http://virb.com/frankblack Frank Black (frontman of The Pixies) - Best of Frank Black '93-'03 comes out tomorrow. You can listen to select tracks here on Virb! "There is totally a narrative arc to my solo career," says Frank Black, speaking on the eve of the release of this solo career - surveying compilation. "It sounds trite but in basic language this is what's happening on these songs: it's me breaking away from the Pixies and finding myself as a solo artist, finding a band again and forging that together, then losing it and my marriage, and finally getting my obsession with two-track recording out of my system. It's a total arc. "As compilations go, it has less in common with The Best Of Blondie, The Beatles 1962-66, The Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats and Rolled Gold than it does The Best Of The Residents! I felt a little sheepish when my manager suggested a Best Of: I'm not exactly known for my hit records. But then, I didn't get into this to have hits. I did it to be a maverick, to be underground, to be part of that world as opposed to the Top 40 world. I wanted to be an artist and a musician, not to get invited to parties. It's about being true to yourself. "But I've got a big back catalogue, and so for the uninitiated The Best Of (1993-2003) is a good place to start. It just sounds like a regular Frank Black album because all my records are schizophrenic in tenor - fast song, slow song, country song, punky song. Although it's boring to say, 'I think it's very representative of who I am as an artist', it really is!" ]]> Virb 2.0 (@frankblack) en http://virb.com/frankblack/audio/105396 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:13:03 -0700 http://virb.com/frankblack/audio/105396 http://virb.com/frankblack/videos/1755582 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:08:32 -0700 http://virb.com/frankblack/videos/1755582 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311761 ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:56:52 -0700 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311761 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311760 ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:56:42 -0700 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311760 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311759 ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:56:32 -0700 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311759 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311758 ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:56:21 -0700 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311758 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311757 ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:55:53 -0700 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311757 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311756 ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:55:30 -0700 http://virb.com/frankblack/photos/1311756