четверг, 15 мая 2014 г.

Thors Hammer - Thors Hammer 1971

Released in 1971 by a Danish band, this is a collectable chunk of quality progressive Canterbury style rock that has some great sax playing and fine extended instrumentals. Their one and only LP was released in 1971 and holds the sad record of being the most bootlegged LP in Denmark. Excellent Danish Progressive fusion, great saxophones and hammond on this one and hard to find. They were one of those groups that promised much but never went further than an eponymous debut album. Stylistically, their music was close to Burnin' Red Ivanhoe, Blast Furnace and the jazzy style of bands like Traffic. Neehammer's sax riffing is predominant on the album's five tracks, also frequently augmented by organ and electric guitar. "Mexico" (6:21) is the most effective track (paraphrasing the well-known sax riff from Traffic's "Freedom Rider"), while the longest tracks are less purposeful (due to the slightly repetitive solo sections).

Line-up / Musicians

Peter Nielsen/vocals
Michael Bruun/guitar,piano
Jesper Neehammer/saxophone
Henrik Langkilde/organ, piano
Henrik Bødtcher/bass
Simon Koppel/drums

Discography

Thors Hammer 1971