For those of you who don't know where Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle got the name for their band, Roxette, from, they got it from a song called " Roxette " by a singer named Jim Johnston, or Johnson, or something like that. Now, what exactly is a " roxette ", you may ask? Well, according to the Urban Dictionary, a " roxette " is a tricked-out, or rather pimped-out, dandy of a girl ( kind of like a Cadillac " Pimp My Ride " style ) that is is so fly, so beautiful, so HOT that everyone who sees that girl going by says " look at that girl... she is such a ROXETTE!!! "Well, for 21 years of my life, ever since I was 13 years old, Roxette ( Roxette IS Marie Fredriksson & Per Gessle, the 2 integral members of the band ) have been my " roxettes ". I HAVE EVERY SINGLE, EVERY ALBUM, EVERY VIDEO, POSTERS, I WAS PART OF THE FAN CLUB, I HAD FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD, I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AMASSING A GIGANTIC ROXETTE COLLECTION. I love these Super Swedes like I love my own blood, and when Marie was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 I thought I WAS GOING TO DIE. JUST THE THOUGHT OF NEVER HEARING PER AND MARIE SING TOGETHER AGAIN, IT WAS HEARTBREAKING. FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS THEY WENT ON WITH THEIR SOLO CAREERS, PER MADE 3 OR 4 ALBUMS, FOUND A GIRL NAMED HELENA CHRISTIANSEN WHO SOUNDED A LOT LIKE MARIE FREDRIKSSON, BUT NO ONE COULD EVER REPLACE HER. I thought Roxette was a thing of the past, I had given up hope, I DON'T LIKE TO ADMIT IT BUT I DID.But slowly but surely, like a TRUE PHOENIX THAT RISES FROM THE ASHES, MARIE BUILT HERSELF UP AGAIN. Slow at first, but she surely did. First with her album " The Change ", then with her faithful husband Micke on their album " A Family Affair ", and on and on she got stronger, and she started healing. Per continued to chug along, releasing album after great album, invigorated with the sparkle and pizzazz of Helena by his side, but MARIE SADLY WASN'T ALONG FOR THE RIDE. THE JOYRIDE HAD STOPPED, PEOPLE!!!But for the past 2 years, Marie slowly started appearing on stage with Per. Singing a few songs at first, then more, then more, then more... until it was finally announced that A NEW ROXETTE ALBUM WOULD BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY 2011. Just like I had lost faith in the World Wrestling Federation after " Stone Cold " Steve Austin retired, I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO HOPE THAT ROXETTE WOULD BE SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD AGAIN. But THEY ARE BACK. Older, wiser, stronger, with more hope, with a new sound, back to spread their love to us, their adoring fans... ready to conquer the world, ONE MORE TIME!This album is more mellow and " Adult " then all the other ones before it. SIMPLY PUT, THEY HAVE MATURED. They are 50 now, not 25 anymore, but they have really come into their own as musicians. Every song on this album is a little piece of the Roxette that came before it, a few are a little weak but overall, just like a jigsaw puzzle, the album fits like a silk glove and it is their strongest since " Crash! Boom! Bang! " IMHO. It is a shame that it has been 10 years since their last full-length album, and 4 years since " One Wish " and " Reveal ", BUT ANYONE WHO IS A FAITHFUL, DIE-HARD ROXETTE FANS KNOWS WE WOULD RATHER DIE FIRST THEN FORGET ROXETTE. ROXETTE IS AN INSTITUTION, PART OF EVERY ROXETTE FAN'S SOUL. They don't call us " those crazy Roxette fans! " for nothing after all! ROXETTE IS BACK, I'M DRESSED FOR SUCCESS, SURRENDER TO THE JOYRIDE EVERYBODY, SAY HOW DO YOU DO TO YOUR NEIGHBOR, GET A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS AND SHOW THE WORLD YOU HAVE STILL GOT THE LOOK, WOO-HOO!!!