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Biography
about|the Swedish band|the Norwegian television series|Gylne tiderRefimprove|date=December 2010Infobox musical artist|name = Gyllene Tider|image = Gyllenetider 04.jpg|caption = Gyllene Tider in Stockholm 2004.|image_size =|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Halmstad , Sweden |genre = Pop music|Pop , rock music|rock |occupation =|years_active = 1976–1985 (temporary reunion in 1996, 2004 and 2010)|label = EMI , Capitol Records |associated_acts = Roxette , Son of a Plumber , Audiovisuellt Angrepp, Grape Rock|website = URL| http://www.gyllenetideronline.com|current_members = Per Gessle Mats Persson Micke Andersson Anders Herrlin Göran Fritzon|past_members = Gyllene Tider is a Sweden|Swedish pop music|pop group . The name Gyllene Tider translates as "Golden ages" or "Golden times". Few Scandinavia ns would not recognize the band's most famous song " Sommartider ", often played on the radio during late spring and early summer. The band is well known for its catchy choruses and light-weight lyrics about summer, teenage love and life in a small town.
History
In 1976, Per Gessle met Mats Persson, a member of the band Audiovisuellt Angrepp, forming the duo Grape Rock. Later Micke Andersson, Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon joined and the quintet was born. The group's name was changed to Gyllene Tider. In the following year, the band had become local celebrities in Halmstad for their Christmas concerts. Taking advantage of this they released their quite rare vinyl EP, Billy , selling about 900 copies. In 1980, the LP Gyllene Tider (album)|Gyllene Tider was released, becoming a huge success in Sweden . "Flickorna på TV2" ("The girls on TV2") was the album's biggest hit.
The second album, released in 1981 under the name Moderna Tider (album)|Moderna Tider ( Modern Times ), also enjoyed huge success, and was followed by a national tour. The following year Puls (album)|Puls ( Pulse ) was released, with the hits " Sommartider " ("Summer times") and "Flickan i en Cole-Porter-sång" ("The girl in a Cole Porter song").
The group tried to break through to the United States|American market in 1984 with the album Heartland (a six track mini version of the album The Heartland Café released in Sweden) under the name "Roxette"; however, the album flopped, selling only about 8,000 copies. The name Roxette was later used by Per Gessle to name his successful collaboration with Marie Fredriksson . In 1985 Gyllene Tider officially broke up.
In the following years, however, a few Greatest hits albums were released and a number of reunions took place, in particular the immensely popular Återtåget tour of 1996. In 2004 the band celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with the first new album in 20 years and a big summer tour in July and August. The tour, called GT25 , was a huge success, being the biggest tour in Scandinavia ever and the second largest of all time in the whole of Europe, gathering large crowds all over Sweden. When they performed at Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg on August 7, 2004 during the GT25 , 58,984 fans watched the concert live, breaking the record set by Bruce Springsteen ,cite news|url= http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article226813.ab|title=Vilken skön rekordfest, GT!|date=2004-08-08|first=Ronnie|last=Sandahl|newspaper= Aftonbladet |accessdate=2012-01-06 and the performance was later broadcast on TV4 (Sweden)|TV4 .
Gyllene Tider reunited again on August 14, 2010, as a surprise encore (concert)|encore during Roxette's concert in Halmstad , both bands' hometown. They performed a three-song set, featuring the songs "Juni, Juli, Augusti", "Sommartider", and "När alla vännerna gått hem", with Marie Fredriksson and the rest of the Roxette band joining them on stage for the last number.Cite web|url= http://www.dailyroxette.com/node/18803|title=Roxette rocks Halmstad with Gyllene!|publisher=www.dailyroxette.com
Selected discography
Albums
1978 Gyllene Tider (EP)|Gyllene Tider (EP) (aka "Billy" and "the yellow EP")
1980 Gyllene Tider (album)|Gyllene Tider
1981 Moderna Tider (album)|Moderna Tider
1982 Puls (album)|Puls
1984 The Heartland Café (six of the tracks from this album were released in the United States as Heartland under the name " Roxette ")
2004 Finn 5 fel!
Live and compilation albums
1989 Instant Hits
1990 Parkliv (Live 1981)
1993 Samlade Tider (nice price)
1995 Halmstads pärlor
1997 Ljudet av ett annat hjärta/En samling (nice price)
1997 Återtåget Live! (Gyllene Tider live!)
2000 Konstpaus - samtliga inspelningar från 1990-talet och lite till...
2004 GT 25 - Samtliga hits!
2004 GT25 Live! (Live 2004; also on DVD from Ullevi)
DVD and VHS
1997 Återtåget (documentary from TV4, live and interviews )
Gyllene Tider Category:Musical groups established in 1977 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1985 Category:Swedish pop music groups Category:Swedish musical groups
