The Flower Kings
| The Flower Kings | |
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 Roine Stolt and Tomas Bodin (Fall 2004) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| founding | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.flowerkings.se/ |
| Founding members | |
| Roine Stolt | |
| Tomas Bodin | |
| Michael Stolt | |
| Jaime Salazar | |
| Current occupation | |
Guitar, vocals |
Roine Stolt |
Keyboards |
Tomas Bodin |
singing |
Hasse Fröberg (since 1996) |
Electric bass |
Jonas Reingold (since 1999) |
Drums |
Felix Lehrmann (since 2012) |
| former members | |
Electric bass |
Michael Stolt (1994-1999) |
Drums |
Jaime Salazar (1994-2001) |
Drums |
Zoltan Csörsz (2001-2005, 2007) |
Drums |
Marcus Liliequist (2005-2007) |
singing |
Daniel Gildenlöw (2002-2005) |
Drums |
Erik Hammarstörn (2008) |
Keyboard, guitar, vocals |
Ola Heden (2008) |
| Guest musician | |
| Hate Bruniusson | |
| Ulf Wallander | |
Drums |
Pat Mastelotto (2007) |
The Flower Kings is a Swedish progressive rock - band .
Band history
In 1994 guitarist Roine Stolt released a solo album called The Flower King . Stolt, who was already active in the band Kaipa in the 1970s , followed up on classic progressive rock with The Flower King . For the recording of the album, Stolt gathered a small group of musicians around him.
Since The Flower King got good reviews, Stolt and his fellow musicians decided to form a band . This was named after Stolt's solo work The Flower Kings. In the following years the Flower Kings developed into one of the internationally most popular bands of the genre.
After a five-year creative break - the band's musical head, Roine Stolt, meanwhile worked on the Transatlantic and Agents of Mercy projects - the band released two more albums in 2012 and 2013.
style
As a retro-prog band, the Flower Kings tie in with the classic progressive rock of the 1970s. Her special focus is symphonic rock with jazz influences. Characteristic for the sound of the band are high bass lines , typical prog keyboard sounds like Mellotron and Hammond organ as well as the frequent use of meditative passages in the compositions.
The track Stardust We Are from the album of the same name is seen by many fans as a highlight of the Flower Kings' work and is also considered a live classic of the band. The Suite Garden of Dreams from the album Flower Power also plays a prominent role in the band's repertoire , with a playing time of one hour which clearly exceeds the average long-track format. The double album Unfold the Future, with its clear Yes bonds and jazz influences, was also very well received by fan circles .
Band members
Roine Stolt is considered to be the head of the band and is responsible for most of the lyrics and compositions. As a founding member and co-composer, keyboardist Tomas Bodin is the second constant in the lineup. Permanent guest percussionist is Hasse Bruniusson , which with shrill stage appearance and unusual percussion significantly -Sounds of King Crimson - eccentrics Jamie Muir is affected. In the past, Daniel Gildenlöw , front man of the Swedish progressive metal combo Pain of Salvation , was a singer and guitarist with the Flower Kings. The position of drummer has been changed frequently in the past.
Others
The Flower Kings are considered a taping- friendly band that allows the recording of their concerts as well as the non-commercial trade in these recordings under specific conditions and promotes them within an e-mail group set up specifically for this purpose.
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Discography
Studio albums
- Back in the World of Adventures (1995)
- Retropolis (1996)
- Stardust We Are (double album; 1997)
- Flower Power (double album; 1999)
- Space Revolver (2000)
- The Rainmaker (2001)
- Unfold the Future (double album; 2002)
- Adam & Eve (2004)
- Paradox Hotel (double album; 2006)
- The Sum of No Evil (2007)
- Banks of Eden (2012)
- Desolation Rose (2013)
- Waiting for Miracles (2019)
Live albums
- Alive on Planet Earth (live double album; 2000)
- Live in New York - Official Bootleg (Live-Album; 2002)
- Meet the Flower Kings (live double album and live DVD; 2003)
- BetchaWannaDanceStoopid (Live album with improvisations; 2004)
- Instant Delivery (live double album and live DVD; 2006)
- Tour Kaputt (live double album; 2011)
Compilations
- Scanning The Greenhouse (1998)
- The Road Back Home (compilation of various shorter pieces by the band, double album; 2007)
- A Kingdom Of Colors - The Complete Collection From 1995 To 2002 (Box, 10 CDs; 2017)
- A Kingdom Of Colors II - The Complete Collection From 2004 to 2013 (Box, 9 CDs; 2018)
swell
- ^ The Plantation is a group dedicated to the spreading of live unofficial material by The Flower Kings
- ^ The Plantation: Official Flower Kings Taping Policy
- ↑ Chart sources: Germany ( details ) - Switzerland - Sweden