"Composer and guitarist Ole Thomsen´s juicy riffs and no compromise guitarsolos is a joy to listen to. Synthsound, fuzz or straight jazzsound, the guitar always reflects the mood of the songs"
"The song "Ole takes the lead" is a funky fusion-song dedicated to the eminent guitarplayer Ole Thomsen...."
"Ole Thomsen has for years been ranked as one of our most versatile and competent guitarists. He covers almost any style....."
“Always with a exquisite choice of notes, always with soul and feeling in every note , and with thoughtful solo parts.
Bergens Tidende.
“Thomsen showed great personality on electric guitar in a singing solo that made the applaus roar in the conserthall.”
"Ole Thomsen is as always a joy to listen to with his controlled , and to the point , no nonsense playing"
Dagbladet
"Among the soloists Ole Thomsen is the one I know of from other projects, and once again he shows us that he is among the best sound-colorists in the kingdom...."
Puls
"We know Ole Thomsen from "Danmarksplass" and "Ny Bris". He is also represented in "Bergen Blues Band " from desember 1981 and "Itt spøtt i havet" from march 1982. In my opinion he is among the best blues and jazzguitarists in Norway."
Jazznytt
"Ole besitzt ein extrem breites Spektrum an musikalishem Können und zählt mit zu den professioneslsten Studio-Musikern in Scandinavien"
Stichwort
" But that jazz can, and should, be played from an inner neccessity, was established by the norwegian quartet Hot Cargo. Mostly by their own, and luckily unpretencious compositions. There were echoes of Weather Report , and powerful solo´s by the composer and guitarist Ole Thomsen" and the fine tenor and soprano-saxophonist Olav Dale, who made a nice interpretation of the ballad Lonnies Lament by John Coltrane.
Berlingske Tidende
"It is a great pleasure to hear Thomsen´s solo´s. His technical skills are combined with lots of ideas so that the audience seldom heard the same phrases twice. Such guitarplayers does not come by the dozen.."
Tromsø
The guitarist Ole Thomsen is an artist on his instrument with improvisations that sent chills down the spine, a great musical experience.
Larvik Østlandsposten
Ole Thomsen on guitar is excellent. He let´s the themes speak with an inner understanding and without unnecessary fills. He says much with few notes and, is very good at making variations in how the band sounds.
Lillehammer Dølingen
On ” That was yesterday” it sounds like the guitarist is way down in the sewers of Bergen. At least his amp must be down there. And on ”The night is easy” it sounds like the duckling Quack-Quack playing the guitar.
Nye Takter