| 词条 | Surf (Roddy Frame album) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Surf | type = studio | artist = Roddy Frame | cover = Surfalbumcover.jpg | alt = | released = 5 August 2002 | recorded = Home recorded Mixed at Funny Bunny Studios Mastered at Abbey Road | venue = | studio = | genre = Acoustic | length = 35:42 | label = Redemption | producer = Roddy Frame | prev_title = The North Star | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = Western Skies | next_year = 2006 }}Surf is the second solo album by Scottish singer–songwriter Roddy Frame, first released in the UK on 5 August 2002 via Redemption Records, and in the US on 8 October 2002 via Cooking Vinyl.[1] Surf is notable in that every song on the album was recorded in Roddy Frame's "own front room".[1] Critical receptionSurf received mixed to positive reviews upon release. Burhan Wazir, writing for The Observer, likened the album to Steve Earle's Train a Comin', declaring it "wonderfully understated", and noting a distinct departure from Frame's previous material; "There are few signatures here that have come to mark the work of Roddy Frame, the Pride of East Kilbride, with his previous band Aztec Camera. That said, Surf is one of his best records since 1987's breakthrough, Love. It's a break-up album and the sparse acoustic songs lend Frame a maturity he previously struggled to express."[3] Q magazine's Jon Horsley also noted the difference in sound between Surf and "all of Frame's previous work".[4] Singling out "Over You" and "Mixed Up Love" as two of the album's best tracks, he went on to praise Frame's vocals, lyrics, and songwriting ability; "Simplicity is the key, displaying Frame's deft hand with a lyric and mastery of direct songwriting. Best of all is Frame's now beautifully mature voice."[4] Noting the record's "bare-bones" sound, Gary Glauber of PopMatters thought that the album comprised "a pleasant voice, competent musicianship and most important, strong songs". Drawing comparison with Ron Sexsmith's "best compositions", he surmised that Frame manages to succeed "where lesser talents would fall."[1]{{Album ratings| title = | subtitle = | state = plain | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[1] | rev2 = PopMatters | rev2Score = Positive[2] | rev3 = Q | rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[3] | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[4] | rev5 = The Independent | rev5Score = Mixed[5] | rev6 = The Observer | rev6Score = Positive[6] | rev7 = The Scotsman | rev7Score = Positive[7] }}Allmusic's Matt Fink also remarked upon Surf's "undiluted format", highlighting Frame's "clever and consistent" songwriting ability as two of the album's most positive aspects.[1] Yet, despite claiming that Frame's "knack for subtlety and nuance makes for near perfect acoustic balladry", he found fault with both the vocal delivery—which he described as "indistinctive and overwhelmingly mellow"—and the record's "lack of both sonic and conceptual variation".[1] Reviewing the album for The Guardian, Adam Sweeting also bemoaned the album's lack of diversity in which he felt that "Frame tends to stick to a fairly narrow palette of musical shapes and chord patterns", but also declared there to be "some treats if sampled sparingly", most notably "Over You", "I Can't Start Now" and "Big Ben".[4] The Independent's Andy Gill highlighted "Frame's slightly sour vocals"—which he described as having "a desolate purity that recalls the draft-dodging Seventies troubadour Jesse Winchester"—but ultimately found Surf to be "too personal to afford much pleasure to the casual listener".[5] Accolades
* denotes an unranked list. Album coverThe album cover shows a night-time skyline of London, in particular the tower of Guy's Hospital and is taken from the tower block Burwash House on Weston Street, London SE1 by Photographer Hannah Grace Deller (Roddy’s then girlfriend) inspired by the photo Nightview of Berenice Abbott made in 1932 in New York City. After Frame decided on the name Surf, he told photographer Hannah Grace Deller the name of the album. She then went and took this photo after. It was a memory from childhood that she had as she had lived in Burwash house and grew up in Bermondsey and was also born in Guys hospital. Track listingAll tracks written by Roddy Frame.
Personnel
Chart performanceSurf spent a total of two weeks in the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 91 on 17 August 2002.[10]
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |first=Matt |last=Fink |title=Review: Roddy Frame Surf |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r607587|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |accessdate=1 July 2009}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |first=Gary |last=Glauber |title=Review: Roddy Frame, Surf |url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/f/frameroddy-surf.shtml |date=January 17, 2003 |publisher=popmatters.com |accessdate=1 July 2009}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite journal |first=Jon |last=Horsley |title=Review: Roddy Frame Surf |journal=Q |publisher=EMAP Metro Ltd |issue=Q194, September 2002 |page=106}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |author=Adam Sweeting |title=Review: Roddy Frame, Surf |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/aug/02/popandrock.artsfeatures1 |date=August 2, 2002 |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |accessdate=1 July 2009}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |first=Andy |last=Gill |title=Review: Album: Roddy Frame |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-roddy-frame-638506.html |date=August 2, 2002 |publisher=Independent News & Media |accessdate=1 July 2009}} 6. ^1 {{cite journal |first=Burhan |last=Wazir |title=Review: RODDY FRAME Surf (Redemption, RRUK2) |journal=The Observer Review |publisher=Guardian Media Group |issue=August 11, 2002 |page=14}} 7. ^1 {{cite web |title=Review: Roddy Frame, Surf |url=http://living.scotsman.com/100bestscottishalbums/100-best-Scottish-albums-.2470290.jp |date=October 16, 2003 |publisher=Johnston Press Digital Publishing |accessdate=1 July 2009}} 8. ^{{cite web |title=Mojo Albums Of The Year 2002 |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojoend.html#2002 |publisher=rocklistmusic.co.uk |accessdate=10 December 2009}} 9. ^{{cite web |title=Uncut Albums Of The Year 2002 |url=http://www.rocklist.net/uncut.htm#2002 |publisher=rocklistmusic.co.uk |accessdate=10 December 2009}} 10. ^1 {{cite web| title=Chart Log UK 1994–2008 Adam F – FYA | url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_F.HTM | publisher=zobbel.de | accessdate=10 January 2010}} 3 : 2002 albums|Cooking Vinyl albums|Roddy Frame albums |
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