Swedish vocals
International relevance: **
An outsider classic thanks to Curt
Jalmo's laughably overpretentious lyrics including embarrasing
tributes to Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin (recited to music by Johann
Sebastian Bach). The title, meaning ”angel with crushed hips”,
should give an idea of Jalmo's poetry.
The music itself is decent albeit unspectacular singer/songwriter stuff with some folk touches à la Contact, and
sometimes with a bit of groove. Major label Sonet drummed up a set of often used session musicians such as Stefan Brolund (Hörselmat,
Pop Workshop), Jukka Tolonen, folk fiddler Ole Hjort, and Lasse
Wellander (Nature) to mention the most renowned. All in all a passable
album if you can stand the pompous lyrics, or simply don't understand
Jalmo's incommodious verbal leakage: non-Swedes certainly has an advantage here. The album's reputation has also grown with time and is now considered a cult album.
Jalmo also published ”Nattsand” in 1970, a collection of poetry which I haven't read, and quite frankly, I don't really wish to either. He was lead singer in 60's band Lay Abouts who released one single in 1967, the forgettable ”So Long Fanny”.
Jalmo also published ”Nattsand” in 1970, a collection of poetry which I haven't read, and quite frankly, I don't really wish to either. He was lead singer in 60's band Lay Abouts who released one single in 1967, the forgettable ”So Long Fanny”.
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