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Some album titles do nail it, and this is one of the prime candidates. From the near-cartoonishly foppish front cover photo, with the three members primed with necklaces, silk kaftans, airbrushing and more, to nearly everything on the actual disc, Overdose is just that. The most memorable number remains the band's biggest hit single, "Crucified," a totally over-the-top disco anthem on all fronts that takes ABBA's winning combination of memorable hooks and harmonies as inspiration and slathers a load of glitter and make-up over the whole thing. Having ultracampy lyrical asides like "I cry, I pray, mon dieu" doesn't hurt the sheer giddiness at work, and neither do the "I'm crucified like my saviour" chorus, church organ and twangy Duane Eddy guitar. The Army's merry series of blasphemies kicks along throughout the album, with such numbers as the half-twinky, half-ominous "Candyman Messiah" and "Say Goodbye to Babylon" taking religious imagery and tweaking it for all it's worth. New singer De La Cour does a fine job in La Camilla's shoes, though the latter pops up on a song or two throughout the album. The fondness for ritzy sci-fi scenarios still runs riot, as song titles like "Dynasty of Planet Chromada," "The Particle Song" and "Walking With a Zombie" make clear, while the same sticky-sweet combination of upbeat anthems and try-anything-at-least-once musical touches gets even more amped up here. Andreas Wollbeck rather than Frykberg is the main outside collaborator with Bard here, but the change isn't a notable one in comparison to the previous album, except for a general tendency towards big songs with bigger choruses. At points the Army ends up sounding like a clipped and discoed B-52s (check out "We Stand United"), but in general it's just them inhabiting their own little corner of dancefloor paradise, fripperies and all.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Ola Håkansson, Producer - Anders Wollbeck, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Army Of Lovers, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Barda, ComposerLyricist - Camilla Henemark, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
Anders Wollbeck, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Army Of Lovers, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Barda, Author
℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
Anders Wollbeck, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Army Of Lovers, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Barda, ComposerLyricist - Camilla Henemark, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
Anders Wollbeck, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Army Of Lovers, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
Ola Håkansson, Producer, Executive Producer - Anders Wollbeck, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Army Of Lovers, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Barda, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
Anders Wollbeck, Producer - Alexander Bard, Producer, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Magnus Frykberg, ComposerLyricist - Emil Hellman, ComposerLyricist - Leif Jacobsson, ComposerLyricist - Army Of Lovers, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Army Tabernacle Choir, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Universal Music AB
Anders Wollbeck, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emil Hellman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Army Of Lovers, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Barda, ComposerLyricist - Camilla Henemark, ComposerLyricist - La Camilla, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nuzak, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Katarina Wilczewski, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Universal Music AB
Ola Håkansson, Producer - Anders Wollbeck, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Army Of Lovers, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Barda, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
Ola Håkansson, Producer, Executive Producer - Anders Wollbeck, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Army Of Lovers, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Pierre Barda, ComposerLyricist - Camilla Henemark, ComposerLyricist - La Camilla, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Katarina Wilczewski, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
Anders Wollbeck, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Producer, Vocals, Computermusic Systems, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Army Of Lovers, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Pierre Barda, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michaela Dornonville De La Cour, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Erika Essen-Moller, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ricco, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Malin Bäckström, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The 69 Caruso, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
Anders Hansson, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ola Håkansson, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Bard, Vocals, Computermusic Systems, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Per Adebratt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Norell, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Peo Thyrén, ComposerLyricist - Emil Hellman, Programmer - Army Of Lovers, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Barda, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - La Camilla, Vocals, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ixi Qaxi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - JM Fax, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Universal Music AB
Album review
Some album titles do nail it, and this is one of the prime candidates. From the near-cartoonishly foppish front cover photo, with the three members primed with necklaces, silk kaftans, airbrushing and more, to nearly everything on the actual disc, Overdose is just that. The most memorable number remains the band's biggest hit single, "Crucified," a totally over-the-top disco anthem on all fronts that takes ABBA's winning combination of memorable hooks and harmonies as inspiration and slathers a load of glitter and make-up over the whole thing. Having ultracampy lyrical asides like "I cry, I pray, mon dieu" doesn't hurt the sheer giddiness at work, and neither do the "I'm crucified like my saviour" chorus, church organ and twangy Duane Eddy guitar. The Army's merry series of blasphemies kicks along throughout the album, with such numbers as the half-twinky, half-ominous "Candyman Messiah" and "Say Goodbye to Babylon" taking religious imagery and tweaking it for all it's worth. New singer De La Cour does a fine job in La Camilla's shoes, though the latter pops up on a song or two throughout the album. The fondness for ritzy sci-fi scenarios still runs riot, as song titles like "Dynasty of Planet Chromada," "The Particle Song" and "Walking With a Zombie" make clear, while the same sticky-sweet combination of upbeat anthems and try-anything-at-least-once musical touches gets even more amped up here. Andreas Wollbeck rather than Frykberg is the main outside collaborator with Bard here, but the change isn't a notable one in comparison to the previous album, except for a general tendency towards big songs with bigger choruses. At points the Army ends up sounding like a clipped and discoed B-52s (check out "We Stand United"), but in general it's just them inhabiting their own little corner of dancefloor paradise, fripperies and all.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:50
- Main artists: Army Of Lovers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music AB
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 1991 Universal Music AB ℗ 1991 Universal Music AB
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