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gotmeamovie
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158 Posts |
 Posted - 04/19/2007 : 01:25:33
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hey id love to know
its his voice 4 me that is the main attraction to his songs
that and the unusual time signatures..
it is so hard ot some up with one
right now it is hang on to your ego!
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 04:00:23
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I like his vocals best on the slower songs. Two of my favorite vocals are "Coastline" and "I'll Be Blue." The second half of "My Life Is In Storage" has a heart-wrenching vocal, too. And after trying my damnedest to like FMRM as much as his other albums, the one thing I've discovered is that if you focus on his voice and ignore how relatively boring the songs are, it's really an enjoyable listen. I've never read that he recorded that album to show off his voice, but it seems it could easily be the case.
And I know the question didn't include the Pixies, but one of the very first things I think of when I think of FB's voice is his screaming on "Tame."
Talk about a dynamic singer -- hard to believe it's the same guy who sings both "Tame" and "Dog in the Sand."
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Sam
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
514 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 04:11:29
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| everything is new / jet black river / village of the sun |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 05:02:39
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it's all in the timbre of his voice, I think it's sounds pretty
other people may not agree.
there are examples everywhere:
-Jane is the Queen of Love: I hear the phoneline and I hope it isn't you....JANE!!!!!!
-The original I Will Run After You
-The Happening
-Captain Pasty
-Headache
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Sam
= Cult of Ray =
Ireland
514 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 08:27:29
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| Nice choices Jop - especially captain pasty, i really like the vocals and guitar sound from bluefinger. Such a cool record, i think its gonna be one of my favourites. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 10:56:07
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
village of the sun
yes!!! and the first couple of utterings at the beginning of 10 percenter.
I got some heaven in my head
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 13:09:56
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If it Takes All Night ("I got to go and see my baby!")
Suffering
Heloise (the "Every once in a while I want you" bit especially)
Everything is new (I especially like the way he says "Holland")
I'll Be Blue
"The arc of triumph" |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 16:58:42
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I notice his voice must on songs where he sounds cool and confident like Massif Centrale
'I saw the way you grinned, yeah you were giving me the sign.' But then his vocal in Elijah really gets me. But then again I love the wig out in Threshold Apprehension. He uses his voice uncommonly.
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 18:56:14
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quote:
Originally posted by billgoodman
-The original I Will Run After You
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BF: Mag ik Engels spreken?
Seconded.
Also - "He played piano really fuckin' good" sums up just about everything. Who else can sing "fuckin'" like Frank?
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2007 : 19:48:20
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I want to sing for you and make your head go bop bop bop bop
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 03:29:59
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I agree with all choices made so far.
especially Heloise
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two reelers
* Dog in the Sand *
Austria
1036 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 03:47:11
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California bound - still unbelievable to me:
"don't let your mind chase you like a hooouuuuuund..."
in the last chorus, when he smoothly transforms the high voice into the raw voice during "hoooouuuuund". with all that odd timing.
and the screaming on marsist. and the mixture of the laid back/hysterical voices in los angeles.
I joined the cult of Souled American / 'cause they are a damn' fine band |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 04:57:00
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quote:
Originally posted by JefreyAlso - "He played piano really fuckin' good" sums up just about everything. Who else can sing "fuckin'" like Frank?
I found that word jarring the first few times I heard it in that song, but you're right, he sings it so well. My other favorite vocal part of that song is where he sings "Whispering the name that rhymes with dead." Listen to how his voice cracks on "dead." It's as if his own heart is "broke in two."
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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mrgrieves1971
= Cult of Ray =
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 13:20:24
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quote:
Originally posted by pixiestu
If it Takes All Night ("I got to go and see my baby!")
That's mine. Just classic. |
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zippermouth
- FB Fan -
Canada
1 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 13:25:18
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| Lately I've been lovin' the verses on "You Aint Me". (Cult of Ray) |
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awestruck
= Cult of Ray =
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2007 : 13:54:39
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I still have not heard all of his songs,but I recently heard BLD, TOTY, and Bossavona. I am just "awestruck" by his voice. As far as the Pixies go, Tame and the grunt in Hey gets me every time I hear it. I like to hear him sing so softly it seems like a whisper in Tame.
There are so many songs to choose from but the song I listen to just to sit back and concentrate on his voice is Stupid Me. He doesn't even need music behind that one. Fast Man is another song I love to just hear his voice. It is just so smooth.
But I agree there are songs that are not as favorable as others, but the poetry of the song is too lovely to just overlook.
Favorite Quote: awestruck is a she, she's a she. -trobrianders |
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OLDMANOTY
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
469 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2007 : 03:43:24
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Good choice, Awestruck, with 'Stupid Me'. Not a song that's often mentioned here, maybe because it's atypical for FB and, I suppose, a bit of a pastiche. But the vocals are great, really heartfelt, and sometimes brings tears to my eyes. What a wuss!!
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2007 : 04:50:55
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Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame
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MHokkane
- FB Fan -
USA
56 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 18:04:42
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kfs
= Cult of Ray =
USA
889 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 18:12:06
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My choice (today) is 'Pan American Highway.'
Every time I hear it I am stunned at how beautiful it is.
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beckett trance
- FB Fan -
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 18:24:09
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Steak 'n' Sabre: "Right down in the shallo-o-o-o-o-o-ows!"
Dog Gone: "That's to carry me OOOOOO----onnnnnnn!"
Pie in the Sky: "THAT'S AN ORDER!!!"
Adda Lee: "The lake sings.... and the dogs don't... they are QUIET... for Adda Lee"
Shazeb Andleeb: "This is the LAST STAAAAAAAAAAAAND!"
There's a start.
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 18:52:52
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quote:
Originally posted by kfs
My choice (today) is 'Pan American Highway.'
Every time I hear it I am stunned at how beautiful it is.
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I've seen blue you've never seen
I just put it on a comp and my friend Jim flipped. Good call.
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 18:54:48
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Flipped? Like in your top ten thread subject name?
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 19:25:05
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That's all gonna change. stamekitten's gonna 'star me, Kitten'. As in f***
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cptnpasty
- FB Fan -
Spain
161 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 07:55:22
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 08:29:25
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| Pixies-wise, I love Frank's vocals on the chorus of No.13 Baby, and Hangwire. |
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rocknfire
- FB Fan -
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 14:17:13
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ALL OF YOU GUYS REALLY KNOW YOUR FRANK BLACK. I AM IMPRESSED. I AM NEW HERE SO BEAR WITH ME. ALL OF FRANKS VOCALS ARE VERY GOOD, BUT IF I HAD TO PICK ONE IT WOULD BE KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM.
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velvety
= Cult of Ray =
Portugal
536 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 14:47:49
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Hey there, Rocknfire. Kind and Queen of Siam is a great choice, althought that amazing guitar work by Lyle Workman in the begining and ending of that song is what first comes to mind when I think about it.
Favourite fb vocal. Steak 'n sabre for me. |
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2Strings
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
50 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 15:21:47
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 16:40:03
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Tame
Fast Man
Don't Get Me Wrong (unconventional but affecting)
I'll Be Blue
Oddball
-Brian - http://bvsrant.blogspot.com |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 20:30:25
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She's like jelly roll, like sculptcha
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stymie
= Cult of Ray =
385 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 20:31:40
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 23:16:52
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quote:
Originally posted by stymie
85 weeks
That's a damn good song. It's one of the ones on a playlist I made a couple weeks ago for listening to at bedtime. It's a bunch of FB's mellower tunes. Brian listed a couple others earlier today -- "Fast Man" and "I'll Be Blue." I've been having trouble sleeping lately, so I made this playlist, and I play it every night at bedtime, and again when I wake up at 3 a.m. I find myself listening very closely to The Man's vocals, which is nearly hypnotizing, and that usually does the trick. It's not that the music is boring, but it grabs me in such a way that I forget to think about all those things that are keeping me awake.
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rocknfire
- FB Fan -
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 04/26/2007 : 09:58:50
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Thanks for the kind words Velvety. Lyle Workman sure is something else,especially when he was a Catholic. I have always emphasized
to fellow fans how important Workman was for that time in Black's career.Another favorite vocal would be His Kingly Cave. "yes,very nice". |
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 04/26/2007 : 10:01:52
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"I have always emphasized to fellow fans how important Workman was for that time in Black's career."
here be a message worth preaching |
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rocknfire
- FB Fan -
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 04/26/2007 : 11:43:27
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| I am much obliged FBC. |
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favourite frank black vocal?
