Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience Artist: Kings of Convenience
Label: Kindercore Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 675818004627
EAN: 0675818004627
ASIN: B00004TJXA


Release Date: 2002-01-22

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Tracks:

  1. Toxic Girl
  2. I Don't Know What I Can Save You From
  3. Failure
  4. Leaning Against the Wall
  5. Brave New World
  6. English House
  7. Days I Had With You
  8. Parallel Lines
  9. Winning a Battle, Losing the War
  10. Surprise Ice

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Kings Indeed.......2005-09-20

This is the perfect rainy day fireplace, up your insides while your body is still resting type of music. It's catchy, it lasts, even helps you relax. I can't really get enough of how smooth Erlend's singing is. I haven't gotten to the other albums yet. That's just how incredible this one is. A lot of albums leave you wanting more. This one just leaves you satisfied.

5 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing.......2003-11-18

This album came to me through a friend who was playing it at work. As I listened, I was dumb-struck. The melodies this duo weave together were magical, and they stuck with me to this very day. I now own this album, and I listen to it everywhere. It goes well with pretty much any mood I can have: chilling with friends over dinner, reading while the rain patters the ceiling, driving in the evening light with the windows rolled down. This was the only CD I took on a week-long roadtrip last summer, and everyone got hooked!!

It is the kind of album that is not easily forgettable. it is one where the songs will haunt you, and you will find yourself humming them continuously. It is a far cry from the mainstream of rock music which is pervading this country right now.

And you couldn't be more glad of that. Their sound is so unique, mellow yet compelling. It is simply amazing, wondrous music. I recommend this album to anyone out there who is looking for some quality music matched with originality.

5 out of 5 stars One Of The Best Albums I've Heard.......2001-10-26

I bought this album in January this year (2001) and it has not left my Discman since then. This is not just another record you'll listen to and shelve away; this is an album that will accompany you for the rest of your life through various joys and hardships. I've listened to this album while watching the sun set, and I've listened to it while crying my eyes out over heartbreak. The music will never leave your head, and will only serve to be a soundtrack to your life. Stop wasting your money on pseudo-angsty bands like Staind and JJ72; buy it now and own a record that is priceless in value.

4 out of 5 stars pleseantly suprised.......2001-05-08

I bought this album somewhat on a whim after I saw a review in Q magazine. The review talked of tight harmonies and beautifully recorded accoustic guitars. The Kings followed through. For all of you who wish elliot smith would have kept it simple or that Paul Simon and art Garfunkel could get along, this one is for you.

5 out of 5 stars Norway. What a surprise.......2001-03-11

Imagine Norway. A distant fjord. The blue water. The chilling wind. You see a wooden cabin. You open the door and it's not a Sauna.... It's a wonderful CD playing in "repeat". Kings of convenience look so young you wonder how come they already make such great music? Where at all did they hear of Simon and Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers and Nick Drake. And who taught them to mix it all into something so fresh. Well, maybe there is something in those pickled Herring. It's not dead fish. It's magic.

Music CD:

  1. Good Life ~ Richard Julian
  2. Essential Collection ~ Johnny Mcevoy
  3. Everybody's Talkin'/Other Side of This Life ~ Fred Neil
  4. Reunion, Part 2 ~ The Chad Mitchell Trio
  5. Back to Back Hits ~ Jim Croce & Don McLean
  6. Underdog ~ Wishing Chair
  7. Echo of Hooves ~ June Tabor
  8. The Best of Jim Ringer: The Band of Jesse James ~ Jim Ringer
  9. Beaupre's Home ~ Hart Rouge
  10. Top Tunes Karaoke CDG Jimmy Buffett Artist Vol. 20 TT-123

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Jewel in the Crown ~ Fairport Convention

Loose 'n' Lethal ~ Savage

Rock the Nations ~ Saxon

Marmor, Stein Und Eisen Bricht ~ Drafi Deutscher

Peace for Kabul ~ Blue Planet

Saa't Al Zaman ~ Laila Ghofran

Alexis Korner Memorial Concert, Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists

One Fine Day ~ Various Artists

De-Lovely ~ Original Soundtrack

Dance to the Rhythm ~ Charlo McKinnon