1991 reissue on Repertoire of these Motor City rocker's 1970album for the Parrot label with two bonus tracks: 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Music For The People'. 11 tracks total, also including 'God Gave Me You', 'Crying Shame' and 'Boozin' Blues'. Album Description
I remember years ago hearing a great song and did not recognize the band. The DJ said it was done by Frijid Pink. I always meant to look for one of their albums and finally did recently (September '07). I wish I would have got their album 25 years ago when I first heard them. This is a great album. I'm really surprised this band did not become as big as Led Zepplin. I also love it when every song on a CD is great. I have already ordered Defrosted. If it's as half as good I will be happy.
September 24, 2007I was very happy with my find!!! But I am still looking for Dr.Hook---A Little Bit More can you help I want it on CD Thank You Patricia
June 13, 2007 |  | Frijid Pink - self-titled (Repertoire) |  |
Originally released in 1970,as this was the Detroit hard rock/psych band's first album on CD reissue. You know,I just wanted to mention that I've heard this band's name mentioned before,but before like two weeks before this review was written,I've never heard any of their music. Guess what I'm trying to say is that the Internet is a truly an unlimited source of music information. Hooray! Tunes I liked best were "Crying Shame","I'm On My Way","House Of The Rising Sun" (apparently what they're better known for),"Boozin' Blues" and their Elvis cover "Heartbreak Hotel".Line-up:Kelly Green-vocals,Gary Thompson-guitar,Tom Harris-bass and Rich Stevens-drums. Fans of the Stooges,Dead Boys,Amboy Dukes and MC5 should get a lot out of this disc. Recommended.
September 24, 2006Frijid pink left off where MC5 did, Loud!Unfortunately the original lineup didn't stay for long. By the third album there was only one member left from first album. I'm not saying this was the greatest band, but certainly if you're into early heavy rock it's a keeper.
May 15, 2005| | | One of the Great Forgotten Guilty Pleasures of 1969 | |
From the name of the band and the slightly tacky cover, here was one of the guilty pleasures of 1969. And it only began with their psychedelic self-parody meeting heavy metal meathead mash version of "The House of the Rising Sun." Imagine the guys down the block who weren't clever enough to hang baffling in the garage and thought they could find a way to be Cream and what was left of the Yardbirds at the same time, and that was Frijid Pink in a nutshell.
As such, their first album (the only Frijid Pink album worth having of the three they managed to cut) was something you probably didn't confess having to too many people, but something about "The House of the Rising Sun" made you want just a little bit more. So did something about "Drivin' Blues," the flip side of the single, with a sound living up to their title, and it is maybe the smartest ever rip-off of Albert King's "Oh Pretty Woman" - they take King's theme riff, throw in a stop-time verse to break up the monotony, and crank the whole thing in sixth gear with some savoury harmonica punctuation for good enough measure.
What you got on the album was just about what you got on that single: a quintessential garage band whose aim was somewhere lost between the psychedelic and the blues. Not a bad place to be lost, when all was said and done. Except that they were damn fool enough to put out a God-awful version of "Heartbreak Hotel" as their next single and it, like the album which yielded it ("Defrosted"), disappeared faster than Jimmy Hoffa would in a couple of years. A shame, too. Their one good album is still a guilty pleasure. Add a star for chutzpah. June 9, 2004
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