by
Frank Black
- Record Label: Back Porch / Cooking Vinyl
- Release Date: Jun 20, 2006
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Fast Man Raider Man is simply too long, and, as such, a dilution.
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New Musical Express (NME)Where Black's muse was once shrieked and otherworldly, it's now distinctly earth-bound. [17 Jun 2006, p.37]
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Fast Man/Raider Man is sluggish country rock.
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While there are some moments of greatness (the menacing, psychedelic 'Dog Sleep', the mournful, pretty 'Don't Cry That Way'), the majority of this double album is dull, turgid and instantly forgettable.
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There is certainly enough solid material here for an album, but Black has committed one of the cardinal sins of modern music: this is too damn long.
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Fast Man Raider Man isn't your father's Frank Black; it's Frank Black for your father.
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Q MagazineAt its worst, only the quality of the backing band distinguishes it from pub rock. [Jul 2006, p.112]
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SpinThe playing is impeccable, Black's subtly warped songs uneven. [Jul 2006, p.82]
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The work of a middle-aged man with little to prove: amiable, assured, seldom surprising.
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Under The RadarOddly, the songs here are actually quite good and are played , well but Black’s nasal voice is at odds with some of the genres he’s exploring. [#14]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 24
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Mixed: 3 out of 24
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Negative: 2 out of 24
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Sep 12, 2019One of the best album of Frank Black. Nevertheless, many songs would have deserved to be better produced.
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AlexFSep 20, 2006
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RatCoreSep 19, 2006