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Artist: BALTIMORE
Album: FANATICAL (CD)
Release date:
2005
Media type:
CD
- Baltimoore are back with their 7th studio album and its a killer! Fanatical sees vocalist Bjorn Lodin delivering the best songs of the bands career to date with the vibe being up-tempo and full of the kind of hard rocking simplicity that has not been done in this sort of style since AC/DC's Highway To Hell over 25 years ago! [!]
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€10.23
Cat. No.: WIZ00004642
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Baltimoore came about in 1987, after Bjorn Lodin, then a member of the band Ready Steady (Tomas Broman/Electric Boys, Mikael Hoglund/Thunder) had the plug pulled on an incomplete recording project by Electra, at the time Scandinavia’s largest record company. Electra offered Bjorn a contract as a solo artist. Bjorn says, "Calling the project "Baltimoore" instead of "Bjorn Lodin" was an idea born mostly out of fear." New songs were written with, among others, Thomas Larsson guitar (Glenn Hughes) a former band mate of Bjorn's in Six Feet Under 1981-'84. The release dragged on, but finally in the Spring of ´89, "There's No Danger On the Roof" (Electra) saw the light of day. The title was a quote from Ingemar Johansson's answer to the question of how he thought his match against Floyd Patterson would go.
The positive reaction from the was expected- and delivered. Concrrently, Bjorn was being approached by an assortment of bands, most notably Krokus, and discussions were held about membership. After reaching an initial agreement, Bjorn and Krokus started demoing, but the project faltered and skidded to a halt. "It was tough, I remember. Very high-pitch. A shitload of high-pitch." Bjorn returned to Sweden and started writing for the next Baltimoore album. New in the camp, as guitarist and co-writer, was Stefan Bergstrom, later to resurface in Skintrade. "Freak" was released in the Spring of 1990 on new label VIP Records & Tapes. Once again, Bjorn was lauded for his efforts.
"The problem was finding musicians who wanted to stay in the band, and if they did, had something to contribute." "I felt that both albums were a bit over-produced and wanted a rawer approach."
1990: Jenny Wikstrom, bass - Rolf Alex, drums - Bjorn Lodin, vocals - Stefan Bergstrom, guitar - Lars Pollack, keyboard
The Swedish tours with an unclear band roster, coupled with an unhealthy appetite for alcohol made the future uncertain. "I'm a real bastard when I'm drunk, so I don't miss it a bit!" During a gig on Aland, Bjorn met Bulgarian-born guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, later Brazen Abbot. "He had a desperation in his eyes that I just fell in love with." With new-found hope, Björn began a new collaboration. "We decided to make a record in Nik's cellar. It was a blast!" Nikolo was accorded full membership in the band, and "Double Density (Alpha)", released 1992, found it's way to Asia, and began climbing up the radio charts. "It was a total gas making that album. We fought for it, believed in it..." Self-production was by now the only thinkable method.In 1994 the follow-up, "Thought For Food" (Hawk) was completed. Ian Haughland, ex Europe, was now behind the drums. The good collaborative spirit between Nikolo and Bjorn began to fray, and soon after the release of the album, ceased altogether.
1992: Nikolo Kotzev & Bjorn Lodin
"Original Sin" (Lion Music 2000), the fifth album saw the band return to it’s roots with guitarist Thomas Larsson once again in the band together with Björn playing guitar and bass on several tracks. This is by far the most different album of them all, containing songs with jazz and folk music influences. Even though a tough challenge for the fans and the critics, it still received some excellent reviews. "I was recovering from alcohol abuse and divorce. My sidekick was Al Sjoholm who was a great help in sorting out the words and putting them into songs. I'm very proud of that album - today wouldn't dare experimenting like that".
In 2001, with Ian Haugland re-joining it was time for a retrospect with the "Best of Baltimoore" (Lion Music), totally new recordings of the best material off the four first albums. Instead of just using the old recordings it was decided that the songs needed the best possible treatment which meant doing it all again. "A lot of people say it wasn't worth it but I disagree". "The sound and arrangements are different and it has the edge that was missing, and I didn't have any new songs to record..."
2002: Ian Haughland, drums - Weine Johansson, bass -Thomas Larsson, guitar - Bjorn Lodin, vocals
In the summer of 2001 Bjorn left Aland after 10 years and moved back to Sweden. "I got homesick. Once a year I've had the archipelago-anxiety..."
Early 2002, still with no focus on new material, Bjorn and the band (Ian, Thomas and Weine) recorded "Ultimate Tribute" released on Lion Music 2003, an album with cover versions of their favorite songs - mainly from the seventies. "Great fun! Some critics couldn't handle it though:-) ...amazing...I crank it in my car all the time, It's like being in front of that mirror again, playing air guitar.. - 25 years later".
In 2004, with some new original songs, Bjorn teamed up with guitarist Mankan Sedenberg and drummer Hempo Hildén and was later joined by (this time only as session players due to other commitments) Weine Johansson, bass and Stefan Bergström on lead guitar. "Fanatical" (Lion Music), the bands eight album was ready in spring 2005. Produced by Bjorn and co-written by Mankan "Fanatical" contains 10 straight forward hard rock songs and has set Baltimoore off on yet a new direction...
Fanatical' is hard hitting rock at its best and contains the bands finest performances to date. On the album Bjorn comments, "Fanatical is straight forward hard rock. Loud guitars. No keyboards and an In-your-face sound yet melodic sound. It should be listened to loud!"
The band will shot video for "Give Me What You've Got" in July. Fanatical has been released by Lion Music on August 19th 2005!
TRACKLIST:
01 Fanatical
02 My Number 1
03 Outer Me
04 Give Me What You've Got
05 A Set Sight Of Dreams
06 Wished & Reality
07 Kiss Me
08 You Touch Me And I'm Healing
09 Are You Coming Or Not
10 On The Inside
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