LONDON UNDERGROUND

I'm proud of Sweden when it comes to progressive & symphonic rock. We have many great bands such as ÄNGLAGARD, LANDBERK, The FLOWER KINGS, SINKADUS, ABRAMIS BRAMA, QOPH, SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA and ANEKDOTEN to mention a few. But we also have three of my favourite record labels here in Sweden: APM (Ad Perpetuam Memoriam), Mellotronen and Record Heaven. These three labels together are responsible for the main part of the releases today that are really interesting, Swedish and non-Swedish. - So when I started listening to LONDON UNDERGROUND's debut album, it didn't come as a surprise that this was another outstanding release from the Record Heaven label. LONDON UNDERGROUND are three Italian musicians and three additional musicians, playing British 60's & 70's influenced pop-rock with lots of vintage keyboards such as Hammond, Organ, Moog, Clavinet and Mellotron. Judging by the music, their biggest influence seems to be The BEATLES. But there's also reminiscences to ATOMIC ROOSTER, BIGELF, KING CRIMSON, PINK FLOYD, SHADES OF ORANGE and STANDARTE. The band also featuring the ex-STANDARETE drummer and vocalist: Daniele Caputo. - If it wasn't for the excellent production you could've easily believed that this album originated from the 60's or the 70's. My favourite tracks are the psychedelic "Worst Is Yet To Come", the BEATLES and Eastern influenced "Everywhere I Go", the ballad "Was She Worth My Time", Love Is A Beautiful Thing" and the groovy closing track "Whatcha Gonna Do". - Summary: This is a highly recommended album from a Swedish label, with an Italian band, playing British sounding pop rock.