The best of Bo Hansson's albums, a rare collector's item, and one of the few progressive rock instrumental recordings that still holds up on repeated listening. J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy provide the inspiration for a series of strange, other-worldly tracks that transcend their source material. Hansson's keyboard playing is quite unlike the work of such rivals as Keith Emerson or Rick Wakeman, less heavy and "gothic" and more oriented toward jazz. His guitar work as is flashy and aggressive as his keyboards ("The Black Riders/Flight… read more
The best of Bo Hansson's albums, a rare collector's item, and one of the few progressive rock instrumental recordings that still holds up o… read more
The best of Bo Hansson's albums, a rare collector's item, and one of the few progressive rock instrumental recordings that still holds up on repeated listening. J.R.R. Tolkien&… read more
Bo Hansson (April 10, 1943 – April 23, 2010) was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s. He spent his early life in a remote village in the pine forests of northern Sweden, but a change in his parents' fortunes forced a move to Stockholm and they were forced to leave the young Hansson behind, in the care of family friends. As a teenager he joined his parents in Stockholm, where he soon became interested in the burgeoning rock and roll scene and taught himself to play the guitar, before joining the band, Rock-Olga. After the rock and… read more
Bo Hansson (April 10, 1943 – April 23, 2010) was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s. He spent his early life in a remote village in the pin… read more
Bo Hansson (April 10, 1943 – April 23, 2010) was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s. He spent his early life in a remote village in the pine forests of northern Sweden, but a change in … read more