FRANK GANNON TRIO CD
Track listing:
Paranoia Point / Because I Love Her So / Backbeat / Hang My Head In Shame / You Don't Know My Loving / Mexicali Blue / Sorry Don't Right No Wrongs / Fever / Flathead / You Lied To Me / Ricochet / Honour Your Tears / An Angel Like You / El Panico / She'll Put The Hurt On You.
The Frank Gannon Trio was born of necessity. You won't hear a mediocre
set of done-to-death cover songs. The emphasis is on original material, but
there are also choice 'alternative takes' on obscurities that the band has stumbled across over the years.
The Frank Gannon trio are a crossover band, bridging the gaps and
filling the voids where others fear to tread. Their only rule is to be
different. With a sounds drawn from Garage and Beat, Rockabilly and Surf, they deliver original songs in a style unique to them.
With a wealth of musical experience, their line-up boasts ex-members of
the Clarksdale Bluebeats, The Backbeats, Jesse Fames & The Outlaws
and The Blueflames.
Lux interior once said "when rock'n'roll ceases to be different , stops
being dangerous, it becomes pop music". The Frank Gannon trio agrees...
From Sleazegrinder:
UK Garage-blues surf crew with original slants and slicks on this set, written entirely by the main man (well, except Fever). With incisive guitar sears like Mick Green of The Pirates in a stand-off with Link Wray, toe-stubbing Duane Eddy / Dick Dale and Dimples dunks abound and the grit of The Sonics is right up square in your face these guys eschew the tired tricks that litter Rock’n’Roll’s backyards. They’ve been around many blocks (ex members of Clarksdale Bluebeats, Jesse James and the Outlaws and The Blueflames) and soldiered on through circuits unsoldered to time to chuck this fresh and energising real roll of rock in your breadbasket. No tired re-tarmacing of the same driveways as last week, showing that with that indefinable kaZing that transcends a pinch of talent, conventional staples can be transmuted into a rare sustaining treat. Essential.
Stu Gibson