Jono (SWEDEN)

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Jono - Requiem (2013)













Year : 2013
Style : Melodic Rock
Country: Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 114 mb

Bio:

Swedish band Jono consists of five musicians, living on the island of Gotland.JONO started as a solo project of singer Johan Norrby (hence the moniker ”JoNo”), some 10-15 years ago. A record was made and released in 2006, involving some of the members of today’s band setting. JONO as a band started out at that point and has carried on ever since.Singer and songwriter Johan Norrby has been singing, writing and playing music in countless bands and projects for years and years – which very much goes for all of the guys in the band. The guitarist, Stefan Helleblad, is also a member of Dutch symphonic rockstars Within Temptation. The drummer Nicka Hellenberg played all the drums on Within Temptation's album "The Unforgiving" and is involved in several band settings and recordings. Both keyboard player Johan Carlgren and bass player Janne Henriksson are frequently hired for both live and studio sessions.JONO’s music is hard to pinpoint. Maybe best described as symphonic rock with strong melodies.The band’s music has been compared to great artists like Queen, Supertramp, Saga, Kansas, Muse, among many others.But JONO’s sound has also been defined as unique – which have been developed eover time.

Album:

Imagine sound of Queen, Supertramp and Sparks are combined in one band. The band Jono consists of five Swedish musicians, living on the island of Gotland. Jono as a band has been existing for several years.
Jono actually started as a solo project of singer Johan Norrby (hence the name ”JoNo”), some years ago.A record was made (released in 2006), involving some of the members of todays band setting. However, Norrby decided to go for a band project instead and teamed up with the guys, whom he knew would make a perfect match. The band started working on new material, which ended up being the songs for the album "Requiem".All the members of Jono are musicians with a wide experience of all kind of musical styles. The guitarist, Stefan Helleblad, is also a member of dutch symphonic rock stars Within Temptation. The drummer Nicka Hellenberg played all the drums on Within Temptation's album "The Unforgiving".Besides working with Jono all of the members are involved in a lot of different band settings and music jobs, for example recordings, music production and so forth.he album "Requiem" was released in 2013 and very well recieved. The Jono songs are written mainly by singer Johan Norrby, arranged and completed by the whole band. Requiem was produced by Helleblad/Norrby & keyboard player Johan Carlgren. The mixing was made by Stefan Helleblad.The music is symphonic/progressive rock/pop. You might hear influences from artists like Queen, Supertramp, Saga, Sparks, Kansas ... but also from some heavier stuff. The result is a unique sound and a musical style of it's own.

Line-Up:

Johan Norrby - lead vocals & keyboards
Stefan Helleblad - guitars & backing vocals
Janne Henriksson - bass & backing vocals
Nicka Hellenberg - drums & percussion
Johan Carlgren - keyboards & backing vocals

Tracklist:

01. I Was The One (3:47)
02. Judgement Day (5:18)
03. Letting Go (5:57)
04. Nothing (3:55)
05. Symphony (3:57)
06. Best Thing (4:02)
07. Requiem (6:04)
08. Dead Or Alive (3:45)
09. Love Again (4:14)




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Jono - Silence (Digipak Edition) (2015)













Year : 2015
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 144 mb

Bio:

Swedish band Jono consists of five musicians, living on the island of Gotland.JONO started as a solo project of singer Johan Norrby (hence the moniker ”JoNo”), some 10-15 years ago. A record was made and released in 2006, involving some of the members of today’s band setting. JONO as a band started out at that point and has carried on ever since.Singer and songwriter Johan Norrby has been singing, writing and playing music in countless bands and projects for years and years – which very much goes for all of the guys in the band. The guitarist, Stefan Helleblad, is also a member of Dutch symphonic rockstars Within Temptation. The drummer Nicka Hellenberg played all the drums on Within Temptation's album "The Unforgiving" and is involved in several band settings and recordings. Both keyboard player Johan Carlgren and bass player Janne Henriksson are frequently hired for both live and studio sessions.JONO’s music is hard to pinpoint. Maybe best described as symphonic rock with strong melodies.The band’s music has been compared to great artists like Queen, Supertramp, Saga, Kansas, Muse, among many others.But JONO’s sound has also been defined as unique – which have been developed eover time.

Album:

JONO returns with "Silence", their brand new album.Jono's music, vision and inspiration marry up the best of early Queen, Kansas and even Toto into a magical recipe that transcends any genre or classification. But if you want it, call it Pomp meets Progressive meets Melodic Rock perfection.Since the start of the new album, Jono already set the bar very high with the terrific "Man of Misery". Dynamic, articulated, plenty of nuances and a vocalist to die for.But then we have 2nd track "Wasting Time" and it does not justify its title, believe me. If the opener was great, this is simply awesome. Jono is melodically perfect, but they go much more beyond with elastic instrumentation, superb arrangements and clinical performances."Can We Make It" and the extremely beautiful "Turn Around" is next in line, and top quality continues. Think like a mix of the rocking Queen, Supertramp, Saga, ACT and City Boy.But forget the 'Jono sounds like' preconceived opinion... Jono sounds like Jono and like no-other. They take the influences and mash-up everything into something unique.Their extremely polished sound is pompous, bombastic and sometimes overblown, but never pedestrian.I could mention all tracks on "Silence" as highlights, because this record is pure gold. Yes, it's close to perfection. Even the cover artwork is magnificent.JONO is the real deal, the most talented Rock band emerged in the last fifteen years (and more).Like I said in the previous album review, get this album at any price. For now you'll find it on iTunes, but the physical CD is on its way.

Line-Up:

Johan Norrby - vocals, keyboards
Stefan Helleblad - guitar
John Carlgren - keyboards
Janne Henriksson - bass
Nicka Hellenberg - drums

Tracklist:

01. Man of Misery
02. Wasting Time
03. Can We Make It
04. Turn Around
05. Your Bread
06. In My Life
07. Clear
08. The One to Blame
09. Opus
10. Josefina

+ Video "I Was The One" (Lyric Video)




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Jono - Life (Japan Edition) (2017)













Year : 2017 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 187 mb

Bio:

Swedish band Jono consists of five musicians, living on the island of Gotland.JONO started as a solo project of singer Johan Norrby (hence the moniker ”JoNo”), some 10-15 years ago. A record was made and released in 2006, involving some of the members of today’s band setting. JONO as a band started out at that point and has carried on ever since.Singer and songwriter Johan Norrby has been singing, writing and playing music in countless bands and projects for years and years – which very much goes for all of the guys in the band. The guitarist, Stefan Helleblad, is also a member of Dutch symphonic rockstars Within Temptation. The drummer Nicka Hellenberg played all the drums on Within Temptation's album "The Unforgiving" and is involved in several band settings and recordings. Both keyboard player Johan Carlgren and bass player Janne Henriksson are frequently hired for both live and studio sessions.JONO’s music is hard to pinpoint. Maybe best described as symphonic rock with strong melodies.The band’s music has been compared to great artists like Queen, Supertramp, Saga, Kansas, Muse, among many others.But JONO’s sound has also been defined as unique – which have been developed eover time.

Album:

Awesome Swedish progressive melodic rockers JONO will release their new album "Life" - their first for Frontiers Music - on December 1st. This Japanese Edition will be available tomorrow November 22 including the obligatory exclusive bonus track."Life" is the third album from these lovable Swedes, their first for Frontiers. It sees them in great form on what is arguably their best album to date.Yes, if the previous resulted fantastic, this new piece of work is simply outstanding.They mix progressive elements, Pomp and AOR in equal measures, but with a modern slant to proceedings. There's the trademark QUEEN influences and numerous other acts in their DNA, and the results sound absolutely fabulous because of it.Rich and multi-faceted, JONO's style is truly unique, and despite the aforementioned influences, the band honed their own, incredible sound.The ambitious recipe includes a strong sense of melody, a powerful sound mixed with progressive elements, sometimes Pomp-tastic, always dynamic and catchy at the same time.Johan Norrby (JoNo) voice is formidable. Expressive, powerful, but above all versatile as possible ranging from super-charged high octaves to sensitive, fragile whispers.In the same song, Norrby is capable to deliver strong lead verses or the chorus change of scenery and abrupt harmonic variations with ease.His partners in the band are terrific too. Delicious keyboards are present all over the record, and the piano classic sound is crystal clear ('No Return'), turning more modern with effects on tracks such as 'Crowns'.On the guitar, Stefan Helleblad and Leo Olsson cleverly play their part. The rhythmic foundation, from Hard Rock to Progressive bars, is impeccable. And the few solos, scattered here and there, are beautiful ('To Be Near You').Of course there's commercial and accessible songs such as 'Sailors', or the pompous midtempo 'My Love', but even there JONO make use of their arsenal of resources and these result incredibly juicy.Without repeating itself, the album deliver titles which take the time to build ('The Magician'), and offer their apogee at the right moment. All songs illustrate an exceptional intelligence in songwriting, and a rare talent in the creation of melodies.Then there's a couple of longer, elaborated numbers full of surprises. 'Downside' is epic, with atmospheric passages where the vocals shine, before rising inexorably in power for a strong riffs and full-on rhythm section.The first part of 'Trust' is pure melodic rock, then the band start to develop a wrapping melody which visits a melodious progressive interlude, exploding into a punchy hard rocker.JONO is an exceptional band. At this point they have crafted a unique style; the expected 'unexpected'.Yes, the band's core is melody, melodic rock in sonic set-up, however they always surprise you with a twist and not once, several times during the same song.Creativity, excellence, mastery, all at the same time is present on JONO's "Life", one of the 'album of the year' for me.

Line-Up:

Johan Norrby - vocals
Stefan Helleblad - lead guitar
Leo Olsson - rhythm guitar
Janne Henriksson - bass
Nicka Hellenberg - drums
Johan Carlgren - piano and keyboards

Tracklist:

01. Sailors
02. Crown
03. No Return
04. On The Other Side
05. Downside
06. To Be Near You
07. My Love
08. The Magician
09. Trust
10. The March
11. Crown (Remix) (Japan Bonus Track)

+ Video - No Return (Official Video)




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