Bo Kaspers Orkester has been one of the best selling bands in Sweden during the '90s and '00s. Their style was mostly jazz-pop in the beginning, but over the years they have varied their sound with for example soul and Latin American styles. Their lyrics usually depict relations and everyday situations.
Bob Hund is well known for their live act and stage appearance of Tomas Öberg, vocalist and presumed lyrics mastermind. When the 80's music life in Sweden belonged to "Ebba Grön" sooner to become "Imperiet" the 90's was Bob Hund's.
1996 Bob Hund released a great single Istället För Musik: Förvirring. In the video the band seem influenced by the film "Idioterna" ("The Idiots") by Lars von Trier. See his "Melancholia" btw.
The same year came their arguably best album: "Omslag: Martin Kann" and this was their single from that album: Düsseldorf
Neil's true, childish, whining voice as expressed in "I Believe In You" or "A Man Needs A Maid" might have their equvalence in Jag Är Inte Arg or Våffeljärnet
Bob Hund's swan song might be Jag Rear Ut Min Själ, Allt Ska Bort (Rust next?) which might be about psychotherapy and the experiences of finding a true self (Neil just rocked his ass off). Maybe if he'd been brought up in cold Sweden and have a background as syntrocker... Bob Hund were a bit of ousiders who wants to share their experiences of that. Nowadays they walk the streets of Stockholm as ordinary men. Viva rock'n roll!
Fred, I don't know why but I wasn't able to access the Spotify list.
Very interesting comparison with Neil Young. But, since there are so many Pixies fans in this forum, I think we should mention that the bands that are usually named as Bob Hund's primary influences are Pere Ubu and Pixies.
Fred, I don't know why but I wasn't able to access the Spotify list.
Very interesting comparison with Neil Young. But, since there are so many Pixies fans in this forum, I think we should mention that the bands that are usually named as Bob Hund's primary influences are Pere Ubu and Pixies.
"Ett Fall & En Lösning" was there in print but lost and amnesificated when everything I had written for a few hours went up in smoke and I had to start all over again... I wonder if Tomas is trying to imitate Jamiroquai here: Bob Hund - Ett Fall & En Lösning
Do you often wonder what happened to one of the best songwriters of our era? - Benny Andersson of Abba?
Actually he never quit writing songs after Abba. In the 80's he took it a bit easier and started doing folk music and wrote musicals, "Chess", "Mamma Mia" and "Kristina From Duvemåla". He might now be regarded as doing "art music" and the songs below, although not art music, are his, sometimes in cooperation with Björn (second male Abba) or someone else, Tim Rice etc . They are easy listening and many of the best performers of our country have worked with him.