Just goes to show you never can judge a book by its cover.
This. Same thoughts here Alan. When I was a kid this was the "most boring grown-up music". Not rock'n roll, not rebel music, but party music for parents, aunts and uncles...
20 / 30 years later looking back with a broader view on music and especially music production the beauty of James Last's work comes out so much better for me. Very impressive I have to say what he did and also how commercially successful all this was. And he modernized in the background and did collaborations with younger musicians as well. Certainly full of passion and surrounded by great musicians of which Erlend is a superb example.