Tuesday, August 14, 2018

RÄVJUNK – Uppsala Stadshotell brinner (Rävjunk, 1977)

Swedish vocals, English vocals, instrumental
International relevance: ***
 
A widely acknowledged album that due to its popularity and scarcity of original pressings has been reissued multiple times by different labels, some of them unauthorized. I personally find it vastly overrated, and also suffering from a split personality disorder. The tracks getting the most praise are the most solo guitar driven tracks, as usual.

I'm probably in a minority here but I think Rävjunk was a much better punk band than a progg band why I much prefer their 45's (meritoriously compiled by Shadoks on ”Uppsala Stadshotell brinner igen”) and the straightforward tracks on Uppsala Stadshotell brinner”. I think ”Sherry, vermouth, vin & öl”, Säg mig Andersson”, Jag e så skitig, jag e så paj”, and the speed freak punk of Hey Little Girl” are much better than than the guitar driven pothead boogie of ”Inferno” and Snöspår”, or  Träd, Gräs & Stenar meanderings of the title track.

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