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LARS ERIC MATTSSON is by now a phenomenon, releasing both new and old music at a ferocious pace. After some initial gigging with others his recording career began in 1987 with the EP \u201cCan\u00b4t Go on Without Your Love\u201d. Three more albums followed in 1988, 89 and 91, of which the latter was an instrumental. In 1992 he was involved in starting up VISION but had some legal problems, leaving Lars Eric to join up with singer Bj\u00f6rn Lodin (BALTIMOORE) for the bluesy \u201cAstral Groove\u201d. That is the framework prior to this album, Lars Eric\u00b4s most celebrated \u201cObsession\u201d, released originally in 1998. <\/p>\n
Lars Eric, Bj\u00f6rn Lodin and drummer Christer Jansson recorded the album in 1997, and Lars Eric has been quoted to say that this is his finest hour. The album is a classical hard rock album, complete with Bj\u00f6rn\u00b4s soft yet strong voice. Opener \u201cCaught in Your Web\u201d has a fine refrain but though a strong track, it is not nearly up there with the best songs. The standout moment to me is \u201cJust a Leo\u201d, but there are many fine songs here. The influences clearly points to the work of a certain Ritchie Blackmore, especially in \u201cLong Way Home\u201d and \u201cSense and Obsession\u201d. For good measures there are some nods to RAINBOW in the DIO era (\u201cLay It on the Line\u201d) and QUEEN (\u201cAnd the Road Goes On\u201d). The seventies in general get a fine tribute in \u201cMother Forgive\u201d, a track that also lingers. And Bj\u00f6rn are close to DIO territory in the gentle \u201cAs the Sun Meets the Sky\u201d, complete with Spanish guitars. The only less entertaining moment is \u201cAlive\u201d, which simply don\u00b4t cut it in comparison with the other songs. This must be Lars Eric\u00b4s finest moment, though competition is fierce and various since he has been involved n well over thirty albums over the years. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nCaught in Your Web
\nAlive
\nJust a Leo
\nMessenger
\nLong Way Home
\nTime and Again
\nSense and Obsession
\nMother Forgive
\nAs the Sun Meets the Sky
\nEyes of a Child
\nLay It on the Line
\nAnd the Road Goes On<\/p>\n
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