LP THE FROST Live At The Grande Ballroom (2LP) Vanguard VSD 6553 - STILL SEALED

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2LP THE FROST

Live At The Grande Ballroom!

Recording done at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit, 1969.
Remix done at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, 2001.

Country of release: Italy, 2001

Original recorded: 1969

Label: Vanguard/Comet

Catalogue number: VSD 6553

Barcode: -

Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Ja/Yes

 Condition Record: MINT

Condition Cover: MINT

  LP ist noch verschweißt / LP IS STILL SEALED !!!

(Photo von meiner eigenen LP / Photo taken from my own copy)

Tracks Side 1:

1. Opening Announcement (0:13)

2. Rock And Roll Music (2:59)

3. Sweet Lady Love (4:16)

4. Baby Once You Got It (5:31)

Tracks Side 2:

1. Donny's Blues (7:50)

2. Black As Night (3:56)

3. 1500 Miles (Through The Eye Of A Beatle) (2:54)

Tracks Side 3:

1. Take My Hand / Mystery Man (10:11)

2. Black Train (3:48)

 

Tracks Side 4:

1. We Got To Get Out Of This Place (17:06)

Listen At YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSPeSzX0h2E

The Frost were a metro-Detroit ensemble that found themselves caught between the psychedelic and hard-rock genres of the late 1960's and early 1970's. They fit right in with the bevy of other strong rock acts from Southeast Michigan in that era, bands that included the MC5, Grand Funk Railroad, and the Stooges, as well as less accomplished acts such as SRC and the Rationals. Their high energy garage rock sound has aged better than most, however, so this recording from the legendary Grande Ballroom in 1969 is a welcome addition to their canon (or should that be, cannon?).

The driving force behind the Frost was lead guitarist and lead vocalist Rick Wagner. While Wagner was the only member of Frost to accrue any national acclaim, eventually playing behind another Michigan luminary, one Alice Cooper, the rest of the band is talented enough, and clearly motivated enough, to create an electric atmosphere on stage. Most of this record simply rocks the Casbah, beginning with the Frost's equivilent of the MC5's 'Kick Out the Jams', the anthemic 'Rock and Roll Music' from their album of the same name, their second album of 1969. With its unrelenting beat and simple, robust lyrics ("Rock and roll music is all that you need to be free"), it's the ideal opening track. Another song from the same disc follows, 'Sweet Lady Love', featuring a catchy melody running over an avalanche of rhythm sounds, and engaging lyrics like "just when you think you're nobody's fool, sweet lady takes you by surprise". A fine track from the band's 1969 debut LP, 'Frost Music' follows, called 'Baby Once You Got It' ..."you're never gonna let it be". Track five launches into a heartfelt slow-down blues romp, 'Donny's Blues', a decent white-boy-sings-the-blues number from the 'Rock and Roll Music' LP with the requisite mouth harp solo. Tracks six and seven are a foray into the uncharted territory of the bands third disc, 1970's 'Through the Eyes of Love', both high energy guitarfests. The last three selections feature two lengthy workouts, one a ten-minute, two song medley from 'Frost Music', 'Take My Hand' and 'Mystery Man', the latter being a local hit for the band. In the midst of the rocking din the band provides refuge with, believe it or not, an a-capella moment! The closer is a manic, blow-out, sixteen minute plus version of the Animals 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place', which opens and closes with lots of intense guitar forays on the basic theme. An edited twelve minute version appeared on the 'Rock and Roll Music' disc. Being that the year was 1970, you probably won't be taken by surprise by the five minute drum solo. Inserted between these lengthy tracks is another Frost staple, 'Black Train', the chosen vehicle to "take my woman, take her far away, can't stand to be with her another day". Definitely solid blues-rock.

'Live At the Grande Ballroom' is very well recorded given the era and the fact that The Frost were, and would remain, at best a second-tier band. If you're a fan of midwest garage rock from the late 1960's however, you could do a lot worse than picking up a disc by this hardworking outfit. And there was absolutely no reason why the classic 'Rock and Roll Music' shouldn't be appearing on compilations such as 'Nuggets' especially when you consider that weak entries like the Mojo Men's cover of the Buffalo Springfield's 'Sit Down I Think I Love You', their second song on that four disc tour de force, made the cut. A bit more respect is due. I'm tempted to assign four stars, but three is more reasonable simply given the fairly generic nature of the compositions and performance. (Don Schmittdiel/amazon.com)

Dick Wagner - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Donny Hartman - Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Gordy Garris - Bass, Vocals
Bob Rigg - Drums

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