Morrissey - Our Frank

Title: Our Frank Artist: Morrissey Release Date: 2/4/1991 Re-Released On: 0/0/1991 Label: Warner Bros., Venus 2007 Duration: 11:39 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto, Single UPCs: 075994004341, 093624004301, 7320470077658, 093624004325 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock Moods: Angst-Ridden, Brooding, Insular, Literate, Witty, Acerbic, Autumnal, Cathartic, Cynical/Sarcastic, Earnest, Gloomy, Melancholy, Plaintive, Poignant, Provocative, Sophisticated, Stylish, Swaggering, Theatrical, Wry, Ambitious, Brash, Detached, Intimate, Ironic, Quirky, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Restrained, Sad, Somber, Wintry, Wistful, Playful, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Humorous, Rollicking, Whimsical Total Copies: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Our Frank [Album Version]
2. Journalists Who Lie
3. Tony the Pony

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Venus 2007 1991 CD Warner Bros. 40043 ------ CD Warner Bros. 40043

No other editions were found for this album.

The first release as part of his brief musical partnership with Fairground Attraction guitarist Mark Nevin, Our Frank finds Morrissey at something of a crossroads. While the Langer/Winstanley production is impeccable and the thick surge of the music attractive enough -- especially the haunting violin provided by Nawazish Ali Khan -- the title track isn't all it could be. The decision to swathe Morrissey's voice in a huge layer of reverb doesn't really help either, but the increasingly frenetic end of the song saves it a bit. "Journalists Who Lie," a hardly subtle slam over the "praise, then crucify" problem allegedly rampant in the British media, has a quirky percussion pattern to go with its light rockabilly rave-up, but that's about it. Most successful of the lot is "Tony the Pony," a lighter, acoustic romp that appears to be about a friend who doesn't quite know how to control himself. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew Paresi Drums Bedders Bass Howard Klein ? Jo Slee Art Coordinator Mark Bedders Bass Mark E. Nevin Guitar Morrissey Vocals Nawazish Ali Khan Violin Seamus Beachen Piano Seamus Beaghen Piano Steven Heart Harmonium