| The
real trouble is that almost everything said about The Scars could equally
apply to The Freeze. They were
very similar in so many ways (hence the great rivalry) – both owing a great
deal to the arty end of Glam. The
Freeze set featured covers of
“Virginia Plain” and Eno’s “Baby’s on
Fire”. “Paranoia” is not
very representative as they stopped thrashing early on and created a sound
that would be instantly recognisable to late 80’s Goths.
For
the record, Gordon Sharp, The Freeze singer, has 2 tracks on the 1st This Mortal Coil
album which display a voice in the New Romantic style but towering over the Hadleys & Le Bons of this world. It
was a long way from Linlithgow Academy where The Freeze formed in 1976. Later
their English teacher, whose name was Alistair Allison, became their
manger and contributed some lyrics including
Paranoia. |
The line-up of the Freeze
circa 1977 was:
Gordon Sharp - Vocals
David Clancy - Guitar, Vocals
Keith Grant - Bass, Vocals
Graeme Radin - Drums, Vocals |
