Turning Point (SWEDEN)
Posted: 19 Feb 2026, 07:56
Turning Point - River Dance (1994)
Year : 1994 (SMC Records Inc. Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country: Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 108 mb
Bio:
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR band from Ockelbo, Gävleborgs län, Sweden, which was formed in the late 1980s and disbanded in 1996-97.The band had strong Irish/Scottish melodic influences mixed with melodic hard rock.After the album was recorded there were several changes in the crew and only the singer remained a year after the release of the album. Tord, Leif, Johan, Ulrik and Jonas also recorded a cover of Thin Lizzy's "Emerald", which is featured on the 'Lizzy Songs (95 SMC) compilation. The album was recorded with Robin Jönsson and bass player Michel Blomberg. Jonas is ex-Nasty Groove and Ulrik was previously found in King Size, later in Maryslim. Late 1995 the line-up had once again changed and the last known constellation features Tord, guitarists Fredriv Arvidsson and Mikael Olofsson, Ulrik and Jonas. Turning Point also appeared on “The Lizzy Songs,” a tribute album (SMCCD 30201, 1995) to Thin Lizzy. The band performed the Lizzy song “Emerald.”
Album:
Great album "Streets of Roses" is dedicated to the victims who was killed by Mattias Flink in Falun, Sweden on June 11th, 1994.A music video was recorded for the song "Highlands".The song “Streets Of Roses” was also released as a CD single (b/w I Will Return) and became a minor hit in southern Sweden, especially in the highlands around Nässjö, Eksjö, and Vetlanda. The song became something of a “signature tune” for discos around the highlands, including the “Pigalle” disco in Nässjö.Band originally including ex-Kingsize bassist Ulrick Thunman and ex-Nasty Groove drummer Jonas Carlsson Swedish outfit Turning Point underwent drastic line-up changes following the release of the ‘River Dance’ album in 1994, with only vocalist Tord Persson surviving.The album was recorded with bassist Michael Blomberg and drummer Robin Jönsson.The group recruited guitarist Fredric Avesson and Mikael Olofsson, and the group teamed up once more with Thunman and Calsson.
Line Up:
Tord Persson - Vocals
Leif Tarvainen - Guitar
Johan "Dino" Brodin - Guitar
Michael Blomberg - Bass, Backing Vocals
Robin Jönsson - Drums
+ guests:
Thomas Ahlstrand - Keyboards, Piano Arrangements
Fredrik "Isaac" Isacsson - Backing Vocals (on "The Swan", "That's The Way It's Gonna Be")
Henrik "Henke" Jonsson - Backing Vocals
Production:
Recorded At – SMC Studio, Stockholm
Mixed At – SMC Studio, Stockholm
Producer – Tord Persson, Zeb King
Producer, Mixed By, Engineer, Backing Vocals – Henke Jonsson
Mastering - Peter In De Betou
Cover Design - S. Keerouac
Photos - Gunnar Henriksson
Publisher - Abat Film Prod. AB
Copyright - SMC Records Inc.
Tracklist:
01. The Swan
02. That's the Way It's Gonna Be
03. From Rome to Tokyo
04. Child of Rain
05. Streets of Roses
06. I Will Return
07. Let It Go
08. Larger Than Life
09. Highlands
10. Back to America
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 1994 (SMC Records Inc. Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country: Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 108 mb
Bio:
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR band from Ockelbo, Gävleborgs län, Sweden, which was formed in the late 1980s and disbanded in 1996-97.The band had strong Irish/Scottish melodic influences mixed with melodic hard rock.After the album was recorded there were several changes in the crew and only the singer remained a year after the release of the album. Tord, Leif, Johan, Ulrik and Jonas also recorded a cover of Thin Lizzy's "Emerald", which is featured on the 'Lizzy Songs (95 SMC) compilation. The album was recorded with Robin Jönsson and bass player Michel Blomberg. Jonas is ex-Nasty Groove and Ulrik was previously found in King Size, later in Maryslim. Late 1995 the line-up had once again changed and the last known constellation features Tord, guitarists Fredriv Arvidsson and Mikael Olofsson, Ulrik and Jonas. Turning Point also appeared on “The Lizzy Songs,” a tribute album (SMCCD 30201, 1995) to Thin Lizzy. The band performed the Lizzy song “Emerald.”
Album:
Great album "Streets of Roses" is dedicated to the victims who was killed by Mattias Flink in Falun, Sweden on June 11th, 1994.A music video was recorded for the song "Highlands".The song “Streets Of Roses” was also released as a CD single (b/w I Will Return) and became a minor hit in southern Sweden, especially in the highlands around Nässjö, Eksjö, and Vetlanda. The song became something of a “signature tune” for discos around the highlands, including the “Pigalle” disco in Nässjö.Band originally including ex-Kingsize bassist Ulrick Thunman and ex-Nasty Groove drummer Jonas Carlsson Swedish outfit Turning Point underwent drastic line-up changes following the release of the ‘River Dance’ album in 1994, with only vocalist Tord Persson surviving.The album was recorded with bassist Michael Blomberg and drummer Robin Jönsson.The group recruited guitarist Fredric Avesson and Mikael Olofsson, and the group teamed up once more with Thunman and Calsson.
Line Up:
Tord Persson - Vocals
Leif Tarvainen - Guitar
Johan "Dino" Brodin - Guitar
Michael Blomberg - Bass, Backing Vocals
Robin Jönsson - Drums
+ guests:
Thomas Ahlstrand - Keyboards, Piano Arrangements
Fredrik "Isaac" Isacsson - Backing Vocals (on "The Swan", "That's The Way It's Gonna Be")
Henrik "Henke" Jonsson - Backing Vocals
Production:
Recorded At – SMC Studio, Stockholm
Mixed At – SMC Studio, Stockholm
Producer – Tord Persson, Zeb King
Producer, Mixed By, Engineer, Backing Vocals – Henke Jonsson
Mastering - Peter In De Betou
Cover Design - S. Keerouac
Photos - Gunnar Henriksson
Publisher - Abat Film Prod. AB
Copyright - SMC Records Inc.
Tracklist:
01. The Swan
02. That's the Way It's Gonna Be
03. From Rome to Tokyo
04. Child of Rain
05. Streets of Roses
06. I Will Return
07. Let It Go
08. Larger Than Life
09. Highlands
10. Back to America
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/