Frank - Amy Winehouse
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 50 Ratings

  • Summary: Amy Winehouse's debut album is finally out in the US four years after it was first released in the UK.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Frank is a superb debut album that announces Amy Winehouse as a major young talent. With hardly any weak tracks on here, it's frightening to think what she could produce in the years to come.
  2. There are contradictions--but it's hard not to hear the honesty and soul that resonates throughout this album.
  3. Winehouse's record has the feeling of being allowed to grow on its own--without being meddled with and fussed over.
  4. Hearing 2003’s Frank the first time around, I can’t say I was knocked out by Amy Winehouse’s supper club jazz singing, and the album hasn’t improved with age.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 24
  2. Negative: 6 out of 24
  1. Overall, I give Frank a 10/10. Though some parts may be better than others, the whole is just an amazing record and one of my favorites. Stellar debut from a girl with a big voice and a wonderful talent. R.I.P. Expand
  2. Aidan
    10
    This is a fantastic album, exposing the contemporary music industry for the fake that it is. Ms. Winehouse is one of the few true artists in the world today, complete with human frailty and beauty. Ms. Winehouse's jazz-advent album proves that with enough talent and creativity, music can be fun again. For those stuck on her battle with drug addiction, take a look at some of your favorite artists, starting with classical. . . Expand
  3. 7
    Far less produced and therefore that bit rawer than her smash hit album "Back to Black", "Frank" still has her unmistakable soul/jazz sound. Her voice brings the songs, which are generally just above average, up a couple of notches. Fans of "Back to Black" might not like the rougher edges of this, but everyone will appreciate her vocal talents on show here. Expand
  4. Mark
    4
    Tessa needs to realise how pop stars, their egos, and their media profiles function. It's Winehouse's tabloid coverage that enables her to maintain her popularity. In that sense her drug 'problem' is the very thing she's clinging to. I also don't like the idea that it's a 'problem' when Winehouse has more support and resources available to her than most drug addicts. She chooses to do drink and drugs. I don't sympathise with her at all, because I have more than two brain cells. And this album is utterly mediocre. Not 'bad', just uninspiring and derivative. Like 99% of modern music. Expand

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