The Friggs were a

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band from

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active from 1990 to 2000. Its original members were

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(guitar) and Jezebel (singer/songwriter), the latter of whom was later replaced by Lexi Plumm.

History

The band played its first show in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve 1991/1992, and released their first single, a cover of

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' "Come Now," in 1991, before playing any live shows. This was followed by several more singles and an EP, ''America's Only Rock & Roll Magazine Parody''. The cover of this 1994 EP, which was produced by

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, closely mimicked the cover of an old issue of ''

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''. Late that year, Jezebel left the band, whereupon she was replaced by Lexi Plumm. Delran decided to hire Plumm after she was impressed by the sound of motorcycles on her answering machine. The band released their only album, ''Rock Candy'', in 1997 on E-Vil Records. It was also produced by Vaughn. ''Rock Candy'' received positive reviews, which led to the band opening for

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and

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. The band performed at

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in 1997 and broke up in 2000.

Film appearances

The Friggs' song "Bad Word for a Good Thing" appeared in both the films '' Jawbreaker'' and ''

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''. Their cover of

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's song " Heartbreaker" also appeared in ''Jawbreaker'', but was left off the soundtrack. Their song "Shake," from their second single release in 1991, appeared in the film ''

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''. On the heels of this exposure, the band decided to reunite in 2008 for a few more performances.

Style

The Friggs themselves have described their style as "trashy pop", and

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' Frank Tortorici concurred with this description. ''

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'' has described the Friggs as "an all-female version of

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" and their music as "'60's-influenced trash-pop". Similarly, ''

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'' has praised the band for their "danceable retro- '60s sound."

Discography

Singles

* "Bad Word For A Good Thing" / "Friggs Theme"

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TR 009 - 1993

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Albums

*''Rock Candy'' (1997) -E-Vil Records

EPs

*''America's Only Rock & Roll Magazine Parody'' (1994) -

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Compilations

*''Today is Tomorrow’s Yesterday'' (2007) - Apex East

References

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