Thanks to a great sell out action from the good folks at ProgRock Records I was able to lay my sweaty hands on a batch of so far unknown bands (to me that is).
An album that I liked instantly upon first play was Motions of Desire, from Magic Pie. I believe they are from Norway, and recently suffered the loss of all their equipment due to the burning down of their rehearsal room. So hopefully I can encourage some more people to buy one of their records as I believe they deserve it.
Why I like this record?: lot´s of melody, great Hammond playing, riffing guitars, and multi layered vocals always do it for me 😉 The way they are able to combine the strengths of bands like Spock´s Beard, Deep Purple or Uriah Heep, with some pop sensibilities puts them high on my favelist. Plus they don´t shy away from playing epic tracks, without making them sound forced. Just lots of light and shade. Oh, and their guitar player knows his way around the frets, awesome!
The production is spot on, so all I have left to say is; find the albums and buy them! Personal play tips: Change, Motions of Desire, Without Knowing Why
hope you made it to rosfest in Gettysburg, where Magic Pie played this weekend. They are amazing live!
@ Kåre,
Thanks for your comment. But alas, Gettysburg is far beyond my area. I will surely check them out if they play in my region.
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