| Artist: Weeping Willows
Title Of Album: Into the Light
Year Of Release: 2002
Country: Sweden
Label: Grand Recordings/Virgin #7243 8 11759 2 7
Genre: Rock, Indie, Miscellaneous
Quality: Lossless
Bitrate: FLAC (Image)+Cue+Log (CD-Rip)
Total Time: 40 min 54 sec
Total Size: 290 Mb (+5%) | Scans
Site In 2001 the band got together with producer Johan Forsman. Weeping Willows wanted to change the musical aim to a more ”modern sound”. The retro thing was stripped down and the melodies were backed with the aid of synthesizers instead of strings and horns. The band was very inspired and the third album (”Into The Light”) was their biggest success so far. The big hit was "Touch Me". It was one of the major hits in Sweden 2002. Opening song and hit single (at least in their home country) "Touch Me," with its driving rhythm and catchy chorus, is by far the catchiest of the lot, while the hopeful, simplistic beauty of "You're Happy Now" and "If I Could See You One More Time" are by far the most moving. However, amidst all of the pop mastery lies a certain affinity towards replicating the success of their fellow countrymen, the much more well known Kent, on tracks like "Somewhere". Singer Magnus Carlsson still croons in that Morrissey-meets-Sinatra drawl that makes his seemingly trite lyrical sentiments seem like great works of poetry, the guitars often switch between jangly, slovenly strums to ringing, Radiohead-ish arpeggios, and the keyboards and synths are given much more prominence in the mix, providing a lush backdrop. ~ Review by Alec A. Head Tracklist: [03:30] 01. Touch Me
[03:35] 02. Disconnected
[04:24] 03. Untouchable
[04:00] 04. You're Happy Now
[04:57] 05. Falling
[04:08] 06. Somewhere
[03:30] 07. Into The Light
[04:35] 08. If I Could See You
[03:33] 09. Return To Me
[04:37] 10. Sunny Days Line-up / Musicians: Magnus Carlson - Vocals
Ola Nystrom - Guitar
Stefan Axelsen - Bass guitar
Anders Hernestam - Drums
Niko Rohlcke - Guitar
Mats Heden - Keyboards
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