release date: Apr. 2002
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,52]
producer: Thåström, Micke Herrström, Henryk Lipp
label: Mistlur Records - nationality: Sweden
Track highlights: 1. "Släpp aldrig in dom" (live) - 2. "Ungefär så här..." - 4. "Ännu mera gift" - 6. "Bara när jag blundar" - 9. "Så kall så het" - 10. "Aldrig nånsin komma ner"
4th studio solo album by (Joakim) Thåström is almost as usual made with former collaborative musicians Niklas Hellberg, who plays organ and handles programming, and Per Hägglund, who has co-written four of the songs together with Thåström. The album also features Danish drummer Tomas Ortved (Sort Sol) on several tracks.
Mannen som blev en gris is primarily industrial rock and together with the three solo albums Det är ni som e dom konstiga... (1999) and Explodera mig 2000 (1991) the album may be regarded as one of his most energetic and hardest solo releases. The song "Så kall så het" is a cover song by Stry Terrarie, with whom Thåström played in Imperiet - originally by Swedish band Garbochocks (1979-81).
In 2003 Thåström founded the band Sällskapet with long-time collaborator Niklas Hellberg and Per (Jerker) Ossler, and they began studio recordings while Thåström also worked on a new solo album. Both Hellberg and Ossler took part in the live band with Thåström's solo material.
