I was especially amazed by the first two tracks by this new,
or shall I say, rather convincing, retro-band. On “Dance”
they sounded like a first class hard/heavy rock band.
Here the lead vocalist shows a convincing, beautiful
singing technique, there are Uriah Heep-like high toned
backing vocals, Hammond organ improvisations and organ/mellotron
finishing touches, a somewhat heavy bass, good drumming, with
softer and more heavy passages ; this could have fitted perfectly
on the old Vertigo label, and could have been from that time.
Also the second track shows the same distinctive style, with
progressive changes, sometimes fast bass/guitars & Hammond organ,
with few doom bass touches, with fast complex rhythms or changes,
often with well pushed rhythms, so with an overall great sound.
Then rather bluesy style improvisations occur as well, like from
late night live performances, still with that early 70s touch,
and played in a convincing way, so still very well done. The rest
of the album balances between this bluesier vibe, say like progressive
bluesrock, and has kept most attention to softer parts, with the
addition of some, somewhat emotionally swollen harder parts. A convincing debut
and another proof that the sound of the progressive 70s did not ever end in Scandinavia.


Rating: 4 / 5 Perfect

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