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Adam
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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 Posted - 07/01/2004 : 08:06:52
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Is this not the best FB song ever written. There is nothing he can do in the future that will ever top this masterpiece. Kidding, I do like the song, but wouldn't call it the best ever. I bet someone on here would call it the best ever, so who are you?
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peter radiator
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 07/01/2004 : 09:01:10
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I try not to look at a songwriter's songs in the way you suggest, but I must admit that there are times when I find myself listening to this track, and am convinced that the fact that it's so unusual and seemingly obtuse elevates it to a higher level of purpose and craft than many tunes which might typically be thought of as Frank's "finest moments."
Perhaps it's because of it's lyrical inscrutability and the Roxy Music / "Low"-era Bowie-ness of the production and arrangement, but I find myself doing a lot of wondering about this track and the recording session that surrounded it.
For that reason alone, I would say it's one of my all-time favorites in his back catalogue. I hate the quick fade. I wish it went on for another five minutes, 'cause I'd like to know what might have come of it.
"Then we crush the heart"
~ Peter Radiator
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Adam
= Cult of Ray =
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2004 : 09:30:50
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It really is a good whacky song to put on every now and again. I do find it very artsy and abstract. Why are we "collecting honey"
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2004 : 09:59:29
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Great song! Frank Black has TOO many great b-sides. Oddballs is just as good as any official studio album.
ˇViva los Católicos! |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 07/01/2004 : 10:13:03
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| Yeah, something about this song struck me, even though it's a little bit flimsy and throwaway. It sounds like Frank is doing a take-off of Andy Warhol, or something. Sometimes B-sides have a magical quality that the more obvious album songs don't....I actually probably prefare the original version of 'Men In Black', and I like oddballs and some other kind-of 'throwaway' numbers...'You Never Heard About Me' is pretty cool, for instance. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2004 : 10:46:58
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I don't remember this song as sticking out, I may have to look into it again.
 "When 5000 posts you reach / Look as good you will not, hmmm?" |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2004 : 11:00:55
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I'm with (most) of you on that one. Brilliant song.
I love the lyrics and how he sings them. The line "The radio's playing And I laugh cause i said something funny" kills me every time.
But once again, what about Can I get a Witness (the real gem from the same EP) ?!?
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 07/01/2004 : 15:48:36
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Can i get a Witness is magnificent. at first i didn't really enjoy Baby That's Art, but one day it hit me. i like Oddballs as much as Cult of Ray (which is a whole damn lot).
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faulkndj
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Posted - 07/01/2004 : 19:10:05
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quick question....
I have every FB album there is, but not Oddballs...
where can I get it? I have looked online but haven't found anything.
It would be much appreciated |
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2004 : 19:52:55
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You can download it from I-tunes. Although "Man of Steel" is mysteriously absent. I believe there are also a few web site type indie stores that have the album, although I don't have any of the links handy right now. Good luck, it's well worth it.
~~As far as I can tell, I'm being dragged from here to hell~~ |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2004 : 04:15:52
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I enjoy the Oddballs version much more than the original - just because it's 45 seconds longer.
Btw, don't you think many of Frank's best songs (Brackish Boy, Two Spaces, Abstract Plain, Hostess With the Mostest, Billy Radcliffe, Coastline & the 4 Spinart exclusives, just to mention a few) are much too short?...
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2004 : 04:23:28
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Originally posted by faulkndj
quick question....
I have every FB album there is, but not Oddballs...
where can I get it? I have looked online but haven't found anything.
It would be much appreciated
1 copy here:
http://www9.gemm.com/ddc/search.pl?sid=369953081&key=77809&a_refno=GML757098861
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In her mirror
- FB Fan -
Spain
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Posted - 07/02/2004 : 04:24:14
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I've cried with this song. I've laughed, I've danced...
One of my most beautiful moments have been with this song.
With this one and also with "fazer eyes". I don't what they do to me, but they do it...
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1670 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2004 : 12:37:31
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I actually bought the xfiles soundtrack but you can download the missing songs from Utunes on emusic.com :)
The Truth Is Out There |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2004 : 15:19:31
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Btw, don't you think many of Frank's best songs (Brackish Boy, Two Spaces, Abstract Plain, Hostess With the Mostest, Billy Radcliffe, Coastline & the 4 Spinart exclusives, just to mention a few) are much too short?...
I don't know about that. I tend to think a song should be kept short unless there's a reason for it to be long. I don't know that there really is such a reason for these songs. They're great the way they are!
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2004 : 10:18:20
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Sure these songs are great as they are - I just meant that a great 3-minute song is always better, or at least less frustrating, than a great 2-minute song. :)
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2004 : 12:31:35
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Not if the extra minute is really bad and/or unnecessary.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2004 : 02:37:43
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Sorry if I'm not clear Monsieur Nathan, my English obviously is limited. I'm not saying a 3-minute song is necessarily better than a 2-minute song, I just mean a great 3-minute song is logically even more enjoyable than a great 2-minute song. :)
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 07/04/2004 : 02:46:44
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Great song, but I wouldn't dub it the best song ever written... that's a lot to proclaim.
Not to be picky, but to be picky? I make no sense, at least I am aware of it.
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2004 : 03:16:45
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Originally posted by The Holiday Son
But once again, what about Can I get a Witness (the real gem from the same EP) ?!?
Amazing song indeed. If I were Frank, I'd re-record it in Nashville and put it on Honeycomb!
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Monsieur
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1688 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2004 : 07:35:01
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I'm cool cause the day is sunny
I laugh cause I said something funny
These lines are just awesome. Along with "I met a man/he was a good man", they sound so "Frank Black"... |
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