Honeycomb - Frank Black
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71 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: Before reuniting The Pixies, Black recorded this mellow solo disc in four days in a Nashville studio, backed by veteran southern session musicians.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Guardian
    100
    He's discovered a mellow maturity in Southern soul - and without losing his punk rock perversity or poetry.
  2. No Ripcord
    80
    As usual the songs are superbly crafted, and very well-executed.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Elegantly-strummed slices of lo-fi Americana.
  4. Under The Radar
    60
    The tension of is-this-a-joke-or-serious is perhaps the largest aspect of the album's subtle, growing charm. [#10, p.105]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. PaulA
    10
    I was a huge Pixies fan back in the day but I hadn't really got into Frank Black's solo stuff until I recently bought Bluefinger, Dog in the Sand and Honeycomb practically at the same time... I'm a big fan again!… Expand
  2. MatthewS
    8
    Stands out like a shiny dime against the old money of a familiar genre. Positive and uplifting.
  3. Ricko
    7
    Wow, for anyone who's a fan of the Pixies noise this will be a bit of a shock to say the least. No distortion or screaming to be found here. It's slow placed weird countryish stuff all the way through. Not bad but lacks anything to cause much excitement.… Expand
  4. ScottY
    3
    Nothing bad...just nothing really exciting, either. Sort of jazz-like, which I wasn't really expecting.

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