GESSLE WORDS ABOUT ROXETTE 2009 ALBUM VERSIONS

After some ":-( messages" in twitter about Roxette remasters versions, Per sent a message to confort the "thirsty" fans:

"The reason why EMI is re-releasing and re-mastering all the Rox albums is because they are out of print in some territories". - RIGHT, IN BRAZIL THEY ARE SOLD OUT! EXCEPT HAND & ROOM SERVICE!

"Also, the sound was not up to date. Some albums are really old, folks! So… it’s not EMI’s intention (or Roxette’s for that matter) to make these albums “collector items” or fill them with demos and unreleased stuff." - RIGHT! SO THE NEW VERSIONS CAN'T BE MUCH DIFERENT FROM THE OLD ONES.

"We’ll find other ways to do that, trust me. Cheers, P.(er Gessle)"

- GREAT! WE TRUST YOU "FROM HEAD TO TOE"! SO WE WILL KEEP HOLDING ON FOR A ROXETTE PACK WITH DEMOS, UNRELEASED SONGS, LIVE, REMIXES... "FAN HOT STUFFS"!

HAVE PATIENCE WITH FANS, BE IDOL!

HAVE FUN, BE FAN! ROXETTE YOURSELF!

Source: TDR, Roxetteblog

ROXETTE 2009 ALBUM VERSIONS (updated)

Roxette completed 20 years in 2006 and the cake came in a box! In a 'Rox Box'! A box with an amazing story book and the entired career revisited in 4 CDs, 78 songs and 1 DVD. And also another greatest hits named as 'Roxette Hits' with 20 songs.

In 2009 Roxette annonced they were back after 7 long years far from the spotlight! To celebrate this "reunion" EMI Svenska releases in September 30th, 7 Roxette albuns remastered!

According to sources, the albums will have no more than three bonus tracks each, except for 'Tourism' which only gets two. The information of few bonus tracks had desapointed many fans that were expecting more than 3 tracks, demos, unreleased songs, rare stuffs... as Gessle is known as "a box of surprises... demos... rarities!" He's the man! The man of Roxette! That always brings splendid times to all with his brilliant music!

Anyway, now the box of surprise was reveled... let's expect for a brillian art in the booklets just like in The Rox Box... with unreleased photos and good stuffs!

Here the remasters 2009 versions (CD):

1) 1986 "Pearls of Passion" + 3
1. Pearls of Passion (B-SIDE SOUL DEEP-SINGLE)
2. Neverending love (demo) (PEARLS OF PASSION RE-REL 1997)
3. Secrets that she keeps (demo) (PEARLS OF PASSION RE-REL 1997)

2) 1988 "Look Sharp!" + 3
1. The voice (B-SIDE DRESSED FOR SUCCESS-SINGLE)
2. One is such a lonely number (B-SIDE THE BIG L-SINGLE)
3. Don’t believe in accidents (demo) (B-SIDE RUN TO YOU-SINGLE)

3) 1991 "Joyride" + 3
1. The sweet hello, the sad goodbye (B-SIDE SPENDING MY TIME-SINGLE)
2. Love spins (demo) (ROXBOX)
3. Seduce me (demo) (B-SIDE JUNE AFTERNOON-SINGLE)

4) 1992 "Tourism" + 2
1. Fingertips ´93 (A-SIDE SINGLE)
2. 2 Cinnamon Street (SUPER MARIO SOUNDTRACK EUROPE)

5) 1994 "Crash! Boom! Bang!" + 3
1. Almost unreal (SINGLE A-SIDE + SUPER MARIO SOUNDTRACK)
2. Crazy about you (B-SIDE YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND ME-SINGLE or CBB VERSION)?
3. See me (B-SIDE SALVATION-SINGLE)

6) 1999 "Have A Nice Day" + 3
1. It hurts (BONUS-EP THE POP HITS)
2. Myth (demo) (ROXBOX)
3. Makin’ love to you (BONUS EP THE POP HITS)

7) 2001 "Room Service" + 3
1. Entering your heart (B-SIDE CENTRE OF THE HEART-SINGLE)
2. The weight of the world (B-SIDE A THING ABOUT YOU-SINGLE)
3. Bla bla bla bla bla (You broke my heart) (BONUS-EP THE POP HITS)

And here some funny ideas... Have fun... be creative!

... Chose your favorite cover! Keep on Roxetting!!!

Here the remasters 2009 versions (iTUNES):

1) 1986 "Pearls of Passion" + 3
1. I call your name (Montezuma demo) (PEARLS OF PASSION RE-REL 1997)
2. Neverending love (Frank Mono mix) (A-SIDE SINGLE)
3. I call your name (Frank Mono mix) (A-SIDE SINGLE)

2) 1988 "Look Sharp!" + 5
1. Cry (demo) (ROXBOX)
2. Dressed for success (US single version, mix by Chris Lord-Alge) (A-SIDE SINGLE USA)
3. Listen to your heart (US single version, mix by John Luongo) (A-SIDE SINGLE USA)
4. Surrender (live) (B-SIDE DANGEROUS-SINGLE)
5. Neverending love (live) (B-SIDE DANGEROUS-SINGLE)

3) 1991 "Joyride" + 3
1. Come back (before you leave) (demo) (B-SIDE CHURCH OF YOUR HEART)
2. Joyride (US single version, mix by Brian Malouf) (A-SIDE SINGLE USA)
3. Fading like a flower (US single version, mix by Humberto Gatica) (RADIO SINGLE USA)

4) 1992 "Tourism" + 5
1. Fading like a flower (live) (B-SIDE HOW DO YOU DO-SINGLE)
2. Paint (live) (B-SIDE QUEEN OF RAIN SINGLE)
3. It must have been love (live) (B-SIDE QUEEN OF RAIN SINGLE)
4. Dressed for success (live) (B-SIDE FINGERTIPS ´93-SINGLE)
5. Hotblooded (live) (B-SIDE FINGERTIPS ´93-SINGLE)

5) 1994 "Crash! Boom! Bang!" + 2
1. Better off on her own (B-SIDE STARS-SINGLE)
2. Always breaking my heart (ROXBOX)

6) 1999 "Have A Nice Day" + 8
1. Little miss Sorrow (THE POP HITS)
2. Happy together (B-SIDE WISH I COULD FLY-SINGLE)
3. Anyone/I love how you love me (demo) (ROXBOX)
4. New world (demo) (ROXBOX)
5. Better off on her own (demo) (ROXBOX)
6. Staring at the ground (demo) (ROXBOX)
7. 7Twenty7 (demo) (ROXBOX)
8. It will take a long long time (Modern Rock version) (B-SIDE REAL SUGAR-SINGLE)

7) 2001 "Room Service" + 4
1. Every day (ROXBOX)
2. Bla bla bla bla bla (You broke my heart) (demo) (ROXBOX)
3. All I ever wanted (demo) (ROXBOX)
4. Stupid (BONUS-EP THE POP HITS)

Source: TDR, Roxetteblog

IT MUST HAVE BEEN... WEDDING

1 year ago I signed the papers and became “Mrs.Kohlrausch”! But the celebration day that make it official to everyone (with white dress and so on) would be today! On August 21st!
But I had to cancel it because another “party” needed me this early April & May!
Well this “party” almost “crashed” my life! It almost cost me a divorce even before the ceremony!!!

My almost-ex-husband send a message to Per: “Next time we will get married on your stage!” Well, it could be a good idea as I chose “Church of your heart” song to enter in the church!!!
The wedding was transferred to 2010… same date… but I must check Ge$$le and Fredrik$$on $chedule$ before planning it officially!

All Roxette fans are invited by the way!!! Send your directions that I send the invitation!!! My wedding list will be on ebay or tradera!!! Hahahaha…

It’s also planned to be a big rox party (of course, my favorite music!) with a bit of Madonna! Why? Because there will be a Madonna Sticky and Sweet Cover Tour Performance on my wedding! YES I’m a little bit crazy… as everybody know… Claps to Veronica Pires, the official Madonna Interpreter in Brazil that will give us the concert as wedding present!

About the date… Coincidence? Hmmm… “Do you believe in accidents?!”

Have fun, be fan (atic)! Leave! Breathe!

civil wedding get together in 2008.

Veronica Pires, Madonna Brazilian Official Cover in 2 moments: Sticky and Sweet Promo tour, named as "Lollypop Brazilian Tour 2008" and during her new Tour "Sticky and Sweet Cover Tour - South America 2009." She rocks!

Register: Never say anything near a report, could be dangerous!

PS.: Per sung "Church of your heart" on the Tour by the way!!!

CELEBRATING MADONNA!

MADONNA STICKY AND SWEET BRAZILIAN TOUR!

YES Madonna cameback with her Sticky and Sweet Tour this year!

And as everybody is talking about her and her tour again... even Per Gessle that attended her concert in Ullevi, Göteborg/Sweden some days ago, I decided to do a revival of her Brazilian Tour!

She PERformed in Brazil in 2008. There were 5 sold-out concerts here:

December 14 & 15 in Rio de Janeiro and December 18, 20 & 21 in São Paulo.

I enjoyed her concerts in Sao Paulo... so here some nice photos of the trip & concerts.

Curiosities:

Some Brazilian fans arrived with tends 1 month before the concert!!! This is the "1st row rules" here! I can hear your "wow" now after reading this... haha... have (not so many) fun, be fan!

No, I didn't camp in the line! I was at the 1st row but in the siting area!!! I only "take risks" on Roxette and Gessle concerts!!! Rox On!

Of couse that newspapers found me! Always... impossible to hide... I tried to scape, but I couldn't... have fun, be fan Dany! Face the reporters! Sing on television (almost killed Madonna song!), and show your "creative Madonna style"!!!...

... Yes I'm always with a different "avatar"!!! But This time no "Mrs.Gessle" jacket, but a Madonna Adidas look, boots (something like "this boots are made for walking..."), many "like a virgin" neckless and... "a Britney hat" (they said)! What a miscelany look! Yah these is me! A megamix!

Enjoy this crazy story of the day...

On the photos:

Yes my "almost-ex-future-husband" went we me! He likes Madonna (and hates Per Gessle! Of course... because I was a "Gessle Girl" in the past... was?!? Anyway... forget about it!)

Also in the photo my best college friend Larissa Martins & Grasiela Ceccato (a rox friend too)

CELEBRATING WOODSTOCK!

Today let's celebrate 40 years of Woodstock Music Festival, that took place on the rural town of Bethel, New York, US

Friday, August 15

Richie Havens

Swami Satchidananda - gave the invocation for the festival

Sweetwater

The Incredible String Band

Bert Sommer

Tim Hardin

Ravi Shankar

Melanie

Arlo Guthrie

Joan Baez

Saturday, August 16

Quill, forty minute set of four songs

Keef Hartley

Band Country

Joe McDonald

John Sebastian

Santana

Canned Heat

Mountain

Grateful Dead

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Janis Joplin with The Kozmic Blues Band

Sly & the Family Stone

The Who began at 4 AM, kicking off a 25-song set including Tommy

Jefferson Airplane

Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18

The Grease Band

Joe Cocker

Country Joe and the Fish

Ten Years After

The Band

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Johnny Winter featuring his brother, Edgar Winter

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Neil Young

Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Sha-Na-Na Jimi Hendrix

To honor these 3 days of peace and music, rain, sun, mud and hours waiting for the idols I chose some photos from my "personal woodstock"archieve... but hey, don't wait for "tits & ass"... hmm... but maybe I can show you only "a door"! Have Fun, be Fan!

Photos taken during:

Per Gessle En Händig Man Pa Turné 2007 (July 11 till August 12)

Per Gessle Party Crasher European Tour 2009 (April 16 till May 10)

Location: Halmstad, Tylösand, Linköping, Göteborg, Varberg, Borgholm, Stockholm, SWEDEN & London, UK.