Young Flowers - Blomsterpistolen (Denmark 1968) blues-based psychedelic rock <br /><br />The only pure hippie group to come from Copenhagen during the late sixties was Young Flowers. <br />The aspiring guitar player Peer Frost had previously been in Peter Belli & Les Rivals. <br />Blomsterpistolen (1968 - the title means "the flower pistol") was a milestone in Danish rock. <br />The music was made for their own surrealistic TV movie of the same name (which also featured <br />their "rivals" The Beefeaters). Young Flowers were strongly influenced by Cream, Jimi Hendrix <br />and The Beatles (typified by their classics "Strange Brew", "Axis: Bold As Love" and "Taxman", <br />respectively). A couple of the tracks had Danish lyrics, including "25 Ore" (7:53), a never <br />ending boogie blues derived from Canned Heat's "On The Road Again". More effective was the <br />psychedelic jam "April '68" (8:56) and the shorter songs with strong lead guitars, studio <br />effects (lots of flanging) and a really strong rhythm section. The group lacked a really <br />capable vocalist, though.<br /><br />The second album contained more of the same, ranging from the exceedingly flanged "And Who But <br />I Should Be" to the "Calypso" in "Obladi-Oblada" style. The trio are joined by Niels Skousen on <br />many tracks and by The Maxwells on the freakout track "Kragerne Vender" (10:31). In. my view, <br />this album was their most powerful and best effort. Young Flowers undoubtedly inspired a flood <br />of young aspiring power trios, including Blues Addicts, Terje, Jesper & Joachim and Moses <br />(although these had a rawer garage sound). The three young flowers themselves would later <br />resurface in several important groups: Peer Frost in Midnight Sun, Rainbow Band and Savage Rose, <br />Peter Ingemann in No Name and as a session musician for hippie folk-rocker Sebastian, and Ken <br />Goodman in Culpeper's Orchard. <br /><br /><br /><br />Another important group that was musical pioneer of late 60’s when Danish rock became more and <br />more ambitious. This power rock trio (Peer Frost: guitar, Peter Ingemann: bass, Ken Gudman: <br />drums) presents blues-based psychedelic rock coloured with hippie atmosphere of that time.<br /><br /><br />Tracks: <br />01. Ouverture (Peer Frost)/Take Warning (P. Ingemann-J. Dahl-Ken Gudman-Walt Whitman)0:00<br /><br /><br />02. The moment life appeared (P. Ingemann-K. Gudman-P. Frost-Walt Whitman)4:17<br /><br />03. 25 ore (Peer Frost-Jorgen Larsen)6:33<br /><br />04. Oppe i tr?et (P. Ingemann-Th. Winding)14:32<br /><br />05. To you (Peter Ingemann-Walt Whitman)17:50<br /><br />06. Down along the cove (Bob Dylan)19:43<br />:<br /><br />07. April '68 (P. Ingemann-K. Gudman-P. Frost)23:29<br /><br />Members: <br />- Peter Ingemann (bass, vocals), <br />- Ken Gudman (drums), (Culpepers Orchard, Defenders, Danish Sharks)<br />- Peer Frost (guitar, 1967-70) (Rainbow Band, Midnight Sun, Savage Rose)<br /><br />With:<br />- Niels Skousen - guitar, vocals (2) <br />- Steen Claesson - violin, guitar (2) <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
