Julkalendern (The Christmas RockCalendar) Dec 22

Slot 22: 747/Kent

Last song and show-stopper on Kent’s concerts for many years. 7 minutes and 47 seconds. Period. 

Both fragile and heavy, with the push of the guitar wall and the best quote ever (in Swedish) aimed at all small- and narrow-minded individuals, places and groups out there: 

”Laugh if you want/Mock us/We are moving/You stand still”. 

And it sounds even better in Swedish:

”Ni kan skratta om Ni vill/Håna oss/Vi rör oss/Ni står still”.

A great quote. Tattoo-class.

Kent. Biggest in Sweden. With the coolest and probably most memorable and long-lasting band farewell ever.

Suddenly, a video clip on the band’s homepage (kent.nu) declared the end of kent, their last year as a band, by advertizing an upcoming last album and the last kent tour.

That video clip is a classic, filled with kent-related symbolic signage from album covers etc. and set to a driving, spell-binding rhythm.

The last album.

The last tour.

And the last song, titled Den sista sången (The Last Song), as show-stopper on the last concert and soundtrack for the last, farewell, video clip.

And then silence. Ever after.

At least for now.

Wow.