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jediroller
* Dog in the Sand *
France
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 Posted - 07/13/2005 : 05:48:16
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By my mate Philippe Lagouche... I would have been very embarrassed if this one had mentioned Courtney Love! It turns out to be the most enthusiastic review I've read so far.
"Les ombres de Neil Young et de Bob Dylan planent sur le nouveau Frank Black. Redescendu du piédestal Pixies. Séparé des Catholics le temps d'enregistrer à Nashville un de ses albums les plus fervents, en compagnie de légendes (Steve Cropper, Spooner Oldham) revenues de toutes les sessions.
Le voilà meilleur song-writer que jamais. Humble et fragile, on ne peut plus concis. Allant à l'essentiel. Honorant la tradition country-soul-blues à la manière d'un conteur qui ne s'en laisse pas compter. Brodant tel un Johnny Cash juvénile quatorze mignonnettes (dont trois reprises) pleines à ras bord d'émotion, autant de ballades crève-cœur à qui l'on peut déjà prédire l'éternité. D'une voix traînante et apaisée - guitares acoustiques, épures de pianos, chant de toute beauté au service d'une cascade de pimpantes mélodies - Mister Black signerait là son Harvest à lui qu'on ne serait pas vraiment surpris."
"The shadows of Neil Young and Bob Dylan loom large in the new Frank Black. Having come down from the Pixies pedestal, separated from the Catholics long enough to record in Nashville one of his most soulful albums, backed by legends (Steve Cropper, Spooner Oldham), all weathered session musicians.
Here he is, a better songwriter than ever. Humble and fragile, as concise as you ever could be. Going for the essential. A dauntless storyteller honoring the country-soul-blues tradition. Weaving, like a youthful Johnny Cash, fourteen vials brimming with emotion (including three covers), all of them heartbreaking ballads, already eternal. In a slow and peaceful voice, with acoustic guitars, stripped-down pianos, and beautiful singing at the service of a string of lovely melodies… This could very well be Mr. Black's own Harvest."
My evil twin would lie and steal
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2005 : 05:52:10
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A buddy of yours wrote that? Cool.
Harvest if one of my fave albums of all time, so to have HC compared to it is big.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2005 : 08:10:14
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Mr. Jedi sait choisir ses amis :)
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2005 : 08:24:21
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Excepte un.
: )
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2005 : 08:37:07
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Il faut toujours une exception pour confirmer la règle.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2005 : 09:59:54
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*resists temptation to make French menstruation joke and further foul up this Frank-related thread*
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2005 : 10:04:49
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*resists temptation to ask Kathryn to make French menstruation joke*
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 07/13/2005 : 10:31:14
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:) No Courtney!
"This could very well be Mr. Black's own Harvest." :) |
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Honeycomb review: La Voix du Nord (French)
