Á hljómleikum

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Á hljómleikum
Studio album by Þursaflokkurinn

Publication
(s)

September 1980

Format (s)

LP , CD

Genre (s)

Jazz rock , progressive rock , psychedelic rock

Title (number)

9

running time

49:04

occupation
  • Ásgeir Óskarsson: drums, vocals
  • Tómas Tómasson: electric bass, vocals
  • Égill Ólafsson: lead vocals, Fender Rhodes
  • Rúnar Vilbergsson: bassoon, percussion
  • Þórður Arnason: guitar, vocals
  • Karl Sighvattson: Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, accordion, vocals
chronology
Þursabit
(previous album 1979) 		Á hljómleikum Gæti eins verið ...
(next album 1982)

Á hljómleikum (simply written "A hljomleikum") is the third album and at the same time the first live album by the Icelandic progressive rock band Þursaflokkurinn , which consists of a concert recording from May 19, 1980 in the Icelandic city of Þjóðleikhúsið.

overview

Live Þursaflokkurinn shows a very musically free side. In addition to a number of pieces from the two studio albums that are relatively faithful to the original, the band plays three previously unreleased pieces which, apart from the vocal passages, consist almost exclusively of improvisations on guitar, keyboard and bassoon.

The first of these, Orðsending, is in the field of new classical music and jazz, while Norður við Íshaf (grasljóð VIII) consists largely of swing elements and Sjónvarpsbláminn of space rock , which is very atypical for the band .

The short rock 'n' roll piece Jón var kræfur karl og hraustur is also very surprising , with bassist Tómas Tómasson taking over the role of band leader and lead singer at the end of the concert.

Re-releases

The LP, which was released in 1980, was first released on CD in 2008 in the Þursar anniversary box , but could previously be downloaded from the Internet for a fee. The original LP is a sought-after collector's item these days.

The track list

  1. Bjarnaborgarmars   (0:41)
  2. Búnaðarbálkur   (4:21)
  3. Orðsending   (10:03)
  4. Brúðkaupsvísur   (3:36)
  5. Bannfæring   (4:02)
  6. Sjö sinnum ... (Part 1)   (2:15)
  7. Norður við Íshaf (grasljóð VIII)   (11:14)
  8. Sjónvarpsbláminn   (10:08)
  9. Jón var kræfur karl og hraustur   (3:24)

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