Frankie Eldorado - s/t

Name: Frankie Eldorado
Album: s/t
Year: 1980
Style: Power Pop
Similar Bands: Badfinger, Big Star
"One-Word" Review: Light & Smooth Harmonic Power Pop
Based Out Of: NYC, NY
Label: Epic CBS

Cover, Record

 Back, Record

Sleeve Graffiti

Frankie Eldorado (1980)

1. Good Thing 2:55 (Single)
2. Can't Tell Love 2:53
3. Fine Time 2:19
4. Do I Like You 3:01
5. Ain't That Peculiar 5:39 (cover Smokey Robinson & Miracles)/
6. I Know 3:33
7. Hey Little Girl 4:02
8. Don't You Take 3:12 (Single B-Side)
9. Dancin' To Me 3:20
10. Crazy 5:11

Album Rating (1-10): 7.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Frankie Eldorado (D'Augusta)- Producer, Vox, Percussion, Engineer, Remixing, Arrangements (Ellen Shipley, Max Demian Band)
• Mark Rocket - Drums, Keys, Arrangements
• Thomas Morrangello - Guitar
• Kasim Sultan - Bass (Blue Oyster Cult, Joan Jett & Blackhearts, Scandal, New Cars, Utopia, Yellow Matter Custard, Meat Loaf, Rick Derringer, Tom Robinson Band, Zoot Money, Jim Steinman, Price, Patty Smyth, David Drew, Johnny Hates Jazz, Celine Dion, Alice Cooper, Bif Naked, Todd Rundgren, Ken Sharp, Steve Hillage, Shaun Cassidy, Indigo Girls)
• Deborah Bucks - Backing Vox (also signature on sleeve)
• Joe Mauri - Guitar (Hilly Michaels, Helen Schneider)
• Jack Leslie - Synth (Tony Orlando, G-Men)
• Benno Friedman - Photography
• Ron Contarsy - Photography
• Paula Scher - Design
• Joey Barbaria - Remix Engineer

Unknown-ness: From the cover and candy lollipop guitar on the back, and the strong color scheme plus New Wave glasses, I assume this will be really fun nervous/anxious/neurotic new wave. Candy themes = bubblegum pop, so strong harmonies and painfully catchy are expected.

Album Review: Well, definitely light on the new wave production, and heavy on the Badfinger style harmonies and pretty straight forward power pop. "Aint That Peculiar" is a Smokey Robinson & the Miracles cover, and reminds me of "The Neutron Dance" slightly for some reason...or at least like the build up could launch the Pointer Sisters song with an easy transition. The opening track has a Fast Times at Ridgemont High feel to it. Not much of a history or future for Frankie, but it looks like he's carved out a little obscure corner to work on production from what i've been able to gather on line.

Stand Out Track: Good Thing

Links:
discogs
fan FB page
allmusic
reverb nation
twitter
Soundcloud
rate your music
N1M