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Frida
Frida
Frida
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock
 
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UK NTSC/Region 0 DVD Pressing. For four decades Frida?s distinctive voice has mesmerized us in everything from 60s schlager, to big band jazz in which her voice hits notes with precision, elegance and skill, to ABBA?s deca...  more »

     
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All Artists: Frida
Title: Frida
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Universal Import
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 11/21/2005
Album Type: Box set, Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Europe, Scandinavia, Oldies, Euro Pop
Number of Discs: 5
SwapaCD Credits: 5
UPC: 602498735046

Synopsis

Album Description
UK NTSC/Region 0 DVD Pressing. For four decades Frida?s distinctive voice has mesmerized us in everything from 60s schlager, to big band jazz in which her voice hits notes with precision, elegance and skill, to ABBA?s decade-long international success with Frida and Agnetha?s voices creating unique resonance, to her work post-ABBA and the release of three very different and exciting albums in the 80s and 90s. This year Frida celebrates her 60th birthday with the release of this special box set collection of her four solo albums and DVD (NTSC/Region 0). Recorded in 1975 as Frida was in the middle of her ABBA career, Frida Ensam was influenced by the ABBA sound and included the Björn and Benny-penned 'Fernando' in Swedish, a song that would later become a staple of ABBA?s repertoire. Following ABBA?s breakup in 1982, Frida recorded 'Something?s Going On' in Polar Studios with Phil Collins. The album was a huge success. In 1984 Frida teamed up with another talented Englishman, Steve Lilywhite, behind the mixer. The result was the innovative, very modern 'Shine'. In 1996 Frida recorded her most recent album, Djupa Andetag, in Swedish with producer Anders Glenmark. From the breathtaking Swiss Alps, Frida shares with us her thoughts on her influences, musical role models, fans, her development and her private life and their impact on her 40-year music career. The DVD contains over three hours of clips from Swedish television appearances as well as videos spanning Frida?s career, and her work with Phil Collins and other international stars. Follow Frida from her 1967 debut and breakthrough in Hylands hörna to her favorite club in Zermatt in the summer of 2005. Polar. 2005.
 

CD Reviews

A convenient but expensive collection
Andre LeBlanc | North Dakota | 07/16/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)

"I purchased this box set after becoming an ABBA fan. I didn't own any of Frida's solo work and saw this as a convenient opportunity to get her solo collection (minus the "1967-1972" set) in one shot. The four solo CDs are excellent, as expected. However, the bonus DVD was a bit disappointing. It promotes 3 hours of material. However, the great majority of this is interview footage that is not particularly informative or interesting. There is also an extensive documentary on the making of the "Something's Going On" album. This focuses largely on Phil Collins' production work on the album. It was interesting hearing Frida talk about how Phil Collins' work at the time was theraputic in helping her get through a difficult divorce. However, the documentary was just too long and overblown. "Something's Going On" is a good album, but it's not "Hotel California" or "Sgt. Pepper's" caliber. There are many early and rare performance and video clips (pre-ABBA) on the DVD. However, they are typically short (2 minutes or less) or edited. It does include all her 80s videos, which are nice to have. However, the biggest problem I have is the price. I'm not sure this set is worth the close to $100 price that it typically goes for. I think you can find the four CD's in this set individually for much less (especially if you go on eBay). I'm skeptical that the DVD is worth the difference. But if you're a "hard core" Frida fan, I wouldn't discourage you from purchasing this set either."