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BEFORE ABBA THERE WAS OLA

peace train | richmond va | 07/12/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"BACK IN THE 80s I found a beat up copy of an OLA &THE JANGLERS lp at a record show and since i had no swedish BEAT-POP FROM THE 60s I FORKED 5 BUCKS FOR ADVENTURE and hiked it home..THE LP WAS SHOT BUT THE MUSIC WAS DECENT POP WITH A HOLLIES FLAVOR/ THATS THE LAST I SAW OF THEM UNTIL THIS CD POPPED UP ON AMAZON 30 YEARS LATER...THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT HERE AND THE VOCALS REMIND YOU OF HERMANS HERMITS,EARLY HOLLIES, FOURMOST, ETC...THEY DO A DECENT JOB OF SINGING IN ENGLISH [SOME OF THE INFLECTIONS ARE AMUSING ] AND THE BAND IS PRETTY GOOD. SINCE ALL THE LINER NOTES ARE IN SWEDISH ON MY COPY NOT MUCH INFO ABOUT THIS BAND IS AVAILABLE. THE MATERIAL IS MOST ECLECTIC, RANGING FROM STONES, ZOMBIES, DEL SHANNON, MIRACLES, AND EVEN SURF MUSIC[CALIFORNIA SUN] WITH SOME ORIGINALS THAT AINT BAD/ THIS IS GOOD LIGHT BEATPOP WITH A SWEDISH PASTRY GROOVE. IF YOUR A BEAT FREAK LIKE ME AND DIG HAPPY 60s ODDITIES YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK THIS OUT/...IF YOUR INTO PEARL JAM OR NIRVANA, NOT SO MUCH..THIS IS BUBBLY HAPPY POP THAT THE ALTS WONT LIKE, BUT IF YOU HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR MID-60s beat i recommend this highly...britman 46"