Roxette are back

[maneater83]

LONDON - No longer just the dream of die-hard fans around the world who will surely feel their prayers for Marie's recovery were answered: Roxette are back!

The Daily Roxette has learned that Marie Fredriksson will be joining Per Gessle on stage at the “Party Crasher” concert in Amsterdam on Wednesday. For several days now, people affiliated with the tour have told fans to expect a “surprise” at that concert. Since Per has already said he expected Marie might join him on stage for one or two of his tour dates, fans who heard about this upcoming surprise immediately surmised that it meant that Marie would be making an appearance.

And so it will be there, in front of one of the largest expected audiences on this tour… that fans in attendance will be able to witness first-hand the long awaited, highly anticipated return of Roxette.

Tomorrow, at an official press conference in Belgium, they will announce that Marie has recovered from the illness that forced them to cancel their scheduled appearance in 2002. Seven years later,  Roxette will finally make good on that previous commitment and perform at this year’s series of Night of the Proms concerts to be held in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands later this year.

www.dailyroxette.com

i must say im so happy, they are such a great band and im so glad marie is doin well now!

here is probly 1 of the first performances of marie and per from 1986.... quite funny to watch as marie has red or purple hair  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiZejZDO4HM

[Tafkap]

They've announced tour dates. 19 dates in Germany.

They were absolutely huge, I don't know if anyone can actually imagine how big they were during the late 80's early 90's. Even I was into the hype back then, though I was wearing pampers and sucking on a pacifier.

[Eric Generic]

Oooh, that's good to hear. I was playing the Roxette DVD of all their hits only last night.

EG.

[sometimesxtc]

very very very few (like, less than five) songs can actually reduce me to tears. dangerous has on more than one occasion. to this day i'm not sure why, but they were absolutely sublime. more everything!!!!

[hudweiser]

very very very few (like, less than five) songs can actually reduce me to tears. dangerous has on more than one occasion. to this day i'm not sure why, but they were absolutely sublime. more everything!!!!

Dangerous? As in 'hold on tight, you know she's a little bit dangerous' Dangerous? Interesting choice...

[sometimesxtc]

that's the one. i don't know why exactly....and they certainly put out more than their share of actually brilliant ballads.

also, your sig is very. and not at all '87 x

[hudweiser]

that's the one. i don't know why exactly....and they certainly put out more than their share of actually brilliant ballads.

also, your sig is very. and not at all '87 x

I think it was '89...if we're talking about the same thing.

[Tafkap]

Bulimia's like so '87...

[hudweiser]

Bulimia's like so '87...

Oh that. We weren't talking about the same thing. I'm slow.

[Undisco_Me]

One of my fav's is the smouldery ballad Silver Blue; it's only weakness is Marie's lyric "the passion - I can't deal with her" which really ought to have been "I can deal with her".

[sometimesxtc]

Bulimia's like so '87...

Oh that. We weren't talking about the same thing. I'm slow.

it's fine, we're all on the same page.

"do you think it's all one big game of doubles tennis?"

almost worthy of a whole new thread really....

[AcerBen]

Wish I Could Fly is IMMENSE.  Their older stuff doesn't really do it for me though. 

[Eric Generic]

Watching the DVD collection is a strange experience...most of my favourite tracks have rubbish videos, and the songs I'd always considered weaker (personally speaking) have the best videos.

Per Gezzle is a habitual music magpie, but a consummate one.

EG.

[Mvnl]

Fading Like A Flower is one of the best rockballads ever.

[hudweiser]

Fading Like A Flower is one of the best rockballads ever.

Totally - possibly my favourite of theirs, love that piano opening.

Agree about the DVD collection, Chances is great but with a naff video.

[Undisco_Me]

They have probably just as many good album tracks as they do singles: Things WIll Never Be The Same probably could still be a hit in some form or other, Cry is almost the standout of their career, whilst the more dated I Could Never Give You Up is gorgeous.

[maneater83]

by the way marie has made a appearance at 2 of pers concerts this past week...

her voice is sounding so amazing... i cant imagine how great she will sound in the studio again...

have a listen as she performs it must of been love for the first time since 2001

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fSRROzJSRA

[sometimesxtc]

i haven't really heard anything new since crash, boom, bang! but i did really love the new track "one wish" from the greatest hits released a few years ago (2007?). she seems to be in fine voice and i have high hopes for sweden's (other) finest.

[Undisco_Me]

The Kleerup remix of Reveal is very snug and wintry; bliss.  And the Attic remix is more nervous and better stimulus for movement.  I need to go listen to Paint.

[Tafkap]

Their whole back catalogue has been remastered and reissued including a whole array of bonus tracks on each album. They came out yesterday and are only 9,95 Euro a piece at Amazon.de. It's to celebrate the comeback concerts in Berlin.

http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_ss?__mk_de_DE=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=roxette+2009+version

[Undisco_Me]

What do we all think of the re-releases then?

I think Room Service has the strongest outtakes, but Joyride's The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye is probably my favourite.

http://divaincarnate.blogspot.com/2009/10/crush-on-you.html

[vasilios]

I am seeing them November 30 in Berlin! Hope I don't fall asleep by the Proms stuff.

[Undisco_Me]

I am seeing them November 30 in Berlin! Hope I don't fall asleep by the Proms stuff.

Are they not only playing 5 songs or something though?

I hope they do a dvd - a documentary following them, in particularly Marie, coming back would be awesome.

[Charley!]

There's a bunch of audience videos on YouTube of the Belgian dates:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=roxette+night+of+the+proms&page=1

[Eric Generic]

What do we all think of the re-releases then?

I think Room Service has the strongest outtakes, but Joyride's The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye is probably my favourite.

Thanks for the link...enjoyed reading that review...my first reaction when I saw "outtakes" was oh god, do I have to buy more Roxette albums, even though I've got all the original ones, the Rox Box, the two Hits albums, and god knows what else. But from that review, it would appear the bonus tracks assigned to each reissue are taken from the Boxset (maybe Fingertips '93 is an exception..I still need that one, I think).

EG.

[Undisco_Me]

Ah, I don't have the boxset sadly.  But I really do want to own Marie's demo vocal for Always Breaking My Heart - she does sing it right?

I'm playing Entering Your Heart a LOT - where have I been?  It is simply gorgeous, crammed full of little bits just like their anthems.

[ysaferrer]

Just starting the rediscovery of Roxette process............God they were good...........I often find that I appreciate the pop I disregarded in my youth more now that I'm older. Christ I'm 40 and I've just ordered the whole remastered back catalogue.

[Vengabus]

Wil have to look into the rereleases, used to love the Roxette stuff from the early 90s (Joyride on mtv was the first thing I ever saw when we got sattelite installed).

Always liked Almost Unreal (even though it was from that god awful Mario film) and Sleeping In My Car the most.

[vasilios]

Just starting the rediscovery of Roxette process............God they were good...........I often find that I appreciate the pop I disregarded in my youth more now that I'm older. Christ I'm 40 and I've just ordered the whole remastered back catalogue.

Hehe I am the same with Roxette, loved them when The Look came out, hated them from Listen To Your Heart to the Joyride overkill but always appreciated the amazing catchy hooks.

[Ray]

Bought the first four reissues. Joyride is an amazing album with three tracks I dislike -- Joyride, Spending My Time and The Big L, all of which were singles. No surprise Roxette are considered cheesefest. Imagine if the singles were, instead, Things Will Never Be The Same, Watercolours In The Rain and Hotblooded!

I never actually owned Tourism, and now I do, and I wish I didn't bother -- it is what it promises to be, i.e. a random bag with mostly uninteresting tracks. The two I like are, for a change, singles -- How Do You Do and Fingertips 93.

Pearls Of Passion is veeeeeeeery dated, but So Far Away, Neverending Love and Call Of The Wild do have gorgeous melodies.

Aaaaand finally The Look: also very dated, but THOSE. HOOKS. The Look, Dangerous, Half A Woman Half A BiscuitShadow, Dressed For Success, Sleeping Single, Listen To Your Heart... jaysus. AMAZING.

They need to return IMMEDIATELY, as soon as Marie's health allows it that is (and judging by the Proms, they might be thinking about it... pleasepleasepleaseplease). They are a rare act that never really went downhill -- sure they seemed to become less popular, but that surely wasn't due to the quality of the music -- Centre Of The Heart is their best single ever.