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Ten Percenter
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/10/2003 : 02:24:31
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A Review on synthesis.net by James BArone, dated 9.9.03, no rating:
http://www.synthesis.net/music/feature.php?fid=3327
Show Me Your Tears, the latest from Frank Black and the Catholics, is appropriately somber. The dominant tone is dusty and downtrodden — even when the tempo picks up in songs like “Jaina Blues” and “The Snake,” there seems to be little in the way of wide-eyed optimism. Weathered and hardened, Frank Black’s salty voice sounds like it’s been around the block a few times, especially on “New House of the Pope” where he entones, “In the evening I want my coffee / And in the morning I want my dope.” Recorded live to two-track without edit, the sound on this recording is warm, consoling and authentic, seeming more at home on crackly vinyl than compact disc. A fine release, but it would be hard to expect anything less from an artist with such an impressive résumé.
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