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the_eggwhiteNow we're into the Cs, which start with one of the "are you sure this is from *your* CD collection?" CDs.
The Cardigans - Gran Turismo
Shut up. I like it. I think Nina persson has an awesome voice for slightly melancholy songs - and there's usually a tinge of that melancholy in their songs (except when there isn't).
Opener "Paralyzed" is a favourite of mine, and whilst it's a bit overplayed I'm a real fan of "Erase/Rewind" as well. I could take or leave the slightly overplayed chart hit "My Favourite Game", but they get points for spelling favourite correctly (note for americans - joking! I understand linguistic divergence perfectly well. We get it right, you lot diverge :))
Re-listening through, though, I'm finding some of the slower, more melancholy songs (explode and higher, for example) to be a little bit depressing. They're not bad. They're actually pretty good, but just a little too long and repetitive for my taste. There are quite a few of them, but not so many as to drag the whole album down.
Tracks I didn't realise I liked, but that it turns out I do - Do you believe, particularly for the "outro".
Verdict - To go - I just don't have space.
Brief aside: Cockbags! I just found two more CDs lying around. Thankfully they're from later in the alphabet, but it means this task is getting even more daunting.
...and now, I post this as I'm relocating to a laptop in the front room. This entry will continue in another post.
The Cardigans - Gran Turismo
Shut up. I like it. I think Nina persson has an awesome voice for slightly melancholy songs - and there's usually a tinge of that melancholy in their songs (except when there isn't).
Opener "Paralyzed" is a favourite of mine, and whilst it's a bit overplayed I'm a real fan of "Erase/Rewind" as well. I could take or leave the slightly overplayed chart hit "My Favourite Game", but they get points for spelling favourite correctly (note for americans - joking! I understand linguistic divergence perfectly well. We get it right, you lot diverge :))
Re-listening through, though, I'm finding some of the slower, more melancholy songs (explode and higher, for example) to be a little bit depressing. They're not bad. They're actually pretty good, but just a little too long and repetitive for my taste. There are quite a few of them, but not so many as to drag the whole album down.
Tracks I didn't realise I liked, but that it turns out I do - Do you believe, particularly for the "outro".
Verdict - To go - I just don't have space.
Brief aside: Cockbags! I just found two more CDs lying around. Thankfully they're from later in the alphabet, but it means this task is getting even more daunting.
...and now, I post this as I'm relocating to a laptop in the front room. This entry will continue in another post.
