Norwegian Barock - Bare en Blaveis, from 1976 [ FLAC limited time only ]

 

I absolutely adore this one-off album.  Information here:

Progressive rockband from Stavanger, Norway. They released only one record, "Bare En Blåveis" in 1976 with Johnny Sareussen as producer. The band consisted of Magne Høyland, Anders Bru, Bjørn Aslaksen, Reidar Olsen, Sveinung Sand and Tommi Haukland.

The album had all the right ingredients for a real progrock album in the 70s; long, improvisational solos, multi-thematic compositions, performances of classical and folk, parties with electric violin and drum solos. The lyrics was both in Norwegian and English and some of them collected by the poets Oscar Wilde and Hans Børli.

The band dissolved in 1977. Anders Bru startet Stavangerensemblet. Mange Høyland appeared in both Asfalt (4) and Wasaband and Bjørn Aslaksen in Løgnaslaget and Ryfylke Visegruppe.

Surprisingly well said for once.  But the most important part about it, it's packed with wonderful songs and compositions, a lot of that typical Beatles or solo Beatles influence that you'd find in all the 70s pop stuff, but really well thought out, creative, original, as you can hear on the opener Mr. Music Man:

To You on the Bus is another beautiful song:

But the biggest masterpiece is the instrumental composition Impressions, which absolutely entrances me in its lovely E minor ideas which keep evolving and transcending any simplistic chord movements, beautifully played, beautifully written, a true gem, like Eef Albers' Blue Capricorn track: