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frank_black_francis
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
895 Posts |
 Posted - 04/28/2005 : 09:13:15
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I have always tried to force my musical tastes on people gathered for dinner....in my experience, Devil's Workshop has been the most well received by parents and in-laws.
That has been my experience.
...I am just saying this because I think that 'Honeycomb' from my listening of it, has the potential to reach a much wider, and maybe appeal to an older audience.
I hope the album does well.
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mosleyk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
607 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 09:18:06
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| I haven't heard Honeycomb yet. I am waiting for the official release, but I have shared SMYT with my mother and she really liked it. I was thrilled! |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 09:28:02
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i've been playing honeycomb in the car lately, when my mum's been driving.
she hums a long to a lot of the songs now, and today even said "i like him" and was singing a long to the chorus of sing for joy.
although she did say that violet couldn't sing, at least on that one part.
cool though eh!?
 Oh let it linger |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 10:18:56
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You mean Jean?
Oddly, my mom thought that FB was offkey from her. I didn't (obviously) agree.
 "Joined the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 10:30:13
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whoops, yeah, jean 
Oh let it linger |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 16:35:08
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I was playing BLD once in front of my dad, and he said Frank sounded like Neil Young. (I THINK it was Neil Young, anyway.)
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 17:10:45
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I never played much Frank for my parents but they did like the pixies Here Comes Your Man.
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This is the war and not the warning. |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 17:13:17
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 17:19:33
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| The Pixies singles are the ones that make peoples' folks go "Who's that? That's quite nice!!" |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 17:21:35
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Not to go off topic here but it always makes me distrust
someone after I play Frank for them and they don't
get it. I wonder why I should bother being friends
with them, know what I mean?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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ElevatorLady
= Cult of Ray =
385 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 17:23:18
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| My mum doesn't care much about Frank Black, but she really likes Pixies. Not just the singles, but the wierd ones as well. She has a very good taste in music. She likes White Stripes as well, and PJ Harvey and stuff like that. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 17:25:26
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| My mother always found really heavy, extreme bands hilarious. She always used to crack up seeing people at gigs on TV, moshing and slam-dancing! She has a good ear for a tune, too! :) |
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bobo plenty
- FB Fan -
USA
122 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2005 : 22:09:15
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| My mom has never been able to get past lines like "you are the son of a motherfucker" and "kiss me cock, kiss me cunt". She things Frank has a foul mouth. My dad is appreciative of good music and I've given him most of the FB solo albums as gifts (he likes them a lot). As an added treat, I took both of my parent to a McCabes show last summer. My dad really enjoyed it while my mom fell asleep... |
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frank_black_francis
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
895 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 03:54:00
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quote:
Originally posted by bobo plenty
My mom has never been able to get past lines like "you are the son of a motherfucker" and "kiss me cock, kiss me cunt".
I remember playing Violent Femmes in front of my parents when I was 12, and coughing loudly, when he got to "just one f..k" in Add It Up. I did this everytime I played the song
(and like most 12 year olds, who played Femmes very often, it became habit, I became creative and replaced the cough with stuff like sudden interjections, like "HEY...did you hear about...?" |
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Mad Lucas
- FB Fan -
Australia
144 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 05:47:39
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My mum's beginning to come over. When I first got Doolittle she said I hate that 'I could lose ya' song! I thought that was funny.
But when I got Cult of Ray, she really loved the title track. However she questioned why the chorus said 'Go to market tomato, go to market tomto again!'. I thought that was so funny. But shes Polish with a strong accent so i can forgive her.
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 07:30:48
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haha, nice on Mad Lucas!
The first pixies record in this house was my dads
He gave it to me when I was so enthousiastic and bought all their other work.
He went with me to a pixies show too
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 12:12:12
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quote:
Originally posted by frank_black_francis
quote:
Originally posted by bobo plenty
My mom has never been able to get past lines like "you are the son of a motherfucker" and "kiss me cock, kiss me cunt".
I remember playing Violent Femmes in front of my parents when I was 12, and coughing loudly, when he got to "just one f..k" in Add It Up. I did this everytime I played the song
(and like most 12 year olds, who played Femmes very often, it became habit, I became creative and replaced the cough with stuff like sudden interjections, like "HEY...did you hear about...?"
Soon enough you'll be doing that with your kids.
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This is the war and not the warning. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 12:14:24
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what does Old Man In a Coffee can think of them? that guy's ooooooooolld.
(jus kiddin' olide) |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 12:19:34
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wtf, my parents are cool with swearing. i called my mum a cunt the other day.
Oh let it linger |
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50 Pence
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
284 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 14:04:58
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Well thats very brave of you steve, most mothers would rip your head off, or have nervous break down and start lamenting about their sons degeneration of respect and manners.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 14:27:42
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i think, over here, saying that to your mother would be about 1000 times worse
not that it's already not bad |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 14:34:05
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| Er, Pixiesteve...is that a joke?! |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 15:20:25
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well, i didn't call her a cunt i was merely seeking attention. but i probably could if she knew i was joking. she says it herself sometimes... i think it comes from the fact that she's spanish, and the spanish for cunt, "coņor" is used pretty lightly over there. i still respect her and she knows that, so it's all cool...
cunts.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 15:54:35
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Posted - 04/29/2005 : 16:01:58
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quote:
Originally posted by Carolynanna
quote:
Originally posted by frank_black_francis
quote:
Originally posted by bobo plenty
My mom has never been able to get past lines like "you are the son of a motherfucker" and "kiss me cock, kiss me cunt".
I remember playing Violent Femmes in front of my parents when I was 12, and coughing loudly, when he got to "just one f..k" in Add It Up. I did this everytime I played the song
(and like most 12 year olds, who played Femmes very often, it became habit, I became creative and replaced the cough with stuff like sudden interjections, like "HEY...did you hear about...?"
Soon enough you'll be doing that with your kids.
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This is the war and not the warning.
Why Carolyn? I won't do that.
I wasn't as lucky as most of you, my parents hated my music, and as fbc says, I never listened to the femmes with them around!
When you free yourself from the chance of a lifetime
You can be anyone they told you to
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misterwoe
= Cult of Ray =
Greece
675 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 12:20:08
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My step-dad likes FB. He's always playing Man of Steel and Billy Radcliffe on the pirate station. I want to turn him on to more stuff, but I don't live there now...I'll bet my mom would like FB's stuff.
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 22:52:04
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quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
Not to go off topic here but it always makes me distrust
someone after I play Frank for them and they don't
get it. I wonder why I should bother being friends
with them, know what I mean?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
Some people know nothing about music, but knowledge is not the center of the universe. Even if it were, one could argue that music is a lesser important field of knowledge than physics, chemistry, physiology, or medicine. You know, there's no nobel prize for a melody. Personally, I wouldn't argue that point. I will say that there are some people with whom I focus on certain topics to talk. The only way I would ever consider not being friends with someone for the sole reason that they are musically ignorant is if music was the only possible topic.
Looking back at that paragraph I just wrote, I realize that what I said was all rational thinking. Rationality is all well and good, but if my opinions were to stem from pure feeling, they would be quite different from my "rational" thought.
For example: It's irrational to think that anyone who can watch an episode of "friends" without puking is an idiot. Yet, that's how I feel whenever I see a commercial for that awful show.
Thus, I understand what you're saying. |
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Jordo
- FB Fan -
USA
98 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 22:56:31
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My mom walked by once when "Dog Gone" was playing and absolutely loved it.
Jordan
my music! my music!
www.jordancooperLaLaLa.com
www.myspace.com/jordancooper |
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Mad Lucas
- FB Fan -
Australia
144 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 04:32:47
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Same here interestingly
The Organic Anti-Beat Box Boy |
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Beckett
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
1 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 11:25:36
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| My mum liked FB till she found out he was the guy from the Pixies |
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 12:00:34
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I was playing some FB tunes on the guitar for my folks and they both mentioned that "Dog Gone" was one of their favorites. Hmmm, there is something about that song...
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 14:52:49
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It's a song about something there!
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 15:38:49
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| my great grandfather really digs TOTY |
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 15:48:48
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Both my parents like the sounds of Frank, especially the Catholics material.
And on the back of this thread I've had a word with my nan and booked an hour long weekly slot for the next 12 weeks at her old folks home where i'm gonna treat their ears to the delight and joy of The Man, just to see exactly what will happen. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 17:26:55
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quote:
Originally posted by IceCream
quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
Not to go off topic here but it always makes me distrust
someone after I play Frank for them and they don't
get it. I wonder why I should bother being friends
with them, know what I mean?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
Some people know nothing about music, but knowledge is not the center of the universe. Even if it were, one could argue that music is a lesser important field of knowledge than physics, chemistry, physiology, or medicine. You know, there's no nobel prize for a melody. Personally, I wouldn't argue that point. I will say that there are some people with whom I focus on certain topics to talk. The only way I would ever consider not being friends with someone for the sole reason that they are musically ignorant is if music was the only possible topic.
Looking back at that paragraph I just wrote, I realize that what I said was all rational thinking. Rationality is all well and good, but if my opinions were to stem from pure feeling, they would be quite different from my "rational" thought.
For example: It's irrational to think that anyone who can watch an episode of "friends" without puking is an idiot. Yet, that's how I feel whenever I see a commercial for that awful show.
Thus, I understand what you're saying.
Um, not to go off topic again, but, Ice Cream, I don't understand
what you're saying.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
4698 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2005 : 18:09:17
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... it's pretty simple. icecream is an odd guy, but he is clear enough.
Oh let it linger |
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Ever Play Frank Black for older folks?
