*Artist: Roxette
Genre: Rock
Period: `80s, `90s, 2000s
Members: Per Gessle, Marie Fredriksson
Biography:
It`s tempting to write Roxette off as nothing more than a shallow pop/rock band, but their shameless hooks are precisely what makes them so enjoyable. Roxette has a knack for writing extremely catchy and simple hooks and melodies that are sweet but not saccharine; it`s radio-friendly pop, but the hooks don`t wear thin with repeated plays. The duo of guitarist Per Gessle and vocalist Marie Fredriksson released an album in 1986 that didn`t display much of their talents, but the infectious follow-up, 1988`s Look Sharp!, brought them to the top of the charts in America and England; 1991`s Joyride was almost equally successful. After a couple years off, Roxette returned with a new album, Crash! Boom! Bang!, in 1994; Baladas en Español followed in 1997, and two years later the duo returned with the EP Stars. In 2000, Roxette signed to Edel and released the greatest-hits collection Don`t Bore Us Get to the Chorus and began work on their next album.
Discography: Roxette Discography
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