Frank Black / Teenager Of The Year
Artist Frank Black
Album Title: Teenager Of The Year
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD
Released 05/24/1994
Label 4AD/Elektra
Catalog No 61618-2
Bar Code No 0 7559-61618-2 4
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Whatever Happened To Pong? (1:33)
2. Thalassocracy (1:33)
3. (I Want To Live On An) Abstract Plain (2:17)
4. Calistan (3:22)
5. The Vanishing Spies (3:37)
6. Speedy Marie (3:34)
7. Headache (2:52)
8. Sir Rockaby (2:54)
9. Freedom Rock (4:17)
10. Two Reelers (3:02)
11. Fiddle Riddle (3:30)
12. Olé Mulholland (4:41)
13. Fazer Eyes (3:36)
14. I Could Stay Here Forever (2:27)
15. The Hostess With The Mostest (1:56)
16. Superabound (3:10)
17. Big Red (2:41)
18. Space Is Gonna Do Me Good (2:22)
19. White Noise Maker (2:42)
20. Pure Denizen Of The Citizens Band (2:20)
21. Bad, Wicked World (1:57)
22. Pie In The Sky (2:14)
Date Acquired 05/26/1994
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 9.00

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Notes

Released in a standard jewelbox with 6 page foldout booklet including full lyrics.
? & © 1994 4AD.
All songs published by Spime Songs BMI.
Made in the USA by WEA Manufacturing. Printed in the USA.
Licensed for US release by 4AD.
Recorded at American, Calabasas, California. Mixed at Can-Am, Los Angeles, California. Additional recording at Castle Oaks, Calabasa, California / the Clobhouse, Burbank, California / the Chapel, Los Angeles, California / Can-Am, Los Angeles, California. Mastered at Tower Mastering, Los Angeles, California.
Special thanks to Mike Dalke, Ben Marts, Bill Cooper, Larry Cummins, Frank Jones, Steve Thomson, and Phil Gregory.

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Analyzed: Frank Black / Teenager of the Year
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR9       -0.20 dB   -10.12 dB      1:34 01-Whatever Happened to Pong?
DR7       -0.23 dB    -8.23 dB      1:33 02-Thalassocracy
DR8       -0.21 dB    -9.53 dB      2:18 03-(I Want to Live on An) Abstract Plain
DR9       -0.16 dB   -10.52 dB      3:23 04-Calistan
DR8       -0.10 dB   -10.00 dB      3:38 05-The Vanishing Spies
DR8       -0.14 dB   -10.36 dB      3:34 06-Speedy Marie
DR9        0.00 dB    -9.53 dB      2:53 07-Headache
DR9        0.00 dB   -11.22 dB      2:55 08-Sir Rockaby
DR8        0.00 dB    -9.70 dB      4:17 09-Freedom Rock
DR8       -0.24 dB    -9.98 dB      3:02 10-Two Reelers
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.39 dB      3:31 11-Fiddle Riddle
DR9       -0.24 dB   -11.56 dB      4:42 12-Olé Mulholland
DR7       -0.24 dB    -9.18 dB      3:37 13-Fazer Eyes
DR9       -0.09 dB   -10.46 dB      2:28 14-I Could Stay Here Forever
DR8       -0.27 dB   -10.66 dB      1:57 15-The Hostess With the Mostest
DR9       -0.22 dB   -10.82 dB      3:11 16-Superabound
DR9       -0.35 dB   -10.93 dB      2:42 17-Big Red
DR9        0.00 dB   -10.40 dB      2:23 18-Space Is Gonna Do Me Good
DR9       -0.04 dB   -10.83 dB      2:43 19-White Noise Maker
DR8       -0.45 dB    -9.71 dB      2:20 20-Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band
DR8       -0.37 dB    -8.74 dB      1:58 21-Bad, Wicked World
DR8       -0.43 dB    -9.91 dB      2:14 22-Pie in the Sky
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Number of tracks:  22
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           1039 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Heather Phares

A sprawling double album, Frank Black's Teenager of the Year builds on the clever, carefully crafted pop he forged on his solo debut and moves even farther away from the Pixies' sound. It feels like the album Black wanted to make since Bossanova: "Whatever Happened to Pong?" and "Thalassocracy" are a one-two blast of energetic fun, but the tight songwriting and detailed arrangements on the strummy "Headache" and gentle, piano-driven "Sir Rockaby" are more interesting. Despite its 22-song length, most of Teenager of the Year's tracks are keepers; the first nine rank among Black's catchiest songs with or without the Pixies. "I Want to Live on an Abstract Plain" and "The Vanishing Spies" mix sweet straightforward melodies with spacy keyboards, and Black delivers a creative love song in "Speedy Marie"; the first letter of each line in the song's second half spells out his girlfriend's name. The driving, anthemic "Freedom Rock" is one of the album's more ambitious tracks, along with the catchy, educational "Ole Mulholland," a musical history lesson about William Mulholland, the developer and planner of Los Angeles' municipal water system. Teenager's beginning is so consistent, it's not surprising that its second half isn't quite as essential, but it's still interesting. The spacy, ska-tinged "Fiddle Riddle," the cryptic "Superabound," and the sprightly final track "Pie in the Sky" -- which sounds strangely like a punk version of Gary U.S. Bonds' hit "A Quarter to Three" -- all add to the album's individuality. Even less-developed songs like "Fazer Eyes" and "The Hostest with the Mostest" are still worthwhile. Though his later albums took a sparer, simpler approach, Teenager of the Year's ambition and quirkiness begin Black's evolution into a cult artist who makes the music he wants to, regardless of whether or not it's fashionable.

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