Hibernated [Box set]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. God Gave Me You

2. Crying Shame

3. I'm on My Way

4. Drivin' Blues

5. Tell Me Why

6. End of the Line

7. House of the Rising Sun

See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2

1. Black Lace

2. Sing a Song for Freedom

3. I'll Never Be Lonely

4. Bye Bye Blues

5. Pain in My Heart

6. Sloony

7. I'm Movin'

See all 12 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3

1. Miss Evil

2. Sailor

3. Earth Omen

4. Lazy Day

5. Train Woman

6. Eternal Dream

7. New Horizon

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
A unique opportunity to rediscover a band that despite fleeting forays into the Top Ten during the 1970's disappeared without ever receiving the full recognition it deserved. Signed to Parrot in 1969, Frijid Pink (despite its name) produced some of the most scorching blues-rock of its day, led by the exceptional song writing talents of guitarist Gary Thompson and bassist Tom Beaudry. This triple CD box contains the band's first three albums (Frijid Pink, Defrosted and Earth Omen) along with 8 bonus tracks compiled from the band's singles. Original cover art also included.

Tracks:

God Gave Me You
Crying Shame
Im 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
Heartbreak Hotel (Bonus Track)
Music For The People (Bonus Track)
Black Lace
Sing A Song For Freedom
Ill Never Be Lonely
Bye Bye Blues
Pain In My Heart
Sloony
Im Movin
I Havent Got The Time
Were Gonne Be There (Bonus Track)
Shorty Kline (Bonus Track)
I Love Her (Bonus Track)
Lost Son (Bonus Track)
Miss Evil
Sailor
Earth Omen
Lazy Day
Train Woman
Eternal Dream
New Horizon
Rainbow Rider
Mr Blood
Lazy Day (Bonus Track)
Go Now (Bonus Track)

Album Description

A unique opportunity to rediscover a band that despite fleeting forays into the Top Ten during the 1970's disappeared without ever receiving the full recognition it deserved. Signed to Parrot in 1969, Frijid Pink (despite its name) produced some of the most scorching blues-rock of its day, led by the exceptional song writing talents of guitarist Gary Thompson and bassist Tom Beaudry. This triple CD box contains the band's first three albums (Frijid Pink, Defrosted and Earth Omen) along with 8 bonus tracks compiled from the band's singles. Original cover art also included.

Album Details

Triple CD Box Set featuring the Band's First Three Albums, as Well as Eight Bonus Tracks Compiled from the Band's Singles.

Customer Reviews:

DONT BUY THIS CD!!!!!!!.......2005-04-12

If you want an excellent testimony to a great band....buy the first 2 remastered cd's .....they have the same bonus tracks and you'd be happier....the 3rd cd "Earth Omen"....is a total waste.....the drummer reforms the band....more accurately....he continues to use the name with an entirely new lineup.....this is NOT the Fridgid Pink you will remember....the effort is totally lame and has no business being compared to the original band in any way, shape or form.

Do yourself a BIG favor.....DONT BUY THIS BOX SET....you'll be disappointed......and I doubt this box set was remastered.....another reason to avoid it

NOT WORTH THE EXTRA MONEY UNLESS YOU'RE A FP FANATIC.......2004-12-25

The canned description above doesn't really detail this package very well. Also, the user review above this one is not correct with regard to the mastering.

The three albums come in "LP-mini-sleeve" replicas that have been made popular, primarily by Japanese companies. The three CD's are packaged with a two page essay enclosed. This set is produced by an Italian firm, Arkarma Records.

As to the audio quality, there are no remastering credits in the set. I e-mailed Arkarma, and received a reply that the set was remastered.

However, upon an A/B comparison to the 1991 Repertoire "Frijid Pink" CD, I could not hear any audio differentiation. Therefore, if you are just looking for the "House Of The Rising Sun", this set is an expensive way to go: The stand-alone Repertoire CD is still available, along with the same two bonus tracks that appear on this version.

I suspect the Italian label just licensed the Repertoire masters, and then upped the packaging.

As to the music, most of the reviews you read about this band stress Gary Ray Thompson's guitar playing. While his is the driving voice of the band, they had a great rhythm section, and lead singer Kelly Green could belt it out with the best from that era.

That line-up is only present for two of the three albums in this set. The members went their separate ways after the 2nd album, "Defrosted", only to be reconstituted in 1972 by drummer Rich Stevers as a quintet with four new members.

Unfortunately, the resulting album, "Earth Omen" (also included in this set) is not on a par with the previous two albums. Even the enclosed booklet inside this set refers to it as "quite inferior".

One wonders, then, why Arkama chose to include it in this package, which obviously increased the set's price by a third.

As for Frijid Pink, I would say that if you are a fan of other blues/rock bands from the early 70's, such as Free, you would enjoy them.

As for this set, however, I purchased it expecting an upgrade to the audio quality from the 1991 Repertoire disc, but that is not the case.

My advice is to buy the 1991 "Frijid Pink" and 1997 remastered "Defrosted" (which also has the same four bonus tracks as here) stand-alone Repertoire CD's, unless you just have to have the mini-album sleeve reproductions.

Arkama's parent label has been producing these MS-CD's for all their titles, and the paper stock they use is nicer and has a more tactile finish than what the Japanese use for their versions.

2006 update to this review: Repertoire has issued new "remastered" versions of the first two FP titles. I have compared them to the older Repertoire releases, and there is a SLIGHT improvement over those versions.

Average customer rating:

Hibernated
Frijid Pink
Manufacturer: City Hall Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002B6HWM
Release Date: 2002-10-22

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The Big Beat

1. God Gave Me You
2. Crying Shame
3. I'm on My Way
4. Drivin' Blues
5. Tell Me Why
6. End of the Line
7. House of the Rising Sun

1. Black Lace
2. Sing a Song for Freedom
3. I'll Never Be Lonely
4. Bye Bye Blues
5. Pain in My Heart
6. Sloony
7. I'm Movin'

1. Miss Evil
2. Sailor
3. Earth Omen
4. Lazy Day
5. Train Woman
6. Eternal Dream
7. New Horizon