Name: This Perfect Day
Album: s/t
Year: 1995
Style: Power Pop,
Similar Bands: Journey, Gin Blossoms, Foreigner, OK-Go, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Matthew Sweet, Sloan, Ash, Keane
"One-Word" Review: Overproduced Alt-Pop Radio.
Based Out Of: Skelleftea, Sweden
Label: Orchard Lane Music, Soap Records
CD Back, CD, Lyrics
Back & Liner Photos
Cover & Liner Photo
- Teenage Monster 3:11 (single)
- Can't You See 4:12 (Single)
- Headache 3:45
- I'm In Love 4:04 (Single)
- Revolution 4:33 (Single)
- Jesus On Your Side 3:19
- In My Bed 4:18 (Single)
- December Snow 3:40
- Sandra 3:33
- Drinks & Dreams 3:40
- Everybody Knows 6:03
Members & Other Bands:
- Mats Erikson - Vox
- Ove Markstrom Guitar, Harmonica, Backing Vox (The Kuikkos, A Brewer)
- Ralph Tjarnlund - Drums
- Johan Nilsson - Keys, Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vox, Mixing (Takida, Marc & Ploids, The Wannadies, Shape Shifter)
- Peter Fahlgren - Bass (Holger Danske)
- Rickard Johansson - Guitar, Backing Vox, Mixing (Two Piece Puzzle)
- Adam Kviman - Recording, Producer, Mixing
- Bobby Z - Mixing, Exec Producer
- Tom Garneau - Engineer
- Waldemar Kaaling - Recording, Mixing
- Chris Bellman - Mastering
- Sabastian Oberg - Strings (Algarnas Tradgard, Flaskkvartetten, Fleshquartert, Kofia, PITT, Stadion Der Jugend, Tant Strul, Demian D, Obobo Goateatern, Reeperbahn, Johan Lindell, Anne-Lie Ryde, Imperiet, TV-Piraterna, Di Leva, First Cab, Bark, Pushtwangers, Marie & Wildwood Flowers, Riki Sorsa, Ulf Lundell, Underland, Kajsa Grytt, Malena Jonsson, Moondog, Mercury Motors, Martin Rossel, Freddie W, Monica Tornell, Thastrom, Marty Willson-Piper, Fred Asp, Stonecake, LPC, Clawfinger, Nymphet Noodlers, Dicte, Tobias Sjogren, Drain, Landberk, Twice A Man, Eagle Eye Cherry, Monostar, Backyard Babies, Yoga, Christian Walz, Algarnas Tradagard, Pusjkins, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Nils Landgren, Flasket Brinner, Niels Jensen, Sophia Hardig, Beezewax, Kerli, Fatboy, Freddie Wadling, Promise and the Monster,
- Orjan Hobberg - Strings (Anima, Flaskkvartetten, Fleshquarter, Vasteras Sinfonietta, Kjell Hansson, Stadion, Tant Strul, Pushtwangers, Kajsa Grytt, Malena Jonsson, Moondog, Thomas Lindahl, Imperiet, Thastrom, Mercury Motors, Dicte, Tobias Sjogren, Christer Bothen, Testuo Furudate, Christian Walz, Thomas Rusiak, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Nils Landgren, Robyn, Jeanette Lindsrom, Abba, Beezewax, Promise and the Monster, Kerli, Fatboy, Beatundercontrol, Jessica pilnas, Stupidity, Freddie Wadling, Jay-Jay Johanson, Lars Demian)
- Mattias Hellden - Strings (Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Flaskkcartetten, Fleshquartet, Rattan Frittz, Cyndee Peters, Tore Berger, Bengt Berger, Stadion, Tant Strul, Christer Bothen, Taller Chile, Mariela, Bolon Bata, Pushtwangers, Kajsa Grytt, Malena Jonsson, Moondog, Imperiet, Mercury Motors, Thastrom, Stonecake, Dicte, Tobias Sjogren, Thomas Rusiak, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Nils Landgren, Tomas Mera Gartz, jeanette Lindstrom, Robyn, Kin, Bitter Funeral beer Band, Kerli, Jessica Pilnas, Jukka Rintamaki, Agamon)
- Lars Tengroth - Exec Producer
- Stress Lab - Design
- Maria Linden - Assistant
- Cissi Gronberg - Assistant
- Engso Castle - Archive Photo
- Hacks Backstrom - Accountant
Album Review: The band is not either Blink 182 pop-punk or Sunny Day emo...they are a blender of styles that feels built for radio, with catchy hooks lyrically and musically, harmonies, and an all around non threatening steady beat. "December Snow," the jesus song, and album ender "Everybody Knows" have authentic 80's Journey-like arena-pop base and buzzing Pop-Punk guitars. And "I'm In Love" has a nice Brit Pop / Suede guitar hook that is unfortunately mixed a bit far to the back. "Revolution" sounds a little like the Life Of Agony song "My Mind is Dangerous."
This is the second of five albums from the Swedish band, spanning 1987 - 2006, and the first in the US. Because it was made for the US market, some of the songs were remixed, but not to everyone's liking.
Stand Out Track: I'm In Love
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Stand Out Track: I'm In Love
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