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Frank Black | Pistolero

CD,

Tekst: Martin van Rappard

Publicatiedatum: 13 januari 2000

Hooray, it's Frank Black's fifth album (and the second one with his backing band the Catholics), which means that he has now equalled his former legendary band the Pixies in output. I wish I could say the same quality-wise, but unfortunately his previous two, 'Frank Black & The Catholics' and 'The Cult Of Ray', were minor disappointments. This one isn't - it's a return to everything that made his first album great (and so different from the typical in-your-face abrasiveness of the Pixies): more melodic, more hooks and more diverse in style, all the more remarkable if one considers that it was recorded live in a week's time to two-track tape. But it's all here: plaintive Neil Young-esque yearning on 'Bad Harmony', ominous, almost menacing overtones on 'I Switched You', eccentricity on 'Billy Radcliffe', the manifesto 'I Want Rock & Roll', and much more, sealed off by the perfect album closer, the quiet 'So. Bay'.

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