Gran Turismo - Cardigans (The) > Reviews

Advantages: Happy vocals, lyrics and melodies
Disadvantages: Sparse Lyrically, questionable creativity

...to The Cardigan's latest album, Gran Turismo, it becomes quite apparent that they've been listening to more than a few Massive Attack and Portishead cuts. Best known for their super catchy hit 'Lovefool', The Cardigans have followed up their earlier pop success with a darker record. This pop, downbeat electronic work blasts off with 'Paralyzed'. Grinding feedback buzzes along as a programmed drum beat and countless synthesized effects drift across ... Read review

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Not too many music magazines that I read liked this album too much, which is sad. They were probably comparing it too much to previous Cardigans albums. They should realize that no Cardigans album is like the previous, which is why they're so great. "Emmerdale" is just basic raw pop. On "Life" they get more diverse and are at their 'poppiest.' Then they get pigeon-holed as an ABBA wannabe just because of the single 'Lovefool' from "First Band on the ... Read review

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Gran Turismo is an excellent album with a good mix of both fast paced and slow, melodic tracks. The lyrics are always sublime from The Cardigans, and everyone knows "Favorite Game", made famous for its links with Gran Turismo the computer game on the PlayStation. Erase and Unwind is another track on here that didn't do as well as you'd expect in the British charts, even though it is undoubtedly the best track on there. If you haven't heard ... Read review

Advantages: It's brilliant
Disadvantages: NONE

This album is one of the treasures of my CD collection as are 'The Cardigans' one of my favourite bands. Nina Persson's vocals are a dream to listen to, the lyrics are inspirational and the music is scintillating. 'Erase and rewind' is beautifully done without sounding sickly and 'My favourite game' is a fantastic 'perfect to drive to' song, in fact 'ITV' used it in the closing titles of the 1999 Formula one championship so that should say something ... Read review

Advantages: Some great music on this album
Disadvantages: Some passionless tracks

I was all set to buy this album a couple of years ago until I read a review of it stating that this was not vintage Cardy music...... IE, that "My Favourite Game" was just a one-off hit and nothing else on the album could match it. So, I held off buying it.......and then "Erase/Rewind" came out which was an equally moody rock track and I *HAD* to buy the album! The album is pretty good but in my opinion the 2 tracks mentioned above are just *SO* good ... Read review

Advantages: a few nice songs
Disadvantages: everything else

The cardigan's latest album has no surprises, essentially, if you liked everything they've done then you'll like it. However, as a person looking for a sub-genre of basic pop music you will be vastly dissapointed. The album tries much to hard to be fashionable, and innovative and, in my opinion, fails to be either. After only a few plays the lead singers voice becomes on par with nails to a blackboard and the drum-lines, especially are incredibly ... Read review

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...songs on the album. Gran Turismo certainly provided this surprise. From the stirring sounds of the first song, “Paralyzed” to the somewhat haunting chords of the last track, “Nil,” the album is full of songs which will get into your head and stay there. You’ve probably heard the singles “Erase/Rewind” and “My Favourite Game”, and they give you some idea of the kind of material which is on the album. Although most of the songs have a rather dark feel, ... Read review

Advantages: Great, great songs!
Disadvantages: None

This album is excellent. The songs on here range between completely in your face rocky kind of stuff, and then quite mellow soft songs. The song writing is first class, and every inch sounds like the group know how to play their instruments and play them well.. It's good music, good songs, good melodys and good vocals throughout. You just can't help but like this album. My Favourite Game is by far one of the best songs on the album as is also Erase/Rewind. If ... Read review

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...years. Not so with Gran Turismo. Released around four years ago, it was by far the best album of 1998. The songs on the album range from "bouncy" rocky style (My Favourite Game) to far more mellowed rexaed stuff (Higher), and then there is the totally thought-provoking first track - (Paralyzed). A superb album by a superb group, who deserve a lot more credit than they recieve. Can you see Hear'say producing material like this? Exactly. ... Read review

Advantages: good album
Disadvantages: that vid

the cardigans have a lot going for them, they have a babe as a lead vocalist and they write some decent pop tunes, so why aren't they much bigger over here? search me, if you like the singles my favourite game and erase/rewind then you are going to love this album to bits, not all the songs are to my personal liking but im sure that there is something for everyone here, take for istance hanging around, a sort of kim wilde on acid tune which is funky ... Read review