Poetry Of The Deed

Unlike those recently converted, I used to go and see Million Dead cart their feisty post-hardcore excellence around the toilets of the UK so feel confident I can judge "Poetry". This "new" (as it's been released for 9 months now) album is a natural progression from previous efforts from one of this country's treasures. Okay it shows a bit more pop suss from Eton's most rocking alumni, but it is in the live arena where Frank shows his real charisma, ability to work a crowd and these songs really show their strength.

If you're wavering whether to buy this CD or not, do it. Then buy Love, Ire and Song, The First Three Years and Sleep is For the Weak, then buy tickets for the December tour and/or check him out at one of the many UK festivals he's doing. You won't regret it!

Bloody good album, just got into frank turner and loving it, buy it for a new take on music!!!

More excellence from Frank, not that it surprises me :] Sure it's progressed in sound slightly from his previous efforts, but it's still just as good, maybe even better!

Frank, Frank, Frank. What's happened?

I have recently got into Frank Turner and the music has been a breath of fresh air. I have seen him live and will be going again soon to see him in Wolves.

I was very much looking forward to this album, and to be honest, I have struggled to get into it. A few of the songs are "old Frank" like we saw on his excellent album - Love, Ire and Song. But, for me, the majority are over cooked and a bit flat.

The beauty in Frank for me has always been the acoustic folk guitar, sharp lyrics and booming voice - a sound like i have not heard before. Unfortunately this new sound, is an all too familar pop foe. Frank's voice is a little lost in some of the tracks. At points the layering of all the instruments detracts from the melody and the production on occassion is over done. Frank's beauty has always been in the honesty of the tune.

After the last album I was hoping for more of the same for this album. There is some buried in there somewhere, and don't get me wrong, this is not a bad album. Just not as good as the last or as good as I was hoping.

Maybe this will be the album to satify the masses? Maybe this will launch him to dizzy new heights? I hope so, but i also hope we get the old Frank back soon.

I write this review with a heavy heart, fearful that one day these words may come back to haunt me. I have been a fan of Mr Frank Turner, since back in the day when we were all fearing the aftermath of the Y2K bug, and Million Dead (Turner's previous band) started to rot my brain with their brillance. Having riden the change from hard punk, to folk with relative ease, I found his first two albums "Sleep is for the week" and "Love, Ire and Song" (Later merged into the First Three Years album) more then just refreshing, they were brillant, he had carefully balanced all his vocal talent with his rhythmic song writing ability and it was a beautiful experience to listen to. This album however falls short.

Firstly it has to be said that its still worth buying if you like his previous work, it is still Frank Turner, and it is still catchy and fun. However he seems to have lost some of his passion that filled his previous songs to the brim. There are still flashes of the brilliance that brought him to the attention to The Offspring, and eventually to his new label Epitaph Records, and as I'm writing this album is 13th in the UK album charts. Prehaps the commercial success of his last album has edged him to a calm his songs, so that they will appeal further to the mass audience they are now bound to he heard by. Radio One Dj's and Music reviews have all jumped aboard the Frank wagon, and believe he will don new heights, one CNN music review called him "The voice of a generation" and calmed he would "change music" I too was of the same opinion, before listening to this album.

Songs such as "The Road" and "Poetry of the Deed" stink of major record label interference, whilst "Dan's Song" and "Live fast Die old" stumble back towards the sounds that was heard in the "Sleep is for the Week" album. Prehaps this is mearly as stumbling block, a tester to see what is prefered by his listeners.

For this reviewer this fell well short of what has expected after his previous brillance, but is still worth a listen. However if you are looking for more of good ol'Frank you would be better off spending the extra pennies and buying Million Dead's "A Song to ruin".

Have seen Frank a few times now - Love all his music! This album does not fail either!! Brilliant!! Can't wait to go see him again next month!! Go Frank!!

This guy rocks, preorderd having listened to "The Road" on the radio a few times, its an addictive song sure the albums gonna be full of hits. Really sounds like a breath of fresh air to the music industry.