This Swedish group featured: double-keyboards, guitars, bass and drums. Beautiful symphonic rock with a fusion slant. The music is largely instrumental. Lots of inspired passages with emphasis on guitar and dual keyboard interplay. A more common comparison is to instrumental GENESIS. In any case, there's lots to like here. The only album is certainly one of the strongest traditional symphonic albums I've heard from the late 70s. Discerning fans of instrumental prog with a symphonic flair will find a lot to like about "Blå Vardag".
Studio Album, released in 1979
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Elisabiten (7:12)
2. På Gata (14:10)
3. Blå Vardag (6:56)
4. Gånglåt (2:52)
5. Den Vita Tranans Väg (7:18)
6. Björnstorp (6:17)
7. Hemifrån (7:50)
8. Sebastian (4:31)
Total Time: 57:06
Line-up / Musicians
- Björn Ekbom / organ, piano, synths, clavinet, mellotron, Rhodes
- Erik Björn Nielsen / synths, mellotron, Rhodes, organ, piano
- Micke Pinotti / drums
- Uffe Hedlund / bass, bass pedals, guitar
- Janne Persson / guitar, percussion
Posts
thnx ... best blog ever !!!
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ReplyDeleteAlways like to try unknown (to me) sympho-prog.
ReplyDeleteAccording to ProgArchives this must be a good one, so there.
Thanx !
Very good album! Timeless in its quality.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of Camel's Rain Dances.
You won't be disappointed.
Greetings... Nice assortment of good tunes. Any chance you could re-up the Atlas - Bla Vardag? Link is dead. Thanks!
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