The Flower King

by Roine Stolt

The Flower King cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Foxtrot
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 1:10:34
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Functioning essentially as the launching pad for the acclaimed progressive band The Flower Kings, this solo effort by Swedish guitarist Roine Stolt resurrects the expansive, symphonic rock sounds of the 1970s. The album's highly intricate musicianship, heavily spiritual themes, and soaring melodies stood in defiant contrast to the prevailing cynical grunge trends of the decade.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, melodic, progressive, fantasy, medieval

Tracklist

  1. The Flower King (10:32)
  2. Dissonata (10:02)
  3. The Magic Circus of Zeb (7:06)
  4. Close Your Eyes (3:12)
  5. The Pilgrims Inn (9:20)
  6. The Sounds of Violence (5:41)
  7. Humanizzimo (20:53)
  8. Scanning the Greenhouse (3:45)

Credits

  • Jaime Salazar - drums, drums, percussion
  • Hasse Fr枚berg - lead vocals [chorus]
  • Hasse Bruniusson - drums
  • Ulf Wallander - soprano saxophone

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