Frank Black Francis

About the Artist
Sometime back in 1986 I think, the producer for what would become the Pixies first record, Gary Smith, asked me to drop by his apartment in the Allston section of Boston, just down the street from the building I was born in, to play some songs into his cassette walkman. Gary and the band were scheduled to go into his studio, the original Fort Apache in the Roxbury section of Boston, the following day to record Come On Pilgrim, although it did not have a title at that time. Gary wanted to have some audio notes on the songs for the session. We were both excited about the session, to take place over three days; my father had given me the 1000.00 dollars to pay for it. One of the cd’s in this package is that cassette tape. A few years ago a couple of record companies had expressed interest in releasing the tape, kind of a time capsule thing, and I signed some papers. The project sat around for a couple of years, mostly because my manager, Ken Goes, and I always felt a little uncomfortable about releasing only that tape to the buying public, as it was not a planned performance, a little casual, and very bootleg in sonic quality. Sure, the uberfans would be happy enough about the content, but we both felt that a potential new fan might feel a bit ripped-off. Ken suggested I re-record some of the old repertoire in some new way, especially a well recorded way, so as to balance this product out a bit. I realize some fans or critics might feel like I’m messing with the gospel here, but really these are the reasons for all these recordings here and now. I first met the Two Pale Boys, Andy and Keith, at a gig some years ago in West Hollywood, the trumpet and guitar members of that trio formed with David Thomas. When David asked me to perform at UCLA as part of his Mirror Man improvopera in early 2003, Andy and Keith were in the band again, and I asked them to come down on their one day off to record with the Catholics on Show Me Your Tears. The two pale fellows from England offered their! studio and input on some undefined project in the undefined future. In the hot summer of 2003, July I think, I went down to the Hackney section of London and belted out the numbers and let the boys do their thing. Those sessions represent the other cd. I enjoy their work, with me or with others. I like these guys a lot. Sure, we’ve messed with the gospel, but I am satisfied with it. -Frank Black Francis, Copenhagen 2004

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Frank Black Francis

Average customer rating: Good... Tired And Emotional LOVE IT, DISC 2 IS BRILLIANT! A must-have for hardcore fans Not sure what to make of it

Frank Black Francis Frank Black , and Black Francis Manufacturer: Spin Art ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Honeycomb Fast Man Raider Man Show Me Your Tears Black Letter Days Dog in the Sand ASIN: B0006213SA Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

1. Holiday Song
2. Nimrods Son
3. Caribou
4. Vamos
5. Isla De Enchanta
6. Ed is Dead
7. Oh My Golly
8. Build High
9. Ive Been Tired
10. Break My Body
11. Broken Face
12. Im Amazed
13. Rocka My Soul
14. Subbacultcha
15. Boomchickaboom

Tracks:

1. Monkey Gone to Heaven (Doolittle)
2. Wave of Mutilation (Doolittle)
3. Where is My Mind (Surfer Rosa)
4. Cactus (Surfer Rosa)
5. Into the White (Here Comes Your Man EP)
6. Caribou (Come on Pilgrim)
7. Nimrods Son (Come on Pilgrim)
8. Levitate Me (Come on Pilgrim)
9. Holiday Song (Come on Pilgrim)
10. Velouria (Bossanova)
11. Is She Weird? (Bossanova)
12. Subbacultcha (Trompe Le Monde)
13. Planet Of Sound (Trompe Le Monde)

Customer Reviews:

Good..........2007-04-24

A nice little disc for ultra Pixies fans. I especially enjoyed the acoustic disc and Frank's vocals have even improved with age.

But Frank's version of "Into the White" comes no where near Kim's. Sorry.

Tired And Emotional.......2006-02-08

Kurt Cobain said Nirvana stole all their best ideas from them, key Radiohead members Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke have similarly emphasised their debt to them, U2 were so enraptured with them that they took them on the Zoo TV tour as special guests and even David Bowie claims they breathed new life into music in the 1980s. If you're new to this act The Pixies that everyone is raving about since their reformation, don't start your collection by snapping up this solo CD set from head Pixie Charles Thompson IV (hunt down Death To The Pixies as a greatest hits taste-test to begin with, then grab a copy of Doolittle and Surfer Rosa). However, if you're a fully fledged fan of The Pixies, Frank Black Francis acts as an even greater revelation than the less expansive but similar period's Pixies (also known as The Purple Tape), with the first of the two CDs (Demo) showcasing Black Francis's 1987 acoustic outlines of all the tracks (bar Levitate Me) that would make it to debut album Come On Pilgrim, as well as Surfer Rosa's Broken Face, Break My Body and Oh My Golly. I've Been Tired reveals a measure of Jack White in Frank's erratic yelps, while the sketchy demos also interestingly include Frank's comments to producer Gary Smith such as "There's supposed to be screaming here" mid-song. Such a rough compilation was never meant to be released, yet Black's fully-formulated idea of how he wished Come On Pilgrim to sound makes the first disc compelling for completists. Of lesser note is the woozy bass-heavy revisionism of The Pixies' legacy on disc two (Treated), although Frank concedes in the liner notes this re-recorded and re-interpreted collection was only put together to bolster the musical content of the Frank Black Francis package. While Where Is My Mind? and Nimrod's Son are interesting due to their `Frank On Tranqs' malaise, similarly classic tracks such as Cactus and Levitate Me don't work quite so well in this sluggish sonic territory. Nonetheless, replacing savage guitars and shrieking howls for tubas and keyboards on awesome tunes such as Monkey Gone To Heaven and The Holiday Song shows Frank is commendably unafraid to experiment with his classic tracks. While such reinvention has divided many fans, the creativity on display on both discs creates an exceptional stop-gap between his 2003 solo album Show Me Your Tears and (fingers crossed) the next Pixies album.

LOVE IT, DISC 2 IS BRILLIANT!.......2005-12-28

I've been a Pixies fan since 89 and have followed Frank Black and his other bandmates other projects since the group broke up. The Pixies were great, and seeing the reunion tour was fun, but it didn't really excite me in the way of new ideas or material. Where the music was once fresh and innovative, it's 15 years later and without new material or any updating of the songs, it just seemed like too much nostalgia. (At least hearing Pixies versions of some Catholics or solo FB or Breeders or Martinis tunes would have been interesting) Disc 2 here remedies that! FB teams up with the duo Two Pale Boys to reinvent the songs so that they sound just as playful imaginitive and whacked as they did 14+ years ago. One of the best parts is that the lyrics stand out more in this format, you can hear what FB's saying and follow the stories. It's just so fun. I hope Francis & the Pixies record some new material that is this bright. Disc 1 is good too, but to me it's more a trip down memory lane, not a step forward.

A must-have for hardcore fans.......2005-12-09

Frank Black/Black Francis is one of the most significant artists of the last 25 years and is still making incredible music with his latest band. These 2 discs are really an oddity, but for any hardcore fan they offer unique musical perspectives on some of the most classic Pixies stuff ever. Yes, the first disc is much more lively interesting, a rare sonic insight into early Pixies. But the second disc will sneak up on you as well if you love the songs.

Not sure what to make of it.......2005-09-24

This set comes on two discs. One is early demo tracks of Pixies songs performed by just Frank Black and his guitar. Two is what I can only describe as reminaginings of classic Pixies songs.
The demos are amazing. Raw, a little dirty in the sound quality, and rough around the edges. It's like listening to old friends who were recorded before I met them.
The re-imagined versions are a whole other thing. It's not that I feel like hey have no business messing with classic songs this way. I love to hear different versions of the same song. It's just that I'm not sure I like the style in which it was done. Some, like "Cactus" and "Where is My Mind" are cleverly done enough. But as a whole the tracks come off as unfocused and even, in a couple of cases, boring.
Still, they are Mr. Black's songs to let people mess with as he wishes.
I'm not going to call it horrible, but I'm not sure very Pixies fan will be into this. In fact I'm sure some will outright hate it.

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To This Temple Manufacturer: Pro Organo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Hoiby, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00022LII4 Release Date: 2004-05-25

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Tracks:

1. Casablanca: As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson
2. That Night In Rio: Chica Chica Boom Chic - Carmen Miranda
3. The Gay Divorcee: Night And Day - Fred Astaire
4. The Hurricane: The Moon Of Manakoora - Dorothy Lamour
5. Maytime: Will You Remember - Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy
6. The Blue Angel: Falling In Love Again - Marlene Dietrich
7. Two Girls And A Sailor: Did You Ever Have The Feeling That You Wanted To Stay - Jimmy Durante
8. Two Girls And A Sailor: Sweet And Lovely/A Tisket A Tasket - June Allyson/Gloria De Haven & Harry James Orchestra
9. Two Girls And A Sailor: Granada - Carlos Ramirez & Xavier Cugat Orchestra
10. Two Girls And A Sailor: Estrellita - Harry James Orchestra
11. Two Girls And A Sailor: Take It Easy - Virginia O'Brien/Xavier Cugat Orchestra
12. Two Girls And A Sailor: The Thrill Of A New Romance - Xavier Cugat Orchestra
13. Two Girls And A Sailor: Concerto For Index Finger - Gracie Allen
14. Two Girls And A Sailor: In A Moment Of Madness - Helene Forrest & Harry James Orchestra
15. Two Girls And A Sailor: The Young Man With A Horn - June Allyson & Harry James Orchestra
16. Two Girls And A Sailor: Inka Dinka Doo - Jimmy Durante & Harry James Orchestra
17. Two Girls And A Sailor: Ritual Fire Dance - Jose & Amparo Iturbi
18. Two Girls And A Sailor: Paper Doll - Lena Horne

Rap Music:

1. From the Lion's Mouth [Original recording remastered]
2. Great Lakes Myth Society
3. Greatest
4. Greatest Hits
5. Greatest Irish Bands [Enhanced]
6. Haunted Cities [Explicit Lyrics]
7. Izitso [Original recording remastered]
8. Joe Jackson - Greatest Hits [Original recording remastered]
9. Just What Time It Is
10. Light Years - England [Import]

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