The
Friggs- Today is Tomorrow's Yesterday (Singles
& Unreleased Songs) (Apex East Recordings)
The Firggs Are Friggin' AWESOME!
Ok, here's the technical stuff you need to
know: Culled from the Friggs’ 90's releases
(five 7-inch singles, one EP, and their debut
album, Rock Candy ) and collected on one CD,
this collection blasts out some of THE BEST
neanderthal, knuckle-draggin,' garage rock,
mixed with hot, molten surf punk. They also
shaped their CD like an old 45 adaptor: yellow
plastic, serpentine-shaped, very cool. Listening
to these 15 tunes, you'll realize that they
are definitely left of the dial. So "left"
that it's like the tuning knob is broke, and
nobody wants to change the channel because
the music is sooo good!!
Need a more proof about their awesome-ticity?
Well, The Friggs even have their own theme
song which is apply titled, "Friggs Theme."
It's two minutes and five seconds of music
bristling with trippy spy-movie guitars, echoing
with the line "We're the Friggs."
(I think every band should have their own
theme song!) But The Friggs are not without
a tear-jerker too. On "You Don't Know
What You Got (Until You Lose It)," they
purse a sixties-style soul vibe with a vocal
that is Dusty Springfield-indebted, that swings
with a loungey charm. This band has depth,
personality, and can rock your socks off!
"Conestega Nova" is a smart, instro-mental
that rocks like a cheezy Spaghetti Western
with a Dick Dale/ Ventures mojo, while "Mama
Look At Me Now" rocks with a 60's style
Faces slide guitar, accentuated with tongue-in-cheek
lyrics that rivals The Runaways' glorious-results-of-a-
misspent-youth, primitive rocker
"Cherry Bomb." The urgency is all
natural. The barks, yelps, grunts, and stories
of deep-wound blues are real, and as The Friggs
say," We love hate... and we hate everything
else."
"Today Is Tomorrow's Yesterday"
has the ragged enthusiasm of a hungry band
getting it's first taste of success - just
a decade later. The melodic invention in The
Friggs’ songs, and the emotional investment
are in direct contrast to how some other bands
just merely make music. The Friggs now come
into their own - at high speed! - Phil Rainone
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