Jeff Beck

Date : 2010-11-09   Location : Solnahallen

The legendary guitarist from bands like "Yardbirds", "Jeff Beck Group" and "Beck, Bogert & Appice" visits Sweden for the the fist time since 1967. Don't you dare miss this opportunity !

by bigredmachine

Höst, Junipher Green, Aunt Mary and Ruphus - Concert Review

Date : 2010-08-14   Location : Rock På Torget - Bodö , Norway

Review by Finn-Arne "Tyrefitter" Jörgensen

On Saturday august 14 a dream came true. Four of the best Norwegian progressive rock bands from the 70's together on the same stage !
Junipher Green, Aunt Mary and Ruphus got 1 hour playing time while Höst played 2, 1 hour sets with different line-ups.

Höst started the proceedings with the “På sterke Vinger” line-up and opened with one of my favourites “Fattig Men Fri”. This was an outdoor event and sadly the weather were horrendous. The rain was pouring down, and sprayed the stage with water but despite that, Höst played a very fine set, closing with a great verson of “På Sterke Vinger”.

Next band up was Junipher Green. Only one person, Helge Gröslie was missing from the original line-up. The played song from their critically acclaimed album “Friendship”. This was a band that really was well together. At times the music, a mixture of psychedelia and prog with jazzy overtones was very advanced. Their magnum opus “Friedship” was particularly good and guitarist Bent Åserud proved that he still new his way around the frets.

After that it was time for Aunt Mary. The band that took the stage was also nearly original with amongst others Jan Groth on organ and vocals. Despite being well over 60 years he proved to have a very strong voice and stage persona, and for me he was this evenings biggest positive surprise. The standard was set with a powerful “Stop Your Wishful Thinking”.
“Rosalind” and “Jimi, Janis and Brian” was very well received by the audience. Overall they showed great joy of playing and delivered a great set with fine versions of song like “Joinin The Crowd” and “G Flat Road”. At that time I really felt 1 hour playing time was too short.

Anyway, next band up was Ruphus featuring the 2 vocalist from the first incarnation of the band, Gudny Aspaas and Rune Sundby. The majority of the material was taken from their first two albums “New Born Day” and “Ranshart”. On “Trapped In A Game”, Gudny Aspaas really showed that her vocal power were still intact. A really professional band.

At the end, Höst came up on stage again, this time with the “Hardt Mot Hardt” line-up. This was really something special as they had not played together since 1977. Their performance was outstanding and once again, 1 hour was to short. “Örnkloa” and “Gorobin” were especially good.

All in all a fantastic event. Credit has to go to the organizers who also tried to get hold of “Popol Ace” and “Prudence” for this years festival. This proves that they think big in Bodö.
The weather was awful, but the audience (around 1000 people) didn't care.
Unforgettable

by Tyrefitter