners I've ever had in my life. |
| bonedry |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 14:04:33
Sad Punk, totally!
Jacques Tati, ok...i was trying to throw out a goofy one.
sad punk. |
| darwin |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 13:30:49
The Jacques Tati
umm, no |
| hammerhands |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 11:53:23
I'm not feeling The Sad Punk...
I shall ponder. Compositions is a different term.
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| sdon |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 08:01:04
Hi
First post on these forums
In no particular order :
Caribou
River Euphrates
Tame
Gouge Away
Velouria
The Happening
Trompe Le Monde
Sad Punk
Los Angeles
Thalassocracy
Dog Gone
Sing For Joy
Living on Soul
Dead Man's Curve
Tight Black Rubber
Fort Wayne
"Happiness is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth." |
| The Maharal |
Posted - 09/21/2012 : 03:16:02
I don't think I could whittle it down to ten. Twenty or thirty maybe. And if I did that it'd be more "top 20 or 30 favourites" since it's hard to come up with the criteria for what constitutes his "best" songs.
Good to see The Happening and Don't Ya Rile 'Em featured so high by the way. Underrated gems. |
