Þursabit
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Publication |
June 1979 |
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| Label (s) | Spor | |||
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
37:22 |
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Studio (s) |
Stúdíó Sýrlandi |
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Þursabit is the second album by the Icelandic progressive rock band Þursaflokkurinn , who recorded this album in the spring of 1979 and released it on June 15, 1979. Also Þursabit (or Thursabit , as it is sometimes written in simplified form according to the Icelandic wording), like its predecessor, also achieved great success in Iceland and brought the band an appearance on Icelandic television and a tour through the Scandinavian states to Schleswig-Holstein and the Benelux countries.
overview
In the band's second work, the six musicians already play predominantly progressive rock and jazz rock . Thanks to Karl Sighvattson's Hammond organ , however, the music is more diverse and mostly goes in the direction of melodic rock. Only in the first half of the album is there typical rock music as a "contrast program", which is a lot harder than on the previous album .
The main part of the album are the last four pieces, some of which merge seamlessly into one another and also look like a suite because of the dreamy mood . The playful Bannfæring and the wide sound surfaces of the first part of Sjö sinnum ... are particularly interesting .
Brúðkaupsvísur , which is reminiscent of marching songs and , apart from the Icelandic vocals, could also have come from the Dutch rock group Focus , is always popular with the live audience .
Re-releases
The LP, released in 1979, was also released on CD in the early 1990s and is also in the Þursar anniversary box released in 2008 .
The track list
- Sigtryggur vann ...
- Brúðkaupssálmur
- Brúðkaupsvísur
- XXX
- Æri-Tobbi
- Frá Vesturheimi
- Gamall Skriftagangur
- Bannfæring
- Sjö sinnum ...
- Tóbaksvísur