Here is a review I just found on a swedish site called Border Music ( www.border.se/dist0445.htm ). I will translate it here as good as I can to a more broader language.
HAPPY THE MAN - Muse awakens
During the 70s Happy the Man was a big name in progressive rock. Their mostly instrumental music was a bit in the front row of how prog- and symphonic rock should sound. They have and was having wind instruments that not that many bands in the field was using. Now in a reunited form, the sound is still the same, most members are original and it sounds even better than before - a soundquality in addition to the normal prog sound.
Below are the original text for the swedish viewers:
Under 70-talet var Happy the Man ett stort namn inom den progresiva rocken. Deras mestadels instyrumentala musik var lite i fronten över hur progg- och symfonisk musik skulle låta! De har och hade t.ex. blåsinstrument, vilket inte många dylika band hade. Nu, i återförenad form, är soundet det samma, de flesta medlemmarna är orginal och det låtar bara bättre än innan - en ljudkvalité utöver det vanliga på dito musik!
HAPPY THE MAN - Muse awakens
During the 70s Happy the Man was a big name in progressive rock. Their mostly instrumental music was a bit in the front row of how prog- and symphonic rock should sound. They have and was having wind instruments that not that many bands in the field was using. Now in a reunited form, the sound is still the same, most members are original and it sounds even better than before - a soundquality in addition to the normal prog sound.
Below are the original text for the swedish viewers:
Under 70-talet var Happy the Man ett stort namn inom den progresiva rocken. Deras mestadels instyrumentala musik var lite i fronten över hur progg- och symfonisk musik skulle låta! De har och hade t.ex. blåsinstrument, vilket inte många dylika band hade. Nu, i återförenad form, är soundet det samma, de flesta medlemmarna är orginal och det låtar bara bättre än innan - en ljudkvalité utöver det vanliga på dito musik!