A very apt title for an album and also very knowing. Being Swedes, they know what pop music is really all about. You need to grab your listener quickly then hold their attention before delivering a belter of a chorus. Abba succeeded in doing it and Roxette come somewhere close to keeping this trend alive. Who are they: Swedish pop duo, Per and Marie. Marie tends to do the lead vocals with Per writing and providing instrumentation. On this album: There are many hits to choose from, so for me, I would plump for 'The Look'. This was the song that really kick started their career and it just smacks of the eighties. With a brash ...  Read the complete review

*Warning I didn’t realise it was going to be such a long one, sorry!* Roxette has to be one of my all time greats; a talented duet that seems to have faded over the years but to me their music would always stand the test of time. So who are Roxette? Well they are a Swedish duet made up with the following Marie Fredriksson (Lead vocals) and Per Gessle (Lyrics and some vocals). It was in 1985 that the pair formed, but it wasn’t until 1986 that they released their first album Pearls of Passion. If you was wondering why the name Roxette, simple, it was taken from a song by Dr Feelgood which happens to be one of Per ...  Read the complete review

I was once asked the question, If I was stranded on a desert island, but I was allowed to have 5 CD's with me, what would they be? Strange question but true! Although when I think of this question I can still remember what the answers were originally however over the years they have somewhat changed, although Roxette's album Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus still remains in that Top 5 albums that I would have selected even though its over ten years old and they don't seem to make any new music any more, I still find myself listening to it on a regular basis. Roxette for those of you that don't know are Swedish and the band is made up of Marie Fredriksson ...  Read the complete review

Roxette Don't Bore us, get to the chorus- Is Dance/ Passion/pop music which was first released in the UK in 1995 but sadly didn't reach the USA until 2000. The Cd is composed of Songs Written and preformed by the Swedish duo Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson. The album includes the tracks 1)June Afternoon 2)You don't understand me 3)The Look 4)Dressed for success 5) Listen to you heat 6)Dangerous 7)It Must have been Love 8)Joyride 9)Fading like a flower 10)The big L : - My favourite- uplifts my mood every time! 11)Spending my time 12)How do you do! 13)Almost unreal 14)Sleeping in my car 15)Crash Boom Bang! 16)Vulnerable 17)She Doesn't live here anymore ...  Read the complete review