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Sorry kagemuscha+aggonyduck+other finnish members .. and fans of the band, but
unbelievable!! how on earth can that horrible noise, produced by a few monsters from lord of the rings, ever be even called a song, let alone the best of europe...
is that is truly europe's best it's not good.
the French and Irish songs were ok. ~:) and... france didn't get any points did it?
hmmm perhaps it's only weird people who vote for this. (sorry again)
Actually, they got five. Can't remember who from though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drisos
Music listening Rule #1:
- Even some scracthes on a piece of wood may have a listener. The concept "perception" is something that differs from any individual to another so I think that it's just not "appropriate" to call one "weird" due to his/her tastes. I really love the authenticity and drops of epic melodies in Hard Rock Hallelujah.
The song rocks indeed. :2thumbsup:
I like "Monsterman" rather better, but being a bit dated that'd probably have been kinda stale to use in the show.
I wonder what exactly all the silly Finns who were convinced "these monsters and weirdoes" would ruin the country's image abroad and similar nonsense (which mainly suggested they didn't quite get the point) think now though. Some of the commentaries I've seen in various public forums were quite heated...
I think it just confirmed the image: You're a bunch of weirdo's stuck up north with a great sense of humour :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
Honestly, I thought it was one of the few songs with a decent structure. Most other songs were just repeat ad nauseum affairs, slow tear jerkers ("I know, let's play something in D minor !") or back street boy/Shakira copycats (come on, Russia ???).Quote:
Originally Posted by Drisos
Vocally I think Greece and Bosnia were the best, it's a bit of a shame Greece got so few points imho.
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Personally I think no number of eccentric metal bands could ever do (if they ever did in the first place) nearly as much damage to the national image abroad as drunken tourists regularly inflict *cough*hockeyandLatvia*cough*, but of course that entirely escaped the "down with monsters" crowd. :dizzy2:Quote:
Originally Posted by doc_bean
Watta bunch of backwoods idiots anyway. "What'll folks think...?!"
Well, they seemed to like it. :2thumbsup:
Agree - of the more "conventional" songs (two of our other favourites were Finland and Lithuania), both my wife and I liked Bosnia's song bestQuote:
Originally Posted by doc_bean
Overall, Eurovision was total crap. :grin:
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Originally Posted by A.Saturnus
Haha! :laugh4:
I'll have to admit there's something delightfully absurd about a bunch of what appear to be B-movie rejects waving around... big bundles of flowers. :balloon2:
Romania had a song worthy of top 3.
Lordi certainly deserved that win IMO. They're actually good, especially considering this is...Eurovision...
I smell a conspiracy. The good acts NEVER win. Until now... :inquisitive:
Not that I see why people didn't complain about "damaging our image abroad" before now. Our last try was sending an old, overweight (and suspectedly homosexual) entertainer to sing a boring tango! That's what I call damage to our reputation! :shame:Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
That's what I meant with them missing the point.
Who was that last guy, BTW ? Not the one who came out of closet some time ago ? Whowasthatnow... Sillanpää ?
See, everytime Finland unleashes something on the world that us non-Finnish can actually pronounce, like Nokia or Lordi, we all love it. :balloon2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
If people tend to vote for a style they like first, and then a particular song second... I assume that it would weight the votes towards a song that had no competition within its style group but otherwise has a large fanbase.
If there is only one Indian restaurant in town, it will be the most popular Indian restaurant in town too.
Lots of heavy/metal/death etc fans out there, no other choices to choose so they all vote the same and hence the winner is the Finns.
I think that was that norwegian, Geir Rönning?Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
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...who ? I vaguely seem to recall the name on tabloids a few times...
I was minding my own business in a bar while this was on, and by pure chance was at the bar buying another round when Finland were on the TV (with the sound off). The moment Lordi's full devil wings unfurled on the Eurovision stage I realised we were in the presence of genius.
When I finally heard the song I thought it was a bit twee but I imagine they have toned down their usual style a bit for the contest ?
Well, I think they weren't allowed to use as much protechnics as usual.
Ah, another reason for getting CMX into the '07 contest :beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
Eh, wussy Indo-European speakers. :balloon2:
Pah. Yeah, Finno-Ugric metal is OK, but I hear Basque heavy metal pwns all...Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
Finnish isn't Indo-European?Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
So now that the discussion of the music in Eurovision 06 has been completed, let's get to the point, the core subject of the discussion, the purpose of the contest, namely:
Which of the female contestants was most good-looking? (pics plz!)
Nope. Fenno-Ugric albeit with a predictable slew of I-E loan-words (apparently mostly related to agriculture).Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke Malcolm
That sounds like even more of a niche market though. 'Course, for all I know there's more Basque-speakers than Finnish- (nevermind Estonian-) speakers around...Quote:
Originally Posted by English assassin
Actually, this year's Song Contest must rate amongst the best in terms of babes (especially the dancers in the background).Quote:
Originally Posted by LegioXXXUlpiaVictrix
Here is a little gallery I have found. Have a look. Some good ones; some not so good ones.
Moldova - the bird that kept on changing (or leaving) clothes was especially appreciated.
clicky
Moldova, the cameltoe-one?
Talk about niche markets. How about sámi (god forbid:) rap?
Everyone needs a hobby, I guess.
Nah, past it's heyday. No diskoetxea plays Euskadi trash metal anymore. It's all retro-punk nowadays.Quote:
Originally Posted by English assassin
Yep, I think they did. And the keyboarder's voice was a worse background and much higher pitched in the actual live version. The album version is better IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by English assassin