Solar Plexus ~ Sweden

Det Är Inte Båten Som Gungar - Det Är Havet Som Rör Sig (1974)

Solar Plexus' third studio album Det Är Inte Båten Som Gungar - Det Är Havet Som Rör Sig* sees the group back on track, though still not near at the high level of the debut. But most of the overt commercial moves of the disappointing second album have been traded in for a more jazzy approach, which helps. The first 3 tracks are unconvincing, but 'Fåglarna i Nam Dinh' and 'This is the Place' are not to be missed. Final 17 minute tracks sums up perfectly the inconsistency the album represents.

*Google Translate tells us: It's Not The Boat That Swings - It's The Sea That Moves. I wonder if it's an idiom like our own college (crass) saying "It's not the size of the ship, but the motion of the ocean"?

Not reissued as of 3/25/25.

7/31/09 (review); 1/30/20 (update / new entry)