![]() Some highlights have to be 'Racing with Blinders On', 'Black Swan', 'Broken', 'Tangerine', 'Solaris', 'All I Need Is Love', 'Serpentine'. The Flower Kings present an interesting collection of 21 songs, spread over two discs that are running for about 90 minutes, and these songs are quite different from one another! Despite this fact, after repeated listens, you cannot help but think that they are merely presenting all the musical elements that are associated to their name, in a big, long ride, where most of the songs are quite enjoyable, and a few are quite forgettable. There are no epics this time, and not a single song exceeding ten minutes of playtime. 'Islands' sees the band take on a new approach to songwriting, and this is writing exclusively shorter songs, or at least, shorter for their standards. This new incarnation of TFK features some personnel changes, we have to say, these being a new drummer from Italy and a young keyboardist from the US, with everyone wondering where did Tomas Bodin go. After a rather unimpressive thirteenth studio album, they surprisingly released another one in 2020, the double-album 'Islands', featuring a lovely artwork by Roger Dean. When The Flower Kings returned in 2019, after some six years of artistic pause, everyone was rightfully happy, as these Swedes are among the top prog rock bands of the 90s generation without a doubt, owing this to their eclectic and retro sound, and the cast of extremely talented virtuosic musicians associated with the band. When one of your favorite bands starts doing the same stuff over and over again, it is the listener's responsibility to acknowledge that. Posted Saturday, J| Review this album | Report (Review #2579612) New to the band, then this is a really nice introduction, while those of us who have been along for the full ride will lap it I haveĪlways been a fan of Bodin, but one wonders if the music would have moved in this direction were he still there. ![]() Song is longer than 7 minutes and does not even reach 10! This is definitely not what I would expect from Roine and theīoys, and the result is something which is as consistent and interesting as their last album, Waiting For Miracles. They have previously been guilty of playing songs way too long, yet here we have a release where only one In some ways this feels more relaxedĪnd less frantic than some of their other releases, with Black Swan showing they know their way around pop mentalitiesĪnd styles. However, I soon settled into theĪlbum and found I was smiling while listening to it, so it is obviously not that bad. Sent up a warning sign for me, but only amber and not red, as it was still less than 100. The first thing I do now with an album by them is check the length, and this one is more than 90 minutes in length which Mind, they can either be wonderful or overblown and way too long. However, although I loved their early albums, since then I have been somewhat wary of new releases as to my I have alwaysīeen interested in The Flower Kings since I heard Roine's solo album which led to the group being formed, more than 25 These days the line-up is Roine Stolt vocals, ukulele, guitars, additional keyboards and Hasseįröberg (vocals, acoustic guitar), who has also been there since the beginning, bassist Jonas Reingold, who has nowĬelebrated 20 years in the role, plus the new guys, Zach Kamins (keyboards) and Mirko DeMaio (drums). The Flower Kings are back with their second album since their break, which saw long-time keyboard player Tomas Bodin Limited edition 3LP+2CD box set with slipcase and 180 gram vinyl housed in two gate-folds, one single sleeve Rob Townsend / soprano saxophone Releases informationįormats: Vinyl (3 discs), CD (2 discs), Digital Zach Kamins / pianos, organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, orchestrations Hasse Fröberg / vocals, acoustic guitar Roine Stolt / vocals, ukulele, guitars, additional keyboards ![]()
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