Chicago band with a big future
David O'Brien | Dublin 18 Ireland | 08/27/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This fine band from Chicago have created a fabulous album. It is very rare indeed to find a band which can fuse good tunes,excellent lyrics and rich and varied use of musical instruments but I am happy to report that Frisbie are that band. Where other bands are content to repeat a chorus ad infinitum, Frisbie seem to take a song and make it change pace and direction several times. The album starts on an upbeat note with "Let gets started". Once you hear the first few chords of this number you realise that you are in for a treat."Pollyanna" is the second effort and is very pleasant indeed.If you want a good example of a song changing direction, listen to "Shine" which changes pace and mood near the end."Paid in kind" is a very strange song indeed and speeds up and slows down several times.It is on this song that you start to hear the use of a trumpet which makes an appearance in several of the songs and is very rewarding to hear. "Martha" is a pleasing ballad which includes what I think is a bassoon !"To see and be seen" is a superlative number which in my opinion is one of the highpoints of the album and is an obvious nod to Big Star (very similar to "Back Of A Car"). "Disaster" is another fine song.Then comes what I believe is the best song on the album "Momentito".The song has everything - 12 string guitars, John Fogerty-style vocal delivery and trumpets. 30 years ago this song would have been recorded by the Byrds ! The next two songs "Hifalutin" and "Booksong" are both strange and hard to figure out but are a testament to the band's originality."Vertigogo" is a classic three minutes of pure pop and has some great harmonies.The final song "The Shuffle" has a banjo on it and is great fun. All in all ,this album is an absolute gem and should be listened to at every opportunity. Frisbie have supported Matthew Sweet on recent tours in the US and I pray that they come to Ireland in the future as I think they are magnificent"
Frisbie - Finally, a real band!
AC Friedman | Los Angeles | 09/06/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After listening to "The Subversive Sounds of Love" I realized that I should've bought stock in Frisbie instead of that horrible internet company that folded last month. This band is a combination of intelligent, inspiring, and soulful lyrics with outstanding musicianship and truly classic harmonies. No need to compare Frisbie with The Beatles, The Eagles, Styx, The Byrds, or America - they're in a class all by themselves."
Putting the maturity back in pop music.
David R. Long | 09/02/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"A descandant of Big Star and the Beach Boys, this is the kind of music that gives pop music a good name. Forget your Top-40 notion of bubble-headed songstresses--pop music is the king of toe-tapping, can't-get-that-hook-out-of-my-head music and Frisbie is a fine example. Song 3 "Shine" is one of the stronger tracks and every time I hear it I think how perfect it would be for a soundtrack selection for an equally obscure but excellent film--say Rushmore, or something like it. No record collection should be without at least a couple of pop albums and I think this one and something by Fountains of Wayne would round things out quite well."
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1