Audio & Murder [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

The Frantic

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: November 6, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Sinister Muse/Empyrean Records
• ASIN: B000WS4P7E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #154,242 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Don't let the age of these Chicago teenagers fool you (two are 17, two are 18); they've been playing since they were nine and have evolved into a well-versed punk rock band who've opened for the likes of Riverboat Gamblers, U.S. Bombs, Pink Spiders, and The Street Brats, and have had a stint on the 2007 Warped Tour's Hot Topic Stage. Like hometown pop/punk heroes Alkaline Trio, The Frantic's music has found that fragile balance between pop and punk that can simultaneously cause a nose bloodying circle pit and mass sing-alongs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS ALBUM ROCKS!!! , January 26, 2008

By	BONES - See all my reviews

FROM THE OPENNING LINE TO THE LAST GUITAR LICK, THIS ALBUM ROCKS! RAMONES MEETS GREEN DAY. NOT BAD FOR TWO 17 YEAR OLDS AND TWO 18 YEAR OLDS. BUY IT . . . . YOU WON'T BE SORRY. YOU CAN ALMOST FEEL THE MOSH PIT WHILE YOUR LISTENING!

5.0 out of 5 stars In a word, Fun, August 16, 2008

By	Tom P. the Underground Navigator (Park Forest, IL USA) - See all my reviews

That's right -- fun. And isn't that the whole purpose of rock & roll in the first place? The Frantic excel at just that -- rocking out.

I can't say enough good things about this album. In the spirit of all the best punk and pop punk milestones of the past, it is uptempo, hook-laden, reverby, and SHORT, but in a good way. Many of the best punk albums of all time have not even exceeded the 20-minute mark (e.g., "Group Sex" by the Circle Jerks, the Angry Samoans' "Back From Samoa," and "Victim In Pain" by Agnostic Front). Listening to the duration of "Audio & Murder" only takes up 26 minutes of your life and there is no filler to be found.

The underground buzz about this band is at a fever pitch currently and I can see why. The band hail from the Orland Park/Lockport area and along with Blue Island's Mest are two of the best bands to put Chicago's south and southwest suburbs on the map for great pop punk and plain old rock & roll. With explosive opener "We're The Frantic," I am reminded of the classic three chord harmonies of bands from long past like the Sex Pistols and the Clash, but in a 2007-'08 style. Guitarist/vocalist Kyle Dee is at 18 a burgeoning rock & roll entrepreneur and as I have read in interviews with him, is down with classic punk bands of the past like these and the Buzzcocks. The rest of the band is not far past him age wise and the overriding innocence and youthful exuberance of the proceedings here are what make this album great and are things that are sorely lacking in many older bands jaded by age and the pressures of adulthood.

As long as there are three chords and disaffected teens, this sound will live on. If you are out to rock out and have a good time, make this one a "Frantic Summer" and pick this CD up without further hesitation.

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!, November 29, 2007

By	E. Olson (Glendale, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent mix of hard/punk rock with great lyrics and an awesome sound. These boys are talented!