Gran Turismo Music Cd

The Cardigans - Gran Turismo

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Gran Turismo      Artist : The Cardigans      List Price : $13.98 USD        Your Price : $9.97 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-01-08      Studio : Island / Mercury      Label : Island / Mercury      Avg. Customer Rating : (158 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Gran Turismo      Things change... bands evolve.      Rating:      First of all: this album doesn't sound like "Life", "Emmerald" or "First Band on the Moon". If you want music like the one on any of those albums, go and grab them as you may get disappointed with "Gran Turismo" as a few reviewers here did. This is simply a different Cardigans sound, which reflects the healthy evolution of a band, moving away from positive cheesy fun pop for a younger audience to an electro-guitar-led trip-hop, much more labored, self-conscious album, a bit too far away from the mainstream. And that's just great from my side. Hypnotic. Inspired. Slow enough. Fast enough. Sophisticated. Stylish. Cool. If I wanted The Cardigans to sound always the same as they did on their previous albums, then it would be much easier to push the 'repeat all' button on my CD player when listening "Life" or "Emmerald". It would also save me some bucks by the way...     Customer Reviews for Gran Turismo Cd      Pretty Good      Rating:      I was pulled in by a few songs on this album - however, the rest of the album wasn't what I expected. It's still pretty good, I'm just glad I didn't pay full price for it. Editorial Reviews for Gran Turismo Audio Cd      Amazon.com      Until now, the Swedish group the Cardigans were easily identified by their sunny, pop-friendly, melodic releases. Fearing being typecast as an act fluffier than a Nordic lamb, the band decided to head farther north for the winter. With Gran Turismo, their fifth release, you'll need your favorite, um, sweater, because the season has turned, the atmosphere is frosty, and, indeed, the nights are long and dark. Gran Turismo is a trip-hop album following the lead of grim meisters Portishead. The CD is punctuated with distorted, muted, uncomplicated guitar riffs and keyboard effects that often sound like a harpsichord played through a fuzz box. Nina Persson's slightly aching, sleepy little cutesy lead vocals sound as frictionless as rubbing two ice cubes together. Although the skies are grayer here, the one familiar musical element is their simple yet compelling rhythm structures, as evidenced in their jazz-informed drum patterns. If the Cardigans weren't competent musicians, this album would come across as nothing more than a career-sustaining maneuver. But with this solid, dark, and intriguing release, they've clearly demonstrated their ability to compose great songs, no matter what the weather. --Beth Bessmer