Super Extra Gravity [Import]

Product Description
International CD/DVD (PAL/Region 0) version. The bonus DVD features a documentary 'Making of' the album. 'Super Extra Gravity' was produced by Tore Johansson who worked with Franz Ferdinand & previously with The Cardigans on 'Gran Turismo'. Aside from the single 'I Need Some Fine Wine...', other highlights include the sparse album opener 'Losing A Friend', 'In The Round', 'Good Morning Joan' featuring a wall of guitars and the sad and beautiful 'Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)'. Every listen of the new record reveals another gem - The Cardigans have succeeded in their aim: to make a beautifully deranged album that never ceases to surprise the listener. 11 tracks in all. Universal. 2005. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.

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Super Extra Gravity [Import]

Average customer rating: Maybe a sappy review, but I'm willing to risk it... Rather impressed An Amazing Album From A Superlative Band They never cease to impress me. SEG is good but it's not LGBD

Super Extra Gravity The Cardigans Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Long Gone Before Daylight A Camp Gran Turismo First Band on the Moon Live in London ASIN: B000B8I99K Release Date: 2005-10-27

Tracks:

1. Losing a Friend
2. Godspell
3. Drip Drop Teardrop
4. Overload
5. I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
6. Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
7. Little Black Cloud
8. In the Round
9. Holy Love
10. Good Morning Joan
11. And Then You Kissed Me II

Album Description

International pressing. 'Super Extra Gravity' was produced by Tore Johansson who worked with Franz Ferdinand & previously with The Cardigans on 'Gran Turismo'. Aside from the single 'I Need Some Fine Wine...', other highlights include the sparse album opener 'Losing A Friend', 'In The Round', 'Good Morning Joan' featuring a wall of guitars and the sad and beautiful 'Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)'. Every listen of the new record reveals another gem - The Cardigans have succeeded in their aim: to make a beautifully deranged album that never ceases to surprise the listener. 11 tracks in all. Universal. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Maybe a sappy review, but I'm willing to risk it..........2006-12-16

The Cardigans are incredibly creative, innovative, and completely fearless in making exactly the kind of album they want to make- a trait difficult to come by these days.

They are, in fact, so good that it's impossible to put into words how moving their music is, particularly with the release of Long Gone Before Daylight and Super Extra Gravity (each of which still give me shivers).

Everything about SEG is amazing- the music, the vocals, the lyrics, the power, the emotion, the rock and roll (!).

It kills me that The Cardigans have had to suffer the pop culture maiming they've received in America. People just don't know how much is out there by them, and that Lovefool is not the keystone of the kind of music they make. If you were ever interested in The Cardigans, I urge you to look into the band more deeply and check out what they have to offer.

Even though I love all the songs on SEG, I have to say that it took a bit more effort to fall into And Then You Kissed Me II and Losing A Friend, but now that I know the album, I have to say that it all dovetails wonderfully into three little song pockets.

The first four songs are banded together into something akin to a roller coaster ride. Losing A Friend starts slow, but climbs into a peak before Godspell "whiplashes you around and 'round" in the words of Nina.
Drip Drop Teardrop picks up at a lower velocity than Godspell, but leaves you feeling content and rounded-out with Overload.

The next little group gives you the perfect kind of musical high (and is my favorite segment), with Fine Wine (abridged title) being the perfect pick-up from Overload. It rocks, and to be quite honest, I think that after hearing that song, anyone would want to take commands from Nina Persson...
Enter the gorgeous downshift to Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds), where Nina's voice takes on the sort of softness that one can only dream about hearing.
Ending on the gliding feeling of a warm crescendo, you're then swept into the rock-y ethereal heights with Little Black Cloud (her vibrato alone is worth the price of the album, as silly as that sounds).

The last little group of four gives you a nice comedown from LBC into In the Round, which some fans have actually denounced as not worth being on the album.
I think the song is worth its steady heartbeat because it is the perfect launch for Holy Love, which blasts off like a rocket and doesn't quit until you hit the end of Good Morning Joan- which is one of those songs that sounds completely effortless, but certainly does its share of the heavy lifting.
Then the quietly rolling And Then You Kissed Me II. The lyrics in this song are cruelly beautiful, and its small, compact, but potent phrases are bound to stick in your head.

You will not be disappointed to own this album, and if you are, then you aren't listening correctly.

Rather impressed.......2006-10-25

I first heard songs from Life when I lived in Japan in the mid-90's. It was so wierd to hear "Carnival" when the music that was popular back then was the end of Grunge and the beginning of the ska wave that lead into pop-punk and this other nonsense that it popular now. This was an album that was so light and airy and upbeat, and fun, with no pretension of being something that it was not. And yet it was super innovative, because nobody else was making music that sounded anything like this. I was of course instantly hooked.

Needeless to say, I am willing to give the Cardigans a chance every single time they release an album. Their albums represent an evolution away from what made them popular. "Gran Turismo" was a radical departure, and I dug that. "Long Gone Before Daylight" was really pretty bad, in my opinion. I felt catatonic listening to it. I was pretty disappointed. But, you know, one cannot stay away from something like the Cardigans, and when I heard they released a new record, I was all over it.

"Super Extra Gravity" (should have been the title of the last album) is a great rock and roll album. This record would have fit in with the sound of the mid-90's when they were making lounge music. It is reminicent of the best of the Breeders or Veruca Salt, though, of course, the musicians in the Cardigans are much more talented than those mid-90's bands.

The album is a rollercoaster ride, with a good ballance of more upbeat tunes, and slower, darker tunes. The guitar work is great, and the production is polished. But there are some suprises in the structures of the songs themselves. What one expects from a song like "Holy Love" is altered by the last chorus, as the Cardigans experiment with range and dissonance. It's not too far out (in a way that the Sonic Youth were far out) but it just enough to add a new dimension of interest to the song.

The draw for most to the Cardigans is the voice of the singer, Nina Persson. Long gone are the delicate tones of sticky sweetness that she is originally famous for. On this record she gains some gravel, and many times sings not beyond her range, but at the very edges of it. It underscores the rock element of the record to the nth degree.

All in all great production values, innovative stylings, and a relatively coherent set list makes this album a really great listen, very enjoyable for playing while you are engaged in some activity. Enjoy it with a friend. "Super Extra Gravity" is a very impressive record from one of my favorite bands.

An Amazing Album From A Superlative Band.......2006-08-13

The Cardigans are my favorite band, and considering the quantity of music I listen to, that's a heavy compliment. I got hooked when I happened hear their "My Favorite Game" in the intro to Gran Turismo. I'm one of the fans, however, that prefers their later albums to their earlier work. Up until Super Extra Gravity, my favorite album was Long Gone Before Daylight, and I also found myself listening to Gran Turismo a good deal. I also like First Band on the Moon and Life, but not only do I prefer their later style- I think they've become more inventive and expressive especially in their last 2-3 albums.

Either way, the lead singer, Nina Persson, has a truly unique, emotive voice and all of their albums have that listenable quality where one songs manages to sound different from the next.

I had high expectations for Super Extra Gravity, and they were met. People are right to say that every Cardigans album sounds different, but with Nina's voice as a constant, this variability is a strength. Super Extra Gravity is rougher and rockier than LGBD, but I like it just as much. I especially like "Don't Blame Your Daughter" and "I Need Some Fine Wine...And You Need To Be Nicer", and "And Then You Kissed Me II". The entire album, however, is fantastic, clever, and holds some nice surprises for Cardigans fans, especially.

For new listeners, I recommend starting at Gran Turismo- it's very accessible, and I dare say that if you don't like that album, you aren't going to like the Cardigans. Go back to their earlier albums only once you're addicted to Nina Persson's voice (shouldn't take long). It's also worthy to note that Nina Persson released a great solo album under the title "A Camp"- not to be missed.

They never cease to impress me........2006-08-03

Every one of the Cardigans' albums is quite unique, so if you are looking for a part 2 of a previous album, this is not it. This is by far my favorite of their albums. People tend to call them pop, but this is not your vanilla radio pop, folks.

Nina Perrson has one of the most beautiful voices in music. With her, it's not the range, but the tone. It is unique and pure.

This album does not contain a single consistency like the others do. Many of the songs are edgy and fierce, some are bouncy, and others are slow and dreamlike. Most are moving and enjoyable. The only songs I did not take to were Good Morning Joan and In the Round. Favorites are Godspell and I Need Some Fine Wine...

If you are new to the Cardigans, I think this is a great album to start with. It is very accessible and not as solemn or quirky as their others (which are also great). I completely recommend this album, I doubt you will feel like you wasted your money but just to be safe, I always say to listen to a sample first.
I hope this album gets its due credit; the Cardigans are way underrated.

SEG is good but it's not LGBD.......2006-07-03

Super Extra Gravity is a great rock 'n roll album. I was so enamored by their melancholic, lush, previous album "Long Gone Before Daylight" that I had to get this album as soon as it came out in Europe. This album rather cleverly contains a sequel to the song "And Then You Kissed Me." I definitely enjoy the songs on this album. But because the songs are so intense and rock-based, I wouldn't say the album as a full listen through is entirely enjoyable. My favorite songs off this album are probably In the Round and Overload.

There is a powerful-sounding song called Godspell, which is a song about religion being an opiate for the masses, but after listening to the lyrics, I came to the conclusion that they are rather nonsensical and the message sounds more whiny than astute.

The album is decidedly brash and brave and each song has a unique sound, but I miss the vulnerability of Long Gone Before Daylight. I thought it deserved 4 stars, because I am not usually a person who likes harsher sounding rock 'n roll, and this album was more enjoyable for me than most would be in that genre. Not all of the songs are rock per se, but the album does have an edgy rock feeling throughout.

Average customer rating: Another solid Cardigans album

Super Extra Gravity The Cardigans Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Long Gone Before Daylight Gran Turismo First Band on the Moon A Camp The Crane Wife ASIN: B000HEWGF6 Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

1. Losing a Friend
2. Godspell
3. Drip Drop Teardrop
4. Overload
5. I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
6. Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
7. Little Black Cloud
8. In the Round
9. Holy Love
10. Good Morning Joan
11. And Then You Kissed Me II

Amazon.com

Sweden's the Cardigans broke big in America in 1996 with First Band on the Moon and the hit "Lovefool." A slippery, slick pop tune, the song was also unmistakably twisted, as vocalist Nina Persson described a desperate, submissive affair in honey-flecked tones and happy-day hooks. The dichotomy was a neat little joke that went right over a lot of merrily nodding heads. A decade later on Super Extra Gravity, the band still likes to play with expectations of what a pop band is supposed to be. But while the melodic camouflage for Persson's dour lyrics once made for an effective disguise, Gravity struggles to maintain the illusion. The music here is self-consciously ambitious, constantly reshuffling and losing its momentum, leaving Persson in charge of connecting each song's too-disparate parts. It's a task for which her Chrissie-Hynde-meets-Harriet-Wheeler voice is not well-suited. "Drip Drop Teardrop," for instance, needs either a belter to accentuate the song's jagged edges or a chanteuse to smooth it out, and Persson can do neither. There are pieces of songs that still rope us in. The chorus of "Little Black Cloud," for instance, generates an exuberant energy that matches Persson's tale of a girl spinning and dancing her way toward a vaguely sinister conclusion, while "In the Round" mines an appealingly sparse and slow guitar drawl. However, the pieces don't add up to a convincing whole, and while this album is never quite boring, Gravity tries a bit too hard and ends up an interesting misfire. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Another solid Cardigans album.......2007-03-24

The sound of the Cardigans changes after their album, Gran Turismo. The first three (Emmerdale, Life, FIrst Band on the Moon) are glorious candy pop with dark lyrical undertones. Gran Turismo is rougher around the edges and Long Gone Before Daylight is more country. Super Extra Gravity strikes me as a blend of GT and Long Gone -- musically more like GT while lyrically continuing some themes in Long Gone.

For me, the album's highlight is "I Need Some Fine Wine". Perhaps this is the Cardigans' finest song ever written -- there is no fat on this lean mean pop machine.

Average customer rating: The Cardigans Changes Again!

Super Extra Gravity Cardigans Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Camp ASIN: B000BGUD0K Release Date: 2005-10-17

Tracks:

1. Losing A Friend
2. Godspell
3. Drip Drop Teardrop
4. Overload
5. I Need Some Fine Wine & You You Need To Be Nicer
6. Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
7. Little Black Cloud
8. In The Round
9. Holy Love
10. Good Morning Joan
11. And Then You Kissed Me Ii
12. Give Me Your Eyes (Bonus Track)
13. Slow (Bonus Track)
14. Introduction
15. Now & Then
16. Recording "I Need Some Fine Wine & You You Need To Be Nicer"
17. Writing Lyrics
18. Demos
19. Producer Tore Johansson
20. About The Others
21. We're Still With You!
22. Lasse (Keyboards & Guitars)
23. Peter (Guitars)
24. Nina (Microphones)
25. Magnus (Basses)
26. Bengt (Drums & Organ)
27. Peter's Demo For "I Need Some Fine Wine & You You Need To Be Nicer"

Album Description

UK CD/DVD (PAL/Region 0) pressing features two bonus tracks on the audio disc, 'Give Me Your Eyes' and 'Slow'. The bonus DVD features a documentary 'Making of' the album. 'Super Extra Gravity' was produced by Tore Johansson who worked with Franz Ferdinand & previously with The Cardigans on 'Gran Turismo'. Aside from the single 'I Need Some Fine Wine...', other highlights include the sparse album opener 'Losing A Friend', 'In The Round', 'Good Morning Joan' featuring a wall of guitars and the sad and beautiful 'Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)'. Every listen of the new record reveals another gem - The Cardigans have succeeded in their aim: to make a beautifully deranged album that never ceases to surprise the listener. 13 tracks in all. Universal. 2005. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.

Customer Reviews:

The Cardigans Changes Again!.......2005-10-18

The Cardigans have more or less changed style with each new album. After their most polished and possibly most melodic album "Long Gone Before Daylight", they have returned to a more hard-rocking approach.
They have re-united with their original producer Tore Johansson, so you might think their sound would much like "Gran Turismo". This isn't really the case - I have always felt that many tracks on "Turismo" had a thin and very minimalistic sound - almost cold. They have been able to maintain the warmth of "Daylight", which made that album my favourite. Musically this new album is more varied and adventurous, and it's generally harder rocking.

One terrific example of the Cardigans rocking is their new single "I Need Some Fine Wine, And You Need to be Nicer". It has one the greatest intros I have heard for years. Enjoy Nina's commands "Sit", "Good dog","Stay", "Bad dog" etc.

Other outstanding tracks are the up-beat songs "Godspell" and "Good Morning Joan", both of which be good choices for the follow-up single. "Godspell", besides being immediately catchy, features a highly original guitar-solo. "Good Morning Joan" is even more cathcy and it has a beat and guitar-sound very much like the Velvet Underground ( Waiting for My Man ).

Of the slow songs, the moving "Don't Blame Your Daughter" stand out.

The riff-based "In the Round" is also very melodic and it has a great bass sound.

"Long Gone Before Daylight" is still my favourite Cardigans album, but this one comes in a close second.

Average customer rating:

Super Extra Gravity The Cardigans ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000GG4W48 Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

1. Losing a Friend
2. Godspell
3. Drip Drop Teardrop
4. Overload
5. I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
6. Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
7. Little Black Cloud
8. In the Round
9. Holy Love
10. Good Morning Joan
11. And Then You Kissed Me II

Average customer rating:

Super Extra Gravity The Cardigans Manufacturer: Universal Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000AU1MK2 Release Date: 2005-11-07

Tracks:

1. Losing a Friend
2. Godspell
3. Drip Drop Teardrop
4. Overload
5. I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
6. Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
7. Little Black Cloud
8. In the Round
9. Holy Love
10. Good Morning Joan
11. And Then You Kissed Me II
12. Slowdown Town [*]

Album Description

Japanese pressing of Super Extra Gravity is produced by Tore Johansson and features 'I Need Some Fine Wine' and 'You, You Need To Be Nicer' plus includes 2 exclusive bonus tracks. Stockholm. 2005.

Average customer rating:

Super Extra Gravity The Cardigans Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love Fool Om Gud Vill/God Willing A Camp Live in London Long Gone Before Daylight ASIN: B000B8VWVW Release Date: 2005-12-22

Tracks:

1. Losing a Friend
2. Godspel
3. Drip Drop Teardrop
4. Overload
5. I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
6. Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
7. Little Black Cloud
8. In the Round
9. Holy Love
10. Good Morning Joan
11. And Then You Kissed Me II
12. Peter's Demo for "I Need Some Fine Wine & You, You Need to Be Nicer"

Tracks:

1. Introduction (DVD)
2. Now & Then (DVD)
3. Recording "I Need Some Fine Wine & You, You Need To Be Nicer" (DVD)
4. Writing Lyrics (DVD)
5. Demos (DVD)
6. Producer Tore Johansson (DVD)
7. About The Others (DVD)
8. We're Still With You! (DVD)
9. Lasse (Keyboards & Guitars) (DVD)
10. Peter (Guitars) (DVD)
11. Nina (Microphones) (DVD)
12. Magnus (Basses) (DVD)
13. Bengt (Drums & Organ) (DVD)
14. Peter's Demo For "I Need Some Fine Wine & You, You Need To Be Nicer" (DVD)

Album Description

International CD/DVD (PAL/Region 0) version. The bonus DVD features a documentary 'Making of' the album. 'Super Extra Gravity' was produced by Tore Johansson who worked with Franz Ferdinand & previously with The Cardigans on 'Gran Turismo'. Aside from the single 'I Need Some Fine Wine...', other highlights include the sparse album opener 'Losing A Friend', 'In The Round', 'Good Morning Joan' featuring a wall of guitars and the sad and beautiful 'Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)'. Every listen of the new record reveals another gem - The Cardigans have succeeded in their aim: to make a beautifully deranged album that never ceases to surprise the listener. 11 tracks in all. Universal. 2005. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.

Album Details

Limited Version Comes with Dvd.

Average customer rating:

Super Extra Gravity The Cardigans Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000BFHYDA Release Date: 2005-10-17

Tracks:

1. Losing a Friend
2. Godspell
3. Drip Drop Teardrop
4. Overload
5. I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer
6. Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
7. Little Black Cloud
8. In the Round
9. Holy Love
10. Good Morning Joan
11. And Then You Kissed Me II

Album Description

UK Version features two bonus tracks, 'Give Me Your Eyes' and 'Slow'. One of Sweden's most successful pop exports since Abba, The Cardigans, return with the excellent new album Super Extra Gravity. Produced by Tore Johansson who worked with Franz Ferdinand and previously with The Cardigans on Gran Turismo, Super Extra Gravity includes the brilliant single 'I Need Some Fine Wine...', the sparse opener 'Losing A Friend', 'In The Round', 'Good Morning Joan' featuring a wall of guitars, and the sad and beautiful 'Don't Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)'. Every listen of the new record reveals another gem; The Cardigans have succeeded in their aim to make a beautifully deranged album that never ceases to surprise the listener. 13 tracks in all. Universal. 2005.

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