Frank Black and the Catholics

The Leadmill Sunday 5 October 2003

In 2003 Pixies had been name checked by Kurt Cobain and Where is my mind? included at the finale of Fight Club released in 1999.
I had started work at Sainsbury’s Archer Rd and made friends with Andrew Hague who was into live music and indie music specifically.
We went to see Frank Black and the Catholics not really knowing their material only the Pixies songs we heard which was Cactus, Caribou and Velouria.
Didn’t detract from the music and it was great to see Frank Black on such a small stage in such an intimate setting.
This was the start of a musical journey of seeing live music and this was the start of seeing live music that wasn’t primarily just rock (although it is rock orientated).

1. Cactus
2. All my ghosts
3. Massif Centrale
4. Nadine
5. My favourite kiss
6. How you went
7. Caribou
8. Hermaphroditos
9. Velvety
10. I need peace
11. Velouria
12. New house of the pope
13. When will happiness find me again?
14. Bullet
15. Southbound bevy
16. The farewell bend
17. California band
18. Robert Onion
19. Jane the queen of love
20. Horrible day
21. Manitoba

After Frank Black disbanded the pixies in 1993 he recorded two solo albums then formed Frank Black and the Catholics and recorded six albums till 2003 but to be honest they’re not impressive I have given them a listen and he was right to reform the Pixies in 2004 in my opinion.