The Hounds

The Hounds — also sometimes known as “the Hound” — were a Swedish rock-band from the mid-’60s, organized in 1965 by 19-year-old guitarist and singer Henrik Salander and his friend, singer Jan Ahlén. The group — whose various other associates included Lars Wallander (electric guitar), Jan Bråthe (bass/vocals), and Janne ?-nnerud (drums) — acquired a determined orientation toward pop/rock and roll, with an focus on tranquility vocals and mainstream fare. Their 1st major strike was a sung edition of “Exodus” in 1966, which reached number 3 in Sweden; they charted the next year having a cover of Brian Hyland’s strike “Sealed having a Kiss” at number 2, and strike the main place the same yr using their version from the Tokens’ strike “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” They later on strike number six using their version from the Chad & Jeremy strike “A Summer Music,” and shut out 1967 with lots four positioning on “I’ll Consider You Where in fact the Music’s Playing.” Their just graph record of 1968 was lots four strike for “The Gipsy Cried.” However they also protected topical material such as for example Bob Dylan’s “THE CHANGING TIMES THEY MAY BE A-Changin’,” and appeared to have had even more strings with their bow compared to the smooth pop of their singles. Additionally, they do record some superb originals, mostly created or co-written by Salander. Plus they actually brushed against the pop part of freakbeat having a crunchy, acoustic guitar and brass-driven rendition of “Hi-Ho Metallic Coating” that could possess easily charted all over the world. Predicated on the documented proof, the Hounds had been at least as solid an organization as, state, the Hep Celebrities or the Hootenanny Performers. With their focus on covers, these were approximately Sweden’s equal to the Marmalade or the Tremeloes. However they hardly ever pursued music so long as some of those various other groups — since it proved, the Hounds’ essential creative member acquired various other, bigger seafood to fry. The quintet split up in 1968 when Henrik Salander made a decision to pursue advanced schooling full-time, a move that may possess price music some pleasurable pop noises, but otherwise appears to have benefited not merely Sweden however the planet. In the years since, Salander provides pursued an extended career in worldwide affairs being a reputed diplomat, and among his alternative activities, he provides going the Disarmament and nonproliferation Workplace in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was the Secretary-General from the Weaponry of Mass Devastation Commission. His curiosity about music didn’t desert him, nevertheless — he once shipped a written report on nuclear proliferation towards the US sung towards the Beatles tune “Last night.” For the Hounds, they apparently have reunited sometimes for one-off shows.