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Was it Roxette?...
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Stormkeeper said on June 21, 2003 11:02:
that made you a pop fan?
Or was there some other artists/bands you digged before you found Rox‘s music?
Storm
ATLTK said on June 21, 2003 11:46:
I listened to the program tracks when I was five always loved music heard rox and so it goes
powerpoplarry said on June 22, 2003 05:35:
Storm, I’ve always been a powerpop nut, and I’ve always loved Roxette, always been A favourite of mine since 1989, but it was only recently that I realized they were my absolute favourite artist/band out right now.
I love tons of other bands/artists like the Beatles, Cheap Trick, the Byrds, a-ha, Letters To Cleo, the Wildhearts, and tons more...
kiwijazza said on June 22, 2003 06:05:
I was already a big music fan in the early 80s (I hadn’t even started kindergarten yet :) ), but Roxette were the ones that made me want to play music...and it happened. :)
derek said on June 22, 2003 19:05:
no, i grew up with the music from the 70s 80s but i also have a wide range of music i play .but roxettes music has been a part of my life sinse 86
harriej said on June 22, 2003 19:36:
No,
I did and still do like other music too.
But since 1988 or 1989 they are my favourites.
marvel said on June 22, 2003 19:44:
I always liked music and still do. Roxette accompanied me from 1989 and from Joyride times it is my number ONE. I started learning how to play guitar and piano but first I learned to speak English and it’s all because of ROXETTE. I can easily say that they made who I am now and I like it;))))))
Anarem said on June 22, 2003 20:22:
I think it was Roxette that got me started on liking music in general... but since I was entering my teens at the same time they hit it big, I probably have gotten into music anyway... I remember my parents gave me the choice of getting any album I wanted for my 13th birthday, and I chose Kick by INXS– a brilliant album, but in the end it was Roxette’s Look Sharp! that got me hooked.
Burke said on June 22, 2003 21:15:
No, but I did not know Roxette before 1994 (not consciously anyway). And I was startled to experience how many actually hated this swedish band. That has changed, I supposed. Nowadays Roxette’s major problem is more like simple disinterest by the public.
infofarmer said on June 23, 2003 08:13:
A _pop_ fan?
I always thought, Roxette offered much wider experience than just pop music (due to features of their unique style). Personally, I listen to Bon Jovi, Corrs and other close-to-roxette music, but still I tend to listen to brighter music - from Tangerine Dream to Nightwish, etc.
Getting back to the original question - it was nobody, who made me a pop fan, ’cause I’m not; and it was probably Roxette that taught me to like and respect all kinds of music.
antz said on June 24, 2003 22:47:
YES! I have always listened to music as far back as I can remember. I used to have a little digital clock radio and it was on all the time! The song that really did it was Dangerous, before that I didnt take much notice of The Look and DFS ..can you believe it! (Don’t get me wrong I love these songs too)
Another band that got me interested in music was Starship, I was too young to remember them really, but I was given their tape when I was 11, I think.
Does anybody remember them ...”We built this city on rock n’ roll’ and ’Nothings gonna stop us now’
Anybody?
Hmmm ...maybe I am showing my age.
knight said on August 16, 2003 04:36:
I was always listening to the radio alot when I was 9 or 10 and DANGEROUS really stood out
I don’t know why but it did.
This started it all...
Salvation7-20-7 said on August 16, 2003 08:27:
Yes, it absolutely was Roxette that got me into music in the first place. My friend gave me ’Look Sharp!’ coz he didn’t like it, and I’ve been hooked ever since! :)
Cheers,
Salvation7-20-7
Roxlander said on August 16, 2003 17:28:
Actually Rick Astley was my first favourite singer. In those days I just watched TV musical programs to watch his videos, and I didn’t listen to the radio often. However, since first day I listened to The Look I became a real music fan. I turned the radio on just waiting to listen to that perfect song, and when I watched the video... I loved them!
I even began to make my own charts, and I still do, just to put Roxette in first place a lot of weeks ;-)
Now, music is a very important part of my life, and I feel Roxette like part of my family.
ally77 said on August 16, 2003 19:25:
No I started out liking 5 star!, then Bros, then NKOTB.... then it was ROXETTE and has been ever since!
Lennon said on August 16, 2003 20:59:
My first favourite was “Major Tom” by Peter Schilling. I was five or so, but I still like this song today.
My first favourite group became Queen, after I saw the Highlander-Movie, but this was much later in the early nineties.
KungAvSand said on August 17, 2003 19:14:
I´ve always loved music, but Roxette was my first (and still biggest) favourite-band. It all started when I bought “Don´t bore us...” in 1995. Since then I´ve been looking for everything related to Roxette (Gyllene Tider, Solo-material etc.) And this summer I saw Per Gessle live for the very first time, a memory for life.. And I really hope to see both GT and Roxette live in the near future. A life without their music would be awful!
i_jera said on June 21, 2003 11:19:
Roxette. or the most of the 90s music , maybe...