Music:
Member Since: 2/13/2007
Band Website: slangstere.no
Band Members: Mads Oppegaard - Vocal, rythm guitar
Einar Viken - Lead guitar, lap steel, vocal
Bjørn Vinje - Bass
Øyvind Glamo - Drums
Influences: George Jones, Merle Travis, Steve Earle, James Hand,
Johnny Cash, Asleep At The Wheel, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys,
Hank Williams, Dwight Yoakham, Doc Watson, Brian Setzer, Thom Bresh,
Bukka White, Charlie Patton, R.L Burnside, Robert Johnson, Alan Jackson,
Merle Haggard, Tom Waits, Alf Prøysen, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Lillebjørn Nilsen, Pete Seeger, Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Hellbillies, Vazelina Bilopphøggers, Johnny Horton,
Eddie Cochran, Neil Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Guns'n Roses, The Hellacopters, AC/DC, Deep Purple, The Kinks, Rolling Stones, The Who, Captain Beefheart,
The Bangles, Violent Femmes, Dead Moon,
Roy Lønhøiden,
Jokke og Valentinerne, Raga Rockers, Dum Dum Boys, Tungtvann, Folque, Fusel og Blaagress,
Knut Hamsun, Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Jacob Sande, Hans Børli,
Herman Willis, Charles Bukowski, Hunter S Thompson, Celiné, Jo Nesbø,
Snorre Sturlason, Edvard Munch, Pondus, Rocky,
Christopher Nielsen...
Sounds Like: We are working out our own sound based on our influences.
Call it Slangster style. Einar coined a description for our genre, namely ADHD Country.
Sort of musical aksiom we´re following - groovy rythms,
catchy tunes, up tempo, lot´s of guitar solos,
modern traditional songwriting, no shoegazing , manly attitude , we´re sporting our songs in the Norwegian tounge, stories about fighting, loosing, powerful vehicles, women and booze. Raw and humourous.
Don´t forget the three F´s - Fender, Fitte og Fedreland. (Fender, Pussy and Fatherland). Another brilliant slogan from our fan Ståle´s bottomless well of slogans. It´s sums up some fundamental values that shapes our music. That´s pretty much it.
You listen, you be the judge
Record Label: Lydkjøkkenet/Claes Ohlson Records
Type of Label: Indie
