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Peter Walker
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/02/2007 : 15:43:36
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Didn't notice this posted anywhere, apologies if it is.
Noticed the new Q in the magazine rack ce soir, with the subject line as its front cover banner. I plucked it down, expecting the usual disappointment of discovering that the list was all wrong and contained nobody I rated. Imagine my surprise, at number 67....
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FRANK BLACK
Pixies Leader. Screaming a speciality.
"Having dropped out of the University of Massachusetts while on a college exchange program, Black posted an ad to recruit a bassist for his new band. Applicants should be "into Husker Du and Peter, Paul and Mary". It was an incongruity perfectly fitting for the Pixies' songbook, brought to life by Black's remarkable screaming voice. He claimed to have developed his unconventional style after a Thai neighbour asked him to perform The Beatles' Oh My Darling but to "scream it like you hate that bitch"."
Key Songs
1. Caribou (with Pixies)
2. Bone Machine (with Pixies)
3. Broken Face (with Pixies)
4. Monkey Gone To Heaven (with Pixies)
5. Hey (with Pixies)
6. Debaser (with Pixies)
7. Planet of Sound (with Pixies)
8. Wild Honey Pie (Live) (with Pixies)
9. Speedy Marie
10. Strange Goodbye
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Now, obviously we could complain about the lack of any real revelation in the little bio, the choices of songs, the inference that 80% of his career was the Pixies, the (imho) odd choices from his solo career, etc, but it was good to see FB get a mention.
And he came just behind Iggy at number 63, which I suspect is just how The Man would want it ;-) |
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2007 : 16:16:34
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Yeah, I suppose we wouldn't expect anything other than it to imply that most of his best work was with the Pixies. I can honestly think of at least thirty songs from his solo stuff that are better than Broken Face. And Speedy Marie and Strange Goodbye? They are two rather odd choices I think. Still, it's nice of him to get a mention.
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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Posted - 03/02/2007 : 18:42:23
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seeing as they stuck to mostly pixies songs, i'm suprised that they didn't pick tame.....
all i can say, thank god for polio! brian |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5448 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2007 : 20:04:03
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| I would rank Speedy Marie as one of his greatest songs and he has a nice voice on that one. It doesn't fit the screaming thesis, but it adds to the displayed range. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6013 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2007 : 03:12:56
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Strange Goodbye?
Man, I like the song but his vocals aren't that great on it
Jean even sings a bit out of tune
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2007 : 06:04:58
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Has anyone ever used pandora.com? You tell it your musical tastes by rating this song or that, and it adds your preferences to its huge database of users' tastes, thereby mapping out some sort of musical DNA. Not sure what it'll ever amount to, but that's not my point here ... what I was getting at is that when I told it I wanted to hear a Frank Black song, it chose "Strange Goodbye." Was that song released as a single or something? I was surprised to see it come up as being representative of Frank Black then, and I'm surprised to see it again here with this Q thing.
Oh, and "Wild Honey Pie"? What they hey? I'm not completely up to speed on all-things-Pixie, but isn't that one a bit obscure? Was it a hit somewhere? Burkina Faso?
 Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 03/03/2007 : 07:43:36
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I guess it's key songs re FB as a singer, in which case I can see how they could justify Wild Honey Pie. Talking of screaming it...
The other choices are a bit lame though.
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2007 : 07:59:24
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Originally posted by coastline
Oh, and "Wild Honey Pie"? What they hey? I'm not completely up to speed on all-things-Pixie, but isn't that one a bit obscure? Was it a hit somewhere? Burkina Faso?
 That one is one of the best, no, the best cover the Pixies ever recorded.
Burkina Faso know it. |
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Grotesque
= Cult of Ray =
France
777 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2007 : 14:31:20
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| Indeed a very strange choice, especially if you know that Spedy Marie and Strange Goodbye are about the same person. I think the guy didnt know FB's career very well and he tried to listen quickly a pair of catchy song. That's not so much job to handle if you have to do that with 100 artsits. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6013 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2007 : 23:35:10
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if it takes all night should have been on that list
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2007 : 10:12:45
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| He's got a terrific voice, I love the way he can reach those real high, harmonious notes! |
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2007 : 22:13:23
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Maybe "Wild Honey Pie" because he screams a Beatles songs like he hates that bitch?
But the Beatles themselves were screaming like they hated that bitch on the White Album anyway. It is a weird choice - like if I've never heard Frank Black, would I want to pick up "Live at the BBC" to check him out? Weird.
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awestruck
= Cult of Ray =
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 15:14:22
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Tame definitely should have made the list. Along with Dead.
Favorite Quote: awestruck is a she, she's a she. -trobrianders |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 17:00:02
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Another fan of Dead - my favourite r'n'r song of all time 
I have a solo electric version from the Boderline gig that every forum member should hear. Moderators, it's ok to post?
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 17:05:42
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I'm not a mod, and I don't play one on TV, but it's always been OK to share boots on this site, Tro. Go for it.
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1592 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 17:31:32
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Even missing his solo work, Olympus Mons is a vocal tour-de-force.
Haven't we collectively sworn off these lists before? |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
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awestruck
= Cult of Ray =
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 18:41:15
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thanks, trobrianders! those are two of my favorites.
Favorite Quote: awestruck is a she, she's a she. -trobrianders |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 20:27:00
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| His double octave vocals on "Speedy Marie" are great. |
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Q's 100 Greatest Singers
