Rumat sävelet (Finnish for "The Ugly Tunes") is the second album of Finnish 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]

Rumat sävelet
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1981
RecordedOctober 1980 – May 1981
GenreNew wave, punk rock, post-punk
LabelPoko Records
ProducerPantse Syrjä
Hassisen Kone chronology
Täältä tullaan Venäjä
(1980)
Rumat sävelet
(1981)
Harsoinen teräs
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Soundi[1]

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

In 2005 the critics of Soundi rock magazine chose the album to be the fifth greatest Finnish popular music album.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Ismo Alanko.[4]

  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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Soundi review
  2. ^ Hassisen Kone on ifpi.fi - Retrieved on March 5, 2008
  3. ^ Pekka Nissilä: Juha Vainion Rahaston tunnustuspalkinto Ismo Alangolle Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine SELVIS magazine 3/2003
  4. ^ Rumat sävelet on aanitearkisto.fi database - Retrieved on March 6, 2008