Kim Larsen
Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen (born October 23, 1945) is a Danish rock musician.
Career
Larsen was born in Copenhagen. Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, he began as a songwriter and guitarist. In 1969 he met Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson, and the three founded Gasolin' which, later joined by drummer Søren Berlev, became one of the most successful Danish rock bands. The band dissolved in the late 1970s.
Kim Larsen released a number of solo albums in the 1980s, topping in 1983 with the album Midt om natten. The album Midt om natten more or less became a soundtrack for the movie by the same name based upon it.[1]
In 1983, Larsen founded the band Kim Larsen & Bellami and released four albums until 1992, when after a couple of different line-ups, the band broke up. He then released another solo album, Hvem kan sige nej til en engel (Who Can Say No To An Angel).
Protest singer
Larsen has many times voiced his opposition to the established society and instead advocated the right to be different from the mainstream: The album and movie Midt om natten revolves around this subject - in fact you can compare the movie action to the real Danish BZ movement [da.wikipedia.org/wiki/BZ], Sorte Hest and also Freetown Christiania, located in Copenhagen. The same opposition is also shown by the album 231045-0637 - the title is Kim Larsen's social security number which is strictly personal. Larsen was against the big database of every citizen, implied by this title.
As a heavy smoker, he paid in August 2008 an advertising campaign which showed the text "Tillykke med rygeforbudet - Gesundheit macht frei !!!". The first sentence means "Congratulations on the smoking ban" in Danish, the second sentence means "health makes free" in German. Whilst smoking bans are allegedly not made to protect smokers, but non-smokers, Kim Larsen constructed a connection between smoking bans and such Nazi phrases as Arbeit macht frei.[2]
Bands
Gasolin' (1969 - 1978)
- Kim Larsen - Vocals and rhythm guitar
- Franz Beckerlee - Solo guitar
- Wili Jønsson - Bass
- Bjørn Uglebjerg (1969 - 1971) and Søren Berlev (1971 - 1978) - Drums
- Klaus Agerschou (Live concerts) - Keyboards
Kim Larsen & Bellami (1983 - 1984)
- Kim Larsen - Guitar and vocals
- Henning Pold - Bass
- Phil Barrett - Keyboards and Guitar
- Soren Wolff - Guitar
- Jan Lysdahl - Drummer
Kim Larsen & Bellami (1986 - 1992)
- Kim Larsen - Guitar and vocals
- Henning Pold - Bass
- Hans Fagt and Jan Lysdahl - Drummer
- Mikkel Håkonsson and Peter Ingemann - Keyboards
- Thomas Grue and Per Rasmussen - Guitar and (jingle)
Bell Star (1993 - 1994)
- Kim Larsen - Guitar and vocals
- Hubba - Drummer
- Henning Pold - Bass
- Mikkel Håkonsson - Keyboards
Kim Larsen & Kjukken - 1995 -
- Kim Larsen - Guitar and vocals
- Bo Gryholt - Bass (1995 - 2002) and Jesper Haugaard - Bass (2002 - )
- Karsten Skovgaard - Guitar
- Jesper Rosenqvist - Drummer
Albums
Solo
- Studio
- 1973: Værsgo (en: There you go)
- 1978: Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene (en: Kim Larsen and the Yankee boys)
- 1978: Starfuckers: Vogt Dem for efterligninger (en: Beware of imitations)
- 1979: 231045-0637 (Kim Larsen's personal identification number)
- 1981: Jungle Dreams
- 1982: Sitting On A Time Bomb
- 1982: 5 Eiffel
- 1983: Midt om natten (en: In the Middle of the Night)
- 1994: Hvem kan sige nej til en engel (en: Who can say no to an angel?)
- 2010: Mine damer og herrer
- 2012: Du glade verden
- EPs
- 1983: Fem Eiffel (EP)
- Compilations
- 1975: Skru Op
- 1977: Boller Op, Boller Ned
- 1979: Hittegods
- 1983: Gorilla Mix
- 1983: Larsens Bedste
- 1984: Årets Koncent
- Live
- 1985: Kim i Cirkus (Live) (en: Kim at the Circus)
- 2007: En lille pose støj (Live)
with Gasolin'
- Studio
- 1971: Gasolin'
- 1972: Gasolin' 2
- 1973: Gasolin' 3
- 1974: Stakkels Jim (en: Poor Jim)
- 1975: Gas 5
- 1976: Efter endnu en dag (en: After Another Day)
- 1977: Gør det noget (en: Does it matter?)
- 1978: Killin' Time
- Compilations
- 1980: Super Mix 1
- 1981: A Box Full of Gas
- 1984: Det Bedste Fra Mig Og Mine Venner (Kim Larsen with Gasolin')
- 1991: Rabalderstræde Forever
- 1993: Derudaf Forever
- 1997: A Foreign Affair vol.1
- 1999: Gasolin' Forever
- 2000: The Early Years
- 2002: A Foreign Affair vol.2
- 2003: The Black Box
- 2009: Masser af succes
- Live
- 1976: Live sådan (Live)
- 1978: Gøglernes aften (Live)
Kim Larsen & Bellami
- 1986: Forklædt som voksen (en: Disguised as an adult)
- 1988: Yummi yummi
- 1989: Kielgasten
- 1992: Wisdom Is Sexy
Kim Larsen & Jungledreams
- 1981: Jungle Dreams
- 1982: Sitting on a Time Bomb
Kim Larsen & Kjukken
- Studio
- 1996: Kim Larsen & Kjukken
- 1998: Luft under vingerne (en: Air below the wings)
- 2001: Weekend Music
- 2001: Sange fra glemmebogen (en: Forgotten songs)
- 2003: 7-9-13
- 2004: Sange fra glemmebogen - Jul & nytår (en: Forgotten songs - Christmas and New Year)
- 2006: Gammel Hankat (en: Old Tomcat)
- Live
- 2002: Det var en torsdag aften (en: It was a Thursday evening)
- 2007: En lille pose støj
with Starfuckers
- 1978: Vogt Dem for efterligninger
Charting albums
(All peak positions in Danish Albums Chart)
- 2001: Weekend Music (reached #3)
- 2001: Sange fra glemmebogen (reached #1)
- 2006: Gammel hankat (reached #1)
- 2008: Glemmebogen for børn (reached #1)
- 2010: Guld & grønne skove (reached #17)
- 2010: Mine damer og herrer (reached #1)
- 2012: 5 Eiffel (reached #21)
- As Kim Larsen & Kjukken
- 2002: Det var en torsdag aften (reached #2)
- 2003: 7-9-13 (reached #1)
- 2004: Glemmebogen Jul & Nytår (reached #1)
- 2007: En lille pose støj (reached #1) (Live)
References
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