SAGAN OM RINGEN

Very interesting and promising debut album by this seasoned swedish band. Released in 1981 it has already a strong personal sound that mix of symphonic rock, folk roots and what was becoming known at the time as neo prog. The musicanship is top notch (their bass player is specially skillful). Vocals are not that great (all sung in their native language), but work well and are nice anyway. Of course this CD is far from perfect. The group was still trying to find their own way and sometimes the tracks are found in the a hit or miss routine (the record´s middle part is quite telling). But when they suceed the results are very good (I loved the guitar and flute parts).

I´m looking forward to hear their latter works. For this first efford 3 stars is a fair rating: good, but not essential.