Ordinary Night

Ordinary Night Artist: Tomas Bodin
Label: Inside Out Germany
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4001617317921
ASIN: B000034CEH


Release Date: 2003-01-01

Ordinary Night


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Tracks:

  1. Entering The Spacebike
  2. Into The Dreamscape
  3. Ballerina From Far Beyond
  4. Daddy In The Clouds
  5. Speed Wizard
  6. An Ordinary Nightmare In Poor Mr Hopes Ordinary Life
  7. In The Land Of The Pumpkins
  8. Magic Rollercoaster
  9. Gathering
  10. Three Stories

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Album Description

Full title - An Ordinary Night In My Ordinary Life. 2000 album from the Swedish keyboardist best known for his work with the Flower Kings. Ten tracks. Inside Out.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Prog For the Ages.......2006-10-02

I agree with both of the previous reviewers. First of all, Ordinary Night merits 4 and 1/2 stars. And secondly, while I did not much like this on first listen, I now find it a near masterpiece. As a matter of fact, it has become my favorite Tomas Bodin solo project of the three I own.
Ordinary Night can truly be called "prog for the ages". There is so much going on here that not only should this be heard by all fans of the genre, but it should be studied by all prog musicians.
The CD takes the listener all over the musical map. There are quasi-religious passages, there is a touch of fusion, a lot of classical, and just so many high-voltage sequences that Ordinary Night is a great CD for a roadtrip. One hears the Flower Kings of course, but I also sometimes was reminded of Procol Harum, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, and even Chroma Key as I listened.
My favorite cuts are Into the Dreamscape, Daddy In The Clouds, and the memorable three part tour-de-force called Three Stories that closes the CD. That last IS a masterpiece.
So there you go. If you are already a Flower Kings fan, then you should not hesitate buying this. If you are a curious prog fan unfamiliar with what Bodin can do, I say take a chance on Ordinary Night. You'll be glad you did.

4 out of 5 stars 4.5 Stars.......2001-04-29

This instrumental effort is the solo debut of the Flower King's brilliant keyboardist, Tomas Bodin. With some help from the Stolt brothers and Jaime Salazar there are a lot of familiarities with that of the Flower King's sound. Still it is definately Bodin's creation. It is a rich, complex recording with strong compositions and musicianship that grow's on you with repeated listening. It certainly makes clear the extent to which Bodin adds to the Flower King's sound. Wonderful instrumental prog, highly recommended...Simon

4 out of 5 stars

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