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FRANK BLACK - Fast Man Raider Man
| The Washington Post | | Frank Black, who defined himself as a world-champion shrieker in the Pixies, almost never raises his voice above a Leonard Cohen monotone in his restrained solo work. So when he screams at the crescendo of "Dirty Old Town" -- a country duet with the unheralded singer-songwriter Marty Brown -- the effect is jarring and cathartic. It's the peak moment of a 27-song album that rambles all over the place....full text |
| | The Tripwire | | Driving in a car after spending two long years taking buses, riding bikes, and (dare I say it), walking, is an incredible feeling. And what's the only better feeling than actually driving a car after being away from it for so long? The answer is simple; listening to a tape in the tape player while driving the car. Not that stupid CD bullshit. I'm talking about a cassette. A mix that an older brother or sister or friend made for you....full text |
| | Entertainment Weekly | | The reunited Pixies have yet to release a new studio CD, but their frontman Frank Black keeps the solo projects coming. Fast Man Raider Man, a double album heats up the twangy, Southern-gothic soul of last year's Honeycomb. It's expertly played (by veterans Levon Helm, Spooner Oldham, Jim Keltner, and members of Booker T. and the MGs). But Black's voice is less interesting when he's not going postal with the Pixies; here he delivers dark visions wanly, with a nod to Nick Cave and a saving touch of camp. Live, the set's bar-band mojo would probably sound great....full text |
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