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The Cardigans Emmerdale Release Date: 1994 Label: Minty Fresh Though the sky is sunny on the cover, Emmerdale is quite a melancholy affair. First song "Sick & Tired" (the single) hints that all is not well in the Cardigans' camp, and later songs ("Black Letter Day," "After All...," "Cloudy Sky") also capture a depressed mood which conflicts with the mostly upbeat and positive arrangements. Of course, all but two of the original songs were written by a converted metal fan, bassist Magnus Svenignsson. In keeping with that fact, the cover of "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" shouldn't surprise anyone, though its clever arrangement and the touching vocals of Nina Persson -- even though she's throwing around Ozzy Osbourne lyrics -- render the song practically unrecognizable. In the end, the battle between positive arrangements and melancholy lyrics creates a wistful mood that suits the Cardigans well. John Bush, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Sick and Tired Sveningsson, Svensson 3:25 2 Black Letter Day Svensson, Sveningsson 4:31 3 In the Afternoon Svensson, Sveningsson 4:10 4 Over the Water Sveningsson, Svensson 2:16 5 After All... Sveningsson, Svensson 2:56 6 Cloudy Sky Sveningsson, Svensson 4:07 7 Our Space Svensson, Sveningsson 3:31 8 Rise and Shine Sveningsson, Svensson 3:31 9 Celia Inside Sveningsson, Svensson 3:36 10 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Black Sabbath, Butler, Ward, Iommi, Osbourne 4:32 11 Seems Hard Sveningsson, Svensson 3:57 12 Last Song Sveningsson, Svensson 3:21 Releases: Year Type Label 1999 CD Minty Fresh 1999 CD Stockholm Records

Group Members: Peter Svensson Lasse Johansson Magnus Sveningsson Nina Persson Bengt Lagerberg More >> Similar Artists: Komeda Weezer The Tuesdays Pulp Garbage More >>

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