Fast Man Raider Man (2xCD)
Playing like the widescreen director's cut version of Honeycomb, Frank Black's sprawling double album Fast Man Raider Man reunites him with the Memphis session legends who played with him last time, and adds even more stars to the cast of characters. Along with veteran Catholics member Lyle Workman and Honeycomb players Reggie Young, Buddy Miller, Spooner Oldham, and Chester Thompson, the roster also includes Al Kooper, Jon Tiven, Bobby Bare, Jr., the Band's Levon Helm, Cheap Trick's Tom Peterson, and Bad Company's Simon Kirke, giving Fast Man Raider Man the feel of an all-star jamboree. As on Honeycomb, the playing throughout the album is subtly excellent... All Music Guide
| Eric Perkins
- Waltham, MA, USA |
| As a huge Frank Black fan, I was really disappointed with Honeycomb. This album marks a huge improvement, though it's still not quite up to some of his stuff with the Catholics. Some fat could have been trimmed from the album to make it one disk, but it's still highly listenable. | |