Critic's Review
Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide
Although often thought of as a transitional album, Frenzy shows the band in top form. Produced in England on a diminished budget, the album showcases pure pop with a hungry edge. "I See Red," added after the initial pressing, became a moderate hit in Australia and New Zealand, allowing the band the financial freedom to follow up with the blockbuster True Colours in 1980. The album was reissued in the U.S. in 1981, dropping half of the tracks and adding songs from the legendary "Rootin' Tootin' Luton Tapes" recorded in 1978. The Luton Tapes, which featured some simply sublime Neil Finn songs like "Holy Smoke" and "Semi-Detached," have not been made available except in this long out-of-print reissue.
