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Translation from Swedish:

“With last weeks reviews of SP’s Stockholm and Copenhagen gig you could only fear the worst. Here all the fuzz was about an uninspired, pompous, boring band that drags the songs into eternity. The last album “MC&IS” was an eternal adventure on two cd’s. Here Billy’s and Jame’s guitars werestrongly reduced and instead the music got a symphonic feel to it. Many are those that hold that album as truly one of the 90’s best album and the follow-up must have been very hard on the band. How could you do an album like “MC&IS” withouth hitting the wall? Instead they’ve changed their style and when you hear “Adore” it’s hard to imagine that SP once started as a grunge band in the wake of Nirvana. The tempo is reduced and there ain’t no mean, nasty guitars here. Several songs are all about Billy Corgan’s voice and an occasional instrument comp. It’s easy to see why this didn’t turn out good live, especially with a lot of people in the crowds wanting a more powerful set. Slowly increasing feelings demands more of the listener, especially since the lyrics are more sad than usual due to the depart of Billy Corgans mother. But still in a lot of ways “Adore” is so much easier than it’s precurser. The soundscape is wider and more organic, with the exception of some sampled rythms and drum machines. “For Martha” that is mainly intended to his deceased mother is a tender song with a simple piano comp and a sorrowful Corgan singing. Due to the cliché-filled lyrics it’s a miracle that the song doesn’t get pathetic. But then again, Corgan is one of todays greatest and biggest songwriters. With “Perfect” it’s the opposite. Here it comes down to pure pop in the New Order spirit, with an uptempo beat and melody loops on the bass. Melancholic and floating. This must be a hit. The funny things about bands like SP is that you never know what will happen next, and they always surprise you. More and more reminding of that rock is slowly dying out. And when it comes to SP it’s the apparently less motivated moments the price you have to pay for the greatly brilliant moments.”