Evig pint

Evig pint is the second studio album by Kaizers Orchestra. Released on February 3, 2003, their sophomore effort was not as warmly embraced by critics, nor did it sell as well as its predecessor, but nevertheless, the album became another success.

After the release of their debut album, Ompa til du dør in 2001, the first new song to be played live was “Die Polizei”, which ironically did not make the cut to the album and remained a song played exclusively live for eight years. In February 2002, the band performed “Salt & pepper” for the first time, a song which remained a mainstay on the band’s setlists in 2002, and was performed during the band’s first concert outside of Norway, a legendary performance at Roskilde in Denmark. Other song titles mentioned during this period include “Brolins Box Arrangement” and “Tyster”, but neither of these were ever performed or recorded. “Djevelens orkester” was performed for the first time in the fall of 2002. A slightly different version of “Salt & pepper” was played in early 2003, most notably at the band’s concert performance at the Eurosonic Festival, a prestigious showcase for European music.

The recording sessions for what would become Evig pint (whose working title at this point was Krigen, Norwegian for “The War”) are not as well documented as others, but what is known that due to many personal crises among the band members as well as financial problems, the sessions became a very trying time for the band, who have since cited this as a reason why they were never that satisfied with how the album turned out.