LARS ERIC MATTSSON |
| Musicians are : Bjorn Lodin On Vocals Lars Eric Mattsson on Guitars, Keyboards, Electric Sitar, Bass and more.. Christer Jansson on Drums, Roland, Tamourines and Shakers The tracks are : 1. Caught In Your Web 2. Alive 3. Just A Leo 4. Messenger 5. Long Way Home 6. Time And Again 7. Sense And Obsession 8. Mother Forgive 9. As The Sun Meets The Sky 10. Eyes of A Child 11. Lay It On The Line 12. And The Road Goes On Obsession is a guitar-based metal album and a very good one it is too. The first evidence of Lars Eric Mattsson's talent is on the track 'Just A Leo', there's a lovely intro played on a Sitar, great foot-tapping lyrics with a big chorus coupled with some excellent guitar work , makes this one of the stand out tracks on the album. Next to get the foot rockin is the Rainbowish ' Long Way Home', a straight no nonsense fast based blues rocker of the highest quality. 'Sense and Obsession' is a fine power ballad, while 'Mother Forgive' sees Lars and the boys once again rockin' in a big way. But to be fair 'Obsession', isn't just about Mr Mattsson, this album works and works well because of the contribution made by fellow band members, Bjorn Lodin, Christer Jannsson . The vocal style is ideally suited for this type of metal and lets face it where would any band be without a good quality drummer? Thats right nowhere. This style of metal has a certain timeless quality about it and personally I feel that this has a lot to do with the quality if musicianship which always seems to shine through. The only thing left for me to say is this. If you are like many of us you are on a tight budget and only get to sample half a dozen albums from artists outside the mainstream make sure 'Obsession' by Lars Eric Mattsson is one of them. Released by Lion Music. Stromsangarna, 22 410 Godby, Aland. Finland Website : http://www.lionmusic.com |