Rumat sävelet is the second album of Finnish

Finland

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 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band Hassisen Kone

Hassisen Kone

Hassisen Kone was a Finnish rock band, founded in 1979 in Joensuu. The young musicians rose to popularity in 1980 after winning the Finnish rock championship in the New Wave category. They recorded three highly successful albums before disbanding in 1982...

. It was a successful follow-up to the group's debut Täältä tullaan Venäjä

Täältä tullaan Venäjä

Täältä tullaan Venäjä is the debut album of Hassisen Kone. It was released in 1980, shortly after the newly formed band had won the Finnish Rock championship. The outspoken lyrics of the opening track "Rappiolla" shocked, among others, Yleisradio reporters Anneli Tempakka and Maija Dahlgren, who...

, and was certified platinum

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 in 2005.

Ismo Alanko

Ismo Alanko

Ismo Kullervo Alanko 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....

 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.

1. "Oikeus on voittanut taas" -- 3:12
2. "Führerin puolesta" -- 3:22
3. "Jurot nuorisojulkkikset" -- 3:27
4. "Uhrisavua" -- 3:15
5. "Jeesus tulee" -- 2:30
6. "Tuomiopäivä tulee" -- 4:32
7. "Odotat?!" -- 3:15
8. "Rajat" -- 4:15
9. "Tällä tiellä" -- 3:14
10. "Pelkurit" -- 2:28
11. "Hyvä olla" -- 4:12

Personnel

• Ismo Alanko
  Ismo Alanko
  Ismo Kullervo Alanko 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....
  
   -- vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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  , keyboards
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  , cello
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• Reijo Heiskanen -- guitar, backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Jussi Kinnunen -- bass
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Harri Kinnunen -- drums
  Drum kit
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