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= Frankofile =
Canada
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 Posted - 07/18/2006 : 10:53:51
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from Harp magazine: http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=4423
Frank Black:
Frankly Speaking
For the past two years, most of Frank Black’s time has been taken up by international tours with the Pixies and daily life in Eugene, Oregon. Yet, he repeatedly found himself drawn to Nashville, where he recorded dozens of songs during several sessions with rotating groups of musical legends including Steve Cropper, Buddy Miller and the Band’s Levon Helm.
Some of these songs wound up on his 2005 album Honeycomb. Now, Black is putting out 26 more tracks on the double-CD Fastman Raiderman. While he knows it’s a lot to listen to, Black believes “more is never bad.” He talked with Harp about his favorite double albums of all time.
Blonde on Blonde/Bob Dylan
“Blonde on Blonde was the record that sent me to Nashville. In 1966, Dylan booked a studio in Nashville, got a bunch of cats together and laid it down. That’s what I sought to do myself. My records didn’t come out sounding like Blonde on Blonde, but then again, I’m not Bob Dylan.”
London Calling/The Clash
“Double albums find artists at very creative times, when you’re just exploding with songs. That’s probably what was going on with the Clash. They were cruising their wave, feeling cocky and confident and needed more space to plug in all the new songs. A single album wouldn’t cut it.”
The White Album/The Beatles and Zen Arcade/Husker Du
“Both of these albums opened the possibility for the artist to vamp a bit and experiment with tape recorders. If you have more space, you have more space to experiment. But at the end of the day, the real power of these albums is that they have great songs.”
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road/Elton John
“This was one of a bunch of records I got for Christmas from my father when I was about 10 years old. It’s a well-thought-out, well-produced record with great melodies. It also has lots of moodiness and darkness in songs like ‘Funeral for a Friend.’ It’s a classic.”
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