Kent Album: «Vapen & Ammunition»

- Customers rating: (4.5 of 5)
- Title:Vapen & Ammunition
- Release date:2002-04-22
- Type:Audio CD
- Label:RCA Victor Europe
- UPC:743219311924
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You've got to listen to this CD. It's one of the greatest CDs ever.
I happened to buy this CD when I took a trip to Sweden. At a music store, I asked local folks what they would recommend if I want to try a great Swedish band's CD. They said I should buy Kent's "Vapen & Ammunition" because everybody loves it.
I had no idea about Kent, but once I started listening to the CD, it instantly became my favorite. Not being able to understand Swedish language didn't matter. Every song was great -- I mean, every song. There is something special about this talent. Now I'm definitely a Kent fan.
"Vapen & Ammunition" was actually the first full Kent album I ever heard and obviously it was good enough to spark my interest as I proceeded to go out and buy all of their other cds. But once I had them all, I realized that this one was not nearly as great as their others (especially "Isola" and "Hagnesta Hill"). Don't get me wrong, I love the cd... just not as much as I did before hearing everything that came before it. This album seems a little softer, a little less guitar driven... like a "kindler, gentler Kent" kind of thing. Don't let this discourage anyone from buying this cd. It's totally worth the money, and is a must have for any fan of Kent. But take my advice and don't let this be the only Kent cd you own. Key tracks are "Sundance Kid" (my fave) and "Dom Andra".
This new album was a bit overproduced sounding for me. I preferred "Isola" (my fave)with it's stripped down, almost haunting melodies and melancholy emotion. This album is more upbeat and the vocals are again beautiful, warm and nostalgic. I'm looking forward to the English version to come out so I know what they are saying, however, Swedish is a pleasant sounding language (not severe, prominent like German or Russian)The foriegn language factor is not annoying at all here.
A couple tracks are on the cheesy side, yet there are about 3-4 tracks that make the album worth buying. (It's almost impossible to find an album nowadays where you absolutely dig every one of the songs)Kent is becoming one of my favorite bands of the moment.
I was just in Sweden for 3 weeks and I picked up this Kent cd because I knew they were a popular Swedish band and from what I heard (which wasn't much) they were pretty good. After listening to this cd, I have already ordered Isola and I can't wait for the English version to come out, probably because I want to know what they're saying. I love all the songs, especially Dom Andra and Socker, but they're all incredibly great. I recommend this to anyone who appreciates good music, even if you don't understand the lyrics.
The new Kent album is just fantastic. Jokke Berg must be one of Europe's finest songwriters. He's got an supperiour ability to write songs that communicates to the huge masses of people, but at the same time lets the listener get the feeling of that the songs are most important to you yourself.
You can hear and feel it in the first single release "Dom Andra", a radiohit with an instant magic to your ear. You get all warm inside listening to it, and you whistle along. The familiar Kent beat puts you in some kind of trance through the whole record, and it wount let you snap out of it. Its hopless to pick out an absolutt favourit, because there all so irritating beautiful, tender and sexy at the same time. This record is irresistable. Its almost impossible to do it better, that must be the thougt going through Jokke Bergs mind right now. I salute Kent for giving me a song like "Kärleken väntar". And to you reading this, go out buy it, order it, whatever, just get it! This is a must for all musiclovers!

