Frontside Rock'n'Roll is the fourth album by the Norwegian rock band BigBang, released in 2002.Norsk pop- og rockleksikon (2005). BigBang . Vega Forlag.
Overview Frontside Rock'n'Roll is the first full-length Bigbang album to be released outside of Norway. Warner Music Germany would also re-release their previous album Clouds Rolling By in the country.
Øystein Greni wrote the song "Frontside Rock 'n' Roll" as a tribute to two of his skater friends, who had died the same year. Frontside Rock 'n' Roll is also the name of a skateboard trick, a sport which Greni is a former European champion of.Moslet, Håkon, Dagbladet (February 15, 2002). Skate or die Kemp, Anders, Dagens Næringsliv: D2 (August 21, 2008). Øystein Greni The song lyrics reference various skateboard tricks.
"Fire & Oil" was co-written with Nikolai Eilertsen and documents the 11th of September 2001 events from the point of view of a kamikaze pilot. "Earphones" is an homage to Ray Charles. "One of a Kind" is dedicated to his friend the Norwegian film director Joachim Trier, while "Mercedes" is dedicated to 'M.E.O.' (Maria Eva Orieta), a performer from Argentina and Greni's then-fiancée.
Track listing
Personnel Bigbang Øystein Greni – lead vocals, guitars, piano, mandolin, horns, drums, percussion, producer Nikolai Eilertsen – bass, organ, piano, harmonica, horns, percussion, backing vocals, co-producer Olaf Olsen – drums, percussion Additional personnel
Nils B. Kvam – co-producer Stig Morten Sørheim – engineer Morten Lund – mastering Stig Morten Sørheim – percussion, backing vocals Karim Sayed – backing vocals Martin Windstad – congas (track 1) Lars Håvard Haugen – lead guitar (track 3) Christian Engfelt – backing vocals (track 3) Jon Riise – backing vocals (track 3) Sølvguttene – choir (track 7) Sindre E. Røysland – backing vocals (track 8) Åshild Stensrud – backing vocals (track 8) Åste Sem – backing vocals (track 8) Asgeir Innerdal – skateboard noise (track 10) Amelie Poulain – photography Jan Inge Janbu – photography Dimitri Kayiambakis – artwork Millimeter – artwork
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