Frank Black and the Catholics - Pistolero
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Track List: Pistolero
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- Bad Harmony - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- I Switched You - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- Western Star - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- Tiny Heart - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- You're Such A Wire - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- I Love Your Brain - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- Smoke Up - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- Billy Radcliffe - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- So Hard To Make Things Out - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- 85 Weeks - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- I Think I'm Starting To Lose It - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- I Want Rock & Roll - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- Skeleton Man - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
- So. Bay - Frank Black And The CatholicsDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Pistolero
- Release Date:
- 03/23/1999
- Label:
- Spin Art
- UPC:
- 750078007028
User Reviews: Pistolero
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excellent
, April 27, 2000Reviewer: Matthew J - See all Matthew J's reviews -
best album since 1994
, November 13, 1999Reviewer: theresnosubstance - See all theresnosubstance's reviewsfrank's best work since the pixies. in a lot of ways, i like it even better than the pixies at times.
straight-up, in your face rock. for some reason, it hasnt been done in a long time. the two-tracked recording is genius and well done.
it doesnt sound pretty enough for corporate radio to play - but thats most of whats cool about it. if youre turned off by the the uncommercial sound, then youre missing the point.
if you like hard rock in any way, youll love this album
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Pro Reviews: Pistolero
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews After the creative nadir of The Cult of Ray and Frank Black the Catholics' disappointingly straightforward punk-pop, Frank Black's fifth solo album Pistolero is something of a return to form. Though he still opts for a stripped-down production style, his songwriting is both more natural and more intriguing on clever, driving pop songs like "Skeleton Man" and "I Love Your Brain," an off-kilter rocker that lives up to its title. Once again, Black's poppier songs are his most creative, as "Billy Radcliffe," a bouncy, melancholy elegy to the first boy born in space, and the shimmery, whimsical "85 Weeks" prove. Pistolero's rock songs range from the menacing "I Switched You" -- which also boasts some refreshingly ferocious vocals from Black -- to monotonous punk-pop like "I Want Rock Roll," "I Think I'm Starting to Lose It," and "Smoke Up," all of which recall the most tedious moments of The Cult of Ray and Frank Black the Catholics. Black's ambitious, subversive style of old tries to resurface on the epic "So Hard to Make Things Out," the vibrant "Western Star," and the tightly written "Tiny Heart," but Pistolero's back-to-basics production gives the songs a simplistic, bar band feel that doesn't do them justice. However, the strangely Stones-ish ballad "You're Such a Wire" and the earnest "Bad Harmony" actually benefit from the album's no-frills sound, and "So. Bay" somehow combines surfy guitars and extreme dynamics without sounding like the Pixies. It's a frustratingly inconsistent album, but it revives the interesting qualities of Frank Black's earlier albums without rehashing them. Though a more imaginative production would have suited it better, Pistolero suggests that Black's best work may not be behind him. - Heather Phares, All Music Guide |
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Inverting his stage name from Black Francis to Frank Black, the former Pixies lead singer/songwriter embarked on a solo career after he broke up the band in early 1993; actually, he began recording his solo album before he told the band the ne...Full Frank Black and the Catholics Biography
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very energetic stuff