Frontierland (album)
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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
Frontierland was nominated for an ARIA for the Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1997.[2]
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".[3]
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]
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Track listing
- All compositions 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
- Ed Kuepper - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, 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
- ^ The Kuepper Files: Discography accessed July 8, 2010
- ^ 11th Annual ARIA Awards accessed July 8, 2010.
- ^ a b Rabid, J. Allmusic Review accessed July 8, 2010
- ^ Hall, Matthew (May 1998). "Dave Graney". Rolling Stone Australia. No. 548. Sydney, NSW: Tilmond Pty Ltd. p. 48.