Finnish music

[Golden AWe]

A thread dedicated to finnish bands...please, comments about the songs posted in this thread, and feel free to come up with favorites you may have from Finland Funland!

First up...a classic Amorphis song "My Kantele", the acoustic version...this really shows how a heavy song can sound heavy and sad, even when played on acoustic guitar...

YouTube - Amorphis-My Kantele(acustic reprise) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTfak_Nv5LE)

[Coyote]

I'll stay out of this... :D

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

Jag tycker om Finntroll, men de sjunger på svenska

[Golden AWe]

I'll stay out of this... :D

Please don't! Let's bring out the weirdest too!


Jag tycker om Finntroll, men de sjunger på svenska

Jag vet inte så mycket om Finntroll, men har du lyssnat på Turisas?

YouTube - Turisas - To Holmgard and Beyond (music video with subtitles) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24bYlWqR4_o)

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

Please don't! Let's bring out the weirdest too!



Jag vet inte så mycket om Finntroll, men har du lyssnat på Turisas?

YouTube - Turisas - To Holmgard and Beyond (music video with subtitles) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24bYlWqR4_o)

Nej, &#228;r de bra? Nu lyssnar jag p&#229; klippet.... och k&#228;nner du Vintersorg? <3 (ett svenskt band)

[Panamark]

My Finnish Lapphund is sitting at my feet at the moment,
I have asked him and he is in deep contemplation !

[Cato]

moi moi!

kitos kitos!

[Coyote]

The late, great Pekka Pohjola circa 1981

YouTube - Pekka Pohjola Group: Dancing In The Dark (live 1981) (HQ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8BbytwyCyQ)

The guitarist is my current teacher, BTW...


Please don't! Let's bring out the weirdest too!

I was referring to the Reckless Love vid... :biggrin:

[Coyote]

YouTube - Gringos Locos - Live in Helsinki 1988 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OfOAMQWiAA)

YouTube - Gringos Locos: Bad Luck's Lament (live 1988) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcYRUiPFo1s) (Sound's a little off sync...)

MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/gringoslocosband)

[Coyote]

YouTube - Peer Günt - I Don't Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afKFreAraCQ)

[MERRYKISSMASS2U]

Jari M&#228;enp&#228;&#228; from Wintersun
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[PETE'S BROTHER]

:gulp: more "olut" please.

it's the only finnish word i can remember. saw some live bands at a festival in Tampere? back in 01. very drunk, remember no names.

[Golden AWe]

moi moi!

kitos kitos!

you're welcome you silly baka!

http://www.stupido.fi/img/shop/cover/res/iso-A14385-1171285030.jpg

Now this is probably the best finnish band, ELÄKELÄISET (the pensionates) playing "Livin' on a prayer" on humppa style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfBS0Be7EFc&feature=player_embedded

If Cato was finnish, he'd be in this band...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ihMCZ4Fej4&feature=player_embedded

This second one is how they play humppa version of Bon Jovi's "It's My Life"...


Eläkeläiset (Finnish for "pensioners") are a Finnish humppa band founded in 1993. They specialise in humppa and jenkka music and have been successful in Germany, Finland and elsewhere.

Current members of the band are Onni Varis (keyboard, vocals), Petteri Halonen (keyboard, guitar, vocals), Lassi Kinnunen (accordion, vocals), Martti Varis (bass, vocals) and Kristian Voutilainen (drums, vocals). Ilmari Koivuluhta (sound technique, logistics) and Pekka Jokinen (graphics, merchandise) complete the "humppa family". According to the band's statements, they play between 80 and 100 concerts per year, of which only 20 in Finland and 40 to 50 in Germany, due to their popularity there. Rarely performing in big venues, they have visited several big international music festivals, and surprisingly to many, even large heavy metal festivals e.g. Wacken Open Air and Tuska Open Air. They travel mostly on a private lorry and no bus.

Eläkeläiset mainly play cover versions of famous pop and rock hits in a fast humppa or slow jenkka style (both sound somewhat similar to polka music the way "Weird Al" Yankovic plays it) with Finnish lyrics — the original songs are barely recognizable. They also publish bootleg recordings of their own concerts.

"Päivätanssit" (Pahvische, 2002)
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Eläkeläiset are very popular among some OpenBSD developers and frequently played at their hackathons, where they claim they are "thwarting evil with humppa and math." [1]

Eläkeläiset is one of the nominees to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[2]

[Golden AWe]

This band is mostly for teenage girls...BUT, a nice video imitating THE SHINING well, and the song is actually better than anything else I've seen from them, ever. It's surprisingly good, if you don't mind the bad finnglish.

What do you think, Coyote? Would you ever believe I recommonded a Bloodpit-video?

YouTube - Bloodpit - Platitude (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MHuNPnKKhk)

[Coyote]

What do you think, Coyote? Would you ever believe I recommonded a Bloodpit-video?

Actually... No.

At least the video's better than 30 Second To Mars' "The Kill"...

[Golden AWe]

I'm sure it starts to annoy at some point, overall, but why I like this, is that there's something Pekka Pohjola-like in the lead guitar.

[Coyote]

Remember this? MrFastfinger.net / GuitarShredShow.com (http://www.guitarshredshow.com/)

Here's the guy behind the site, Mika Tyyskä:
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Also put an album out some months ago...
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[Anonymous]

Hahahahaha!!!

Dude, these guys are AWESOME!!!

FINALLY, music that does justice to how fucking bad this video really is...

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HUMPPALAKI, BITCHES!!!

Cheers! :bottle:

[Golden AWe]

Thanks Imapus!

Here's JUMP as humppa version!

YouTube - Eläkeläiset - Humpp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8aSkUXqKpw)

[Golden AWe]

Try these three...the last three songs of Amorphis "Silent Waters" album:

Shaman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caxIiNHLyGs)
White Swan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=why1zhWZthc)
Black River (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgpIPzHBW30)

Enjoy this excellent piece of folk metal/progressive metal!!!

[Cato]

Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!!

[Golden AWe]

Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!!

http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/graphics/qow33.jpg

[Golden AWe]

Albert Järvinen with LEMMY on vocals...1984

YouTube - Lemmy Kilmister and Albert Järvinen - Countdown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pke1iZRo708)

[Diamondjimi]

The late, great Pekka Pohjola circa 1981

YouTube - Pekka Pohjola Group: Dancing In The Dark (live 1981) (HQ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8BbytwyCyQ)

The guitarist is my current teacher, BTW...


Cool stuff. The conga dude rools!;)
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Reminds me a bit of Jeff Beck 70's era, very cool...

[Hellraiser!!]

Children of Bodom - Bodom Lake

YouTube - Children of Bodom - Lake Bodom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjZhwCM88pA)