Size: 99.9 MB
Time: 43:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Rock
Art: Full
1. The Brooklyn Bridge [3:55]
2. Cocaine [3:24]
3. I'm Losing You [4:12]
4. Intensive Care [3:39]
5. Fortune [3:45]
6. Amsterdam Woman [3:02]
7. Other Side Of Town [4:09]
8. Cheap Hotel [3:27]
9. Cold Cold Nights [2:41]
10. Did You Ever Want To Go Home [3:33]
11. Keeping It All For You [4:03]
12. Bottle Of Whisky [3:32]
Feat. Ronnie Wood, Andy Fraser (Free), Simon Kirke (Free and Bad Company), Ian Hunter and more
Call it a labour of love. A life’s ambition. Or the chance to keep a precious legacy alive. Call it 100% Pure Frankie Miller. Spike’s sparkling celebration of long-time pal and inspiration Miller is a very special album indeed.
Many years in the making - and finally brought to fruition by a famous band of rock n roll brothers - 100% Frankie Miller is the ultimate tribute to a Scottish legend featuring ‘lost’ treasures and previously hidden gems.
Bringing together the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, famed Free rhythm section Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke, Mott The Hoople’s Ian Hunter and the brilliant Bonnie Tyler, this heartfelt collection of classic songs has been lovingly compiled by The Quireboys’ lead singer Spike – a family friend of the Millers and self-styled custodian of an historic back catalogue.
Two decades after suffering the brain haemorrhage that cut short a colourful career, Miller has emerged as one of rock’s great survivors and his music lives on.
“Frankie doesn’t want sympathy,” said Spike. “He just wants his music to be heard. These songs have never been heard before and they’ve been recorded with Frankie’s blessing. They are songs that would have been lost if it wasn’t for the desire of a group of his closest friends and biggest fans to do them justice. Frankie Miller was - and still is - a massive influence on so many musicians, myself included. He has a special talent as a songwriter and that talent deserves to be celebrated.”
100% Frankie Miller features Ronnie Wood, Andy Fraser, Bonnie Tyler, Simon Kirke, Ian Hunter, Luke Morley, Guy Griffin, Keith Weir, Paul Guerin, Tyla, Chris Corney, Mark Stanway, Mick Roobotham, Matt Goom, Pat McManus, Lorraine Crosby, Stuart Emerson, Cherry Lee Mewis, Simon Hanson and Jimi The Piper.
Call it a labour of love. A life’s ambition. Or the chance to keep a precious legacy alive. Call it 100% Pure Frankie Miller. Spike’s sparkling celebration of long-time pal and inspiration Miller is a very special album indeed.
Many years in the making - and finally brought to fruition by a famous band of rock n roll brothers - 100% Frankie Miller is the ultimate tribute to a Scottish legend featuring ‘lost’ treasures and previously hidden gems.
Bringing together the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, famed Free rhythm section Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke, Mott The Hoople’s Ian Hunter and the brilliant Bonnie Tyler, this heartfelt collection of classic songs has been lovingly compiled by The Quireboys’ lead singer Spike – a family friend of the Millers and self-styled custodian of an historic back catalogue.
Two decades after suffering the brain haemorrhage that cut short a colourful career, Miller has emerged as one of rock’s great survivors and his music lives on.
“Frankie doesn’t want sympathy,” said Spike. “He just wants his music to be heard. These songs have never been heard before and they’ve been recorded with Frankie’s blessing. They are songs that would have been lost if it wasn’t for the desire of a group of his closest friends and biggest fans to do them justice. Frankie Miller was - and still is - a massive influence on so many musicians, myself included. He has a special talent as a songwriter and that talent deserves to be celebrated.”
100% Frankie Miller features Ronnie Wood, Andy Fraser, Bonnie Tyler, Simon Kirke, Ian Hunter, Luke Morley, Guy Griffin, Keith Weir, Paul Guerin, Tyla, Chris Corney, Mark Stanway, Mick Roobotham, Matt Goom, Pat McManus, Lorraine Crosby, Stuart Emerson, Cherry Lee Mewis, Simon Hanson and Jimi The Piper.
100% Pure Frankie Miller
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Spike – “100% Pure Frankie Miller”
Evocative from beginning to end, this album is much more than a tribute to a legend. It captures the heart and soul of a songwriter who still has much to contribute despite suffering a life changing brain hemorrhage in 1994. Spike, a long-time friend of Frankie Miller is perfect in the role of standard bearer for his music. The gravelly voiced front man of The Quireboys showcases some amazing lyrics, bringing the words alive and transporting the listener to a twilight world of tiny smoke-filled venues, crammed with dishevelled hard drinkers and other, less salubrious denizens of the night.
The album starts with ‘Brooklyn Bridge’, a track oozing atmosphere, and power. On the surface a slow, ballady track. Yet I couldn’t escape the feeling of restrained power. Restraint reminiscent of having to take your dear old Gran to her bingo game in your Ferrari. The laser precision of the riffs cuts through the heavy atmosphere and, to continue the analogy, gives a little ‘rev’ of the engine.
‘Cocaine’ is a stylish warning as to the possible consequences of using the substance. ‘I’m Losing You’ is a gentle number that lends itself perfectly to the Rod Stewart-esque ‘gravel’ in Spike’s voice. ‘Intensive Care’ is a song with particular resonance given its title and it reminds the listener of what this album is all about.
The next track ‘Fortune’ sees Spike team up with Bonnie Tyler. The similarity in their vocal style is uncanny and on this track, it works very well. ‘Amsterdam Woman’ adopts a slightly higher tempo and a ‘surfy’ guitar style that will feature in a couple of subsequent tracks. ‘Other Side of Town’ is a polished gem; a precise sound that reminded me a little of Joe Cocker; a feeling that was only enhanced with the introduction of backing singers.
‘Cheap Hotel’ is unashamedly ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ to the extent I was almost expecting to see that Little Richard himself had been involved. Despite the song’s subject matter, it is a rather uplifting track that provides impetus to the remaining few offerings. The next of these ‘offerings’, ‘Cold, Cold Nights’ is another example of the depth of Frankie Miller’s work. It adopts a distinctly Country/Western style, although at times, the guitar adds a surfy, Hawaiian feel to the track.
From hula-hula skirt wearing cowboys to the highlands of Scotland next in this roller-coaster ride of an album. ‘Did You Ever Wanna Go Home’ initially sounded like it could have been written for Rod Stewart himself although Spike does the song proud. The bagpipes playing the song out is a nice touch.
As if to signal the impending finale, ‘Keepin it all for You’ has a classic ‘last dance’ feel, evoking images of dance floors populated with pairs of people, partly embracing and partly supporting each other while the overhead lights begin to flicker to life. However, before you all spill out onto the streets to desperately search for the illusive post-midnight taxis, ‘Bottle of Whisky’ stands right in your path and gives you a glimpse of the road that alcohol can lead you down. When I say ‘glimpse’, “I had a fight with a bottle of whisky last night, and the bottle of whisky won” aren’t the most subtle of lyrics. Yet the delivery of the song is such that one can actually imagine the desperation of the poor chap depicted in the words.
’100% Pure Frankie Miller’ is a lovingly crafted array of tracks, showcasing both the considerable writing talent of Miller and the delivery of Spike’s vocals. Ably abetted by a range of musical talent including Bonnie Tyler and Ronnie Wood, the album exudes atmosphere, taking the listener on a journey from Hawaii to the Scottish Highlands via the Wild West. Wherever you happen to be however, a bottle of whisky is never very far away. http://www.rock-n-load.com/album/spike-100-pure-frankie-miller-album-review/
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