The Freeze
Sorry, this isn’t a post about The Freeze’s great 7″ Guilty Face (that’s been done before), or that really rare, but ultimately not so great first Freeze 7″ (covered here). Nor is it a post about the band’s classic 1984 LP Land of the Lost (right here). With all of the existing blog coverage I’m left to contemplate the band’s latter-day output. Specifically, the Bloodlights 7″ from 1991. Story is that Taang! was looking to reissue the band’s first two albums when the band pulled out these tracks. Taang! released this 7″ in addition to repressed both Land of the Lost and Rabid Reaction. Despite being a bit slower and generally less vicious than their earlier material I still loved this record. Both songs here are quality mid-tempo melodic cuts that I still enjoy many years after my first listen. They would later be included on the band’s third LP Misery Loves Company. While Misery Loves Company was just OK, much of the band’s later efforts (especially Crawling Blind) have been strong. Hard to believe that after 26 years The Freeze are still going strong, recording new material and playing gigs.
The Freeze - Bloodlights.mp3
The Freeze - Talking Bombs.mp3
Here are a couple of earlier Freeze cuts I posted ( from This Is Boston, Not LA and Unsafe At Any Speed)
The Freeze - Trouble If You Hide.mp3
The Freeze - Refrigerator Heaven.mp3
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Funny you posted this! I got the re-issue of the I Hate Tourist 7inch two days ago and thought about posting this Freeze record since Guilty Face and I Hate Tourists allready had been covered. I love this record too. Especially Talking Bombs. But what makes Freeze is Clif Hangers awesome voice.
Hi Clif!
Arrgh…I was gonna see them at the YWCA last week, but then the show didnt exist…Good record.
I’ve just toured with UK punks Valdez, they cover ‘Talking Bombs’ live, it was great to play it. The Freeze are great, new LP soon I hear, hope it’s as good as the amazing ‘One False Move’?