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JOYRIDE in two words

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gessleism said on March 30, 2004 17:21:

Like Roxlander did before with C!B!B! and HAND albums; if you choose one or two words to describe every song in this album what would you say?

1. Joyride : NOT FAVOURITE

2. Hotblooded: SOOOOO GREAT

3. Fading Like A Flower: POWER-GUITARS BALLAD

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: WHY NOT SINGLE?

5. Spending My Time: BEST BALLAD

6. I Remember You: NOTHING NEW

7. Watercolours In The Rain: SAD

8. The Big L: BUBBLEGUM BALLOONS

9. Soul Deep: DON´T LIKE

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: NICE SONG

11. Church Of Your Heart: BEST ONE

12. Small Talk: LOVE IT

13. Physical Fascination: DEMO SOUND

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: POWERFUL SOUND

15. Perfect Day: PERFECT SONG

ally77 said on March 30, 2004 19:28:

1. Joyride : GREAT OPENER

2. Hotblooded: OK

3. Fading Like A Flower: ROCKY BALLAD

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: BLEH NOOOO

5. Spending My Time: LOUD BALLAD

6. I Remember You: WICKED TUNE

7. Watercolours In The Rain: AMAZING LIVE

8. The Big L: SEXY PER

9. Soul Deep: CRAP LIVE

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: NOT GOOD

11. Church Of Your Heart: TOP TUNE

12. Small Talk: MY TRACK

13. Physical Fascination: ROCKY POP

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: COOL SOUND

15. Perfect Day: PERFECT MUSIC

Sascha said on March 30, 2004 19:40:

1. Joyride: big fun

2. Hotblooded: this rox

3. Fading Like A Flower: power love

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: catchy hook

5. Spending My Time: everlastic classic

6. I Remember You: roadmovie soundtrack

7. Watercolours In The Rain: goosepumps

8. The Big L: very poppy

9. Soul Deep: 80s dust

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: two in one

11. Church Of Your Heart: better unplugged

12. Small Talk: cheesy but catchy

13. Physical Fascination: album track

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: great duet

15. Perfect Day: perfect ending

Sweet_Pete said on March 30, 2004 20:45:

1. Joyride : INSTANT CLASSIC

2. Hotblooded: HOT MARIE

3. Fading Like A Flower: GESSLE AT HIS BEST

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: SILLY SHITTY BANG-BANG

5. Spending My Time: VIDEO WAS COOL

6. I Remember You: FEELS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY

7. Watercolours In The Rain: BEAUTIFUL GREAT

8. The Big L: SO-SO

9. Soul Deep: SUPER COOL

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: THE BEST ONE

11. Church Of Your Heart: BOOOORING ONE

12. Small Talk: LOW

13. Physical Fascination: BIG MISTAKE

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS...

15. Perfect Day: OK, BUT NOT GREAT

Roxlander said on March 30, 2004 21:29:

1. Joyride : Sunny day

2. Hotblooded: Missunderstood before

3. Fading Like A Flower: Super Ballad

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: So good

5. Spending My Time: Great lyrics

6. I Remember You: Rocky strong

7. Watercolours In The Rain: Wanna cry

8. The Big L: Funny

9. Soul Deep: Enough please

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: Hot

11. Church Of Your Heart: Perfect ride

12. Small Talk: That’s right!

13. Physical Fascination: Mistake

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: Amazing

15. Perfect Day: Don’t go!

coyboyusa said on March 30, 2004 23:47:

1. Joyride : beatles revived

2. Hotblooded: rock on

3. Fading Like A Flower: awesome balladLAD

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: tour song

5. Spending My Time: overrated ballad

6. I Remember You: total rock

7. Watercolours In The Rain: maries ballad
8. The Big L: goofy fun

9. Soul Deep: remake unnecessary

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: great video

11. Church Of Your Heart: per rules

12. Small Talk: go away

13. Physical Fascination: prince copy?

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: better acoustic
15. Perfect Day: too sad

kerA said on March 31, 2004 10:45:

1. Joyride : EVERGREEN UPTEMPO SONG

2. Hotblooded: GREAT

3. Fading Like A Flower: EVERGREEN BALLAD

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: OVERRATED, OVERPLAYED.

5. Spending My Time: GOT OLD

6. I Remember You: SO-SO

7. Watercolours In The Rain: WONDERFUL SONG

8. The Big L: WEDDING SINGER MOVIE’S FEEL

9. Soul Deep: THE BEST ROX LIVE SONG, SET THE LINE BETWEEN GREAT CONCERTS AND GOOD CONCERTS

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: VERY VERY GOOD

11. Church Of Your Heart: THE CURSE OF KELLY FAMILY

12. Small Talk: BAD ROX CLICHE SONG

13. Physical Fascination: WRITTEN AFTER BAD LUNCH?

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: TOO SIMILIAR TO K’LEE SONG

15. Perfect Day: SO-SO

lawyer said on March 31, 2004 12:27:

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tavo said on March 31, 2004 16:20:

1. Joyride : greatest hit

2. Hotblooded: powerful

3. Fading Like A Flower: great

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: nice remix version

5. Spending My Time: my favourite ever

6. I Remember You: like it

7. Watercolours In The Rain: so sad

8. The Big L: good one

9. Soul Deep: DON´T LIKE

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: exciting

11. Church Of Your Heart: good title

12. Small Talk: don´t like it

13. Physical Fascination: good one

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: amazing

15. Perfect Day: never liked it

(16) the sweet hello, the sad goodbye: really sad

harriej said on March 31, 2004 21:57:

1. Joyride : Great song! Good start.

2. Hotblooded: Rocky

3. Fading Like A Flower: Great Powerballad

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: Live-version is great!!

5. Spending My Time: Very good ballad

6. I Remember You: Not special

7. Watercolours In The Rain: soft

8. The Big L: The Big Fun

9. Soul Deep: The PoP-version is better...

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: Great vocals of Marie

11. Church Of Your Heart: most underrated song

12. Small Talk: LOVE IT

13. Physical Fascination: Weird song

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: Great song!!

15. Perfect Day: Perfect ending of the album

Ferdan said on April 1, 2004 07:41:

1. Joyride : Good memories

2. Hotblooded: want more

3. Fading Like A Flower: Great Powerballad

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: just nice

5. Spending My Time: Very good

6. I Remember You: rock on!

7. Watercolours In The Rain: just superb

8. The Big L: boring live

9. Soul Deep: ugly

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: great power

11. Church Of Your Heart: nice voices

12. Small Talk: now boring

13. Physical Fascination: not inspired

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: REALLY INCREDIBLE

15. Perfect Day: nice marie

girl7twenty7 said on April 1, 2004 13:08:

1. Joyride : rox you

2. Hotblooded: very good

3. Fading Like A Flower: SIMPLY GREAT

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: vivid and positive

5. Spending My Time: a golden page in the rox history

6. I Remember You: so-so

7. Watercolours In The Rain: a touch of Marie

8. The Big L: the first rox song that i liked

9. Soul Deep: not so bad

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: sexy

11. Church Of Your Heart: romantic

12. Small Talk: good

13. Physical Fascination: nothing interesting

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: superb duet

15. Perfect Day: perfect song

KixGuy said on April 1, 2004 22:46:

1. Joyride : Classic Powerpop!

2. Hotblooded: Rock & Roll!

3. Fading Like A Flower: Great chorus!

4. Knockin’ On Every Door: It’s nice.

5. Spending My Time: The best lyrics!

6. I Remember You: Great guitars!

7. Watercolours In The Rain: Love the lyrics!

8. The Big L: Very cool!

9. Soul Deep: Rolling Stones.

10. (Do You Get) Excited?: Boring today.

11. Church Of Your Heart: Tom Petty.

12. Small Talk: Awesome song!

13. Physical Fascination: Not good.

14. Things Will Never Be The Same: Dramatic power!

15. Perfect Day: Nice ending.

TheRain1981 said on April 3, 2004 03:53:

01 Joyride - Obvious hit
02 Hotblooded - Love it
03 Fading Like A Flower - A classic
04 Knockin’ On Every Door - Just fine
05 Spending My Time - Love it
06 I Remember You - A rocker
07 Watercolours In The Rain - Really beautiful
08 The Big L - Catchy pop
09 Soul Deep - Really necessary?
10 (Do You Get) Excited? - Fantastic!
11 Church Of Your Heart - Personal favorite
12 Small Talk - Nice pop
13 Physical Fascination - Pretty good
14 Things Will Never Be The Same - Love this!
15 Perfect Day - Pretty good

My only real complaint about this album is the addition of “Soul Deep” in a remixed form. It should have just been saved as a b-side and replaced with “The Sweet Hello, The Sad Good-Bye.”