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why not the old band for rox20?
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kielroxer said on September 18, 2006 22:06:
imagine: the band from the really good old days would have reunited for the rox20...
jonas on guitars, alsing on drums, anders on bass, mp in between...i think this would have been a good idea for rox 20. and i imagine how one wish would sound with a production like in the early 90´...
i wonder why per and marie havent had such thoughts...
i mean, i like ow, but i guess much more people here around would love it with a sound like sleeping in my car...
what do you think?
pwbbounce (moderator) said on September 19, 2006 08:38:
The CBB tour band will would be the best!!!!
coyboyusa said on September 19, 2006 13:27:
lol i just want vicki back so we can have some more organic sounding backing vocals sometimes heck yeah i do miss their band sound
RJ1976 said on September 19, 2006 17:55:
I liked vicky to... Hijacking –> *LOL* What she’s upto know ?
C. Lundquist I really really dont like... And he is not that good... and he’s damn ugly :) *LOL*
Thats not flaming ! Its oppinion !
Ohhh yea... I want the band from LS! - Joyride or C!B!B! too
kielroxer said on September 19, 2006 23:04:
does anyone know what all the “old band” people are doing theese days?
emilio said on September 20, 2006 03:15:
hey!!! Christofer is one of the best musicians who worked with PEr. please support him. he’s a really genius a extremely creative guy, does anybody heard the bass secuence of reveal? is damn good! i really like CL.
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vtech101 said on September 20, 2006 05:31:
You have to remember that Roxette is technically Marie Fredricksen and Per Gessle and not the others that you have mentioned above. Per, I think, has always been a “project” man in the back of his mind. He’s added some new faces to his “band” and sometimes you get even more creative as a musician when you work w/ other musicians like Christopher L. I think he did a tremendous job on HAND and especially the bass line on WICF. Again, everyone is entitled to their own opinions but, to a creative stand point, I thnk Per has made the right decisions when using others and keeping “old” friends. Jonas is a great guitartist for Roxette. You really can’t compare him to any other guitarist (such as Eddie Van Halen or Steve Ray Vaughan) No, Christopher is not the next “Flea” of the RHCPeppers but he has managed to make his mark beautifully in Per’s “band”. I think the most important person that gets little notice is in fact Clarence Ofwerman. He is the “real” genius behind Roxette. He is so creative and puts so much energy behind Roxette it’s in a way undescribable. He’s the one turning those nobs in the recording studio and making those wonder singles. Yes, Per’s idea but Clarence takes it 10 times further. I wouldn’t want the band from LS or even Joyride. Why live in the past and want the same old music. Roxette has “aged” very well over the years musically. When COY came out a lot of fans disliked it. When I heard it it was so “refreshing” to my ears. I don’t ever want to hear another IMHBL or LTYH because that means the band it going backwards and not forward. That’s not what we truly want, is it??? Peace.
RJ1976 said on September 20, 2006 06:16:
Even though all songs come from Pers hand, “The Band” is a big part of the end product... And Therefor CL is the absolute wrong guy... He’s just not that talented... *Sorry* MY Oppinion... And it seems Im right, cos ever since “those days” and now they hadnt had a “real” hit.... With Roxette !
Krischan said on September 20, 2006 07:32:
I think Christopher adds some modern spirit and new ideas to the Rox sound. That’s why I like him.
As to the band, Per once pointed out that he saw Rox as the whole band with two front guys. Obviously MP, Clarence and Jonas are vital parts, each in his own way.
The drummer on tour always used to be Pelle, or am I mistaken? Who was that 2nd guitar player on C!B!B! tour? Micke “Nord”? I was pretty impressed with the arrangement then. Two guitars, two drumsets, but no female backing voice (which i regretted because of the imbalance). Speaking of bass players, I don’t care whether Anders or Christopher. I cannot really hear a difference. Obviously, the GT guy is more popular amongst the girls.
So, for me it could be: Per (voc, fake guitar), Marie (voc), Jonas (guitar), Christopher (bass), Pelle (drums), Clarence (keyb), MP (everything), Vicky (backing voc)
A dream of course. Will never happen. And - they’re not getting younger altogether.
Ferdan said on September 20, 2006 07:47:
I have never been convinced by the tone of Christoffer’s bass, he’s style of playing is too much on the higher frets... and his tone is too bright.. so the bass begins to lack depth.. and instead of being bass it´s another thing. At least that was a few years ago, I didn´t notice the same on Mazarin and newer stuff. but anyway, im just talking out of my....
and about WICF, the main bass line was composed by Per.. and the beautiful arrangement in the bass right before the DJ sounding part was Jonas’ idea.
Lundquist is a great musician, amazing. But when it comes to bass, I preffer Anders.
Although I must admit Anders never made in Roxette a bassline as good as he used to do in Gyllene Tider.
Krischan said on September 20, 2006 08:03:
Hm, seems I gotta reconsider. I never put to much attention to the bass guitar, it was just an additional instrument for me to make the sound complete or thicker.
StephenDH said on September 20, 2006 10:49:
Although Roxette is technically Per and Marie the old band members have probably gone on and are doing other things now - might not be as easy for them to drop what they are doing and come back for a reunion.
kielroxer said on September 20, 2006 12:22:
why this might be a problem? i think the recordings of the two songs took three days. should have been no problem to find three days that fit to five or six people. but has per ever told us anything why he changed the whole band that days?
StephenDH said on September 20, 2006 13:27:
Didn’t Per mention in an interview around the Have A Nice Day album that they were working with new people to see what kind of sound they could get? I think I remember reading this from somewhere.
Maybe the old band members didn’t want to come back maybe they are happy just being with their families and working their new jobs whatever that may be?
RJ1976 said on September 18, 2006 22:21:
That would be great... Personally I dont like Christopher Lundquist at all....