Swedish lyrics, instrumental
International relevance: **
Dorotea is a small town in the far
north of Sweden. Around 1980, population was a little less than
4,000. Today it's around 2,700. Still they had Rockvattnä, a
dirty-handed blue collar rock band with political lyrics that are far more
credible than anything Fria Proteatern ever did. Rockvattnä's gritty
and hard-edged blues rock sound rich with aggresive guitar work and a
reliable beat gives the lyrics even more oomph. Singer and flute
player Jörgen Sundqvist has a slightly weathered voice that fits the
overall sound well. Somehow this album has flown below the
collectors' radar and can still be found fairly cheap, maybe because
people are suspicious of the blues rock tag and the late release date. It's a bit uneven but still good enough to
deserve a greater acknowledgement than it gets.
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