“Sea of Sleep” (1972) with lyrics from the latest Lucifer Was album “Morning Star” (2017) with 5 original members who played then and now!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRZH1vOPAgE
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The Meaning of Life by Lucifer Was, composer: Thore Engen
Album: Underground and Beyond.
First issue only in 1997 (Record Heaven),
originates from 1970-1972.
Lyrics here and in vid:
What do you think is the meaning of the life?
To say “oh no, oh no I can’t do that”
What do you think is the meaning of the life?
To turn around, kneel and sigh “Black cat”
What do you think is the meaning of the life?
To make each day a better day each day?
What do you think is the meaning of the life?
To cry away? To die some more each day?
What do you think is the meaning of the life?
To say “oh no, oh no that’s not for me ”
What do you think is the meaning of the life?
Say yes to yes and set your troubles free
Line-up / Musicians
– Thore Engen / guitars, vocals
– Dag Stenseng / flute, vocals
– Anders Sevaldson / flute, background vocals
– Einar Bruu / bass
– Kai Frilseth / drums
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Teddy’s Sorrow (3:10)
2. Scrubby Maid (2:42)
3. Song for Rings (2:14)
4. Out of the Blue (2:29)
5. The Green Pearl (6:18)
…a) The Mountain King
…b) Fairy Dance
…c) Belongs to the Sky
…d) Pearlhall
6. Tarabas (2:49)
7. Fandango (3:28)
8. The Meaning of Life (3:59)
9. Light my Cigarette (2:59)
10. In the Park (3:14)
11. Asterix (3:27)
2005 re-release Bonus Tracks:
12.Tumbling Down (2:52)
13. Mystic (3:55)
Thore Engen’s website:
http://www.reocities.com/Area51/Dimension/3978/ThoreE.htm
A talk with Thore Engen (Posted: March 12 2010) :
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65724
Biography shortly:
http://progressive-music.hostzi.com/biography/lucifer-was/
A piece of the talk with Thore Engen ( from 2010)
ABOUT THE BAND:
“The band that was soon to become Lucifer Was were formed in Oslo in 1969/70 by drummer Kai Frilseth.”
ABOUT COMPARING THE BAND TO OTHER ONES:
” I have read and heard comparisons in the printed media and on the internet to so many groups…. Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Atomic Rooster, Mountain, Rush, Kansas, Scorpions, Black Widow, Gravy Train to name some. I can of course identify with them all, as this is the genre we are working in. We are not in the tradition of groups like Rolling Stones, Kinks, The Lovin’ Spoonful, the anorak/indiebands or the MTV-dancing nude bellys. Neither are we hip-hop or R’nB! I really like Jethro Tull and Deep Purple, and we are often compared to them, but Jethro Tull may be the one I feel most distanced from when I read that we sound like them. It is obviously because of the flutes. Sabbath with flutes and early Uriah Heep I can relate to better, but anyway, all of those groups we’re compared to are fantastic so… I find it just fine. Black Sabbath with flutes, nice one. I feel that our records are quite different compared to each other and I never write on inspiration from hearing someone else’s music, apart from what’s in my mind from the past and how my life is at the present time of working. To me Lucifer Was is a heavy retro progressive unit, sometimes metallic and symphonic, with some own trademarks, especially the flutes, and the, often doomy, heavy guitarriffs combined with melodic vocals. I wonder who we will be compared to on our forthcoming CD (in March 2010) together with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and some of the worlds leading classical soloists.”
ABOUT “UNDERGROUND AND BEYOND”:
“Underground And Beyond is a strange one. When we went into the studio, right after the re-unuion of the band, it was not with the intention to produce an album for release, but just something as a memory to ourselves. We played most of it live in the studio and it was a truthful duplication of what we had done before and what we used to sound like. It was recorded in 18 hours. The lyrical themes were mostly based on personal experiences being young (I think very little of the lyrics were changed from the original 1970-72 ones). The participants were the original members from early, early 70’s and that was Einar Bruu, bass, Dag Stenseng, vocals, flute, Anders Sevaldson, background vocals and flute, Kai Frilseth, drums and myself on vocals and guitar.”
THEME OF LYRICS: Thore Engen’s lyrics have a mystical flair, and all the albums so far are part of a larger poetic cycle on the fall of the angel Lucifer.
INFLUENCES: strongly influenced by early seventies guitar, flute and vocal-oriented melodic progressive heavy rock.
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