this man has made my earth walk so much more enjoyable i love his soul ...genius on every level..even a lemurian feline being from inner earth recognized his genius and encountered him ... hence the song velouria
oh god the version of Greens and Blues is so good. it's actually sickeningly good. if anyone reads this, have a listen to Frank/Charles whatever's earliest recordings. you'll find them on UA-cam. to me this is the closest you'll get to that.
Great performance and wow, Frank's lost weight! Good work, Mr. Black! God I love The Pixies and Frank Black/Black Francis! So lucky to have seen him perform live.
Justin Redmond He does, all over. Precor I think he calls it. He is a fukkin creative god. There's a corner of a street in Portsmouth, England, where he did exactly that. It's outside a pub where my bass player used to DJ, just down the road from a venue where we played a few times...he played there that night. Whenever I'm that way I drive past and sit at the traffic lights, where Big Charles busked. There is no one else as far as I know that does this. Love him.
amazing songs amazing band amaziing musician creatiivity siimpliciity genius ii m running out of words pixies were my heroes in 87 they are gods now and forever when you can write and perform such tunes , i mean come oon you fear no one you re above
Big O'l Frank you can come to Ensenada and have a big walk here in this big beach with me and Luna, you are going to love it, it is a BLAST!, love you since '93. Come to BAJA please!
I've seen some pretty good shows in my life, and a lot of Frank's performances are the most unbelievable things I have ever witnessed. Off the charts songwriting, great guitar work and an incredible voice. Call me biased, but I think his solo records are better than the Who, the Rolling Stones, Zepplin, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, you name it. Or any artist since.
Oh, C.M.K.T.- you always amaze me with ur solo,& I mean that here,as in performing solo gigs. Watchin' this one first time- love these numbers,& finally did catch u solo,circa 05,06,Chattanooga. What a super benefit,here. Harmony& wellness out ,M
Nice to hear him explain what/who "I burn today" is about. While Frank is usually rather cryptic with his lyrics I always felt this song was a little more personal for his leanings...
***** And I said in my original comment that no one who knows the slightest thing about music underestimates Black Francis, thereby strongly implying that I couldn't give a crack whether some Zakk Wylde impersonator at Guitar Center knows who Black Francis is or not. Folks whose opinion actually matters (like PJ Harvey) rate the Pixies highly and acknowledge their debt to them.
Fight club gave the right to a bunch of sleight of hand visual artists to become a little bit smug when they had only given up their solos. Fuck the Bahamas someone called someone else a bad word. Got banned everyone is not singing. Good job computer nerd. Go you’re gonna have to be so tough and write so hard to your idols that they forget to ask you if you know who you are. When you are only trying. Love you man FB I was just writing in my notebook while you were playing and talking.
So what do your kids think of Frank? The other Frank, sorry Zappa, God I still giggle like a kid when I even think of some of those now. lol Well, like they say at the Grocery Store every time I check out to which I always Respond, "Ÿou put your Bananas in the Bag". I don't even buy bananas. I have to tell you that I really got into your solo albums before I went back to discover your stuff with the Band, Not The Band of course I think a Basement Tapes would suit you Quite well. Youre on a very short list of folks that I think could pull it off. Anyway, I dig your music and it's cool that you read Lyrics to your kids. Good night.
![Frank Black plus Tenacious D "Oh My Golly" LIVE [at the Echoplex] (line cut and mix)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/D0a6aKfTzIA/mqdefault.jpg)
This guy is literally one of the best LIVING song writers of my time..
Super prolific and massively underrated. A similar artist is Mac McCaughan (Superchunk, Portastatic, etc).
Agree. Is the kind of lyrics I would love to write
One of the most talented musicians of the whole Rock history !
such an epic song writer
clearly
You should all listen to Frank Black and The Catholic’s”The Complete Recordings “
That's been on shuffle for weeks now on my player. Thanks for the shout out, but now others will know our secret
Never once has Frank disappointed. Great set.
Most underrated frontman of the 90s indie scene
00:27 - Monkey Gone to Heaven
04:00 - Greens and Blues
09:00 - Andro Queen
12:40 - Where is My Mind
16:00 - I Burn Today
Thanksss
Thanks for the timestamps!
thank you for this gift
thanks
All Genius
Greens and blues is quite beautiful. Amazing to see how passionate he still is.
Love it when he says rock me joey.
this man has made my earth walk so much more enjoyable i love his soul ...genius on every level..even a lemurian feline being from inner earth recognized his genius and encountered him ... hence the song velouria
Brilluant
Man is a walking legend !
Genius
I enjoyed this so much. Never realised the Pixies are kinda born from folk music
What a natural musician, every piece he did is full of heart warmth.
best definition
oh god the version of Greens and Blues is so good. it's actually sickeningly good. if anyone reads this, have a listen to Frank/Charles whatever's earliest recordings. you'll find them on UA-cam. to me this is the closest you'll get to that.
2:15 "rock me joey" he is evoking his spirit
a great thing to say it even playing alone. great franckblack!
very sad
@@intencionmotriz4107 He’s not dead😎.
I absolutely adore the Pixies. Frank is the man!
i really like frank black as a solo artist! i burn today is always in my playlist!!
A Million thumbs is not enough.
c'est vraiment génial !! pixies ...!! toute ma jeunesse , super Franck! amitie .....rock attitude
My daughter turns 11 on 8/31/14. I only hope I can pass on this love of live music, Frank Black? Greens and Blues...
his voice has aged and got a bit more dirt to it, sounds really good
All these people videoing with their cell phones and then they post this high def vid on youTube. lol . Great video. Love this guy.
Great performance and wow, Frank's lost weight! Good work, Mr. Black! God I love The Pixies and Frank Black/Black Francis! So lucky to have seen him perform live.
Yup ..he looks great. Saw him in an intimate place in San Francisco like 11 years ago, and he was like 50 pounds heavier
This man is my absolute hero.
this guy is fucking amazing!
his solo albums are also pretty awesome!
Love Frank. Good performance.
Good man for taking the time to do this only a couple of hours before a Pixies concert!
MyMusicRx would be kinda cool if Frank would randomly busk one day lol, charitable causes are cool too though!
Justin Redmond He does, all over. Precor I think he calls it. He is a fukkin creative god. There's a corner of a street in Portsmouth, England, where he did exactly that. It's outside a pub where my bass player used to DJ, just down the road from a venue where we played a few times...he played there that night. Whenever I'm that way I drive past and sit at the traffic lights, where Big Charles busked. There is no one else as far as I know that does this. Love him.
even with a little bit of voice trouble, I hope the health's OK. I love you, Charles!
+MyMusicRx and so fun to see this being played for the kids...
Frank was, is, and always will be the best...............................................................
"Third verse, same as the first" Frank Black is great !
Hilarious Ramones reference!
oooBUBU7ooo I think it’s referencing violent femmes actually
@@charlie-hk2ei no, definitely the Ramones. They released Judy is a punk way before the violent femmes even formed.
As always, Black Francis plays skillfully and sings with passion.
amazing songs amazing band amaziing musician creatiivity siimpliciity genius ii m running out of words
pixies were my heroes in 87 they are gods now and forever
when you can write and perform such tunes , i mean come oon you fear no one you re above
That's a nice looking guitar
I wonder which model it is,it sounds so good .....
Big O'l Frank you can come to Ensenada and have a big walk here in this big beach with me and Luna, you are going to love it, it is a BLAST!, love you since '93. Come to BAJA please!
12:45. when she realizes who is in front of her. priceless
Guy Salomon Yeah she looked like she had to google who he was...
always have and aways will love it!
I LOVEEEE PIXIES.
BRAZIL LOVE PIXIES
MY MOTHER LOVE PIXIES
EVERYBODY HERE LOVE PIXIES
IN BRAZIL 2017 The TE OPEN ARMS WAITING
I love you all, you know? As I love Pixies in place that only few people actually even know them (besides the few hits like Where is my mind)
My love for you will never die Frank!
I love Andro Queen, such a good song
Wonderful! Thank you so much dear Frank!
this is f'n awesome. thank you
I've seen some pretty good shows in my life, and a lot of Frank's performances are the most unbelievable things I have ever witnessed. Off the charts songwriting, great guitar work and an incredible voice. Call me biased, but I think his solo records are better than the Who, the Rolling Stones, Zepplin, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, you name it. Or any artist since.
this is so unbelievably aweome
So damn good. So damn good. Goosebumps healing the mind and soul good. One the greatest to ever write. A godfather of music.
¡Que genio! Nunca me canso de escucharle. Gracias
great perfomance
lol when he says rock me joey
I owe this man so much but I can never repay him
Oh, C.M.K.T.- you always amaze me with ur solo,& I mean that here,as in performing solo gigs. Watchin' this one first time- love these numbers,& finally did catch u solo,circa 05,06,Chattanooga. What a super benefit,here. Harmony& wellness out ,M
The real musician is like Frank never cares how they look nor what instruments on their hand ,And just play god damn beautiful music .
What a guy
Beautiful performance! Thanks Frank.
so beautifullllllll
A fertile soul. Thanks for sharing it!
Happy 50th Frank Black!
This is the best version of Andro Queen by far.
his lyrics are metaphorical to all of us and himself.
awesome
Such a casual rock star.
Loving on our bed of flowers
Smelling in the scent of her musk
love that guitar
Excellent as usual,thanks sir
Great!!!
Pixies e umas das minhas banda top 10 ... The best
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
GRACIAS
Excellent !
This man has my entire fucking heart
Nice to hear him explain what/who "I burn today" is about. While Frank is usually rather cryptic with his lyrics I always felt this song was a little more personal for his leanings...
It is soo wonderful
Simply amazing. I'm glad I found this.
Genius
Love Francis !!
in Argentina this man is considered a genius...a cult...
The Argentines are indeed seen as having good taste.
in Russia as well i think him to be a great composer
Even God considers this guy a genius, perhaps even more than his son Jesus :-)
To me hes one of the greatest musicians of all times!!! And im so surprised Argentinians had such good taste! Rock on Argentina!!!
We love him in Australia too. There is much joy to be felt at Pixies shows, everyone is so happy to be there
would've loved to had seen paz with her violin
The best
love it !
This harambe has gone to heaven
buenísimo👍
Andro Queen is so moving.
nice guitar
Not everyone's cup tea but completely original great song writer
I’d like to hear Frank Black read any lyrics dramatically
That’s so redeeming how did you just do that? I swear andro Queen is my favorite song of yours. I want to jam.
Who engineered this?!! Sounds really good!
Not to mention, how do you book Frank Black for a small intimate gig :)
+Scotty Henderson We got connected to him through one of our organization's generous champions. Frank was willing because he's got a big heart!
Scotty Henderson Kind of cool they got such a good sound with one condenser mic... Frank still rocks!!!
Great Shout mate. The sound quality is superb indeed!
without Charles there would never have been a Kurt or a Nirvana (power chords)
Frank ! enough said
to me pixies = magic
Rile'n 'em where the sun never sets.
Also, if anyone's wondering why the downvotes, it's because God is 7.
I’ve been so disconnected for so long I’m not sure if this will work either⛳️
he's soooooooo under rated, almost makes me sick
who underrates him?
+DV “Eppish” Epps the world! his album sales and popularity are proof..
+Matt Griffin the pixies are known as one of the best bands in the world by pretty much everyone. I wouldn't call him underrated myself.
+Matt Griffin He's the best ever American songwriter IMO probably only equalled by the likes of Brian Wilson, Jimi Hendrix & Joanna Newsom!
*****
And I said in my original comment that no one who knows the slightest thing about music underestimates Black Francis, thereby strongly implying that I couldn't give a crack whether some Zakk Wylde impersonator at Guitar Center knows who Black Francis is or not.
Folks whose opinion actually matters (like PJ Harvey) rate the Pixies highly and acknowledge their debt to them.
Charles re-styled his stage name as Black Francis in 2007.
I wish he screamed at "God is seven"
What? No... no, I was talking to Kim...
isn't that on a different song on the surfer rosa though?
Comicbookstoreguy177
I don't remember exactly where it was in the album.
Love you guys xD
It's right after Oh my golly! and before Vamos!
rock me joey
we're all a part of 7
I... can I borrow those lights????
Fight club gave the right to a bunch of sleight of hand visual artists to become a little bit smug when they had only given up their solos. Fuck the Bahamas someone called someone else a bad word. Got banned everyone is not singing. Good job computer nerd. Go you’re gonna have to be so tough and write so hard to your idols that they forget to ask you if you know who you are. When you are only trying. Love you man FB I was just writing in my notebook while you were playing and talking.
Anyone know what brand of guitar that is? I can't read the logo.
It's a Breedlove Guitar
MyMusicRx The guitar sounds awesome.
MyMusicRx Thanks for the answear, cheers from Argentina!
+MyMusicRx is it just acoustic or acoustic electric?
I believe the Breedlove he's using is strictly acoustic.
What kinda Takamine is he playing?
The EUROPA LUNA
Man is 5, devil is 6, heaven is 7, Charles is 8
Fuck yeah! Killer...
You can hear how he influenced Nirvana.
So.. Is "I Burn Today" about The Clap?
It's about his girlfriend going through cancer treatment....radiation.
So what do your kids think of Frank? The other Frank, sorry Zappa, God I still giggle like a kid when I even think of some of those now. lol Well, like they say at the Grocery Store every time I check out to which I always Respond, "Ÿou put your Bananas in the Bag". I don't even buy bananas. I have to tell you that I really got into your solo albums before I went back to discover your stuff with the Band, Not The Band of course I think a Basement Tapes would suit you Quite well. Youre on a very short list of folks that I think could pull it off. Anyway, I dig your music and it's cool that you read Lyrics to your kids. Good night.