Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä
Encyclopedia
Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä (1994) is a concept album by the Finnish
rock group YUP
. It is considered as one of the bands more progressive
efforts, combining many genres of music.
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 group YUP
YUP (band)
YUP is a Finnish rock-music group. The band arose amongst three students of the Savonlinna senior high of arts in 1987 and played some rather primitive, progressive hard-core punk with English lyrics...
. It is considered as one of the bands more progressive
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
efforts, combining many genres of music.
Track listing
All songs written by Tynkkynen & Martikainen, with lyrics by Martikainen.- "Tyttö jota rakastan" – 3:18 "The Girl I Love"
- "Minä olen myyrä" – 4:45 "I Am A Mole"
- "Huonot uutiset" – 3:04 "The Bad News"
- "Älä astu kauppiaan päälle" – 5:30 "Don't Step On The Merchant"
- "Pää puhuu" – 2:52 "The Head Speaks"
- "Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä" – 5:16 "Guilted Jackets and Steel Of Toledo"
- "Mitä elämän jälkeen?" – 4:39 "What's After Life?"
- "Soljan käsittely" – 4:03 "Solja's handling"
- "Kuonamagneetti" – 3:39 "Drossmagnet"
- "Taivaiden maisterit" – 7:15 "Masters of Heavens"
Personnel
- Jussi Hyyrynen - Guitars, Vocals
- Tommi Kärkkäinen - Keyboards, Percussions, Vocals
- Janne Mannonen - Drums, Vocals
- Jarkko MartikainenJarkko MartikainenJarkko Martikainen is a Finnish singer, songwriter and member of the rock band YUP. In addition to his musical career, Martikainen has worked as a columnist, a record producer and a documentary filmmaker...
- Vocals, Guitars, Illustrations - Valtteri Tynkkynen - Bass Guitar, Vocals
- Granito Choir, P. Tynkkynen - Vocals (6)
- V. Hyrskykari - Saxophone (9)
- H. Kärkkäinen - Vocals (3)
- A. Toikka - Additional Percussions (1, 6)
- T. Wilska - Accommodations, Vocals (8)
- J. Viitanen - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
- M. Jussila - Mastering