Galleon (Swedish band)
Galleon | |
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General information | |
Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
founding | 1985 |
Website | www.galleon.se |
Current occupation | |
Göran Fors | |
Sven Larsson | |
Göran Johnsson | |
Ulf Pettersson | |
former members | |
Dan Fors (until 2006) | |
Micke Värn (until 1998) |
Galleon is a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1985 .
history
Galleon was founded in 1985 as Aragon and experimented in the first years of its existence with changing line-ups and changing musical styles. From 1989 there was a permanent line-up consisting of Micke Värn ( guitar ), Göran Fors ( bass , vocals) and Dan Forsan ( drums ). After the creation of the first demo tape, the name was changed to Galleon. In 1992, while recording the first album Lynx , the keyboardist Ulf Pettersson joined the band.
Three albums followed, in 1996 they started their first European tour through Sweden, England and Germany .
After the album Mind Over Matter , released in 1998 , Micke Värn announced in April 1999 that he would be leaving the band. He was replaced by Sven Larsson. This was followed by a tour of England, where they played at the Rotherham Rocks Festival, Belgium and Holland .
In 2006 Dan Fors left the band for family reasons, Göran Johnsson (ex- Grand Stand and Spektrum ) joined the band for him .
style
Galleon's musical style is melodic, keyboard-heavy neo-prog , with echoes of Genesis , Marillion , Rush and IQ .
Discography
Studio albums
- 1993: Lynx (Zero Corporation)
- 1994: Heritage and Visions (VF Production)
- 1995: King of Aragon (Zero Corporation)
- 1996: The All European Hero (VF Production)
- 1998: Mind Over Matter (VF Production)
- 2000: Beyond Dreams (Progress Records)
- 2003: From Land to Ocean (double CD, Progress Records)
- 2007: Engines of Creation (Progress Records)
- 2010: In The Wake of the Moon (Aerodynamic Records)
Singles
- 1994: At This Moment in Time (VF Production)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Galleon on the baby blue pages
- Galleon at Discogs (English)