I haven't listened to it in a while; I remember with more pleasure "Teenager of the Year," his only album that holds its own against the Pixies' repertoire. I should give it another listen, it seemed decent but nothing more. Great review.
@Donjunio: if I had to choose a Frank Black album comparable to the Pixies' discography (in style and quality), I would say this one. "Teenager of the year" I really like, but I find it a bit too fragmented and uneven.
It's always complicated to express a judgment on FB's albums: on one hand, there are many "purists" of the Pixies, who absolutely didn't like Frank's style evolution and continue to compare every album of his with "Surfer Rosa" and "Doolittle." On the other hand, it's undeniable that the material he kept producing in the following years (let's say up to "Dog In The Sand") is different but still remarkable. This album in particular has always appealed to me more than the others, partly because many songs (which come from the Pixies era) have something extra compared to his other works and partly because I've been listening to it for years and it still hasn't bored me.
At the time, I was very disappointed; I found nothing successful in this album, no tracks worth mentioning. For this reason, I was pleasantly surprised by the next record; I couldn't imagine such a noticeable qualitative change in terms of songs and variety of styles within a year. The review is well-written, but I do not share the assessment of the work.
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