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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not at all pedantic!
One of the few artists able to consistently break my heart within the first few bars of any given song, Ad Frank's got a way with them words. Melancholic without being maudlin, soaring without being cloying. I never know whether Ad Frank wants a stiff drink or a swift kick in the ass. Either way, this is gorgeous, funny, and completely devastating -- get it right now,...
Published on May 4, 2005 by LISA D. MCCOLGAN
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring buzz band
If moody alternative pop is your thing you may feel at home with these modest expectations, though anyone but nineties nostalgic's will grow numb to a limited vocabulary.
Published 21 months ago by IRate
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not at all pedantic!, May 4, 2005
This review is from: Ad Frank Is the World's Best Ex-Boyfriend (Audio CD)
One of the few artists able to consistently break my heart within the first few bars of any given song, Ad Frank's got a way with them words. Melancholic without being maudlin, soaring without being cloying. I never know whether Ad Frank wants a stiff drink or a swift kick in the ass. Either way, this is gorgeous, funny, and completely devastating -- get it right now, or I'll haunt you when I'm dead. Mean it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring buzz band, April 22, 2010
This review is from: Ad Frank Is the World's Best Ex-Boyfriend (Audio CD)
If moody alternative pop is your thing you may feel at home with these modest expectations, though anyone but nineties nostalgic's will grow numb to a limited vocabulary.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The great rock album of 2005, July 7, 2005
This review is from: Ad Frank Is the World's Best Ex-Boyfriend (Audio CD)
Listening to this album takes me back to pre-disco and punk 70's rock. Touchstones like David Bowie and Lou Reed come to mind. This has all the best elements of great rock: bombastic and huge, occasionally poignant but still gloriously dumb. Frank can't decide whether to be confessional or a wiseass. His lyrics are wonderful and you'll veer between laughter and tears, carried along with his strong melodies and great arrangements. There's a theatrical element in this music as well. "You don't know your right from wrong or your good from bad era Bowie: no wonder you don't know me." Frank's voice is a perfect vehicle for his songs: melodic and slurred. He sounds like he's reporting from the edge, and it lends weight to his songs.
While the heart of Frank's music is in the 70's, he gleefully injects goofy new wave textures and beats which makes it harder to pin down. And really, how can you help but love a guy who writes songs with titles like "If I Find Another One Of Your Bobby Pins In My Bed, I'm Coming To Shove Them Up Your Ass"?
Buy this album!
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