Return (band)
Return is a Norwegian rock band from Stange, Hedmark. The band started in 1980, and was in its prime in the late 1980- and early 1990-. In this period they had several singles on the Norwegian hit charts and were among the bestselling bands in the country. In 1993 the band took a break, but came back in 2001 with a collection and some gigs. In 2005 they released a new studio album, and in 2008 they released another collection which also includes a DVD with shots from a concert in Hamar in 2007.
The band's musical style has gone through minimal changes through almost three decades; they've kept most of the typical 80s rock, with a substantial amount of power ballads.
The band have hits in their native Norway and in other countries such as Switzerland.[1]
The band
- Knut Erik Østgård: vocals and guitar
- Steinar Hagen: guitar and chorus
- Tore Larsen: bass and chorus
- Øyvind Håkonsen: drums
In addition, Magnus Østvang has contributed on synthesizer and chorus. Henning Ramseth was for a longer period with the band as a supplement musician on keyboards and guitar (Henning Ramseth has his own band, Ram-Zet).
Discography
Albums
- To the Top (1987) Arco Trading
- Attitudes (1988) CBS
- Straight Down the Line (1989) CBS
- Fourplay (1991) Sony/Columbia
- V (1992) EMI
- Return (2005) MTM
Collections
- Replay (1991)
- Return (Best of…) (2000) Sony
- Return (Live) (2000)
- Best of…both worlds (2008)
References
External links
- Results in the Norwegian hitlists -in Norwegian VG-lista
- short review in Norwegian Dagbladet
- The band's homepage