Caltrops - Darwinia





	[quote name="Liz Enkittengasm"][quote name="Jerry Whorebach"][quote name="Liz Enkittengasm"]I'll grant that <i>Trompe Le Monde</i> could be the first of the three good Frank Black albums.[/quote] What were the other two? I could use another selection. (<i>Rei Momo</i> turned out to be a <i>Rei Nono</i> - strictly for <i>Rei Homo</i> who <i>Rei Blowblow</i> - so I told it to <i>Rei FUCK OFF</i>.)[/quote] The first two he did as Frank Black are both classic, in my opinion. He probably could have held back half of the songs from <i>Teenager Of The Year</i> for a less terrible 3rd album, but hey: <i>Teenager</i> is one of the best albums ever, so I'm not complaining. I see <i>Trompe Le Monde</i> as a dry run for <i>Teenager Of The Year</i> and <i>Frank Black</i> as an unfocused first attempt. It's very, very easy to picture "Motorway To Roswell" and "Alec Eiffel" on <i>Frank Black</i>. One interesting thing about Pixies and Frank Black: for an underground indie artist, Charles Thompson sure does rely heavily on flashy guitar sidemen. One of the many pleasurable aspects of <i>Teenager Of The Year</i> is that he actually managed to snag an improved version of Joey Santiago in Lyle Workman (previously of Jellyfish). The guitar leads on their own are enough to carry the record, though they don't need to because most of the songs are totally awesome. Anyways, yeah: <i>Teenager Of The Year</i> and if you ever get sick of it, <i>Frank Black</i>. In my HUMBLE OPINION (subjective) TOTY is the third-best record he's ever done. <u>FoK's Pixies LP List!</u> #1: Doolittle #2: Surfer Rosa #3: Teenager Of The Year #4: Last Splash #5: Pod #6: Frank Black #7: Bossanova #8: Trompe Le Monde #9: Title TK #10: Pacer #11: Come On Pilgrim #12 and beyond: a bunch of shitty Frank Black albums that all suck and are not worth worrying about (AFAIK). [/quote]