Frank BlackBest Frank Black Albums Ranked
7.2
Avg Score
7
Opinions
5
Albums
3
Reviewers
Summary from 7 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Frank Black's catalog across 5 albums from 7 opinions, with an overall average of 7.2/10. The top-rated Frank Black album is Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition) (1994) with a 8.5/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Frank Black and Fast Man Raider Man. The discography on Wavelength spans 1993 to 2006.
Teenager of the Year (30th Anniversary Edition)
“The Pixies frontman’s 1994 solo LP is a relic of an era when the music industry was flush with cash, affording even the most idiosyncratic artists the freedom to indulge their most outrageous whims.”
Frank Black
“The former/current Pixies frontman creates a prequel-- and sequel-- to his famous band's work. On the first disc of this two-disc set, Black unearths pre-Pixies demos; on the second, he revisits his own older material with a new band and new arrangements.”
Fast Man Raider Man
“As he did on 2005's Honeycomb, the Pixies leader works with an all-star team of studio musicians to craft sepia-toned visions of Americana and Stax/Volt 45s.”
Honeycomb
“Frank Black has earned the right to do whatever the hell he wants, and he unfortunately seems to know it. The man who brought you the Pixies and, by extension, the alternative rock boom of the early 90s, took four days out of his busy schedule touring with his triumphantly reunited old band to record in Nashville with such legendary session men as Steve Cropper and Spooner Oldham. The result is *H”
Oddballs
“I've been keeping a secret, but since I've only written two reviews for *Pitchfork*, I figure no damage has been done yet. To avoid a potentially disastrous situation in the future-- which would inevitably involve accusations of fraudulence-- I'll fess up now: I didn't grow up on indie rock. I know everyone has had their embarrassing early years, but I didn't get into indie rock until the Pixies' ”
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