Frank Made Me Do It Is Receiving Love

Clark Colborn’s New EP Is Gaining Praise in US and Europe

June 5th, Rockford, IL – The new EP from Clark Colborn is titled “Frank Made Me Do It.”  The “Frank” of the title is Frank Zappa. The five-song set showcases the influence Zappa has had on the music of Clark Colborn over the years. The EP includes four original songs and one Frank Zappa song re-imagined by Colborn. The disc has been garnering some great reviews from US and European reviewers.

At Music Emissions (musicemissions.com) Kevin Sellers (Solitary Man) gave the set four and a half of a possible five stars. He said, “Frank Made Me Do It is…an infectiously unhinged and enjoyable EP.” He also said, “Zappa fans are, if my limited experience is telling it right, going to want Frank Made Me Do It in their collections. It seems so tuned into what the legend was all about that it makes you wonder whether or not Clark Colborn himself wasn't reaching beyond the grave for inspiration. I simultaneously want to go back and check out more from both Colburn and Zappa, which is considerable praise from somebody who previously didn't know the former existed, and somehow managed to avoid the legacy of the latter.”

In a review scheduled to run at Music Street Journal (musicstreetjournal.com), Jason Hillenburg says, “Clark Colborn's latest release, Frank Made Me Do It, is ostensibly a loving homage to legendary composer and musician Frank Zappa, but is really much more. Colborn never sets out to ape Zappa's style, but instead uses his music as inspiration for stretching out in thrilling, unpredictable ways. This is a tribute album in the purest sense of the word, an aural thank you filtered through Colborn's own unique musical consciousness.”

In Sweden, Jan-Erik Zandersson did a capsule review of the disc at Universum Noll (universumnoll.com). Although the review is in Swedish, translated to English he described the set as “a kind of sonically updated homage to Mr. Frank.” He also said that it “is something I place halfway between tribute and inspiration.”

Back to Music Emissions, the user Bludsuker gave the disc ten out of ten and had some great things to say about it. “I won't go through each track, other than to describe them as "out of this world" with every not so basic ingredient Zappa used.” He also said, “This release comes full circle for him after a string of others that I recommend for anyone's collection, which now Zappa fans can actually get an earful of, as well. For my money he's up there with the best of 'em, and this goes the distance in proving it.”

Clark Colborn is an American rock guitarist, composer and recording artist. Born and raised not far from Chicago, Illinois, he has been a performing musician most of his life. Not following the beaten path is in his nature, and it shows in his guitar playing and his song writing. His adventurous and innovative disposition has made it hard to pigeon-hole his genre, yet his unique sound has garnered him fans of every variety. Colborn spent years on the stages of roadhouses & rock venues throughout the Midwest with bands such as Cheater, Blackjack, and Sleight of Hand, before stepping fully into the spotlight as a solo artist.

For more information you can check out Clark Colborn on the web at clarkplaysguitar.com and facebook.com/ClarkColborn. Colborn’s music is available at: iTunes, Google Music, Amazon's MP3 store, CD Baby, Great Indie Music (http://www.greatindie.com/) and Bandcamp. While availability of individual items might vary at those locations, everything is available at Colborn’s web store: http://store.clarkplaysguitar.com/.

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