| Frontside Rock'n'Roll | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | BigBang |
| Cover: | Bigbang-FRNR.jpg |
| Released: | 2002 |
| Recorded: | December 2001, January 2002 |
| Studio: | GrandSport Studio |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 40:58 |
| Label: | Warner Music Group |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Clouds Rolling By |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Radio Radio TV Sleep |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
Frontside Rock'n'Roll is the fourth album by the Norwegian rock band BigBang, released in 2002.[1]
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.[2] [3] 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.
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