Frozen Review

07/13/2005 6:27 AM, AMG


The chilly arctic epic "Frozen" was the first single from Madonna's Ray of Light, the album which finally made her a critic's darling. The maxi-single was issued with four excellent mixes, which helped the song peak at number two on the U.S. charts. The first track is the original album version, which, clocking in at 6:15 minutes, is quite long for the average single. The second track is the masterful, hypnotic Stereo MC's remix, which shuffles forward in an almost trance-like fashion, and is as good as, or better, than the original. The third mix, Victor Calderone's "Extended Club Mix," transforms the otherwise mellow tune into a frenetic, majestic 11-minute dance song whose relentless, pulsating beat keeps the groove going during its various stops and starts. The final track, William Orbit's melancholy "Meltdown Mix," is a dizzying, dreamier, more chilled-out take on the already ice cold song. Each mix does well by the original by adding quite a bit of muscle to the formula. The only thing missing on this disc would be a single edit of the club mix. ~ Jose Promis, All Music Guide