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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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 Posted - 05/07/2006 : 18:48:25
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after getting paid out on the least favourite frank songs thread, i decided i'd go on a Frankathon and revisit the early frank albums which i hadn't listened to much in a while.
so i made a cd with every frank album on it, and a few choice singles - in mp3 from my iriver - and plugged it on random on my stereo.
and i'm pleased to say it's only been ursurped twice in the 2 weeks since i made it. and the only song i've actually skipped is 1826....sorry, just can't get that one....
i also made a couple more such cd's of my other favourite artists, but it's the frank one that gets played constantly. mrs benji even likes it.
i have to admit that fb+tc's is the album that has grown most on me during this exercise, and the last half of teenager ain't so bad afterall...
i have to admit i've really enjoyed the experience of rediscovering franks records all over again.
i've also enjoyed not having any live recordings on the cd's. i normally listen to much more live stuff than studio albums, but i've found myself getting bored wirth the music recently. but now with 'studio-only' time, i've rekindled my hunger....this applies to all music, not just frank...
ps. i'm not sure how 'random' my stereo is - snake oil seems to be played an disproportionate number of times.....
all i can say, thank god for polio! brian |
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soundofataris
= Cult of Ray =
USA
715 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2006 : 05:46:21
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I, too, have been running a Frankathon, but as a study aid. I'm at the tail end of my first year law school exams and I've been playing all of Frank's records, back to back, to set a pace. I won't let my self give up and go to sleep till fastman/raiderman finishes. So far its been good. I did the same thing last semester, but with Lou Reed instead.
Through this I've come to realize that Show Me Your Tears isn't as good as I remember, Dog in the Sand is just as good as I remember, and Cult of Ray is a lot better then I remember. Anyway, time to push play on the yellow/orange record (whatever) and cram for Property.
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a guy in a rover
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
535 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2006 : 13:31:57
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Frankathons are fucking badass.
Frank is the only artist you can put on random and love alsmost every single song!
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn’t let you be mistreated
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2006 : 13:59:17
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| Frank's currently helping me revise for an exam on International Relations. |
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2006 : 14:36:32
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I'll tell you what ISN'T helping me revise for my upcoming ASlevel exams: this forum! I can't leave!
"The arc of triumph" |
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2006 : 15:26:13
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| I'm scouring 'Teenager of the Year' for a lecture on neorealist failure to anticipate the end of the Cold War. Maybe if I played it backwards? |
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s_wrenn
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1851 Posts |
Posted - 05/09/2006 : 17:04:39
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When i used to work in a store room i'd bring in 8 hours worth of FB. Start playing it in the morning, and by the time it finished i knew work was over.
Now i have over 8 hours of FB. No-way i'm staying any longer
Truck Driver: Man, I could really go for some poon tang right now.
Butters: Yeah, I could sure go for some pudding right now, too.
TOMKAT From The Black Lodge at:
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VooDooPope
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 05/11/2006 : 10:36:05
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I have a Frank Black / Pixies playlist on my ipod in my car that contains every album. I leave it on random and listen to it 90% of the time I'm driving.
My wife occasionally asks for something else besides Frank Black/Pixies so I'm currently looking for her replacement. :) |
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Billy Radcliffe
- FB Fan -
USA
145 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2006 : 13:08:03
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Yep, So Long Wife!
I could talk myself to death, but I believe I would only waste my breath. |
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stymie
= Cult of Ray =
385 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2006 : 22:00:08
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| I'm always having a frankathon with my i-pod. I once listenrd to frank zappa's albums into order from indianapolis to cleveland to detroit then to dayton then back to indianpolis and didn't finish all the albums. |
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Mad Lucas
- FB Fan -
Australia
144 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2006 : 06:03:54
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My year 12 music study was on Frank's influence on 1990's rock (obviously focussed on Pixies and early Frank)
In effect, I listened and analysed Frank for all of last year as a subject, and recieved the maximum marks. I was quietly giggling to myself as I recieved my certificate from the governor!
It was a FrankFEST!
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