Mazarin [Enhanced, Import]

Per Gessle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00009WV16
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,838 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2003 solo album from the Swedish pop icon! Per Gessle is one half of Roxette & one of the most successful Swedish artists ever. 14 tracks. Copy Controlled. Elevator Ent./Capitol.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen up, America, November 25, 2003

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Ethan Straffin (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mazarin (Audio CD)

With all due respect, country of mine, there's something really wrong with you in that you've never gone gaga over Per Gessle/Roxette the way a good percentage of the rest of the world has. Guilty pleasure? Perhaps, but who cares. The fact remains that Gessle is our greatest pop songwriter since Lennon, and this album proves it all over again. It took Sweden by storm, setting all kinds of sales records, and the fact that I don't understand a word of it diminishes it not at all in my eyes or ears. The man simply has a preternatural ability to create music that WILL make you cast off whatever cynicism remains in your heart for a full 48 minutes. (And, given that I possess a fair amount of said cynicism, I've seriously got to thank him for that.)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, December 9, 2004

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Caroline S. (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mazarin (Audio CD)

True, I cannot understand a word on this album, but it's got to be one of the best albums I've heard in a while. It tends to be mid-tempo, average instruments and normal pop rhythms, but somehow, it all comes together in an outstanding CD. More acoustic-y sounding than Roxette, but a must-have for Per and Roxette fans alike. Hugely popular (I've heard) Har Kommer Alla Kanslorna is the gem of the album, but Om Du Bara Vill is also excellent.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Per Gessle at his best!, September 16, 2004

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anny (Zagreb, Croatia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mazarin (Audio CD)

I think that this is one of the best records I have in my collection. First of all, it is in Swedish (why would all bands have to sing in English?) which gives it the Swedish touch and it sounds even better than Roxette. Every song is excellent and the music is pleasing. Trust me, even if you do not understand a word of the lyrics, you will be uplifted by this album, it is so good!