Peer Günt
For other uses, see Peer Gynt (disambiguation).
Peer Günt in 2007
Peer Günt is a hard rock band from Kouvola, Finland, formed in 1976. The band became known in mid-to-late 1980s with three successful albums, Peer Günt (1985), Backseat (1986) and Good Girls Don't... (1987).
Current members
- Timo Nikki — (vocals, guitar)
- Pete Pohjanniemi — (bass)
- Sakke Koivula — (drums)
Former members
- Vesa Suopanki — (Bass guitar) (1976-1977)
- Pauli Johansson — (Drums) (1976-1977)
- Jussi Kylliäinen — (Acoustic Guitar) (1977)
- Jukka Loikala — (Bass) (1977-1979, 1981-1982)
- Reima Saarinen — (Drums) (1977-1981)
- Seppo Karjalainen — (Keyboard) (1977-1978)
- Timo Kipahti — (Vocals, Guitar) (1979)
- Petri Korppi — (Bass) (1979-1981)
- Teijo "Twist Twist" Erkinharju — (Drums) (1981-2005)
- Teijo "Tsöötz" Kettula — (Bass) (1983-2005)
Discography
Albums
- Peer Günt (1985)
- Backseat (1986)
- Good Girls Don't... (1987)
- Fire Wire (1988)
- Don't Mess with the Countryboys (1990)
- Smalltown Maniacs (1994)
- No Piercing, No Tattoo (2005)
- Guts and Glory (2007)
- Buck the Odds (2009)
Singles & EPs
- Don't Wanna Speeding / Never Said I'll Fall (1979)
- Animal Lover / Liquere And Drugs (1980)
- Woman On The Radio / Driving Like A Mad (1981)
- I Don't Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star / Behind The Line (1985)
- Through The Wall (EP) (1985)
- Backseat / Little Squeezer (1986)
- Bad Boys Are Here (1986)
- Bad Boys Are Here (EP) (1986)
- Bartender (EP) (1987)
- Bartender / Girls Are Gonna Play The Game (1987)
- Wake Me Up/ Go Home And Eat Your Fish (1989)
- Let The Fools Do The Running / Southbound Drivin' Man (1990) (maxsingle)
- Let The Fools Do The Running / Fat Man's Boogie (1990)
- Tubesnake Boogie / Messin' With The Kid (1991) (radiopromo)
- Shotgun Wedding / Smalltown Maniacs / Not This Time (1993) (CD-single)
- Backdoor Men / Flying Man (2004) (CD-single)
- Motorcycle Woman / Scarecrow Shoes (2004) (CD-single)
- Crazy Wild One / Black Train (2006) (CD-single)
- Sudden Death (2007) (CD-single)
- Knock Out The DJ / Dead Black Roses (2011) (Digi-single)
DVDs
- Live at Rockperry (DualDisc, 2006) (live)
- Live at Tavastia (2007) (live)
Collections
- "Years on the Road" (1989)
- "Golden Greats" (1997)
- "Loaded" (2002)
- "Bad Boys Are Here - Anthology" (2006)