Adventure
Tales Of Belle Part 1: Across The Ocean
Belle Gunness, born Brynhild Paulsdatter Storset in 1859, grew in poverty in the parish of Selbu near Trondheim. She emigrated to USA in 1881, and before vanishing in 1908 she became one of the worst serial killers the world has seen. Local expertise on Belle Gunness' life was consulted in the process of writing the lyrics for this concept album from Adventure. 'Tales Of Belle Part 1: Across The Ocean' features eleven songs written and recorded for this project. Thematically this album deals with Belle's life in Norway, the emigration and settling down in Chicago. Musically, Adventure is still exploring the golden era of '70s symphonic hard rock, mixing in proggy and folky elements. The guitar and Hammond organ drive is still there, so is the multipart harmony vocals, and it's all underpinned by a solid foundation of bass and drums.