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Encyclopedia > Frank Black (album)
Frank Black
Frank Black cover
Studio album by Frank Black
Released March 9, 1993
Recorded 1992
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 46:29
Label 4AD/Elektra
Producer(s) Eric Drew Feldman, Frank Black
Professional reviews
Frank Black chronology
Frank Black
(1993)		 Teenager of the Year
(1994)

Frank Black is the first solo album from the American alternative rock musician Frank Black. The album was recorded in 1992 and released on 9 March 1993 on 4AD after the breakup of the Pixies. Image File history File links Frank_black_cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Frank Black (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The British indie rock record label 4AD was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Eric Drew Feldman is an American keyboard and bass guitar player. ... Frank Black (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Frank Black (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... Released in 1994, Teenager of the Year was Frank Blacks second solo album and features fellow Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago on four tracks. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Frank Black (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The British indie rock record label 4AD was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... The Pixies[1] are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. ...


The album was similar in style, both musically and lyrically, to the Pixies' albums Bossanova and Trompe le Monde. Frank Black was characterized by a focus on UFOs and science fiction, although he explored other eclectic subjects, such as in "I Heard Ramona Sing", a song about the Ramones. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Contents

Recording and production

While the Pixies' 1991 album Trompe le Monde was being recorded, Black, known as Black Francis at the time, had discussions with the album's producer, Gil Norton, about a possible solo record.[1] He told Norton he was keen to record again, even though he had no new material; as a result, the two decided on a cover album. However, by the time Francis visited a recording studio again in 1992, he had "plenty of tunes and musical scraps".[2] Gil Norton is a British record producer known for his work with such bands as Feeder, Counting Crows, Pixies, Terrorvision, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Triffids, Del Amitri, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, James, The Feelers, Dashboard Confessional and Span. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ...


He collaborated with Eric Drew Feldman to record new material; they began by trimming down the number of covers to one, The Beach Boys' "Hang On to Your Ego".[3] Feldman became the album's producer, and played keyboard and bass guitar on several songs,[4] with former Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago on lead guitar.[5] Francis recorded the album during the hiatus and breakup of the Pixies in late 1992 and early 1993. He then adopted the stage name "Frank Black" (inverting his old persona "Black Francis") and released the results as Frank Black in March 1993.[6] Eric Drew Feldman is an American keyboard and bass guitar player. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hang On To Your Ego is a song written by Brian Wilson and Terry Sachen for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 11, 1965) is a Filipino-American musician. ...


Music

Content

Frank Black was characterized by a focus on UFOs and science fiction, although he explored other eclectic subjects, such as in "I Heard Ramona Sing", a song about the Ramones.[7] The album was similar in style, both musically and lyrically, to the Pixies' albums Bossanova and Trompe le Monde. Feldman later said that the first record connected his solo career with Trompe le Monde, "but at the same time it is an island, like nothing else he [Black] did".[8] This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


In live performances, Black said the song Czar was about folk singer John Denver, particularly his energy crisis-era activism and his unsuccessful attempt to become a space tourist. John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Line at a gas station, June 15, 1979. ... Space tourism is the recent phenomenon of space travel by individuals for the purpose of personal pleasure. ...


Critical reception

Track listing

  1. "Los Angeles"
  2. "I Heard Ramona Sing"
  3. "Hang On to Your Ego"
  4. "Fu Manchu"
  5. "Places Named After Numbers"
  6. "Czar"
  7. "Old Black Dawning"
  8. "Ten Percenter"
  9. "Brackish Boy"
  10. "Two Spaces"
  11. "Tossed" (Instrumental Version)
  12. "Parry the Wind High, Low"
  13. "Adda Lee"
  14. "Every Time I Go Around Here"
  15. "Don't Ya Rile 'Em"

Hang On To Your Ego is a song written by Brian Wilson and Terry Sachen for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ...

Musicians

Frank Black (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 11, 1965) is a Filipino-American musician. ... Eric Drew Feldman is an American keyboard and bass guitar player. ... Nick Vincent (born January 11, 1958 Harvey, IL) is an American rock and roll, jazz, and studio drummer, producer and composer. ...

Notes and references

  1. ^ Gil Norton was the producer of the Pixies' records from Doolittle onwards.
  2. ^ 4AD. 4AD - Frank Black. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone: Frank Black: Frank Black : Music Reviews. Rolling Stone (1993-04-01). Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
  4. ^ The Captain Beefheart Radar Station - Eric Drew Feldman Discography. Retrieved on 2006-11-29. “Eric Drew Feldman (bass, keyboards, synthetics)”
  5. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 187-8
  6. ^ 4AD - 1993 Releases - Frank Black. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
  7. ^ 4AD - Frank Black (page 2). 4AD. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
  8. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 188

Doolittle is the Pixies second album, released on April 17, 1989 in the United Kingdom, and the next day in the United States. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Frank Black Album Reviews (1022 words)
No, nothing like that: you pull a Frank Black (or a Black Francis – which is how he was called before) and you write history by announcing the band’s break-up on BBC’s Radio 5.
Frank Black was very much anticipated, but it became clear very soon that the fans were in for a vastly different ride this time.
It should’ve been trimmed a bit (obviously Black himself thought otherwise – witness the second album) and it needs a few more stunners to be regarded as a classic, but Frank Black’s best moments proove there was an afterlife for the man who’d stop playing a leading role, while never succumbing to pap either.
Frank Black and the Catholics (album) at AllExperts (248 words)
Frank Black and the Catholics (album) at AllExperts
The backing group on this album performed on Black's previous album, The Cult of Ray, but the group name was first adopted on this release.
The album was recorded entirely live to two-track tape over the course of two days in 1997, but a protracted dispute with Black's label American Recordings [1], reportedly over the "raw" sound of the recordings [2], delayed it's release for 18 months.
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