Frankie & The Poolboys (2008) -Frankie & The Poolboys

Artist: Frankie & The Poolboys
Album: Frankie & The Poolboys
Released: 2008
Quality: mp3 CBR 320
Size: 99 MB

"This is quite definitely our album of the year - my God is it good! In a break from the sublime Pollo Del Mar, Ferenc Dobronyi put together Frankie & The Poolboys to rearrange some of Pollo's instrumentals into a surf style. They added new tunes and two covers. Dusty Watson (Dick Dale, Agent Orange, Slacktone) - hell, he plays with so much confidence, just totally at home with both recording and playing like a battering ram on his own, with PDM's excellent Jeff Turner on Bass, Ferenc's own guitar with guests Shigeo Naka (Surf Coasters), Dave Wronski (Slacktone), Ivan Pongracic (Madeira, Space Cossacks), Mel Waldorf (Meshugga Beach Party, Los Mel-Tones) and Bob Spalding (The Ventures). The material is superb, mainly originals except for an almost bluesy "Fugitive" and a rocked up "Land Of Hope & Glory"! "Magyara" is infectious guitars and fun loving; for "No Surf Today", think "Endless Dream" - quite Shadows actually; there's the huge drama of "A Man Called Dirt" and the truly outstanding finesse of "Finito Bandito" complete with great hi-hat work. Wrap all this up in the hands of so many experts in the field of both classic and modern day surf and you get what you expect. Just the best album we've heard in years. ~ Davy Peckett









Tracklist:
1. Amber Waves 2:39
2. Ewa on the Beach 3:03
3. Teke, Teke, Teke 2:48
4. Finito Bandito 2:22
5. A Man Called Dirt 2:56
6. Fugitive 2:55
7. Magyara 2:14
8. Pumpin' Surfing Stance 1:58
9. No Surf Today 2:54
10. The Raven 3:09
11. Little Woman, Big Dog 2:29
12. Johnny Fool 2:24
13. Full Nelson 2:48
14. Drop Dead 2:59
15. Snakes and Ladders 2:14
16. Ice Station Echo 3:05