After a slow start the solo career of Brett Anderson seemed to have reached cruising speed with excellent albums out at a steady frequency, accompanied by remarkable concerts (including a moment of pure magic at the Maroquinerie, two years ago ...). It was therefore with some surprise that it welcomed the announcement of the reformation of Sweden in 2010, first for a handful of charity concerts and to tour properly. Brett had he yielded to the call from the bank account? A pressure group of fans, many still in England and other countries further afield, to Asia? Or was it just a real desire to reconnect with the training provided him with success in the 90s? The trouble is that leaving the concert at the Elysee Montmartre Sweden, jury is still somewhat the motivations of the thing ...
On one side there is of course the pleasure of hearing live the many tubes of the group (if not the hymns) taken with enthusiasm by an audience nostalgic for the heyday of Britpop, even if we deplore a setlist with no real surprises ignoring a number of lesser known pearls. While Brett Anderson seemed to overcome these last years of the rockstar image that clung to the skin, it plunges more than ever today, assuming the role of uninhibited charismatic frontman and excited. Two spots will however slightly tarnish the reunion: a sound by the time draft, downright mediocre and the lack of involvement of Neil Codling wearing a haggard during the entire set, contrasting strikingly with the rest of the group .
remains at the sight of mine rejoiced in the room at the end of the (too short) concert, Sweden seems to have won his bid to win back a public meeting always present at the call of the English glam. Now waiting to see if they will offer nothing but the best of appropriately released in stores a few weeks ago, or whether they will join the long list of training ending up intermittently during a few concerts lucrative and devoid of novelty. One thing is for sure, Brett Anderson of Sweden does not need to exist as an artist, it is hoped he will continue in parallel to carry his boat solo with freedom inspired the have characterized recent years.
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