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Mazarin

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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.)

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.

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!

Beautiful songwriting, true craftmanship and a Gessle so much better than anyone would hope for. This record ruled the Swedish recordbuyers for more than a year, ruled the audience with a great summertour and kept Gessle on the Swedish top 10 for what seemed like an eternity. This album is flawless and I wish I could give it 4,5 stars. It is, of course, Gessle's best work so far. Clever clever production, brilliant arrangements and a mature statement from a man about life, love and smalltownfeelings. Impressive production, but don't be fooled by it's lo-fi-feeling - it's not as simple as it sounds: this is a record to discover and discover again: songwise, productionwise and you'll-get-more-and-more-wise each time you hear it. Love it!

The King of catchy song-writing is back, with his first swedish solo album for couple of decades; and while it's not quite as good as his English solo effort, it's still brilliant.
Practically every track is a gem.

'Vilket Hall Du An Gar', 'Fodelsedag', 'Spegelboll' and 'For Bra For Att Vara Sant' the absolute cream of the crop. Marie Fredriksson (the female half of Roxette) makes a loy-key appearence in track 2, but the female vocals are done very well by Helena Josefsson.

It's pretty expensive to get your hands on Mazarin here on Amazon, but it's worth every dime!

I have never written an Amazon review before, but when I heard this album I had to tell somebody about it! I absolutely loved it. The songs are beautiful. I only know a few words of Swedish but it doesn't make any difference.. This has quickly become one of the very favorite albums in my collection, and I've rarely been so excited about a record. I highly recommend it!

As a long time Roxette fan, I recently grew very frustrated that their newer cds aren't only available in America as imports, and their solo cds are even harder to come by. I wasn't particularly motivated to pay the high price or take the time to search out these cds, because I assumed that they weren't available because Roxette didn't "have it" anymore. Boy was I dead wrong. In particular, I've found Roxette's Room Service and Per Gessle's "Mazarin" to be incredible. "Om du Bara Vill" is flat out the best song I've heard in years. I thought I'd be put off by the non-English lyrics, but I was wrong. This music transcends language. It's truly a great album by a musician who deserves more recognition.

I am a big fan of Marie Fredriksson and never really caredfor Per's voice. This CD is much better than I thought. Very well-penned light pop. It's catchy and fun. I would not worry about not understanding the Swedish lyrics. You will be humming along anyway! A great buy!!!!

This album is so amazing. 1 good song and 13 awesome songs. I agree with Per that this is the best since Tourism. I can't get enough of songs like smakar på ett regn, på promenad genom stan, varmt igen, här kommer alla känslorna, vilket håll du än går etc. Great album!!

This is Per, 14 amazing songs also for those who don't understand swedish. Since Tourism, this is the best collection of songs made by Per.