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Grand Duchy

Postby black francis » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:43 pm

I got a hold of the album and it is quite the departure from anything Frank Black has done previously. Apparently his wife is a fan of 80's synth pop (while FB never was) and I find it amazing that FB has managed to produce an album steeped in new wave sounds but remain completely authentic sounding. There's still some bits of classic FB yelling and guitars haven't been banished but their are some definite guilty pleasures like "Long Song". There is something for everybody on the album. The only weakness would be his wife's vocals. You can hear she has a nice voice but she just needs more training so it doesn't come off as "Frank honey, I wanna be a rock star too!" But it is rock and roll and I like mine kinda messy.
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Postby Kounelaki » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:11 pm

Yeah, but you would say that wouldn't you?
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Postby black francis » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:20 pm

What are you trying to say?

It's not my fault that FB is the greatest songwriter the world has ever known and everything he touches turns to gold.
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Postby JackT » Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:22 pm

BTW, have you been able to get that messy rock and roll out of your truck's cd player yet?
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Postby black francis » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:36 pm

That baby is still in there rocking out
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Postby withahip » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:13 pm

Post some vids or song links or something.
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Postby black francis » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:29 pm

http://www.myspace.com/grandduchymusic

Fort Wayne is the standout track of the four. Dave Smith, that last one is a Cure cover so consider yourself warned.
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Postby black francis » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:30 pm

Download the single from their upcoming album. You might like it.


http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... s-20120119
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Postby black francis » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:32 pm

I must have copied and pasted that original post from somewhere. No way I came up with that on my own.
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