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gotmeamovie
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 Posted - 07/30/2009 : 03:20:47
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Hey
I am starting a new thread line which i will continually add to where we can all share our thoughts on franks songs.
Please include your thoughts and fave line from each song when i post them.
Thanks
Los Angeles......
Certaintly one of franks best songs.
It has one the best hard/thrash to beautiful , dreamy melody I have ever heard.
I love the production. Frank and Eric should bottle whatever they did to achieve that crisp clean hard acoustic sound they got for this record.
The outro is stunning, especially that little refrain of the guitar after frank says "no way".
Fave line:
"counting helicopters on a saturday night, the symphony of the fair light"
Magic.
"If all you've seen, is violence!" |
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Brank_Flack
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1017 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2009 : 07:15:02
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| I had been obsessed with the pixies for a while, but for some reason i never listened to his solo work. My brother was playing tony hawks and LA was playing, but i didnt know what it was. I went to the menu and was pleasantly surprised to figure it was frank black. I listened to it loads, and was determined to get a frank black album, so i went to my local HMV and got Teenager of the Year, because it was the only one they had. Six months later i had every frank black album. |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2009 : 11:34:30
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Frank met a man. He was a dumbass. He asked if Los Angeles was a song about an insurance salesman.
One of Frank's best songs, certainly (one of his) best riffs. The acoustic version is compelling too (see Christmass DVD). Having teeny rockers miming in the video was genius.
Hearing Los Angeles the first time made me forget Pixies split.
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Ziggy
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
2463 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2009 : 12:35:37
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| Lyrically, structure, production... it's a marvellous song. |
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1965
= Cult of Ray =
Australia
799 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2009 : 12:47:46
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It's two songs in one - which is kind of cool. Has got some amazing transitions in it.
I have the key to #902 |
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gotmeamovie
- FB Fan -
158 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2009 : 16:07:59
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thanks for replies everyone.
But please include your fave line from the song too.
Cheers
"If all you've seen, is violence!" |
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2009 : 23:29:28
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| They got one down in twenty-five-two-five, works just like a beehive...wondrous |
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kfs
= Cult of Ray =
USA
889 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2009 : 06:44:37
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I'll wait in the pouring sun....
I LOVE that!! |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2009 : 18:23:04
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And if you think they star spangled us
How come we say Los Angeleez? |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2009 : 23:32:06
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Not the one in South California, they got one in South Patagonia.
Equal respect.
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OLDMANOTY
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
469 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2009 : 07:03:26
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| 16 years on (gulp!) and Los Angeles still stuns me every time I hear it. The perfect FB song, album 1, track 1. |
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2009 : 09:53:30
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quote:
Originally posted by kfs
I'll wait in the pouring sun....
I LOVE that!!
My favourite line too! It creates so much mental imagery for me every time I hear it.
"The arc of triumph" |
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fbc
-= Modulator =-
United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2009 : 06:16:54
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quote:
Originally posted by OLDMANOTY
16 years on (gulp!) and Los Angeles still stuns me every time I hear it. The perfect FB song, album 1, track 1.
I was typing the exact same thing until I saw your post. I was 15. If they were to send one Frank song into space this one wouldn't be a bad choice. Rock the socks off Pluto for a few minutes. Quite intense in parts. It still gets me when the urge for some orange bites. |
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trobrianders
> Teenager of the Year <
Papua New Guinea
3302 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2009 : 06:30:54
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Good idea fbc. We could just send that collossal Los Angeles riff out into space. Sure to make some friends.
I hope we make it to Song Thoughts #10. Got lots to praise about the underrated Two Spaces.
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2009 : 06:37:35
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quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
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I hope we make it to Song Thoughts #10. Got lots to praise about the underrated Two Spaces.
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Ed is the hoo hoo
I... *looks at vocabulary card that says "conquer"*... concur.
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fbc
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United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2009 : 06:44:29
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| Who was song oracle? |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1462 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2009 : 14:42:43
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i don't know..very mysterious and sexy...i think floop got to know her if you know what i'm saying
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/ cause I'm a real go-getter!"...long live snitz!! |
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fbc
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United Kingdom
4903 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2009 : 12:58:17
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| i don't think i want to know. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2009 : 14:34:06
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I thought song oracle was a guy.
I remember sitting in a basement listening to Fields of Marigold until I passed out.
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2009 : 14:51:53
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| I thought it was Kuato. |
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Song Thoughts #1 - Los Angeles
