Swedish vocals, instrumental
International relevance: ***
Sixth album released on Metronome's
highly collectable subsidiarylabel Gump. Sten Bergman had been in
Atlantic Ocean and Fläsket Brinner and features former band
colleagues Per Bruun on bass, guitarist Bengan Dahlén, plus
Archimedes Badkar's Christer Bjernelind also on guitar, and Thomas Mera Gartz of Träd, Gräs Och Stenar on drums and violin.
”Lyckohjulet”, however, is a much more straightforward than any of the aforementioned bands. It shows Bergman well acquinted
with the American music of the day – think of a more relaxed
version of early 70's Jefferson Airplane, the Crosby, Stills &
Nash family, The Band and ”Basement Tapes” Dylan, and you've nailed the album pretty well.
Among the weaker tracks are the country
tinged title track and ”St. John”, the piano ballad ”Vinterdröm”,
and ”Kommer hem” which borrows a little too much from Dylan's
”Like a Rolling Stone” (did Bergman really think no-one
would notice?). But the good tracks are really good –
”Människofiskare”, ”Med dej här bredvid”, ”För mycket av
ingenting” (”too much of nothing” in English – spot the Dylan
reference?), floaty album closer "Sorti" and, to top it off, the
marvellous ”Vägen är lång”. In short: It's uneven but good, with one great track.
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