Comments on: No, really, the Cardigans never went away

By: Alief Texas

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By: Gangster78

Gangster78 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:35:42 +0000

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By: Bac

Bac — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:51:40 +0000

A very inciteful article Nicholas and we Cardigan fans appreciate the attention, but as a long-time and very devoted “cardifan” I think you’re mistaken about LGBD as “polarizing many long-standing fans”. It’s not that there weren’t long-standing fans that didn’t care for it, but I believe the album that really caused the biggest parting of ways among fans was Gran Turismo (obviously, I liked it just fine).
It featured what was probably the most radical change in their sound and appearance. (Although, there are some fairly distinct differences between all of their albums.) I clearly remember some devoted followers actually becoming quite upset with that album.
Which leads me to one other quibble. This statement, “…running straight for their earlier CDs and tried to forget that Nina and the gang ever had a negative thought in their lives” is a bit misleading. Almost all of their songs are filled with “negative” or dark thoughts – it just hasn’t always been accompanied by “dark” sounding music. “Lovefool”, for example, is actually quite a sad and pathetic tale about a desperate person. Not exactly “positive”.
Anyway, very happy to see this article, but I felt that it might be important to point out those minor issues as long as we’re on the subject.

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:44:00 +0000

I’ve continued to listen to the Cardigans after their big hit, ‘Lovefool.’ But like others have pointed out, Last Band On The Moon was not their greatest piece of work. They’ve had some excellent cds since then but with the popularity of ‘Lovefool’ they decided to stay away from all of the bubbly stuff. Fans of the song were turned off by what their music became afterwards. I did end up listening to Morcheeba, Goldfrapp, Letters to Cleo, Annie and even Jem.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:38:27 +0000

C’mon, people!Iron Man, sure. My Favorite Game, yeah. Erase/Rewind, uh-huh. But how about Happy Meal? Great song.
I’ve lost track of the Cardigans over the years, and have no real urge to hear country from them. But Nina Persson has done some nice duets with her husband, Nathan Larson (formerly of Shudder to Think), too.

By: Jason Lloren

Jason Lloren — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:17:37 +0000

I love Sabbath’s “Iron Man” and I think the Cardigans’ rendition is brilliantly smooth. It’s a hidden pop music gem.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:51:52 +0000

I’ve been keeping up with the Cardigans ever since I bought their First Band on the Moon album…to me, they’re much more than a one hit wonder in the U.S. ..and I got Super Extra Gravity on amazon.co.uk ages ago..check it out! A Camp rules too.

By: Mazarati

Mazarati — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:12:44 +0000

The Cardigans music has gotten better with each album. They are easily the best current working band IMO. Why not write an article about them in the magazine? They deserve a second chance in America.

By: Jason TX

Jason TX — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:17:44 +0000

Thanks for the article! Several of us “cardifans” haven’t forgotten the band as they continue to put out great music.
Check out their whole history in pictures at http://www.cardifans.com

By: Giovanni

Giovanni — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:59:27 +0000

thank you for the article! the cardigans continue to make the most amazing music i have ever heard.
super extra gravity is THE cd
and it deserves to be no. 1