Discussion: Finland, Finland, Finland, the place where I'd...
in: Orienteering; General
Apr 25, 2006 3:50 PM
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feet:
Finland Squirms as Its Latest Export Steps into Spotlight
by Dan Bilefsky
They have eight-foot retractable latex Satan wings, sing hits like "Chainsaw Buffet" and blow up slabs of smoking meat on stage. So members of the band Lordi expected a reaction when they beat a crooner of love ballads to represent Finland at the Eurovision song contest in Athens, the competition that was the springboard for Abba and Celine Dion.
But the heavy-metal monster band did not imagine a national identity crisis.
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"In Finland, we have no Eiffel Tower, few real famous artists, it is freezing cold and we suffer from low self-esteem," said Mr. Putaansuu, who, as Lordi, has horns protruding from his forehead and sports long black fingernails.
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Full story in today's New York Times (ultimately from the International Herald Tribune); free registration (or BugMeNot) required.
http://www.nytimes.com/iht/2006/04/24/world/24finn....
by Dan Bilefsky
They have eight-foot retractable latex Satan wings, sing hits like "Chainsaw Buffet" and blow up slabs of smoking meat on stage. So members of the band Lordi expected a reaction when they beat a crooner of love ballads to represent Finland at the Eurovision song contest in Athens, the competition that was the springboard for Abba and Celine Dion.
But the heavy-metal monster band did not imagine a national identity crisis.
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"In Finland, we have no Eiffel Tower, few real famous artists, it is freezing cold and we suffer from low self-esteem," said Mr. Putaansuu, who, as Lordi, has horns protruding from his forehead and sports long black fingernails.
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Full story in today's New York Times (ultimately from the International Herald Tribune); free registration (or BugMeNot) required.
http://www.nytimes.com/iht/2006/04/24/world/24finn....
Apr 25, 2006 5:20 PM
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Oh boy, I wonder if the organizers can book them for WMOC 2007. Would make for a pleasant way to relax after the sauna after the day of competition. Of course if they win Eurovision they might be priced way too high.
Apr 25, 2006 5:47 PM
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Yeah, Go Lordi GO!!
They biggest hit so far was "Would You Love A Monsterman?" 2002
And here is short free mp3 sample:
http://lordi.vcanet.org/
(click "Lordi Would You Love A Monsterman")
Lyrics:
http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/l/lordi8077/wouldyou...
Contest song is "Hard Rock Hallelujah" lyrics:
http://www.eurovision.tv/english/2115.htm
Both are nice catchy pop songs.
http://www.lordi.org/
(there is some low quality videos, take a look at Extras)
They biggest hit so far was "Would You Love A Monsterman?" 2002
And here is short free mp3 sample:
http://lordi.vcanet.org/
(click "Lordi Would You Love A Monsterman")
Lyrics:
http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/l/lordi8077/wouldyou...
Contest song is "Hard Rock Hallelujah" lyrics:
http://www.eurovision.tv/english/2115.htm
Both are nice catchy pop songs.
http://www.lordi.org/
(there is some low quality videos, take a look at Extras)
Apr 25, 2006 6:20 PM
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Has Randy heard of Lordi?
the only Finnish metal band I know is "Nightwish", (symphonic black metal, same space as "The Gathering", if you're interested). I have one of their albums, which sounds like a bizarre fusion of opera and eurometal. Its ok, but I wouldn't rush out and get it, and it rarely makes the cut for pre-race listening.
the only Finnish metal band I know is "Nightwish", (symphonic black metal, same space as "The Gathering", if you're interested). I have one of their albums, which sounds like a bizarre fusion of opera and eurometal. Its ok, but I wouldn't rush out and get it, and it rarely makes the cut for pre-race listening.
Apr 25, 2006 6:29 PM
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What happens if you listen to Yanni before racing? And if you haven't, could you try it?
Apr 25, 2006 6:50 PM
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Apr 25, 2006 6:53 PM
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What happened to that Finnish hip-hop band from around 2001, I can't remember their name, but they sounded surprisingly good for Finns rapping. They had a huge MTV Europe hit, before being crushed by Kylie and others. Freestyler maybe?
Apr 26, 2006 6:41 AM
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Some of you may know The Rasmus
http://www.therasmus.com/
And I guess that's all. I believe you can not know any other Finnish artists.
http://www.therasmus.com/
And I guess that's all. I believe you can not know any other Finnish artists.
Apr 26, 2006 6:54 AM
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feet:
Well, if we leave this subgenre behind, there are plenty of Finnish classical musicians - Kaija Saariaho and Einojuhani Rautavaara the composers, Esa-Pekka Salonen the conductor, the two violinist Kuusisto brothers, ... not to mention older (dead) guys like Sibelius.
Apr 26, 2006 8:19 AM
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There are some other Finnish artists: Pepe Deluxe (who did the Twisted Levi's ad music) and Sweatmaster, who wrote the brilliantly-entitled 'I Am A Demon And I Love Rock & Roll', which, despite the name, wasn't actually all that bad.
I'm sad, aren't I....?!
I'm sad, aren't I....?!
May 21, 2006 12:22 PM
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Quite a convincing margin of victory, and the interview is pretty cool. Particularly satisfying since there was reportedly a movement afoot to ban them from the competition.
May 21, 2006 4:56 PM
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I'm just so glad Sweden didn't win this time -- that Carola makes me sick.
May 21, 2006 7:34 PM
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We'll all be wearing masks soon, and you'll see a lot of dressed up monsters heading out on first leg of Jukola this year. Reportedly the Finnish WOC-team will be wearing stud belts.
May 22, 2006 8:15 AM
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It will look like this:
http://www.attackpoint.org/discussionthread.jsp/me...
http://www.attackpoint.org/discussionthread.jsp/me...
May 23, 2006 1:05 AM
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One of the risks of orienteering is developing a deeper respect for the Nordic cultures. After a trip to the Finn5 several years ago, I started dating a Finn woman...and now we're engaged! What's worse, I'm even starting to enjoy their music.....! <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LgJYCK-6hE> for the Lordi winning performance.
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