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Залит Tribute/(1986)_Breaking_Barriers
Шведский фьюджн 80-х.
После Катафалка как-то даже... в общем - отдохнул.
Лучше всего, думаю, сказать об этой группе так: их музыка была бы отличной иллюстрацией к серии документальных фильмов о шведской природе.
Красиво, технично, по-шведски сладко и попсово.
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(c) Tribute biography, PA
Founded in Norrkoping, Sweden in 1982 - Disbanded in 1990
Swedish instrumental outfit TRIBUTE was formed in Norrkoping in 1982 by multi-instrumentalists Per Gideon Andersson and Christer Josef Hedin. An idea to produce and perform a concert on the concept "A Tribute to the Music" was what started it all - the twosome had already written all the music and it was then a matter of assembling the needed musicians.
Many long nights of rehearsals followed, as well as much legwork for the promotion of the event, and when it went down on May 28th 1982 it was an astounding success. The concert hall was filled to the brim and the audience was more than pleased.
It was then decided to make this an ongoing musical venture. The band travelled to Holland and Germany, and got themselves about 50 gigs there, and also anaged to secure a spot at the Montraux jazz festival after knocking on quite a few doors. Studio time for the creation of a promo was next, and eventually they were signed by German label ARC Music.
The debut album "New Views" was released in 1984, selling about 20.000 copies in total, covering a musical scope referencing artists like Mike Oldfield and Tangerine Dream. In 1985, while in the middle of a German tour, the band suffered a minor crisis when their drummer at the time, Ulf Andersson, jumped ship. The band then decided to make a daring move. A few years earlier they had sent their demo to Pierre Moerlen, who was the drummer of Mike Oldfield at the time. They had managed to get him to listen to it back then, and when they contacted him now they sent their début album with the request. And as in many such tall tales, the outcome was that Moerlen joined the band, and was a central part of their most successful years - the period from 1985-88.
In 1986 their sophomore effort "Breaking Barriers" was released, and while promoting it Tribute played a great number of concerts in Germany, with something of a grand finale for that promotional haul in their native Sweden with a joint performance with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra on May 27th 1987. Tribute decided to take a break after this last event, drawn out and tired after a handful of really busy years.
This proved to be the end of this Swedish outfit as well. Their last album "Terra Incognita" from 1990 was more of a solo album for Andersson than a band effort as such, and the live album "Live! The Melody the Beat the Heart" issued the same year was the last production to be made by this Swedish outfit.
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(c) Review by loserboy, PA
"Breaking Barriers" was TRIBUTE's second release and continued their exploration into commercial symphonic progressive space rock. This album has stronger electric guitar presence and a couple of vocal tracks, but manages to sustain their positive musical explorations. The vocal harmonies are truly majestic with compelling voices used throughout. The great thing about this album is that they did not try to carbon copy the first and really gave way to some new leanings and genuine progression to follow thru on. On this album TRIBUTE also dig more into the world music envelope with an African ditty (featuring Amadu Jarr on the African percussion) and a Scotish Celtic influenced track. Overall a great album full of excellent musicianship and expressive positive song writing.
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(c) Review by b_olariu, PA
Tribute was and is a band gone under the radar in prog circles, formed by guitarist Gideon Andersson in 1982 and lasting untill around 1992 as far as I know with 3 album in their pockets. First album was released in 1984 , second was issued in 1986 named Breaking barriers. Between first and second, some line up changes, exit drummer Ulf Andersson and joining famous drummer Pierre Moerlen ex Gong and Mike Olfield. Despite some prolific touring with first two albums in Germany and even a participation at famous Montraux jazz festival, Tribute remaining quite a band only for deep divers of prog rock, even their all 3 albums are quite good overall. Breaking barriers is an eclectic album, going from symphonic prog to jazz fusion in places with some world music a combination of Tangerine Dream, Mike Oldfield, Gong and swedish jazz fusion . Breaking barriers and Steamlined are the best pieces from here, first with voice and second an excellent instrumental track proving that Tribute was an intresting band from mid to late '80s in prog realm. All in all more then decent release, musicianship is quite good and all 3 albums worth investigated.
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.
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