Rikard Sjöblom/Chalkpie Chat & Interview

[chalkpie]

I was actually not familiar with Rikard's music. Watching the show and video have given me a new appreciation of this music.

Yeah man....you heard me rave about Rikard's music....you should dive in head first. There is a ton of amazing stuff, and that's going back essentially to the beginning.

[thedunno]

I saw that there is also an Swedish Language Gungfly album out there with the eloquent title " Att För Barn Som Tror På Sagor Läsa Högt När Kvällen Kommer". It was part of the Gungfly boxset but I saw that it can be purchased individually from Itunes.

Anyone has this one? care to comment?

[chalkpie]

I saw that there is also an Swedish Language Gungfly album out there with the eloquent title " Att För Barn Som Tror På Sagor Läsa Högt När Kvällen Kommer". It was part of the Gungfly boxset but I saw that it can be purchased individually from Itunes.

Anyone has this one? care to comment?

I'll give it a try. It's not one of Gungfly's 'prog' albums - it's more of a "pop" album sung entirely in Swedish. But when I say "pop" album, Rikard is not a traditional pop composer, so there are some interesting chord progressions, some cool keyboard colors/timbres, and it's all intelligent and well-written material. There are a few tunes that are bluesy, a few ballads, and a few that borderline on almost disco/Pointer Sisters type vibe (and I am not joking on that last one!), but his melodies are always strong. We know Rikard was a Pointer Sisters fan It's a great recording production-wise and seriously well-played and sung. It's not one that I reach for often but I have the box and it shows another example of how eclectic and diverse Rikard's music can be. Try to hit some examples on YT for an overall vibe.

[Sunlight Caller]

Thanks for sharing the live Rikard gig footage, I really enjoyed that.

[Sean]

Check out who's coming up in the next month on the show....

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[moecurlythanu]

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[Sean]

Try now.... Better?

Check out who's coming up in the next month on the show....

[moecurlythanu]

Some good stuff coming up. Still not a fan of the term "Yacht Rock."

[Sean]

We will see if anyone else is. Including people like the drummer from Ambrosia. A band that got the tag.

I think it's sort of bizarre that a genre was named thanks to a show on YouTube (and the like) that was a straight up parody of it. I mean, that's a first, isn't it? Basically it's just a tag for what people called "soft rock" back on the day. Investigating it's roots has been interesting. It's a mid to late 70s and early 80s thing. I can point to several tunes from '72 or so that were sowing the seeds though. "Brandy", "If", "Baby I'm-A Want You", etc.

[mozo-pg]

Stellar List!! Look forward to tuning in.

[moecurlythanu]

I agree with all of that, Sean. "Rock Me Gently," "Let Your Love Flow," the list is practically endless.

[Firth]

I think the devil of “yacht rock” is freakin Michael McDonald who basically f@@ked the Doobie Brothers.