Takida
Live @ Valhall, Skövde 10/06/2007
I know I might sound like an annoying old hag, but I just can't stand bands that don't look like they enjoy their time on stage. Going to a concert should be something special, I know most of you people sometimes have gone to concerts that were close to magical; truly a place where performer and audience meet and form another kind of reality together, a place where the laws of physics and metaphysics simply don't apply anymore. The guys in Takida knows what this is all about. Having built their fan base from scratch since the forming of the band in 1999, they now, nine years later, finally get all the attention they deserve. The new album, "Bury the lies", is filled with the same catchy sing-along-tunes as the previous records, and the sing-along is what makes this evening, you guessed it, magical. Takida puts on a good show, but the crowd alone makes it tenfold more impressing. I actually get goosebumps, more than once. Singer Robert Petterson merely smiles and shakes his head in astonishment. You can say what you want about the, in my ears, standardized, Americanized, radio rock of Takida, but seeing them live is definitely worth the while.
- Christian Stenbacke
