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Frankie Poullain

フランキー・ポーレイン　/　ふらんきー・ぽーれいん

Guitarist from United Kingdom

April 15, 1967 (age 59)　・　Edinburgh, United Kingdom

guitarist
composer
musician

My Take

Poullain is the kind of musician I instinctively root for: the bassist holding down the bottom while flashier bandmates grab the spotlight. As part of The Darkness, that Edinburgh-bred Scot anchored a band defined by soaring falsetto and theatrical guitar, and bands like that live or die on a groove someone has to provide. With his unmistakable moustache and obvious love of rock and roll showmanship, he added character as much as low end. I have always believed the rhythm section is where a band's real personality lives, and Poullain strikes me as a craftsman who understood that the foundation matters more than the fireworks.

Overview

Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson (born 15 April 1967), better known as Frankie Poullain, is a Scottish bass player, best known for playing with The Darkness. He was raised in Milnathort, then Edinburgh, Scotland.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Frankie Poullain
Name (Japanese): フランキー・ポーレイン
Reading: ふらんきー・ぽーれいん
Born: April 15, 1967 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Goat
Origin: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: guitarist / composer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.thedarkness.co.uk
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

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