Show Me Your Tears
by Frank Black & The Catholics
  • Record Label: Spin Art
  • Release Date: Sep 9, 2003
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22

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  1. jerrys
    Sep 10, 2003
    4
    I tuned into FB with Teenager of the Year...I hadn't even heard any of the Pixies stuff. I've followed his career since then and have warmed to the Pixies. I'm one of the most avid supporters of Mr. Thompson and have nearly all of his work. I was at the store at opening to get this disc, but I'm a bit disappointed. Frank is depressed, and it shows in his music. The I tuned into FB with Teenager of the Year...I hadn't even heard any of the Pixies stuff. I've followed his career since then and have warmed to the Pixies. I'm one of the most avid supporters of Mr. Thompson and have nearly all of his work. I was at the store at opening to get this disc, but I'm a bit disappointed. Frank is depressed, and it shows in his music. The tunes are without passion, the songs are nothing new, and at some points the CD is just sloppy. I'm also not real fond of the increased country tinge (I can do without the harmonicas). While I appreciate the effort to go into slightly new directions (with the inclusion of sax's and trumpets), the sound is muffled by Frank's dreariness. He says it best - "for the first time in my life, I just don't care." That about sums up the disc.… Expand
  2. MatthewM
    Sep 13, 2003
    5
    Seriously lacking in comparision with older Black stuff

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Pitchfork
    54
    Paling in comparison to the Pixies is expected (and it would be unrealistic to expect otherwise), but Tears isn't even a good Catholics album.
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  2. Blender
    60
    Important? No. Remarkable? Not really. [Sep 2003, p.118]
  3. ShakingThrough.net
    50
    Even by the standards of Black's previous Catholics and solo offerings, Show Me Your Tears is a disappointment.
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