| “Dirty Frank” | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | "Even Flow" (Single) | ||||
| Released | 1992 | ||||
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| Genre | Grunge | ||||
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| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, Dave Abbruzzese | ||||
| Producer | Rick Parashar | ||||
| "Even Flow" (Single) track listing | |||||
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Origin and recording
Pearl Jam attempted a funk style with "Dirty Frank" as a tribute to the Red Hot Chili Peppers as the song was written while Pearl Jam was on tour with them. Red Hot Chili Peppers are [1]
The song was one of the first to be recorded with drummer Dave Abbruzzese. David James Abbruzzese (born May 17 1968 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American Drummer. The same sessions also produced "State of Love and Trust", "Breath", and the re-recorded version of "Even Flow". " State of Love and Trust " is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. " Breath " is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam.
"Dirty Frank" later appeared on the 2003 Pearl Jam B-sides and rarities compilation Lost Dogs. Lost Dogs is a two-disc Compilation album by the American Alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on November 11 2003 through Epic The version on Lost Dogs is slightly longer and quite a few of the vocals have been removed. Mike McCready also added a guitar on this version. Michael David McCready (born April 5 1966 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American Guitarist and Songwriter.
Reception
In Allmusic's review of the "Even Flow" single, it was stated that "Dirty Frank" "is much looser and funkier than the material found on their first album. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Although a little overlong, this signaled the direction they were heading in, and is important to fans for that reason. "[2]
Lyrical meaning
The lyrics were written by Eddie Vedder about a fictitious serial killer bus driver. Eddie Vedder (born December 23 1964 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American singer, Songwriter, Composer, and Guitarist The character in the song was inspired by the behavior of their actual bus driver at the time. [3] The lyrics also draw upon the case of the American cannibal serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21 1960—November 28 1994 was an American Serial killer.
The song references Isaac Hayes' theme from the movie Shaft with the lyrics "Why that dirty Frank was a bad mother. Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician Shaft is a 1971 American Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. . . Shut your mouth!/Hey man, I'm just talking about Dirty Frank. " The song also references the Red Hot Chili Peppers song "Freaky Styley" with the line "I cook 'em just to see the look on their face"; in "Freaky Styley" the line is "I fuck 'em just to see the look on their face". Red Hot Chili Peppers are
Live performances
The song was premiered live at the band's March 9, 1992 concert in Berlin, Germany. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. [4] After the band's April 12, 1994 concert in Boston, Massachusetts, the song was not performed for twelve years. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The song made a return appearance at the band's July 22, 2006 concert in George, Washington. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. George is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. [4] A live performance of "Dirty Frank" can be found on the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set.
References
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "The Pearl Jam Q & A: Lost Dogs". Billboard.com. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry 2003.
- ^ Torreano, Bradley. Even Flow. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-05-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.
- ^ Gilbert, Jeff. "Alive & Kicking". Guitar World. Guitar World is a monthly Music Magazine devoted to Guitarists It contains original interviews album and gear September 1992.
- ^ a b "Pearl Jam Songs: "Dirty Frank"". pearljam.com. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990
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