THE STORY OF MR. BOGD PART 1

1. A Hasty Departure well we have to admit that Patrik's voice hasn't changed since the start; after the sound either, still the violins, the organs of the time and the vintage folk prog atmosphere, flute in front and bouzouki behind Fredrik; in short a vintage Scandinavian sound in their vein 2. The Inn Of The Haunted Owl continues with the nasal voice that can make one think of that of JETHRO TULL, of Martin BARRE's singer rather; Jon abuses his organs for a sound already returned and consensual 3. Dreams In A Brougham continues with the typical Irish sound, yes that of 'Local hero'; we are far from the vicissitudes of life, the pipe seems to slow down time; a beautiful bucolic dream interlude 4. Chichikov Bogd follows, yes the sequence of pieces is proven; the sound increases, on a well-watered folk bourrée; the eclectic keyboard that gives a more modern sound, is far from the YES of the 90s. The variation is fresh, bringing all the instruments into a dazzling progressive melting pot; the finale is dancing, fresh, boosted 5. Mr. Tilly And His Gang continues with the country march of a Tolkienen universe; the air becomes jerky, a little bouzouki to embellish, organs of the time, a funfair, the piece taken as a military march, the passage grandiloquent, theatrical, hilarious operetta; in short a very beautiful piece with a drawer in fact

6. Through A Rural Landscape as an interlude, sumptuous, lively march with a jazzy saloon piano that sets the mood, another progressive trap piece 7. The Feline Companion continues with the classical arpeggio piano solo; Patrik talks more than he sings, talks about things, about the mysterious Mr. Bogd surely; this piece is the most symphonic with a dreamlike crescendo; well a story of a woman with a cat on her back I like 8. Read All About It! ah cinematic intro from the time when we didn't know that existed; sounds of horseshoes, a bell in the distance; an energetic rhythm, the nasal voice, in the good sense of the term, and if there was a violin with it I would sign to write that this RITUAL is much better than the JETHRO TULL, too chopped, lacking progressive tessitura. Here the sound gets worse, becomes electric, energetic, still festive; the finale explodes on a heavy riff, furious choirs showing a singular, enjoyable aspect, boosting the term vintage out of my mind 9. Forgotten Qualities and a bit of bucolic with this chirping; the acoustic arpeggio for the simple bucolic ballad, enough to settle down after all this colorful and note-filled unpacking. As a Frenchman, I find there the delicate sweetness of an ANGEL of yesteryear, magnificent, I find there the enchanting melody of a BIG BIG TRAIN, of the FLOWER KINGS; the arpeggio continues and launches 10. The Three Heads Of The Well on a wild Nordic solo that would have toured Europe; the bouzouki, the oriental toms as witnesses. A typical folk sound to help us return to port because this snubbed album is worth the trip.