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 socalled power ballads.

The band have hits in their native Norway and in other countries such as Switzerland. [ [http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=47887&cat=a Return - Fourplay - swisscharts.com ] ]

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)
* "Attitudes" (1988) CBS
* "Straight Down the Line" (1989) CBS
* "Fourplay" (1990) Sony/Columbia
* "V" (1992) EMI
* "Return" (2005) MTM [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fvfqxqrjldse~T2 Allmusic discography] ]

Collections

* "Replay" (1991)
* "Return (Best of…)" (2000) Sony
* "Return (Live)" (2000)
* "Best of…both worlds" (2008)

References

External links

* [http://lista.vg.no/artist_info.php?ArtistOp=show&artistId=1169 Results in the Norwegian hitlists -in Norwegian] VG
* [http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2005/06/07/433953.html short review in Norwegian] Dagbladet
* [http://www.return.no The band's homepage]