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Album Savings: £2.60 compared to buying all songs
- Original Release Date: 16 Oct 1998
- Format - Music: MP3
- Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
- Also available in CD Format
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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
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| Play | 1. Paralyzed | 4:56 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 2. Erase / Rewind | 3:38 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Explode | 4:04 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 4. Starter | 3:53 | £0.59 | ||
| Play | 5. Hanging Around | 3:44 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. Higher | 4:32 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Marvel Hill | 4:15 | £0.59 | ||
| Play | 8. My Favourite Game | 3:40 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. Do You Believe | 3:22 | £0.59 | ||
| Play | 10. Junk Of The Hearts | 4:08 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 11. Nil | 2:17 | £0.69 |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well, what can one say about this album other than it truley is very good.
Owning all of the Cardigans albums I would say this is the point where they grow up, previous offering 'Life' (and Emmerdale, which is really just a rehash of Life) and 'First Band On The Moon' had their moments of sheer pop bliss, but that is about it, the only assumption that could be made about The Cardigans that could be made up until this point would be young Brit-pop upstarts, until they hit upon 'Lovefool' one of those songs that make the band but inevitably makes the band hate their own sound due to the overplaying.
So here we return with 'Gran Turismo' the third album proper, and a brand new sound, everyone will know the hits 'My Favourite Game' and 'Erase/Rewind' but there is so much more to this album, 'Higher' is a fantastic piece of melancholic electro guitar crossover pop with fragile vocals from Nina pushing you to tears while the more upbeat offering 'Hanging Around' features an almost Kraftwerkian ticking with a keyboard and guitar riffs swirling round and again those distinctive vocals from Nina.
Gran Turismo, shows The Cardigans are capable of more than breezy guitar pop and this album should see them go down as one of Swedens finest and points to a promising future for the band, this album can proudly call itself one of the best in my collection and is definatley worth a rating of 5 stars
Also, if you like this check out the 'Gran Turismo Overdrive' remixes EP.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've loved the Cardigans ever since I first heard of them 5 or so yrs ago. They've changed a lot in that time & Gran Turismo just goes to prove that they've gotten even better. I can't pick a favourite song on the CD cause I love them all. The guitar riff at the end of 'Hanging Around' is brilliant and 'My Favourite Game' is the perfect song to do just what Nina does with it in the video, have it up full blast in the car (or anywhere!). 'Erase/Rewind' is also one of my favouirtes. 'Starter' is a great "coming of age" kind of song, I love the line "explanations never come in time"! Basically you won't find me saying a bad thing about the CD or the band as I think both are EXCELLENT!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Sometimes an album instantly grabs you with sings that you can sing along with. This is not one of those. But, if you give this album the attention it deserves you may never sing along to it, but you will certainly never tire of it either.
Gran Turismo has been my 'Exam Revision' CD through GCSEs, Alevels and my degree. It is so calming and uplifting that I almost require it to get through any stressful period in my life. But it is more than just background music. As any classic album requires you need to listen to the album all the way through in the right order to truly appreciate the form and story of the album. I know in this day of MP3s that can be the dullest way of attending to music, but believe me - it will pay off.
There is something so unusual and meaningful about this album. I have still to figure out what most of the songs are about, but everytime I hear it still challenges me and is a fantastic listening experience.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
v3.0
Probably The Cardigans most popular album. It's good, and Erase & Rewind and Losing My Favourite Game will be classics for a long time, but much of it seems to be derivative of... Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by Mr. J. A. Cousins
Great album
I have had this album for a long time, and have always found it a great selection of tracks, with very few fillers. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2010 by Mr. Ross J. Burton
Suddenly interesting
A friend let me borrow her copy of "Life", and I hated it. Cheesy, twee Euro-pop, it really wasn't my thing at all. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by Peter Lee
beauty and the [not so] beast
The vocals/singer [nina persson - check out A Camp] constitute the beauty element, while the lyrics and music make up for a darker, even tastier morsel than 99% of the pop releases... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2007 by Craig Baxter
A formula that works
This is an exceptional album. The trip-hop production, and edgy yet melodical vocals create a surreal, cold and atmospheric feeling. Read more
Published on 1 April 2004 by "stephen_ql"
This is a serious album
I read an article in a guitar magazine about how they recorded the album without any real guitar amps, instead using Line 6 Amp Farm as a plug-in effect. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2003 by G D
Disappointing! Could do better!
If this band were a football player it would be George Best/Stan Collymore/Paul Gascoigne. We all know how extremely talented they can be but at some point they've began not to... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2000
Weird lyrics, great tunes.
There are only 4 or 5 tracks I really like on this album but I still think they were worth the money. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2000
Grand Turismo!
Even if you know nothing of The Cardigans, you will find this album is top quality. Every song has a different sound and each one is very original. Read more
Published on 6 July 2000
wicked our kid
well, i just can't put this c.d down! My mine musical taste is Portishead, Massive attack, Sneaker pimps and so on. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2000
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