Escape\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Behind the moniker OXYGEN stands the quartet of Tony Niva, vocals (ex. ZANITY, ex. SWEDISH EROTICA, NIVA, ex. LION`S SHARE etc.), guitarist Roger Ljunggren, keyboardist and backing vocalist Marcus Persson, plus drummer Bengan Andersson. Tony released his first NIVA effort in Japan in 1994, and he has been pretty much active as a writer or in a band situation ever since. The style is of cause typically Swedish, with a slight American\/Canadian early eighties touch. <\/p>\n
\u201cJanitor of Love\u201d opens up the proceedings nicely, but the title is a bit lame. The song is quite alright apart from that, and the same goes for the ultra-Swedish \u201cAnything for You\u201d. There is of cause traces of the European Song Contest in the very gentle refrains, which owes quite a bit to refrain-centered pop as well. But things speed up a bit the keyboard laden \u201cI Wanna Know for Sure\u201d and \u201cGold from the Future\u201d. TREAT fans get a glimpse of the times of old in \u201cBring Back the Joy\u201d, but the piece de la resistance is saved for last. \u201cYou\u201d is a descendant from MAGNUM`s \u201cThe Last Dance\u201d but done the Swedish way of cause. It could well represent Sweden in the ESC, but alas, that might not happen. It could even be a winner. The album itself is a winner in the long run, but only if you have a penchant for Sweden in the age of the poodle haircuts\u2026like me. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nJanitor of Love
\nAnything for You
\nWhen Tomorrow Never Comes
\nI Remember
\nGold from the Future
\nWe Must Fight
\nI Wanna Know for Sure
\nBring Back the Joy
\nBest Days of our Lives
\nYou<\/p>\n