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The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight Audio CD

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The Cardigans Band: The Cardigans
Title: Long Gone Before Daylight
Rating:
Release Date: 2003-04-15
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Communication 2: You're the Storm 3: Good Horse 4: And Then You Kissed Me 5: Couldn't Care Less 6: Please Sister 7: For What It's Worth 8: Lead Me into the Night 9: Live and Learn 10: Feathers and Down 11: 03:45: No Sleep 12: Hold Me [Mini Version][*] 13: If There Is a Chance [*]

Spotlight on Nina, not much else
She sings with a mature confidence, intensity and passion as never before. Nina's voice is clearly the highlight of LGBD. Much of this I credit to the fact that she wrote all of the lyrics and therefore genuinely feels what she's singing this time around. OK, that's worth the 3 stars.

The rest of the band is sadly un-showcased. If you've grown up with the Cardigans, you're probably a fan of innovative instrumentation (brass, flute . . . bassoon for Pete's sake), unconventional drum beats (I've never heard five-four sound so natural) and most of all a TREMENDOUS sense of humor (Did they ever solve who killed the bakerman in "Closing Time"?). But you'll get none of that with this album.

All songs are in four-four (with the exception of 1 or 2 dabbles in waltz), all guitars are eighth-note-strumming to the beat, bass is predictably on the root at all times, and guitar solos are in Dorian major. You know what I've just described? Yes. . . country music!

I hope I don't come across as a country music hater, because I'm not. I'm merely pointing out that, aside from vocals, this album makes our beloved Cardigans sound too much like everyone else. That's something that's never happened before (even if you hated Gran Turismo, you have to admit that it was different).


A gorgeous, mournful, meaningful album
Nina and the boys sound sadder, stronger, wiser, and more-world weary on this album than on past releases I've heard. . and that's a good thing. A good album to listen to while lying on the floor, drinking hard liquor, staring up at the ceiling, thinking about past relationships gone wrong. . . Past Cardigans albums have made me want to cuddle Nina as if she were some sort of adorable, sharp-toothed, clawing kitten. . . this album is different, though, and makes me want to marry her, or have long boozy conversations with her at least. Rather than shrugging off her heartache with an ironic wink, she instead seems to be taking herself and her music more seriously. . . with gorgeous
results.


The most mature Cardigan's release to date
Filled with better american pop songs than americans could write, the Cardigans have reached the arc of the careers. This is the album Aimee Mann and Sheryl Crow wish they had released. Not every song on this album is a gem, but their pop prowess is displayed marvelously on tracks such as "For What it's Worth" and "A Good Horse" among many others. This album will definetely creep up on you.


excellent simple excellent tracks
K THE CARDIGANS IN THIS ALBUM CALLED ``LONG GONE BEFORE DAYLIGHT`` THY ARE GREAT THEIR ACOUSTIC ROCK SOUND IS GREAT I'M IN LOVE WITH THE VOICE OF NINA SHE IS FENOMENAL
THE BEST TRACKS IN THIS ALBUM ARE: COMMUNICATION, YOU`RE THE STORM, A GOOD HORSE,AND THEN YOU KISSED ME,PLEASE SISTER,FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH , LIVE AND LEARN, LEAD ME INTO THE NIGHT ,ETC
THE ONLY BAD SONG IS COULD'NT CARE LESS IS NOT A BAD SONG BUT IS LONG & A LITTLE BORRING. O. . . . . . . . . . . .
BUT IS A GREAT ROCK/POP ALBUM. . . . . . . .

THEY RULE.


A revelation
I had an image of the Cardigans from the early/mid 90s as a kind of a willowy alternative band with a couple of hits. .
Not so. This is a genuine revelation of an album. Just beautiful. I'm on my way to checking out their back catalogue.


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