Frosting on the Beater

Editorial Reviews
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British Invasion bliss from great little Seattle band. Big Star is an apt comparison, especially so with the fact that Posies Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow have joined Alex Chilton as sidemen.--Jeff Bateman --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Frosting on the Beater
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • not that good, actually
  • Too much for words...
  • This Album is AMAZING!!!
  • Grunge Kool Aid at its finest.
  • Can't believe this album wasn't huge
 Frosting on the Beater
The Posies
Manufacturer: Geffen Gold Line Sp.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Dear 23
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  4. Amazing Disgrace
  5. Failure

ASIN: B000000P0P
Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

  1. Dream All Day
  2. Solar Sister
  3. Flavor Of The Month
  4. Love Letter Boxes
  5. Definite Door
  6. Burn & Shine
  7. Earlier Than Expected
  8. 20 Questions
  9. When Mute Tongues Can Speak
  10. Lights Out
  11. How She Lied By Living
  12. Coming Right Along

Amazon.com

British Invasion bliss from great little Seattle band. Big Star is an apt comparison, especially so with the fact that Posies Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow have joined Alex Chilton as sidemen.--Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars not that good, actually.......2007-06-02

Don't listen to all these rave reviews. This is not great pop music by any stretch of the imagination. Dream All Day is good, but then you probably knew that back in 1993. Nothing else on the album approaches the strength of that one song. The tracks on FOTB are okay as background music, but there is nothing that amazes you in terms of melody, lyrics, or creativity. If you want to listen to an under-appreciated 90s artist, pick up In Reverse by Matthew Sweet. Now that's some vastly underrated pop music right there. FOTB is average pop music for people without much of a sense of what great pop music is, but want to feel like they're cool because they like a band from Seattle that has been "criminally ignored" by people who actually like to listen to something worth their time. Don't buy the hype.

5 out of 5 stars Too much for words..........2007-01-26

Oh man, where do you start when you try and put this into words? I got this album when it first came out in '93 and I loved it. I put it in my car today for the first time in years. My God! The hooks are non-stop. The music and the harmonies are so beautiful it almost brings you to tears, no joke. I agree with all the other reviewers and what they say about this album. It is ashame that they weren't a huge hit after this album, but at the same time it is like a little piece of perfection that not too many realize is out there; you feel like you are so priveleged to have insight into such a great album that somehow stayed off of the radar. I have a HUGE music collection and I rarely have trouble telling someone how good a CD is. I have trouble with this one. I feel so lame, but if you don't own this CD, you should. Just like another reviewer said, it is perfect from start to finish. There is no filler at all on here. It really stands the test of time. I just can't believe I hadn't listened to it in so long!

5 out of 5 stars This Album is AMAZING!!!.......2006-09-27


I've been listening to The Posies non-stop lately. I love Frosting on the Beater! It's one of those rare albums that's perfect from beginning to end.

I love Frosting on the Beater so much though that I'm going into drastic fits about the dining room as I'm listening to these dreamy guitar solos that last forever!

It's one of the best albums I've ever heard.

5 out of 5 stars Grunge Kool Aid at its finest........2006-08-17

I remember hearing this album when it came out at a friends house. For the most part I saw the video "I Could Dream All Day" but wasnt impressed for the most part and dismissed this group all together. And then he played the whole cd and I was just taken aback on how driving and yet melodic force behind everything after the first track.

I hadnt heard this type of mix of raw but well thought out power pop since Cheap tricks first album. There was a sense of fun and energy that was infectious. I kept playing the first couple tracks over and over again like I did when I was really young and the Beatle bug bit.

This album as well as "DEAR 23" are among my top twenty must haves.

5 out of 5 stars Can't believe this album wasn't huge.......2006-03-18

I remember hearing "Dream All Day" on the alternative station in Chicago back in 1993, but that's all. The other day I snagged this disc from the used CD store because I recognized that song's title, but this is the first time I've heard the rest of the tunes. Wow, where has this disc been hiding? This is sort of like dada meets T. Rex meets The Cars meets Big Star. Awesome, just awesome power pop, great hooks and melodies and harmonies. And the price is right. I wish I'd bought a new copy on Amazon instead of buying used -- the new is actually cheaper. Get this disc if you like smart, catchy power pop.
Frosting on the Beater
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • not that good, actually
  • Too much for words...
  • This Album is AMAZING!!!
  • Grunge Kool Aid at its finest.
  • Can't believe this album wasn't huge
 Frosting on the Beater
The Posies
Manufacturer: DGC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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Power PopPower Pop | Rock | Styles | Music
Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
RockRock | Imports | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Dear 23
  2. Every Kind of Light
  3. Bandwagonesque
  4. Amazing Disgrace
  5. Failure

ASIN: B000026E41
Release Date: 2001-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Dream All Day
  2. Solar Sister
  3. Flavor of the Month
  4. Love Letter Boxes
  5. Definite Door
  6. Burn & Shine
  7. Earlier Than Expected
  8. 20 Questions
  9. When Mute Tongues Can Speak
  10. Lights Out
  11. How She Lied by Living
  12. Coming Right Along

Amazon.com

British Invasion bliss from great little Seattle band. Big Star is an apt comparison, especially so with the fact that Posies Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow have joined Alex Chilton as sidemen.--Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars not that good, actually.......2007-06-02

Don't listen to all these rave reviews. This is not great pop music by any stretch of the imagination. Dream All Day is good, but then you probably knew that back in 1993. Nothing else on the album approaches the strength of that one song. The tracks on FOTB are okay as background music, but there is nothing that amazes you in terms of melody, lyrics, or creativity. If you want to listen to an under-appreciated 90s artist, pick up In Reverse by Matthew Sweet. Now that's some vastly underrated pop music right there. FOTB is average pop music for people without much of a sense of what great pop music is, but want to feel like they're cool because they like a band from Seattle that has been "criminally ignored" by people who actually like to listen to something worth their time. Don't buy the hype.

5 out of 5 stars Too much for words..........2007-01-26

Oh man, where do you start when you try and put this into words? I got this album when it first came out in '93 and I loved it. I put it in my car today for the first time in years. My God! The hooks are non-stop. The music and the harmonies are so beautiful it almost brings you to tears, no joke. I agree with all the other reviewers and what they say about this album. It is ashame that they weren't a huge hit after this album, but at the same time it is like a little piece of perfection that not too many realize is out there; you feel like you are so priveleged to have insight into such a great album that somehow stayed off of the radar. I have a HUGE music collection and I rarely have trouble telling someone how good a CD is. I have trouble with this one. I feel so lame, but if you don't own this CD, you should. Just like another reviewer said, it is perfect from start to finish. There is no filler at all on here. It really stands the test of time. I just can't believe I hadn't listened to it in so long!

5 out of 5 stars This Album is AMAZING!!!.......2006-09-27


I've been listening to The Posies non-stop lately. I love Frosting on the Beater! It's one of those rare albums that's perfect from beginning to end.

I love Frosting on the Beater so much though that I'm going into drastic fits about the dining room as I'm listening to these dreamy guitar solos that last forever!

It's one of the best albums I've ever heard.

5 out of 5 stars Grunge Kool Aid at its finest........2006-08-17

I remember hearing this album when it came out at a friends house. For the most part I saw the video "I Could Dream All Day" but wasnt impressed for the most part and dismissed this group all together. And then he played the whole cd and I was just taken aback on how driving and yet melodic force behind everything after the first track.

I hadnt heard this type of mix of raw but well thought out power pop since Cheap tricks first album. There was a sense of fun and energy that was infectious. I kept playing the first couple tracks over and over again like I did when I was really young and the Beatle bug bit.

This album as well as "DEAR 23" are among my top twenty must haves.

5 out of 5 stars Can't believe this album wasn't huge.......2006-03-18

I remember hearing "Dream All Day" on the alternative station in Chicago back in 1993, but that's all. The other day I snagged this disc from the used CD store because I recognized that song's title, but this is the first time I've heard the rest of the tunes. Wow, where has this disc been hiding? This is sort of like dada meets T. Rex meets The Cars meets Big Star. Awesome, just awesome power pop, great hooks and melodies and harmonies. And the price is right. I wish I'd bought a new copy on Amazon instead of buying used -- the new is actually cheaper. Get this disc if you like smart, catchy power pop.
Frosting on the Beater
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Frosting on the Beater

    Manufacturer: DGC
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00000BYJ7
    Release Date: 1997-10-07

    Tracks:

    1. Dream All Day
    2. Solar Sister
    3. Flavor Of The Month
    4. Love Letter Boxes
    5. Definite Door
    6. Burn & Shine
    7. Earlier Than Expected
    8. 20 Questions
    9. When Mute Tongues Can Speak
    10. Lights Out
    11. How She Lied By Living
    12. Coming Right Along

    Music:

    1. Guero [Import]
    2. Hormoaning
    3. Little Earthquakes
    4. Living Room Sessions
    5. Lonesome Crowded West
    6. Maiow
    7. Mars Needs Guitars [Import]
    8. Meat Puppets
    9. Monkey Skulls
    10. Monument the Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

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    Time Flies [Import]

    Beecham Conducts Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin

    Brahms / Joachim / Jenner: Works for Violin and Piano

    Don't Take It Easy

    Don't Hurt Yourself [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

    Changes, Vol. 1

    As I Am

    Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin

    Best of [Import]

    Bach, Vivaldi, Marcello: Concerti Italiani

    Ancient Ritual

    Ascensio

    Banda Soy Yo: 14 Exitazos

    1962-73

    Up All Night