P I X I E S and F R A N K BLACK
Kim Deal, Vocals, Bass Guitar; Charles Thompson, a/k/a Black Francis, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar; David Lovering, Drums; and Joey Santiago, Lead Guitar.
Albums
Come On Pilgrim, 1987: A+
Surfer Rosa, 1988: A
Doolittle, 1989: A+
Bossa Nova, 1990: A
Trompe Le Monde, 1991 A
In 1988 I was visiting a former boarding student from high school in Tullahoma, Tennessee when a television program, entitled Michelob Night Music aired. David Sanborn was the host. He introduced a relatively new band, called Pixies. They played This Monkey's Gone to Heaven. I was blown away. Nothing else has ever come close to the charge I got that night from this performance.
Frank Black's solo, sans Pixies, work is connected with a catchy-ness that's like nothing I've ever heard. Catchy. But it's more, much, much more, than that. He's the Dylan Thomas of AltRock. Prolific.
Frank Black and the Catholics: Devil's Workshop Album: A, Every song is listenable.
Frank Black and the Catholics (1999)
Dog in the Sand Album (2001)
Frank Black, et al. : Pistolero Album (1999)
Frank Black: Honeycomb (2005)
Cult of Ray (1996)
Black Letter Days (2002):
Devil's Workshop (2002)
Fast Man/Raider Man (2006)
Teenager of the Year (1994)
NonStopErotik (2010)
Oddballs (2000): Can I Get a Witness (Absolutely great song); Baby That's Art; Pray a Little Faster;
Christmass (2006):
