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thisispants  said about 4 years ago  or at  9:51AM on Friday, June 1 2007 in music

Well, I'm almost embarrassed about this, but I pulled out the classic Marvin the Album last night and loved it!

A twee band, but great songs. Their second album was also pretty damn good.

I think they've reformed. Marvin is gold though/.


RoastOxCrisps  said about 4 years ago:

awesome musicianship.


golden-shower  said about 4 years ago:

naa, i like it.


williammiller  said about 4 years ago:

Great band. Girl, No Time etc.

The second record, Shape, is just amazing. Air, Goodbye Goodguy, Sit On My Hands...just great. So forgotten. So much cooler than missy higgins/holly throsby et al...

So Mad is just one of the prettiest songs. They should reissue the records.


thisispants  said about 4 years ago:

Yeah, it was a pretty bold move the second album, having such huge success with Marvin, Shape is quite uncommercial (for frente). Lost them a lot of fans I imagine.


nicko_mcbrain  said about 4 years ago:

william, i agree that shape is a much better album...


hand hell  said about 4 years ago:

I used to have this copy of juice magazine.

Alt text


davehatesyou  said about 4 years ago:

I only remember the singles. There wasn't enough angry guitar to warrant a purchase back then.


thisispants  said about 4 years ago:

davehatesyou: Some of the riffs in accidently kelly street were angst ridden...


williammiller  said about 4 years ago:

that's the thing. The playing was awesome, you listen to some of the stuff on Shape...some great noisy bits, weird (safe) psychedlia...i mean it was sort of trendy at the time, that whole Beth Orton, post portishead vibe. Just never broke their image did they.

Fuck, they recorded a song with Ween. How's that not instant cred?


davehatesyou  said about 4 years ago:

I know, I know... but what can I say? I was like 13 and didn't know any better. The world revolved around Slayer. Now, with something that resembles hindsight, I can see the awesomeness.


nicko_mcbrain  said about 4 years ago:

when i was 13 i was torn right down the middle between the Beastie Boys' Licence To Ill and Van Halen's 5150.

tough times.


Ohyeah  said about 4 years ago:

labour of love and sychophants off their first EP. just wonderful.


Charles  said about 4 years ago:

Thisispants you are a little pussy for liking frente. Fucken sickening band full of other faggots just like you.


ChrisBrimstone  said about 4 years ago:

Love them... heard their cover of Absolutly Kelly Street on some SBS film and tottally brightened my night. Angie Hart singing 'Bizzare Love Triangle' to 15 people at my uni's beergarden was a strange highlight of uni

Modern Giant have a song called 'Angie Hart' about wanting to move to Melbz to be near Angie Hart

yeah, pussy and twee, but good and happy


davehatesyou  said about 4 years ago:

Hahaha Beastie Boys came later for me, and Van Halen were my stepping stone from Hendrix to Motley Crue. I'm sure there's some thematic chain there...


shineslikerubies  said about 4 years ago:

accidently kelly street was the first cassingle i bought.


number none  said about 4 years ago:

labour of love and sychophants off their first EP. just wonderful.

agreed. really hated the album when it came out though. Don't know if I was just sick of them or that nothing compared to that ep. Wish I still had a copy of that ep.


nicko_mcbrain  said about 4 years ago:

"Van Halen were my stepping stone from Hendrix to Motley Crue."

oh do i hear you, dave.

puts on Ten Seconds To Love


TheJudge  said about 4 years ago:

Shut up Rueben, you dumb kunt


elaine  said about 4 years ago:

learn to spell and get fucked, Judge.


nicko_mcbrain  said about 4 years ago:

wow, you're becoming a little obsessed, aren't you Judge?

i think i stopped mimicry as a form of mockery at about, oh... three years of age?

what a sad little creature you are.


ChrisBrimstone  said about 4 years ago:

FRENTE IS NOT ABOUT HATE. FRENTE IS ABOUT LOVE


RoastOxCrisps  said about 4 years ago:

i used to play in a metal band back then and it made me happy to piss my band mates off by wearing a frente t-shirt on stage.


ChrisBrimstone  said about 4 years ago:


tangy_zizzle  said about 4 years ago:

Anyway, I too love Frente. Where can I get a CD copy of Shape?


selected works  said about 4 years ago:

at a CD store


tangy_zizzle  said about 4 years ago:

Right.


davehatesyou  said about 4 years ago:

And look how cool Frente shirts are no doubt about to become among metal bands - I can just picture Beltsy wearing one at the Blood Duster show tonight.


number none  said about 4 years ago:

Angie hart made a cameo in an ep of Firefly.


Popboomerang  said about 2 years ago:

i just watched the old footage of Frente on home & away! classic!~


drugshakehands  said about 2 years ago:

if someone has the ep's or shape, can they put them in gmail?


rhysholt  said about 2 years ago:

I secong Charles' comment!!

''Thisispants you are a little pussy for liking frente''.


untold/animals  said about 2 years ago:

I secong number none's comment!!


fethehellcat  said about 2 years ago:

I secong everything untold/animals says ever.


rhysholt  said about 1 year ago:

I second ALL OF YOU


MATTPHEONIXxoxoxo  said about 1 year ago:

i maddonna siccone everyone


tugboat  said about 1 year ago:

RHYSHOLT, IS IT TOO LATE?


rhysholt  said about 1 year ago:

Don't knock Madonna. Our kids go to school together. At least she has talent!


tugboat  said about 1 year ago:

Popboomerang  said about 1 year ago:

i have my ticket - i'm going for hollowmen as well


tugboat  said about 1 year ago:

Popboomerang  said about 1 year ago:

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