Tourism - Roxette

I used to rather like this group, but these days we don't hear much of them, except for the odd song on radio every now and then. Their unique brand of pop always worked well for me and left me feeling satisfied. This is one of their earlier albums. Who are they: Swedes Per and Marie. The vocals tended to be handled by Marie, with Per doing the instrumentation. On this album: 'How Do You Do' is a jolly way to kick start things, a sort of meet and greet track with bubbly vocals and lyrics like 'I see you comb your hair and give me that grin.' It is a song which makes you think of the early stages of being in love and is ...  Read the complete review

‘Tourism’ was to be Roxette’s fourth album. Whilst on a whislte stop tour promoting their third album, ‘Joyride’ Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle came up with the idea of the alternative tour album. Not just incorporating tracks simply recorded from a live show from beginning to end, they used the unusual style of only including a couple of live tracks but actually making the whole album a mixture of tracks from studios and even hotel room jamming sessions. This unique idea almost worked for the album. It certainly worked for the fans. After the success of ‘Joyride’, ‘Tourism’ leapt to number 2 in the album charts after its release on the 13 April 1991 and stayed ...  Read the complete review

// 'Tourism' - Roxette \\ Its hard to believe , but this year marks eleven years since this album was released , and yet the tracks are as fresh today as when first released . The sleeve sums this album up as 'songs from studios , stages , hotelrooms & other strange places' , and yes its true . Its not a studio album , nor is it a live album , what you do get however is a mixture of both formats . Indeed the album was recorded during the Roxette 'Joyride' world tour of 1991/2 , at whatever space was available and at any time that mood dictated , thus resulting in a spontaneous album of true merit , and where live tracks are found ...  Read the complete review