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MANDO STORIES: Rivalry Amongst Three

In the Norén family, three brothers wanted to become musicians - they all did.

The Norén brotherhood is consisting of Gustaf, Carl and Viktor. Big brother Gustaf, born 1981, is a core member in Mando Diao and sing and smashes the guitar. Carl and Viktor are both members of Sugarplum Fairy where Viktor plays the bass and sings while Carl takes care of guitar, harmonica and sometimes keyboard. Though, now that Sugarplum Fairy is put on hold for a while Viktor and Carl work on their solo projects.

Carl has released two singles, The Anger and Going Out Tonight. The Anger is a brilliant pop song that really anyone can enjoy unless they're deaf. This song also differ a lot from the Sugarplum Fairy sound. Going Out Tonight is far more relaxed compared to The Anger. I'd say most girls like this song because he sings with a vulnerable-heartbroken-voice, much like most Sugarplum Fairy songs. And of course, what girls like, guys dislike. ( In this matter )

Viktor recently released his new single When We Were 10 under his artist name Viktorious. This single is what surprised me the most. It could just as well have been a Darin song. And the title When We Were 10. What's that supposed to mean? At the age of ten you play freeze tag or trade pokémon cards. Viktor has said in media that lately, he has been out clubbing much, so he wanted to make electronial-party-hits and he also point out that you can't make danceble music in a rock band. I'd say he is wrong. This single is the result of producers in a studio trying to make a hit machine out of a rock musician.

Anyhow, what's interesting with the relationship between these three is their good self-perception skills together with the rivalry they repudiate. Viktor claim that "Rivalry between siblings is childish, i'd rather see it go well for my brothers rather than not having a relationship at all". He also claims that Carl is the troublemaker while he and Gustaf are the more orderly ones. 
Carl responds to this by telling us that it became that way unintentionally. He was nice and all but he has always been a control freak and mabye that is the reason why he was a "problem child" in school while Viktor and Gustaf sat there with their ties and apples for the teacher.

Then he explain the most interesting part:

"Okay, this is how it is: Gustaf is born on a sunday, so he is lucky with everything he do. I am a wednesday child so Im born to misfortune. And Viktor, he is born on a monday so he is handsome."

So it's quite clear that the rivalry is strong between them. Funniest of all is that he say Gustaf has luck with everything he do which makes it kind of clear that he and Viktor have some kind of mutual jealousy thoughts.

Honestly I believe Gustaf is where he deserves to be. Sugarplum Fairy isn't anywhere close to Mando Diao quality. In my opinion Carl should continue writing songs similar to The Anger and Viktor should keep himself to Sugarplum Fairy that as far as I know, is pretty much a little cooler and rockier Backstreet Boys.

Viktorg

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  • Nenne

    Worst.Blog.Ever. 2010-11-30 15:52
  • Paula

    Viktorious is the worst he could ever make , is not just boring it makes me sick 2010-11-27 23:31
  • Lilla My

    Björn+Gustaf are genious, alone Björn can be slightly cheesy. 2010-11-22 23:13
  • Viktor

    Lilla my, That's true. Björn is the real genious;) 2010-11-22 22:52
  • Viktor

    I just mean in extreme comparison to Mando Diao. Sugarplum Fairy is a good band, no doubt. I might have exaggerate the simile a bit ;) 2010-11-22 22:51
  • lilla my

    And the greatest luck in Gustafs life was meeting Björn. If Carl or Victor had met him they would have had more success too! 2010-11-22 22:25
  • Lilla My

    When Victor was ten he did not play with pokemon cards, he listened to Oasis and wrote his first rock songs, at the age of 13 he wrote his first hit, Sweet Jackie that brought him into fame and a career as musician that still goes on and Sugarplum fairy will return better than ever. Many reviewers regarded The Wild One as better than the last Mando diao records, it´s a matter of taste. And girls always had better taste in music and showed more musical skills than boys in average. 2010-11-22 22:17
  • Samar

    I don't quite agree with some parts. I like Carl's solo stuff more than Viktor's, mostly also because he's dooing most of it really on his own and not with the help of Sugarplum Fairy Management as Viktor is. But I don't think that Sugarplum Fairy are like the Backstreet Boys...The Backstreet Boys were a casting band with zero originality. You cannot say that about Sugarplum Fairy...even though I like Mando Diao much better. 2010-11-22 20:51
  • Viktor

    I know, right?:S 2010-11-22 15:53
  • Henrik

    Viktorious... what was he thinking? 2010-11-22 15:50
  • Henrik

    I'm going to listen to The Anger, Going out tonight now. After tha I will listen to When we were 10, with slightly less anticipation. I'll see what happens. 2010-11-22 13:32

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