Black Letter Days Music Cd

Frank Black - Black Letter Days

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Black Letter Days      Artist : Frank Black & The Catholics      List Price : $15.98 USD        Your Price : $15.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2002-08-20      Studio : Spin Art      Label : Spin Art      Avg. Customer Rating : (25 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Black Letter Days      You like The Band?Let It Be? BUY Black Letter Days      Rating:      I hadn't bought a Frank Black record since the one with "Hang On To Your Ego" and "Los Angeles", but something about the packaging told me I should buy "Black Letter Days". I picked up "Devil's Workshop" as well just because it was released on the same day. I seem to be one of those rare people that INSTANTLY loved this record. In 2002, I had just moved to LA from Texas feeling kinda lost and uncertain and was listening to alot of the 3 "B's" - The Beach Boys, The Band and The Byrds. This record was my companion at night during those long drives down the PCH. It didn't leave my car for over a year. I STILL listen to it on every road trip.Take The beach boys, The Band and The Byrds, throw in The Beatles' "Let It Be" and Rolling Stone's "Let It Bleed", make a mix tape from them and you'll get an idea about what "Black Letter Days" sounds like. I swear, this record is IMPORTANT. I think like Neil Young's "Tonight's The Night", critics and fans will be praising it more as time goes by. People will ask themselves why they didn't appreciate it when it was released - when they had a chance to see these songs played live. I have bought this record for so many friends. BUY THIS ALBUM. YOU NEED IT!     Customer Reviews for Black Letter Days Cd      my favortie break-up album      Rating:      something the other reviewers didn't mention is how amazing this is to listen to with a broken heart. 'cold heart of stone', 'chip away boy', 'how you went so far', and 'i will run after you' in particular i listened to over and over and over. what a great album to put on while you wallow in self-pity! Editorial Reviews for Black Letter Days Audio Cd      Amazon.com      "I could make albums all day," boasts the rotund Frank Black in the cover letter accompanying Black Letter Days. He's not kidding. Like fellow '80s post-punk icons Paul Westerberg and Bob Mould, Black has relaxed his production values and become ridiculously prolific. Between this album and the simultaneously released Devil's Workshop, he's pushed out 29 fresh songs, with each session recorded live to a two-track tape amid minimal fuss. Much of the spark that once made the Pixies one of Kurt Cobain's most beloved bands has evaporated. But it has been replaced by an efficient, workmanlike approach that yields the kind of raw, rowdy rockers the Pixies were turning out in their early days. The pedal-steel-swathed "Valentine and Garuda" and brusque country rock of "Jet Black River" provide some of the most satisfying moments of Black's solo years. With a hard-nosed producer and some serious editing, there's no doubt that Black would have another classic album on his hands. In the meantime, Black Letter Days and Devil's Workshop will do. --Aidin Vaziri