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MikeFromMelbAus
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Australia
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 Posted - 06/22/2003 : 18:41:31
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Hi, My name is mike,I am From Melboure Australia
I just found this forum and its nice to see one such as this.
I'm into Faith No More and thats about it.
One lonely and cold night I was up watching "Rage" and it was hosted by Faith No More and they were playing videos that they liked.
Roddy Bottum then went on to play a song by Frank Black, it
was "Los Angeles", I decided I liked this song alot and left it at that. A few years later I downloaded it off napster it has since stuck with me.
I was at my friends house the other night and he puts on this CD.
a song starts to play that sounds familiar to me, it was "Debaser"
so I ask what band is this? and he says: "its the pixes mike,with that frank black guy in it" and I say to my friend, "you will lend this CD to me and I will listen to it" he does and I then go home and listen to it.
I enjoyed the album and heard songs on it that I had heard before,
anyway, enough bullshit.
all I really say was hello and what albums would you recomend for me to listen to if I liked doolittle and "Los Angeles" ?
Thanks to anyone who bothered to read this...I couldnt even be bothered typing it :)
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 06/22/2003 : 18:49:16
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Welcome aboard, always good to have another member aboard - I suppose that if you like Doolittle, you pretty much can't go wrong with any of the Pixies records. I'd start with Bossanova, though others might say Trompe Le Monde and I wouldn't entirely disagree with them either. Like I said, you can't go wrong with any of the Pixies stuff.
As far as Frank's solo career goes, I would start with the orange album - his self-titled solo venture. It is actually the album that has Los Angeles on it and has a few other songs of similar tone. With each subsequent album, I think that the tone softens a little bit, but I would take it album by album chronologically (check out the FB tabs section to see what order) and you'll probably find that your tastes will evolve as Frank's do.
I wish I could rediscover all his stuff again, I kind of envy you. |
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MikeFromMelbAus
- FB Fan -
Australia
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Posted - 06/22/2003 : 18:54:57
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Thanks, its nice to discover another band that I may very well end up liking as much as Faith No More :)
I just found "Death To The Pixes" under my sisters bed haha!
Mike
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 06/22/2003 : 18:57:04
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| Welcome, LA was also the first FB song that I heard that got me hooked |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2003 : 21:27:54
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| Mine was Freedom Rock, and then Los Angeles. |
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Sheamus
= Cult of Ray =
Australia
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Posted - 06/22/2003 : 22:45:38
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Yep, get any Pixies album:
Come on Pilgrim (1987)
Surfer Rosa (1988)
Doolittle (1989)
Bossanova (1990)
Trompe Le Monde (1991)
Come on Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa are on the same disc in Australia, which I find kind of annoying, but anyway....
Frank's first 2 albums, Self Titled and "Teenager of the Year" are also great. I dislike his third, "Cult of Ray". I find it quite tedious and it only features a few decent songs. After that he took a very different direction in turn with Frank Black and the Catholics, whos stuff I enjoy a lot, though I don't like as much as The Pixies or his firts 2 solo.
Frank Black and the Catholics are more like, I don't know, a band like Wilco or someone I guess than the Pixies and his early stuff. |
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miguel
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 06/23/2003 : 00:05:12
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teenager hooked me.
If you like faith no more I hope you're listening to mr. bungle (another huge influence to me aside from Mr. Black..) Disco Volante and California are great... |
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MikeFromMelbAus
- FB Fan -
Australia
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Posted - 06/23/2003 : 08:06:52
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thanks everyone :)
I listen to Mr Bungle too but FNM I prefer more than them for some reason.
another CD I have is "Death To The Pixies" which was part of a live album or best of I beleive?
On hearing 2 particular songs which are "Digging For Fire", it reminded me Alot of Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime"
and another: "Here Comes Your Man" also is reminiscent of Taliking Heads too or perhaps some 50's pop group I can not recall :)
Mike
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Omer
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Posted - 06/23/2003 : 10:23:40
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| The first FB album I'd recommend would be the self titled one (since you like Los Angeles), followed by the Catholics' Dog in the Sand. |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
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Posted - 06/23/2003 : 15:33:47
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| You must get Surfer Rosa, now! If you like Los Angeles, the most obvious way to go is get his first solo album and go from there. |
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Spartacus
- FB Fan -
Australia
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Posted - 06/24/2003 : 22:20:05
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| Great to see another Aussie on the list. Welcome Mike!!! |
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MikeFromMelbAus
- FB Fan -
Australia
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Posted - 06/25/2003 : 03:24:30
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone :)
Mike
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