Bluefinger By Black Francis

My theory seems to be holding for now. When I first read the names of the songs on this CD I wanted to stop right there. The names that really stood out were "Captain Pasty" and "Tight Black Rubber." Great, I thought, just what I wanted to listen to, some guy singing about sex or, in this case, shouting about sex. The first time I listened to this CD I wanted to stop listening. Then as I listened more times I got to the point where the songs were tolerable and perhaps could even be listened to for pleasure. It is really weird that it's getting like this. Maybe I have no discernment in music whatsoever so everything just becomes palatable.

For those who don't know Black Francis, he is from the band The Pixies and is more well known as Frank Black. I have to admit I like the Pixies and I also like other stuff that Frank Black has done so maybe it isn't that much of a stretch that this CD grew on me. It is a CD that is best listened to loud as everything on it sounds better loud. This CD really is a good thrashing one which is what I would recommend it for. When you want to just jump around in a mosh pit, this is the CD to have in there. I liken it to some Gang of Four songs but Gang of Four seemed to have a message where this CD's message seemed to be about sex and drugs from what I could understand. Most of the lyrics made no sense and were scribbled in the liner notes so they were illegible for the most part.

My favorite songs are "Threshold Apprehension" and "You can't break a heart and have it." The link below is to the first song. I love that first song because it is the epitome of the song you need to turn up really loud and then jump around and bump into people while listening to it. He screams through a lot of the song, especially the line "I got threshold apprehension." Don't listen to this if you need a mellow music break. The second song I like because it actually has a beat to it and I like the words from the title that are also in the song. It's true. You can either break a heart or you can have it, you don't get both.

Ross probably bought this because of the Pixies. We went to see their show a couple of years ago when they did a reunion tour and I think that got him thinking about them. He started listening to them a lot and most likely thought he needed to have some Black Francis because he didn't have any. I liked this CD but I don't need to keep it. It holds no special place in my heart. It's a great CD for a house party (the kind where you totally trash the house), I don't think I will be having one anytime soon so if anyone wants it, they are welcome to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muFE3BgSPWU