Hagnesta Hill

Hagnesta Hill Artist: Kent
Label: Bmg Int'l
Category: Music


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


UPC: 743217176020
EAN: 0743217176020
ASIN: B00004KH5X


Release Date: 2000-01-13

Hagnesta Hill


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Tracks:

  1. Kungen Ar Dod
  2. Revolt III
  3. Musik Non Stop
  4. Kevlarsjal
  5. Ett Tidsfordriv Att Do For
  6. Stoppa Mig Juni (Lilla Ego)
  7. En Himmelsk Drog
  8. Stanna Hos Mig
  9. Cowboys
  10. Beskyddaren
  11. Berg & Dalvana
  12. Insekter
  13. Visslaren

Similar Items:

  1. Isola
  2. Du & Jag Doden
  3. Kent
  4. Verkligen
  5. Vapen & Ammunition

Amazon.com

There was a time when guitar-driven pop and darkly atmospheric rock were the exclusive property of the English-speaking world. But Kent proves Sweden has been raising its own generation of guitar devotees. Following the trail blazed by the Cardigans and the Wannadies, Kent's fourth album (their second in English) melds R.E.M.-like soul searching with Smashing Pumpkins alt-rock snarl and elements of Radiohead at their most vulnerable and tormented. Singer Joakim Berg sounds like a direct descendant of Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan. But what makes the likes of "Kevlar Soul," "Heavenly Junkies," and "Stay With Me" so potent is Kent's appreciation of the power of good tunes, and <I>Hagnesta Hill</I> has more than its share of those. <I>--Dan Gennoe</I>

Album Description

Fourth album from Swedish alternative act most often compared to Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins. 12 tracks sung in their native tongue. 1999 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Latest Release from One of the Most Popular Swedish Rock Group Influenced by Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Pixies and Stone Roses. Moody Atmospheric Music W/Lush Guitars and Hooking Melodies.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of their best.......2005-06-29

I have been listening to the english version of this cd for about a year now and finally got the swedish one today! Maybe it's because I'm so used to the songs in english, but they were just a tad hard for me to get into as much as the english ones. Don't misunderstand me though, I have NO problem listening to Kents music in swedish. In fact, Du & Jag Doden (their latest) has been in my cd player for months! Regardless of the adjustment period, I still love the music and am sure the swedish lyrics will grow on me.

I will say that Kevlarsjal (Kevlar Soul) is actually BETTER in swedish!

For anyone who isn't all that familiar to Kent, I suggest you go out and buy the english versions of this (Hagnesta Hill) and the earlier Isola. Listen to them and love them... eventually you will find yourself wanting everything Kent has ever released regardless of language!

1 out of 5 stars This is not good at all.......2004-05-09

I must say that I think it's amazing that this band have reached the USA. I thought it was enough that they were and still are so big here in Sweden, but now people that don't even unerstand what they're singing about listen to them too. And they like them!? Well I guess and hope that it's because of the fact that they don't understand the lyrics, otherwise I don't know what's wrong with the world. The reason to why I would feel better if they don't understand the lyrics is because they are so pretentious!

I think that Kent is one of the most overrated bands ever, and every time I hear Jocke Bergs awful voice it gives me a headache. I would have hoped that they were at least only famous in Sweden, and even though they're not as big in the US as other swedish bands such as The Hives, it's still very embarassing thet some people over there knows who they are.

To make my point about their pretentious lyrics I have taken an extract from their song Gravitation and translated it into english.

"Du fastnar perfekt på min polaroid, du blinkar förskräckt när jag ställer mig bredvid..."

"You stick perfectly on my polaroid, you blink terrified when I'm standing beside..."

If no one thinks this is really bad and pretentious he or she is just as fooled as about half of swedens population.

5 out of 5 stars KENT - Radiohead The Bends days.......2002-05-14

When I first heard about Kent I had heard that they sound like Radiohead during the Bends years. I think they can be compared to Radiohead but not using too many musical effects, just the rocking part. This particular album, I thought was a step up from that last one, Isola. I especially love that they have two versions of the album, Swedish or English! It reminds me of Japanese animation purists and how they complain about english dubs and how japanese with english subtitles are better! Now we get to see two kinds of Kent fans I guess....

I actually own both albums and enjoy listening to both. I really like that the Swedish album has an extra swedish track that is not in english on the english album. If you are a fan of Kent please pick this album up as well as Isola. If you are really feeling frisky pick up the imports. They are that good!

5 out of 5 stars Kent, Kent, Kent..........2001-12-31

I think I must confess that I'm a big fan of Kent,I have all records ( Isola and Hagnesta Hill, both in swedish an in english), so you know whhich side I'm on... This album is different from the previous album Isola, it sounds more like the earlier albums Kent and Verkligen (only in swedish, I'm afraid)... I think you can buy this record even if you may not understand swedish, I think they sound better in swedish... I can't think of any group to compare Kent to, they sound like nothing you've ever heard before...

5 out of 5 stars The king is dead..........2000-07-15

This is the second album in English from these Swedish rockers, and it's a more accomplished and lyrically adept an album than anything that has been released this year from a British band. Though I hold my tongue. Radiohead's 'KID A' hasn't come out yet.

The singer sounds like an interesting mix between Andreas Johnson, Fran Healy and Billy Corgan when he whispers. The phrasing of the lyrics is a little poor, however, and thus the singing sounds slow and a little lethargic. Think of Oasis's 'Girl in the Dirty Shirt.'

The tunes on an album are what counts, and gladly, Kent know how to pen a great melody... Music Non Stop is the catchiest thing ever to come from Sweden, and The King is Dead is an opener worthy of comparisons to Planet Telex.

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