Art Rock Show – Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion (HFMC) – Eternal Snapshots (Week 40)

De nieuwe HFMC-plaat ‘Eternal Snapshots’ is het zesde studioalbum van de band. Het is een conceptalbum dat ingaat op vragen als hoe we worden wie we zijn. Is alles voorbestemd? Is het lot betrokken bij ons leven?

Prog Archives review: “Hasse Fröberg sings as if his life depends on it. We know him, of course, from the Swedish prog band The Flower Kings, where he handles lead vocals alongside Roine Stolt and also contributes with supporting guitar parts. Additionally, since 2009, he has been busy with his own band, Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion, abbreviated as HFMC. This ensemble, which offers a more compact, classic rock-infused variation of The Flower Kings’ sound, had released five albums until recently. With “Eternal Snapshots,” Fröberg and his band present their sixth installment, and just like every other time, it’s advisable to listen to the music meticulously. It’s another delightful disc full of subtle power. (…)

The album kicks off with the first part of All I Wanted To Be and ends with the second part. Both parts start almost identically with blissful bombast. Then each part follows its own course depending on its place on the album. The first part delights in its melodious side. The party can begin. (…)

The album, of course, boasts some gems, and although all the tracks are deserving, Searching For The Dark and Blind Dog shine the brightest. The Uriah Heep-like organ in the infectious Blind Dog is deliciously mouth-watering, and when the bombastic intro of All I Wanted To Be follows, you know the disc is almost at its end. Ultimately, the band reaches melancholic maturity and carries you away.

Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion have once again succeeded in delivering a beautiful album. What a treasure.  With the exuberant Deserve To Be Happy and the steaming Blind Dog, HFMC mostly revisits its roots. Deserve To Be Happy is pure classic rock, complete with a virtuosic guitar solo by Anton Lindsjö. The synthesizer permeates the song nicely, the rhythm guitar sounds tight, and the vocals take you to places you want to be.”

Naast Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion (HFMC) (Eternal Snapshots), Southern Empire (Civilisation), Anderson – Stolt (Invention of Knowledge), Sky Architect (A Billion Years of Solitude), Lifesigns (Cardington) & Agents of Mercy (Dramarama).

• Thursday/Donderdag 12.00 – 24.00
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• Saturday/Zaterdag 12.00 – 24.00