Three Seasons

Giugno 26, 2011

E' molto molto raro che io mi entusiasmi con un disco rock dell'ultimo ventennio, se non trentennio.

Parlavamo di hard rock nel 3d sui Black Country Communion lamentavo appunto il fatto che non sento un buon rock da tempo.

Beh, l'eccezione che conferma la regola c'è sempre e l'ho trovata in Svezia, con l'album di esordio dei Three Seasons. Per dirla alla Luciana: spaccano il culo!

Le sonorità sono quelle migliori dei primi 70 e non mancano certo le citazioni, ma sono freschi!

Il modo di suonare sconfina spesso su particolari un po' stoner, tanta energia e buone idee.

Purtroppo sul tubo ci son pochi pezzi dell'album, che è molto vario, dai riffoni a sonorità psichedeliche.

A mio parere, e dai primi ascolti, dato che li ho scoperti ieri per uro caso, gruppo della madonna.

Belle chitarre, batteria coi controcazzi, tanto tiro e voce stupenda.

CONSIGLIATISSIMI.

No label does a better job these days of delivering retro, 70's styled heavy rock & proto prog than Sweden's Transubstans Records/Record Heaven, and one of their latest releases comes from the trio known as Three Seasons. The band is comprised of former Sienna Root guitarist/singer Sartez, bassist Olle, and drummer Christian. From the opening notes of the heavy rock 'n' funk of "Too Many Choices", it's pretty clear that Three Seasons has a thing for MKIII era Deep Purple. Listen along to the rest of Life's Road, and with those clear Deep Purple influences you'll also hear a little Cream, Pink Floyd, Mountain, and even Govt Mule.

Sartez sounds like a cross between Glenn Hughes and Jack Bruce, easily heard on the bluesy stomp of "Cold to the Bone", and his distorted riffs & solos on "Down to the Bottom" recall the late, great Paul Kossoff. The epic 11-minute "Each To Their Own" provides the CDs proggy centerpiece, complete with swirling organ, layers of guitars, and powerful vocals. Some sizzling guitar and Hammond exchanges here which remind of vintage Deep Purple and even the Allman Brothers Band. You'll be taken back to Stormbringer on the down & dirty heavy rock/funk of "Feel Alive", a real groovy number with some fantastic wah-wah licks from Sartez, and the other lengthy epic "An Endless Delusion" is pure psychedelia, prog, and folk, complete with 70's styled keyboards, acoustic guitar, and ripping electric lead guitar. The second half of this piece reminded me a bit of early Kansas with its heavy guitar riffs and tasty organ passages. "Since Our First Day" is lumbering heavy rock in the tradition of Mountain or Grand Funk Railroad, and another treat for lovers of wah-wah guitar solos, while "Moving On" again lets the Deep Purple influence come to the forefront. Mellotron, Hammond, and litling guitar chords support some passionate vocals on the moody title track, which closes out this very enjoyable old school styled record.

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