Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight (Bonus Dvd)
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Artist: CardigansEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Music Label: Koch Records
Soundtracks:
- Communication
- You're The storm
- A Good Horse
- And Then You Kissed Me
- Couldn't Care Less
- Please Sister
- For What It's Worth
- Lead Me Into The Night
- Live and Learn
- Feathers And Down
- 03.45: No Sleep
- Hold Me (Mini Version)
- If There is a Chance
- For The Boys
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Free Music Review: nina, will you marry me?
Hit: 5 Stars
this ain't your daddy's cardigans. yes, i'm going to boast here, but i've been with the cardigans since before 'life.' i remember being at a dance club about three months before 'lovefool' hit the radio -- the dj put the record on and it cleared the floor, literally. it was me and friend, the two of us, dancing our heads off. of course 'lovefool' eventually caught on and you know the rest...
i then had the good fortune of seeing them at the troubador in L.A. in 1998 supporting 'gran turismo.' GT was a decent album, but it was a tired-sounding album. but looking back, it's more of a transition album between the ultra-cute, ultra-kitschy 'life' and the more polished, 'mature' sounding 'long gone before daylight.' it was the album the marked the end of saccharin-sweet melodies and introduced the world to a more cynical, serious cardigans.
a few observations about 'long gone...' 1) nina has NEVER sounded better. her vocals on earlier songs like 'carnival' and 'lovefool' cute and endearing, sounding like the girl next door. fastforward to 2003. nina, now sporting a jet black hairdo, sounds absolutely delicious. too many vocalists these days simply try to hard (christina aguilera, joss stone, among many). these vomit-inducing, FORCED vibratos are single-handedly ruining music (see "american idol.") nina, on the other hand, displays her voice's natural beauty (much like alison krauss). the vibratos aren't forced at all...there's a natural breathiness and a genuine ache in her voice. on 'and then you kissed me' nina's voice is absolutely exquisite--a perfect blend of heartache and hope, and more importantly, a real sense of vulnerability, as though she really wants someone to 'love me, love me.' it gives me goosebumps every time. she also proves she can belt 'em out too. songs like 'you're the storm' showcase her incredible vocal range. and the fact she's drop-dead gorgeous certainly doesn't hurt.
2) musically this album is superior to anything they've released. i've read several critical reviews in which critics seem to lament the cardigans new sound. i don't really understand it. sure, it's more A.O.R. sound, but that doens't mean they've drifted into sticky, sappy, sarah mclachlan 'mature' territory. there's still enough bite and edge to keep indie/alt kids happy and *trendy* people wanting more. peter swensson, contrary to popular critical belief, hasn't sacrificed artistic integrity for mediocre pop songs. yes, LGBD is an understated album, but does an album have to be in your face to be 'successful?' there's a very workman-like feeling to much of the album. i imagine the band labored over every track, but that doesn't necessarily make it overproduced. and there's enough high-energy moments to balance out the ballads.
3) LDBD is chocked full of classic singles. i believe the band released four. they could've easily released five: 'for what it's worth,' 'live and learn,' 'you're the storm,' communication,' 'and then you kissed me' are all incredible songs, single-worthy and chart-worthy.
'long gone...' was easily one of my top 3 albums of 2003. i comandeered my cd player for a good 3-5 months and refused to leave. i'm glad it finally got a stateside release. here's hoping i won't have to wait until next spring to get 'super extra gravity.'
nina, please come to salt lake city!
Long Gone Before Daylight (Bonus Dvd) Poster
The fifth studio album from the Swedish superstars is "an uptempo beautiful pop song", per lead singer Nina Persson. The group have created a warm, intimate album filled with great songs that expand their musicianship and collective songwriting talents. The organic production give the material a "live in the studio" feel, spearheaded by Persson's voice, which is more expressive and colorful than ever. "Long Gone Before Daylight" is a musical labour of love, with cameo appearances by Pelle Almqvist (The Hives), Ebbot Lundberg (Soundtrack Of Our Lives) and Nick Royale (Hellacopters).Long Gone Before Daylight marks a shift in theme for the Cardigans. Their last album, 1998's Gran Turismo, was a masterpiece. With Peter Svensson's quirky, driving, ultra-modern pop backing Nina Persson's icy dissections of doomed relationships, it was a Love Album informed more by Bret Easton Ellis than any high romance. So catchy, so cool, and so incredibly bleak--exceptional, intelligent pop in the tradition of Soft Cell and ABC. Long Gone Before Daylight, then, comes as something of a shock when the opening "Communication" and "You're the Storm"--both lush and beautiful pop--find Persson struggling for love then, come the Doors-like "And Then You Kissed Me," actually finding it. Real love, too--not the fascinatingly twisted variety of before. It's a terrible shame, for love reduces the Cardigans to the level of other musicians. But then, unpredictable devils, they hit you with "Couldn't Care Less," as Persson loses it all again, in the following "Please Sister" begging for advice, succor, anything. And now you realize; it's a pop-rock opera, the tale of one heart's tortuous and tortured journey through the mill. And it's superb. Persson, the finest pop lyricist working today, is on peak form while the band's back-to-roots grand piano and grander acoustic guitars provide an appropriately magnificent backing. --Dominic Wills
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