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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 04:46 PM
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Why is Finland cranking out such great music these days?
Lordi, Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Fintroll, wow. I was listening to some of this today.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2628364773685984292&q=Sonata+Arctica&hl=en

Why can't we crank out good stuff like the Finns?
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 04:59 PM
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1. you mean like ELP on speed?
God, I hate those double bass pedals.

sorry, I've just been around too long. I am curious to know what they are saying, though.
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 05:02 PM
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2. Can I help it If i like a classical sound in contemporary music?
End of Line.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 05:20 PM
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5. no, I don't mind the classical influences and skill
it's just the return of prog that scares me a bit, since I was a prog fanatic before punk took me down another path.
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Ariana Celeste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 05:16 PM
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3. I'm liking Nightwish
Haven't listened to any of the others you listed (yet)... a friend of mine gave me some Nightwish cd's yesterday and it's all I've listened to today :)
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 05:18 PM
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4. If we're talking Nordic rock music, it's all about...
Refused from Sweden and Turbonegro from Norway.

:headbang:
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Momgonepostal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 05:38 PM
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6. These guys too...they're the best!
Edited on Mon Oct-09-06 05:40 PM by Momgonepostal
I wish all our stuff could be this good.

Finland!

:headbang:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2IV6rQxfk48
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Momgonepostal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 05:50 PM
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7. They've got rhythm, too!
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 06:04 PM
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8. LOL, OMG that is the greatest thing ever!
I fear that we will lose these web gems if youtube goes all "corporate"
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Hosnon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 06:11 PM
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9. They're trying to convince me to come "home". nt
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sweetheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 06:12 PM
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10. our economic federalism is too large
Finland has only 5+ millions of people. This 5 millions has a very effective
democracy, where every finn is given their human rights per the United Nations standards.

This small federal, would be like the US states if the federal were not as it is,
and given a chance to diversify to produce great art and great life. Finland is
proof that democracy in its parliamentary form works under 50 million people, but
does increasinly look like repression of minority rights at bigger paradigms.

(a democracy of 50 million can repress the rights of 24 millions no problemo), and
this repression number is just below 50% and gets too big to where it becomes
unstable like in the US.

I wholly recommend a visit to finland, i like it there. It inspires art.
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-09-06 06:24 PM
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11. I like this video by H.I.M.:
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