Hjul Jul I Jul - Music

Vazelina Bilopphøggers Vazelina Auto Wreckers Is A Former Norwegian Musical Group Best Known For Borrowing Musical Elements From Or Outright Covering Rock And Pop Classics Rewritten Often With A Bizarre Humorous Twist In Their Distinctive Native Dialect. One Of The Most Prolific And Beloved Norwegian Bands Of All Time — Having Performed Continually For Thirty Years And Counting — They Have Worked With Many Of Their Country's Most Important Artists And Recorded A Slew Of Hit Singles And Albums. They Have Also Crossed Over Into Comics Video Games And Television Among Them The TV2 Christmas Serial Hjulkalender. Vazelina Bilopphøggers Was Founded In Gjøvik Oppland Norway During December 1979. Initially A Seven-Piece Group The Original Line-Up Consisted Of Eldar Vågan Guitar Vocals Arnulf 'Høggern' Paulsen Drums Jan Einar Johnsen Organ Saxophone Backing Vocals Bjørn Berg Lead Vocals Asgeir Hoel Electric Bass And Backing Vocalists Halvard Høynes And Bjørn Bogetvedt. This Line-Up Won The District Final Of NM I Rock A National Rock Band Championship But Failed To Place In The National Finals. Their First Big Success Came With The Release Of The Single "Gi Meg Fri I Kveld" B/w "Bilopphøgger Boogie" Both Sides Of Which Became Nationwide Hits. Come The Time Of The Recording Of Their First Studio Album Hoel And Høynes Had Left The Band Hoel Was Replaced By Torbjørn Nicolaysen. Their First Long-Player 24 Timers Service Was Released In 1980 After The Supporting Tour Berg Nicolaysen And Bogetvedt Departed Being Replaced By Bassist Rune Endal And Singer/trumpeter Viggo Sandvik This Is Considered Their Classic Line-Up One Which Recorded Several Albums And Singles Revered As Norwegian Classics. In 1991 However Endal Left The Band Who Decided To Become A Four-Piece. Partaking In Studio And In Live Performances But Not Considered Official Band Members Are Bassist Terje Methi And Keyboardist Tor Welo. In 1994 They Appeared On The Best-Selling Soundtrack For Don Bluth's Animated Film Rock-A-Doodle For Which Several Band Members Also Provided Voice Acting. The Album Combined Vågan And Sandvik's Translations Of T.J. Kuenster's Original Songs With Other Vazelina "originals" Several Of Which Have Become Regular Compilation Selections And Live Favorites. The Same Line-Up Released A Number Of Successful Albums 11 År Uten Kvinnfolk 1992 Hææærli' På Toppen Ta Væla 1996 And Hjulkalender 2000 . 2006 Saw The Unexpected Departure Of Viggo Sandvik Secondary Lyricist And Primary Lead Singer By Many Considered The Face Of The Band. Kjetil Fosseid Was Hired As The Band's New Co-Lead Vocalist This Line-Up Having Released The 2007 Album Bensin På Bålet And Continuing To Tour Throughout Norway More Often With A Focus On Comedy Revues Than Out-And-Out Live Concerts. In September 2019 The Band Announced That They Would Disband After A Farewell Concert At Oslo Spektrum On March 21 2020. The Concert Sold Out In Minutes Which Prompted Promoters To Add A New Concert To Be Held The Day Before But This Concert Also Selled Out Quickly. However The Concerts Were Postponed Indefinitely Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic In Norway. In April 2021 Over One Year After The Concerts Was Supposed To Take Place They Were Finally Postponed To October 8 And 9 2021. In Addition A Third Concert Was Announced To Be Held On October 7. Artistic Influences Include Rockabilly Legends Such As Johnny Burnette Buddy Holly And Gene Vincent Consequently Their Catalog Is Heavily Based On Music From The 50s And 60s Having Rewritten Songs Made Famous By Dozens Of Artists Such As Johnny Cash Eddie Cochran Roy Orbison And Elvis Presley. Songs That Are Not Outright Cover Versions Often Borrow Recognizable Hooks And Chord Progressions From Famous Songs Combined With Original Songwriting Efforts. Songwriting Credits Are Still Accredited To The Original Songwriters. Their Rewritten Lyrics Chiefly Written By Eldar Vågan Often Have Little To Nothing To Do With A Song's Original Lyrical Content For Example "Surfbrett" A Pastiche Of The Beach Boys Is About Crafting A Plywood Surfboard And "Blålys" A Rewritten "Blue Moon" Concerns Getting One's License Revoked For Drunk Driving. Their Final Performance Went Down In Front Of 5000 Spectators In Oslo Spektrum Arena October 8. 2022. read less