Mood:
sillyA new Frank Lee Sprague song is now being recorded for release as a CD single! Party on you hosers.
Posted by duckking1
at 4:21 PM PST
Friday, 31 March 2006
CD Single!
Mood: silly
A new Frank Lee Sprague song is now being recorded for release as a CD single! Party on you hosers.
Mood:
sillyA new Frank Lee Sprague song is now being recorded for release as a CD single! Party on you hosers.
Thursday, 16 March 2006
"Classical" Music
The once “modern” techniques of composition (aleatoric, atonal, 12 tone, etc), falsely so called, sometimes employing the addition of a tape machine, electronic media, etc, are now old and belong to the category of abstract works. They could also be placed under the title of experimental.
It seems that when some reviewers whose ears are accustomed to the tired, trite, unmusical and unoriginal non-melodic fare offered in the last century hear anything with a real theme structure that introduces actual melody and development, and brings pleasure and enlightenment to a listener, they are offended and threatened.
I am a Christian composer whose talent comes from God. I compose for the Glory of God in Jesus’ name. I write new and original melodies and harmonies in my serious compositions that have been recognized by true music lovers as beautiful and unique.
As for today's critics of “classical” music who profess to have an ability to advise the public as to the worthiness or originality of a new work; I refer them to the quote from Stokowsky at the bottom of this page.
….”Because he is extremely original,
and to understand originality, the understanding person
has to have originality himself, and as this is a rare matter
of the mind, (this originality), he has suffered like every
person in the realm of science and philosophy.
They have all suffered the difficulty that they are not
understood naturally by persons who are less original than
they are.
That is the price the human mind pays for being original,
for being creative, for producing something which is quite
different from every thing which has been known in that
country before him.”
Leopold Stokowsky
The once “modern” techniques of composition (aleatoric, atonal, 12 tone, etc), falsely so called, sometimes employing the addition of a tape machine, electronic media, etc, are now old and belong to the category of abstract works. They could also be placed under the title of experimental.
It seems that when some reviewers whose ears are accustomed to the tired, trite, unmusical and unoriginal non-melodic fare offered in the last century hear anything with a real theme structure that introduces actual melody and development, and brings pleasure and enlightenment to a listener, they are offended and threatened.
I am a Christian composer whose talent comes from God. I compose for the Glory of God in Jesus’ name. I write new and original melodies and harmonies in my serious compositions that have been recognized by true music lovers as beautiful and unique.
As for today's critics of “classical” music who profess to have an ability to advise the public as to the worthiness or originality of a new work; I refer them to the quote from Stokowsky at the bottom of this page.
….”Because he is extremely original,
and to understand originality, the understanding person
has to have originality himself, and as this is a rare matter
of the mind, (this originality), he has suffered like every
person in the realm of science and philosophy.
They have all suffered the difficulty that they are not
understood naturally by persons who are less original than
they are.
That is the price the human mind pays for being original,
for being creative, for producing something which is quite
different from every thing which has been known in that
country before him.”
Leopold Stokowsky
Posted by duckking1
at 9:37 AM PST
Tuesday, 7 March 2006
Not Lame has never been so "Not" lame!
Mood:
cheeky
YO!!!
Check out the newest LP by Frank Lee Sprague on Not Lame: Notlame.com
You gots ta love it!
More news from Notlame coming this Friday! Hold on to yer britches.....
Mood:
cheekyYO!!!
Check out the newest LP by Frank Lee Sprague on Not Lame: Notlame.com
You gots ta love it!
More news from Notlame coming this Friday! Hold on to yer britches.....
Posted by duckking1
at 6:13 PM PST
Friday, 3 March 2006
2 new LP's available NOW!!!
Mood: silly
The 2 all new LP's are now available! The acoustic LP with all new/original songs "Fulton Avenue" and the long awaited recording of "Concerto for Violin with Orchestra" have now been released!
Check out the details yo:
Wichita Falls Records Announces new release by Frank Lee Sprague
Hollywood, March 4th 2006
Fulton Avenue
You can't pigeonhole Frank Lee Sprague unless it's to say that his music is always pure and always passionate. He is a master of many styles and many genres. Those familiar with his rock & roll recordings know that he mixes rockabilly and surf and British Invasion-style music into a unique West-Texan stew. And yet he moves so fast you can't pin him down. Now, after two powerful, highly acclaimed Merseybeat themed albums, Frank explores another side of his talent on the superb, Fulton Avenue.
Although Fulton Avenue is acoustic-based, it is remarkably rich in song structure, with nuanced themes both musically and lyrically. Each song claims its own mood and yet fits together seamlessly.
Another World leads off the album. It's a soft, sweet, sigh of a song with a delicate acoustic lead break and a warm melody that will make you close your eyes and hum along.
Anaheim Girls takes a nostalgic look back to the year 1971 and yet its lyrics paint a glimpse of innocent youth in a way we all relate to.
Known for his exquisite ballads, Frank includes several absolute beauties on Fulton Avenue. All Too Well,with its yearning melody, massed chorus and subtle percussion is a classic, the kind of song Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson once wrote and we seldom hear today.
So Long Ago features one of the album best and most unusual arrangements. The song begins with spare acoustic guitar and a stark, pain-filled vocal and then builds with a vibrant cello backing and an accordion functioning as an organ.
A nifty and extremely catchy instrumental, The Devil's Joke, begs to serve as a movie theme. Listen up, Hollywood!
Every Frank Lee Sprague album includes songs that sound like automatic top-ten smashes. On Fulton Avenue, first choice would have to be Mixed Up, a mesmerizing sitar-laced psychedelic production, featuring a hypnotic melody that will have you returning to the song over and over again.
The album proper ends with Turning My Back on You, an impossibly catchy Beatles-flavored purely acoustic number. You'll swear Paul and George sing backup.
As with any Frank Lee Sprague album, the show isn't over yet! First we're treated to Frank's lovely rendition of Art Garfunkel's, Second Avenue, here transformed to Fulton Avenue, where Frank lived for many years.
As an extra gift, Frank includes two further bonus tracks. No toss-offs, they are spectacular in their own right. If Mary, has a glorious mid-sixties Beach Boys feel, while It Won't Help reinvents George Harrison's slide guitar circa 1970 and has all the earmarks of a power pop classic. Don't forget to stick around for a sneak peak at the prolific Frank Lee Sprague's next album!
Fulton Avenue is wondrous, deeply felt art. With impressive singing, skilled musicianship and expert songwriting, Frank Lee Sprague has crafted a work for the ages.
Known for his remarkable ability to synthesize authentic rock & roll styles into his own West Texas imprint, Frank Lee Sprague's work has wowed reviewers in Rolling Stone, Playboy, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and many other magazines and newspapers. He has appeared on CBS nationwide television and National Public Radio, and has performed live around the world, including several successful tours of Japan. With two Merseybeat-style albums under his belt, he will perform live at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in spring 2006.
Watsup with the Info on the Violin Concerto:
Frank Lee Sprague is an American composer with over 1000 works to his credit. Many of his compositions have been debuted and performed in Los Angeles by the best musicians in the world including Ernest Ehrheardt, Karen Elain, Robert Korda, Brian Leonard, and more.
Originally from Wichita Falls, Texas, Frank has spent his life studying, writing, and performing music. His main instrument is the guitar. He has many works for guitar and also guitar with various chamber ensembles.
His newest recording is his Concerto for Violin with Orchestra.
This is music by a master craftsman, played to the hilt and recorded with stunning realism and fidelity. A performance of great emotional extremes, one that wrings every drop of expression from the music. The first steps on this Sprague pilgrimage lift the heart for the journey to come. Sprague has become among the most esteemed musical figures of his generation. Each work bears the unmistakable stamp of a wildly fertile musical imagination and a distinctive voice forged out of the wide-ranging musical languages.
Frank Lee Sprague is a new breed among American composers. His Violin Concerto is unique and fresh. The recording is gorgeous...an unusually beautiful disc. Superbly played, vividly recorded, simply the last word in unobtrusive virtuosity and sumptuous blending of tones. There's so much color and invention packed into this composition and
this world premiere recording offers a musical journey to the listener.
An outstanding contribution to the still far-too-small Sprague discography. This irresistible discovery, winningly championed by a new orchestra with this long-overdue first recording of his Violin Concerto, proves Frank Lee Sprague a musical genius of Mozartean universality and range.
Virtuoso compositional skills and an amazing ear...full of passion, joy, sorrow, and love.
An ecstatically beautiful piece. Indispensible...get the CD!
www.frankleesprague.com
Mood:
sillyThe 2 all new LP's are now available! The acoustic LP with all new/original songs "Fulton Avenue" and the long awaited recording of "Concerto for Violin with Orchestra" have now been released!
Check out the details yo:
Wichita Falls Records Announces new release by Frank Lee Sprague
Hollywood, March 4th 2006
Fulton Avenue
You can't pigeonhole Frank Lee Sprague unless it's to say that his music is always pure and always passionate. He is a master of many styles and many genres. Those familiar with his rock & roll recordings know that he mixes rockabilly and surf and British Invasion-style music into a unique West-Texan stew. And yet he moves so fast you can't pin him down. Now, after two powerful, highly acclaimed Merseybeat themed albums, Frank explores another side of his talent on the superb, Fulton Avenue.
Although Fulton Avenue is acoustic-based, it is remarkably rich in song structure, with nuanced themes both musically and lyrically. Each song claims its own mood and yet fits together seamlessly.
Another World leads off the album. It's a soft, sweet, sigh of a song with a delicate acoustic lead break and a warm melody that will make you close your eyes and hum along.
Anaheim Girls takes a nostalgic look back to the year 1971 and yet its lyrics paint a glimpse of innocent youth in a way we all relate to.
Known for his exquisite ballads, Frank includes several absolute beauties on Fulton Avenue. All Too Well,with its yearning melody, massed chorus and subtle percussion is a classic, the kind of song Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson once wrote and we seldom hear today.
So Long Ago features one of the album best and most unusual arrangements. The song begins with spare acoustic guitar and a stark, pain-filled vocal and then builds with a vibrant cello backing and an accordion functioning as an organ.
A nifty and extremely catchy instrumental, The Devil's Joke, begs to serve as a movie theme. Listen up, Hollywood!
Every Frank Lee Sprague album includes songs that sound like automatic top-ten smashes. On Fulton Avenue, first choice would have to be Mixed Up, a mesmerizing sitar-laced psychedelic production, featuring a hypnotic melody that will have you returning to the song over and over again.
The album proper ends with Turning My Back on You, an impossibly catchy Beatles-flavored purely acoustic number. You'll swear Paul and George sing backup.
As with any Frank Lee Sprague album, the show isn't over yet! First we're treated to Frank's lovely rendition of Art Garfunkel's, Second Avenue, here transformed to Fulton Avenue, where Frank lived for many years.
As an extra gift, Frank includes two further bonus tracks. No toss-offs, they are spectacular in their own right. If Mary, has a glorious mid-sixties Beach Boys feel, while It Won't Help reinvents George Harrison's slide guitar circa 1970 and has all the earmarks of a power pop classic. Don't forget to stick around for a sneak peak at the prolific Frank Lee Sprague's next album!
Fulton Avenue is wondrous, deeply felt art. With impressive singing, skilled musicianship and expert songwriting, Frank Lee Sprague has crafted a work for the ages.
Known for his remarkable ability to synthesize authentic rock & roll styles into his own West Texas imprint, Frank Lee Sprague's work has wowed reviewers in Rolling Stone, Playboy, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and many other magazines and newspapers. He has appeared on CBS nationwide television and National Public Radio, and has performed live around the world, including several successful tours of Japan. With two Merseybeat-style albums under his belt, he will perform live at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in spring 2006.
Watsup with the Info on the Violin Concerto:
Frank Lee Sprague is an American composer with over 1000 works to his credit. Many of his compositions have been debuted and performed in Los Angeles by the best musicians in the world including Ernest Ehrheardt, Karen Elain, Robert Korda, Brian Leonard, and more.
Originally from Wichita Falls, Texas, Frank has spent his life studying, writing, and performing music. His main instrument is the guitar. He has many works for guitar and also guitar with various chamber ensembles.
His newest recording is his Concerto for Violin with Orchestra.
This is music by a master craftsman, played to the hilt and recorded with stunning realism and fidelity. A performance of great emotional extremes, one that wrings every drop of expression from the music. The first steps on this Sprague pilgrimage lift the heart for the journey to come. Sprague has become among the most esteemed musical figures of his generation. Each work bears the unmistakable stamp of a wildly fertile musical imagination and a distinctive voice forged out of the wide-ranging musical languages.
Frank Lee Sprague is a new breed among American composers. His Violin Concerto is unique and fresh. The recording is gorgeous...an unusually beautiful disc. Superbly played, vividly recorded, simply the last word in unobtrusive virtuosity and sumptuous blending of tones. There's so much color and invention packed into this composition and
this world premiere recording offers a musical journey to the listener.
An outstanding contribution to the still far-too-small Sprague discography. This irresistible discovery, winningly championed by a new orchestra with this long-overdue first recording of his Violin Concerto, proves Frank Lee Sprague a musical genius of Mozartean universality and range.
Virtuoso compositional skills and an amazing ear...full of passion, joy, sorrow, and love.
An ecstatically beautiful piece. Indispensible...get the CD!
www.frankleesprague.com
Posted by duckking1
at 7:54 PM PST
Updated: Friday, 3 March 2006 8:00 PM PST
Wednesday, 1 March 2006
2 NEW LP's !!!
Mood:
hug me
On March 4th there will be 2 new LP's released! Both LP's are by Frank Lee Sprague. Check back for details yo!
Mood:
hug meOn March 4th there will be 2 new LP's released! Both LP's are by Frank Lee Sprague. Check back for details yo!
Posted by duckking1
at 11:32 AM PST
Friday, 10 February 2006
FLS Radio Hour 1 is now available on Wichita Falls Records Podcast
For those of you who missed the first Frank Lee Sprague Radio Hour it is now available on Wichita Falls Records Podcast!
Check it out yo....
http://www.gcast.com/user/WichitaFalls/podcast/main
For those of you who missed the first Frank Lee Sprague Radio Hour it is now available on Wichita Falls Records Podcast!
Check it out yo....
http://www.gcast.com/user/WichitaFalls/podcast/main
Posted by duckking1
at 10:34 AM PST
Tuesday, 7 February 2006
The Frank Lee Sprague Radio Hour is on the air!!!
Mood:
celebratory
Frank Lee Sprague hosts an hour of rock'n'roll on his own radio show! Starting Feb 8th at 2:00 P.M. EST and then every Wednesday at the same time.
The show can be heard by connecting to the stream for Alan Haber's Pure Pop Radio:
http://loudcity.com/station/1115.aspx
Mood:
celebratoryFrank Lee Sprague hosts an hour of rock'n'roll on his own radio show! Starting Feb 8th at 2:00 P.M. EST and then every Wednesday at the same time.
The show can be heard by connecting to the stream for Alan Haber's Pure Pop Radio:
http://loudcity.com/station/1115.aspx
Posted by duckking1
at 2:15 PM PST
Updated: Thursday, 1 February 2007 10:31 AM PST
Friday, 3 February 2006
New LP's in ULTRAPHONIC Mono!
Mood:
a-ok
Both LP's from the master of Merseybeat are now available on 1 CD "Merseybeat Mono". Completely remixed and remastered in ULTRAPHONIC mono by Frank Lee Sprague! Snog it till ya drop it! Check out this new mono CD on www.frankleesprague.com
www.frankleesprague.com
Mood:
a-okBoth LP's from the master of Merseybeat are now available on 1 CD "Merseybeat Mono". Completely remixed and remastered in ULTRAPHONIC mono by Frank Lee Sprague! Snog it till ya drop it! Check out this new mono CD on www.frankleesprague.com
www.frankleesprague.com
Posted by duckking1
at 3:08 PM PST
Updated: Friday, 3 February 2006 3:10 PM PST
Thursday, 26 January 2006
Bowling with Bash
Mood: cheeky
Franky went a bowlin' with his manager and IPO promoter David Bash. Here are some pictures:
Mood:
cheekyFranky went a bowlin' with his manager and IPO promoter David Bash. Here are some pictures:
Posted by duckking1
at 1:52 PM PST
Updated: Thursday, 26 January 2006 1:59 PM PST
Monday, 23 January 2006
Get your Merseybeat here!
Posted by duckking1
at 4:47 PM PST