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15 tracks | 53 minutes
Released May 2004
on Bowstring Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 Red Neck, Blue Collar lyrics FREE 04:06 Red Neck, Blue Collar lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 Red Neck, Blue Collar
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:05 Medical Marijuana lyrics BUY MP3 03:05 Medical Marijuana lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:05 Medical Marijuana
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:32 Coming into Glen Rock lyrics BUY MP3 03:32 Coming into Glen Rock lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:32 Coming into Glen Rock
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:43 Unwanted Children lyrics BUY MP3 03:43 Unwanted Children lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:43 Unwanted Children
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:44 One Big Family lyrics BUY MP3 02:44 One Big Family lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:44 One Big Family
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Plains of Moab lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 Plains of Moab lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Plains of Moab
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:26 Man from the Red Sand Land lyrics BUY MP3 04:26 Man from the Red Sand Land lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:26 Man from the Red Sand Land
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:48 Love Pours In lyrics BUY MP3 02:48 Love Pours In lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:48 Love Pours In
21st Century version of Woody Guthrie. Real songs, real people, real deal.
Bio / Background
"This music is that rare slice of Americana that gets passed over these days by too many hurried folks. It's that breath of authentic fresh air mixed with serendipity, like happening upon a forgotten coffee house and discovering a genuine troubadour inside who isn't afraid to sing about what's really on evertbody's mind. He understands the sentiments of the average Joe because he is one. Unlike society, the troubadour hasn't changed his ways in all these years, he's merely become more seasoned in the experience. Such is Bob Frank's 'Pledge of Allegiance' CD. The payoff is like running across some treasure we'd once enjoyed and then set aside. Now we recall how much we've missed it." -- Hoover, the Lost Outlaw
"Singer/songwriter Bob Frank offers 15 witty, provocative and striking musical slices of American life in Pledge of Allegiance (Bowstring).
↓ more ↓Frank plays guitar, harmonica and sings with vigor and energy on such memorable pieces as "Red Neck, Blue Collar," "Riding On A Train" and "Man From The Red Sand Land." Sometimes, as on "Medical Marijuana" or "Unwanted Children" the message can be quite controversial or troubling, yet Frank's warm, stylized playing and vocals should prove appealing even for those who don't share his views. Overall, this is the type of concept work that the majors seldom allow their artists to release, and certainly doesn't find its way onto the airwaves anywhere except specialty stations or on satellite. The finale "Love Pours In" provides a nice conciliatory tone on which Frank wraps the CD, but he has done a fine job both in examining thorny issues and also presenting varied, nicely written and crafted compositions that engage and entertain the audience." - Ron Wynn, Nashville City Paper, July 16, 2004
TWO WEEKS WORTH OF SONGS!
Bob has a new album out now. It's called "Pledge of Allegiance," and that's what it is. Bob's Pledge of Allegiance. To what and whom he pledges his allegiance. It's a collection of portraits of Americans - the same old cast of characters Bob's always been singing about. Cowboys and Indians, construction workers and truck drivers, hobos, winos, spiritual guides. Lost loves, drug dealers, killers and condemned men. It's a very patriotic album. You'll see.
Well, what with 9-11 and this being an election year and all that.... Only seems fitting.
The thing is, it's what they call a "solo album." That is, it's just Bob, with a guitar and a harmonica. A very intimate album. "Up close and personal," as it were. He made it at home.
Here's what he has to say about it:
Somebody once said the difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut is two weeks. Speaking of two weeks, that's how long it takes to listen to this album. What you do is, you listen to one song a day for two weeks. You start on a Monday with the first song, "Red Neck, Blue Collar" - Monday morning, you could stick it in the CD player and listen to it on the way to work - and you go right down the list and listen to one song every day. Then, in two weeks, you'll end up on a Sunday. Probably Sunday night. That would be a good time. Then you listen to the next song in the lineup, that would be number fourteen, "Man from the Red Sand Land."
After you've listened to all fourteen of these songs, you'll be in for a real treat, because this album has fifteen songs on it.
Happy listening,
Bob Frank
Here's the program:
Pledge of Allegiance
Part One
Times of Prosperity
1. Red Neck, Blue Collar
2. Medical Marijuana
3. Coming into Glen Rock
4. Horses and Cattle
5. Night Train
6. Unwanted Children
7. Medicine Wheel
Part Two
Nobody's Got a Job
8. Pledge of Allegiance
9. One Big Family
10. Incident at the Laundromat
11. Riding on a Train
12. Hot Dusty Day
13. Plains of Moab
14. Man from the Red Sand Land
Finale
15. Love Pours In
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