Frontierland is the twelfth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1996 and released on the Hot label.
Reception
Frontierland was nominated for an ARIA for the Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1997.
The Allmusic review by Jack Rabid awarded the album 4 stars and states "here we find Kuepper more successfully tackling mood rock... a non-compromising, neo-ambient, warm soundtrack-like post-punk album".Rabid, J. [ Allmusic Review] accessed 8 July 2010
Musician Dave Graney said, "I don't think Ed Kuepper's Frontierland was lauded and respected as the major work of a great songwriter, player, and studio cat that it was."
Track listing All writing by Ed Kuepper. "All of These Things" – 4:45 "Fireman Joe" – 4:23 "The Weepin' Willow" – 4:49 "How Would You Plead?" – 3:20 "M.D.D.P. Limited" – 4:37 "Pushin' Fear II" – 6:41 "Rough Neck Blues" – 3:20 "Someone Told Me" – 3:30 "Poor Howard" – 4:59
Personnel Ed Kuepper – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mandolin Charlie Cole – Mellotron, keyboards, military drums Clayton Doley – organ, pedal bass Jerome – electric bass Adam Armstrong (track 5), Paul Burton (track 2) – double bass Mark Collins – banjo Christian Marsh – chromatic harmonica James Greening – trombone, tuba Miroslav Bukovsky – trumpet Sir Alfonso – loops, samples Mark Dawson – drums, octopad Phil Hartel – violin (track 1) Mark Punch – electric guitar, backing vocals (track 1) Chad Wackerman – drums (track 2) Paula Punch Singers (track 9), The Sergeants Three (tracks 3 and 6) – backing vocals
Charts Chart (1996)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.103
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