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 power ballads.

The band have hits in their native Norway and in other countries such as Switzerland.

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) Arco Trading
• Attitudes (1988) CBS
• Straight Down the Line (1989) CBS
• Fourplay (1991) Sony/Columbia
• V (1992) EMI
• Return (2005) MTM

Collections

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

External links

• Results in the Norwegian hitlists -in Norwegian VG-lista
• short review in Norwegian Dagbladet
• The band's homepage