Adventure - Adventure (Reissued 2LP)
This is an Apollon Records release.
Limited edition double gatefold LP, first time on vinyl.
Adventure’s self-titled 2000 debut is finally getting the reissue treatment, remastered by Jacob Holm-Lupo. This album got great reviews at the time and helped kickstart a new Norwegian prog scene. The music was inspired by bands like Kansas, Uriah Heep and Camel, with an added touch of folk music. Adventure is the brainchild of the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Odd Roar Bakken, who had 23 years of experience in Rock bands playing guitars & mandolins, and singing in bands like Tammatoys and Nordagust until 1990, when he met Nils Larsen, Torkel Aune and eventually the talented guitar player Terje Flessen. They started working together, each time getting closer to the Symphonic sound they aimed for.
But they still had a hard time finding a singer that could fit their style - until 1995 when they finally met Verbjørn Moen. They soon started work on their self-produced and self-released, self-titled debut album, a process lasting all the way until November 1999, with a release in the year 2000. The album is a great expression of Symphonic Prog - inspired mostly by Camel, but with an added hard rock influence from bands as Ayreon and Uriah Heep. The lineup of their debut album is consists of Odd-Roar Bakken (Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals), Terje Flessen (Lead Guitars, Rhythm Guitars, Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars), Vebjørn Moen (Lead Vocals and Backing Vocals) with some guests like Elisabeth Nilssen and Stine Mostervik on flute and Stein Egil Bratland on drums and backing vocals.
Adventure is a rare example of a band that didn’t play Progressive Rock by nature: They set out to perform music in the vein of the classic symphonic prog genre - but adding some Norwegian Hard Rock, inspired by the Byron & Thain Uriah Heep line-up, something entirely different manifested itself.
Tracks:
- 1. Rivers Of Gold
- 2. The Unease, Part 1
- 3. The Unease, Part 2
- 4. Distant Dream
- 5. Longing For Home
- 6. The Wee Hours
- 7. Into The Dream
- 8. New Adventures
- 9. Sunrise
- 10. Summer Breeze (No Rest, No Sleep)
- 11. Last Days Of Summer
- 12. Winds Of Fall, Part 1
- 13. Winds Of Fall, Part 2
- 14. Winds Of Fall, Part 3
- 15. Winter Freeze
- 16. Winter Storm / A New Day
- 17. Spring In The Air
- 18. Finale
- 19. New Adventures - Reprise
Format: 2LP
Artist: Adventure
Release Date: Original 2000, Reissue December 5, 2025