Show Me Your Tears Music Cd

Frank Black - Show Me Your Tears

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Show Me Your Tears      Artist : Frank Black & The Catholics      List Price : $15.98 USD        Your Price : $15.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2003-09-09      Studio : Spin Art      Label : Spin Art      Avg. Customer Rating : (29 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Show Me Your Tears      Chorus of the Lonely      Rating:      If I could only have one Frank Black and the Catholics album, "Show Me Your Tears" would be the one. A meeting with death, a girl with skin like a ghost, Hank Williams references, a chorus of the lonely, a person lost in a snowstorm, and a heart in ruins -- start to finish this is a great album. While the musical approach is direct, it is much more intricate than he gets credit for. I bought this album five years ago and still reach for it often.     Customer Reviews for Show Me Your Tears Cd      Cheer up Frank!      Rating:      As Frank's fans know, you always give his songs the benefit of the doubt: sometimes it takes many listenings before they manage to upset your preconceived notions. But even after performing the requisite due diligence on "Show Me Your Tears" don't feel bad if "Jaina Blues" still sets your teeth on edge. Even if this album doesn't generate the quality adrenaline of some of his earlier work, it has an immediacy and pleasant ambience. One is tempted to say he's mellowing as he gets older and to accept with an open mind this new twist in the fascinating path Frank has blazed. Well, I've tried, and not having seen the light, have at least felt the warm glow of pathos. This feeling of a struggle to come to terms with a big inevitability: this near resignation is truly touching. Saying that, though, doesn't forgive the album's faults which seem even more glaring in light of the terrific run of albums he's had. There was always an elusive logic behind the contortions Frank imposed on a song's structure. That logic feels more tenuous here, and in some songs he seems too tired to be bothered. There was also a kind of transcendence-through-hyperventilation singing style that marked some of his most uplifting work. He still deconstructs the phrasing skilfully and brings it up from his gut, but the light giddiness is missing. We are, consequently, not uplifted. In all fairness, Frank doesn't seem to be trying to make a great album here. It feels more like a snapshot of his state of mind at the time, and as such it's brilliant. I only wish someone would cheer him up!