All Music Guide

The first two albums by Swedish indie outfit Thirdimension had the epic bombast of OK Computer-era Radiohead leavened with some of the pop suss of Coldplay and the other Radiohead-lite bands that followed: solid, ambitious stuff, but with just a whiff of pretension. The knowledge that the band's third album was recorded in a cathedral would normally lead one to worry that the band had tipped over the edge into Simple Minds-style self-parody, but as it turns out, the largely acoustic Before the End Begins is Thirdimension's most appealing album yet.

The unplugged arrangements let most of the hot air out of the songs, and lead singer Björn Stegmann's occasionally mannered vocals sound more relaxed than ever. The reverb-heavy setting also gives the songs a bit more breathing room. That said, it's undeniable that the album's highlights are the oddball covers, of Jefferson Airplane's "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" and an unexpectedly effective mash-up of Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" (sans cowbell, sadly) and the Posies' "Dream All Day." Still, fans will appreciate hearing these stripped-down versions of favorites like "Sore Lips" and "Mondaymachine," and those who found the band's first two albums too epic for their taste may well be charmed by the lowered sense of importance on this more intimate release.

USA Today

Swedish psych-pop band goes acoustic live, including a great pair of covers: a medley of BOC's Don't Fear the Reaper matched with a snatch of The Posies' Dream All Day, and a dazzling version of Jefferson Airplane's 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds.

Absolut Noise

Jim from Parasol sent me three albums from Thirdimension. Some quite good records with several excellent tracks. Ex-song, for instance, is just too goddamn perfect with its catchy chorus "you've got an ex-song, you waited too long". The band has just released (in 2007) their third album. A live one. Recorded in a church. They called it Before the end begins and on the magnificent opening track We're not gonna take it, you can actually hear the church listening to every crack of the singer voice. Enter the church and spit out your sins.

Swedes Please

I've heard Thirdimension's previous electricified garage rock and frankly was unimpressed, even though I know I should have liked it I didn't. It didn't help that the band's name is godawful and their cover art has been pretty bland. Well two out of three ain't bad - the band has a new record (with a gorgeous cover), and equally impressive new sound (captured live in a church). The delay on this recording and the minimalistic sound combine to give the song "The Only Healer" just the right early 60's folk combined with gospel sound

New release from our beloved epic-pop stalwarts Thirdimension. A live, acoustic album recorded in a spectacular old church in Malmo, Sweden. Reworked versions of songs from their two Hidden Agenda albums (Protect Us From What We Want, Permanent Holiday) plus some interesting covers (Jefferson Airplane and a mash-up of Blue Oyster Cult and The Posies, believe it or not!), the whole lot blessed with all-natural cathedral reverb. Heavenly harmonies, hushed hymns...

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