Frontside Rock'n'Roll
Frontside Rock'n'Roll is the fourth album by the Norwegian rock band BigBang, released in 2002.
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. 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.', a performer from Argentina and Greni's then-fiancée.
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
- 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
- Lars Håvard Haugen – lead guitar
- Christian Engfelt – backing vocals
- Jon Riise – backing vocals
- Sølvguttene – choir
- Sindre E. Røysland – backing vocals
- Åshild Stensrud – backing vocals
- Åste Sem – backing vocals
- Asgeir Innerdal – skateboard noise
- Amelie Poulain – photography
- Jan Inge Janbu – photography
- Dimitri Kayiambakis – artwork
- Millimeter – artwork