This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2020) |
Sir Elwoodin hiljaiset värit is a Finnish rock band, hailing from the Helsinki suburb of Kannelmäki.[1][2]
Sir Elwoodin hiljaiset värit | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Members | Juha Lehti Junnu Saaresaho Arttu Leskinen Jussi Virtanen Puppe Luomanmäki |
| Past members | Pete Loikala Riku Järvinen Hansu Saarinen |
| Website | sirelwood |
The band formed in 1989.[3] Including Pete Loikala, they recorded their first demo tapes. Despite publishing records and touring regularly they did not get a major success until they released the single "Viimeisellä rannalla" (an homage to Nevil Shute's On the Beach) in 1993. They scored their biggest success in 1998 with the compilation "Varjoja, varkaita ja vanhoja valokuvia", selling more than 30,000 records (in a country of only 5 million), earning them a gold record. On 13 June 2004, the band was hit hard when Riku Järvinen, their bassist and occasional violinist, died in an accident. After having found a replacement in Järvinen's friend Puppe Luomanmäki at the tribute concert though, they decided to continue, and after releasing a second "greatest hits" compilation in 2005 the band released a new single, "Suomineito", in 2006, and a new record in 2007.
They are renowned for a distinguished style with heavy basement jazz influences. Some of their more successful songs are cover versions with adapted lyrics of well known classics ("Älä itke" ("Don't cry") is Neil Young's "Don't Cry No Tears", "Kaduilla Kallion" ("In the streets of Kallio") originates with Tom Waits as "In The Neighbourhood"), but they also feature many own songs. Their lyrics are often touched by melancholy and tell about every-day issues.
The band has yet to officially reveal the answer to the often asked question, how they came up with their name (literally "The silent colours of Sir Elwood"), and whether it has any deeper meaning at all.
Members
edit- Juha Lehti (vocals, guitar, harmonica, since 1988)
- Juha "Junnu" Saaresaho (keyboards, accordion, percussion, background vocals, since 1988)
- Arttu Leskinen (drums, percussion, since 1989)
- Jussi Virtanen (guitar, de facto since 1992, though officially only since 1997)
- Pekka "Puppe" Luomanmäki (bass guitar, since 2004)
Former Members
editDiscography
edit- Varjoissa vapaan maailman (1991)
- Yö tekee meistä varkaat (1992)
- Kymmenen tikkua laudalla (1993)
- Puoli viisi aamulla (1995)
- Puunukke (1997)
- Pyhää kamaa (1999)
- Pohjoisesta tuulee taas (2001)
- 18. tammikuuta (2003)
- Sattuman kauppa (2007)
- Kaipuun vuosirenkaita (2010)
Compilations and live albums
edit- Varjoja, varkaita ja vanhoja valokuvia (1998) (Compilation)
- Ilta illan jälkeen (2002) (live)
- Varjoja, varkaita ja vanhoja valokuvia, osa 2 (2005) (Compilation & live)
- Varjoja, varkaita ja vanhoja valokuvia, osa 3 (2009) (Compilation & live)
- Varjoissa vapaan maailman (2011) (20 year jubileum live)
References
edit- ^ "Sir Elwoodin hiljaiset värit tarjoili keskiolutjatsia 1990-luvun varjoisissa kapakoissa". TV Finland. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "Sir Elwoodin hiljaiset värit". MTV (Finnish TV channel). 17 September 2003. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ Ville, Matikainen (16 September 2013). "Sir Elwoodin hiljaiset värit tarjoili keskiolutjatsia 1990-luvun varjoisissa kapakoissa" (in Finnish). Yle Elävä arkisto. Retrieved 22 July 2019.