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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
 Posted - 02/24/2003 : 22:00:22
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I was going to start a new round last night, but I got caught up in video games and forgot. Anyway, the lucky loser this time is Stupid Me.
1. Blast Off
2. I've Seen Your Picture
3. St. Francis Dam Disaster
4. Robert Onion
6. Bullet
7. The Swimmer
9. I'll Be Blue
10. Llano Del Rio
11. If It Takes All Night
12. Dog In The Sand
I'll Be Blue can go next. Overall, I think it's harder to pick songs to vote off from this album than from the others.
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea? |
Edited by - El Barto on 03/23/2003 23:25:43 |
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Don Eduardo
= Cult of Ray =
Australia
403 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2003 : 23:28:07
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| I've Seen Your Picture |
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2003 : 23:34:29
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what.... Ive seen your picture is one of the best on the album.... I reckon Dog in the Sand.
2002 World Air Guitar Champion |
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steveplymouthuk
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 00:21:42
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| LLANO DEL RIO |
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astroman
- FB Fan -
Portugal
84 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 00:26:18
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| I´ll be blue...but very hard to decide |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7446 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 00:47:51
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I'll Be Blue.
Denis |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 02:40:57
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llano del rio
There may be no 'I' in team, but there's a 'ME' if you look hard enough. |
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mdisanto
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 03:39:44
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blast off
-miked |
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 03:54:21
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Dog in the Sand is a cracking album, but when you have to do an elimination you realise how good the album really is...
2002 World Air Guitar Champion |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2023 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 04:51:36
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| I´ll be blue |
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Malax
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1340 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 05:08:08
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| dog in the sand |
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billyboy
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
3 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 05:12:30
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| Dog in the sand |
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 05:36:57
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Dog in the Sand
*I've got some Ape-Guy 8 x 10's |
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Itchload
= Cult of Ray =
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 05:42:43
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| Llano Del Rio |
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gary13th
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
632 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 05:52:26
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darn i missed the first few rounds again ! 
I'll be blue to go.
~you will get used to me, welcome to your new joy
Heloise by FB&TC |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 06:31:36
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| Dog in the Sand |
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idle_hands
- FB Fan -
Chile
53 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 06:37:23
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| I'll be blue |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5456 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 07:02:44
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| Dog In The Sand |
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Kirk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
633 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 07:37:40
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In loving memory of the song “Stupid Me”
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Back ground info:
A love song full of regret and I’m not ~that~ into Frank Black to know who he had previously dated, or who the song might be talking about. I’m not even sure if he’s married. It’s been a while since I’ve picked up the tabloids in a supermarket…
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Lyrics:
Stupid me. I deserve it, now I’m standing here all alone. Stupid me. I’m reserving all my thoughts just for her, now she's gone / She gave me her whole heart and I threw it away. I'd practice a black art if I thought she'd come back for just one day / I don't know what became of her, but I’ll pray she'll find true love / Oh, why did I send her away?
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My thoughts about the song:
It sounds like Frank Black turns innocent, musically. Very simple piano, guitar, and bass parts with a hint of softness. My wife even likes this one. It’s a nice breather from the rest of his songs if you place all mp3’s on random. There’s a pinch of country guitar, but that doesn’t bother me any more. It did as a teenager because I was stubborn, but as I aged I began enjoying the touch of each different sounding instrument.
The structure is introduction, verse, bridge, chorus, middle-eight, verse, bridge, chorus, middle-eight, verse, coda.
The first two lyrics makes me smirk because why would someone ever admit saying “stupid me” to an audience? The lyrics are nice because it’s as if we’re hearing the words of someone who recognizes their own faults and actions within a failed relationship. The bridge has that skip-a-few-beats-FB-sound with a phrasing of 3 ½ measures (14, instead of 16 counts). Afterwards, there is the quick reference of the chorus which is in a totally different key. Then it’s back to the primary key with the slide guitar repeating the melody Frank sings in the verse. I like it when the chorus eventually arrives a second time with a “Oh, why did I send her away?” because he emphasizes it with repetition. It’s the actual questioning of his own actions. The final time has a little more emotion, while the band sporadically accents some of the beats. I’m a little disappointed the song doesn’t end at that point, but instead with a final “stupid me.” Maybe it makes more sense that way since he both begins and ends the song with those two words.
One neat thing I finally noticed about the song after listening to it about 20 times is: although the beginning of the song has that choppy piano sound and also end with the same groove, they’re in different keys. Other words, Intro is in the key B major, while the Outro (coda) is in C major. And then all of the sudden, the band ends on A minor, but the piano keeps it either sounding like a C6 interval or a first-inverted A minor chord. If you ask me, I’d say the pianist messed up with his final chord and then corrected it with the high A. I wonder what he would play, live. Anyway, Frank does well with key changes when "Ana" comes to mind.
Home recordings @ http://www.geocities.com/sixtyninesongs |
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mereubu
= FB QuizMistress =
USA
2677 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 07:52:37
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| I Will Be Blue. |
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frankblackphx
= Cult of Ray =
USA
287 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 08:20:22
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Bullet.
I got me so down I got me a headache. |
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Ten Percenter
- FB Enquirer -
United Kingdom
1733 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 10:23:47
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I'll Be Blue
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Steak n Sabre
* Dog in the Sand *
Uzbekistan
1013 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 11:02:55
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| I'll boot 'I'll be Blue'... A few more and the tough choices begin. |
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Vicki
- FB Fan -
USA
72 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 11:16:52
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| Blast off just doesn't do it for me. |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5157 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 12:04:10
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if it takes all night
as breathing flows my mind secedes... |
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johndietzel
= Cult of Ray =
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
464 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 13:29:21
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Dog in la Sand
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"I overcame my fear of claustrophobia."
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR of enclosed spaces, ITSELF. |
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velvety
= Cult of Ray =
Portugal
536 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 13:31:11
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MEENag
- FB Fan -
41 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 15:02:08
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| Llano Del Rio |
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L. Barlow
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 15:39:00
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Llano Del Rio
hard choice. probably my fave frank album this at the moment, but i alternate between the 4 i own all the time!
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 15:50:54
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dog in the sand. i love stupid me...
-dan |
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frijol
- FB Fan -
USA
32 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 16:38:59
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I'll Be Blue
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 19:16:56
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| "Dog in the Sand" and "St. Francis" are the two best tracks on the album, IMO. I guess "Bullet" must go. |
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chipahoyboy
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112 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 20:34:27
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| I vote for Blast Off. I think it's too long. |
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Chroneos
- FB Fan -
USA
198 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 20:49:45
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"I'll be blue" to go.
-Ben |
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freedom rocker
- FB Fan -
USA
88 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2003 : 21:01:55
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blast off blows, boot it
the blues isn't an art-form, it's a product-- not unlike computer chips and tampons.
--dead milkmen |
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