Search - Donavon Frankenreiter :: Pass It Around

The Old is New Again

M. Seyfried | Las Vegas, NV | 11/18/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I enjoy listening to Donavon Frankenreiter for his laid back Jack Johnson clone style. Of the massive collection of Frankenreiter's library this album caught my immediate attention. The difference of "typical" DF material infused with late 1960's-70's tunes is genius. My brain was kick started and zoned into detail to lyrics, style, arrangements, influence and reason. Creatively and stylistically this is a successful departure from the norm. The album cover alone reminds me of wacky and loveable Joe Walsh. Listen closely. You will no doubt hear classic rock influence, disco, flamenco and some of the greatest singer-song writers of our time. Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Jim Croce, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Walsh, Jimmy Buffet, CCR and other masters of southern rock are mixed in each track, without losing the laid back beach sound associated with Frankenreiter. For those of you who may be to young to know these masters of music, do your research. Donavon Frankenreiter has brought back a time period long on the endangered species list. By breathing new life into his style, DF's unpredictability and risk taking steal my vote for one of the best albums of 2008.

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Jack Johnson with Balls!

R. Jeffrey Wilcox | Park Ridge, IL | 11/26/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is great stuff. Yes, it sounds like Jack Johnson a little, but with a lot more range, and more of a band sound than just one guy with a guitar (not to knock Jack, I like him, I just like Donavon better)."