Frontierland (album)
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| Released | September 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Hot | |||
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Frontierland is the twelfth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1996 and released on the Hot label.[1]
Reception
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Frontierland was nominated for an ARIA for the Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1997.[3]
The Allmusic review by Jack Rabid awarded the album 4 stars and states "here we find Kuepper more successfully tackling mood rock... a non-compromising, neo-ambient, warm soundtrack-like post-punk album".[2]
Musician Dave Graney said, "I don't think Ed Kuepper's Frontierland was lauded and respected as the major work of a great songwriter, player, and studio cat that it was."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All writing by Ed Kuepper.
- "All of These Things" – 4:45
- "Fireman Joe" – 4:23
- "The Weepin' Willow" – 4:49
- "How Would You Plead?" – 3:20
- "M.D.D.P. Limited" – 4:37
- "Pushin' Fear II" – 6:41
- "Rough Neck Blues" – 3:20
- "Someone Told Me" – 3:30
- "Poor Howard" – 4:59
Personnel
[edit]- Ed Kuepper – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin
- Charlie Cole – Mellotron, keyboards, military drums
- Clayton Doley – organ, pedal bass
- Jerome – electric bass
- Adam Armstrong (track 5), Paul Burton (track 2) – double bass
- Mark Collins – banjo
- Christian Marsh – chromatic harmonica
- James Greening – trombone, tuba
- Miroslav Bukovsky – trumpet
- Sir Alfonso – loops, samples
- Mark Dawson – drums, octopad
- Phil Hartel – violin (track 1)
- Mark Punch – electric guitar, backing vocals (track 1)
- Chad Wackerman – drums (track 2)
- Paula Punch Singers (track 9), The Sergeants Three (tracks 3 and 6) – backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ The Kuepper Files: Discography accessed July 8, 2010
- ^ a b Rabid, J. Allmusic Review accessed July 8, 2010
- ^ 11th Annual ARIA Awards Archived December 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine accessed July 8, 2010.
- ^ Hall, Matthew (May 1998). "Dave Graney". Rolling Stone Australia. No. 548. Sydney, NSW: Tilmond Pty Ltd. p. 48.
