Swedish vocals
International relevance: *
U.K. born singer Fred Lane moved
to Sweden in 1970 and is in possession of a wonderful folk voice
heard on albums by Låt & Trall and Bella Ciao. A
multi-instrumentalist, he also plays accordeon on the Tillsammans
album. ”Vi smida” however isn't his finest hour. It's a concept
album with the concept explained by the subheading ”Proletariatets
visor före och under industrialismen” (”songs of the proletariat
before and during the industrialism”), and it shouldn't take much
imagination to figure out what these songs sound like. It's not
surprising that it's on the Social Democrat house label A Disc, quite
possible the dullest of all Swedish 70's imprints. Some skilled
players appear alongside Lane though, such as Hans Alatalo
(Norrlåtar), Lasse Englund and Kjell Westling, but it's not enough
to save the album which is best left in the era that made
it possible.
Vi smida Side 1
Vi smida Side 2
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