Frank Black Francis
Frank Black Francis | ||||
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Studio album by Frank Black | ||||
Released | October 12, 2004 | |||
Recorded | March 1987, Boston Summer 2003, London (Pixies-era recordings) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 84:54 | |||
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Producer | Two Pale Boys (Andy Diagram and Keith Moliné) on disc two | |||
Frank Black chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[3] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 8/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[8] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Under the Radar | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Frank Black Francis is a 2-CD set released in 2004 by Frank Black, roughly coinciding with the Pixies reunion tour. Disc 1 consists of a March 1987 solo acoustic demo tape recorded by engineer Gary Smith, just prior to the first Pixies recording session. Disc 2 is a contemporary recording from 2003 of Frank Black reworking a number of Pixies songs with Keith Moliné and Andy Diagram, who are part of David Thomas and Two Pale Boys.
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Black Francis
Disc one {Black Francis demos}
- "The Holiday Song" – 1:54
- "I'm Amazed" – 1:25
- "Rock a My Soul" – 1:50
- "Isla de Encanta" – 1:39
- "Caribou" – 3:00
- "Broken Face" – 1:21
- "Build High" – 1:26
- "Nimrod's Son" – 2:08
- "Ed Is Dead" – 2:45
- "Subbacultcha" – 2:45
- "Boom Chickaboom" – 2:33
- "I've Been Tired" – 3:10
- "Break My Body" – 1:55
- "Oh My Golly!" – 1:59
- "Vamos" – 2:14
Disc two {treated}
- "Caribou" – 3:09
- "Where Is My Mind?" – 3:41
- "Cactus" – 2:41
- "Nimrod's Son" – 3:01
- "Levitate Me" – 2:01
- "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:25
- "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 3:49
- "Velouria" – 4:35
- "The Holiday Song" – 2:21
- "Into the White" – 3:24
- "Is She Weird?" – 3:51
- "Subbacultcha" – 2:56
- "Planet of Sound" – 14:56
Personnel[]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]
- Black Francis - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Keith Moliné - guitar, violin, electronics (disc two)
- Andy Diagram - trumpet, electronics (disc two)
- Technical
- Gary Smith - recorded by (disc one)
- Andy Diagram - producer (disc two)
- Keith Moliné - producer (disc two)
- Joey Santiago - additional editing
- Myles Mangino - mastering
- Jean Thompson - cover concept
- Andrew Swainson - cover design
- Black Francis - cover photography, additional photography
- Ken Goes - additional photography
References[]
- ^ "Frank Black Francis by Frank Black". metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Black Francis/Frank Black: Frank Black Francis". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Steinberg, Lianne (29 October 2004). "Album Review: Frank Black - Frank Black Francis". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (29 October 2004). "Frank Black Francis". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Frank Black: Frank Black Francis". Mojo: 110. November 2004.
- ^ "Frank Black: Frank Black Francis". NME: 48. 16 October 2004.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (10 October 2004). "Frank Black: Frank Black Francis". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Frank Black: Frank Black Francis". Q: 135. December 2004.
- ^ "Frank Black Francis: Black Gold". Uncut. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Frank Black: Frank Black Francis". Under the Radar (8): 108.
- ^ FrankBlackFrancis (Liner notes). Frank Black. Cooking Vinyl / SpinART. 2004.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Categories:
- 2004 albums
- Black Francis albums
- SpinART Records albums
- Covers albums
- Pixies (band)
- Cooking Vinyl albums