Street Poetry
Encyclopedia
Street Poetry is the Finnish
rock band Hanoi Rocks
' tenth studio album. The album reached the top 10 on the Finnish charts, and succeeded very well elsewhere in Europe too. The first single spawned was "Fashion
", and the second was an internet-only single "This One's For Rock'n'Roll
". The albums release was celebrated at the Tavastia Club
with three live shows, which were followed by a tour across Scandinavia
, England
and Japan
.
The albums title comes from a time when the original Hanoi Rocks were living in London. A drifter was living in the London Underground
Ladbroke Grove
-station, where he wrote poems of thing's he saw. He was called a "Street Poet", and hence the title "Street Poetry".
Some reviews said that the album was Hanoi Rocks' first real rock record since the 80's.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rock band Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 after the death of their drummer, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley...
' tenth studio album. The album reached the top 10 on the Finnish charts, and succeeded very well elsewhere in Europe too. The first single spawned was "Fashion
Fashion (Hanoi Rocks song)
"Fashion" is a single by the Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks from the album Street Poetry released in 2007. The single was released on May 16th in Finland and Europe and on June 21st in Japan...
", and the second was an internet-only single "This One's For Rock'n'Roll
This One's For Rock'n'Roll
"This One's For Rock'n'Roll" is single by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, and was first released as downloadable song. The song rose to the Top 10 most-downloaded songs in Finland on August 16th, 2007, and spent a week in the Top 10.-Personnel:...
". The albums release was celebrated at the Tavastia Club
Tavastia Club
The Tavastia Club is a popular rock music club in Helsinki, Finland. The house is owned by Hämäläis-Osakunta, one of the student nations at the University of Helsinki, but since 1991 the club has been operated by a private enterprise renting the house from the nation. It is located in central...
with three live shows, which were followed by a tour across Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The albums title comes from a time when the original Hanoi Rocks were living in London. A drifter was living in the London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
Ladbroke Grove
Ladbroke Grove
Ladbroke Grove is a road in west London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is also sometimes the name given informally to the immediate area surrounding the road. Running from Notting Hill in the south to Kensal Green in the north, it is located in North Kensington and straddles...
-station, where he wrote poems of thing's he saw. He was called a "Street Poet", and hence the title "Street Poetry".
Some reviews said that the album was Hanoi Rocks' first real rock record since the 80's.
Tracklist
Personnel
- Michael MonroeMichael MonroeMatti Antero Kristian Fagerholm , best known by his stage name, Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician, and multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23...
– Lead vocals, Sax, Harp, Guitars, Keyb's, Percussion - Andy McCoyAndy McCoyAntti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks, but has also played with Iggy Pop....
– Guitars & backing vocals - Conny BloomConny BloomConny Bloom is the stage name for Ulf Conny Blomqvist, who is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter. He was originally the frontman for the late-1980s/1990s funk metal band, Electric Boys. Currently Bloom is best known as a guitarist of the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks...
– Guitars & backing vocals - Andy ChristellAndy ChristellAndy "A.C." Christell is a Swedish bass guitarist. He is most notable as formerly playing in glam rock outfit Electric Boys as well as being the current bassist for Hanoi Rocks. He is a very close friend of Conny Bloom's, as they have played together in many bands and also knew each other...
- Bass & backing vocals - LacuLacuLacu may refer to:* Lacu , the former drummer of Hanoi Rocks* Lacu, a Romanian skete on Mount Athos* Lacu, a village in Odăile Commune, Buzău County, Romania* Lacu, a village in Geaca Commune, Cluj County, Romania...
– Drums and percussion