Last week, Tugtog.com gave you an in-depth interview with the octet band FRIO. Today, we listened to Frio’s album. Their self-titled album was released last year under Alpha Music and already produced several hits, showing that music fans liked Frio’s type of music and on its way to heating up the Philippine music scene.
Frio’s pop-alternative album has 10 tracks. The carrier single, “Alive“, which is also the first track, is an upbeat type of song. Alive was an instant hit when it was released last year and continues to be a favorite among music fans. I like the message of the song and the music is not too loud. The first Tagalog song in the album is called “Himig” the soothing voice of Sheila, Frio’s female vocalist, takes you to a light mood. Sheila’s powerful vocal can really take on a high note.
You can hear high notes on Frio’s “Could Have Been” single, wherein Sheila, roars towards the end but still can carry the tune well. One of my favorites aside from Alive is the single “Parapa“…lemme tell you, that is not the theme song of Mcdonalds which yours truly, thought at first hehehe. You can chill while listening to this song. It has a reggae tune towards the end, which is something new for a ballad song.
What I noticed though, about Frio’s songs, is that it has short titles. The longest is just three words and the shortest would you believe, is one letter..as in one letter folks! It’s the song called “E” written by one of the members, Pepeng. If you want peace and quiet listening, then “E” is for you.
Other tunes worth listening in the album includes “Breathe”, which has a very alternative sound. What nice about this song is that the instruments blend well, with the male vocal. “Nasaan Ka na“, is a senti song, great song for those looking for love and who lost love. With lines like, “Nasaan ka na giliw o bakit mo iniwan pa akong nag-iisa, nasan kana giliw hanap-hanap ko pag-ibig mo ngayon at kailanman” it will surely inspire you to love again.
There are songs that sounds novelty like “Baby”, a tagalog tune and has the shortest lyrics in the album. If you like the sound of Renz Verano or April Boy Regino then this one is for you. The tracks “Let Him Go” and “Why” showcase the vocal power of Sheila. These two are simple songs, which everyone can relate to. The guitar sound is very prominent here.
So there you have it. If you want alterntaive sentimental and cool music to fill your ears, then buy Frio’s self-titled album.
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April 23rd, 2007 at 10:23 pm
thanks for the review even though I sort of don’t like their music. I tend to have an aversion to showband type of bands. Even the so called alternative showbands. Even to metal showbands. hehehe. FRIO means COLD.
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:27 am
frio 1st album is so cool eventhough some of the members are gone..i still cant wait on their 2nd album….