"Second Thoughts" Arne Thelin pop drops 1987-2005 - 2005

It´s a hot day here in Trondheim today! Too hot for me. But as the summer comes, there´s always some special bands I wanna listen to. Powerpop got the sound of hot summer days and steamy summer nights all over. Bands like Ramones, Yum Yums, Nomads, Psychotic Youth and The Kwyet Kings fits like a cold beer on these days and nights. It´s all very sexy! Maybe the sun and the heat, and my dark sun glasses, inspired me to get this review down today. I´ve had this cd lying around here, putting it on different cd-players around the place, for some time now. So it´s certainly about time that I tell you good folks what I think about it!...
...First of all - I´m not the biggest fan of the garage rock´n roll sound, that´s heavy dominated by the organ. It´s nice, once in a while, with the pure sound of the organ that tears through the guitars. But, please, let the guitars roar and keep the organ down for most of the time. I think I´ve said it before, and I´m more than happy to say it again - in the world of garage rock, Arne Thelin is the man! Forget about lame, swedish bands with too many mop-tops. Mr Thelin has brought us the best of the gangs, and this compilation features all his bands poppier side. From the very beginning of The Joyful Tears, through the hey-days of The Cosmic Dropouts and The Lust-O-Rama, to the short-lived Bittersweets, and up till today´s Bithammer!! And among all those cool bands, the coolest of them all - The Kwyet Kings! When I first heard the Kings on norwegian national radio, a late night rock-show at NRK P3, I was thrilled! I went to my favourite local record shop, the day after, and got me the Need My Lovin´ Tonight single. It´s still one of my faves of Arne, and it´s good to have it here on this disc, together with the single´s b-side, which is even better! - Number One. Even though Second Thoughts is called a collection of pop songs, it´s got a helluva lot of energy! You´ll need your coolest sun glassses and your tightest black jeans, to block out the sun, and just let this compilation make you as cool as you wanna be! I guarantee coolness with this one in your ears! (Rock and Roll Central)
trax:
1. Manga Mongo - Bithammer! 2. High And Mighty - Bithammer! 3. Kimberly Clarke - The Kwyet Kings 4. Upside Down - The Kwyet Kings 5. Can't Hurry Love - The Kwyet Kings 6. Radiated By Your Charm - The Kwyet Kings 7. Lonely Boy - The Kwyet Kings 8. Good Looks - The Bittersweets 9. I Surrender - The Bittersweets 10. Anything From You - The Bittersweets 11. Colour Of Day - The Bittersweets 12. Talking On The Phone - The Kwyet Kings 13. Candygirl - The Kwyet Kings 14. Second Thoughts - The Kwyet Kings 15. Twisting My Nerves - The Kwyet Kings 16. Need My Lovin' Tonight - The Kwyet Kings 17. Number One - The Kwyet Kings 18. (Can't Do) Another Mistake - The Lust-O-Rama 19. I'm Down - The Lust-O-Rama 20. It's Gonna Rain - The Cosmic Dropouts 21. Let's Go To The Beach - The Cosmic Dropouts 22. The Way It Is - The Joyful Tears
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