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Frosting on the Beater opens with a thick wall of distorted guitars and booming drums kicking up a very melodic fuss behind Ken Stringfellow and Jonathan Auer's creamy-smooth harmonies on the psych-tinged "Dream All Day," and the track's sweet-and-sour blend immediately announces this is going to be a very different affair than the Posies' major-label debut, Dear 23. With noisy rock dude Don Fleming in the producer's chair, it came as no great surprise that Frosting on the Beater was a much harder-sounding album than the introspective Dear 23, but surprisingly enough, Fleming also knew how to make the most of the band's expert pop songwriting; with the tempos and guitars turned up, the tunes gained a needed physical impact that brought the melodies and hooks into the forefront, where they belonged. Just as importantly, the spot-on harmonies that were the highlight of Dear 23 were still very much in evidence, resting atop the piles of fuzzy guitar chords like a dollop of hot fudge poured over a big scoop of ice cream. And prior to this, who knew that Ken Stringfellow and Jonathan Auer could rock out so hard (and so well) on guitars? One could argue that the big guitar attack of Frosting on the Beater was simply the Posies' way of trying to compete with the grunge sweepstakes that briefly turned their hometown of Seattle into the center of the rock universe. But one listen also reveals that it transformed a smart but overly precious pop outfit into a hard-charging power pop band that gained a wealth of strength without giving up any of their smarts in the process -- not a bad bargain.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - JOHN HANLON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - JOHN HANLON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Guilbeault, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Seybeth, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Bianco, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Posies, MainArtist - Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - ADAM KASPER, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Fleming, Producer - Jim Waters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Paul Auer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Don Flemming, Producer
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Albumbeschreibung
Frosting on the Beater opens with a thick wall of distorted guitars and booming drums kicking up a very melodic fuss behind Ken Stringfellow and Jonathan Auer's creamy-smooth harmonies on the psych-tinged "Dream All Day," and the track's sweet-and-sour blend immediately announces this is going to be a very different affair than the Posies' major-label debut, Dear 23. With noisy rock dude Don Fleming in the producer's chair, it came as no great surprise that Frosting on the Beater was a much harder-sounding album than the introspective Dear 23, but surprisingly enough, Fleming also knew how to make the most of the band's expert pop songwriting; with the tempos and guitars turned up, the tunes gained a needed physical impact that brought the melodies and hooks into the forefront, where they belonged. Just as importantly, the spot-on harmonies that were the highlight of Dear 23 were still very much in evidence, resting atop the piles of fuzzy guitar chords like a dollop of hot fudge poured over a big scoop of ice cream. And prior to this, who knew that Ken Stringfellow and Jonathan Auer could rock out so hard (and so well) on guitars? One could argue that the big guitar attack of Frosting on the Beater was simply the Posies' way of trying to compete with the grunge sweepstakes that briefly turned their hometown of Seattle into the center of the rock universe. But one listen also reveals that it transformed a smart but overly precious pop outfit into a hard-charging power pop band that gained a wealth of strength without giving up any of their smarts in the process -- not a bad bargain.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:35
- Main artists: The Posies
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: DGC
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1993 Geffen Records ℗ 1993 Geffen Records
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