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 ...
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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, Rovi
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Good. Includes disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork. Case, booklet, and artwork will show moderate cosmetic wear. Disc(s) are professionally cleaned and may contain only light scratches that do not effect functionality.