Crash! Boom! Bang!

by Roxette

Overview

On Crash! Boom! Bang! Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson rock harder than on their pop-friendly albums prior to this, and the result shows growth but not the fun that made them so popular in the first place. Sharing lead vocals, they prove their voices are still in top form, and Gessle's songwriting skills are still sharp, but the hooks aren't as catchy. To go from the painfully pretty "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" on Joyride to the apathetic "Vulnerable" on this album shows a serious downward slide. Despite this, however, the tender title track is one of the best ballads they've recorded; and with their loose, jangly guitars, "Sleeping in my Car" and "Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)" are skillful pop/rock songs that might have been too pop for rock listeners and too rock for mid-'90s pop fans. Though the two have an edge on this album, they almost seem to have become a bit bored. ~ Bryan Buss

Product Details

Release Date:	12/13/2024
Label:	Wea Int'l
UPC:	5021732477194

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roxette   Primary Artist
Anders Herrlin   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Shyko   Strings
Christoffer Lundquist   Drums,Flute,Guitar,Autoharp,Keyboards,Saxophone,Percussion,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Clarence Oefwerman   Strings,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Per Gessle   Harmonica,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Dobro,Guitar,Vocals
Alar Suurna   Drums,Percussion
Christer Jansson   Drums,Percussion
Marie Fredriksson   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Janne Oldaeus   Guitar (Electric)
Jonas Isacsson   Guitar,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Mats Persson   Drums,Mandolin,Percussion,Guitar (Electric)
Staffan Ofwerman   Vocals (Background)
Jalle Lorensson   Harmonica
Nicki Wallin   Drums,Percussion
Pelle Alsing   Drums,Percussion
Pelle Siren   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Mats Holmquist   Strings,Conductor,String Conductor
Vicki Benckert   Vocals (Background)
M.P. Persson   Percussion,Guitar (Electric),Drums,Mandolin
Magnus Borjeson   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
S.N.Y.K.O.   Strings
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra   Woodwind
Helena Josefsson   Percussion,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Anders Herrlin   Editing,Engineer,Recording,Programming,Audio Engineer
Christoffer Lundquist   Producer
Clarence Oefwerman   Mixing,Editing,Arranger,Producer,Programming,Mixing Engineer,String Arrangements
Per Gessle   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Mixing,Editing
Max Carola   Assistant Engineer
George Marino   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Alar Suurna   Mixing,Editing,Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Marie Fredriksson   Composer
Mats Persson   Composer,Assistant Engineer
Jacqui   Assistant Engineer
Mats Holmquist   Arranger,String Arrangements
Lennart Haglund   Assistant Engineer
Ulf Forsberg   Leader
Michael Ilbert   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Jonas Linell   Photography
Torsten Larsson   Engineer,Producer
Kjell Andersson   Design
Bjorn Engelmann   Mastering Engineer
M.P. Persson   Composer