Roxette - discuss.

[thatsnotmypuppy]

Word on the street is a new Joyride is about to start. The Roxette forums are abuzz as Marie and Per look set to reform and start work on their next album - 5 years after the release of 'Room Service'. So I thought it may be a good time to have a chinwag about the poppy Swedish duo!

For me, Roxette hit their creative peak with 'Crash! Boom! Bang!' and then again hit paydirt with 'Have A Nice Day'. The songs from this period - 'Vulnerable', 'Run To You', 'Wish I Could Fly', 'Stars', and 'Salvation' are fine mature pop treats - much deeper than the likes of 'Fading Like A Flower', 'It Must Have Been Love' and 'Dressed For Success' - which while fun have dated awfully.

So my Top Ten Rox moemnts -

1. Wish I Could Fly
2. Queen Of Rain
3. Almost Unreal
4. Listen To Your Heart
5. Centre Of The Heart
6. Salvation
7. I Love The Sound Of Crashing Guitars
8. Fireworks
9. Run To You
10. Joyride

Discuss!

 

[Angela Harlem]

Wow, really? Ok.

Dressed For Success is almost criminal, it is so appalling. Why did they disappear for so long?

 

[fly so high!]

* sings *
Listen to your heart,when he's callin for you! Listen to your heart,there's nothing else you can do!

 

[thatsnotmypuppy]

Um, Marie had a bout of cancer and then had a brain tumout. Per reformed his old Swedish band Gyllene Tyler (?) and toured Scandinavia selling out stadiums. I also believe a good deal of this decade has been spent rolling around in a large pile of money.

 

[Flying FuManchu]

Loved them when I was a kid and their lyrics are fun if not hilarious. Marie has a great voice.

 

[phanan]

The Joyride CD was actually pretty good compared to a lot of the other pop released at the time.