I have been playing this record non-stop since I received it.
Freak Kitchen has got a new rhythm section backing singer and guitarist Mattias Eklundh. The new guys Christer and Björn provide a solid and heavy fundament for Mattias' mellow singing. Freak Kitchen's crossover between the Heavy pounding music and Mattias' mellow singing is quite unique. The trio has succeeded in creating their own musical style. The icing on the cake is Mattias Eklundh's fantastic guitar playing.
Overall "Move" is a very powerful record. Most of the songs are pretty heavy, but always focusing on the melody. Lyrically you won't find songs about saving the rainforest. However, you get a quite entertaining story about a poor kid whose dad is a porn star. Irony is a big part of Freak Kitchen.
Freak Kitchen is very up to date concerning their lyrics. On their self-titled album they were trashing the britpoppers on
My New Haircut. This time peoples eager for their 15 minutes of fame and thereby joining TV reality shows like Temptation Island and Big Brother are subjects for the
Humiliation song.
Mattias Eklundh is one of the greatest guitar players around. His playing is very innovative. Just listen to
Heroin Breakfast, which displays some unusual guitar sounds from the Swedish guitar virtuoso. Mattias' playing is never boring and always full of surprises. Sometimes the listener is caught off guard like the middle play on
Porno Daddy, where we suddenly are treated to some amazing shredding. The heavy tune
Snap contains the most entertaining guitar solo of 2002.
Album highlights include the melodic
Razor Flowers sung by bass player Christer Örtefors. His voice complement Mattias voice very well. The guitar sound is razor sharp playing a great riff throughout the verse. Checkout the funny word puzzle in the chorus "You must remember to forget you ever knew me, You must remember to forget I was ever by your side, You must remember to forget you ever got the Razor Flowers".
Porno Daddy is just irresistible. The lyrics are quite entertaining and you end up feeling sorry for the poor kid because of his father's odd career choice.
Nobody's Laughing is probably the most catchy tune with a great sing-along chorus. Another highlight proving the diversity of "Move" is
Seven Days in June, which is pure pop/Rock.
This unpretentious band has won my ears and my heart too. "Move" is highly recommendable.
Written by
Michael Friday, December 20, 2002
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