KRIGSSÅNG

This is a legendary Swedish prog rock band, the name means 'Thirty Years War' and the title of this CD from '75 means 'Warsong'. The nine elaborate compositions sound tasteful and varied: acoustic guitar and strong Swedish vocals, soft Mellotron waves and a moving guitar solo in the end in "Krigssang Part 1", vocal harmonies and beautiful classical guitar in "Jag Och Jag Och Jag", up tempo rock featuring fiery electric guitar and fine Mellotron in "Mitt Mirakel", a duel between an aggressive bass and strong guitar play in "Murar" and some fluent rock songs (the 3 bonus tracks) with saxophone and powerful guitar. But the absolute highlight is the 'magnum opus' "Krigssang Part Two" (almost 18 minutes): a propulsive rhythm-section, lots of excellent guitar work (with echoes from Steve HOWE) and some waves of the Mellotron and short runs on a synthesizer. The climates and structure are a bit similar to the 2-LP "Tales From Topografic Oceans" from YES (especially side 3 and 4). This CD is a fine surprise from Scandinavia, I won't be surprised when the guys from LANDBERK will tell me that TK were an inspiration for them!