Showing posts with label progressive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label progressive. Show all posts
Saturday, February 21, 2026

MYRBEIN – Radio Jämtland 1978 (no label, 2015: rec. 1978) / Live Tonkraft Sveriges Radio P3 1979 (no label, 2015; rec. 1979) / Live Borås 1981 (no label, 2015: rec. 1981)

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Myrbein's only album ” Myrornas krig ” is one of the worst albums I've heard on this blog. It's prog rock (with one 'g')...
Friday, February 6, 2026

SAREK – Smol 1 (Bastun, 1981) / Ohoj! (Mandarine, 7”, 1980)

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  Swedish vocals International relevance: * Sarek (not to be confused with any other band by that name) were distantly related to Splash th...
Thursday, July 10, 2025

FLÄSKET BRINNER – The Swedish Radio Recordings 1970-1975 (Mellotronen, 2003)

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 Instrumental, English vocals International relevance: *** The Mellotronen label has a long history of impressive reissues. Their ability to...
Friday, June 27, 2025

KATTEGATT – Alla barnen går en sväng! (Selma Rec, 1981)

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 Swedish vocals, instrumental International relevance: ** A Gothenburg band that's not widely known today although they commissioned mu...
Friday, June 20, 2025

PANTA REI – The Naked Truth (Mellotronen, 2012; rec. 1973)

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English vocals, instrumental International relevance: *** The live session included in ”Progglådan” was a welcome addition to Panta Rei'...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

SUSPEKT ASPEKT – Den årliga vårliga konserten på Röhsska muséet (no label, 1979)

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Instrumental International relevance *** Probably one of the most obscure bands ever to be featured here, Suspekt Aspekt never even release...
Friday, December 14, 2018

TEDDYBJÖRN BAND – Teddybjörn Band (Piglet, 1980)

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Instrumental, Swedish vocals International relevance: ** A late-coming wannabe progg band based in Uppsala with a stupid name to bo...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

VON ZAMLA – Zamlaranamma (Urspår, 1982)

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Instrumental International relevance: *** Samla Mammas Manna's first 'Z incarnation' Zamla Mammaz Manna disbanded followin...

ÄLGARNAS TRÄDGÅRD – Delayed (Silence, recorded 1973-1974, released 2001)

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Instrumental, Swedish vocals International relevance: *** The history's full of albums that have become legendary in their absenc...
Monday, September 17, 2018

SOLAR PLEXUS – Complete albums 1972-1975

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In terms of sheer musicality, it's hard to beat Solar Plexus. Led by married couple Carl-Axel and Monica Dominique, and featuring Jojje ...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA – Måltid (Silence, 1973) / Klossa knapitatet (Silence, 1974) / Snorungarnas symfoni (MNW, 1976)

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It probably says more about me than about guitarist Coste Apetrea that the two Samla Mammas Manna albums I like the best don't have hi...
Friday, September 14, 2018

BO HANSSON – Ur trollkarlens hatt (Silence, 1972) / Mellanväsen (Silence, 1975) / El-Ahrairah (YTF, 1977)

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 Ur trollkarlens hatt (Silence, 1972) Instrumental International relevance: *** It's impossible for anyone to follow up a mast...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

BO HANSSON – Sagan om ringen (Silence, 1970)

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Instrumental  International relevance: ***   Ranked #3 on the blog's Top 25 list The beauty of Bo Hansson's solo debut is unfath...
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Saturday, August 25, 2018

VILDKAKTUS – Vindarnas vägar (Polydor, 1971) / Natten (Ljudspår, 1973)

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Vindarnas vägar (Polydor, 1971) Swedish vocals International relevance: *** Another very fine effort from Vildkaktus. Not qui...
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Saturday, August 18, 2018

GREG FITZPATRICK – Det persiska äventyret (MNW, 1977) / Bildcirkus (Mistlur, 1978)

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  Swedish vocals, instrumental International relevance: ***/*** Beverely Hills born Gregory Allan FitzPatrick was the son of director...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

KEBNEKAJSE – Vi drar vidare (Mercury, 1978)

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Swedish vocals, instrumental International relevance: *** If a band loses its most important member and radically changes the musical...