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Title: Lull me, Frank. You da man!
Review: Like pretty much all other output from this man, Honeycomb is heartfelt and true. It does readers a tremendous disservice to ever refer to his music as "country." That notion is plain ridiculous. Just as he mastered -- along with the rest of the Pixies -- the art of uniquely conveying youthful angst, he has come to master the folky twang of plucking on heart strings... and once given a chance, you simply have no choice but to believe his every verse and musing. That said, I must admit that, for me, Honeycomb simply fits in the middle there, somewhere among the rest of his folkier solo work. For my money, it doesn't get any better than Teenager Of The Year. Still, Honeycomb is a wonderful album, even blowing away lesser works like "The Cult Of Ray." I just wish he would leave cutesy li'l ditties like "Song Of The Shrimp" off his albums. They don't help to garner respect from the fickle listener.
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