Frosting on the Beater

Posies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Gold Line Sp.
• ASIN: B000000P0P
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,358 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't believe this album wasn't huge, March 17, 2006

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Xavier - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frosting on the Beater (Audio CD)

I remember hearing "Dream All Day" on the alternative station in Chicago back in 1993, but that's all. The other day I snagged this disc from the used CD store because I recognized that song's title, but this is the first time I've heard the rest of the tunes. Wow, where has this disc been hiding? This is sort of like dada meets T. Rex meets The Cars meets Big Star. Awesome, just awesome power pop, great hooks and melodies and harmonies. And the price is right. I wish I'd bought a new copy on Amazon instead of buying used -- the new is actually cheaper. Get this disc if you like smart, catchy power pop.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Criminally underrated, August 16, 2005

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Gregory P. Carrier "gcarrier" (Iowa City, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frosting on the Beater (Audio CD)

This is the high point of the Posies' career so far. Dear 23 is great; this one is even better. It rocks. It moves you. It's very creative, yet most of the songs sound like they belong on the radio -- at least, the mythical radio of my youth where all good, catchy songs are played. I wouldn't be surprised if this eventually becomes a serious cult favorite, one of those Big Star/Nick Drake things where a great artist or album that wasn't very popular in it's day becomes a touchstone many years later. That's how good this is. Five stars isn't enough. Six, maybe.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What Can You Say?, October 17, 2004

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George a Pletz "cult explorer" (Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frosting on the Beater (Audio CD)

I'm not going to do anything but throw my voice in with the chorus. Brass ring indie rock. If you miss the days of smart propulsive music this is where to go.Tight harmonies, intriguing lyrics, jagged melodies, and full-on band interaction. A masterful malange of 60s, 70s, and 80s guitar rock mixed and matched with no concern for the namecheck.My only regret is I waited so long to buy this. Get this ahead of the revival curve where in 2010 everyone admits that they liked this on VH-1.Another piece to support my theory that guitar rock was perfected in the early nineties.