Frijid Pink - FRIJID PINK***

God Gave Me To You/Crying Shame/I'm On My Way/Drivin' Blues/Tell Me Why/End Of The Line/House Of The Rising Sun/I Want To Be Your Lover/Boozin' Blues

Eponymous debut album from the Detroit rock group Frijid Pink who achieved worldwide commercial success with their cover of House Of The Rising Sun, a top ten hit in both the US & UK. (US:11)

"A good album all round although the stand out track is of course their version of House Of The Rising Sun, a mega heavy trip-tastic take and a superb single that quite rightly put them on the map."

"This debut album by Frijid Pink is a very fine working mix of blues, rock and psychedelia. These nine songs are all more or less impressive, but the biggest standout moments might be the last two fantastic pieces. Although I enjoyed this LP very much I don't consider it as a masterpiece. It's a very balanced disc and worth giving a try for anyone who enjoys blues-rock or psychedelic-rock.”

"Love The Animals' version of House Of The Rising Sun and I also love Frijid Pink's version. Blazing acid guitar and a whole different vibe for that track. The rest of the recording rocks out as well."

"Most of the material on this one is blues based, featuring genuinely well crafted songs, with some psych influences, and all around good, hard, driving rock. Reasonably consistent too."

"Straight out of a Detroit garage, this album offers swampy blues-rock with fuzzy guitar sounds and rumbling drums. Children of their times, the group put a bit of more hippie-esque rock into the mix with the opener God Gave Me You."

"Alternating boogie and heavy, sludgy proto-metal, Frijid Pink's self titled release is a must own for those with an interest in the period. Every 'Yah' and 'Gut-ta' uttered (and there are a lot of them), every overdriven, fuzz-drenched chord is worth the price of admission."

"It's timeless music. Great harmony and melody, melded with a lead guitar that rips through you and a bass that beckons to your primordial roots. The drum solos will make you slap your thighs, but you'll be challenged to keep up. What there is of keyboards isn't bothersome like some groups from the same period. This may seem superfluous, but the lyrics are very poetical."