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Black playing at the San Diego Street Scene Festival in 2005.
Black playing at the San Diego Street Scene Festival in 2005. This article is about Street Scene (San Diego for other meanings see Street Scene (disambiguation.
Background information
Birth name Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV[1]
Also known as Black Francis
Born April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06) (age 43)
Boston, Massachusetts[2]
Genre(s) Rock, Alternative rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1985–present
Label(s) 4AD, American, Cooking Vinyl, SpinArt
Associated acts Pixies, Frank Black and the Catholics
Website www.frankblack.net
Notable instrument(s)
Fender Telecaster

Frank Black (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still This article is about the record label For the Johnny Cash album released by that same label see American Recordings (album American Recordings Cooking Vinyl is a UK -based Independent record company, founded in 1986. spinART Records is a now-defunct Independent record label. Based in New York, artists that released music under the spinART banner include The Apples in Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres [1] Active since 1985, Black is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band The Pixies, where he performed under the stage name Black Francis. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as [3] Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under his current pseudonym. After releasing two albums with 4AD, he left the label and formed a backing band, Frank Black and the Catholics. 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still A backing band or backup band is a band which accompanies an artist at a live performance or on a recording Black reformed the Pixies in 2004 and continues to release solo records while touring and recording with the band. [4]

Black's vocal style has varied from a screaming, yowling delivery as lead vocalist of the Pixies to a more measured and melodical style in later Pixies' albums and solo career. [5] His cryptic lyrics mostly explore unconventional subjects, such as surrealism, incest and Biblical violence, along with dam collapses, science fiction and surf culture. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Surf culture includes the people language fashion and life surrounding the sport of modern Surfing. [6] His use of atypical meter signatures, loud-quiet dynamics and distinct preference for live-to-two-track recording in his career as a solo artist give him a unique style in alternative rock. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of [7]

As frontman of the Pixies, Black's songs (such as "Where Is My Mind?" and "Debaser") received praise and citations from contemporaries, including Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. " Where Is My Mind? " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Pixies. " Debaser " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Pixies, and is the first song on their 1989 album Doolittle. Radiohead Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Cobain once said that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was his attempt at trying to "rip off the Pixies". " Smells Like Teen Spirit " is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. [8] However, in his solo work and records with the Catholics, he received fewer popular and critical accolades. [9]

Contents

Biography

Youth and college

Charles Thompson was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 6, 1965. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. His father was a bar owner, and Thompson first lived in Los Angeles, California as a baby because his father wanted to "learn more about the restaurant and bar business". Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. [10] Thompson was introduced to music at a young age, as his parents listened to 1960s folk rock. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. His first guitar was his mother's, a Yamaha classical guitar bought with money from his father's bar tips, which he started to play at age "11 or 12". [2]

Thompson's family moved around, first with his father, and then his stepfather, a religious man who "pursued real estate on both coasts"; his parents had separated twice by the time he was in first grade. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom [11] When Thompson was 12, his mother and stepfather joined a church that was tied to the evangelical Assemblies of God,[11] a move that influenced many of his songs written with the Pixies, which often refer to the Bible. The World Assemblies of God Fellowship, or Assemblies of God for short is the world's largest Pentecostal denomination with over 283413 churches and outstations [12] He discovered the music of Christian rock singer-songwriter Larry Norman at 13 when Norman played at a religious summer camp that Thompson attended. Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of Rock music played by bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Larry David Norman ( April 8 1947 &ndash February 24 2008) was an American musician singer songwriter and producer Summer camp is a supervised Program for Children and/or Teenagers conducted (usually during the Summer Months in some countries Norman's music influenced Thompson to the extent that he named the Pixies' first EP and a lyric in the band's song "Levitate Me" after one of Norman's catchphrases, "come on, pilgrim!" Thompson later described the music he listened to during his youth:[10]

“ I used to hang out with some misfits. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Come On Pilgrim is the debut release from the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released on the British Independent record label [. . . ] We were the 'we listen to odd-ball music' kids. I wasn't hanging out at all-ages shows or trying to get into clubs to see bands, and I was buying records at used records stores and borrowing them from the library. A record shop (or record store) is an outlet that sells recorded Music. You just saw Emerson, Lake & Palmer records. Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. So I didn't know [punk] music but I started to hear about it in high school. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution But it was probably a good thing that I didn't know it, that I instead listened to a lot of '60s records and this religious music. Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is ”

Just before Thompson's senior year, his family moved to Westport, Massachusetts, where he received a Teenager of the Year award — the title of a later solo album. Westport is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. In Popular music, a solo album is an Album made by a current or former member of a band. [13] During this time, Thompson composed several songs that appeared in his later career, including "Here Comes Your Man" from Doolittle, and "Velvety Instrumental Version". " Here Comes Your Man " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Pixies, and is the fifth track on their 1989 album Doolittle Doolittle is the second Studio album from the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released in April 1989 on 4AD. [14]

After graduating from high school in 1983, he studied in the University of Massachusetts Amherst, majoring in anthropology. The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass Amherst, Massachusetts, or UMass) is a research and Land-grant university in [15] Thompson shared a room with another roommate for a semester before moving in with future Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago. An academic term is a division of an academic year the time during which a School, College or University holds classes Joey Santiago (born Joseph Alberto Santiago on June 10 1965 is a Filipino -American Guitarist and Composer. [16] The two shared an interest in rock music, and Santiago introduced Thompson to 1970s punk and the music of David Bowie; they began to jam together. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. [17] It was at this time that Thompson discovered The Cars, a band he described as "very influential on me and the Pixies". The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s [18]

In his second year of college, Thompson embarked on a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico as part of an exchange program. San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} A student exchange program is a program in which a Student, typically in secondary or Higher education, chooses to live in a foreign country to learn He spent six months in an apartment with a "weird, psycho, gay roommate", who later served as a direct inspiration for the Pixies' song "Crackity Jones";[19] many of the band's early songs refer to Thompson's experiences in Puerto Rico. " Crackity Jones " is an Alternative rock song by the American band Pixies, and is the ninth track on their 1989 album Doolittle. Thompson failed to grasp the Spanish language, and left his studies after debating whether he would go to New Zealand to view Halley's Comet (he later said it "seemed like the cool romantic thing to do at the time"),[20] or start a rock band. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Halley's Comet, officially designated 1P/Halley and also referred to as Comet Halley after Edmond Halley, is a Comet that can be seen every A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. [17] He wrote a letter urging Santiago, with the words "we gotta do it, now is the time Joe",[21] to join him in a band upon his return to Boston. [22]

Pixies

Main article: Pixies

Soon after arriving back in Massachusetts, Thompson dropped out of college, and moved to Boston with Santiago. Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 He spent 1984 working in a warehouse, "managing buttons on teddy bears", composing songs on his acoustic guitar, and writing lyrics on the subway train. See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway [22] In January 1985, Thompson formed the Pixies with Santiago. [23] Bassist Kim Deal was recruited a week later via a classified advert placed in a Boston paper, which requested a bassist "into Hüsker Dü and Peter, Paul and Mary," and joined a week later. Kimberly Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American Singer, Songwriter and Musician, best known as the bassist of the For other uses see Husker Du. Hüsker Dü was an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis-St Peter Paul and Mary (often called PP&M) are a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the Drummer David Lovering was later hired on recommendation from Deal's husband. David Lovering (born December 6 1961 is an American Musician and magician. [15][24]

Audio samples of Pixies songs written by Francis
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    "U-Mass"
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In 1987, the Pixies released an eighteen-track demo tape, commonly referred to as The Purple Tape amongst fans. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release The Purple Tape is the name given by fans to the Pixies ' original 17-track demo tape recorded at Fort Apache Studios in March 1987 by Gary Smith, Thompson's father assisted the band financially, loaning $1000 in order to record the demo tape; Thompson later said that his father "wasn't around for a lot of my younger years, so I think he was doing his best to make up for lost time". [25] The Purple Tape led to a recording contract with the English independent record label 4AD. 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still [17] Thompson adopted the alias "Black Francis" for the release of mini album Come on Pilgrim, a name inspired by his father: “he had been saving that name in case he had another son”. Come On Pilgrim is the debut release from the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released on the British Independent record label [26]

In 1988, the Pixies recorded their debut album Surfer Rosa. Surfer Rosa is the first full-length album by the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released in March 1988 on the British Independent Francis wrote and sang on all the tracks, with the exception of the single "Gigantic", which was co-written and sung by Deal. " Gigantic " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Pixies, co-written by bassist Kim Deal and Frank Black and sung by Kim Deal To support the album, the band undertook a European tour, during which Francis met Eric Drew Feldman,[27] a later collaborator on Pixies and solo albums. Eric Drew Feldman is an American keyboard and Bass guitar player Doolittle, with Francis-written songs such as "Debaser" and "Monkey Gone To Heaven",[28] was released the following year to widespread critical acclaim. Doolittle is the second Studio album from the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released in April 1989 on 4AD. [29] However, by this time, tensions between Francis and Deal combined with exhaustion, and led the band to announce a hiatus. [30] Francis has an aversion to flying, and spent this time driving across America with his girlfriend, Jean Walsh (whom Francis had met in the band's early days),[31] performing solo shows in order to raise funds to buy furniture for his new Los Angeles apartment. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [32]

The band reconvened in 1990, and recorded two further albums: 1990s Bossanova and 1991's Trompe le Monde; the latter was Francis' first collaboration with Feldman. Bossanova is the third album by the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released in August 1990 on the English Independent Trompe le Monde is the Pixies ' fourth and final full-length studio Album, released on September 23, 1991 through the 4AD The later Pixies albums were characterized by Francis' increasing influence on the band's output, as well as a focus on science fiction themes, including aliens and UFOs. The following is a list of science fiction themes. Common themes and tropes See also Science fiction genre Cosmology Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. [33] These themes would continue to be explored throughout his early solo work. Trompe le Monde includes the song "U-Mass", which was written about the university he attended as a youth, and due to the keyboard part played by Feldman, signified a move away from the band's purely alternative rock sound. Although Deal had contributed on the songs "Gigantic" (from Surfer Rosa) and "Silver" (from Doolittle), from Bossanova on, Francis wrote all the band's original material. This contributed to the increasing tension between Francis and Deal,[32] and the Pixies broke up in 1992; this was not publicly announced until early in 1993. [34]

Early solo career

While the Pixies' 1991 album Trompe le Monde was being recorded, Francis had discussions with the album's producer, Gil Norton, about a possible solo record. Gil Norton is a British Record producer known for his work with such bands as Pixies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, [35] 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. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released However, by the time Francis visited a recording studio again in 1992, he had "plenty of tunes and musical scraps". A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound [36]

He collaborated with Feldman to record new material; they began by trimming down the number of covers to one, The Beach Boys' "Hang On to Your Ego". The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture "Hang On to Your Ego" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for the American pop band The Beach Boys [37] Feldman became the album's producer, and played keyboard and bass guitar on several songs,[38] with Santiago featuring on lead guitar[39] and Nick Vincent on drums. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Nick Vincent (born January 11 1958 Harvey IL is an American rock and roll jazz and studio drummer producer and composer A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells 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. Frank Black is the first solo album from the American Alternative rock musician Frank Black. [40] 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. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group [41] 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". [42]

The following year, Black released his second solo record, a quirky twenty-two song double album entitled Teenager of the Year. Released in 1994 Teenager of the Year was Frank Black &rsquos second solo album produced by Eric Drew Feldman. [43] Teenager included the song "Headache" (sample (help·info)), a moderate success on alternative rock playlists; critics described the song as "irresistible pop". [44] The production of Teenager of the Year was markedly different from Frank Black; in the previous album, MIDI templates were used when writing songs, but in Teenager, Black showed individual parts to band members, the core of which included drummer Vincent and Lyle Workman on lead guitar. MIDI ( Musical Instrument Digital Interface, ˈmɪdi is an industry-standard protocol that enables Electronic musical instruments Computers Lyle Workman is an American guitarist composer and music producer Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Feldman noted that Black's songwriting became "a lot more spontaneous" while recording the album. [42] Black had begun to stray from his style with the Pixies, writing songs that covered a variety of genres and topics, and his new-found method of recording was closer to later albums than that of Frank Black and Trompe le Monde.

Both Frank Black and Teenager of the Year were critically well-received and remain fan favorites, although they enjoyed little commercial success. In 1995, Black left his long-time labels 4AD and Elektra. 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records [45] Black continued to write new material: 1996 saw the release of The Cult of Ray on Rick Rubin's American Recordings; the album marked a turn away from the elaborate production of his first solo works and was recorded primarily live with few overdubs. The Cult of Ray is the third Frank Black solo album The title refers to Ray Bradbury. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently This article is about the record label For the Johnny Cash album released by that same label see American Recordings (album American Recordings His band for this album featured sole Teenager holdover Lyle Workman on lead guitar, along with bassist David McCaffrey and Scott Boutier on drums. Lyle Workman is an American guitarist composer and music producer Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure [46][47] Though the album was neither critically nor commercially successful, its stripped-down approach would increasingly define Black's working methods for the next several years.

Frank Black and the Catholics

Black dubbed this backing band "the Catholics", and the band's eponymous album Frank Black and the Catholics was recorded in 1997. Debut album from Frank Black and the Catholics. The backing group on this album performed on Black's previous album The Cult of Ray, but the group name was first adopted Recorded live-to-two-track initially as merely a demo, Black was so pleased with the results that he decided to release the sessions with no further production. [48] The album was delayed for over a year by conflicts at American, both internal and over its production,[49] and was ultimately released in late 1998 by SpinArt Records in the US. spinART Records is a now-defunct Independent record label. Based in New York, artists that released music under the spinART banner include The Apples in Since leaving American, Black has avoided long-term contracts with labels, and has maintained ownership of his album masters, licensing each album individually for release. [50]

Frank Black and the Catholics became the first album to be posted to the eMusic service; they claim it is "the first album ever made legally available for commercial download". eMusic is an Online music store that operates by Subscription. [51] Critical reception to the album was mixed, with some writers noting Black's seemingly deliberate turn away from the "quirkiness" of the Pixies and his early solo work for a self-consciously straightforward approach,[48][52] and the "disappointingly straightforward punk-pop" musical style present on the album. [53]

Black would continue to eschew multi-track recording for the live-to-two-track technique for all subsequent releases under the group name. Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create Live-to-two-track recording precludes the use of overdubs to correct errors or add texture; all takes are recorded continuously, and mixing is done "on the fly". On later albums, Black incorporated more musicians into the sessions to allow for more varied instrumental textures. Explaining his rationale behind the method, Black commented:[54]

“ Well, it's real. It's a recording of a performance, of a real performance between a group of people, an entourage, a band, as opposed to a facsimile of that, which is frequently what people do with multi-track recording. [. . . ] I prefer it. It's a little more real. It's got a little more heart. ”

Workman left the Catholics in 1998 to pursue session and sideman work; Rich Gilbert was added to the band to replace him. [55] Frank Black and the Catholics released Pistolero in 1999, which critics cited as a return to Black's earlier form,[53] and Dog in the Sand in 2001, considered a high point in Black's solo career. Pistolero is the second album released by Frank Black and the Catholics, and was produced by Nick Vincent. Dog in the Sand, Frank Black's third album with backing group the Catholics was released by the Cooking Vinyl Record label in 2001 and was produced [56][57] Dog in the Sand added Dave Philips on pedal steel guitar and lead guitar, and Santiago and Feldman began making occasional appearances with the group live and on record. The pedal steel guitar is a type of Electric guitar that uses a metal slide to stop the strings rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar [58] Both Pistolero and Dog in the Sand were produced by Nick Vincent. Pistolero is the second album released by Frank Black and the Catholics, and was produced by Nick Vincent. Dog in the Sand, Frank Black's third album with backing group the Catholics was released by the Cooking Vinyl Record label in 2001 and was produced Nick Vincent (born January 11 1958 Harvey IL is an American rock and roll jazz and studio drummer producer and composer

By this time, while dismissing the possibility of a Pixies reunion, Black had begun to incorporate an increasing number of the band's songs into Catholics concerts, as well as including Santiago in his solo work again. [59] Black and the Catholics continued to release records; two separate albums, Black Letter Days and Devil's Workshop, were released simultaneously in 2002. Black Letter Days is the first of two albums by Frank Black and the Catholics to be simultaneously released in 2002 Devil's Workshop is the second of a pair of albums by Frank Black and the Catholics to be simultaneously released on August 20, 2002. [60] Devil's Workshop included the song "Velvety" (sample (help·info)), a version of the Pixies' song "Velvety Instrumental Version" (written by Black as a teenager) with lyrics. [61] The song was one of the first signs that Black had acknowledged his past work with the Pixies in his solo output. A sixth album with the Catholics, Show Me Your Tears, was released in 2003. Show Me Your Tears is the final album to be released to date by Frank Black and the Catholics. Show Me Your Tears' title and many of the songs in it were inspired by Black's recent divorce and entry into therapy. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Psychotherapy is an Interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living [45]

Frank Black with the Pixies at Pohoda music festival in Slovakia in July 2006
Frank Black with the Pixies at Pohoda music festival in Slovakia in July 2006
Black Francis pays tribute to Herman Brood near his statue in Zwolle, Netherlands on February 29, 2008
Black Francis pays tribute to Herman Brood near his statue in Zwolle, Netherlands on February 29, 2008

Pixies reunion, Nashville and the Return of Black Francis

In late 2003, following long-standing rumors, an official announcement was made that the Pixies were practicing for a reunion tour. The word "pohoda" means "relax" or "ease" in the Slovak and Czech languages Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Herman Brood (pronounced "Broat" /brot/ Zwolle, 5 November 1946 &ndash Amsterdam, 11 July 2001) was a Zwolle is a Municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The band played publicly for the first time in 12 years in April 2004, and went on to tour extensively throughout the U. S. , Canada and Europe in the same year. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They also recorded a new Deal-written composition, "Bam Thwok", which was released on the iTunes Music Store. " Bam Thwok " is a 2004 download-only single by the American Alternative rock band Pixies. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc [62] Frank Black Francis, a double album bridging the gap between his two personas, was released to coincide with the Pixies reunion tour. Frank Black Francis is a 2-CD set released in 2004 by Frank Black, roughly coinciding with the Pixies reunion tour The first disc consisted of solo demos of Pixies songs recorded the day before the Purple Tape was recorded, and the second contained studio collaborations, again of Pixies songs, with Two Pale Boys. David Lynn Thomas (born 1953 in Miami Florida) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Musician. [63]

Also in 2004, Black began to collaborate with a group of Nashville session men, including Steve Cropper, Spooner Oldham, Reggie Young, and Anton Fig, as well as producer Jon Tiven. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Dewey Lyndon "Spooner" Oldham is an American Songwriter and Session musician. Reggie Young has been the trombonist with the funk group Earth Wind & Fire since 1987 Anton Fig (born August 8 1952 in Cape Town South Africa) known as "The Thunder from Down Under" Jon Tiven (born January 3, 1955 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a composer guitarist and record producer In July 2005, the collective released Honeycomb under the Frank Black name, to generally favorable reviews. Honeycomb is the eleventh Studio album by American Alternative rock musician Frank Black, released in July 2005 on Back Porch Entertainment Weekly described the album as "spare, graceful, [and] in the pocket", while Billboard noted it as "One of his finest hours". [64] A second volume of Nashville sessions, a double album entitled Fast Man Raider Man, was released in June 2006. A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. Fast Man Raider Man is a solo double album by Frank Black of Pixies fame released in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [65] Black appeared at a concert by Christian rock pioneer Larry Norman in June 2005 in Salem, Oregon. Larry David Norman ( April 8 1947 &ndash February 24 2008) was an American musician singer songwriter and producer Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. [66] Norman and Black performed a duet on "Watch What You're Doing", which later appeared on Norman's album, Live at The Elsinore. The Elsinore Theatre is a theatre located in Salem, Oregon, United States, that first opened on May 28, 1926. [67]

Black continued to tour with the Pixies through 2005 and 2006. Though the Catholics were effectively defunct, March 2006 saw the release on the iTunes Music Store of two separate albums of the band's B-sides and rarities, Snake Oil and One More Road for the Hit, with an eye towards a future CD release. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Black was also working on more new solo material with Eric Drew Feldman in the first part of 2006, some of was performed live with Feldman. Eric Drew Feldman is an American keyboard and Bass guitar player In the fall of 2006, Black began his first solo tour since 2003 taking Billy Block, Eric Drew Feldman and Duane Jarvis along as his backing band. [68] In October 2006, Black announced plans for the Pixies to start rehearsing and recording a new album in January 2007, but it is believed that no recording took place because of the reluctance of another member of the Pixies to commit to the project. [4] In December 2006, Black released the compilation Christmass album; a collection of new studio tracks, hotel room sessions, and live acoustic recordings from a solo tour the previous summer. [69]

A Frank Black "best of" compilation, Frank Black 93-03, was released in June 2007. Concurrently with that release, Black undertook a European tour with a new band, featuring Salem, Oregon's Guards of Metropolis members Jason Carter and Charles Normal, as well as bassist Ding Archer. Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County. For this tour, Black eschewed his usual rhythm guitar role and performed solely as a frontman and singer. In September 2007, a new album entitled Bluefinger was released under his former stage name of Black Francis. Bluefinger is an album by Black Francis (aka Frank Black) The album was released on 11 September 2007 in the United States and For this album Black was inspired by the life and works of Herman Brood, a Dutch musician and artist. Herman Brood (pronounced "Broat" /brot/ Zwolle, 5 November 1946 &ndash Amsterdam, 11 July 2001) was a He also released a new 'mini-album' entitled Svn Fngrs as Black Francis in March 2008. Svn Fngrs is a mini-album by Black Francis (aka Frank Black) released on March 3 2008. [70]

In February 2008, Black was taken away by Gardai in Dublin, Ireland after staging an impromptu 'precore' acoustic solo gig at St. Stephen's Green. ga '''''Garda Síochána na hÉireann''''' (ˈgaːrdə ʃiːˈxaːnə nə ˈheːɾʲən Irish for "Peace Guard of Ireland" often rendered Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world St Stephen's Green ( is an inner-city Public park in Dublin, Ireland. He was later released and performed that night in Vicar Street as planned. [71] However, a similar event planned for London was prevented by police and had to be re-arranged for a small indoor venue. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Black currently lives in Eugene, Oregon, and is married to Violet Clark, his second wife, with whom he has five children. The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. [1][72]

Musical style

See also: Pixies' musical style

Over the course of his career, Black's musical style has grown to encompass a large number of genres; however, he is considered to produce rock or alternative rock compositions. Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 [73] Whereas songs such as "Here Comes Your Man" (Doolittle), "Velvety" (Devil's Workshop) and "Headache" (Teenager of the Year) expose a more light rock side, others such as "Something Against You" (Surfer Rosa) and "Thalassocracy" (Teenager of the Year) hint to a more heavy rock influence in his material. Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock A strong country music influence is also increasingly evident in his style, most notably in his Nashville albums, Honeycomb and Fast Man Raider Man. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.

Black acquired his trademark screaming as a teenager, when, according to Black, a Thai neighbor asked him to sing "Oh! Darling" by The Beatles (from their album Abbey Road) and to "Scream it like you hate that bitch!"[74] Black's powerful screams were a signature of Pixies albums, along with the band's typical song structure of quietly paced verses followed by thundering chorus lines and repetitive guitar staccato. " Oh! Darling " is a song of The Beatles composed by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and appearing as the fourth song on the The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. Verse-chorus form is a Musical form common in Popular music and predominant in rock since the 1960s A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are In Musical notation, the Italian word staccato (literally detached, plural staccatos or staccati) indicates that notes [15]

Influences

Black has drawn influence from a number of musical genres. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other As a teenager, Black mostly listened to 1960s folk and religious music, including the Christian singer-songwriter Larry Norman. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Larry David Norman ( April 8 1947 &ndash February 24 2008) was an American musician singer songwriter and producer Later in high school and in college, he discovered punk music (Black Flag), along with bands from other genres, such as the new wave band The Cars and the obscure Angst (SST band). Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s While in Boston in 1984, before starting the Pixies, Black listened to Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade, The Spotlight Kid by Captain Beefheart, and I'm Sick of You, an Iggy Pop bootleg. For other uses see Husker Du. Hüsker Dü was an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis-St Zen Arcade is the third Studio album from the American rock band Hüsker Dü, released in July 1984 on SST Records. The Spotlight Kid is the sixth Album by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, originally released in 1972 Don Van Vliet (born Donald Glen Vliet on January 15 1941, in Glendale California, U James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter [75] His choice of covers in his career reveals many influences, with songs such as The Beatles' "Wild Honey Pie" (from The White Album) and "Head On" (by The Jesus and Mary Chain) with the Pixies, The Beach Boys' "Hang On to Your Ego" in his solo career, and Tom Waits' "The Black Rider" with the Catholics. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Wild Honey Pie " is a short song by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and released on The Beatles The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture "Hang On to Your Ego" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for the American pop band The Beach Boys Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. The Black Rider is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1993 on Island Records.

Other media have influenced Black. References to the Bible, especially in his career with the Pixies, appear in his work; most notably in the incestuous tale of "Nimrod's Son", the stories of Uriah, Bathsheba in "Dead", Samson in "Gouge Away" and references to the The Tower of Babel in songs such as "Build High" and "Old Black Dawning". Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. Nimrod ( was a Mesopotamian Monarch mentioned in the Jewish Tanakh, and who figures in many legends and folktales Uriah the Hittite (Hebrew אוריה החתי was a soldier in King David ’s army mentioned in the Hebrew Bible According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba (בת שבע Bat Sheva) was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the Samson, Shimshon ( Hebrew: שמשון, Standard Šimšon Tiberian Šimšôn; meaning The Tower of Babel (מגדל בבל Migdal Bavel برج بابل Burj Babil) is a structure featured in chapter 11 of the Book of Genesis, an enormous [76] He cited surrealist films Eraserhead and Un Chien Andalou (as mentioned in "Debaser") as major influences on his work with the Pixies; however, Surrealism was less of an influence in his solo career. Eraserhead is a 1977 Surrealist Horror film written and directed by David Lynch. Un chien andalou ( An Andalusian Dog) is a 1928 short Surrealist film made in France by two Spanish auteurs the Aragonian [77] He commented on these influences (which he paid tribute to most in the Pixies' Doolittle), saying he "didn't have the patience to sit around reading Surrealist novels", but found it easier to watch twenty-minute films. [78]

Songwriting and lyrics

During his stay in Puerto Rico, Black acquired a fairly fluent, although informal and at times incorrect, use of Spanish, which he has continued throughout his career. Several early Pixies songs, including "Isla de Encanta" and "Vamos", reference his experiences in San Juan, and the lyrics are often heavily seasoned with the island's slang. San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. The island's influence in his work is most notable in the song "Isla De Encanta", named after the island's motto, "Isla Del Encanto". A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Other Pixies songs drawn from his experiences there include "Vamos" (Come on Pilgrim), "Oh My Golly!", "Where Is My Mind?" (Surfer Rosa), "Crackity Jones" (Doolittle) and the B-side "Bailey's Walk". Come On Pilgrim is the debut release from the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released on the British Independent record label " Where Is My Mind? " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Pixies. Surfer Rosa is the first full-length album by the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released in March 1988 on the British Independent " Crackity Jones " is an Alternative rock song by the American band Pixies, and is the ninth track on their 1989 album Doolittle. Doolittle is the second Studio album from the American Alternative rock band Pixies, released in April 1989 on 4AD. Several of his songs contain Spanish lyrics, most notably in the Pixies' first album, Come On Pilgrim, and a Spanish translation of "Evil Hearted You" by The Yardbirds. The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck [79] From his later works with the Pixies onwards, his use of Spanish drifted westward, reflecting places and aspects of the state of California and its culture. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. [54]

Black's lyrics are noted for their obscure references to off-beat topics such as outer space, UFOs, and The Three Stooges — the last of these being the subject of "Two Reelers", a song from Teenager of the Year. Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies. The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films [42] Lyrics with a focus on science fiction were particularly prominent on the later Pixies records, as well as his early solo albums. [80] With the Catholics, his lyrics have tended towards historical topics; for example, the song "St. Francis Dam Disaster" (from Dog in the Sand) details the catastrophic collapse of the St. Francis Dam near Los Angeles in March 1928,[76] and the All My Ghosts EP featured an account of the "Humboldt County Massacre" of Wiyot Indians in 1860 near Eureka, California. The St Francis Dam was a Concrete gravity-arch Dam, designed to create a reservoir as part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify The Wiyot people are a native people of Humboldt Bay, California. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Eureka is the County seat and principal city in Humboldt County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. [81]

Television appearances and videos

Black performing "Monkey Gone to Heaven" as part of the Pixies on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2004
Black performing "Monkey Gone to Heaven" as part of the Pixies on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2004[82]
See also: Pixies' television appearances and videos

Black has appeared on a range of television shows solo and as part of the Pixies, ranging from 120 Minutes and The Late Show in the US, to The Word in the UK. " Monkey Gone to Heaven " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Pixies and is the seventh track on their 1989 album Doolittle The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 [83]

As part of the Pixies, he was reluctant to film music videos for singles. Elektra Records' Peter Lubin commented that "to get videos out of them was a major [. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records . . ] undertaking and it only got worse over time", citing the fact that Black refused to lip-sync to music videos;[84] the video for the Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man" features Black and Deal opening their mouths as the vocals are being heard, mocking the practice. Lip-sync or Lip-synch (short for lip Synchronization) is a technical term for matching lip movements with voice A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics " Here Comes Your Man " is a song by the American Alternative rock band Pixies, and is the fifth track on their 1989 album Doolittle

In his early solo career as Frank Black, his videos were more professional; he became more willing to take part in them. "Los Angeles" is an example; the video features Black riding across a desert on a hovercraft. A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh, who directed the "Los Angeles" video, later commented on the change in Black's attitude to music videos:[42]

“ I think the Pixies had made enough anti-videos that Charles was ready to do things that were more visually hopped up. They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American Alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John John Conant Flansburgh (born May 6, 1960, Lincoln, Massachusetts) is an actor and musician The 'Los Angeles' video that we did, the last minute and a half of the song is this open field of grey over which hovercrafts are floating. It's about as tripped up as any video I've ever been involved in, and it was also realizing a dream of Charles', getting him in a hovercraft. ”

Black has released few music videos since leaving 4AD, one being a low-budget video in Germany for Dog in the Sand's "Robert Onion". The last widely-released video produced for Black's solo material was for "Men in Black", from Cult of Ray. [85]

Black appeared on the The Culture Show (BBC) in 2008 to participate in the 'British busking challenge' - a jovial opportunity to compete with other bands to make the most money from performing on the streets. The Culture Show is a weekly BBC Two magazine programme broadcast on Tuesday nights focussing on the latest developments in the worlds of film music art fashion He made £21. 24 busking on Ashton Lane, Glasgow. Ashton Lane is a cobbled backstreet in the fashionable West End of Glasgow. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom

Discography

Main article: Frank Black discography

Studio albums

References

Notes

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  2. ^ a b Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 3
  3. ^ When the Pixies reunited in 2004, he did not specify whether he was adopting his Black Francis pseudonym again.
  4. ^ a b Pixies to begin work on new album. NME. Retrieved on 2006-10-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a
  5. ^ Sisario, 2006. p. 80
  6. ^ Sisario, 2006. p. 30
  7. ^ Keibel, Jeff (1997-11-22). Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Pixies/Frank Black. Rocktropolis. Retrieved on 2006-10-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat
  8. ^ Biel, Jean-Michel; Gourraud, Christophe. They Said About the Pixies.... Retrieved on 2006-09-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
  9. ^ Abramovich, Alex (2004-04-01). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Frank and the Pixies' reunion. Slate.com. Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture Magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Retrieved on 2006-11-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land  “He is 12 albums into a solo career of steadily diminishing returns. ”
  10. ^ a b Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 4
  11. ^ a b Sisario, 2006. p. 10
  12. ^ Sisario, 2006. p. 11
  13. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 5
  14. ^ Sisario, 2006. p. 88
  15. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. allmusic (((Pixies > Biography))). All Music Guide. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2006-10-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
  16. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 9
  17. ^ a b c 4AD. Pixies Profile. Retrieved on 2006-08-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar.
  18. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 10
  19. ^ Sisario, 2006. p. 12
  20. ^ "No Time Wasters!" Q, No. 48, September 1990
  21. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 12
  22. ^ a b Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 11
  23. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 13
  24. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 18
  25. ^ Sisario 2006. p. 16
  26. ^ Sisario 2006. p. 18
  27. ^ Feldman was a veteran of avant-rock bands Pere Ubu, Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, and The Residents. Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Pere Ubu are an Experimental rock music group formed in Cleveland Ohio, in 1975 Don Van Vliet (born Donald Glen Vliet on January 15 1941, in Glendale California, U The Residents is an American Avant-garde music and Visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums created numerous musical short films
  28. ^ Rolling Stone: Monkey Gone to Heaven. Retrieved on 2006-01-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
  29. ^ NME's 100 Best Albums - 2003. Retrieved on 2006-12-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
  30. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 132
  31. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 25
  32. ^ a b 4AD. 4AD - Pixies - Page 3. Retrieved on 2006-11-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont
  33. ^ Francis, Black. Lyrics. "Planet of Sound. " (Trompe le Monde). Trompe le Monde is the Pixies ' fourth and final full-length studio Album, released on September 23, 1991 through the 4AD LP. A gramophone 4AD 1991. 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still
  34. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 173
  35. ^ Gil Norton was the producer of the Pixies' records from Doolittle onwards.
  36. ^ 4AD. 4AD - Frank Black. Retrieved on 2006-11-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
  37. ^ Rolling Stone: Frank Black: Frank Black : Music Reviews. Rolling Stone (1993-04-01). Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Retrieved on 2006-11-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
  38. ^ The Captain Beefheart Radar Station - Eric Drew Feldman Discography. Retrieved on 2006-11-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe  “Eric Drew Feldman (bass, keyboards, synthetics)”
  39. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 187–8
  40. ^ 4AD - 1993 Releases - Frank Black. Retrieved on 2007-01-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King
  41. ^ 4AD - Frank Black (page 2). 4AD. Retrieved on 2006-12-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire
  42. ^ a b c d Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 188
  43. ^ Phares, Heather. "Frank Black: Teenager of the Year". All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2006-12-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
  44. ^ Guy Peters. Frank Black Album Reviews. Guy's Music Review Site. Retrieved on 2007-01-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
  45. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. ((( Frank Black > Biography ))). All Music Guide. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2006-10-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC -
  46. ^ ArtistDirect. Frank Black: The Cult of Ray. Retrieved on 2007-01-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.
  47. ^ Both had previously played in the jangle pop band Miracle Legion. Jangle pop is a genre of Alternative rock from the mid-1980s that "marked a return to the chiming guitars and pop melodies of the '60s" bands such as The Miracle Legion was a Connecticut -based College rock band begun in 1984, consisting of singer Mark Mulcahy, guitarist Mr
  48. ^ a b McGarry, Daniel. Black's first holy communion for post-Pixies fans. The Yale Herald. Retrieved on 2006-10-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
  49. ^ Rutherford, Eric (1997-08-10). Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire A Frank Black internet radio show!?!?. Retrieved on 2006-10-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC -
  50. ^ Splendid Ezine. Frank Black. Retrieved on 2006-10-26. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death
  51. ^ Strickler, Yancey. eMusic. Hey - Live Pixies, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic. Retrieved on 2006-10-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
  52. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. ((( Frank Black and the Catholics > Overview ))). Retrieved on 2006-10-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC -
  53. ^ a b Phares, Heather. All Music Guide. Frank Black: Pistolero. Retrieved on 2006-12-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways
  54. ^ a b Kilian, Dan. Frank Black. Retrieved on 2006-10-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC -
  55. ^ Katsiris, Dean (2005-12-23). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Rich Gilbert: Guitar Phenomenalist. Retrieved on 2006-11-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi
  56. ^ Media Nugget : Dog in the Sand : Frank Black and the Catholics. Retrieved on 2006-11-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration  “Dog in the Sand. . . is also one of his best. ”
  57. ^ Frank Black & The Catholics: Dog in the Sand (2001): Reviews. Retrieved on 2006-11-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration  “Dog In The Sand' is unquestionably Frank Black's finest solo album. ”
  58. ^ Schabe, Patrick. "Frank Black and the Catholics: Dog in the Sand" Popmatters, 2001. Retrieved on 2006-11-05
  59. ^ Thil, Scott. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Popmatters (2001-05-24). PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Frank Black and Catholics - Popmatters Concert Review. Retrieved on 2006-12-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
  60. ^ Frank Black and the Catholics. Retrieved on 2006-12-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
  61. ^ Kilian, Dan. Frank Black. Free Williamsburg. Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life  “It was an instrumental before. I think it originally had words when I wrote it when I was a teenager. I may have incorporated a line or two from the original lyrics when I was fifteen. ”
  62. ^ NME. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been New Pixies Song on iTunes. Retrieved on 2006-09-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius
  63. ^ Phares, Heather. , All Music Guide. Frank Black: Frank Black Francis. Retrieved on 2006-12-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways
  64. ^ Frank Black: Honeycomb (2005): Reviews. Retrieved on 2006-10-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC -
  65. ^ Cohen, Jonathan. Billboard (2006-03-08). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Frank Black Fashions Double Album. Retrieved on 2006-11-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull
  66. ^ Norman was the writer of the song, "Six Sixty Six" which Black covered on the album Frank Black and the Catholics
  67. ^ Live At The Elsinore. Retrieved on 2006-10-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC -
  68. ^ Madison, Tjames (2006-08-08). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Frank Black Tour Dates: Frank Black to launch fall tour with new band. Retrieved on 2006-12-06. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev
  69. ^ Chartattack. com staff (2006-12-06). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Frank Black Wishes You A Merry Christmass. Retrieved on 2006-12-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes
  70. ^ Bearded Magazine :: When the country is in the brown, independent music gets BEARDED
  71. ^ RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Gardaí halt free Dublin gig by Pixies frontman
  72. ^ <FrankBlack.net>
  73. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. . allmusic ((( Frank Black > Overview ))). All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
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  75. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 11
  76. ^ a b Olsen, Eric (2002-09-09). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian The Blogcritics Frank Black Interview Is Here!. Retrieved on 2006-12-15. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
  77. ^ Pixies - Debaser. Retrieved on 2006-10-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
  78. ^ Sisario, 2006. p. 29
  79. ^ Francis, Black. Lyrics. "Evil Hearted You (Corazon De Diablo)".
  80. ^ Baxter, Nicky (1996-04-25). Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Metroactive Music > Frank Black. Retrieved on 2006-12-15. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
  81. ^ FrankBlack.Net Discopedia - Humboldt County Massacre. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
  82. ^ Late Show with David Letterman: Show #2286. TV. com. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
  83. ^ Broszkowski, Matthew. Download Obscure Pixies TV appearances. Retrieved on 2006-11-06. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with
  84. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 140
  85. ^ Musictoday - Frank Black online chat. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.

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NAME Thompson, Charles Michael Kittridge, IV
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Black, Frank; Francis, Black
SHORT DESCRIPTION Alternative rock musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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