Apollon RecordsRelease: 29 October 2021
Vinyl :19.11.21
This is melodic pop that I would consider timeless mainly because of the high quality melodies and the feeling of freedom while listening to "Wounded Bird"
No wonder one would feel free while listening to "Flying" Norwegians , it's all in the name.
Wounded Bird contains 10 tracks of atmospheric pop-rock with some country influences and are suitable for most ears.
I really enjoy Flying Norwegians musicianship and their use of instruments which includes guitars,bass,synth,banjo,flute? and some other I can't even name in English.
There are progressive elements here combined with country and some psychedelic influences but not too spaced out, just a nice musical journey you won't forget.
According to their background story these guys could have been much bigger (and should) but due to various circumstances you can read below the review things didn't go quite as planned.
I don't know what more to say about Flying Norwegians and their Wounded Bird album other than it's a damn good pop-rock album that are guaranteed to cheer everyone with a good taste of music up.
I don't know why the feeling of freedom keeps popping into my head, maybe because this album reflects a more peaceful and free time?
I strongly suggest you to check this album out as it might surprise you.
It sure surprised me positively and I'd say that it's one of the best Norwegian albums released.
It's not metal though , just darn good music which is what Skullfukker is all about.
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Wounded Bird by Flying Norwegians is best Norwegian country rock album to ever have been made. An album that is so convincingly good, in every conceivable way, that it was almost released by A&M Records. But it’s also an album that serves as a classic example in which everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. And at the worst possible time.
“Almost” will serve as the keyword here. First the good news: Flying Norwegians released their first LP in the autumn of 1974 and was quickly hailed as an extraordinary Norwegian band. The album was proof that a Norwegian band could, in fact, compete with American artists in the same genre, country rock in this case. Therefore, the expectations surrounding the follow up album were huge. But these expectations were resoundingly met. The ten songs recorded for “Wounded Bird” showed a maturity in musical expression, as well as the lyrics—many of these written by the painter, Per Helge Hansen. And once again, the album featured some provocative cover artwork: a dead bird on a dinnerplate.
The album was released in early 1976. The rest of the year should have been one long victory parade for Flying Norwegians, culminating in a release of the album overseas in the United States. Instead, the band and its fans were witness to a series of “almost” events. Almost a breakthrough, almost record-breaking sales, almost released in the USA and almost nominated for a Spellemann. That last one was a mistake—no one remembered to send the record in for an evaluation, so the best Norwegian rock album of 1976 was not even considered for the award. It’s a sad ending, but in some ways, it turned out good for one member of the band: Rune Walle.
A&M Records was distributed in Norway by Arne Bendiksen AS (LTD) and was the reason the company received “Wounded Bird” for evaluation. A&M had a band called Ozark Mountain Daredevils on their roster, who visited Norway during a tour of Europe in 1976. Flying Norwegians played support at one of the gigs and the American cowboys noticed the young Norwegian, Walle, playing guitar as proficiently as Lowell George in Little Feat. Faith would have it that the Ozark gang was looking for a new guitarist for their band. In a small community-centre north of Bergen, the shaggy ensemble from the USA listened to Flying Norwegians play and subsequently decided to invite Rune Walle to join their band. He was given three days to pack his bags and travel across the Atlantic to live out his boyhood dream of playing in a professional band, with a huge record company backing them up. He couldn’t say no. The rest of his
bandmembers in Flying Norwegians continued without him, but that’s a story we’ll return to during the next re-release. (words:Bård Ose, fan and friend ).
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