Dirty Frank
Gisela Isabel Vargas
hey who is this frank guy....does it have to do anything with the
dahmer guy since he mentions it....just wondering.
Does anyone know when he wrote this too?
I was just wondering if anyone was thinkin the same thing i was....
pearl jam fan,
"i seem to recognize your face"
gisela.
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I.B.
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Is it just me or does Dirty Frank sound alot like "Give it Away" by the
Chili Peppers?
Andy
Gisela Isabel Vargas
>Andy
Yah actually when i was hearing it the other day....we started singing the
lyrics to give it away :) . Not all of it but there is a similarity.
When was this song written?
Matthew Arthur Clark
>tun...@academic.csubak.edu (I.B.) writes:
>>In article <2jm98e$k...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, g-vargas@dcl-nxt53
>>(Gisela Isabel Vargas) writes:
>>>hey anyone hear the lyrics to this song....funny
>>>hey who is this frank guy....does it have to do anything with the
>>>dahmer guy since he mentions it....just wondering.
>>>Does anyone know when he wrote this too?
>>Chili Peppers?
I heard that Dirty Frank was written while the Jammers were on
tour with the Chili Peppers. It's suppossedly about the
Peppers' bus driver and was written mostly as a joke.
I guess it's suppossed to sound like the Chili Peppers.
By the way, does anyone know when Pearl Jam will be playing in
or around NYC?
I can't wait to see them live.
Matt
PETERS, JEFFREY J.
It is most likely that this song has a Chili Peppers "feel" to it
because it was written when Pj were touring with them...
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>Andy
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Daniel V Zurawski
Dirty Frank was written before Give it Away I think. But Jeff does get
funky sometimes. Rats good example. He is more background though. The
guitars are pretty overpowering. When it comes down to it he fits just
perfect. He adds when necessary and he is mixed at the right volume to
blend the guitars, drums, and vocals. But we all know they are perfect anyway.
Z.
Z-man
: Dirty Frank was written before Give it Away I think. But Jeff does get
Back to the meaning of it, I always thought it was about a guy named
Jeffrey, with the same last name as Dirty Frank, Dahmer. Remember that
guy from Michigan or wherever? It makes a hell of a lot of sense.
-Z
Patrick Tibbetts
The song was supposedly written as a joke about PJ's tour bus driver,
whose name is Frank. The song was originally released on the Japanese import
version of ten, which also included Wash. So I would think it was probably
written around the same time as the rest of the songs from Ten.
Patrick
BYSTANDER
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> The song was supposedly written as a joke about PJ's tour bus driver,
>whose name is Frank. The song was originally released on the Japanese import
>version of ten, which also included Wash. So I would think it was probably
>written around the same time as the rest of the songs from Ten.
>
>
>Patrick
>
I would suppose it was written after the release of Ten.. the credits include
Dave Abbrellese who wasn't the drummer until the first tour started...
Probably written sometime midtour.
Andy
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That Dirty Frank is one bad mother... SHUT YO MOUTH!!!
Hey, I'm just talking about Dirty Frank!!??? tun...@academic.csubak.edu
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Dawn M. Hendricks
>>hey who is this frank guy....does it have to do anything with the
>>dahmer guy since he mentions it....just wondering.
> The song was supposedly written as a joke about PJ's tour bus driver,
>whose name is Frank. The song was originally released on the Japanese import
>version of ten, which also included Wash. So I would think it was probably
>written around the same time as the rest of the songs from Ten.
An old issue of _Guitar World_ had an interview with McCready and
Gossard, and the subject of "Dirty Frank" came up, as follows:
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GW: Tell me the story behind "Dirty Frank," the funky B-side of
the "Even Flow" single.
McCready: "Dirty Frank" was written while we were touring with the
Red Hot Chili Peppers. The song's about our bus driver,
Frank - we were convinced he was a serial killer. We
would find piles of empty beer cans under his driver's
seat after a whole night's drive. It was like, "Oh man;
I'm glad we're still alive!"
Gossard: "Dirty Frank" is a Pearl Jam. The lyrics on that song
are amazing, some of the best Eddie's ever written.
GW: The song has a real funk feel to it, no doubt reflecting the
influence of touring with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Gossard: It had a lot to do with that. You can't help but be
influenced by the Chili Peppers when you watch them
night after night. Rather than emulating them, we just
wanted to catch their groove and feel it the way they
feel it. There's a little Chili Peppers tribute in
that song, in the line: 'They cook 'em just to see the
look on their face.' A little hats-off tribute. [laughs]
It's cool to have lighter moments like that. Sometimes,
it's great to be dark and foreboding, but this band
definitely has a sense of humor, too. It's important
that it comes out at least every once in a while, to
keep things in perspective. I don't think Pearl Jam
are doomsday predictors or sad guys; I think we're a
a band that enjoys life.
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- Dawn