Marit Bergman
I think it's a rainbow
RCA
The general consensus seems to be that Marit Bergman's third album is good, but a bit disappointing and I'm going to have to agree with this. After a promising start in punk band Candysuck, followed by a rough but super charming debut album, and then a magnificent second album, my hopes and expectations for Bergman are sky high every time she releases anything new. That the first single ("No party") from this album is a party anthem (despite the title and lyrics) almost as good as "Adios amigos" only got me to think that "I think it's a rainbow" would inevitable be the album of 2006. It's not a bad album, it's just too MOR and at places it feels a bit too lackluster despite Bergman "experimenting" with flutes, strings etc. "I think..." doesn't have half of the charm of "3.00 am Serenades" nor the fantastic songs of "Baby dry your eye". It's a well-produced album, a bit above the average with a handful of excellent tracks on it (e.g. "You can't help me now", "Green light"), but being something done by Marit Bergman, it doesn't measure up. Still, even such a legend as Ingmar Bergman (no relation, I think) made some duff films, hopefully Marit's next album will see her back on track.
- Simon Tagestam