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Track List
01) Communication
02) You're the Storm
03) A Good Horse
04) And Then You Kissed Me
05) Couldn't Care Less
06) Please Sister
07) For What It's Worth
08) Lead Me Into the Night
09) Live and Learn
10) Feathers and Down
11) 03.45: No Sleep
12) Hold Me (Mini version)
13) If There Is a Chance
01) Communication
02) You're the Storm
03) A Good Horse
04) And Then You Kissed Me
05) Couldn't Care Less
06) Please Sister
07) For What It's Worth
08) Lead Me Into the Night
09) Live and Learn
10) Feathers and Down
11) 03.45: No Sleep
12) Hold Me (Mini version)
13) If There Is a Chance
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First Released
2003
Alternative Rock
Intimate
Rock/Pop
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Long Gone Before Daylight es el quinto álbum de The Cardigans. Después de un largo descanso desde la publicación de su anterior álbum Gran Turismo en 1998 (con los miembros de la banda experimentando en sus proyectos en solitario) finalmente fue publicado en Japón el 19 de marzo de 2003 y en Europa el 24 de marzo. El 22 de abril también se publicó en Canadá y en Norteamérica el 25 de mayo. El álbum se distingue de sus anteriores trabajos. Su sonido "feliz" que se podía apreciar sobre todo en sus tres primeros álbumes cambia a un sonido con más sobrio con toques "country". Relativamente es mucho más lento y "triste" que su trabajo previo (Gran Turismo). Incluso la cantante se tiño el pelo de negro tal vez para expresar el cambio de ánimo de la banda.
Las críticas estuvieron mezcladas. Algunos encontraban el cambio de estilo acertado y sentían que la banda había madurado, y creado canciones que superaba incluso a experimentados músicos de ese estilo. Otros echaban de menos el viejo sonido pop y reprochaban a la banda que tal vez se sintieran avergonzados de sus anteriores trabajos más alegres y movidos.
El primer single del álbum fue "For What It's Worth" que fue publicado el 17 de febrero. El segundo single fue You're the Storm" publicado el 2 de junio. El tercer y último single fue "Live and Learn" publicado el 3 de diciembre. Todos ellos en el año 2003.
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Nina Persson is very sad. She must be, because on Long Gone Before Daylight she's written 11 (13 if you've got the bonus tracks) of the most melancholy songs ever penned by a Cardigan. And it's a real shame.
To map The Cardigans route to success, they appeared in the early 90s from the Swedish fringes. They had their own quirky take on modern life, like being too dopey in the morning to remember where you've put your mug of coffee, and how this affects your whole day. Their notable ability to find the perfect place for a bassoon solo also made them stand out from the crowd.
Then they accidentally wrote one of the catchiest tunes in rock, "Lovefool", which, with its blend of ironic humour and desperation, landed them in the spotlight. Getting a taste for this commercial success, they went on to produce the poppy, rocky Gran Turismo which brought us that twanging guitar riff, in "Favourite Game", and stories of defiant mind changing.
If Long Gone Before Daylight demonstrates the Cardigans wanting to become more mainstream and commercial, it's not a good thing. Whilst the first two tracks are pretty upbeat, the lyrics throughout are not. The timely "You're The Storm" has Nina talking of being a country that needs conquering. Promising, perhaps, if not a little clichéd, but once the production has thinned out any kind of drama or aggression that could have existed in the chorus, it becomes a damp squib.
There are some lovely moments of instrumentation, like the opening fairground organ of "And Then You Kissed Me", and when Nina sings 'You hit me, really hard' you can feel it.
"Feathers And Down" is also a really well crafted and quite gorgeous song, but overall I think this is an album to listen to when you've had your heart broken. Otherwise, the poor me-ness of the situation can be a bit too much to bear. Perhaps I'm being mean, but a stronger range of emotions could have produced a wider range of dynamics and instrumentation. The Cardigans do hurt very well, but they can also do joy, anger and sarcasm. And I miss them.
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Long Gone Before Daylight es el quinto álbum de The Cardigans. Después de un largo descanso desde la publicación de su anterior álbum Gran Turismo en 1998 (con los miembros de la banda experimentando en sus proyectos en solitario) finalmente fue publicado en Japón el 19 de marzo de 2003 y en Europa el 24 de marzo. El 22 de abril también se publicó en Canadá y en Norteamérica el 25 de mayo. El álbum se distingue de sus anteriores trabajos. Su sonido "feliz" que se podía apreciar sobre todo en sus tres primeros álbumes cambia a un sonido con más sobrio con toques "country". Relativamente es mucho más lento y "triste" que su trabajo previo (Gran Turismo). Incluso la cantante se tiño el pelo de negro tal vez para expresar el cambio de ánimo de la banda.
Las críticas estuvieron mezcladas. Algunos encontraban el cambio de estilo acertado y sentían que la banda había madurado, y creado canciones que superaba incluso a experimentados músicos de ese estilo. Otros echaban de menos el viejo sonido pop y reprochaban a la banda que tal vez se sintieran avergonzados de sus anteriores trabajos más alegres y movidos.
El primer single del álbum fue "For What It's Worth" que fue publicado el 17 de febrero. El segundo single fue You're the Storm" publicado el 2 de junio. El tercer y último single fue "Live and Learn" publicado el 3 de diciembre. Todos ellos en el año 2003.
User Album Review
Nina Persson is very sad. She must be, because on Long Gone Before Daylight she's written 11 (13 if you've got the bonus tracks) of the most melancholy songs ever penned by a Cardigan. And it's a real shame.
To map The Cardigans route to success, they appeared in the early 90s from the Swedish fringes. They had their own quirky take on modern life, like being too dopey in the morning to remember where you've put your mug of coffee, and how this affects your whole day. Their notable ability to find the perfect place for a bassoon solo also made them stand out from the crowd.
Then they accidentally wrote one of the catchiest tunes in rock, "Lovefool", which, with its blend of ironic humour and desperation, landed them in the spotlight. Getting a taste for this commercial success, they went on to produce the poppy, rocky Gran Turismo which brought us that twanging guitar riff, in "Favourite Game", and stories of defiant mind changing.
If Long Gone Before Daylight demonstrates the Cardigans wanting to become more mainstream and commercial, it's not a good thing. Whilst the first two tracks are pretty upbeat, the lyrics throughout are not. The timely "You're The Storm" has Nina talking of being a country that needs conquering. Promising, perhaps, if not a little clichéd, but once the production has thinned out any kind of drama or aggression that could have existed in the chorus, it becomes a damp squib.
There are some lovely moments of instrumentation, like the opening fairground organ of "And Then You Kissed Me", and when Nina sings 'You hit me, really hard' you can feel it.
"Feathers And Down" is also a really well crafted and quite gorgeous song, but overall I think this is an album to listen to when you've had your heart broken. Otherwise, the poor me-ness of the situation can be a bit too much to bear. Perhaps I'm being mean, but a stronger range of emotions could have produced a wider range of dynamics and instrumentation. The Cardigans do hurt very well, but they can also do joy, anger and sarcasm. And I miss them.
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