Comments for Lindh, Par and Johansson, Bjorn, Bilbo

I can only agree with Kent. This fabulous progressive rock album cruises along nicely, with lots of neat guitar hooks punctuated by keyboard and drum stabs, gentle classical guitar, flute and oboe passages and some Maggie Reilly like vocals (the guitar sounds are Mike Oldfield-like too). The few imperfections are hidden within a wealth of brilliant progressive/folk/symphonic/(Lindh uses mellotrons, etc. to great effect) rock. My one small regret is the abscence of the Trolls, but I can see that this would have disrupted the perfect flow of the music, as it carefully follows the narrative thread of J.R.R. Tolkien''s "The Hobbit." A gem and a favourite of mine. (Ian C. Thomas)

Par Lindh: Keyboards, Synthesisers, Drums and Percussion. Bjorn Johansson: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass, Bassoon, Zither, Mandolins, Samples and Sound Effects. Anna Schmidtz: Flute & Oboe. Magdalena Hagberg: Vocals