Friday 14 February 2014

Blåkulla - Blåkulla, 1975 (Sympho Prog)

1. Frigivningen 1:33
2. Sirenernas Sång 6:05
3. Idealet 3:44
4. De får la Stå Öppet tess Vidare 1:47
5. Maskinsång 5:16
6. I Solnedgången 4:53
7. Drottningholmsmusiken 2:20
8. Världens Gång 1:53
9. Erinran 10:36
10. Mars 7:46
11. Linnéa 5:49
12. Idolen 6:41

Dennis Lindegren - vocals, chimes
Mats Ohberg - electric - acoustic guitars
Bosse Ferm - organ, piano
Hannes Rastam - bass
Tomas Olsson - drums

vintageprog:
"Blåkulla was a Swedish symphonic progressive rock band that was active during the mid-70's. Their one and only album was released in 1975, and it's a listenable but far from fantastic work. Their main influence was obviously Yes, but not more than they were not a clone-band. Swirling organ and guitar are the most dominant instruments in their sound. The guitar-playing varies from harmonic, melodic, almost Jan Akkerman- like and to more gutsy and aggressive. There's also some Squire-like bass here and there, and it can be heard especially good on the short instrumental 'De Må Få La Stå Öppe Tess Vidare'. The songwriting is decent, and there's no track here that is painful to listen to. 'Sirenernas Sång', 'Idealet', 'Maskinsång' and the lengthy closing-track 'Erindran' will suite most 70's progressive rock fans. In between these tracks are also some short and atmospheric acoustic pieces. They also do a cover of 'Drottningholms Musiken', which is a Swedish classical piece. But the muddled production weakens the overall impression, and the vocals are a bit weak from time to time."
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