Rumat sävelet

Rumat sävelet (Finnish for "The Ugly Tunes") is the second album of Finnish punk rock band Hassisen Kone. It was a successful follow-up to the group's debut Täältä tullaan Venäjä, and was certified platinum in 2005.^[2]

Ismo Alanko has said that the album's lyrics partly reflected how he experienced the sudden success of their debut album.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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 -- vocals, guitar, keyboards, cello
• Reijo Heiskanen -- guitar, backing vocals
• Jussi Kinnunen -- bass, backing vocals
• Harri Kinnunen -- drums

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