Frosting on the Beater
Frosting on the Beater is the third album by American rock band The Posies, released in 1993.[7] It featured a darker sound than the band's prior works, in part due to production duties being handled by Don Fleming. "Dream All Day", "Solar Sister" and "Definite Door" were released as singles, with the first two getting moderate airplay and the third being the band's only single to break the UK top 75. Frosting on the Beater was the last album original drummer Mike Musburger appeared on.
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| Released | April 27, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Ironwood Studios, Seattle, Washington; Sear Sound, New York City | |||
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| Length | 48:39 | |||
| Label | DGC | |||
| Producer | Don Fleming | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| NME | 6/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[6] |
"Flavor of the Month" was a swipe at the many overnight-sensation grunge bands in The Posies' hometown of Seattle. "Coming Right Along" appeared on the soundtrack to the movie The Basketball Diaries (1995, Island Records). "Dream All Day" was later used as the title of the band's best-of compilation, released in 2000. The Posies later remade "Flavor of the Month" with brand-new lyrics as "Voyage of the Aquanauts" for the series Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dream All Day" | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Solar Sister" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Flavor of the Month" | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Love Letter Boxes" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Definite Door" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Burn & Shine" | 6:56 |
| 7. | "Earlier than Expected" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "20 Questions" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "When Mute Tongues Can Speak" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Lights Out" | 4:14 |
| 11. | "How She Lied by Living" | 3:58 |
| 12. | "Coming Right Along" | 6:18 |
| Total length: | 48:39 | |
Personnel
Credits
- The Posies
- Jon Auer – guitar, vocals, bass, vibraphone
- Ken Stringfellow – guitar, vocals, bass, organ, piano
- Dave Fox – bass
- Mike Musburger – drums
- Production
- Don Fleming - producer
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- David Bianco - mixing (tracks: 1-3, 5, 6, 8-12)
- Adam Kasper, Jim Waters, Jon Auer - engineer
- Jamie Seyberth, Mark Guilbeault - assistant engineer , mixing
- Fred Kevorkian - assistant engineer
- Artwork and Design
- Kevin Reagan - Art Direction, Design
- Dennis Keeley - Photography
References
- Deming, Mark. "Frosting on the Beater – The Posies". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- Caro, Mark (May 6, 1993). "The Posies: Frosting on the Beater (DGC)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- Willman, Chris (May 9, 1993). "Posies, 'Frosting on the Beater,' Geffen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- Chick, Stevie (September 2018). "The Posies: Frosting on the Beater". Mojo. No. 298. p. 102.
- "The Posies: Frosting on the Beater". NME. June 12, 1993. p. 34.
- King, Ian (August 24, 2018). "The Posies Redefined Themselves on 'Frosting on the Beater'". PopMatters. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- Earles, Andrew (2014-09-15). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-1-62788-379-5.