whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 13:59:

No June Afternoon, Or SDLHA, or YDUM- shame, but good tracklisting anyway. Glad Stars is on there though, and Almost Unreal- fab really

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 14:03:

Run to you instead of The Big L. I don’t like it.
And no June Afternoon? Now it’s impossible to go to a record store and buy a (non second hand) record with that song. Same with Opp nox.

But I like the cover, and that some of the songs are remixes.

tavo said on August 29, 2006 14:11:

where is YDUM? you don´t seem to know i need it so much in this tracklisting! where´s neverending love!

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 14:18:

I don’t care, cos at the end of the day, I’m not going to buy it- I’m sticking with the Box, and possibly the singles...

On observation though (I just sprinted upstairs and got my copy of it), this compilation has almost exactly the same tracklisting as DBUGTTC. The only things missing are JA,YDUM, The Big L., Vulnerable, SDLHA, and IDWTGH. Once those have gone, it is in exactly the same order, just with Run To You, and other bits and bobs.

m-cvk said on August 29, 2006 14:19:

Thanx to MADivan ;-)...

and the Roxbox is as follows:
Roxbox 86-06 (4CD + 1DVD)
Will include:
*all hit singles & much more
*2 new Roxette recordings
*demos and other rare tracks
*x-tra DVD with tracks from the MTV Unplugged TV-show + all the video-hits

Tracklisting:
01 Neverending Love 3.36 (Single A-side/From: Pearls of Passion)
02 Secrets That She Keeps 3:40 (From: Pearls of Passion)
03 Goodbye To You 3:59 (Single A-side/From: Pearls of Passion)
04 Soul Deep 3:36 (Single A-side/From: Pearls of Passion)
05 The Look 3:56 (Single A-side/From: Look Sharp!)
06 Dressed For Success 4:13 (Single A-side/From: Look Sharp!)
07 SLEEPING SINGLE 4:37 (From: Look Sharp!)
08 Paint 4:41 (From: Look Sharp!)
09 Dangerous 3:48 (Single A-side/From: Look Sharp!)
10 Listen To Your Heart 5:14 (Single A-side/From: Look Sharp!)
11 The Voice 4:06 (Single B-side/Outtake from: Look Sharp!)
12 Cry 5.05 (Demo) *
13 It Must Have Been Love 4:48
(Single A-side/From The Pretty Woman Soundtrack)
14 Joyride 4:30 (Single A-side/From: Joyride)
15 Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) 3:54
(Single A-side/From: Joyride)
16 Spending My Time 4:39 (Single A-side/From: Joyride)
17 Watercolours In The Rain 3:39 (From: Joyride)
18 Church of Your Heart 3:20 (Single A-side/From: Joyride)
19 Perfect Day 4:06 (From: Joyride)

01 The Big L. 4:29 (Single A-side/From: Joyride)
02 (DO YOU GET) EXCITED? 4:18 (From: Joyride)
03 THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME 4:29 (From: Joyride)
04 The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye 3:20
(Single B-side/Outtake from: Joyride)
05 Love Spins 3:31 (Demo) *
06 Seduce Me 3:56 (Single B-side/Demo)
07 How Do You Do! 3:12 (Single A-side/From: Tourism)
08 The Heart Shaped Sea 4:31 (From: Tourism)
09 The Rain 4:49 (From: Tourism)
10 Never Is a Long Time 3:44 (From: Tourism)
11 Silver Blue 4:05 (From: Tourism)
12 Come Back (Before You Leave) 4:30 (From: Tourism)
13 Queen of Rain 4:49 (Single A-side/From: Tourism)
14 Almost Unreal 3:58
(Single A-side/From The Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack)
15 Sleeping In My Car 3:47 (Single A-side/From: Crash! Boom! Bang!)
16 Crash! Boom! Bang! 5:02 (Single A-side/From: Crash! Boom! Bang!)
17 Vulnerable 5:03 (Single A-side/From: Crash! Boom! Bang!)
18 The First Girl On The Moon 3:11 (From: Crash! Boom! Bang!)
19 I¹m Sorry 3:10 (From: Crash! Boom! Bang!)

01 Run To You 3:39 (From: Crash! Boom! Bang!)
02 See Me 3:48 (Outtake from: Crash! Boom! Bang!)
03 June Afternoon 4:15 (Single A-side/From: Don´t Bore Us ­
Get To The Chorus¹ ­ Roxette¹s Greatest Hits!)
04 You Don¹t Understand Me 4:28 (Single A-side/From: Don´t Bore Us ­
Get To The Chorus¹ ­ Roxette¹s Greatest Hits!)
05 She Doesn¹t Live Here Anymore 4:03 (From: Don´t Bore Us ­
Get To The Chorus¹ ­ Roxette¹s Greatest Hits!)
06 I Don´t Want To Get Hurt 4.17 (From: Don´t Bore Us ­
Get To The Chorus¹ ­ Roxette¹s Greatest Hits!)
07 Always Breaking My Heart 3.05 (Demo) *
08 Help! 2.56 (From The Abbey Road Sessions) *
09 Wish I Could Fly 4:40 (Single A-side/From: Have A Nice Day)
10 You Can¹t Put Your Arms Around What¹s Already Gone 3:35
(From: Have A Nice Day)
11 Waiting For The Rain 3:37 (From: Have A Nice Day)
12 Anyone 4:31 (Single A-side/From: Have A Nice Day)
13 Stars 3:56 (Single A-side/From: Have A Nice Day)
14 Salvation 4:38 (Single A-side/From: Have A Nice Day)
15 Cooper 4:17 (From: Have A Nice Day)
16 Beautiful Things 3.48 (From: Have A Nice Day)
17 It Hurts 3:54 (Outtake from: Have A Nice Day)
18 Little Miss Sorrow 3:54
(From: The Pop Hits/Outtake from: Have A Nice Day)
19 Happy Together 3:55 (Single B-side/Outtake from: Have A Nice Day)
20 Staring At The Ground 3.50 (Demo) *

01 7Twenty7 3.25 (Demo) *
02 It Will Take A Long Long Time 4:03 (Single B-side)
03 Anyone/I Love How You Love Me 4.22 (Demo) *
04 Myth 4.24 (Demo) *
05 New World 4.33 (Demo) *
06 Better Off On Her Own 2.48 (Demo) *
07 Real Sugar 3:16 (Single A-side/From: Room Service)
08 The Centre of The Heart 3:27 (Single A-side/From: Room Service)
09 Milk and Toast and Honey 4:04 (Single A-side/From: Room Service)
10 Jefferson 3:51 (From: Room Service)
11 Little Girl 3:36 (From: Room Service)
12 The Weight of The World 2:52 (Outtake from: Room Service)
13 Every Day 3:24 (Outtake from: Room Service)
14 Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla (You Broke My Heart) 4:36 (Demo) *
15 A Thing About You 3:51 (Single A-side/From: The Ballad Hits)
16 Breathe 4.34 (From: The Ballad Hits)
17 Opportunity Nox 3:01 (Single A-side/From The Pop Hits)
18 All I Ever Wanted 4.25 (Demo) *
19 Reveal (Single A-side/Recorded 2006) 4.00 *
20 One Wish (Single A-side/Recorded 2006) 3.30 *

* = Previously unreleased recording!

DVD:

MTV UNPLUGGED!

Tracks: TBA

THE ROX VIDEOS!
16 NEVERENDING LOVE
17 SOUL DEEP
18 I CALL YOUR NAME
19 CHANCES
20 THE LOOK
21 DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
22 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
23 DANGEROUS
24 IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE
25 JOYRIDE
26 FADING LIKE A FLOWER
27 SPENDING MY TIME
28 (DO YOU GET) EXCITED?
29 CHURCH OF YOUR HEART
30 THE BIG L.
31 HOW DO YOU DO!
32 QUEEN OF RAIN
33 ALMOST UNREAL
34 FINGERTIPS ?93
35 FIREWORKS
36 SLEEPING IN MY CAR
37 CRASH! BOOM! BANG!
38 RUN TO YOU
39 VULNERABLE
40 JUNE AFTERNOON
41 YOU DON´T UNDERSTAND ME
42 SHE DOESN¹T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
43 UN DÍA SIN TÍ
44 WISH I COULD FLY
45 STARS
46 SALVATION
47 ANYONE
48 REAL SUGAR
49 THE CENTRE OF THE HEART
50 MILK AND TOAST AND HONEY
51 A THING ABOUT YOU
52 OPPORTUNITY NOX

So, just a very few demos we have never heard...while others have been on the i-net/bootlegs for ages, like cry, love spins etc.

BTW, 7Twenty7 demo was released on some single...why is it indicated with a * as previously unreleased? Must be another version then :-)

And...as it shows, Reveal will be the 2nd single :-)

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 14:27:

whateveriam; The Daily roxette found it. ;) ;)

Lots of news today, me like it. :)

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 14:31:

Pretty Woman version hun- he remixed it for Roxette

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 14:33:

@GT 85- I know! 3 sets of news stories in one day, this is awesome!

ally77 said on August 29, 2006 14:34:

Did TDR get the tracklist from CDWOW for the GH! And I don’t think that picture is gonna be the real cover for the new release....

scionrx said on August 29, 2006 14:38:

Well. I like it.
I think Neverending love don´t are in tracklist because was not a big success like the other musics.
But.. what to do?
It´s another greatests ... no much to do...

m-cvk said on August 29, 2006 14:39:

@GT_85 > no, that is not true, as they were never released ’officially’, they could be found on bootlegs or the i-net.

officially released (do not why they have been marked as unreleased unless it is a different version:
- 7Twenty7 3.25 (Demo)
- Always Breaking My Heart 3.05 (Demo)

from bootlegs/i-net > illegal versions of:
- All I Ever Wanted 4.25 (Demo)
- Cry 5.05 (Demo)
- New World 4.33 (Demo)
- Help! 2.56 (From The Abbey Road Sessions)
- Love Spins 3:31 (Demo)

new releases
- reveal
- One Wish (Single A-side/Recorded 2006) 3.30
- Better Off On Her Own 2.48 (Demo) > a demo was never released, only the final version
- Anyone/I Love How You Love Me 4.22 (Demo)
- Myth 4.24 (Demo)
- Staring At The Ground 3.50 (Demo)

gyllene_tjej said on August 29, 2006 14:43:

oh, please no....then Myth and Staring at the ground demo would be the ONLYunheard songs...

It can’t be true....where are the 14 really UNRELEASED songs?

I’m really disappointed - if that’s what rox box is going to be like then it is really too much fuss about nothing special :(:(

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 14:44:

’Always Breaking my Heart’ is on a Belinda Carlisle album.

Maybe its because they tried them themselves before passing them over? In which case, we haven’t heard it, have we?

Secretkeeper81 said on August 29, 2006 14:47:

Demos from LookSharp–> Cry maybe?

Anyway, I’m very disappointed with this tracklisting of the Rox-Box since it seems to be featuring mostly album tracks from all the official releases.. that I already own! How is that intended to be for fans when they perfectly know we already own their previously released albums? Oh well..

Anyway, I like the sleeve of the Roxette Hits Collection!

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 14:49:

’”The RoxBox ’86-’06” includes 4CDs featuring all the hit singles and best album tracks, two new songs, rare recordings, demos, and much more. Included in the box set is also a 3-hour plus DVD with all Roxette’s video hits and the previously unreleased complete Roxette MTV Unplugged TV show.’

TDR said this ages ago...

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 14:51:

7Twenty7 3.25 (Demo) * Stars Maxi
Always Breaking My Heart 3.05 (Demo) * Do you wanna be my baby b-side
(?)Better Off On Her Own 2.48 (Demo) * Pop hits EP(?)
(?)Bla bla bla bla bla Pop hits EP (?)

gyllene_tjej said on August 29, 2006 14:53:

m-cvk: alright, it makes 4 then....btw isn’t BOOHO included on some single already a demo? I just thought so.
For God’s sake, I will just repeat PeGe’s words again:

The RoxBox ’86-’06,” a special treat for true fans who thought “they had everything [in their collections].”

where on earth are these goodies?

If it is a scam it is nerve wrecking...but i’m afraid it is sad but true. :((((((

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 14:57:

in their defence, they did say it would have hit singles and album tracks, but dude, wheres the rare stuff?

Secretkeeper81 said on August 29, 2006 15:02:

@chrisjankunas

Me neither!

darkhamster said on August 29, 2006 15:02:

4 CDs and two new titles (Myth, I Love How...)?? No ’One Wish’ video?? C’mon....

roxlad said on August 29, 2006 15:08:

@chrisjankunas I totally agree with you. It would have been better to have a 2CD set with the 14 unreleased tracks plus the DVD (or a dual disc even) but who needs all that again.
Also it would have been fair if we got tracks released only on early vinyls in cd quality such as ’chances (dancehall version)’.... I really hope it’s a wrong/fake tracklist.

chrisjankunas said on August 29, 2006 15:11:

19 Reveal (Single A-side/Recorded 2006) 4.00 *
20 One Wish (Single A-side/Recorded 2006) 3.30 *

Why are these lengths different anyway????

Didn’t even include Entering Your heart (Extended Version) which I consider rarer that Perfect Day :(

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 15:16:

Oh dear, this hasn’t been as good as I had hoped.

Why no Dancefloor remix of Chances? Maybe a remix set is to follow.

m-cvk said on August 29, 2006 15:21:

It seems like many fans are disappointed, and I’m one of them...

gyllene_tjej said on August 29, 2006 15:26:

disappointment is to put it mildly...

don’t we fans really deserve something better? I thought that in my whole life I would never really diss Per for what he does...but now the time has come :( :( :( :(:(:(

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 15:27:

Thats it, lets everyone vent our spleens! Its the only way anyone is going to feel better...not. I’m feeling worse then I did before.

This is a letdown, a massive faux-pas

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 15:29:

Why, its going to do sod all.

m-cvk said on August 29, 2006 15:33:

To be honest: I had hoped for some of the songs mentioned on BMI and some other real rare stuff (like ’Big L’ demo).

Sorry to say it, but this is the “Rox’Crap’Box”. I’m not sure whether I’m gonna buy it. It’s so stupid as other artists (like Melissa Etheridge) do release some special & rare stuff... even artists of the same record company and they do not even exist 20 years...

tcooh said on August 29, 2006 15:34:

hmmmmmm not what I had pictured at all.. At least I’d imagined all the demos being gathered on one cd alone.. I think I need this info to sink in...

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 15:37:

No. They’re a business.

It was going to be my late birthday present to myself, now I’m doubting whether I should bother. That is how upset I am

scionrx said on August 29, 2006 15:40:

yeah., I agree with you...
But I think if EMI “put your hands” in the roxbox to make money.

scionrx said on August 29, 2006 15:44:

oooooooooohhh.
I want to cry :(

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 15:48:

I’m up for an open letter...

pwbbounce (moderator) said on August 29, 2006 15:48:

Oh well, looks like a downloading of the tracks I haven’t got. It’s soo annoying. Why didn’t they listen to what the fans wanted. Did they really think that we wouldn’t complain......

Baby-C said on August 29, 2006 15:51:

Atleast I thought the “unreleased” songs would be packed in one CD and not spread all over the place.
But maybe they actually WANT people to rip the CD’s from Internet and make their own compilations. Not saying that that goes for me, but thousands of others will do so for sure.

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 15:52:

TDR maybe should contact Per and tell him about the fans reactions and hear what he has to say?

Some critisism from TDR to Per, at least once, wouldn’t kill anyone.

tevensso (moderator) said on August 29, 2006 15:55:

Per reads TDR every day, I’m sure he’ll get your comments.

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 15:59:

whateveriam; An artist of any kind might be interested in what his/her fans thinks about what they are doing. And think about it, it might make some changes. Not now maybe, it might be too late.

If not even the “diehard fans” likes the box, i doubt the rest of the world will.

But hey, it should be a great booklet. ;)

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 16:02:

’Per reads TDR every day, I’m sure he’ll get your comments.”

@GT85, if he reads it anyway he’ll know.

And this was supposed to be a good day!

wilmpie_dimpie said on August 29, 2006 16:03:

one word : DISAPPOINTMENT

one wish : this is all a bad dream, I’m gonna wake up in a moment and find a tracklist full of rare and unreleased stuff...
:-(

gyllene_tjej said on August 29, 2006 16:06:

dont worry... I call it Rox SHIT box...

and no, it really seems those desperate ones will mostly buy it for the booklet - if there is going to be any, haha.

I dunno. Even if Per reads that, how will it help... we need a miracle.

Gessle how would YOU feel if someone you followed and worshiped for years gave you such mediocre selection of songs we already know...I don’t even have the strength left to make further comments on that...

gyllene_tjej said on August 29, 2006 16:09:

oh well, we know what Per thinks at least - if you refer to the previous article about the Rox box. But if that’s so, then its a sign he underestimate his fans...because this is mostly OOOOOLD.

CRIZ said on August 29, 2006 16:20:

Hmm...I should become a futureteller...:) I didn’t have that high expectations, thank God! I will buy the Box but don’t understand the need for the Hits-album...?? ?? ??
The most disappointing thing for me is that they are not able to put this new video on the DVD! I just don’t get it!
And to the disappointed fans: I think it’s not Pers and Maries fault that some of the 14 tracks were already released on bootlegs!

Mr_Floppy said on August 29, 2006 16:27:

This hasn’t been as good as I had hoped. I was sooo optimistic and now that...

Shit, I won’t buy a box that costs me a lot of money for only 3 never heard and 2 new songs. I’ll download them.

Can’t believe that this should be the special treat for true fans who thought “they had everything [in their collections].” Pffff...

About the MTV Unplugged thing... I hope that at least this one is really the full version but unfortunately I doubt it...

miss-misery said on August 29, 2006 16:28:

I think the Rox-Box it’s not as bad as some are saying, but it’s not wonderful either. I have mixed feelings towards this... This was supposed to be my birthday present :s

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 16:35:

@miss-misery Me too hun. Either I’ll mellow to it and buy it, cos there is some stuff I want, or I’ll spend it on something else I want

Rox-Van said on August 29, 2006 16:41:

I feel confused ... is this the original tracklist??? the roxbox is a continuation of Great Hist????... CUAC :S :/ I’m only interested in these songs because are new for me and I have others but with bad quality of sound:

Cry 5.05 (Demo) - I have it in bad quality -

Love Spins 3:31 (Demo) - I have it in bad quality -

Always Breaking My Heart 3.05 (Demo) - New demo for me!? -

Help! 2.56 (From The Abbey Road Sessions) - Maybe I have it... -

Staring At The Ground 3.50 (Demo) * - New demo for me! - cool

7Twenty7 3.25 (Demo) - I have it... -

Anyone/I Love How You Love Me 4.22 (Demo) * - New demo for me! - yay

Myth 4.24 (Demo) * - New demo for me! - cool

New World 4.33 (Demo) * - Maybe I have it... -

Better Off On Her Own 2.48 (Demo) * - Maybe I have it... -

Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla [You Broke My Heart] 4:36 (Demo) * - New demo for me!

All I Ever Wanted 4.25 (Demo) * - Maybe I have it... -

By the way... I’m crazy... but I’m going to buy the roxbox ;P

gyllene_tjej said on August 29, 2006 16:46:

colinvdbel: I seriously doubt it. No ordinary people - with, let’s call it, average interest in Roxette would run and spend a little fortune on such a pack...it’s enough with another GH then - if that would make one happy.

ATLTK said on August 29, 2006 16:48:

I´m soo dissapointed sorry but the Box is a real disapointment

athingaboutyou said on August 29, 2006 16:49:

It is a sad day when I have to post and say that I am disappointed... As an Art Director, I can safely say that the artwork I’ve seen so far is HORRIBLE... But that is just one aspect that makes me upset. The tracklisting. What?! I mean c’mon Per. The box is FOR YOUR FANS. Your fans have 97% of the “gems” inside. Is it too late to re-think it? I would gladly wait another month or six to get stuff that I personally don’t have.
Its the age of the internet and even long before that, your fans have been passing around most of these “rare” tracks inra-fan club and mailing lists. That is how hardcore most of us are, we expect you to be the same way with your own work and the ROX BOX.

L00kSharp said on August 29, 2006 16:51:

For whatever it’s worth, I am disappointed too. I was hoping Per would really crack open the vault for us. :(

freddyhardest said on August 29, 2006 17:01:

Wow !! A horrible cover made by a child with “Paint” and a compilation of songs which everyone has.

And, yes, incredible!!, this compilation is for the fans!!. If not, why would they insert songs as Myth? For the casual buyer?

I won´t buy this... thing.

P.D.: sorry about my English.

Starrox said on August 29, 2006 17:06:

The sad thing is that Per called THIS “a special treat for true fans”...

abysmo said on August 29, 2006 17:09:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

56 songs from regular albums. Are you joking.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingo said on August 29, 2006 17:12:

The Hits CD without the worldwide Top 20 hit “The Big L.” but with the less succesful ATAY or RTY, that is really stupid.

And what’s wrong with FIREWORKS?? That fantasting guitar rock song was left off at “Don’t bore us”, was left off at “The Pop Hits” and is now again forgotten on both, The Hits CD and even the Rox box. This box features so many album tracks you would not expect on it, but not this FIREWORKS single, a clear fan favourite!!!! Can’t believe it!!

tomos85 said on August 29, 2006 17:14:

:( It made my little sad.

That means that I’ll buy only a single...

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 17:16:

Much as I want Per Gessle to take a long walk off a very short pier for this, we kinda knew it was coming. He said that the Box would be ’the core of Roxette’s music’.

Well, he hasn’t lied, cos it is the core of their music. It just happens to be everything we’ve had before.

rox-kuryliw said on August 29, 2006 17:21:

i totally agree firstgirl. and if the rox box is like the one wish cover god helps us. They will have to pull something off good for me to buy it. Id never thought id say that . its a sad day :-(. ill buy it sale sometimes. more things i want first now.

ps does anyone know what the- It Must Have Been Love (Humberto Gatica Mix) is ? i cant see it being what i hope it is lol.

abysmo said on August 29, 2006 17:24:

This autumn will be very happy for women soccer clubs all over the world.

Vovanya said on August 29, 2006 17:29:

Dear Mr. Gessle, this “RoxBox” should be named “I don’t care about my fans”. And by the way, you should know that Americans won’t buy it!

Your faithful fans Yana & Vova

Txiqui said on August 29, 2006 17:31:

I was specting something better than this, i guess i’m not the only one disapointed.

rox-kuryliw said on August 29, 2006 17:37:

it makes me laugh when it says Previously unreleased recording, well someone must have released them cos i have them bar myth LOL and for a while lol.

Ronney said on August 29, 2006 17:45:

another conclusion: There will probably be 15 tracks of the Unplugged performance. (The DVD says To Be Anounced and from there the video’s are numbered, starting with 16)

So that means it’s not the complete show, since they at least played the following 16 (!) songs!
01_The Look
02_Watercolours In The Rain
03_Hotblooded
04_I Never Loved A Man
05_Dangerous
06_Cry
07_It Must Have Been Love
08_Fingertips
09_Queen Of Rain
10_Heart Of Gold
11_Church Of Your Heart
12_Listen To Your Heart
13_Here Comes The Weekend
14_Joyride
15_So You Wanna Be A Rock ’N’ Roll Star 16_Perfect Day

Too bad, I think Perfect Day is missing...

abysmo said on August 29, 2006 17:45:

2 WICF: I´m praying to be true. Praying that this is fake.
I heard Cry live and it´s much much better than album version.

chrisjankunas said on August 29, 2006 17:48:

Taken from http://www2.dailyroxette.com/article.php/2011 4/8/2006 19:29

“Most of the demos will be from the well known songs, like ’The Look,’ ’Listen To Your Heart’ and ’It Must Have Been Love.’ Famous songs that Marie is singing, I will be present in the demos. I want all the demos to be enjoyable, and not being there just for the sake of being there.”

“Per certainly doesn’t have a shortage of demos to choose from. “We did eight, nine demos for the ’Look Sharp!’ album. ’Silver Blue’ was there, ’One Is Such A Lonely Number’ was there. We have a couple of tracks from those sessions that are fantastic, like ’Sleeping Single’ and ’Dance Away.’ And there’s a demo for ’Cry’ which is totally different from the album version. I want to have those demos on the album because they mean so much to me and they are enjoyable to listen to.”

* SIGH * Not one famous song that Marie sings is included. What happened to the bonus cd of 20 demos???

Max-Tob said on August 29, 2006 17:49:

I’ve been thinking..everybody here is accusing Per. And they’re right to do so. He’s the one that should have made a difference. He should have made a more ballanced list. I understand that he wants this box to be bought by non-fans, but it’s very rude and very unprofessional at the same time to ignore the endless fan-lists and endless requests that have been here on tdr in the last year. Many of them weren’t even out of place. I mean, why does he read tdr if not for feedback?? I don’t understand him, honestly. Is it me or he did become more and more full of himself as the time went by? And also more and more stupid and less responsive and always in a hurry, always very avid to make a new project?! I don’t get it. Did he lose all the good taste??
WHAT KIND OF ART COLLECTOR IS HE AS LONG AS HE AGREES WITH SUCH CRAPY PICTURES?? AND HOW SHOULD HE GET MORE SUCCESSFUL AS LONG AS HE DOES NOTHING TO KEEP THE FAN BASE? What’s happening with him? I lost all the trust in his wittiness.

Txiqui said on August 29, 2006 17:52:

joyrider you should work on EMI that looks like a real box and not what they are going to release.

CRIZ said on August 29, 2006 17:55:

Well, I don’t own so many boxsets...but what I know is that most BOX-sets are like that!

joyrider said on August 29, 2006 17:57:

2 coyroy: http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2416/64383cx2.jpg

Wicf said on August 29, 2006 18:02:

No Neverending Love? This is really laughable.
Btw has anyone seen this photos?
http://www.roxettecz.com/uvod/big/64381gd5.jpg
http://www.roxettecz.com/uvod/big/64380qe8.jpg

abysmo said on August 29, 2006 18:07:

Ofcourse, on http://www.roxroom.wz.cz for example, but here http://www2.dailyroxette.com/smalltalk/thread.php/16461 was premiere.

roxgirl_germany said on August 29, 2006 18:11:

Hm, well... At least, there are some unknown demos on the thing...

I have to agree that it is one of the most disappointing “anticipations” so far. But hey, we get two new songs! Four years ago, nobody would have believed in that...

carlitos said on August 29, 2006 18:12:

I can´t believe it! I can´t buy this stupid box. where are Look Sharp demos, crush on you remixes, live songs from room service tour, even fireworks or fingertips´93 are out!!!
And where are The Big L. or Neverending Love in the Hits?? is almost unreal a hit????

Per, please, change this great mistake...do it! we need and want other 20th celebration.

sille-rox said on August 29, 2006 18:16:

Per and Marie i wish me more unreleased Songs and backstage scenes!!!!!

All these Songs i heard before out of 3 Songs!!!!

And of course changed your record Company and your Manager it´s not good for you and for the Fans!!!!!

ally77 said on August 29, 2006 18:19:

I think sees lot of these £££££££

purplemedusa said on August 29, 2006 18:27:

I cannot believe this...!?! I’m speachless!! And I thought that the single cover was amaturish!!

laukilau2012 said on August 29, 2006 18:32:

... there is not new video “One Wish” then its no true if there all videos from Roxette :-(((((

Grasi said on August 29, 2006 18:39:

I really hope this is not true. I´m trying to believe it will chage tomorrow and the real tracklisting of the roxbox will be totally different.

If the roxbox will be THIS, it will surely be the biggest disappointment to all roxette fans ever.

ncurran said on August 29, 2006 18:48:

colinvdbel:
“EMI doesn’t release this for the few fans who have everything. I guess it’s just meant for those people who only have one album or something like that. “

Well thats not what we were told....it was supposed to be for the fans who had everything remember. Yet there are over 50 normal album tracks that we already have. Why not just release remastered copies of all the old albums in a box set with bonus tracks, something like marie’s. If they really cant offer rare remixes, live performances, etc then this option would have been preferable.
Also as this was for the fan that has everything apparently, why did Per not ask us what we wanted in the box? Some kind of consultation with the fans couldve produced a much more creative and interesting tracklist. It might have been more time consuming and difficult to coordinate, but it seems like EMI/Per have gone for the quick buck rather than putting any real effort into it.

Alesvenska said on August 29, 2006 18:50:

STOCKHOLM - The Daily Roxette has received the final tracklists of Roxette’s “Hits” (or rather “A Collection of Roxette Hits - Their 20 Greatest Songs”) and the Rox Box. Enjoy.

Enjoy what? I have enjoyed this songs for at least 15 years and in four different compilations, this is SHAMEFUL, I really don‘t know whom advice them but this is SO SO BAD even for the HARDCORE fans I am so dissapointed! I will not buy it, but at least I hope the single is good and not another fill in song!

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 18:55:

If I want those songs I guess it would be cheaper to buy their old albums. You can buy “Look Sharp!” and “joyride” and those for like 10$. You pretty much get all these songs if you buy the albums. But, you get better songs, like “Fingertips” and “The Big L”, instead of “Love Spins demo”.

Where are all the live tracks? From Room Service and other tours. Where is Monster Hangover? Where is Ghost in the house? The unheard demos, like Big L, Centre of the heart, must have been love? What will the booklet contain? Where is the spanish version of “You don’t understand me”?

I would love to hear Per answer those questions.

Galadriel said on August 29, 2006 19:00:

@m-cvk: (with your) “EMI stands for Every Mistake Imaginable “
you made me laugh :-)))
Thank you!

Jud (moderator) said on August 29, 2006 19:01:

@Alesvenska: we also can be ironic, sometimes ;)

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 19:05:

About the “MTV Unplugged”, the covers will probably not be there, since Per won’t get the royalties from that one. Just as “Marie i växeln” with Gyllene Tider.

TheFriendlyMan said on August 29, 2006 19:14:

Fabulous, tremendous, fantastic!

Sascha said on August 29, 2006 19:23:

I think it’s quite strange that Fingertips’93 and Fireworks aren’t on the Box, but the Videos are featured! Not to talk about some of the “previously unreleased” marks...

Something nice for a change:
1. We’ll get 2 brandnew songs!
2. We’ll get longer versions of One Wish (3.01/3.30) and Reveal (3.45/4.00) with the box!
3. Both songs will be released as singles!
4. We’ll get a video by Jonas Åkerlund. Maybe boring, maybe strange, but not cheap!

;-)

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 19:30:

there’s only room for 15, some songs have to go...

Roxvet said on August 29, 2006 19:36:

Well, the only thing I can say is that I don’t like the RoxBox tracklist....but It’s all there is....

Most of our rare songs are ¿illegal? copies. So I understand they are included on the box. I don’t know if they are really illegal because I’ve paid money in a regular CD-store for a bootleg edited by a record company......so.......are they illegal?????????

But i really think there isn’t “a lot of new stuff for hard fans.

I think EMI must call this BOX as “BAD TASTE DAY” because Per’s Bad Air Day is better than this Box and ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ IT’S FREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

I think EMI don’t care Roxette since Don’t Bore Us and it’s really possible they won’t success anymore with EMI.

I’m waiting for WARNER to solve this problem ;o)

In my honest opinion....I’m going to buy this Box because I’m a really old fan and I feel sorrow and pity (Is it the same?).

Rox-Van said on August 29, 2006 19:39:

The Rox Box ( a incomplete collection of bad taste day ) ;P this name rulez :O

Mr_Floppy said on August 29, 2006 19:45:

It won’t be the whole Unplugged Show. I’m sure about it now. Mmmh, they should have added another song to the tracklist:

LIES, It’s all La La La La LIES...

chrisjankunas said on August 29, 2006 19:47:

08 Paint 4:41 (From: Look Sharp!)

This tracklisting for Paint (Album version) is also incorrect. The Look Sharp! version is only 3.30 or something like that.

13 It Must Have Been Love 4:48 (Single A-side/From The Pretty Woman Soundtrack)

Also, this is the xmas version duration. Don’t know what is going on .

I also pointed out earliar that the durations of One Wish and Reveal are different in the box and GH album !!!

substitute said on August 29, 2006 19:53:

WHERE ARE THE 14 UNRELEASED TRX???
WHERE!!!!!!!!????????????

Zelda said on August 29, 2006 19:55:

Now we have 3 dvd´s with all the videos!

It´s not fan friendly this comeback/release!!!!!!!!!

rox-kuryliw said on August 29, 2006 20:00:

Can anyone tell me that little pic with the purple background is that the offical cover for the Hits 20 then ? or isnt it released yet the offical cover ? ?

JoyRidErno said on August 29, 2006 20:04:

12 Cry 5.05 (Demo) *
05 Love Spins 3:31 (Demo) *
07 Always Breaking My Heart 3.05 (Demo) * Released already...
08 Help! 2.56 (From The Abbey Road Sessions) *
20 Staring At The Ground 3.50 (Demo) *
01 7Twenty7 3.25 (Demo) * Can be found on Stars Maxi...
03 Anyone/I Love How You Love Me 4.22 (Demo) *
04 Myth 4.24 (Demo) *
05 New World 4.33 (Demo) *
06 Better Off On Her Own 2.48 (Demo) * No new this either..
14 Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla [You Broke My Heart] 4:36 (Demo) * If the lenght is correct, this is also released..
18 All I Ever Wanted 4.25 (Demo) *

So... 8 new trax... I’m not happy...

Where area COY REMIXES and STARS DEMO?!?

Ok, I have no problem, if this box is around 20-30 euros, but if it’s over 50e, it will be the biggest flop ever :’(

This box is for someone who wants to learn about Roxette, but for hardcore fans this does give nothing...

I hope something will happen, but I guess this is all...

Whole summer I waited this.. and now tears just fall... :’(

joyrider had a great list... I’ll give my vote to him!

Ingo said on August 29, 2006 20:17:

@carlitos

“Almost unreal” was not really a flop, it reached the Top 20 in 8 european countries (including Top 10 in UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway), Top 10 in many south american countries (including Brazil and Argentina) and the Top 20 in also important markets Japan, Australia and South Africa.

“Fireworks” was No.1 in South Africa, Top 10 in Ireland, Top 20 in Finland and Austria and UK Top 30. But it didn’t chart as high in other countries, not even in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Holland, Japan,....

roxtom said on August 29, 2006 20:22:

I’m a roxette-fan since 15 Years, but this RoxBox i will boykott.

There are tons of album-tracks and a hand of demos (already knows)

What about live-tracks?

P&M you have play’d a lot of great concerts and I’m sure, you have brilliant recordings of them in your archive.

Please share this with us and not the album tracks, we already know.

And the DVD: Why the same videos 4 times?
What about tour-documentary?

Please change your mind (and the tracklist)

Thomas, Germany

carlitos said on August 29, 2006 20:28:

the CORRECT tracklist must be:

HITS

The look
Dressed for sucess
Listen to your heart
Dangerous
It must have been love
Joyride
Fading like a flower
The Big L.
Spending my time
How do you do!
Sleeping in my car
Crash!Boom!Bang!
Run to you
You don´t understand me or June afternoon
Wish I could fly
Stars
The centre of the heart
Milk and toast and honey

Bonus tracks (not a hits yet):
One wish
Reveal

The rox box:

Disc 1: favourite songs, ok?

Neverending love
Goodbye to you
Soul deep
I call you name
So far away
Paint
Dance away
Shadow of a doubt
Hotblooded
Watercolours in the rain
(Do you get) Excited?
Church of your heart
Things will never be the same
Fingertips 93
The heart shaped sea
Silver blue
Here comes the weekend
Queen of rain
Harleys and Indians
Fireworks
Vulnerable
The first girl on the moon
Lies
Love is all
Go to sleep
June afternoon
She doesn´t live here anymore
I don´t want to get hurt
Crush on you
Anyone
Salvation
Pay the price
Real Sugar
Jefferson
Looking for Jane
It takes you no time to get here
A thing about you
Breathe
Opportunity nox
Little miss sorrow

there are 40 songs. pick 20!!!

cds 2 &3: Demos and rare songs

demos from look sharp, joyride, tourism, cbb, have a nice day and room service.
rare songs, unreleased, acoustic versions....

cd 4: live songs and remixes

Stars live
The centre of the heart live
Crush on you remix
...
...
...

DVD:

the MTV unplugged
the making of some video, or some lp (Not more joyride please), or wathever...
no “all the videos...” again...so bored...

what do you think about it????

Zelda said on August 29, 2006 20:36:

And where is the present for the fans?

We all have these videos. And many of us the Unplugged show too!

Zelda said on August 29, 2006 20:37:

—
DVD 2:
full length Crash! Boom! Bang! Concert (1995 Johannesburg)
full length Room Service Concert (2001 Stockholm)

DVD 3:
full length Look Sharp! Live Concert (1989 Borgholm)
full length Joyride Concert (1991 Sydney) —

Would be really fantastic! Yaaaay! :)

Zelda said on August 29, 2006 20:39:

I can still remember that some fans WISHED the full Unplugged show for the upcoming RoxBox!

etrejos said on August 29, 2006 20:45:

This is a sad sad day. I wish Per would read the comments here and make something about this travesty.

Now I feel stupid about desperately wanting to know the tracklist :(

animalkingdom said on August 29, 2006 20:49:

OH MY GOOOOOOOODDDD!!!

What do we get??!!! Album tracks that we already have! RoxBox sucks! And BIG time! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO disappointed! Thank you very much, to who ever compiled that pile of 4 CDs of nonsense!

WE, FANS, DESERVE BETTER!!!!! ARRRGGGHHH!!!

gyllene_tjej said on August 29, 2006 20:52:

@kiwein: :D :D :D :D lol, lol, lol...who knows, you might be right. If I’m ever to buy the box I’ll wait till someone else does it - to see if the booklet is worth the price ;)))

gyllene_tjej said on August 29, 2006 20:54:

thinking twice if to do it in colour or not ;)))))))))))

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 20:57:

Mary; there is info about it somewhere. It is, of course, the videos from the songs on the GH album, except the two new ones.

Please, tell me this is a bad joke.

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 21:00:

All videos ever made and more - 2001
The pop and ballad hits - 2003
A Collection of Roxette Hits (deluxe) - 2006
The Rox Box - 2006

Within 5 years we get the same videos 4 times!!!
It is unbelievable.

And by the way, a swedish artist, Magnus Uggla, did a song (in swedish) last year called “Greatest Hits”. That song was about that Per is greedy, he’s not doing anything but to realese old songs on new GH albums. And the swedish fans (the 14-16 yo who became fans after Mazarin) really hates mr Uggla cos of that. Now, one year later we all know who was right.

Roxette-atic said on August 29, 2006 21:06:

Why does nobody mention Marie? She must have given her “OK” to this box as well..not only Per. By the way...Im still VERY dissaponited..

abysmo said on August 29, 2006 21:07:

All videos ever made and more, not in DTS but full of videos and documentaries
The Ballad and Pop hits + 2 new videos, -5 videos
Greatest hits + 0 videos, - some 20 videos
The Rox Box + 0 videos

Kiwein1 said on August 29, 2006 21:11:

And I guess she is just not interested in that..

Sommargarden said on August 29, 2006 21:13:

Blaming Marie ? May I ? Oha... *angel*

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 21:15:

I did notice that Marie has been relatively untouched in all this, although she must have had a hand in deciding the tracklisting too...

rox-kuryliw said on August 29, 2006 21:18:

muc_ben what a great tracklisting that would be. ( u read this per lol)

fans will be doubleing up on SO much its stupid ? ? !!!

Bunio said on August 29, 2006 21:19:

so there will be only 15 songs from UNPLUGGED?

i believe that isn’t the full show! :(

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 21:20:

No, so I’m off to find a bootleg!

muc_ben said on August 29, 2006 21:23:

the german group „Alphaville“ (Forever young, Big in Japan, Sounds like a melody) released for their 20th anniversary a 8-CD-Box with 125 songs, called “Dreamscapes” … and it was really a DREAM !!!
Not a single song was released in this form before.

43 never-heard-before-songs (some left-overs and some totally new material)
14 live songs
all B-side-songs ever released
some Remixes
and the rest: demos to nearly all album tracks!

this was a real gift & pleasure for all the fans!!!!

they also did a tour after this box, and played a couple of these 43 unreleased songs live.

what’s the problem for Roxette to do s.th. similar?

Roxette stated in the early 90’s, that they are – on first hand – a live-band.
The intention behind a band was – for them – to play live and to perform the songs in front of the people. In my opinion live-releases would fit this very well. But sadly they stopped releasing live-recordings with the Crash! Boom! Bang! album (except from “Fading” on O’Nox single).

Why?

No song from the CBB tour was ever released!
Only one from the RS tour!
There are also very interesting live recordings from the Look Sharp! tour back in ’89.
No live-DVD like Gyllene did it, or Marie solo, or Per solo. Why?

Can’t understand it!

What would Per think, if he had – as a record collector, as he is – to buy the same songs & videos over and over again ???
He would like to hear and to own unreleased material from his idols like The Beatles, The Birds, Sex Pistols or whatever…

So why is he doing this crap to us?

WHY ???????????????????????????????

m-cvk said on August 29, 2006 21:26:

This makes me remind of ’it hurts’, just rewrote the chorus...

***
And I know, you know,
it hurts, it hurts to be a fan.
We’ve all, been fooled
with the Roxbox being cool
going down, down, down
going down
going down, down, down
Oooohhhh
***

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 21:30:

I have a bootleg CD called “Roxette - uncensored and uncut”

The tracklist on that one is;
1. The Look
2. Watercolours in the rain
3. Hotblooded
4 I never loved a man
5. Cry
6. It must have been love
7. Fingertips
8. Queen of rain
9. Heart of gold
10. Church of your heart
11. Listen to your heart
12. Here comes the weekend
13. Joyride
14. So you wanna be a rock’n’roll star

Bonus track: Dangerous.

I guess it will be those songs and an interview on the DVD. Not as Per promissed/said/made us belive/whatever, the whole concert.

Kiwein1 said on August 29, 2006 21:33:

Maybe the most of us are blaming Per because he is actually reading here!! Marie doesn’t, so it’s of course easier to address the compaints to Per.

And somehow I see a little revolution coming when I read the comments and the new threads in the smalltalk section. So let’s go on, folks!

chrisjankunas said on August 29, 2006 21:34:

old tv programs

lol like Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

chrisjankunas said on August 29, 2006 21:39:

I was upstairs on my other pc earliar and I was able to put the entire tracklisting of cd1 and 2 and mainly 3 together without any hassle - it was sooo boring !!!! I sooooo can’t believe how many ’favourite’ songs have been included.

Mr_Floppy said on August 29, 2006 21:42:

I don’t hope Per is happy now. In fact I hope he is as pissed as we are. Or at least disappointed. Okay, in his case it would be because of our comments. But our day was spoiled, so why not his, too??

edit: typo

GT_85 said on August 29, 2006 21:51:

I can tell you guys why we complain on Per and not Marie. Per decides 99% in Roxette.

Do you guys think it was Marie who wanted Jens Jansson to play drums on the new recordings? Why not Pelle Alsing? They’ve worked together for years! And when a band is celebrating an anniversary I think at least some of the classic band member should have joined them (Jonas Isaksson, Anders Herrlin, Pelle A. etc.)
Do you think it was Marie who wanted to record the new songs in a little studio in Skåne instead of recording them (close to) home in Stockholm?

The whole concept with the new songs fells, to me, like a Per Gessle record, with Marie. Not a Roxette. Cos this is like Mazarin, F5F and SOAP.

muc_ben said on August 29, 2006 21:58:

I’m a big fan since the Look Sharp!-days back in ’89/’90. In the first years it was really interesting and I was really excited for the new releases. Every single I bought in the record store was like a birthday present. A new album was like christmas, birthday and all others holidays together.
But then it slowly started to repeat itself. I think the first one in this direction was the “Rarities” CD in ’95. There was only one Mix for me (Dressed for success) which I didn’t own before. And then it really started with “Have a nice day”. I had to buy it twice because of the 3 spanish bonus tracks. Then the US Greatest Hits from 2000, which made the was to my CD player only one time. Just bought it, to have it in my collection. “Room Service”, two times because of the Entering (Extended Version). Then the useless “Ballad & Pop Hits” from 2002/03. Instead it would have been better to release a 2-CD-Best-of-set with all (!) singles including Neverending, Soul, I call, Fingertips’ 93, Fireworks, She doesn’t, etc... But anyway: I bought the “Ballad & Pop Hits”. Twice! ’Cause in Germany we had a special release without the bonus EP’s. Instead 17 songs on “Ballad Hits” and 19 songs on “Pop Hits”. “Every day” for example was never released in Germany. So I had to buy the international Version with the EP’s. I also wanted to have all the bonus songs from “Kärlekens Guld” but this was the first time, I didn’t buy the release, ’cause I thought it’s stupid to get the whole bunch of albums again. Then in 2003, there was “Mazarin” –> again 2 copies for me, ’cause there was this DVD in one of them. I skipped all the Digi-Packs from Gyllene Tiders remastered re-releases in 2004. Also with Son of a plumber, I only bought the normal CD, not the LP and not the extra-pages-in-booklet-version. And now again a third greatest hits album, with exactly the same songs released on the 2 before? And furthermore in 3 different versions!!!
And the tip of the iceberg is the RoxBox. The long awaited (7 years, since it was first mentioned in 1999) collection of rarities (?) and gifts (?) to all the fans.
Did I misunderstand s.th.?
In the beginning I was excited in a positive way about every new release. It would enrich my collection.
Nowadays I’m excited in a negative way. Which song will be included, which I already own four or five times in my collection!
Go on Per & EMI with this releasing policy, and I will look for a band, which could release exciting new material with every new CD.
I will NOT buy this stupid RoxBox!

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 21:59:

@muc ben Wow, glad someones made their mind up!

@Crazy-poor you!

Mr_Floppy said on August 29, 2006 22:05:

I know ;D

athingaboutyou said on August 29, 2006 22:06:

This is the first Roxette release EVER, that I WILL NOT BUY.

Where did the magic go Per? Why is this such a poorly put together box-set? You’ve had 20 years to think about what can go in it. Why does it feel like you only took 10 minutes?

STOP THE RELEASE OF THE BOX SET UNTIL YOU CAN GET IT RIGHT.

Someone said release an EP with the two new songs and a few unreleased tracks. That is an amazing idea! Do this to bide time until you can get a decent box together.

Roxlander said on August 29, 2006 22:22:

I would like to read all comments, because all they are very interesting, but sadly I don’t have time now. Anyway I note that all we are very disappointed because of that tracklist.

I’ve been a fan for ages, since ’89, but as most of you I feel so sad today. I had great expectations with that RoxBox, but reading that tracklist only made want to cry.

I can’t believe they’re doing that to us, the fans who have supported them for years, it must be a cruel joke.

I think we should do something. If that’s the real tracklist, we all should promise not to buy it. They must know that people here are the truly fans who buy everything Roxette have done. If we don’t buy it they might do something.

We can’t let them do that to us. It’s not fair. We really deserve better.

Please Per, if you read this, please give us better news, tell us all this is a lie!

RJ1976 said on August 29, 2006 22:30:

“The RoxBox ’86-’06,” a real goodie for all fans who thought “they had everything.”

Quote taken from roxette.se

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 22:37:

“The RoxBox ’86-’06,” a real goodie for all fans who thought “they had everything.”

“The RoxBox ’86-06,” a real goodie for all fans who thought that things couldn’t get worse”

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 22:51:

Thank you *takes a bow*

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 23:04:

No, it has virtually nothing new.

whateveriam said on August 29, 2006 23:15:

You are missing a few T’s!

I am underwhelmed at this set.

greatgatsby said on August 29, 2006 23:20:

jeeezuz... calm down a wee bit. indeed the ROX BOX is not the biggest thing on earth. but i’m pretty happy with it. and most of all: I’m happy that there is a new roxette song, that they’re makin music together again. i never thought i could buy a new rox song again after all that has happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanx marie and per, i’m looking forward to the new releases!

mISERY said on August 29, 2006 23:36:

mY aSS!

daniel_alv said on August 29, 2006 23:49:

@ above - Almost 300 comments in less then 12 hours...

LoneGunman said on August 30, 2006 00:42:

Ahahaha... TOLD YA !!!
Where´s the whole “support your band” bla bla bla ? How are the real fans now ? Where´s TDR moderator who said we all would be happy at the end of this Rox 20 releases ?
Enjoy the box “great fans of Roxette”... 2 unheard songs... ahahahaha, excelent.
Who will buy this crap ?
I will... at piratebay.se !!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

ABOUT ROX 20
I knew this whole Rox 20 thing was a money making... Everything was very clear.
But honestly I thought that the GH would be the worst thing in this anniversary... guess I´m wrong... Rox Box is even worst.

ABOUT ROXBOX
It´s the most disgusting, stupid and useless tracklist EVER !!! It´s the end of track for Roxette. Where are the so called 14 unreleased songs? “Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla (You Broke My Heart)” ? Was TPH EP never released?

Yeah... that´s how much Roxette and/or EMI LOVE(S) us !!!! Just a warning Mr Gessle... my money will definitely to the female soccer team here in my city.
Won´t buy “The Look” again.

Let´s face it:
Goodbye Roxette !!! This band is dead !!!

LoneGunman

PS: Still shocked with this tracklist. It´s unbelievable.
PS2: Sugestion... people, try to invest now in a band that´s alive and kicking... there are several out there... I just discovered Evanescence (so good to have a album that won a REAL Grammy.... FINALLY).

LoneGunman said on August 30, 2006 01:12:

Well said Ferdan, well said !!!
Some fans just loooove to kiss P&M feet... so enjoy this box.
I have a brain, so I´ll use it and WON´T buy this crap box and this cheesy GH.

Ferdan said on August 30, 2006 01:21:

And to be fair, I dont think EMI directives would give Per enough desition power on a expensive release like this one. And why would they not let Per decide as he should? ’cos they “know” his fans allways gonna buy it... as it happened before... and before,... and before.

PiR_GeSSLe said on August 30, 2006 02:43:

Thank you all guys for giving me such a HUGE laugh after reading such a SAD piece of news!

Actually I think the idea of a “RoxBox” for those who are not into Roxette, including their best songs is not a bad idea... But the material to keep the hardcore fans like us happy is not enough in this try.

I think I’ll be getting only 3 never-heard songs, plus the 2 new tracks...

I think they should remove a disc from the compilation and add one from those posted somewhere up here incluiding the “tired” version from CBB! of “She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”, the “The Centre Of The Heart” version from HAND and all those rarities we have been longing to hear for AGES! What about the “Crush on you” remixes?

DanJKroll said on August 30, 2006 03:09:

Gosh – it always upsets me when I see fans of something speak so negatively. But I reluctantly agree that the release of The Rox Box is very disappointing.

Assuming that this is the last full-scale release and career retrospective, there should have been a lot more thought put into the content.

Here’s my idea of what should have been included

CDs
1. The standard release of the new Hits album
2. A selection of hit album tracks/non-singles
3. Demos
4. Unreleased tracks / “Rarities”
5. A selection of their best live performances

DVD
1. All of the videos (hold off for One Wish and Reveal)
2. Concert highlights
2A. Live-Ism and Look Sharp! Live videos on DVD
3. Roxette: Unplugged
4. All the Roxette films (remastered and in one place)

MISC
1. Some sort of collectible trinket

Fans will shell out the money for the Rox Box. That’s what fans do. Rather than making the fans roll their eyes and grown just so they can have everything, why not include EVERYTHING? It may bump up the price a bit, but if it is TRULY worth the price, the fans will pay for it.

antz said on August 30, 2006 03:24:

I’m crying.

Hotblooded said on August 30, 2006 05:36:

FANTASTIC!!!! Not the news but the fans reactions I have been laughing so hard :)

Actually this is one of my favs from whateveriam:

Shows you how misguided they are. They must think we are happy to have our record collections sold back to us in plush packaging LMAO!!!

You guys are a riot!!!

As for this news I totally new this would happen!! I just knew that there would be nothing special in it I had a gut feeling.

I just can’t understand if they aren’t doing this for the fans then who are they doing it for? The 10 regular people who might buy it?!! I mean seriously who the hell wants a DVD with all the videos on there again!!! And not include One Wish??! It is the height of craziness!! OMG I am like sooooo over having Roxette DVD’s only ever being the videos. My Gosh surely they could have put together some new footage in the studio, some old rare footage stuff, live takes etc...

And MTV Unplugged will surely NOT include the whole thing, just you watch!

dubacik said on August 30, 2006 06:01:

Read this “Tracklist” yesterday in the bus on my way home after 12 hours working day and thought that I am “dreaming”. This is a joke, doesn’t it...??? Hopefully this tracklist is not the real one...

alchemiste said on August 30, 2006 06:52:

How about a petition not to release the ROX BOX at all?

I guess it´s too late to change the tracklisting, but maybe it´s not too late to stop production. And, to be honest: To me, NO Rox Box seems to be the better alternative than THIS Rox Box...

:-(

Larsen72 said on August 30, 2006 08:08:

If THIS is really true, it IS really a big disappointment!!! This is not for fans, this is CASH BOOM BANK!!!
Marie & Per, I’m still a big fan, but you won’t get my money for this. There are many ways today to get the few songs, that we (fans) really do not have!

pwbbounce (moderator) said on August 30, 2006 08:13:

I wasn’t gonna read these comments, but after spending the last 10 mins flicking through, all I can say is “I’m shocked”. If was Per & Marie, I’d give up music now, and blame all you lot. Did you really expect 4 disc set of unreleased tracks. I didn’t. It’s all got a little out of hand. People are pissed off, yes, but come on people.

Chill a little, grab a beer, relax. It’s still summer.

gyllene_tjej said on August 30, 2006 08:34:

guess what - i had a dream tonight. The whole TDR front page was sprayed black, it said “It’s a joke” all over the place...the only clean spot was where it stood “We’re soon back with the real tracklist”.

But then I woke up, dragged myself here in front of the PC, just to see nothing has changed.

Fans do deserve sonething better... I’d also wait longer if only the re-making of the box had the slightest chance of being done...

pwbbounce (moderator) said on August 30, 2006 09:13:

I’m still with my thought that EMI wanted more previously released tracks to tempt buyers, in their usual misguided way. There may be a Bad Hair Day style project for Roxette if Per wants to give the songs to us. Now that would be great. :-)))

Sanglof said on August 30, 2006 10:49:

As someone said, this should’ve been the Rox Box!

Some suggestions:

1) Could put all the demos on one CD? Some people do not like to listen to demos, so you could have it on a separate CD, right?

2) Could we make two, double sided DVD? That way you could put some live clips on the video. One double sided DVD of MTV live, one double sided DVD for music videos & live clips. Please?

3) Could we add more demos? Especially the demos for the two new songs?

4) Could we add the songs from Don’t Bore Us...? (I mean the “new songs” from those CDs? – June Afternoon, She doesn’t live here anymore, You don’t understand me).

5) Excellent concept from above!
5 CDs

—— THE ROX SET (new updated greatest hits)
—— THE UNPLUGGED HITS (mtv unplugged and abbey road session)
—— THE LIVE HITS (different live recordings)
—— IN THE MIX 2006 (new remixes by up to date DJs)
—— THE DEMO HITS (incl. rare stuff)

3 DVDs

—— THE VIDEO HITS (all Rox music videos ever made)
—— MTV UNPLUGGED (the full version)
—— ON THE ROX–ROAD (new and old live & backstage material)