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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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 Posted - 04/11/2007 : 10:44:43
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http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-international_news/frank-black-to-release-new-album/spId/D862A286-90C3-A2AD-926E423DF111B35D.html
Frank Black to release new album
10 April 2007
Frank Black is set to release an
anthology compilation of his solo work
from 1993-2003.
Frank Black 93-03 will be released
through Cooking Vinyl on June 1.
The compilation will cover The Pixies
frontman's nine solo albums.
According to Black: "There is totally a
narrative arc to my solo career. It sounds
trite but in basic language this is what's
happening on these songs: it's me breaking away from the Pixies and finding
myself as a solo artist, finding a band again and forging that together, then losing
it and my marriage, and finally getting my obsession with two-track recording out
of my system. It's a total arc.
"As compilations go, it has less in common with The Best Of Blondie, The
Beatles 1962-66, The Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats and Rolled Gold than it
does The Best Of The Residents! I felt a little sheepish when my manager
suggested a Best Of: I'm not exactly known for my hit records. But then, I didn't get
into this to have hits. I did it to be a maverick, to be underground, to be part of that
world as opposed to the Top 40 world. I wanted to be an artist and a musician, not
to get invited to parties. It's about being true to yourself.
"But I've got a big back catalogue, and so for the uninitiated Frank Black 93 - 03 is
a good place to start. It just sounds like a regular Frank Black album because all
my records are schizophrenic in tenor - fast song, slow song, country song, punky
song. Although it's boring to say, 'I think it's very representative of who I am as an
artist', it really is!"
The full track listing is:
(From Frank Black):
1. Los Angeles
2. Ten Percenter
3. Czar
4. Old Black Dawning
(From Teenager Of The Year)
5. Abstract Plain
6. Calistan
7. Speedy Marie
8. Headache
9. Freedom Rock
(From The Cult Of Ray)
10. Men In Black
11.You Ain't Me
12. I Don't Want To Hurt You
(From Frank Black And The Catholics)
13. All My Ghosts
14. I Gotta Move
(From Pistolero)
15. Bad Harmony
16. Western Star
(From Dog In The Sand)
17. Robert Onion
18. Hermaphroditos
(From Devils Workshop)
19. Velvety
(From Black Letter Days)
20. California Bound
(From Show Me Your Tears)
21. Massif Centrale
22. Manitoba
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("hidden track")
23.Threshold Apprehension
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FranknWeezer
= Cult of Ray =
USA
356 Posts |
Posted - 04/12/2007 : 08:57:35
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Booo. That track listing sucks.
Noticeable omissions, IMO:
-Pong/Thallosocracy/Hostess/Superabound
-The Cult of Ray
-So. Bay/85 Weeks
-St. Francis Dam Disaster
-San Antonio, TX
-End of Miles
I could have done without:
-Czar
-Headache
-I Don't Want to Hurt You
-I Gotta Move
-Hermaphraditos
-Manitoba
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number 13
= Cult of Ray =
286 Posts |
Posted - 04/12/2007 : 17:47:54
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Brank_Flack
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
950 Posts |
Posted - 04/12/2007 : 18:26:09
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 04/12/2007 : 20:44:14
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That is a pretty bad tracklisting, when you consider the great songs that have been done by Frank. Best of's are always shite, no matter who the artist is. I never buy them, a complete waste of money if you ask me.
Because your candle burned too bright, that I almost forgot it was twilight |
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
1028 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2007 : 03:19:15
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i like about the track listing that COR has three songs (although i would have chosen other than MIB and IDWTHY). this album is very good, very underrated, and maybe a bit misunderstood. IMO, it is by no way franks "punk album". too many high-quality, "typical" FB songs are on there. and not to forget, teh one and only, lyle workman.
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6101 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2007 : 07:07:21
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Lyle Workman kinda gets on my nerves on that record
I like his playing on TOTY and FB and the C's better
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2007 : 10:03:56
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Ziggy posted this in his Bluefinger in the news topic, may as well post it up since it's also relevent here here too!:
http://www.nme.com/news/frank-black/27682
Frank Black reveals details of
two new albums
He'll use the Black Francis moniker once again
12.Apr.07 11:32pm
Pixies frontman Frank Black has two new albums
on the way.
'Bluefinger' -- a new album inspired by Dutch
painter Herman Brood -- is slated for a September
release via Cooking Vinyl.
This album will see Black returning to the name
Black Francis -- a moniker he used during his early
days with the Pixies.
The album's first single, 'Threshold Apprehension',
will be available as a digital download beginning May
7. It will then be released as a limited edition 7"
single and a digital download bundle beginning May
25.
Speaking about the new album, Black said, "I used
a couple of Herman Brood's painting titles for songs
of my own for my new record 'Bluefinger'.
"I have my own impressions as to what his painting
'Threshold Apprehension' was all about. My song
'Threshold Apprehension' has nothing to do with
the painting except that it, and my record
'Bluefinger', has everything to do with my
impressions of Herman Brood," he said.
Black is also set to release a greatest hits album on
June 12, entitled 'Best of Frank Black 93 - 03'. It is
meant to serve as a narrative of Black's solo career
during the 10-year period.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
My name is chip posted this elsewhere:
http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/04/070413_frblack/
Frank Black Preps Two Releases
April 13, 2007
Pixies frontman explores work of painter with Bluefinger and
readies Best of Frank Black 93 - 03 for June.
While his work with the Pixies
is being reworked by indie
rock's finest, Frank Black has
been gearing up to release
two new albums, Bluefinger,
dropping via Cooking Vinyl in
September, and Best of
Frank Black 93 - 03, a
greatest hits album arriving
June 12, NME.com reports.
Bluefinger, an album
reportedly written in
reference to Dutch painter
Herman Brood, will be
released under Black's Black
Francis moniker. The album's
first single, "Threshold
Apprehension," will drop as a
digital download beginning May 7. On May 25, the single will be released
as a limited edition seven-inch single.
>> Listen to Frank Black on Napster
On the Web:
frankblack.net
Talk: Will the Pixies ever release a new album?
Frank Black / photo by Eric Nowels
http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/music/news/3637
Two Frank Black albums incoming!
Pixies frontman Frank Black has two albums on
the way he has announced recently.
Bluefinger is an album inspired by the Dutch painter
Herman Brood, lated for a September release on
Cooking Vinyl and is to be recorded under the
Black Francis moniker that he used in the early
Pixies days. The first single, Threshold
Apprehension, will be available on May 7th.
The other album is to be a greatest hits album,
coming out in June, called Best Of Frank Black 93-03 and is being released as a narrative of Black's
solo career during the 10 year period.
www.cookingvinyl.com
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 02:00:43
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
Talk: Will the Pixies ever release a new album?
That's a good question. We should make a new thread about it.
Denis
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:59:12
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http://www.nme.com/news/27984
Pixies man to release
retrospective
Frank Black also announces one-off gig
5 hours ago
Pixies frontman Frank Black is set to release a 22
track retrospective 'Frank Black 93-03' on June 18.
He is also set to play a one off gig in London on
July 15.
Speaking about the best of Black said: "There is
totally a narrative arc to my solo career...it's me
breaking away from the Pixies and finding myself as
a solo artist.
"I didn't get into this to have hits. I did it to be a
maverick, to be underground, to be part of that world
as opposed to the Top 40 world. I wanted to be an
artist and a musician, not to get invited to parties. It's
about being true to yourself."
The album will be issued on a two disc version,
containing tracks recorded live in the US between
September and November of last year, on June 12 in
the US only.
The tracklisting is:
'Los Angeles'
'Ten Percenter'
'Czar'
'Old Black Dawning'
'I Want To Live On An Abstract Plain'
'Calistan'
'Speedy Marie'
'Headache'
'Freedom Rocks'
'Men In Black'
'You Ain't Me'
'I Don't Want To Hurt You'
'All My Ghosts'
'I Gotta Move'
'Bad Harmony'
'Western Star'
'Robert Onion'
'Hermaphroditos'
'Velvety'
'California Bound'
'Massif Centrale'
'Manitoba'
Black is also set to play a one off London gig at the
Shepherds Bush Empire on July 15.
To check ticket availability and get all the latest
listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS, now.
http://angryape.com/news/2007/04/frank-black-of-pixies-prepares-retrospective
Frank Black Of Pixies Prepares
Retrospective
Published Friday, 27th April, 2007 at 3:27 PM
Frank Black, vocalist with Pixies, is to release a twenty two
track compilation of some of his best tracks this Summer.
The retrospective collects tracks a ten year period and is
fittingly entitled Frank Black 93-03. fans can get hold of the
album from June 18th.
Speaking about the album, Frank Black says: "There is totally a
narrative arc to my solo career...it's me breaking away from the
Pixies and finding myself as a solo artist."
"I didn't get into this to have hits. I did it to be a maverick, to
be underground, to be part of that world as opposed to the
Top 40 world." he added. "I wanted to be an artist and a
musician, not to get invited to parties. It's about being true to
yourself."
Frank Black 93-03 Track Listing:
01. Los Angeles
02. Ten Percenter
03. Czar
04. Old Black Dawning
05. I Want To Live On An Abstract Plain
06. Calistan
07. Speedy Marie
08. Headache
09. Freedom Rocks
10. Men In Black
11. You Ain't Me
12. I Don't Want To Hurt You
13. All My Ghosts
14. I Gotta Move
15. Bad Harmony
16. Western Star
17. Robert Onion
18. Hermaphroditos
19. Velvety
20. California Bound
21. Massif Centrale
22. Manitoba
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Edited by - Carl on 04/27/2007 12:11:35 |
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2007 : 12:08:00
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http://www.livedaily.com/news/Briefly_Nine_Inch_Nails_Frank_Black_Bad_Brains__Bobby_Boris_Pickett-12010.html?t=98
Briefly: Nine Inch Nails, Frank Black, Bad Brains, Bobby
'Boris' Pickett
April 27, 2007 03:58 PM
by LiveDaily Staff
"Frank Black (music) 93-03," a chronological anthology of the Pixies'
frontman's nine solo albums encompassed in that time period, will
arrive in stores June 12 through Cooking Vinyl records, according to a
press release. The two-disc set will include a bonus CD of live tracks
recorded during Black's Fall 2006 North American tour, as well as a
new track titled "Threshold Apprehension," taken from hiss forthcoming
studio album, "Bluefinger," due out in September.
"There is totally a narrative arc to my solo career," Black said in a
statement. "It sounds trite, but in basic language this is what's
happening on these songs: it's me breaking away from the Pixies and
finding myself as a solo artist, finding a band again and forging that
together, then losing it and my marriage, and finally getting my
obsession with two-track recording out of my system. It's a total arc."
http://newsblaze.com/story/20070428080452tsop.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html
Pixies' Front Man, Frank Black Releases Anthology
"Frank Black 93-03," a chronological anthology of FRANK BLACK's work
covering the Pixies' front man's nine solo albums recorded during that
time period, will be released in the U.S. on June 12 through Cooking
Vinyl. The two-disc set will include a bonus CD of live tracks recorded
during Black's Fall 2006 North American tour, as well as a brand new
BLACK FRANCIS track, "Threshold Apprehension," which is taken from
his forthcoming "Bluefinger" album, due for release in September.
According to Black, "There is totally a narrative arc to my solo career. "It
sounds trite, but in basic language this is what's happening on these
songs: it's me breaking away from the Pixies and finding myself as a solo
artist, finding a band again and forging that together, then losing it and
my marriage, and finally getting my obsession with two-track recording
out of my system. It's a total arc.
"As compilations go, it has less in common with 'The Best of Blondie,'
'The Beatles 1962-66,' The Beach Boys' "20 Golden Greats,' and 'Rolled
Gold' than it does the best of The Residents. I felt a little sheepish when
my manager suggested a Best Of: I'm not exactly known for my hit
records. But then, I didn't get into this to have hits. I did it to be a
maverick, to be underground, to be part of that world as opposed to the
Top 40 world. I wanted to be an artist and a musician, not to get invited
to parties. It's about being true to yourself.
"But I've got a big back catalogue, and so for the uninitiated, 'Frank
Black 93-03' is a good place to start. It just sounds like a regular Frank
Black album because all my records are schizophrenic in tenor - fast
song, slow song, country song, punky song. Although it's boring to say, 'I
think it's very representative of who I am as an artist', it really is!"
The live tracks on the "Frank Black 93-03" bonus discs were recorded
October 27, 2006 at Mr. Small's in Pittsburgh, PA, and at the Distrikt in
Regina, SK on November 6, 2006. Along with Black on guitars, featured
players include guitarist Duane Jarvis, bassist Eric Drew Feldman, and
drummer Billy Block. the bonus disc on the European and Japanese
packages, to be released June 4 through Cooking Vinyl, will each
contain a different track listing (see below).
But wait, there's more. Using his early-Pixies-days nom de rock Black
Francis, his September will see the release of a brand new album,
"Bluefinger," which was inspired by Dutch painter Herman Brood. That
album's first single, "Threshold Apprehension," will be available not only
on "Frank Black 93-03," but as a digital download beginning May 7, and
then released as a limited edition 7" single and digital download bundle
beginning May 25. More details on "Bluefinger" to be announced shortly.
As Black Francis, Boston-bred Black was one of the architects of modern
rock as front man of the Pixies, whose "loud-quiet-loud" dynamics, primal
scream intensity and free-ranging compositional style exerted a huge
influence on alternative music. His solo recordings as Frank Black
demonstrated his artistic restlessness, embracing alternative pop and
avant-garde rock with equal fervor; he continued exploring this territory
with a new band, The Catholics, for several years before journeying to
Nashville to create 2005's critically-acclaimed "Honeycomb" with
producer Jon Tiven. In 2006, he re-teamed with Tiven for the more
intense, upbeat "Fast Man Raider Man," working with such illustrious
players as Memphis guitar icon Steve Cropper, The Band's Levon Helm,
Al Kooper, Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, Steve Ferrone of The
Heartbreakers, Simon Kirke of Bad Company and Free, songwriter P.F.
Sloane, Buddy Miller, Spooner Oldman and Chester Thompson, not to
mention his touring companions Block and Jarvis.
A complete track listing for the 2-CD "Frank Black 93-03" is as follows:
Disc One:
Los Angeles (Frank Black, 1993)
Ten Percenter (Frank Black, 1993)
Czar (Frank Black, 1993)
Old Black Dawning (Frank Black, 1993)
Abstract Plain (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
Calistan (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
Speedy Marie (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
Headache (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
Freedom Rock (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
Men In Black (The Cult of Ray, 1996)
You Ain't Me (The Cult of Ray, 1996)
I Don't Want to Hurt You (The Cult of Ray, 1996)
All My Ghosts (Frank Black and The Catholics, 1998)
I Gotta Move (Frank Black and The Catholics, 1998)
Bad Harmony (Pistolero, 1999)
Western Star (Pistolero, 1999)
Robert Onion (Dog In The Sand, 2001)
Hermaphroditos (Dog In The Sand, 2001)
Velvety (Devil's Workshop, 2002)
California Bound (Black Letter Days, 2002)
Massif Centrale (Show Me Your Tears, 2003)
Manitoba (Show Me Your Tears, 2003)
Disc Two
North American Live Track Listing:
Deadman's Curve
Raiderman
My Terrible Ways
I'll Be Blue
Johnny Barleycorn
Ten Percenter
Dog Gone
The Swimmer
Suffering
European Live Track Listing:
Bullet
Nadine
CPL593A
Living On Soul
Burnt Out Rock 'n' Roll
Been All Around the World
Six Sixty Six
Horrible Day
(Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar
Japanese Live Track Listing:
Ten Percenter
Deadman's Curve
My Terrible Ways
I'll Be Blue
Bullet
Nadine
CPL593A
Living On Soul
Suffering
I Burn Today
I'm Nod Dead (I'm In Pittsburgh)
Sing For Joy
judythpiazza@gmail.com
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Edited by - Carl on 04/28/2007 12:27:34 |
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Grotesque
= Cult of Ray =
France
777 Posts |
Posted - 04/28/2007 : 19:30:24
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What a hidden track ! Everybody already knows it's there ! Isnt a hidden track suposed to be like a secret?
But it will be cool to listen to T A in proper audio before September.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2007 : 12:53:03
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http://www.cinemablend.com/music/Pixies-Frank-Black-Self-Gratifies-On-Two-Disc-Set-4001.html
Pixies' Frank Black Self Gratifies On Two-Disc Set
By J.P. Gorman: 2007-04-28 14:46:52
In the past few years, there has been a renaissance
of interest in the Pixies, most notably in 2004, when
the group reunited for a summer tour and released
a greatest hits album. After so many years of the
band being name-dropped by everyone from Kurt
Cobain to David Bowie, it was a nice, long-overdue
bow for a band whose unique aesthetic went a long
way toward defining a genre (alt-rock) as well as a
decade (the 1990s) of American rock music.
Now that all that’s in the rearview mirror, though, Pixies leader Frank
Black is ready to switch the focus back to something much more
important to him: Frank Black.
According to NME, Black is set to release a 22-song retrospective of his
solo career, entitled Frank Black 93-03. The set will feature songs
spanning the entirety of Black’s post-Pixies career, from Black Francis to his work with the Catholics and
everything in between.
Said Black, There is totally a narrative arc to my solo career...it's me breaking away from the Pixies and
finding myself as a solo artist. I didn't get into this to have hits. I did it to be a maverick, to be
underground, to be part of that world as opposed to the Top 40 world. I wanted to be an artist and a
musician, not to get invited to parties. It's about being true to yourself."
And he is certainly an artist. There’s a signature, arty vibe to all of his work; even when he plays what
sounds like country-rock with the Catholics on Show Me Your Tears, there’s that unmistakable Black-ness
guiding everything artistically.
The songs will come on a two-disc set, containing tracks recorded live in the U.S. between September and
November of last year, and will be released June 12 in the U.S. only.
The tracklist reads as follows:
"Los Angeles"
"Ten Percenter"
"Czar"
"Old Black Dawning"
"I Want To Live On An Abstract Plain"
"Calistan"
"Speedy Marie"
"Headache"
"Freedom Rocks"
"Men In Black"
"You Ain't Me"
"I Don't Want To Hurt You"
"All My Ghosts"
"I Gotta Move"
"Bad Harmony"
"Western Star"
"Robert Onion"
"Hermaphroditos"
"Velvety"
"California Bound"
"Massif Centrale"
"Manitoba"
Though the album will not be released in the U.K., he will be playing a one-off July 15 at Shepherd’s Bush
Empire in London.
 Thanks kfs!:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/4136/the_return_of_black_francis
News
{Web Exclusive}
2007-04-30
The Return of Black Francis
Black Francis is back. Frank Black will release a greatest hits
record. These are both the same person, and his real name is
Charles.
Frank Black 93 – 03, featuring songs from nine of Black’s solo
records, will be released June 12 on Cooking Vinyl Records. A
bonus disc contains live tracks recorded in 2006, as well as a new
song, “Threshold Apprehension,” the first single from the new
Black Francis album.
Once again donning his sometimes-Pixies moniker Black Francis,
the man born Charles Thompson will release Bluefinger this
September.
Frank Black 93 – 03 track listing (with original album title
in parentheses):
1. Los Angeles (Frank Black, 1993)
2. Ten Percenter (Frank Black, 1993)
3. Czar (Frank Black, 1993)
4. Old Black Dawning (Frank Black, 1993)
5. Abstract Plain (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
6. Calistan (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
7. Speedy Marie (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
8. Headache (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
9. Freedom Rock (Teenager of the Year, 1994)
10. Men In Black (The Cult of Ray, 1996)
11. You Ain't Me (The Cult of Ray, 1996)
12. I Don't Want to Hurt You (The Cult of Ray, 1996)
13. All My Ghosts (Frank Black and The Catholics, 1998)
14. I Gotta Move (Frank Black and The Catholics, 1998)
15. Bad Harmony (Pistolero, 1999)
16. Western Star (Pistolero, 1999)
17. Robert Onion (Dog In The Sand, 2001)
18. Hermaphroditos (Dog In The Sand, 2001)
19. Velvety (Devil's Workshop, 2002)
20. California Bound (Black Letter Days, 2002)
21. Massif Centrale (Show Me Your Tears, 2003)
22. Manitoba (Show Me Your Tears, 2003)
Bonus disc track listing:
For North American releases:
1. Deadman's Curve
2. Raiderman
3. My Terrible Ways
4. I'll Be Blue
5. Johnny Barleycorn
6. Ten Percenter
7. Dog Gone
8. The Swimmer
9. Suffering
For European releases:
1. Bullet
2. Nadine
3. CPL593A
4. Living On Soul
5. Burnt Out Rock 'n' Roll
6. Been All Around the World
7. Six Sixty Six
8. Horrible Day
9. (Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar
For Japanese Releases:
1. Ten Percenter
2. Deadman's Curve
3. My Terrible Ways
4. I'll Be Blue
5. Bullet
6. Nadine
7. CPL593A
8. Living On Soul
9. Suffering
10. I Burn Today
11. I'm Not Dead (I'm In Pittsburgh)
12. Sing For Joy
Related links:
Frank Black fansite
Cooking Vinyl Records’ site
Frank Black on Wikipedia
I may as well post up the Pitchfork article Jef found!:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/42612-frank-black-does-best-of-plans-lp-as-black-francis
Frank Black Does Best Of, Plans LP as Black Francis
Tours Europe
Primary Pixie Frank Black will release his first "best of"
compilation June 12 via Cooking Vinyl. Frank Black 93-03 will
be a double-disc set covering material from 1993's self-titled
solo debut through 2003's Catholics-supported disc Show Me
Your Tears.
The first disc features 22 studio tracks in chronological
order. The second is comprised of live versions recorded at
late 2006 shows in Pittsburgh and Regina, Saskatchewan.
Cooking Vinyl will release three different versions of the
second disc, one each for the North American, European, and
Japanese releases, and the European and
Japanese versions of the compilation will come out June 4, a week before the North American edition.
Also featured on 93-03-- as a "hidden track" that will likely close out the first disc-- is a new song called
"Threshold Apprehension", which is the first single from a forthcoming Frank Black album-- as Black Francis!--
titled Bluefinger. Black took inspiration for Bluefinger from 20th Century Dutch painter and musician Herman
Brood, and he plans to release the album on Cooking Vinyl in September.
"Threshold Apprehension" will also have a separate single release outside of the compilation. It will be
available for digital download May 7, and a limited edition 7"/digital download combo will make its way to indie
rock fans on May 25.
Black and his band have a ton of European club and festival dates this summer, starting on June 15 in Interlaken,
Switzerland.
Frank Black 93-03:
Disc 1:
01 Los Angeles
02 Ten Percenter
03 Czar
04 Old Black Dawning
05 Abstract Plain
06 Calistan
07 Speedy Marie
08 Headache
09 Freedom Rock
10 Men in Black
11 You Ain't Me
12 I Don't Want to Hurt You
13 All My Ghosts
14 I Gotta Move
15 Bad Harmony
16 Western Star
17 Robert Onion
18 Hermaphroditos
19 Velvety
20 California Bound
21 Massif Centrale
22 Manitoba
Disc 2 (North America):
01 Deadman's Curve
02 Raiderman
03 My Terrible Ways
04 I'll Be Blue
05 Johnny Barleycorn
06 Ten Percenter
07 Dog Gone
08 The Swimmer
09 Suffering
Disc 2 (Europe):
01 Bullet
02 Nadine
03 CPL593A
04 Living on Soul
05 Burnt Out Rock 'n' Roll
06 Been All Around the World
07 Six Sixty Six
08 Horrible Day
09 (Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar
Disc 2 (Japan):
01 Ten Percenter
02 Deadman's Curve
03 My Terrible Ways
04 I'll Be Blue
05 Bullet
06 Nadine
07 CPL593A
08 Living on Soul
09 Suffering
10 I Burn Today
11 I'm Not Dead (I'm in Pittsburgh)
12 Sing for Joy
Dates:
06-15 Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Festival
06-16 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival
06-18 Merignac, France - Krakatoa
06-19 Nantes, France – Olympic
06-20 Angers, France - Chabada
06-22 Lille, France - Aéronef
06-23 Scheeßel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-24 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival
06-25 Clermont-Ferrand, France - Coopérative de Mai
06-26 Marseille, France - Espace Julien
06-27 Toulouse, France - Salle des Fêtes de Ramonville
06-29 Cergy Pontoise, France - Furia Sound Festival
06-30 Alençon, France - Extra Sonores Festival
07-01 Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Festival
07-02 Groningen, The Netherlands - Oosterpoort
07-03 Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Waterfront
07-04 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso
07-05 Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Doornroosje
07-07 Evreux, France - Festival Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats
07-15 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
Video: Frank Black: (Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar [from the Christmass LP]
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Wow, Pitchfork steals our tour dates listing. That's pretty cool.
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Nothing new to add with these reports:
http://www.antimusic.com/news/07/april/3002.shtml
http://autorock.blogspot.com/2007/04/frank-black-to-release-solo.html
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003578948
http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=8517
http://www.duckpunk.com/7303-frank-black-pixies-2-disc-best-of-to-be-released.html
http://www.groovevolt.com/Newswires/newswire.asp?ID=2494
http://newsblaze.com/story/20070428080452tsop.nb/newsblaze/MUSIC001/Music.html
http://www.punknews.org/article/23483
http://suicidegirls.com/news/music/21146/
http://www.thedarkstuff.com/2007/04/frank-black-solo-compilation-coming-in.html
Czar posted this in another thread, guess I can stick it here:
http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=110&csid2=844&fid1=25562
Pixies’ Front-man Prepares Solo Anthology
Pixies front-man Frank Black (aka Black Francis) is set to release a 22-track
retrospective this summer. The aptly titled Frank Black 93 - 03 will encompass ten
years of Black’s post-Pixies career, featuring the best material from his nine solo
albums.
The two-disc set, due out June 12 via Cooking Vinyl, will include a bonus CD of live
tracks recorded during Black's fall 2006 North American tour, as well as “Threshold
Apprehension,” a brand new track taken from his forthcoming Black Francis debut,
Bluefinger, due for release in September.
"There is totally a narrative arc to my solo career," Black said in a statement. "It
sounds trite, but in basic language this is what's happening on these songs: it's me
breaking away from the Pixies and finding myself as a solo artist, finding a band
again and forging that together, then losing it and my marriage, and finally getting my
obsession with two-track recording out of my system. It's a total arc.”
Black will be heading out on tour in Europe in support of Bluefinger on June 15.
http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/05/2403.cfm
Frank Black Retrospective Covers A
Decade Of Work
Thursday May 24, 2007 @ 06:00 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Frank Black fans will have to wait an extra
two weeks for his first best-of collection, 93-
03, which will now come out on June 26 via
Cooking Vinyl.
The Pixies founder has had a prolific solo
career, and the new two-disc collection
covers material from his 1993 self-titled
debut through 2003's Show Me Your Tears,
which was recorded with his occasional
band, The Catholics. The first CD features
22 studio tracks in chronological order,
while the second (exclusive to North America) features nine songs
recorded at shows last year in Regina and Pittsburgh.
"There is totally a narrative arc to my solo career," Black recently
told NME.com. "It's me breaking away from The Pixies and finding
myself as a solo artist.
"I didn't get into this to have hits. I did it to be a maverick, to be
underground, to be part of that world as opposed to the top 40
world. I wanted to be an artist and a musician, not to get invited to
parties. It's about being true to yourself."
"Threshold Apprehension," the first single from the forthcoming
Black Francis album, Bluefinger, will be included as a hidden track.
Bluefinger, inspired by Dutch painter/musician Herman Brood, is
expected to arrive in stores in September. The song will also be
made available as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl/digital
download release on Friday.
Here are the songs on 93-03:
Disc one:
- "Los Angeles"
- "Ten Percenter"
- "Czar"
- "Old Black Dawning"
- "Abstract Plain"
- "Calistan"
- "Speedy Marie"
- "Headache"
- "Freedom Rock"
- "Men In Black"
- "You Ain't Me"
- "I Don't Want To Hurt You"
- "All My Ghosts"
- "I Gotta Move"
- "Bad Harmony"
- "Western Star"
- "Robert Onion"
- "Hermaphroditos"
- "Velvety"
- "California Bound"
- "Massif Centrale"
- "Manitoba"
Disc two:
- "Deadman's Curve"
- "Raiderman"
- "My Terrible Ways"
- "I'll Be Blue"
- "Johnny Barleycorn"
- "Ten Percenter"
- "Dog Gone"
- "The Swimmer"
- "Suffering"
Frank Black
Thanks to Mr. FBC for uncovering this:
HARP Magazine.
ARTICLES
NEWS
Black Francis Resumes
Ops, Pays Tribute to
Herman Brood
Fred Mills
May 29, 2007
"I privately went back to the old stage name, if that even makes any sense,
almost as a joke,” says Frank Black, of his decision to resume operations
under his Pixies-era monicker Black Francis. And come September 11,
Cooking Vinyl will be issuing the 11-song Black Francis album Bluefinger,
which the label says was partly inspired by—talk about your left-field
influences—eccentric Dutch painter/musician Herman Brood.
Continues our hero, "I couldn't get The Pixies back into a studio, but I would
transform into my alter ego of yesteryear. I spoke the magic syllables aloud
and nothing happened; just as I thought. Soon after, my new manager asked
me for a bonus track for a "best of" compilation to be released later in the
year. And as I prepared for the session, I became (honestly) gripped by the
spirit of Herman Brood, and my bonus track expanded into an 11 song
record cin just a few days. Thank you Herman. You were at the distant edge
of my vision for years when suddenly I was under your influence like a cloud
of opium, like the scent of the house of the rising sun. Bliss. Bliss. Bliss. I
had spoken the magical name and nothing had happened, but I was
impatient, and like so many people, I thought the magic would reveal itself in
an instant, as depicted in films. Magic is more subtle. And Herman Brood
did turn me back into Black Francis. Funny how things work out. You just
never know."
Funny how things work out, indeed. As a popular Dutch rocker in the late
‘70s, Herman Brood fronted Herman Brood and His Wild Romance, which
notched a top 40 hit in America in 1979 with the Springsteen-goes-punk
anthem “Saturday Night.” Brood also worked with (and had a romantic
relationship with) Nina Hagen, although his heroin addiction eventually
removed him from the public eye, musically speaking. Meanwhile, Brood
had also become a respected artist whose work was on display at
Amsterdam’s Museum of Groningen and who created murals for a number
of public spaces in the city. In 2001 he committed suicide at the age of 54 by
jumping off the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton.
Explains Francis, "John Lennon and Yoko Ono claimed the Amsterdam
Hilton in 1969. The Pixies headlined their first big rock show in Holland in
1988. Herman Brood reclaimed the Hilton for his country in 2001, and now I
feel he has even claimed back The Pixies, or at least me, Black Francis.”
Er, right. At any rate, Bluefinger was recorded in Portland, OR, with drummer
Jason Carter (Guards of Metropolis), Violet Clarke on vocals, and bassist
Dan Schmid (The Visible Men). Mark Lemhouse produced the album, which
includes a Brood Brood cover, "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It," and ten
Black Francis originals: "Captain Pasty," "Test Pilot Blues," "Lolita," "Tight
Black Rubber," "Angels Come to Comfort You," "Your Mouth Into Mine,"
"Discotheque 36," "She Took All the Money," "Blue Finger," and "Threshold
Apprehension. (The latter is also the bonus track on Frank Black's 93-03
"best of" album, due out June 12.)
And ya just know any record with a song titled “Captain Pasty” is gonna be
fun…
LiveDaily.
Frank Black becomes Black Francis again
with new album
May 29, 2007 03:11 PM
by Tjames Madison
LiveDaily Contributor
Claiming he was imbued with the
spirit of a deceased Dutch
musician and painter, Pixies
(music) frontman Frank Black
(music) will reclaim his old
moniker, Black Francis (music), and return with a new album this fall.
"I privately went back to the old stage name, if that even makes any
sense, almost as a joke," said the singer in a press release. "I couldn't
get The Pixies back into a studio, but I would transform into my alter ego
of yesteryear. I spoke the magic syllables aloud and nothing happened;
just as I thought.
"Soon after, my new manager asked me for a bonus track for a 'best of'
compilation to be released later in the year. And as I prepared for the
session, I became (honestly) gripped by the spirit of Herman Brood, and
my bonus track expanded into an 11-song record called 'Bluefinger' in
just a few days. Thank you Herman."
Brood, an eccentric Dutch rocker and painter, scored a Top 40 hit in the
US in 1979 with the song "Saturday Night." The artist, known for
outrageous and attention-grabbing antics, saw his paintings exhibited in
art galleries around Europe before his health declined in the late '90s.
Given only weeks to live by his doctors, Brood committed suicide in 2001
by jumping off the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton.
"John Lennon and Yoko Ono claimed the Amsterdam Hilton in 1969,"
Francis said in the press release, explaining his 'connection' with Brood.
"The Pixies headlined their first big rock show in Holland in 1988.
Herman Brood reclaimed the Hilton for his country in 2001, and now I feel
he has even claimed back The Pixies, or at least me, Black Francis."
"Bluefinger," set for a Sept. 11 release, was recorded last fall in Portland,
OR, with drummer Jason Carter, bassist Dan Schmid, and Francis's wife,
Violet Clarke, on backup vocals.
Aside from playing dozens of gigs with the reunited Pixies over the last
three years, Francis has toured extensively for more than a decade with
several backing units, the longest lasting being The Catholics, with
whom he recorded five albums in the late '90s and early years of this
decade, the last of which was the 2002 combo of "Black Letter Days" and
"Devil's Workshop."
"Bluefinger" is the prolific singer/guitarist's 13th studio album since
debuting as a solo artist with his self-titled 1993 album, which appeared
a year after the original breakup of the Pixies.
Undercover
Black Francis Announces New Album
Details
by Tim Cashmere - May 30 2007
photo by Ros O'Gorman
Black Francis, otherwise known as Frank Black, lead
singer of the legendary indie rockers The Pixies, is
back with another solo album, 'Bluefinger'.
The album shows the singer paying tribute to Dutch
painter/musician Herman Brood, who is known as the
Dutch personification of sex, drugs and rock and roll.
The album began when Black decided to go into the
studio to record a bonus track for a best of to be
released later this year, and that one quickly morphed
into 11 songs that either directly or indirectly
reference Brood.
"John Lennon and Yoko Ono claimed the Amsterdam
Hilton in 1969," Francis continues. "The Pixies
headlined their first big rock show in Holland in 1988.
Herman Brood reclaimed the Hilton for his country in
2001, and now I feel he has even claimed back The
Pixies, or at least me, Black Francis," he said in a
press release.
There will be one cover from Brood on the album, 'You
Can't Break A Heart And Have It'.
The band on the album consists of Jason Carter (Guards of Metropolis) on drums, Violet Clarke on vocals,
and Dan Schmid (The Visible Men) on bass.
The album is due out on September 11 on Cooking Vinyl.
The Pixies at the V Festival, Sydney
Riverfront Times (scroll down).
Fans hoping for new material from the Pixies might have to wait a while. Black Francis, a.k.a. Frank Black,
is gearing up for Bluefinger. But if the first single is any indication, you won't mind the delay. "Threshold
Apprehension," which is already available at www.emusic.com (and will appear on the June 12-released Best of
Frank Black '93-'03), summons Pixies classics like "U-Mass" and "Debaser." Due in September, the album
pays homage to the late painter/musician Herman Brood and marks Black's first solo project under his
original pseudonym. Best of all, it proves Black Francis can still wail like he did twenty years ago. — Andy
Vihstadt
MorphBlog: Frank Black Gets Retro Love.
Aversion.com.
Frank Back Records as Black Francis
Again
Jun 11, 2007
Frank Black will be back to using his Pixies-era nom de rock, Black
Francis, for his next solo release.
Black Francis' Bluefinger finds Black/Francis adopting his Pixies persona
for his first time since The Pixies disbanded in 1993. The album, follows
closely on the heels of a Frank Black retrospective disc, Frank Black '93-
'03, which arrives in stores tomorrow (June 12) from Cooking Vinyl (read
full story). It's slated for a Sept. 11 release from Cooking Vinyl, and is
described as an ode to the artist Herman Brood, according to press
materials. |
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http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/43164-frank-black-various
Video: Frank Black: Various
It's hard to imagine what to say about Pixies that wasn't already said during the band's recent reunion victory lap. The solo career of Pixies frontman-- Black Francis with the band, Frank Black as a solo artist, and Charles Thompson to his mother-- doesn't suffer from the same over-familiarity. Like one of his heroes, Jonathan Richman, Black the solo performer has largely shuffled off the burden of being a "seminal" band's former leader, releasing no-frills albums every couple of years with little fanfare. It didn't start out that way, though: Black's 1994 double-album Teenager of the Year, in particular, teased us with echoes of the Pixies' heady pop brilliance, though it didn't get its due at the time. Next week, the Cooking Vinyl label will release a 2xCD collection of Black's solo highlights called Frank Black 93-03.
In this 1995 Chicago cable-TV interview, Black talks about his influences, touring, and being a solo artist. "I am my own scene," he memorably (and accurately) asserts-- but he also assures us it's OK if you only buy three albums a year and listen to Bon Jovi. "The whole cool thing... it's all baloney," he says. In between such banter, Black performs solo rarity "Jumping Beans"-- which he describes as a cross between They Might Be Giants and the Violent Femmes-- and Richman tribute "The Man Who Was Too Loud", which later appeared on 1998's Frank Black & the Catholics.
Frank Black: "Jumping Beans" and "The Man Who Was Too Loud" (live, solo acoustic)
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June 15th issue of Entertainment Weekly has a writeup. It has a sidebox "Pixies Update" which mentions Bluefinger and The Breeders recording.
They give Best Of a B+
I'd type it up but I only have one hand right now and it's a pain in the ass to type.
Ah, it's here:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041415,00.html
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Good spot Jef, and not to worry, I'll stick it up!!
EW.com
MUSIC REVIEW
93-03
By Simon Vozick-Levinson
Pixies singer Frank Black dropped nine CDs
between the iconic alternative band's split in
1993 and their reunion 11 years later. This
retrospective — which includes one manic
new cut (''Threshold Apprehension'') and a
live bonus disc — compiles the best bits of
that time, from the spaced-out jangle of
Black's first solo efforts to grittier sessions
with his then backing musicians, the
Catholics. Though not as trailblazing as the
Pixies catalog, 93-03 makes a strong case
for Black as an eccentric visionary in his own
right. B+
Download This: See the video for
''Headache''
Posted Jun 05, 2007
BLACK CELEBRATION 93-03 picks up where the
singer's Pixies career left off
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- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
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OregonLive.com
One busy decade
Friday, June 15, 2007
CURT SCHULZ
Frank Black is an enigmatic talent who might have invented alternative rock. He's also
fixated on UFOs, and judging from his song lyrics he has a shaky grasp of Spanish
grammar,
But say what you want about the ex-Pixie and current Oregon resident (aka Black Francis,
born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) , the guy's productive.
If it's noteworthy for any artist to launch a major retrospective at age 42, "Frank Black 93-03"
is remarkable in that the two-disc set is entirely culled from Black's second career, after the
breakup of the Pixies, and it covers only the first 10 years of his solo work; he's put out
several projects after the 2003 cutoff date.
While his full-length efforts are ambitiously uneven, this well-assembled collection offers 22
tracks from nine albums, a teaser cut off the upcoming CD "Bluefinger" and a bonus disc of
live material recorded last fall. Short of playing solo sets for every fan who buys "93-03" (and
perhaps that's under discussion), Black's definitely done his part to work his audience.
On this best-of, Black's compiled all his must-haves ("Los Angeles," "Headache," "You Ain't
Me") along with album cuts that express his themes of evocative places (like "Massif
Centrale," and the jazz-inspired "Manitoba"), his ongoing focus on sci-fi topics ("Men In
Black") and his obsession with the American West ("California Bound").
Over the sequential timeline, Black moves further away from his two biggest contributions to
modern rock (a surprisingly musical screaming-singing style and his trademarked soft
verse and loud chorus attack) to favor a more Americana-roots flavored sound, but the
recent live tracks and the single new studio cut ("Threshold Apprehension") show him as
feisty and angular as ever. "Frank Black 93-03" should neatly serve double duty as a love
letter to his fan base and a handy entry point for new converts.
"Frank Black 93-03" by Frank Black, Cooking Vinyl; www.frankblack.net; grade: A
Curt Schulz is a Portland freelance writer; schulzcurt@hotmail.com
www.inthenews.co.uk/infocus/entertainment/music/out-this-week-$1099994.htm" target="_blank">In The News.
Legendary Pixies front man Frank Black releases a best of collection this
week in the shape of 93 - 03 - collated from Black's solo records.
It also includes a new song - under the Pixies name Black Francis - called
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Posted - 06/18/2007 : 03:51:58
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From the FT review:
"But the mellowing of Black's singing - the electrifying screams he used to make in Pixies songs are muted - signals an ebbing away of vitality from his music."
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Can't believe this. I too want to earn my living writing about music.
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No surprises with the reviews.
The majority of the British music press still fawns over the Pixies and are indifferent to or don't like Frank Black.
That Guy from the FT (and a journo' with a name like that would have to write for the FT) wrote a five star review of the Pixies when they played at Brixton in '04, quote:
'For a brief period in the late 1980s, the Pixies were the best rock band in the world. Their music - a sort of unhinged surf pop with loud guitars and primal screaming - was electrifying'
(Yeah, good stuff mate.)
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Electrifying. I would switch him, personally.
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Posted - 06/18/2007 : 10:06:23
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quote:
Originally posted by Czar
From the FT review:
"But the mellowing of Black's singing - the electrifying screams he used to make in Pixies songs are muted - signals an ebbing away of vitality from his music."
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I just decided I will NEVER again buy a "Rock'n'Folk" (French mag) issue...
Here is what they say about FB Best Of : Los Angeles, Headache, Speedy Marie, Freedom Rock, I want to live on an abstract plain...Frank Black had started very strongly after his splitted with the Pixies and wrote, on 2 shots, 2 gorgeous albums that several rate as goos as the best of his old band. Unfortunately, he will never find again that "olympic" level, prefering going into a serie of shity albums with an obsession for "countrage", i.e. country music played "garage" by a band of red neck. And this is the problem of this best of : Who could want to buy it to take profit of 4 or 5 songs while he just have to buy Teenager of The Year and Frank Black to discover, certainly at lower price, some gems? Noboday certainly...
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quote:
Originally posted by My Velouria
I just decided I will NEVER again buy a "Rock'n'Folk" (French mag) issue...
Here is what they say about FB Best Of : Los Angeles, Headache, Speedy Marie, Freedom Rock, I want to live on an abstract plain...Frank Black had started very strongly after his splitted with the Pixies and wrote, on 2 shots, 2 gorgeous albums that several rate as goos as the best of his old band. Unfortunately, he will never find again that "olympic" level, prefering going into a serie of shity albums with an obsession for "countrage", i.e. country music played "garage" by a band of red neck. And this is the problem of this best of : Who could want to buy it to take profit of 4 or 5 songs while he just have to buy Teenager of The Year and Frank Black to discover, certainly at lower price, some gems? Noboday certainly...
I hate R&F, they can leave and listen to Britney !!
This kind of review is a dead giveaway that the journo has given post TOTY albums one cursary listen and thrown his/her toys out of the pram when they don't conform to that template. Many of us have found, myself included, that one listen is not enough to form a valid opinion.
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Great review/potted history (2 pages)
'Whether you are a long standing fan, or just interested in scrubbing up on your music history, Frank Black 93-03 is a pleasure to listen to, doing a first rate job of introducing just part of this extremely talented musician's back catalogue and is an album that should be owned by any self respecting music fan.'
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thrown his/her toys out of the pram when they don't conform to that template.
I love that. Sums up a lot of knee-jerk musical criticism of Frank's music. WAH! It didn't do what I thought it should do!
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quote:
Originally posted by My Velouria
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I hate R&F, they can leave and listen to Britney !!
Yeah they're like 70% wrong, but they could have been TOTALY wrong if the catholic songs had been well selected on this best of. |
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quote:
Originally posted by Wade
Am I missing a point here? Seems twenty of you have posted the exact same story?
What? But yeah that's the idea of a thread. Here the story is:
"Once upon a time somebody wrote an article about The Best Of Frank Black. Then, a little fan made a sarcastic comment."
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Entertainmentwise.
Frank Black - 'Frank Black
93-03' (Cooking Vinyl)
Released 18/06/07
By: Huw Jones on 6/18/2007
Regarded by many as the true leader of the alternative rock
movement, the name Frank Black, to those in the know, is
legendary. An active singer, songwriter and guitarist since
1985, Frank Black's musical career has taken on many
different forms, most notably with the seminal Pixies who
enjoyed five years of critical acclaim until the band split in
1992. But their break up was just the beginning for Frank
Black. 'Frank Black 93-03' is a two disc set which celebrates 22
tracks from his nine solo albums that were recorded during
this period and includes a new Black Francis track, 'Threshold
Apprehension' taken from the forthcoming 'Bluefinger' album.
And if that wasn't enough, CD2 features tracks recorded live
during 2006.
Beginning with tracks taken from 1993's self titled 'Frank Black' (4AD)
including 'Los Angeles', 'Ten Percenter', 'Czar', and 'Old Black Dawning',
Black's early work explores an eclectic mix of subject matter and
focuses heavily on extraterrestrial activity and science fiction. Similar
both musically and lyrically to that of the Pixies, his initial solo output
was well received by fans and critics alike. His second solo album
'Teenager Of The Year' (4AD) attracted similar praise, but like 'Frank
Black', would not be a commercial success. It did however allow him to
evolve and grow as an artist, developing a spontaneous approach to
recording, most notably through tracks including 'I Want To Live On An
Abstract Plain', 'Calistan' and the delightful 'Headache' ("I got me so
down I got me a headache, My hearts crammed in my cranium, And it
still knows how to pound").
Black left 4AD in 1995 and began work on his third solo offering 'The
Cult Of Ray', released in 1996 on Rick Rubin's American Recordings and
would again see Black develop his recording techniques, moving away
from intricate production values and instead taking a more stripped
down approach. With a largely new band behind him (soon to become
known as The Catholics) tracks such as 'Men In Black', 'You Ain't Me'
and the stunning 'I Didn't Want To Hurt You (Every Single tTme)'
demonstrate an increasing tendency and preference to recording live
with as little overdubs as possible. What was initially nothing more than
a demo tape, recorded live to two track in 1997, was eventually
released a year later in 1998 with no further production deemed
necessary as 'Frank Black And The Catholics' on SpinArt Records and is
claimed to be "The first album ever made legally available for
commercial download". So happy was Black with the results and the
new found recording process that all of Frank Black And The Catholics'
future releases would be recorded in this way.
Despite 'All My Ghosts' and 'I Gotta Move' the album fell to mixed
reviews and Black was accused by some of turning his back on his
signature sound and ingenuity, instead opting for an easier
uncomplicated approach to making music. A critical return to form
however came about in 1999 with 'Pistolero' (What Are Records?)
featuring 'Bad Harmony' and 'Western Star' and led to 2001's 'Dog In
The Sand' ('Robert Onion' and 'Hermaphroditos') which many consider
to be the high point of Black's already extensive career. Despite ruling
out a Pixies reunion (the band would eventually tour and record
together again in 1994) Black was beginning to recognize the
importance of his former band (largely all his work) and came to
include more and more of the Pixies work in The Catholics live sets. Not
only that but original Pixies member Joey Santiago would become
increasingly involved in both the live shows and the recording of new
material.
2002 saw the simultaneous release of 'Black Letter Days' (SpinArt /
Cooking Vinyl) and 'Devils Workshop' (SpinArt / Cooking Vinyl). The
latter including 'Velvety', a version of the Pixies song 'Velvety
Instrumental Version' (penned by a teenage Black) with lyrics. The
penultimate two tracks are both taken from 'Show Me Your
Tears' (2003, SpinArt / Cooking Vinyl). The albums title and its subject
matter centre on and are heavily inspired by his recent divorce and
subsequent entry into therapy, the result being a notable intimacy and
more personal side to Frank Black as illustrated here with 'Massif
Centrale' and 'Manitoba'. Concluding 'Frank Black 93-03' is the new
Black Francis track, 'Threshold Apprehension' taken from the
September's forthcoming 'Bluefinger'. It may have been written 22
years after Black first entered into music, an industry he has since
made his own, but like the rest of the album it fits right in and is well
placed in this epic journey through Frank Black's extensive back
catalogue. It also serves to demonstrate the beauty of Frank Black's
consistent ability to produce not only good but valid songs and justifies
his eminent position in alternative rocks glorious heritage.
CD2 features 9 tracks recorded live throughout Europe in 2006
including 'Bullet', 'Burnt Out Rock 'n' Roll', 'Six Sixty Six' and 'Horrible
Day'; and is the perfect compliment to an already comprehensive look
at one mans stunning, awe inspiring and hugely influential career.
Whether you're a long standing fan, or just interested in scrubbing up
on your music history, 'Frank Black 93-03' is a pleasure to listen to,
does a first rate job of introducing just part of this extremely talented
musicians back catalogue and is an album that should be owned by any
self respecting music fan.
Same review as above posted at GIGWISE.
musicOMH.com
Frank Black - 93-03 (Cooking Vinyl)
UK release date: 18 June 2007
As leader of the Pixies (gloriously off-the-wall
garage-punk band, for the two of you who don't
know), Black Francis had a big influence on
Nirvana and many other grunge bands who went
on to gain far more commercial success.
Since going solo under the name of Frank Black, he has
continued to keep up a prolific recording schedule of
more or less an album a year for over a decade, while
maintaining a consistently high quality level.
This 'best of' album shows just what an impressive back
catalogue he has. The first disc features 22 tracks from
Black's nine solo albums from 1993 to 2003 (many of
them with his backing band The Catholics), but does not
include any songs from his last two country-influenced
albums recorded in Nashville since then. It ends with a
new song called Threshold Apprehension, taken from
his Bluefinger album due for release later in 2007.
The second disc contains nine songs recorded live in the
US at the end of last year, including several cover
versions on which Black stamps his own unmistakable
personality.
As usual when following such a well-loved and much-
respected band as The Pixies, making it on your own is
not easy and comparisons will always be made - ask
Paul Weller or Morrissey. But Black shows he has
moved on from the manic brilliance of The Pixies to a
more measured craftsmanship without losing his edge.
True, the schizophrenic shifts in tone have evened out
somewhat, the guitar sound is not so distorted and the
primal screaming has been largely replaced by melodic
singing, even if the lyrics remains as undecipherable as
ever. But though the sound has gradually become more
clean cut and less quirky, Black is still miles away from
the mainstream – thankfully, high-octane alternative
blood still surges through his veins.
The opening track Los Angeles from his debut
eponymous album is a heavy grungy number, followed
by perhaps the most Pixies-sounding song,
Tenpercenter, with its offbeat chord changes. The Old
Black Dawning has the familiar Black references to the
Bible and the solar system, while the surreal nuttiness
of (I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain is suggested in
the title.
The driving rhythm of You Ain't Me is matched by the
pumping beat of I Gotta Move. I Don't Want to Hurt You
(Every Single Time) is a mellow ballad, but
Hermaphroditos gets the pulse racing and Threshold
Apprehension is Black sounding like an angry young
man again – this bodes well for the forthcoming new
album.
Black and his band sound really sharp and up for it on
the live tracks. There are interesting takes on Roxy
Music's Remake/Remodel and Christian singer-
songwriter Larry Norman's Six Sixty Six, while a more
rootsy approach can be heard on the harmonica-
accompanied, bluesy Nadine and the country-inflected
All Around the World and Horrible Day.
Overall this album is strong evidence that there is
indeed life after The Pixies – Black is not just still alive
but kicking, with an arresting mixture of apocalyptic
violence softened by moments of sublime sweetness.
Commercial success may have proved just as elusive as
a solo artist but Black has always been more interested
in following his own creative instincts: he is a true
maverick. Long may he continue thus quixotically - and
roll on the promised new Pixies album.
- Neil Dowden
track listing
1. Los Angeles
2. Ten Percenter
3. Czar
4. Old Black Dawning
5. I Want To Live On An
Abstract Plain
6. Calistan
7. Speedy Marie
8. Headache
9. Freedom Rock
10. Men In Black
11. You Ain't Me
12. I Don't Want To
Hurt You (Every
Single Time)
13. All My Ghosts
14. I Gotta Move
15. Bad Harmony
16. Western Star
17. Robert Onion
18. Hermaphroditos
19. Velvety
20. California Bound
21. Massif Centrale
22. Manitoba
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