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SO AFTER ALL THE COMMENTS...LETS BE REAL!
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sylviah said on February 23, 2007 19:11:
It is beyond impressing how a few months ago there were several comments made in this forum from teveenso and thenicekai because of a personal experience behind someone just more than a fan named Alex...and months you keep on seeing posts of how bad promotion EMI has for Roxette...and how bad their management is...WELL OPEN YOUR EYES IT HAS HAPPENED FOR MORE THAN A DECADE! and if just a little would be done to push Roxette, then results come as for example the attention of “One Wish” with gay audiences in the US. But again...if I were the moderators...would highly recommend they invest in blindfolds.
sylviah said on February 23, 2007 19:23:
If I am not mistaken veils should be worn and fall from true untouched virgins...
thenicekai said on February 23, 2007 19:27:
Oh geeez, get yourself a mirror and talk to it.
I really don’t care what you have to say, merely because of the way you act here. Btw, the last time you ran around here you shouted at D&D, this time it’s EMI. You lost the path, it seems.
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Keep on thinking.
Jud (moderator) said on February 23, 2007 19:34:
:D I wonder what we @ TDR should do? Should Thomas and I go and tell Dimberg & EMI that they don’t have a job anymore, that from now on we take over? Cmon, get real, this is not the place to try to change things. No better, YOU take over, or?
Talk to Per himself if you Alex/Sylviah (same person) are so sure you can do it better, I’m sure you’ll find the way to reach him through your contacts ;)
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Marie Fredriksson Online
sylviah said on February 23, 2007 19:37:
Dude...you for real...look at the comments of everyone...ALL THE POSTS THAT INCLUDE THAT OF THE RELEASE OF REVEAL...I’m not the one screaming...EVERYONE BASICALLY SAYS OR CONCLUDES THE SAME...so to say or not to say it concludes to the general topic...THEY SERIOUSLY SUCK IN PROMOTION...nothing against you...
So why keep a discussion when saying “they suck” which is true...affect you? Just be real to the facts...thats it.
sylviah said on February 23, 2007 19:46:
@ Judith : I have no need to contact anyone...when the obvious is in front of everyones eyes...you think Gessle doesn’t know it? But again, Marie is the one that matters, and she is very close to pulling the plug...and that ALL OF YOU KNOW...
Jud (moderator) said on February 23, 2007 19:52:
still, I don’t see the point. Why to fill in pages complaining about EMI and Dimberg if you don’t want to move further to try to change things?
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Marie Fredriksson Online
sylviah said on February 23, 2007 20:00:
I seriously think as many of my friends, all of you have done a tremendous job in supporting the one thing we all have something for: ROXETTE. However, there is so much you can do...even if you have done the impossible...but the fact is you need the record label for anything, and that includes D&D. Trust me how I wish they were still with EMA.
tevensso (moderator) said on February 24, 2007 11:45:
Roxette IS with EMA, EMA is the touring company... EMI is the record company and d&d is the management.
konstpaus said on February 24, 2007 14:11:
maybe roxette should talk to universal because i think they r the only big label moving platnium records, brad australia
Room_service said on February 24, 2007 16:03:
Universal have been milking ABBA since 2001. They have released a new -and useless- compilation almost every year, and re-re-released the same material under different names (remastered, anniversary, etc).
What could we expect from them?
Roxette - Gold
Roxette - More Gold
Roxette - The Definitive Collection
Roxette - 18 Hits
Roxette - Don’t Bore Us - Get To The Chorus (re-released with new liner notes!)
Roxette - Baladas en Español (remastered, and including the Spanish tracks from HAND as bonus tracks)
Roxette - Look Sharp!: Sound & Vision (remastered, new liner notes plus a DVD featuring the single’s video clips). The same treatment for every album...
Roxette - The Complete Recording Sessions (big pack with all their albums, plus a bonus CD with the some unreleased rarities) If you want the rarities, get the whole pack!
So I say: NO THANKS! EMI is not the best company, but Universal is not better!
sylviah said on February 24, 2007 17:03:
Thomas....EMA as MANAGEMENT...as Thomas Johansson as Manager...them being with EMA as a touring agent is a different story...no decisions are made from Thomas or do they get involved anymore.
CRIZ said on February 24, 2007 18:21:
Sigh...
do you really think that Per and Marie wouldn’t change management and record company if they weren’t satisfied?
They are in the musicbiz for a long time now and they know what they are doing!....well...I think they are nowadays are just making music for fun and not to rule the charts around the world....just my theory. Sorry for all of the fans who missed the big 90s....seems that’s the reason for your frustration...maybe...
I’m happy to still get music from them...the musicbiz is sick, we all know that!
misteryman00 said on February 24, 2007 20:42:
And again...blablabla EMI sucks...BLABLABLA...Roxette should fired EMI ...blablabla...always the same old story...What a new topic...!!!!!
sylviah said on February 24, 2007 21:13:
The only reason they cannot fire Dimberg and D&D is because Per has invested in D&D himself, and so on other sister companies...so it is like to fire himself...As for Marie Fredriksson it is very well known “she is not happy” for “certain” decisions that have been made...
The Pop Hits said on February 24, 2007 21:25:
“including the Spanish tracks from HAND as bonus tracks”
Room-service: ooooh! I want that!! I never heard those HAND songs in Spanish.
na na na na na
abysmo said on February 24, 2007 21:32:
“Alguien” (“Anyone”)
“Lo Siento” (“Salvation”)
“Quisiera” (“Wish I Could Fly”)
Roxrider_USA said on February 24, 2007 22:45:
@CRIZ:
If Per and Marie are just making music for fun nowadays, why do Per insist in releasing new material in the US be it for Roxette or SOAP?
It’s an interesting way to have fun, don’t you think ? Some of you really just think Per and Marie don’t care if all their releases flop and never get recognized at all. Don’t you think it’s an erroneous assumption?
Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”
Sascha said on February 24, 2007 23:18:
Of course every artists wants recognition. But not for every price. Not if you already had it all. I’m okay with EMI, doubt a lable switch would do wonders at this point of their career.
oriole said on February 25, 2007 00:07:
CRIZ is f...ing right, in many view-points. There were the big 90s, of course, and now they create for fun. But... BUT they haven’t yet got blunt. I swear!
abysmo said on February 25, 2007 00:14:
Room Service: You’ re right. I’ ve copied it from Sept 99 News on TDR News archive. Little inaccuracy.
oriole said on February 25, 2007 00:49:
Somehow I struck in your so-called forum battle a little late and started to read your comments from the end... well, may be, Judith and Thomas are right and, may be, we should do something? The legend says that one of us one day many years ago made them famous by just one call on radio-station. So let’s try to make it true again!
Jud (moderator) said on February 25, 2007 11:24:
Again, EMA was never their management, only TOUR management. They were more involved before, working kind of hand in hand, because Roxette used to tour more often before.
As per Marie being satisfied or not with the management, I think she’s adult enough to know what she wants and to decide if she wants to stay with Dimberg or not. I will only add that one of her best friends, Eva Dahlgren, is now managed by D&D. Don’t you think Marie would have advised her to stay away from Dimberg if she wasn’t happy? ;)
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CRIZ said on February 25, 2007 11:25:
Why Per want to release something in the US again? Well, why not trying? Especially Per is a big workaholic and addicted to success. It’s okay for me...but believe me their target is not to go on big tours around the world again....and I’m afraid Marie is not able nor willing to do that.
I can’t look inside their heads of course but Per himself said that they are both very tired of all the long journeys around the world and I can understand that. They are not 20 anymore.
I wrote enough e-mails to radiostations and had some discussions...In the end I came to the point that the musicbiz sucks and that radio is not playing music because it is art. For the teenagers nowadays music is just a backroundnoise. Nothing else. And radio is not made for us over 25 year old people anymore. Sad but true. Recordcompanies buy their own singles to get them in the charts and who knows what they pay to the radiostations to get their songs played there...just a guess.
Anyway, do what you want but harm noone
phoenixsamudra said on February 25, 2007 12:04:
...For the teengers nowadays music is just a backroundnoise......
Music industry has always been about selling. radios never played songs for nothing. what kinda world are u living in?
Jud (moderator) said on February 25, 2007 12:17:
isn’t it all about the money? :)
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Marie Fredriksson Online
Roxryder-V2002 said on February 25, 2007 15:44:
I don’t know if they are happy with Dimberg or not but i don’t think it wasn’t an easy matter for her as a manager to deal with the media/public/fans during Marie’s illness but she’s done an amazing job keeping her private during that time we got to know from nothing to very few about her situation and despite us not liking it at all i think it was a Marie decision which she had to work with it. And she accomplished that but the expressen episode.
sylviah said on February 25, 2007 15:45:
@ Judith...EMA Telstar represented Roxette before 1998...and Thomas Johansson was their manager at the time...or you forget that...?
As for Marie Dimberg she is a good business person, a she’s proven to know the Swedish Music Market very well, and has done very well throughout all her career in Sweden...and no one can deny that...question is...Why since she started Managing Roxette 1997-1998 has she not been able to BREAK THEM back into worldwide markets having all the essential elements the same way that Thomas Johansson did? And the thing is they have had all the opportunities...as when EMA was sold to SFX/ Clear Channel Communications to become part of the biggest promoters in the world based in Los Angeles, CA. (Now LIVE NATION), and having the access to the most popular Radio Stations in the CONITINENTAL UNITED STATES (Mind you CLEAR CHANNEL owns them), Mr. Johansson may I say remains to be in the Board of Directors of LIVE NATION. Why has that advantage never been used???
CRIZ said on February 25, 2007 15:55:
What an enjoyable atmosphere here all the time...*sarcasmoff*
I’m living on the same planet than all of you but when I was younger there have been REAL musicians in the charts and nowadays it’s mostly not that way. That was all that I meant!
Roxrider_USA said on February 25, 2007 18:49:
@Criz: On one hand you say Per and Marie a tired of long trips and promotion. On the other hand you say it’s good for Per to release stuff in the US because he is an workaholic. You can’t have it both ways. The artist is either tired and then should go relax and take time off of work or then work and go on promotions. I don’t understand why Per would want to release stuff here if he is tired of trips and promotion as you have stated. Unless he is only pretending to be tired and saying he doesn’t care about sucess anymore, it makes no sense for him to try to release stuff in the US since we all know how demanding it can be over here to get something recognized and sucessfull. After, releasing stuff in the US will acquire that he travels here often and worlk on promotion and all what goes on with it.
So, you sure he doesn’t care about what happens with his releases because he is tired or is he just pretending?
Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”
coyboyusa said on February 26, 2007 14:30:
for all you peole crying move to a big label have we forgotten anything, in the past 10 yrs no major label has been interested in them at all.
and frankly if your nealry 30 yrs into your career how hard are you seriously going to push to keep in the top of the charts when you both have families, one of you almost died of cancer. DOn’t get me wrong both emi and mrs dimebag made some serious missteps, but youy know what per and marie weren’t totally oblivious to it, at some point they had dotted lines to sign on
sylviah said on February 26, 2007 18:38:
there was a post in here of someone wanting re-mixes...well if it is any help I can send u CD Single from the promo material I have on file from EMI Sweden.
RobS said on February 28, 2007 11:56:
Agree with coyboyusa.
No matter what they do with regards to a record company, they aren’t going to get the attention (we think they deserve) compared to one of their new “artists”.
As coyboy said, they’ve been at it for a long time, they’ve accomplished alot, now they can just enjoy what they’ve created.
And with “Per still pushing for the USA”. Per is a businessman as much as he’s a musician. He knows there is still demand for Roxette’s music and he’s trying to make the most of it. The US is still a big market, just having a company to distribute their music (even without any promo) is better than not having it there at all.
sylviah said on March 1, 2007 17:12:
They are a good artist just need to have a stronger management decision behind them, as if Marie Fredriksson is not willing to promote, then management should be creative in finding the means to get them exposure. They have the name...then whats wrong?
Room_service said on March 1, 2007 22:31:
“if Marie Fredriksson is not willing to promote, then management should be creative in finding the means to get them exposure...”
What do you mean? For any price? Some scandal? What about saying he got pregnant of her neighbor. Or maybe that Per has stalked a 16-year-old girl (“I could wait outside your school cos your face is like the cover of a magazine”) . That would get them some exposure, is that what yoy want? :oP
sylviah said on March 2, 2007 16:26:
Tell the story of Marie going through cancer and surviving, and how her “Change” has made her more human, and why she looks at life differently. THATS A STORY...
Many people except again for “fans” know what happened...elsewhere its like nothing ever did. With their career 20 years plus that story IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT VH1 special if you ask me....why hasn’t their been like a 20 year special and look at their career so their story can be told...?
tevensso (moderator) said on February 23, 2007 19:13:
I was just waiting for the veil to fall...