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Rating: After following them as a supporting band for Oasis on June 21, 2002, in Nonantola and after hearing words of praise from Noel Gallagher, one can do nothing but get a hold of Behind The Music (the album appreciated during that live performance), and from the moment you listen to that album, the anticipation for the next work is assured. This moment has finally arrived, and Origin Vol.1 has not disappointed the expectations set by that nice album of simple rock'n'roll.
The base, the structure, the melodies are pretty much the same as the previous works of the Swedish sextet. Nothing more, nothing less. Pure rock from the '60s-'70s, with atmospheres as intriguing as they are engaging.
"Believe I'Ve Found," which opens the album, has a beautiful blues riff that characterizes it and slightly stands apart from the rest of the album. "Transcendental Suicide," lasting a little more than 6 minutes, brings us back (quite a lot) to the indie-rock sound and atmospheres that characterized "Infra Riot," perhaps the best track contained in Behind The Music. Pure and simple rock based on a fast, distorted but not obnoxious guitar setup. The track is then completed with a very elegant and powerful bass at the same time, blending everything perfectly.
The trio "Bigtime"-"Heading For A Breakdown"-"Mother One Track Mind" significantly speeds up the album's pace, resulting in a sharp rock that highlights the remarkable abilities of drummer Fredrik Sandsten. "Midnight Children" then takes care of breaking the album's pace, being a impactful ballad, with the bass and harmonies making it simply wonderful. Already with the next "Lone Summer Dream," we return to a more upbeat tempo.
As you can particularly notice in this song, and as mentioned before, there are tracks on this album that add nothing, that have no ingenious invention that would make one shout for a miracle.
Perhaps like their compatriots The Hives, they truly shine in live performances, but with different characteristics and techniques. In fact, in the sound of TheSoundtrackOfOurLives, you'll find absolutely no raw garage-rock or banal '70s rock'n'roll-clone, but a slightly alternative rock that will absolutely not make the purists and lovers of the rock that dominated the '60s-'70s wrinkle their noses.
Tracklist and Lyrics
03 Bigtime (04:04)
Welcome to the future (welcome to the future)
Get into the new speed (get into the enemy)
Mass communication (genemanipulation)
So what's your occupation? (What's your dedication?)
Welcome to the future (straight into the future)
Big time! (Big time) We're all partners in crime
Big time! (Big time) We're all standing in line
Welcome to the future (welcome to the future)
Talkin' about the old times... (Scared about the new times)
Does anybody know you? (Does anybody need you?)
Can anybody please you? (Does anybody have to?)
Just get into the future (straight into the future)
Big time! (Big time) We're all partners in crime
Big time! (Big time) We're all standing in line
Big time! (Big time) We're all partners in crime
Big time! (Big time) We've all been left behind
Big time! (Big time) We're all partners in crime
Big time! (Big time) We're all standing in line
Big time! (Big time) We're all partners in crime
Big time! (Big time) We've all been left behind
11 Song For The Others (03:46)
We fly so high to see it all, You’ve made it clear, We pass the test to prove it all, You’ve made it clear,
And tomorrow we all could be so much better, For what you borrow you just won’t keep forever
When you’re gone... to never disappear, Gone... to never disappear, When we’re gone... to never disappear within
We change the sounds of what we know, You’ve made it clear, And we turn around to watch it grow, While you’re not here,
But tomorrow we will be all together, Cause what we borrow we just won’t keep forever
When we’re gone to never disappear, Gone to never disappear, When we’re gone to never disappear, my friend...
15 Sister Surround (04:00)
You're a rhyme without a reason
And you know it so well
Who's the king of the season
Well you never can tell
Though it's so plain to see
You think you like to be normal
You think you're in control
But the action you take only makes you small
Just like the way it should be
Ref:
Surround sister take care of me
Surround sister take care of me
You?re a book out of nowhere
Being read all the time
And the things that you give me
Only shows that your blind
And when you know it?s all over
And you?re goin? insane
I?m just there to remind you that I can?t feel no pain
Why don?t you let it be
Ref:
Surround sister take care of me
Surround sister take care of me
Surround sister
Cause I'm not afraid to fall
No I'm not afraid to fall
I'm not afraid at all
Surround sister take care of me
Surround sister take care of me
Surround sister
Cause I'm not afraid to fall
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