Word: fredriksson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...concert last month, the group put to rest any preconceived ideas one might have had of this Swedish duo as Ice Prince and Princess. Fredriksson strutted across the stage, her sleek figure clad in skintight black leather, and Gessle, though less striking than his gorgeous partner, proved to be a surprisingly good guitarist and indulged many of their light-hearted pop tunes with some hard riffs...
...Fredriksson and Gessle burst onstage full of attitude with "Hot-blooded," an-as-yet-unreleased track from Joyride. They kept up the energy by launching immediately into their smash hit, "Dangerous...
Gessle and Fredriksson made sure to include all their hits (seven Top-10 hits in the last three years) for the appreciative crowd and even threw in some unexpected acoustical moments which proved their talent as real musicians...
...familiarity of the audience with most of the songs they performed, Roxette maintained an intimate rapport with their fans throughout the show. When Fredriksson and Gessle left the stage without performing one of their most popular ballads, "Listen to Your Heart," the audience insistently reminded them of the song, chanting the title until Roxette returned to the stage and offered an encore as an apology...
...very easy to write off Roxette as pop trash because they achieved tremendous success with less-than-profound lyrics and danceable music. But Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle both have beautiful voices, and they're excellent performers both on record and on stage...