Ritual (ritual album)
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1995 |
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May to August 1995 |
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| Label (s) | Musea | |||
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Title (number) |
7th |
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60:46 |
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Ritual, Hans Fredriksson |
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Rommarö Studio |
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Ritual is the debut album by the Swedish progressive rock band Ritual . It was published by Musea in 1995 .
Creation and publication
In the first few years since it was founded, Ritual was not very active, as the singer and guitarist Patrik Lundström was in great demand as a musical performer . In 1995 the band signed a contract with Musea and recorded their debut album. Guest musicians were Lotta Hasselquist (violin), Mats Karlsson (accordion) and Birgitta Ulfsson (narrator). In the fall of 2003, Ritual was remastered by Hans Fredriksson and re-released in 2004 via InsideOut Music .
Title list and style
- Wingspread - 5:48
- The Way of Things - 3:35
- Typhoons Decide - 5:19
- A Little More Like Me - 5:17
- Solitary Man - 8:11
- Life Has Just Begun - 3:34
- Dependency Day - 4:45
- Seasong for the Moominpappa - 7:35
- You Can Never Tell - 4:49
- Big Black Secret - 6:56
- Power Place - 4:57
Ritual play a catchy and original mix of progressive rock, folk rock and hard rock on their debut album . There are echoes of Gentle Giant , Yes , Genesis and Queen .
reception
The album was very well received by the press.
“Folkloric interludes and instrumentation meet hypnotic-archaic, 'rustic' rhythms and catchy melodies. The compositions shine through their diversity and wealth of ideas, all of them get stuck immediately without being banal and grab me anew every time. Ritual dominates the harder pace as well as quiet moments. […] [J] every piece is a journey of discovery. "
The eclipsed magazine included Ritual in its list of the 150 most important prog albums.
Web links
- Ritual at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of ritual on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Ritual: Ritual , Baby Blue Pages , accessed on November 14, 2012.
- ^ François Couture: Ritual at Allmusic (English), accessed on November 14, 2012.
- ↑ The first album , ritual.se , accessed on 14 November 2012 found.
- ↑ eclipsed No. 144, p. 34.