| Frontside Rock'n'Roll | ||||
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | December 2001, January 2002 | |||
| Studio | GrandSport Studio | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:58 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Group | |||
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| Aftenposten | [2] |
Frontside Rock'n'Roll is the fourth album by the Norwegian rock band BigBang, released in 2002. [1] [2] [3]
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. [1] Frontside Rock 'n' Roll is also the name of a skateboard trick, a sport which Greni is a former European champion of. [4] [5] 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.
All tracks are written by Øystein Greni, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One of a Kind" | 4:36 | |
| 2. | "Fire and Oil" |
| 5:12 |
| 3. | "Heaven and Stars Above" | 4:47 | |
| 4. | "Spiritual Heart Surgery" | 2:42 | |
| 5. | "Liquid Gold" | 3:33 | |
| 6. | "Mercedes" | 3:52 | |
| 7. | "Where the World Comes to an End" | 4:30 | |
| 8. | "Earphones" | 3:19 | |
| 9. | "The Elephant Man" | 3:14 | |
| 10. | "Frontside Rock'n'Roll" | 5:13 |
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