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Jerusalem was the most
popular Christian rock band Sweden had to offer at the time, reaching
listeners far outside the religious circuits, even playing to foreign
audiences. Founded near Gothenburg, they had a lot of the
straight-ahead, dry sound typical to the late 70s bands of the area.
Jerusalem was mainly a mainstream band but earned their popularity
from their touches of hard rock and boogie rock. Their first album
(sometimes referred to as ”Volym 1”) was released in 1978 and is
an undigstinguished effort that fails to make much of an impression,
with lacklustre sound and mediocre writing.
”Volym 2” is
slightly heavier, slightly better produced, and slightly better. The
most interesting tracks (without being that interesting) are
”Getsemane” and the extended ”Introduktion” which both
features some progg characteristics.
Third album ”Krigsman” is probably
the best one here overall, and also the most progressive one thanks
to the title track with passionate vocals from Jerusalem main man Ulf
Christiansson, ”Moderne man” which is the top track in this
collection, and the 12 minute epic ”Sodom”.
This might
give you the idea that Jerusalem are at least occasionally
worthwhile, but I can't say they are. Most of the time they're
mediocre and dull. Even duller is Ulf Christiansson's solo album ”I
mina drömmar” released as Uffe in 1982, a painfully boring collection of radio
friendly dross that shows hardly any of Jerusalem's heavier side
which after all is their strongest point.
Jerusalem full album playlist
Volym 2 full album playlist
Krigsman full album playlist
I mina drömmar full album playlist
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