Frank Turner - FTHC (February 11, 2022) Album • Page 13

I put the Graveyard song on a Christmas playlist and that’s the furthest I’d ever go to listen to that album ever again.

 

I agree. I may even go as far as 6! Easily his worst album regardless.

 

It's just so wordy without working musically, I gave it a few tries but it's a slog

 

*Cracks knuckles*

England, Keep My Bones

Love, Ire and Song
Tape Deck Heart

FTHC
Positive Songs for Negative People

Poetry for the Deed

Be More Kind



No Man's Land

(Haven't listened to Sleep is for the Week)

 

Really haven’t listened to him much over the last 5 something years as the recent albums have really, really soured that desire. However:

Tier 1 - EKMB, LI&S, TDH (no specific order)
Tier 2 - PSFNP, POTD
Tier 3 - SIFTW, FTHC

…. big gap ….

Tier 4 - BMK

… endless gaps ….

Tier whatever - NML

 

This is pretty solid but I actually would put LI&S in tier 2, just never got into that one as a whole the way England and Tape Deck are

 

Love Ire and Song and Sleep is For The Week are basically the only ones I revisit these days.

 

EKMB
TDH
LI&S
PotD
FTHC
SIFTW
PS4NP
BMK
NML

 

I don't think Frank is the type to run out of things to say so much what he has to say has gotten far less interesting as he moved from being a struggling musician not sure where he'd sleep the next night to a successful guy making very good money...

Some bands music does fine with that transition, but franks not as much. You lose that heart that was in his early stuff and suddenly there really isn't that much left

 

LI&S
EKMB
TDH
SIFTW
PSFNP
POTD
FTHC
NML
BMK

Love, Ire & Song will always be his masterpiece.

 

The monstars came to earth and stole his lyric writing ability. I’m convinced.

 

“It’s cool to be nice, and lame to be mean, at least that’s the way it seems”

There I wrote a 2024 Frank Turner song in 10 seconds

 

I assume album announcement tomorrow?

 

“My mom told me
When I was only 3
That the world can be pretty shitty

so I try to be kind
To everyone that I find
Because you never know what’s happening in someone’s mind”

 

Once upon a time over a decade ago I would be losing sleep in excitement for times like these on the cusp of a new album announcement from Frank.

but man oh man do I have zero hope it’ll be good

 

just hoping for a song or two I can put on a playlist or something

 

It feels like he's just kind of run out of things he actually wanted to say.

 

And at the same time I feel like he believes he does have something to say and that is what is disappointing

 

I just find it hard to be mad about a decline in Frank's lyrics - every album has had songs I like, he's a great performer, and has a big back catalog. I don't disagree that the sentiments in the lyrics are becoming more basic and "old man shakes fist" but it just doesn't really bother me.

 

Seems like the case from what I'm seeing from UK folks via Facebook. New album is called "Undefeated" and track #1 is the next single ("Do One").

 

https://forum.chorus.fm/threads/frank-turner-undefeated-may-3-2024.66561/

 

I'm a massive Frank fan and even have a 'We Are What We Believe' tattoo, but the best way I can describe these new songs is a parody of white man with a guitar.

He's always been a white dude with a guitar, but these new songs feel hackneyed and tired. And I enjoyed FTHC!