-= Frank Black Forum =-
-= Frank Black Forum =-
Home | Profile | Register | Active Topics | Members | Search | FAQ
Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

 All Forums
 Frank Black Chat
 Frank Black Making Noise
 Honeycomb Review - The Irish Times
 New Topic  Reply to Topic
 Printer Friendly
Author Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  

bazza
* Dog in the Sand *

Ireland
1439 Posts

Posted - 07/25/2005 :  08:32:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
interesting review from the friday supplement 'the ticket' - and a nice plug for this website!

http://www.ireland.com/theticket/articles/2005/0708/3722347897TK0807CDS1.html

FRANK BLACK
Honeycomb Cooking Vinyl
***

Now here's something you weren't expecting - a mellow Frank Black. Conserving his nerve-shredding howl and slashing guitars for the Pixies' reunion tours, Black's first solo album since 1996's The Cult of Ray finds him in laid-back and melodious form. In the unlikely setting of Nashville, with the unexpected company of adept soul guitarists and country stalwarts, Black moseys through the byways of Americana and Memphis soul. His muted but startling lyrics on I Burn Today, Another Velvet Nightmare and Sing for Joy trace sinister intent beneath these dulcet tones, but a cover of Dark End of the Street (sung at the brittle top of his range) is astonishingly simple and surprisingly affecting. Given the unpredictable twists in his interests, there's no telling where this might lead him, but the stealthily melodic Honeycomb makes for another welcome detour.

www.frankblack.net Peter Crawley


Maybe, just once, someone will call me "sir" without adding, "you're making a scene."
  Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  
 New Topic  Reply to Topic
 Printer Friendly
Jump To:
-= Frank Black Forum =- © 2002-2020 Frank Black Fans, Inc. Go To Top Of Page
Snitz Forums 2000