gessleism said on April 25, 2003 10:54:

rox mistakes—-

1) Baladas En Español

2) Four years break (between C!B!B! and HAND)

3) HAND

down_so_down said on April 25, 2003 11:15:

Interesting point is, if Roxette only lives for their fans... and it seems like that they are getting fewer too... Just look at the sales:
Look Sharp: 9 Million
Joyride: 11 Million
Tourism: 4.5 Million
Crash!B!B! 5 Million
Gr. Hits: 5 Million
Balladas: 1 Million
HAND: 3.5 Million
Room Ser.: 2.3 Million
Ballad Hits: ~1.5 Million
Pop Hits: ~1 Million (if they are very lucky)

isn’t it obvious, that the end is sooooo near? They will not be able to extend their record contract, as their sales are way too low... they might even be dropped out sooner anyway...
letz face it, that’s the way it is!!!

Roxette-atic said on April 25, 2003 11:54:

The single chooises for Hand.
IMO:
1 Stars
2 Wish I Could Fly
3 Crush On You
4 Waiting For The Rain

but why Anyone??! WWWHHHYYYYY?????

animalkingdom said on April 25, 2003 14:07:

@ Pietro

I am puzzled

@ down_so_down or whatever

In case you haven’t followed any kind of interview that Marie and Per have given it is quite obvious that you like to share opinions like that! They couldn’t care less about their record sales - they’re doing it for THEMSELVES & those who STILL like to listen to them...And come on, why would EMI drop them? EMI has plenty of worsely performing artists in its catalogue - - maybe it’s Roxette who should change the scenery and go independent!! :)

And then about the mistakes...
Hmm...I would say releasing “Anyone” as the 2nd single off HAND; Stars or COY should’ve followed instantly after WICF.

fireworks said on April 25, 2003 18:09:

lack of sales = INTRODUCTION OF MP3 FORMAT

Watch the SKY!

Ferdan said on April 25, 2003 20:41:

oh i forgot
another mistake was the long gap of time between CBB and HAND

Tarazzul said on April 25, 2003 21:15:

@ animal kindom

> They couldn’t care less about their record sales - they’re doing it for THEMSELVES & those > who STILL like to listen to them

You’r right

@all

1. Hand was a complete mistake
2. The long “break” between CBB and HAND was an mistake
3. The publication of innumerable Compilations are mistakes
4. To change the music style (PLEASE: Away from the computer and back to the guitars)
5. EMI is an Mistake
6. baladas en español was an mistake

The only way again to come completely upward is to publish new albums in the USA and to Promote them. If they have there again success, they have success also again in Europe.

By! Pierre, Germany

Mfan28179-Jason said on April 25, 2003 23:48:

Here’s what I think:

Simply not releasing more singles from HAND. The ones they chose, however, were fine. I’m probably the only one who agrees with “Anyone” being the 2nd single choice.

Instead of releasing ’The Ballad Hits’ and ’The Pop Hits,’ a rarities type album should have been released with the new songs in addition to their back catalog being remastered with bonus tracks. However, releasing these compilations isn’t such a big deal. I think the main problem is just a lack of promotion, for obvious reasons (Marie).

And yes, “Breathe” should have been a single. Same goes for “Little Miss Sorrow.”

I also think Roxette should have picked up in the USA again with “Have A Nice Day.” It should have been released in the USA! The whole idea of releasing a Greatest Hits album years later on an independent label, of all things, was rather pointless. If they couldn’t have got to the USA until late 2000, they should have been promoting HAND on a major label.

And the biggest mistake of all is simply waiting so long to put out material in the USA. Forget the promotion. In the end, it’s all about distribution and I think US fans have been ripped off over the years. Keep in mind, not everyone had the Internet 5-8 years ago to be able to keep up on Roxette releases.

s-czopek said on April 26, 2003 00:02:

“Anyone” is a fine single.
The biggest mistake was not to “move on” : instead of sticking to the same formula over and over again (basically Per Gessle writing the “hits”) they should have given Marie more space to write for Roxette.
That would have made them move to an unusual more mature sound. They might have lost some of their teeny bop audience but I’m sure they would have gained other fans.
Anyway they would have been SURPRISING.

Roxoholic said on April 26, 2003 00:22:

why so much bitching and complaining?!!
It´s fine that you have an opinion but you don´t have to say that it is a mistake.

Personally I think HAND is a brilliant album. Although I think releasing Anyone instead of Crush On You wasn´t their smartest move I wouldn´t call it a mistake.

Show some decorum!!

Ferdan said on April 26, 2003 05:54:

“”why so much bitching and complaining?!!
It´s fine that you have an opinion but you don´t have to say that it is a mistake.
Personally I think HAND is a brilliant album. Although I think releasing Anyone instead of Crush On You wasn´t their smartest move I wouldn´t call it a mistake.
Show some decorum!!”“

OMFG!!! they’re perfect they can’t make mistakes !!!!! oh the Roxgods!!

boykie19 said on April 26, 2003 09:15:

yea almighty remixed crush on you... i think it woulda been released after salvation.. but due 2 that floppin they decided 2 do the next album....

first 2 singles shoulda been :
1.crush on you
2.wish i could fly

Ferdan said on April 26, 2003 18:24:

it’s your opinion dont be sorry
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Another one
Per not playing his electric guitar loud in most of rox cocerts and live songs

Alesvenska said on April 26, 2003 22:19:

Apart from the singles they should have released at least one official live DVD

coyboyusa said on April 27, 2003 12:08:

amazing so many of u call hand a mistake yet its sold al;most 4 million copies ...u guys don’t know anything

Santi said on April 27, 2003 13:21:

Of course, using Gretch guitars instead of Rickenbackers... :/

Jud (moderator) said on April 27, 2003 15:57:

coy - it seems “we” are not the only ones who don’t know anything - welcome to the club.

mimi said on April 27, 2003 22:09:

Oh yeah ... the tendency (of selling albums) is falling as You can see...

It’s not good...

Majdy said on April 28, 2003 07:47:

-releasing TPH and TBH
-less guitar album
-releasing Star
-too many videos with Akerlund
-Almost Unreal for Super Mario Bros

that’s all I can think about...

Ferdan said on April 28, 2003 09:37:

oh, in that attempt you just indirectly said that the way their work is a mistake.

—
Maybe you need to open your eyes to see that HAND was a bunch of ideas thrown and mixed together... without coordination or real thinking or organization behind those, obviously unorganized work takes more time than organized one.

Oliver said on April 28, 2003 19:51:

I like this question. It´s interesting to think about it. I found an interview with Per where he´s explaining how they make records today. But, I asked myself, WHO is telling that you have to use computers and all this sampling stuff today??? Shooting Star, or what??? He´s explaining his own mistakes = “overproducing songs” (like some on HAND and some on RS). Why can´t they do it like they used to. Five people in the studio and that was it. Per: “You don´t do that anymore, we don´t do that anymore”. WHY? WHY? WHY? A little bit “William Orbit” style in a song (“Little girl”) is O.K., but not on every song!

I still like their albums and songs even if the latest songs are a bit weak. I like “Baladas en espanol” very much. I don´t know why so many people hate it, but I have to say that I don´t understand all the words. It seems like it has a bad translation. But it sounds beautiful to me.

http://http://roxette.cs.caltech.edu/oli/per.mp3
(it´s not too big; about 650 KB)

dcantera said on April 29, 2003 22:26:

well,I think there´s no mistakes.It´s only the natural process of an artist, trying new sounds, trying to experiment. I´m not agree with TPH and TBH.That´s too much commercial, they had to edit a new album with new songs,not only 3 or 4

Grizabella said on May 1, 2003 17:13:

One GIANT mistake: recording Baladas en Español.

@Oliver: unfortunately, i speak spanish and i get terrified everytime i listen to the lyrics... they’re so stupid!!!!! If you listen to them in English, they sound a hundred times better... If you like to, i can give you a translation in English of the lyrics in spanish, and then you’ll see clearly the whole disaster...

And, hey!, what do sales care??? I’m sure Per and marie have enough money to record independently if they want to... I still love their songs, and i think every new album has something new and interesting to say. I don’t care if most people in the world don’t agree with me. I simply like roxette and that’s all. There are groups that sell really few copies and that go on working for years... I think 2-1 million of copies sold is a good reason to go on.

xuxa said on May 2, 2003 00:34:

In my opinion Balladas en Espanhol was really a BIG MISTAKE. I´m portuguese and I undertsand spanish very well, and the translations are terrible. The words in spanish sound very bad.