Trettioariga Kriget "Murar"1976 Swedish Prog Rock
- 11 years ago
From Album 1975 Trettioariga Kriget "Krigssång"
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https://johnkatsmc5.blogspot.gr/2017/02/trettioariga-kriget-krigssang-1976.html
Great progressive rock band from Sweden, and this is a wonderful follow up to their incredible debut two years earlier.
This album would appeal to anyone who enjoys Yes, Greenslade, Camel ect. The guitarist is very skilled, and has a sound a bit like Steve Howe at times. They use piano and mellotron to a great effect also. The rhythm section is outstanding. The bass player is hard not to notice, as he seems to continuously challenge the lead guitar, and sounds a bit like Chris Squire...nice Rickenbacker 4003 wah wah sounding bass lines, though from what photos and video footage I've seen he appears to playing a Fender Jazz bass. The drummer is quite impressive as well. The lineup on this LP includes a fifth member credited as lyricist. I wish I understood Swedish, as the vocalist really has a great prog rock deliverance...in the same vein as Peter Farrelly of "Fruup", though some may find his style annoying. Still a pleasure to listen to for me, even though I'll probably never know what he's singing about.
The Bands name translated into English means,"Thirty Years War".
Recommended.
Second album seems also the easier one to acquire since I have never seen the others in shops. War Songs is the translation of this album and it is a rather fitting name for such a raw and somber record even if the album is definitely more "refined/subtle" both in songwriting and in production, compazred to its predecessor. But this album still sounds the typical TK sound, somewhere between the ultra-heavy and the progressive. If you are not well-acquainted with the group, you will get a slap in the face, with the guitar strings leaving an imprint in your brains, but chances are that you could feel repulsion upon the first listen (hopefully this review will prevent or at least warn of that danger) or even wondering how this can be prog. Fear not: this is!! And of course the side-long heavy (and I mean HEAVYYY;-) title track, full of mellotrons and jazz twists is a rather unique example of prog, even if not that much my cup of tea, I will admit...
watch...
https://johnkatsmc5.blogspot.gr/2017/02/trettioariga-kriget-krigssang-1976.html
Great progressive rock band from Sweden, and this is a wonderful follow up to their incredible debut two years earlier.
This album would appeal to anyone who enjoys Yes, Greenslade, Camel ect. The guitarist is very skilled, and has a sound a bit like Steve Howe at times. They use piano and mellotron to a great effect also. The rhythm section is outstanding. The bass player is hard not to notice, as he seems to continuously challenge the lead guitar, and sounds a bit like Chris Squire...nice Rickenbacker 4003 wah wah sounding bass lines, though from what photos and video footage I've seen he appears to playing a Fender Jazz bass. The drummer is quite impressive as well. The lineup on this LP includes a fifth member credited as lyricist. I wish I understood Swedish, as the vocalist really has a great prog rock deliverance...in the same vein as Peter Farrelly of "Fruup", though some may find his style annoying. Still a pleasure to listen to for me, even though I'll probably never know what he's singing about.
The Bands name translated into English means,"Thirty Years War".
Recommended.
Second album seems also the easier one to acquire since I have never seen the others in shops. War Songs is the translation of this album and it is a rather fitting name for such a raw and somber record even if the album is definitely more "refined/subtle" both in songwriting and in production, compazred to its predecessor. But this album still sounds the typical TK sound, somewhere between the ultra-heavy and the progressive. If you are not well-acquainted with the group, you will get a slap in the face, with the guitar strings leaving an imprint in your brains, but chances are that you could feel repulsion upon the first listen (hopefully this review will prevent or at least warn of that danger) or even wondering how this can be prog. Fear not: this is!! And of course the side-long heavy (and I mean HEAVYYY;-) title track, full of mellotrons and jazz twists is a rather unique example of prog, even if not that much my cup of tea, I will admit...