Year : 2023
Style : Melodic Rock , West-Coast , AOR
Country : Norway
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 109 mb
Bio:
LAVA's sound AOR, westcoast, yacht style band from Norway.Founded in 1977.Lava (established 1977 in Årdal, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz-rock band, known from a series of recordings in the 1980s (Polydor Records).The initiators Per Hillestad (drums), Svein Dag Hauge (guitar) were joined by Kjell Hestetun (bass) and Stein Eriksen (keyboards) and released the jazz funk influenced album Lava (1980), with contributions from Geir Langslet (keyboards) and Olav Stedje (vocals).When Hestetun and Eriksen left the band, the quartet Hauge, Hillestad and Langslet and bassist Rolf Graf continued releasing the album Cruisin (1981), with contributions by Per Kolstad (piano), Sigurd Køhn (saxophone) and Marius Müller (guitar), and the track «Take Your Time» became Norway and Europe hit.Their third album was Prime Time (1982) with Egil Eldøen as new vocalist accompanied by Sidsel Endresen on one track. In addition to the regular lineup, Per Kolstad and Sigurd Køhn contributed on this album. It was followed by a tour with Randy Crawford (1983), also contributing on the album Fire (1984). This is Lavas best-selling albums and it was awarded Spellemannsprisen (1984) in the class Pop.Later, the group released Prime Cuts (1985), Rhythm of Love (1990) and The Very Best of Lava (1996). On the next two albums Polarity (2003) and Alibi (2005), Geir Langslet was substituted by Stein Austrud (keyboards) Kåre Kolve contributed as saxophonist. The last album Symphonic Journey (2009) was recorded live with Kringkastingsorkestret at Rockefeller. Lava also collaborated with guest artists like Randy Crawford.
Album:
Known as the ‘Norwegian Toto’, LAVA has been releasing quality AOR West-Coast for over four decades. Always with vocalist Egil Eldøen and guitar player Svein Dag Hauge at the core, now they are releasing the band’s tenth’s album, titled “X“, where the guys are faithful to the style they’re know for; elaborated songwriting, elegant arrangements and pristine production.While bass player and songwriter Rolf Graf died in 2013, founder members Svein Dag Hauge & Per Hillestad and long time vocalist Egil Eldøen decided to keep on with the band going playing in Scandinavia and all over Europe all these years, in between their solo careers.Bands like Lava never disappoints their fans: they know what are expecting, and they deliver. We find breezy melodies, smoothness all over this “X”. If classy songwriting, sublime arrangements, top notch musicianship and pristine production (excellent) are your thing, this Lava tenth disc is for you. It’s that kind of timeless albums you never get tired to listen to, top class AOR to press play over and over again.
Line Up:
Egil Eldoen – vocals
Svein Dag Hauge – guitars, vocals
Per Hillestad – drums, percussion
Jonny Sjo – bass
Frode Mangen – keyboards, piano
Per Christian Indreus (guest vocals on 9)
Tracklist:
01. Somebody Who Knows
02. Jackie O
03. In Pieces
04. Blackbird
05. We Stand Alone
06. Drug To Me
07. Say It Isn’t So
08. As Far As We Can Go
09. So Strong
10. Take Your Pride And Run
11. Adam & Eve
12. Blackbird (Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)
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