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War Years
Released in 2008. Double live album for the price of one containing recordings from 1971 until 2007!!! First CD covering the 70s and 80s. Second CD mainly containing TKs show at Progday Festival in US 2004. Housed in a beautiful digipack with coverpaintings as always by Johan Gullberg. Cover also includes an extensive booklet with a long essay by the bands lyricist Olle Thörnvall in English about the history and development of TK!!! Price includes shipping anywhere in the world.

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From DPRP.net: It has been my pleasure and privilege to review quite a few Trettioåriga Kriget (Thirty Years War) CDs for DPRP, so of course I jumped at the chance to hear this, their first Live album. My high expectations were all met and then some! With the band’s history spanning 36 years, there is a lot of material to cover but despite this, this generous double CD set manages to give a pretty comprehensive overview of the band’s various phases. Beginning with a couple of brief excerpts from their second ever live gig (from way back in 1971) and coming up to date with recordings from a Swedish concert in 2007, War Years makes for an ideal introduction to a band who have grown and developed their sound with each successive album. Though divided into Past and Present discs, a strictly chronological approach is avoided. The first disc includes recordings from various Swedish gigs in 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980 and 1981, whilst the second disc flits between a performance at ProgDay 2004 USA and the aforementioned Swedish gig in 2007. Material is taken from all of their studio albums, so we can trace their journey from the bluesy hard rock of Confusions (featuring Harmonica by Ole Thornvall – who thereafter abandoned playing to concentrate on being the band’s lyricist), through the golden age prog rock of the superb, Yes-ish Krigssång II, via the more commercial, new wave tinged Mot Alla Odds, and on to the wonderful contemporary prog of the reformed band with the title track of their latest album I Början Och Slutet. Along the way, we see the band add occasional keyboards and saxophone to the mix and even a touch of funk, For the most part, though the music is Swedish prog rock of a very high order. With some fabulous soloing on show, there are flashes of Rush, Camel, Yes and heavier bands like Deep Purple or Uriah Heep as well. The vocals are mainly in Swedish, but Robert Zima has always had a superb voice, and his powerful performances will grab your attention whether you understand the words or not. Although the second disc is all recent recordings, the material is again selected from most of the band’s albums, so you get to hear a modern slant on classic material like Krigssång and also a storming version of Kaledoniska Orogenesen (from their first, self-titled album from 1974). As you would expect, the sound quality of the earlier recordings is not as good as the later material, but it’s only really the 1971 material which drops below par, and considering its age, it remains pretty listenable and was well worth including – it’s only brief any way so it shouldn’t put off any hi-fi buffs. The recording quality on the second disc is of a uniform high quality, sacrificing just a little of the studio perfectionism to capture the excitement of the live performances. On the evidence here provided, Trettioåriga Kriget is a group of superb musicians who consistently deliver in a live setting. For all those who have never had the chance to see the band live, this collection provides an excellent opportunity to see what we’re missing. Fans (like me) should love it, but it is also perfect for newcomers too. Conclusion: 8 out of 10 DAVE SISSONS

TRACKLIST: CD 1: 1. Introduction 2. Confusions- Live in Saltsjöbaden, Sweden 1971 3. Perspektiv- Live in Södertälje, Sweden 1974 4. Handlingens skugga- Live in Stockholm, Sweden 1974 5. Krigssång- Live in Stockholm, Sweden 1977 6. False start Krigssång II 7. Krigssång II- Live in Upplands-Väsby, Sweden 1976 8. Den stora kliniken- Live in Stockholm, Sweden 1977 9. En kväll hos x- Live in Stockholm, Sweden 1978 10. Mot alla odds- Live in Malmö, Sweden 1979 11. Dåliga nerver- Live in Malmö, Sweden 1979 12. Blue- Live in Stockholm, Sweden 1981 13. Som förut- Live in Stockholm, Sweden 1981 13. Errolito- Live in Gothenburg, Sweden, 1981 CD 2: Live at Progday Festival, NC, US 2004 1. Introduction 2.. Lång historia 3. Mina löjen 4. Om Kriget kommer 5. Andra sidan 6. Jag och jag och jag- Live in Stockholm 2007 7. Moln på marken 8. I början och slutet- Live in Stockholm 2007 9. Krigssång 10. Gnistor 11. Ur djupen 12. Dagspress 13. Kaledoniska orogenesen- Live in Stockholm 2007


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