Sat-r-dee Slow Train
Kind of a forgotten band in that straightforward Swedish heavy classic rock style, but I always dug Slow Train‘s Song of the Day (2003), and as I celebrate having the internet turned back on in the valley for the first time since the winds of Hurricane Irene knocked it out last Sunday, it’s doing me just fine. So far as I know, Song of the Day is the only record Slow Train put out. Not sure what they’re up to know. If you know, drop a line.
I’m on two major kicks right now: Sweden and Sabbath. No complaints about either.
Can’t really linger though, since as I mentioned the other day when I gave August’s numbers, I’ll have a new podcast before the weekend is through. I’ve got a theme picked out and a list of bands, so all that’s left to do is rip the CDs, put it together, convert to mp3, and make the post. Probably won’t finish it today, but tomorrow it’ll be up, provided the internet stays working around here.
Monday is the most ironic of American holidays, Labor Day, and I’ve got tickets to the ballgame, but I still plan on getting that Rwake review up, whenever it happens. I’ll work out the timing on it. Not too worried.
Wherever you are, I hope you have a great (rest of the) weekend, and if you are in the US, hope you enjoy the day off and be safe. See you on the forum and back here tomorrow for the podcast.
Tags: Slow Train, Sweden
Wasn’t aware of this band…just found this album on Ebay…Cool!
Concurrence on Song of the Day being cool. First time i saw the review for this band it mentined comparisons to Zepplin and UFO…being more a UFO than Zep fan….i decided to climb aboard the train. (so to speak) Only took 9 years since the album was released that i finally found a distributer in the states that had it!!! and well it was worth the wait. To say the band resembles one band or the other is incorrect…they definitely have their own style…but to say they are heavily influenced by the aforementioned acts would be more accurate. Also, purveyors of Wolf Mother and Jett, as well as heavier psychadelic rock, even the Black Crowes, should enjoy this album as well. To the best of my knowledge this is their only album to date. Attempts to find info on this band have proven fruitless…so sadly i am left with the impression they are no more : – ( Hoping that someone can prove me wrong in that regard. Toodles
Heard SONG OF THE DAY a good ten years ago and spent the next decade convinced it was a Kingdom Come cd. (The first *good* one, come to think of it!) Dunno who ST’s vocalist is but he’s an uncanny Lenny Wolf soundalike. (Kind of the way the singer in The Quill sounds exactly like Ray Gillen…)
Slow Train from Sweden is Alive and well again we have about 8 new songs ready for the second album!