Kaamos (Finnish band)
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Kaamos was a Finnish
progressive rock
band formed in 1973.
They released one album, Deeds and Talks in 1977 (M&T Production MTLP-7). Album mixed classical and medieval music with folk, blues and funk. Their style was described as "Jethro Tull
without the flute"
As it was common at the time, there were a lot changes of band members. These include:
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band formed in 1973.
They released one album, Deeds and Talks in 1977 (M&T Production MTLP-7). Album mixed classical and medieval music with folk, blues and funk. Their style was described as "Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
without the flute"
Members
Originally in 1973:- Peter Strohlman (guitar)
- Eero Munter (bass)
- Eero Valkonen (drums)
- Ilkka Poijärvi (organ/keyboards)
- Jimmy Lewman (singer)
As it was common at the time, there were a lot changes of band members. These include:
- Ilpo Murtojärvi (guitar)
- Johnny Gustafsson (singer/drummer)
- Kyösti Laihi (keyboards)
- Jarkko "Jakke" Leivo (bass)
- Eric Gylphe (mixing, guitar)
- Göran "Jocke" Sumelius (lyrics)