Pop Pa Svenska + Plan 714 Till

Komeda | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Minty Fresh
• ASIN: B00005A0GU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,219 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Early Komeda finally available in US March 6, 2001

By Eric Levy

Format:Audio CD

People who discovered Komeda with their 1996 album The Genius of Komeda, may not have known that the band had been together since 1992 and released an album--sung entirely in Swedish--in 1993 and a follow-up EP--also in Swedish--in 1995. Minty Fresh, their US label (also home to early albums by fellow Swedes, The Cardigans), are risking a lot releasing both on a single CD, but it is completely worth it. The mechanical, Stereolab-ish sound of Genius of and What Makes It Go (1998), weren't fully developed back then--the early Komeda sound is more indebted to Phil Spector (which may have something to do with guitarist Henrik Andersson, who left after the first album). Indeed, Pop Pa Svenska is one of the most assured debut albums in history. One listen to the pulsing Bonjour Tristesse, the energetic Feeling Fine, or the shimmering Stjarna--all featuring the extraordinary vocals of Lena Karlsson--and you'll be sold. Plan 714 Till Komeda isn't quite as strong, but will make wonderful filler on this chock full CD. Highly recommended, even for non-Komeda fans, and non-Swedish speakers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Komeda: The greatest band to come out in the last 10 years! March 7, 2001

By fosgood

Format:Audio CD

I first found Komeda at a listen booth in Tower Records in L.A. and was completely blown away. Their first two U.S. releases were in english and are awesome works of art. If Rock music had a circus, Komeda would be the house band. Their blend of off-time beats, jangly chords, and haunting vocal lines are hypnotizing. I have turned alot of people into Komeda fans by playing songs from these CD's. Buy this and listen to it a few time while driving in your car. You will find yourself taking the long way home because you simply cannot get enough.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars What a great treat! June 21, 2001

By epsy

Format:Audio CD

This cd is terrific. If you dig that strange sound that bands like the Cardigan's have, that you can't quite put your finger on, but love to death, check out Komeda! I loved this album in sections. I would listen to nothing but 3 tracks from the cd for a week or two and then find that once I had memorized them in my head that I would become obsessed with different tracks instead that turned out to be just as good! Buy this if you're looking for something that's different enough to never sound stale, but not so out there that your mom won't ask you to borrow the cd :)

Some Highlights:

Bonjour Tristesse

Vackra Kristaller

Glod

feeling fine