Frank Black of The Pixies @ LIVE From the Heart!

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[@jdupons]

One of the most talented musicians of the whole Rock history !

[@benpeacock6354]

such an epic song writer

[@sylvain_havet]

clearly

[@rickgriego2844]

This guy is literally one of the best LIVING song writers of my time..

[@davidswanson8493]

You should all listen to Frank Black and The Catholic’s”The Complete Recordings “

[@karlkaseweter7435]

That's been on shuffle for weeks now on my player. Thanks for the shout out, but now others will know our secret

[@neviatha]

Never once has Frank disappointed. Great set.

[@fanbeer8390]

Greens and blues is quite beautiful. Amazing to see how passionate he still is.

[@terrymaca1]

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

[@jeffriley2218]

Brilluant

[@609_]

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

[@Vaisin]

Thanksss

[@arthousefilms]

Thanks for the timestamps!

[@virtajo1]

thank you for this gift

[@sylvain_havet]

thanks

[@andrewcounts7136]

All Genius

[@captaincanti]

Love it when he says rock me joey.

[@benpeacock6354]

I enjoyed this so much. Never realised the Pixies are kinda born from folk music

[@Just1Humanoid]

What a natural musician, every piece he did is full of heart warmth.

[@Alisson_.]

best definition

[@johnwmoloney]

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 KZbin. to me this is the closest you'll get to that.

[@NicoleUnderwood]

I absolutely adore the Pixies. Frank is the man!

[@amac3223]

Man is a walking legend !

[@johnmcmahon1411]

Genius

[@saulpena8153]

i really like frank black as a solo artist! i burn today is always in my playlist!!

[@RubleNoon]

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...

[@hacksdp3]

A Million thumbs is not enough.

[@465marko]

his voice has aged and got a bit more dirt to it, sounds really good

[@willieboy555]

All these people videoing with their cell phones and then they post this high def vid on youTube. lol . Great video. Love this guy.

[@georgelorence1089]

So damn good. So damn good. Goosebumps healing the mind and soul good. One the greatest to ever write. A godfather of music.

[@stonedogs]

2:15 "rock me joey" he is evoking his spirit

[@stonedogs]

a great thing to say it even playing alone. great franckblack!

[@intencionmotriz4107]

very sad

[@shawnmann9491]

@@intencionmotriz4107 He’s not dead😎.

[@michaelkottler]

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.

[@jeffriley2218]

Yup ..he looks great. Saw him in an intimate place in San Francisco like 11 years ago, and he was like 50 pounds heavier

[@paginasarrancadas]

This man is my absolute hero.

[@phil2208]

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

[@ScottRGarcia123]

Frank was, is, and always will be the best...............................................................

[@senhordademasia]

this guy is fucking amazing! his solo albums are also pretty awesome!

[@guysalomon8756]

12:45. when she realizes who is in front of her. priceless

[@Acoustribute]

Guy Salomon Yeah she looked like she had to google who he was...

[@leoleandro2605]

This is the best version of Andro Queen by far.

[@BenjaminePeetz]

As always, Black Francis plays skillfully and sings with passion.

[@lucasconde]

"Third verse, same as the first" Frank Black is great !

[@oooBUBU7ooo]

Hilarious Ramones reference!

[@charlie-hk2ei]

oooBUBU7ooo I think it’s referencing violent femmes actually

[@iamhereblossom1588]

@@charlie-hk2ei no, definitely the Ramones. They released Judy is a punk way before the violent femmes even formed.

[@hamburgerdan101]

That's a nice looking guitar

[@fabriceployart5124]

I wonder which model it is,it sounds so good .....

[@velouric]

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!

[@lugeneataliede5187]

My love for you will never die Frank!

[@orangesoda641]

The real musician is like Frank never cares how they look nor what instruments on their hand ,And just play god damn beautiful music .

[@plaguehater13]

Love Frank. Good performance.

[@JoyRxMusic]

Good man for taking the time to do this only a couple of hours before a Pixies concert!

[@justinredmond7447]

MyMusicRx would be kinda cool if Frank would randomly busk one day lol, charitable causes are cool too though!

[@donnamitchell8823]

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.

[@dvepps6780]

even with a little bit of voice trouble, I hope the health's OK. I love you, Charles!

[@dvepps6780]

+MyMusicRx and so fun to see this being played for the kids...

[@jjcarley]

I love Andro Queen, such a good song

[@stevecalvert5212]

What a guy

[@kamelammiali6755]

Wonderful! Thank you so much dear Frank!

[@justaname92833]

lol when he says rock me joey

[@user-wb4pk3lo6y]

I LOVEEEE PIXIES. BRAZIL LOVE PIXIES MY MOTHER LOVE PIXIES EVERYBODY HERE LOVE PIXIES IN BRAZIL 2017 The TE OPEN ARMS WAITING

[@tenno1981]

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)

[@jgomisgadea]

¡Que genio! Nunca me canso de escucharle. Gracias

[@toastycabbagewaffles2115]

This harambe has gone to heaven

[@mcseas]

this is f'n awesome. thank you

[@cyclicthings7452]

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.

[@muihbuih]

this is so unbelievably aweome

[@mikerice4547]

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

[@cheloled]

in Argentina this man is considered a genius...a cult...

[@frankblackismyhero]

The Argentines are indeed seen as having good taste.

[@TheChickenDead]

in Russia as well i think him to be a great composer

[@michaelbrigante]

Even God considers this guy a genius, perhaps even more than his son Jesus :-)

[@cocosloan3748]

To me hes one of the greatest musicians of all times!!! And im so surprised Argentinians had such good taste! Rock on Argentina!!!

[@ahenshawful]

We love him in Australia too. There is much joy to be felt at Pixies shows, everyone is so happy to be there

[@supercoolfacething]

Simply amazing. I'm glad I found this.

[@TheseAcidWords]

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT

[@sylvainlerouxrp2.08]

Excellent as usual,thanks sir

[@phatpitt1611]

Beautiful performance! Thanks Frank.

[@burrrrrrrrrrrrrrp]

I owe this man so much but I can never repay him

[@kuttersprodukt]

love it !

[@jeffbreer2180]

A fertile soul. Thanks for sharing it!

[@eloiseripley]

love that guitar

[@KAYAK4978]

Excellent !

[@Acoustribute]

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...

[@jeffriley2218]

It is soo wonderful

[@The-me9qp]

Loving on our bed of flowers Smelling in the scent of her musk

[@chronictron]

great perfomance

[@ricardomacedo9262]

Love Francis !!

[@scarfycoolcat]

his lyrics are metaphorical to all of us and himself.

[@TheMnMike]

Happy 50th Frank Black!

[@velouric]

GRACIAS

[@resistencia21rj]

Pixies e umas das minhas banda top 10 ... The best

[@alfonsorubio2094]

Great!!!

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

without Charles there would never have been a Kurt or a Nirvana (power chords)

[@electroma97]

The best

[@matthewgriffin7857]

he's soooooooo under rated, almost makes me sick

[@dvepps6780]

who underrates him?

[@matthewgriffin7857]

+DV “Eppish” Epps the world! his album sales and popularity are proof..

[@jayhunter2]

+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.

[@fingerbob74]

+Matt Griffin He's the best ever American songwriter IMO probably only equalled by the likes of Brian Wilson, Jimi Hendrix & Joanna Newsom!

[@profd65]

***** 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.

[@claudiocordero466]

buenísimo👍

[@gurei7823]

This man has my entire fucking heart

[@scottyhenderson1152]

Who engineered this?!! Sounds really good! Not to mention, how do you book Frank Black for a small intimate gig :)

[@JoyRxMusic]

+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!

[@Acoustribute]

Scotty Henderson Kind of cool they got such a good sound with one condenser mic... Frank still rocks!!!

[@arveyilleszender5809]

Great Shout mate. The sound quality is superb indeed!

[@nathanpleasants7878]

I wish he screamed at "God is seven"

[@cosmicphoto05]

What? No... no, I was talking to Kim...

[@negr00sei45]

isn't that on a different song on the surfer rosa though?

[@cosmicphoto05]

Comicbookstoreguy177 I don't remember exactly where it was in the album.

[@luismoraless7133]

Love you guys xD It's right after Oh my golly! and before Vamos!

[@MarvRetro]

Frank ! enough said

[@danieles410]

to me pixies = magic

[@The-me9qp]

That’s so redeeming how did you just do that? I swear andro Queen is my favorite song of yours. I want to jam.

[@onionface5835]

Such a casual rock star.

[@gool9309]

Andro Queen is so moving.

[@hdzhdz-xm2cp]

would've loved to had seen paz with her violin

[@ericmourinho9589]

Not everyone's cup tea but completely original great song writer

[@sinisterbuthappy208]

nice guitar

[@seanwarren9357]

Rile'n 'em where the sun never sets. Also, if anyone's wondering why the downvotes, it's because God is 7.

[@NxDoyle]

Charles re-styled his stage name as Black Francis in 2007.

[@shrew972]

666th like! So proud!

[@ardaz1987]

Man is 5, devil is 6, heaven is 7, Charles is 8

[@JPAAmaro]

rock me joey

[@ronpoklitar5122]

You can hear how he influenced Nirvana.

[@The-me9qp]

I’ve been so disconnected for so long I’m not sure if this will work either⛳️

[@ambrosevillegas8451]

we're all a part of 7

[@reidsmith9875]

Was this filmed in Portland Oregon? Judging by the intro segway.

[@The-me9qp]

I... can I borrow those lights????

[@The-me9qp]

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.

[@Chekkyz]

клёвва)

[@mgray612]

Fuck yeah! Killer...

[@europa]

The EUROPA LUNA

[@dvepps6780]

"that rhymes with ..."

[@davidgriffin8482]

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.

[@martinspud8325]

So.. Is "I Burn Today" about The Clap?

[@reidsmith9875]

It's about his girlfriend going through cancer treatment....radiation.

[@johnnysunshine5007]

Gene huh? You genius.

[@The-me9qp]

Didn’t he get to know if all of the kitties were ok? Of course he did. Though typing pissed off the cat and she began to nudge and do very special snuggle love for me things began to become tense saw I continued to type and she felt me from the very small hometown otter man that all of her progenitors smelled up before. And type and ship it with no spell check. Caribou!!!!!

[@Jordan-gw7ct]

Anyone know what brand of guitar that is? I can't read the logo.

[@JoyRxMusic]

It's a Breedlove Guitar

[@antoniogil5156]

MyMusicRx The guitar sounds awesome.

[@BIRRAFANCLUB]

MyMusicRx Thanks for the answear, cheers from Argentina!

[@MrFlavaFraz]

+MyMusicRx is it just acoustic or acoustic electric?

[@JoyRxMusic]

I believe the Breedlove he's using is strictly acoustic.

[@StephenAndrew777]

:)

[@henrykmusolf607]

Mr Frank Black.. I don't know what happened.. but please respect Kim Deal.