''Rumat sävelet'' (
Finnish for "The Ugly Tunes") is the second album of
Finnish rock band
Hassisen Kone. It was a successful follow-up to the group's debut ''
Täältä tullaan Venäjä'', and was
certified platinum
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in 2005.
Ismo Alanko
Ismo Kullervo Alanko (; born November 12, 1960) is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist.
Alanko is known ...
has said that the album's lyrics partly reflected how he experienced the sudden success of their debut album. This is most evident in the song "Jurot nuorisojulkkikset" ("Surly Youth Celebrities"). Hassisen Kone played the song in 2000 at a reunion concert, even though Alanko thought it was strange singing the song as a 40-year-old.
In 2005 the critics of Soundi rock magazine chose the album to be the fifth greatest Finnish popular music album.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ismo Alanko.
Rumat sävelet
on aanitearkisto.fi database - Retrieved on March 6, 2008
# "Oikeus on voittanut taas"—3:12
# "Führerin puolesta"—3:22
# "Jurot nuorisojulkkikset"—3:27
# "Uhrisavua"—3:15
# "Jeesus tulee"—2:30
# "Tuomiopäivä tulee"—4:32
# "Odotat?!"—3:15
# "Rajat"—4:15
# "Tällä tiellä"—3:14
# "Pelkurit"—2:28
# "Hyvä olla"—4:12
Personnel
* Ismo Alanko
Ismo Kullervo Alanko (; born November 12, 1960) is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist.
Alanko is known ...
-- vocals
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, guitar
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, keyboards, cello
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* Reijo Heiskanen—guitar, backing vocals
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* Jussi Kinnunen -- bass
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, backing vocals
* Harri Kinnunen -- drums
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Notes
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1981 albums
Hassisen Kone albums