Search - Frankie Miller :: Full House

Under rated performer

W. McMeekin | Seoul, South Korea | 02/28/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This cd save for one weak track is a near masterpiece. Frankie rips up John Lennon's Jealous guy and gives the track backbone and the proper anger. It is hard to put his style of music in a box as it changed from album to album, band to band which in part, in my opinion was the cause of his luke warm reception. This is must have for fan's of R&B/Blues/Blue eyed soul/Rock."

A great British Blues solo album by an underappreciated sing

mark f cudworth | here | 04/08/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Full House is a tight, varied set of excellent songs by Frankie Miller, who remains a virtual unknown in the United States. I have been looking for this album in MP3 format, as I had worn out my vinyl copy decades ago. Millers' voice recalls elements of Paul Rodgers, Joe Cocker, and Bob Seger.... anyone of whom would have been proud to have recorded such a strong set of songs. The styles on this album vary from fast-paced rock, to Memphis-inspired horn jams, to soulful ballads. The tempos and instrumentation shift perfectly from track to track, resulting in a terrific, flowing blues-rock album. There isn't a dud in the set. Highlights include 'Be Good To Yourself', which sounds a bit like Free, but tighter, and with horns;'Down the Honkeytonk', which would have fit into Seger's 'Night Moves' album without a hitch, and 'Jealous Guy' which brings out the power in his song that John Lennon's original merely hinted at. Oddly enough, despite the English musicians and the Arena-Rock feel of some of the the material, the greatest artistic influence here is the late Otis Redding. Heartily recommended."