Gallery by Frank Tribes

Along with engineering, Ellis would add backup vocals, piano, keyboards and his production skills. Frank in turn pushed both his vocals and guitar playing to new heights. Each song, arrangement and production in general benefited. The first five completed songs became a promo release called, “Blade E.P.” Steady work over the next year brought forth the completion of the full-length album, “Gallery.”

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Syd Barrett, Echo & the Bunnymen, the Kinks and early BeeGees. Elements of such artists are borrowed, yet the songs make their own statement. Well crafted music, strong melodies and insightful lyrics come together in a unique way. Many lovers of rock music will want to have this album among their collection.

REVIEWS FOR THE BLADE E.P. (5 tracks of this GALLERY album)

Major Chicago FM Radio Station

93.1 WXRT's Local Anesthetic

"[The new Blade EP] struck me as easily the best work that Frank has done on his own, through and through. Five songs, and from the opening notes I just thought, man here you go, you're sounding really good on this stuff." - R. Milne

CHICAGO MUSIC GUIDE

Review for "Blade EP" by Jason Steinmeier

"Frank Tribes has a nice voice. He has a solid sense of timing and of classic melody and arrangement. This EP starts strong, getting nearly right into the first catchy chorus of the recording. It's well executed. Strong playing, and an expanding arrangement that includes acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums, keys, and strings, all jamming through a classic rock style guitar solo bridge/outchorus. Good sense of direction... Its well done overall. As an exercise in songwriting, "On My Way" is quite good..."”

ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July 2006)

"Around Hear" Review for "Blade EP" by Penelope Biver

"His strongest songs are the opening track, "On My Way," with folk rock jangle a la early R.E.M. or The Byrds, and "Hands," which has warm layers of vocal harmonies over cool, '70s-radio rock minor chords...Tribes is on to something with this EP, and perhaps he'll gain momentum from here.”

AMERICANA UK

Review for "Blade EP" by Jeremy Searle

"Chicagoan Frank Tribes latest offering [Blade EP] is a step up from his last album…five songs of intense melodic indie-pop…His take on Spector’s Wall of Sound is excellent”

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