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| 372.2 | | CSSE32::APRIL | If you build it .... he will come ! | Tue Dec 05 1989 11:02 | 8 |
|
I understand that the duo that does "She's Got The Look" (I can't
remember their names) are a couple of country kids from Sweden.
They seem to be doing alright.
Chuck
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| 372.4 | | CSSE32::APRIL | If you build it .... he will come ! | Wed Dec 06 1989 15:07 | 14 |
| > Group you refer to call them selves "Roxette".
> And they even have a new single out called
> "Listen to your heart".
>
> Not of my interest though but just to inform you.
Jan,
That's the one I was thinking about. Don't know if they were very
popular in Sweden but they seem to be hitting it off well here.
I hear Taylor Dayne was doing well in Sweden (She dyed her hair
blonde from being a redhead to fit in !).
Chuck
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| 372.6 | Some input from Radio VSD... | GOTA1::BHANSSON | Bosse Hansson, CS, Goteborg, Sweden | Thu Dec 07 1989 10:58 | 18 |
| (Finally reach this conferens). Hei, I am Bosse "GAAZBO" from
Gothenburg, Sweden. Yes, I put a lot of time in the studio producing
the "Graffitti Radio Show" FM94,9. ROXETTE is of course doin' very well in
sweden. But they have been in they buissness for at least 9-11 years
both Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. "The Look" is released in
a superversion ten times heavier than the original. The album "look
sharp" has also been a top seller for a long time and they got almost
all possible awards for that one.
Other dance music from sweden lately is:
Jesse Wallin - "Zero to Zero", Lilli o Suzi - (cheap dance music),
Ratata - "Glad at det �r over" (great!) ,Paul Rein - "walkin'","burn
me" ,Christer Sandelin - , SWEMIXproduction, Leila K, Pernilla
Wahlgren, Lena Philpsson, Svullo (yeea!), Roxette, and some more...
And not forget to mention Stonefunkers from Gothenburg - They a
a new and upcoming band - extremely catchy funk - you can't stand
still even if You use a small speaker...
/Gaazbo on FM94,9
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| 372.8 | Video filming location | MLTVAX::SAVAGE | Neil @ Spit Brook | Fri Jan 12 1990 14:52 | 26 |
| From: [email protected] (Patrik F�ltstr�m)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: Roxette video
Date: 9 Jan 90 20:22:38 GMT
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (JHenderson) writes:
>
>Does someone know where the video for "Listen to your heart"
>was filmed ? It seems to be an outdoor concert location, in a
>big square castly thing, close to water, in Scandinavia.
>
>--
>-Jeremy.
It was filmed in the old, now only a ruin remains, Borgholms F�stning,
(the fortress of Borgholm) in the middle of the Allvaret on �land.
�land is a small, long island in the Baltic Sea, east of Sweden, but
south-west of Gotland.
Between Kalmar on the mainland and \land, there is a long bridge which
once was the longest in europe. I don't know if there is any longer
nowadays.
Patrik F�ltstr�m
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| 372.9 | More ROXETTE news | GOTA1::BHANSSON | Bosse Hansson, CS, Goteborg, Sweden | Fri Feb 09 1990 11:13 | 7 |
| Did You notice that roxette is on their way up on us-chart again.
This time with "dangerous". This is a good advice:
BUY THEIR ALBUM - "LOOK SHARP" it is extremely good.
More successfully swedes are Leila K featuring Rob'n Raz - "Got
to get" ...on their way on billboard.
/GAAZBO on FM94,9 and SOON also on FM103,1 FM102,6 FM101,1
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| 372.11 | Danish rock band | NEILS::SAVAGE | | Fri Mar 23 1990 10:08 | 27 |
| From: [email protected] (Chuck Anderson)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Danish band - "TV2"
Date: 23 Mar 90 06:18:59 GMT
Organization: Public Access Unix - University of Denver
Subject: Danish band - TV2
When I was in Denmark a year and a half ago I, rather serendipitously,
discovered an album by the band TV2. The album title is "N�rmest
Lykellig" (nearly happy?). I still find it to be an exceptionally good
album. It is very well produced. Anyone that appreciates good electric
and acoustic guitar sounds should enjoy this album. It is a rocker.
Although my taste in music has "matured", I really like this album (I
like new age-ish type music more these days than rock - please, no
flames). The first four songs really kick and are full of great
acoustic guitar blends over electric guitar and bass.
Does anyone else know of this band? What other albums have they
released? Anything since N�rmest Lykellig? How well known are they in
the Norse countries? Or are they only heard in Denmark? (Where they
don't have a "net" anyway, right? :^)
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Chuck Anderson uucp : uunet!udenva!isis!nyx!canderso
Boulder, Co. (303) 494-6278 internet: [email protected]
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| 372.12 | Seeking music tapes, video, other | CHARLT::SAVAGE | | Fri Apr 06 1990 10:58 | 23 |
| From: [email protected] (Dave Nitsch)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Date: 3 Apr 90 23:17:52 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Hi. I'm way into the Icelandic band, the SugarCubes, but bored with
listening to their meager two albums. Two pre-Cubes KUKL albums
satisfied me for a few more weeks. Does anyone out there have any live
tapes, FM broadcasts, different versions of songs than available in
the U.S., etc.? How bout tapes of Theyr or Purrkurr Pilnikk, or the
alleged childrens album Bjork recorded when she was eleven?
Video would be cool too. Live tapes of KUKL, or albums other than The
Eye or Holidays in Europe? Anything? To trade, I've got some neat
8x10's from their most recent tour, and a videotape from Auburn,
Alabama. Or live Grateful Dead tapes, if you can handle those.
Reply via email [[email protected]]
or write to Dave Nitsch, PO
Box 85258,
Seattle WA 98145, USA.
Thanks!
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| 372.13 | Finnish rock music | NEILS::SAVAGE | | Wed Sep 26 1990 12:50 | 84 |
| From: [email protected] (Ari Husa OH8NUP)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Finnish rock music
Date: 25 Sep 90 20:21:18 GMT
Organization: The Buffalo Club
How'bout Finland?
I don't know your taste, but... there are some fairly interesting bands
with some extraordinary personality in Finland. The language is a
problem, since the bands generally rely heavily on lyrics and sing in
Finnish.
To name a few...
Eppu Normaali
Selling the most in the last 10 years, sometimes referred as the
Finnish Dire Straits. And so they are, a little bit too clean and tidy
for me, nowadays. The people I met in U. S. immediately fell in love
with "Rupisia Riimej{ Ja Karmeita Tarinoita" from 1984.. Other goodies,
"Kahdeksas Ihme" (Eighth Wonder) from 1985 and of course the early punk
albums... nowadays a little bit unexciting, however.
Juice Leskinen
A great songwriter who cannot sing. Especially the lyrics are worth
listening to, though. Has made an English mini-LP - or maxi-EP,
whatever you say - called "Deep Sea Diver". Somewhat inconsistent with
the quality of his albums. Has written the most beautiful love songs in
Finland - and made lyrics to a zillion other artists.
Ismo Alanko (bands: Hassisen Kone, 1980-82, Sielun Veljet 1982-)
A freak. Has done some controversial stage shows, and even more
controversial lyrics and music. Something in English, too - although
his pronounciation is terrible. This music has BALLS. A really talented
music maker, who hasn't said his latest word yet. Beware, not middle of
the road..
Dave Lindholm (various bands, incl. Bluesounds, early 80's)
Now, Dave has done lotsa things in English, too. Cute little stories,
some really exciting albums. I like the old BlueSounds records best.
Hector
A rarity in Finnish music business - a political songwriter. Or, used
to be. Many a really cute ideas, but not any Really Good Complete
Albums. Made his best works in the 70's and early 80's. Has written
lyrics for others, too.
Kauko R�yhk�
L'infant terrible (sp?) of the Finnish rock business. An author (half a
dozen novels), great songwriter - has had a very good band all the way
from early 80's. Especially the albums with Riku Mattila at guitar were
good. Check the "trilogy" Lauralle, Onnenp�iv�, Maa on voimaa. My
personal favourite.
J. Karjalainen & Mustat Lasit
Naive blues, r&b; started with a minimalistic band, grew up to a solid
"big band sound". Cute stuff, at times very groovy, too!
Mikko Perkoila
Just the guitar and the satiric troubadour.
These just to name a few.. now who did I forget? Quite a many.. but I
don't want to continue before you have tried these..
Of course, there are more "trendy" bands, Raptori (the name says it) is
very popular at the moment.. Dingo broke young girls' hearts some years
ago, SIG made a few energetic albums (their best being Sudet in.. ehm..
was it 1981? and their first album), but then fell down to the sea of
mediocrity. Check Miljoonasade, too.
Ok, someone else may continue with his/her favourites. I hope at least
someone was interested.
Cheers,
Luru
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| 372.14 | Norwegian groups/artists | NEILS::SAVAGE | | Thu Sep 27 1990 12:53 | 52 |
| From: [email protected] (Gunnar Blix)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: Scandinavian "Rock" Music
Date: 25 Sep 90 21:16:22 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
I don't know what's hot right now, and I make no guarantees as to the
following matching your tastes (or mine, for that matter :-), but the
folllowing have been up and about:
A-ha
Aage Alexandersen
Dance with a Stranger
Lippo Lippi
The Monroes
Anne Grete Preuss
Jahn Teigen
Tomboy
TNT
.... and somebody please help me: what's the group's name that had an
album called "Foer var det moro med sne" or something to that effect
(really embarassing - I "know" the lead singer whose nickname gave name
to the group, I like their music, but I just cannot remember... )
Some of the above groups/artists use Norwegian lyrics, others use
English or sometimes one, sometimes the other.
--
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* Gunnar Blix * Disclaimer: Never believe anything until it *
* [email protected] * has been officially denied - Clockburn *
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From: [email protected] (Soren Lundsgaard)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: Scandinavian "Rock" Music
Date: 26 Sep 90 21:42:58 GMT
Organization: /usr/uiucmath/users/skl/.organization
I have a few albums of norwegian bands, like the Monroes, J�rn Hoel (I
think) and also Ola Uteligger. OU is definitely the best, mainly cause
it is new, not really pop and has some good lyrics. I also saw Ole
Uteligger perform in a bar in Notodden, and it was great fun. I bought
a cutout of the second A-ha album at a record store for a buck a couple
of weeks ago. What a crappy popalbum. I thought I would remember theb
whole thing from nrk, but I only remember Cry Wolf.
Can Dance with a Stranger be aquired here in the "forenede stater"?
skl.
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| 372.15 | News from Norway | OSLACT::HENRIKW | Remember the Amethyst | Fri Sep 28 1990 03:24 | 11 |
| Re .14
The group's name is deLillos. Incidentally,
they have a new album out this week, called
"Svett smil".
And a-ha's new album will be out in October.
The first single from the album, released this
week, is a cover version of the Everly Brothers'
'Crying in the rain'.
Henrik
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| 372.16 | More on the Finnish music scene | NEILS::SAVAGE | | Fri Oct 05 1990 14:52 | 22 |
| From: [email protected] (Anders Engwall)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: Finnish rock music
Date: 4 Oct 90 14:03:53 GMT
Organization: Ellemtel Utvecklings AB, Sweden
Swedish rock mag Sound Affects (quite a good read if you can read
Swedish, btw) ran a longish article on the Finnish scene a few issues
back. It seems it is a lot more interesting than the Swedish one.
"Extraordinary personality" is probably a big understatement. Some of
the acts described seemed to be out and out weirdos. I think Electric
Blue Peggy Sue & The Revolutionions From Mars (sic!!!) should be
mentioned. Loud and raw, and if you like the Seattle "grunge" stuff
(Mudhoney et al) you'll probably like these. Another fine act is
Pistepirkko 22 (who were pronounced "Pistepirkko TJUGOTV]" by a
Swedish radio announcer).
Phone: +46 8 727 38 93
Fax: +46 8 647 96 44
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"M�nskor alltf�r ofta, det �r mera �n jag t�l" - Traste Lindens Kvintett
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| 372.17 | Progressive rock | TLE::SAVAGE | | Wed Sep 16 1992 12:50 | 69 |
| Newsgroups: alt.music.progressive,soc.culture.nordic
From: [email protected] (Bj�rn Lisper)
Subject: Re: Scandinavian progressive rock bands
Sender: [email protected]
Organization: Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 14:24:31 GMT
... let me give some additional suggestions.
First, we should be aware that "progressive rock" means a different
thing here in Scandinavia than the rest of the world: here it refers to
a brand of rock music with political lyrics that was quite common in
the early seventies. I believe Marte assumed this interpretation. On
the other hand, to further add to the confusion, progressive rock in
the usual (non-Scandinavian) meaning often coexisted on the same labels
as the political progressive rock. I speak in the past tense since most
of this music was produced back in the seventies, or early eighties.
So, some "conventionally progressive" Scandinavian music to look for
(no ambition to be complete here):
Swedish: Flasket Brinner. Bo Hansson. Kebnekajse, if you like rock
mixed with traditional Swedish folk music. The different incarnations
of Samla Mammas Manna/Von Zamla etc. Solo albums by Lars Hollmer
(member of Samla Mammas Manna); wonderful ethnocraze in odd meters.
Kaipa, fairly symphonic. Dice, very symphonic (and obscure).
Trettioariga Kriget (later just Kriget), reminiscent of Rush but
actually predated them with a couple of years, also very obscure today.
Algarnas Tradgard, made only one album with very psychedelic/electronic
flavor. Made in Sweden, jazzy, several incarnations exist (all led by
jazz/rock guitarist Georg Wadenius). Especially good is the live album
"Live at The Golden Circle" where they are a trio playing various
covers (yes, it IS great! Believe me!) Pop Workshop, grossly
underrated (and obscure) fusion collaboration with Swedish, American
and Polish musicians, sounds a lot like Weather Report. Different bands
with Lars Bryngelsson (?) (Triangulus, ...).
Isildurs Bane. Cosmic Overdose/Twice a Man, synth-based, somewhat
later. Boojwah Kids, if you like Beefheart-inspired music. Myrbein, a
couple of music college students who formed a fairly crazy (but
musically apt) band. Flaskkvartetten, VERY interesting electrified
string quartet w. percussion: check especially for their work with
singer Freddie Wadling. This is more recent and available on CD.
Denmark: Burnin' Red Ivanhoe is what comes to mind.
Finland: Tassavallan Presidentti, great early seventies
prog-jazz-fusion with monster guitarist Jukka Tolonen. Get this by any
means, especially Lambert Land. Also check out Jukkas early solo albums
(the later ones are quite bland). Wigwam. Anything with the great
bassist Pekka Pohjola. I think most of the above is reissued on CD.
Norway: sorry, no idea!
Much of the above is not available in ordinary record stores (unless
recent or reissued on CD, but most isn't): thus, second-hand stores are
the places to begin with. In Stockholm you should check out Skivix at
Barnhusgatan, Wasa Skivbors at Halsingegatan, and S:t Eriks Skivbors at
S:t Eriksgatan not far from the S:t Eriks bridge. The latter has
limited hours. There are several others, the best you can do is to get
a yellow pages telephone book and check under "Grammofonskivor".
Stores that have "skivbors" in their names or advertise with "begagnat"
will have second-hand records. The YP telephone book also has a good
street map with street register.
Bjorn Lisper
PS. All the above, names etc, is modulo umlaut. DS.
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| 372.18 | Roskilde Festival 93 | TLE::SAVAGE | | Mon May 17 1993 13:10 | 72 |
| Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
From: [email protected] (Jonasd)
Subject: Re: Roskilde Festival 93
Sender: [email protected] (Netnews)
Date: Mon, 17 May 1993 06:44:31 GMT
Organization: Information & Mediascience, Aarhus University, Denmark
Roskilde Festival is getting ready. It's one of the biggest music
events in Europe, taking place in Roskilde near Copenhagen (Denmark),
on july 1-4. The festival will have about 100 bands appearing from
all over the world will appear. on 6 stages, at a price around 475 Dkr
= 75 US$ that includes camping. The festival has been an annual event
for 23 yaers, that attracts 50.000 - 70.000 people every year.
So fare the festival has announced following bands:
NEIL YOUNG (CAN)
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (US)
AFGHAN WHIGS (US)
AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB (US)
ATOMIC SWING (S)
AZTEC CAMERA (UK)
BAD RELIGION (US)
BJORN AGAIN (AUS)
BOGHANDLE (DK)
MARI BOINE (N)
BOMBAY HOTEL (DK)
JOHN CAMPBELL (US)
RAY CHARLES (US)
COP SHOOT COP (US)
CRANBERRIES (UK)
18TH DYE (D/DK)
ELECTRIC BOYS (S)
ROGER ENO & KATE ST. JOHN (UK)
EXCESS BLEEDING HEART (DK)
FFF (F)
FURY IN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE (D)
GANGSTARR QUARTET (US)
GHOST OF AN AMERICAN AIRMAN (IRL)
GOD MACHINE (UK)
GREENE (DK)
CHRIS ISAAK (US)
JAH WOBBLE (UK)
KEZIAHJONES(UK)
KRONOS (US)
THE LAW (DK)
THE LEVELLERS (UK)
LIVING COLOUR (US)
LOVE SHOP (DK)
MALDITA VECINDAD (MEX)
MIDNIGHT OIL (AUS)
MOTOR PSYCHO (N)
NEW JUNGLE ORCHESTRA (DK)
GEOFFREY ORYEMA (UG)
THE POETS (DK)
POPSICLE (S)
THE SANDMEN (DK)
SHONEN KNIFE (JAP)
SONIC YOUTH (US)
SUGAR (US)
THERAPY? (IRL)
TRAINS & BOATS & PLANES (DK)
UNCLE TUPELO (US)
The festival has a 24 hours phone information service:
Denmark: 47171 1717 - 4000*
Sweden: 0571 10254
Norway: 0932 3036
Finland: 912 48281
When ever new bands get announced there will be news from me
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| 372.19 | What about Country music??? | MIMS::JOHNSON_ROB | | Tue Sep 07 1993 17:00 | 5 |
| Are there any country music radio stations or clubs in Sweden??
Thanks,
Robert Johnson
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| 372.20 | Is anyone home??????? | MIMS::JOHNSON_ROB | | Tue Sep 28 1993 17:56 | 8 |
| Never mind. I heard that U.S. Country Music was getting popular in
Sweden, and some of the U.S. Country Music groups were touring over
there. I was curious if there was a steady appetite for (American)
country music in Sweden.
Thanks
Robert Johnson
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| 372.21 | Bands and artists update | TLE::SAVAGE | | Mon Nov 01 1993 12:32 | 242 |
| Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
From: [email protected] (Jay Shorten)
Subject: Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
Organization: GSLIS
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1993 22:00:20 GMT
Sender: [email protected] (USENET News System)
Ace to Bass (sp?) from Gothenberg has a song out over here in Canada.
This got me wondering if there were any other famous Nordic pop/rock
stars that I didn't know about.
I thought of:
Sweden: ABBA, Europe, Roxette, Ace to Bass
Norway: aha, Dollie Deluxe
Iceland: Sugarcubes, Bjork
Are there any others (from Denmark, Finland)?
Jay Shorten
[email protected]
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From: [email protected] (Ahrvid Engholm)
Subject: Re: Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
Sender: [email protected]
Organization: Stacken Computer Club, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1993 22:25:57 GMT
If we're speaking of people doing well internationally I could add a
few: Army of Lovers is supposed to be quite popular in Germany, for
instance. Bj�rn Skifs (he had a group called Blue Swedes or something)
topped the US lists with "Hooked on a Feeling" in the 70's (his only
international hit, but he is still very popular in Sweden). We had a
guy called Harpo that did some hits on international lists (before he
got kicked in his face by a horse and retired). Maybe one should also
mention Carola (H�ggquist married S�rgaard) who won the Eurovision Song
Contest (another Swedish winner, the Herrey brothers, are probably
forgotten by now).
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From: [email protected] (Risto Widenius)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
Date: 31 Oct 1993 17:51:27 +0200
Organization: University of Helsinki
To stay on the fusion/progressive track, people may remember Wigvam
(Finland) and Bo Hansson (Sweden (does anyone know what happened to him
since?)) in the early seventies. Their fame expanded to England and
maybe even further. More up to date names are Jonas H�llborg (Sweden),
a former bass player to Mahavishnu orchestra, leading a notable solo
career; and Jukka Tolonen (Finland) with Jukka Tolonen Band, later
known as JTB (from 'Just Those Boys' according to Tolonen ;-).
A side note: what would the world pop charts look like if Ulf Lundell
and Eva Dahlgren (maybe Lisa Nilsson as well (yeah, _not_ Lena
Nilsson)) were singing in English? One thing to be happy about in
understanding Swedish is being able to enjoy these artists.
--
rw
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From: [email protected] (Marcus Gustavsson)
Subject: Re: Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
Sender: [email protected]
Organization: Chalmers University Of Technology
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 16:53:05 GMT
I liked Anne-Grete Pr�js (God knows if it's spelled that way). Has she
made anything the last years? Also I'd like to hear Rattus Norwegicus,
nothing new on the eastern front (or whatever), but it's impossible to
get here.
A swedish band I like is Tornado baby from Gothenburg. They're your
average hard-rock band. I'd like to add Leila K, Rob'n'Raz and Stakka
Bo to a Swedish mainsstream list too. They make ok music. Other
Gothenburgian bands I like is "J�vlar Anamma" and Union Carbide
productions, though these bands are not hit list music. Sadly Union
Carbide is dead.
hej
mof
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From: [email protected] (K. Roland Larsson)
Subject: Re: Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
Sender: [email protected]
Organization: Bartol Research Institute
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 00:45:58 GMT
A couple of bands/artists I've seen in some American record stores (and
haven't been mentioned in other posts):
Yngwie Malmsteen (Swedish, at least originally)
Candlemass (Swedish)
John Norum (was guitarist in 'Europe') (Swedish)
Merciful Fate (Danish?)
Yngwie Malmsteen (Yngve Malmsten) is fairly well known. I don't know
about the others, though. (John Norum is not *that* well known even in
Sweden, I think.) If Merciful Fate is Danish, what about King Diamond?
Is there any country willing to claim him? :-)
Roland
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From: Albert Svan Sigurdsson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: "Famous" Nordic pop/rock stars
Date: 1 Nov 1993 11:40:06 GMT
Organization: Geography dept., University of Helsinki.
Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
______________________________
- There are some bands that have not made the charts all over the
world, but are quite well known by sertain music interest groups, for
instance from:
Iceland: Mezzoforte is well known by all funk/jazz music fans
Norway: Bel Canto plays "floating pop music" (listen and float along),
well known in the French underground
Finland: 22 Pistepirkko, Radiopuhelimet, Raptori, Hanoi Rocks, Sielun
Veljet, 'Laija' and the Cosmonauts. These have all been widely heard off
in various parts of the world, even if YOU've never heard of them.
Sweden, Denmark and more from Norway, ... see other articles.
So, there are many well known bands from all the Nordic countries. But
which ones are famous ?
-I heard of all these bands even if I lived in Iceland, so I consider
them famous. I know of people all over the world who have listened to
these Nordic bands so they must be famous (the bands that is).
)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
"I'd rather have a BOTTLE IN FRONT OF ME, than
a FRONTAL LOBOTOMY" Tom 'T-Bone' Stankus
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Albert Svan Sigurdsson; [email protected]
Department of Geography at The University of Helsinki.
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From: [email protected] (Markku Kolkka)
Subject: Re: Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
Sender: [email protected] (#Kotilo NEWS system )
Organization: Tampere University of Technology
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 13:11:45 GMT
> Finland: M.A.Nuumminen's Underground Rock Orchestra
Have you heard "M. A. Numminen Sings Wittgenstein"? There is even a
video, but I don't really believe MTV would ever play that one :-)
--
Markku Kolkka
[email protected]
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From: [email protected] (Peter Herman x5495)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
Date: 1 Nov 1993 13:32:24 GMT
Organization: New Mexico State University
My wife and I have always thought it a great shame that americans have
missed out on a number of classic swedish rockers, especially Thomas
Ledin. He has all the attributes which have been associated with the
greats; longevity, interesting lyrics, chorouses that are easy to learn
so you can sing along after a hearing or 2, a good mix of rowdey R+R
and ballads, and GREAT stage presence.
Another of our favorites, who sort of fits the folk rock or social rock
mold, is Susan Alfvengren. We saw Anders Glenmark for the first time
this summer at Rock T�get in Sk�ne and liked him quite a lot. Other
favorites include Lasse Tennander and Wilmer X.
Somehow, the lyrics just don't translate. Lite p� mig, Sl�pp H�sterna
Fria or Vem f�r nu se alla t�rer just don't say the same thing in
english! I think you really have to write in a language you know
inside and out. The few Thomas Ledin songs in english just aren't in
the same class as the best of his swedish work. Wilmer X can really do
a blues number, but Vem f�r nu se is a SWEDISH blues number! Risto is
right. One of the advantages in knowing other languages is that it
gives you access to music (and other culture attributes) besides your
own.
Peter Herman
Dept. of Biology
New Mexico State Univ.
[email protected]
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
From: [email protected] (Mauri Haikola)
Subject: Re: Famous Nordic pop/rock stars (trivia)
Sender: [email protected]
Organization: University of Oulu, Department of Electrical Engineering,
Finland
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 13:48:09 GMT
> M.A.Nuumminen's Underground Rock Orchestra
M.A.Numminen has dealt with various art projects, this being one of
them, I suppose. If the band is still together, it probably doesn't
play or record very frequently. But mr Numminen has recently (just last
week, in fact) released a new 90-second movie called "M.A.Numminen
sings Wittgenstein", which had its TV-premiere last Thursday. The movie
has this message, briefly: "Wor�ber man nicht sprechen kann, dar�ber
muss man schweigen." (sp?)
> Leningrad Cowboys
This band is still going strong. They are especially popular in
Germany. Last summer they performed live on the street in Helsinki,
together with the Red Army Choir from Moscow, and it was a huge
success.
In the industrial circles, they say that the only chance for countries
like Finland to survive on the tough international competition is to
specialize. I think the success of the likes of Leningrad Cowboys and
M.A.Numminen and on the other hand Finland's non-existance on the
record charts proves that the theory can be applied even more
generally.
Mauri
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| 372.22 | Roskilde Festival 94 | TLE::SAVAGE | | Tue May 17 1994 11:37 | 86 |
| From: [email protected] (Jonas Ditlev)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Re: Roskilde festival (DK)
Date: 17 May 1994 10:07:52 GMT
Organization: Information & Mediascience, Aarhus University, Denmark
Roskilde festival �94, (Denmark) is getting ready, the dates are as
follows 30 June, 1-2-3 July, price will be same as last year: 550 DKR,
please note this year only 70,000 tickets are sold, 35,000 in advance
and 35,000 at the door, it is NOT my fault, but thats the fact. I
should recieve a list of places around Euorpe where tickets are sold.
following names of a total of about 125 has been announced:
International bands:
Aerosmith (US)
Madder Rose (US)
Grant Lee Buffalo (US)
The Boo Radleys (UK)
Tindersticks (UK)
NO means NO (CAN)
Jah Wobble & the Invaders of the Heart (UK)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions (UK)
Rage Against the Machine (US)
Dwight Yoakam (US)
Rollins band (US)
Babes in Toyland (US)
Redd Kross (US)
Clawfinger (S/N)
Radiohead (UK)
Almost Jazz (F)
Bettie Serveert (NL)
Ben Harper (US)
Peter Gabriel (UK)
Bjork(ISL)
Bruce Cockburn(CAN)
James Taylor Quartet(UK)
Inspiral Carpets (UK)
Underworld(UK)
Muthas's Day Out (US)
Flesh Quartet (S)
Truman's Water (US)
Sepultura (BRA)
Arthur Rubenstein Philharmonic(POL)*
Maceo Parker & Roots revisited (US)*
Charlie Hunter Trio (US)*
The Levellers (UK)*
Hedningarne (S)*
Jackyl (US)*
Angelique Kidjo (BE)*
Les Rita Mitsouko (F)*
Paradise Lost (UK)*
Sick of it All (US)*
Mary Black (IRL)*
Saint Etienne (UK)*
Danish bands:
Sort sol
Trains & Boats & Planes
The Sandmen
Kashmir
Gnags
Kinky Boot Beast
Dicte
Mecyful Fate
How Do I
Tritonus and Camerata/John hojbye*
Grind*
Psyked up Janis*
Dizzy mizz Lizzy*
*) New bands on the list
--
Jonas Ditlev
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[email protected]
"You mean it's okay to something that's wrong as long as the reason is
right." "Of course. Why else go to the trouble of being a rational
animal?"
Umbertto Eco,
Foulcault's Pendulum,p.56
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| 372.23 | Roskilde festival on the World Wide Web | TLE::SAVAGE | | Thu Apr 27 1995 11:40 | 17 |
| From: Petri Halonen <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.nordic
Subject: Roskilde festival on the Net?
Date: 24 Apr 1995 13:55:01 GMT
Organization: Centre for Scientific Computing
The unofficial Roskilde festival homepage is located at
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/huvit/festival/roskilde.html
Check out the Finnish rock scene while you're at it.
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/rockdata.html
Pete
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| 372.24 | Listing of Swedish artists and their musical styles | TLE::SAVAGE | | Wed Jul 05 1995 10:51 | 55 |
| To: International Swedish Interest discussion list
From: George Langberg <[email protected]>
Subj: Re: Swedish music scene
Identifying the musical styles of a list of Swedish artists found in
the Glada Grisen mail order catalog.
> Susanne Alfvengren Soft Songs Popular songs in "Gotlandska"
> Thorstein Bergman Folk music
> Harry Brandelius Folk music, popular 40 years ago
> Bravado Bravado ?
> Robert Broberg Pop with very funny lyrics
> Roland Cedermark Gammeldans
> Kikki Danielsson Schlagers/Country
> Flamingokvintetten Dansband
> Merit Hemmingson Instrumental folk and classical music
> Bosse Larsson & Broederna Lindquist
Gammeldans
> Lars-Erik Larsson Classical/modern, folkloristic
> Zarah Leander Opera
> Lilli & Sussi Pop (cheap,sexy,rythmic)
> Anita Lindblom Schlagers, childrens music
> Ulf Lundell Rock (sweden's Bruce Springsteen)
> Magdeburgarna Gammeldans/dansband ?
> Nackabarnen Children's choir
> Mats Paulson Dansband, folk music
> Edvard Persson Schlagers in the 50:s, folk music
> Povel Ramel Comedy
> Rankarna & Mats Raadberg Dansband
> Pugh Rogefelt Rock
> Anne-Lie Ryde Rock, schlagers
> Shanes 60's pop, in English mostly
> Bjoern Skifs Pop (was no 1 on billboard in 1970(?)
Modern, soft rock
> Thore Skogman Pop, schlagers, gammeldans, folk
> Sten & Stanley Dansband
> Streaplers Dansband
> Niklas Stroemstedt Pop, balads
> Trio me' Bumba Same as Skogman
> Gunnar Wiklund Schlagers, music from the 60s
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Terminology:
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DANSBAND (dance band...) They all sound very much the same, a little
influence from country, a little from "soft music". Many people say
they don't like it, but "it's so good for dancing".
GAMMELDANS (old style dancing) is genuine swedish folk music for
dancing: waltz, polka, hambo, schottis... Kind of "rural" music, some
of it may be OK, but in the long run boring to the pop generation.
SCHLAGERS is pretty much the swedish equivalent of what in the US
would be called "Top-40", or songs which "made the charts."
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