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so0ppa · 26 days ago

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so... what are your favorite suomirock songs :3

this ask is akin to someone non-chalantly inviting all the circles of hell and satan himself into their living space. anyways, ask and you shall receive anon. i will be incredibly annoying and rambly for a whole long-as-fuck post because this topic is something i know way too much yet simultaneously very little about (im bad at keeping up w most bands' lore and member names and also only listen to a select few bands anyway v_v)

Right so i was planning on structuring this in some actually comprehensible way but I dont feel like it soo... lets fuck around idk. also feel free to raise your brow at some of these because theyre too "pop" or "iskelmä" i dont really give a shit genres are fake anyways 💥

TIISU MY BELOVED. There's a full recording of one of their live performances in Heinola from 2023. Which I happened to be at. So this, the banter and all the performances have a special place in my heart lmao. I could go into a lot of detail about this video and the songs in it but i wont since itd take up like. A majority of the post IM SO FUCKED UP ABOUT THIS BAND... If you have access to Yle Areena I'd recommend watching um all of their performances for the game show Hengaillaan lol... the show itself imo is mid but the music fucks soo... the fact they mostly played english songs is a travesty 😭 but the cover of Call Me Maybe makes it all worth it /silly. Anyway I also saw them live a little later in 2023 at one of their 10th anniversary gigs!! I got autographs that time from my fav Mikko Aaltio (every instrument lmfao), who left the band that yr :(, and the lead Henrik (Tiisu) Illikainen himself lmao :) only them since I wasnt about to stay for the rest of the band I was already anxious af about it 😭 uhh fun fact the drummers name is also Riku..... 🤨 and i have tiisu t shirt yayy which. im actually wearing under my hoodie rn wtf

SPEAKING OF MY FAV MIKKO AALTIO... he left Tiisu to do some other shit INCLUDING to focus on his own band, Paha Kurki!!!! Its hard to choose favourites from them which is FINE because their discography is prettyyy slim (1 single & 3 really short EPs) so its real easy to just listen to everything theyve released up to this point loll. Which I recommend btw because damn is it all good. Mikko's voice is soo... ^_^ i liek it tiihiii

so in Paha Kurki's self-titled song from their 2nd EP, Kolmin, they compare themselves to Ursus Factory, a way more popular finnish indie(??????) rock duo, since Paha Kurki started as a duo but "failed" due to gaining a 3rd member lol. Anyways, I think its an apt comparison vibes wise!! And also gives me an excuse to transition into talking about Ursus Factory!! LISTEN TO THEIR 2023 ALBUM IO, CHRIIISSTTT IT IS SOOO FUCKING GOOODDDD ?????? Pinkki pilvi (my 2nd fave album from them tbh) and Älä lopeta uskomista rakkauteen baby are also banger albums, but IO fucking takes the cake with how well it works as a whole in my opinion. The themes and just. Everything also hit hard for me honestly.. ummm they've actually got english versions for 3 of their songs (A Great Heart, Pomo The Master & Season For Everything) I definitely dont prefer them but if you dont understand finnish (likely /SILLY) and like understanding lyrics to songs. maybe give them a listen idk. The Virhe EP is also p good :)

hey soo remember when i mentioned the game show, Hengaillaan? well another band I wanna talk abt also performed on it, in the very first episode, actually... Luukas Oja :3c I'm not like their biggest fan or whatever, but damn if Sims, Parasiitti, Supersankari, Haaveminä and Väritetty todellisuus dont hit hard!!! Also their performances on Hengaillaan are also just great hehe :D

speaking of female led suomirock bands. Huora :) maybe the best finnish punk/metal band currently??? IN MY OPINION.... ^_^ Their most recent albums, Neljä Huolenaikaa and Älä Luovuta are some of my favourite albums just like in general :) I also saw them live actually, at Ruisrock in Turku... some year, idr. I thinkk the only time ive gone to a music event alone? :P if i had to pick favourite songs from them it'd prolly be Kohde vai esine, Sanni, Kuoleman odotusta eri tavoilla, Helvetin koirat, Loppu, (Älä) Luovuta, Njet, Vlad!; Sama olo, eri syksy; Koditon, Puukottaja, P.a.-Ska and Hautajaiset :)

another rlly good current finnish punk/metal band right now has to be Rasvamaksa!! I saw them live this year with my younger brother, and man were they WAYYY more energetic than the other bands at that same venue 😭 it was alot of fun hiihii and i also have a band tshirt of theirss. Rasvamaksa only has one album and an EP atm sooo get on it chop chop listen to them!! /nf j... anyway my fav tracks from them are VIIVA and LOLITA from their EP and HERKKÄÄ SETTIÄ from their album ^_^ id put them like a bit above Luukas Oja with how big a fan of them i am.. theyre good but in most songs the lyrics r a little boring and one note for me personally. if i just want something brain off angsty yelling tho i love to put them on lol

speaking of angsty punk. Negatiiviset Nuoret (literally translates to negative youth). ive listened to this band the least and idk shit about them other than the music so yk they might not even be youths... LMAO. I really like Mä Oon Niin Ruma, Soitin Pomolle, Niinku Sut Omistaisin and Kellokosken Prinsessa. um you can tell i basically havent listened to their 2nd album at all considering those are all from the 1st one .... orz anyway would it be weird to say this is a very bpd band to me. maybe. im saying it anyway hehe.

ok apparently i have alot more punk in my pockets than i initially thought. i haven't listened to Lapsuus in a while but from what i remember theyre really good. only got 2 EPs and 2 albums also. I reaaallly like the EP Haamuna Maailmassa and the song Viime kesän onnelliset päivät. anything else i cant rlly speak on >_<

christ, ive talked too much about bands i know jack fuck about. its YUP time baby. started as a more hc punk band, went on to do some progrock, and one of their more known songs is a love ballad (Rakkaus on pesti hulluuteen). im mentioning this for a reason i promise just. remember that for later (/silly). I'm preeeettyyyy sure they ever officially disbanded but theyve been on hiatus since like 2008 so thats basically just being disbanded tbh. anyway all that to say i missed my chance at seeing them live because i was too busy not being born yet 😔 /j. All their albums are fucking masterpieces you can read that as hyperbolic but to me. its true :) if you forced me to pick only a few albums though :( itd be Homo Sapiens, Toppatakkeja ja Toledon Terästä (a concept album about a fucked up town theres a tvtropes page for it if you want to get the gist of it), Normaalien Maihinnousu, Vapauden Kaupungit and Hajota ja hallitse 1993-2001 (actually not sure this counts its marked as a compilation but also. idrc so ^_^) and uh just songs wise i would pick. WAY TOO MUCH so lets go thru them hehe. Beelsebub ei nuku koskaan, Tänään kotona, Väärinkäsityksiä merellä, Mitä elämän jälkeen, Kuonamagneetti, Taivaiden maisterit, Alla jalavapuun, Murhaaja soittaa pasuunaa, Jos helvetti on täynnä, Yövieraat, Meidän on annettu pudota, Mitä luoja teki ennen kuin loi maailman, Tuuliajolla, Hauskat hautajaiset, Tavaroiden taikamaailma, Kuolematon, Normaalien maihinnousu, Meitä odotellaan mullan alla, Pohjaton säkki, Syyllisyys (this one hits hardd tbhh), Ihana elämä, Minä elän vaarallista elämää, Mikään ei voi mennä vikaan (actually i have a weird relationship with this song because i used to play it on loop when i was panicking in hopes of maybe not panicking. cant remember if it worked or not so shrug), Rankat ankat, Korppi kaiken yllä, Nyrkkeilijä, Korkeasta ruohikosta (finnish cover of Kõrge rohi by estonian punk band J.M.K.E. okay kind of a tangent but as a native finn estonian sounds soo fucking weird its like i feel like i understand and am supposed to understand but i dont. its so fucked up i need to learn it tbh), Herrasmiehet, Lihavia luurankoja, Tohtori Tulp esittelee alkuihmisen, Kuka pelkää raakaa lihaa, Suuri peto (also a cover but imo its way better lmfao), Kaikki hyvä ei ole terveellistä, Joutilas, Kaiken maailman pakanat, Eurooppa, Jos saisin kolme elämää, Nero, Minä en tiedä mitään, Maailmassa on virhe, Pullopää, Auringon pieksämät, Kunhan kuluu tuhat vuotta and Sanomisen pakosta (also hits hardd as an artist). ok that was way longer than i expected jfc.

im technically not done talking about YUP, because the lead, Jarkko Martikainen, has an album im soo fuckin obsessed with. Listen to Itse tehty elämä please 🥺 i got to see him perform it live last year :) idk if it really counts as suomirock but who gaf its really good :) maybe saying that Jäätiellä is an Ego/Critic song (TO ME, IN MY OPINION.. or whatever) will convince someone.... /lh

this is so long im kinda losing track of everything. have i mentioned Hassisen Kone yet. probably not. 3 banger albums, pretty short lived band, i had the chance to go see them at their 40th anniversary concert and missed it because i wasnt aware of them at the time so thats cool im totally not insanely salty about that. I dont really like Täältä Tullaan Venäjä as much as the other 2 albums but ymmv. um my fav songs : Oikeus On Voittanut Taas, Führerin Puolesta, Jurot Nuorisojulkkikset, Odotat?!, Tällä Tiellä, Hyvä Olla, Kupla Kimaltaa, Levottomat Jalat, Totuus, Eksyneet Lampaat, Julkinen Eläin and Pelko.. I need to listen to more Ismo Alanko (the lead iirc) projects but I havent yet v_v um at some point i will listen to everything from Sielun Veljet. Hold me to that or something lmao

apparently Zen Cafe is one of the classics so hey kind of a normal transition we're still on classic suomirock bands i guess ? I think I like Samuli Putro's solo stuff more tbh but Zen Cafe has good songs, such as; Herra heroiini, Idiootti, Tulis nainen, Monta kertaa(this one gets stuck in my head alooott), Tahdon halvan naisen, Särkylääkkeet, Taivas on kirkas ja napakka, Rakastunut taas(delphia aeon legion song tbh), Elämä moukaroi, Moi; Laiska, tyhmä, saamaton(me fr/j); Hontelot pojat, Puuenkeli and Rakastele mua.

Since i mentioned Samuli Putro might as well rec his 2023 album, Ikävä mummoa. again, not sure it counts as suomirock but like whatever. I also like the album Tavalliset hautajaiset :3c

Tehosekoitin!!! I used to listen to them alot more and they're like the first band I ever saw live... just listen to the Golden Greats album/compilation and the songs Kusipää & Taivaallinen Babylon and youre set thats basically um probably my favourite stuff from them /silly

does Apulanta count for this they're nu metal thats close enough to rock right. yea whatever they started as punk anyways. i saw them live at Ruisrock as well but like. not on purpose they just happened to be there lol. and it was before i got insane about some of their songs and started relating it all to my ocs ^_^ heehoo whoopsieess :3c ive linked to that spotify playlist that's just apulanta songs i relate to az/kai&"purjo" (aka "ac/kc&ig") enough already just find it in my suomirocking tag idk. uhhh the albums Heinola 10, Aivan Kuin Kaikki Muutkin, Kiila, Eikä Vielä Ole Edes Ilta & Kunnes siitä tuli totta are good iunno :p. the song Paha ihminen is also a fuckingg bangerrr. And um theyve got 2 albums, Apulanta (Import) & Viper Spank, that are just english versions of some of their songs idk

Aivolävistys is good!! I should've mentioned them earlier they're hc punk... Harvojen vallasta harhojen valtaan is a really good song.

okay i think thisll be the last band ! and i saved. the one im most insane about for last lmao. CMX is my favourite band forever and ever always um ever...... they started as a more hc punk, went on to do some progrock and one of their more known songs is a love ballad (Ainomieli). YUP IS SOOO SIMILAR TO THEM ITS SOO FUCKED UP AND SILLY DJKAJFJS.... tho unlike YUP, CMX has a way larger discography and only went on hiatus (again, not sure if they ever officially disbanded) in like 2018. i wouldn't say i have select favourite albums but there's certainly some i can say i dislike (save for a few songs). like idk i know its maybe their most prog work but Dinosaurus Stereophonicus just isnt for me 😔😔 i want to like it ... but alas... honestly otherwise most their albums are amazing. Talvikuningas SOLOS, i mean of COURSEE... its like a hard-scifi concept album (similar aesthetic to wh40k, im told) that is. so fucking hard to understand for me 😭 but also tbf i have not had my hands on the physical cd/lp and i suspect they would answer alot of my questions, like TjTT :P otherwise album wise I love Rautakantele, Vainajala, Seitsentahokas and Mesmeria. All 3 of the Cloaca Maxima compilations/albums are so worth as well :3c they have way more songs also so im nott fcukinng listing my favourites that sounds like hell ^_^

um the lead & lyricist for CMX (and the only original member of the band lmao), A.W. Yrjänä, like relatively recently released his first solo album, Heliografi :) i do not like it as much, tho his lyricism is really good so its fine just that carries it lol. he also wrote a book i still need to finish reading, and you can reaally tell hes a poet by the way he writes (in like a really good way imo...)

CHRIST okay im done AAGGHH sorry :) i barely get to talk about this shit bcz my irls do not listen to like. any finnish music :) :) and i feel stupid if i try to talk about it with my professional composer, choir lead and music teacher + incredibly-niche-progrock fan dad. because i dont know fuck all about music theory and im not about to learnn lmaaoo

#critxt #ask #long post #sorry for suomirocking #this is way longer than i thought it would be like i knew itd be LONG but its SO FUCKING LONG.. haha whoops :)#felt a little fucked up to write esp when listing songs because like. i kept wanting to write “ja'' instead of and/& because most the titles #r finnish so it feels natural but ofc im listing tjem in a larger english language context so. graahh

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