Janos Valmunen – at the Bus Stop
A couple of weeks ago I went to a local second hand store. Just to finger all that old nice stuff, worn-out books or so. And one album.
It's Janos Valmunen's first and so far last vinyl record, named simply Janos Valmunen [1990]. But who the heck is this Janos?
Well, every Finnish music fan knows at least the famous opening song: Bussipysäkillä. It's nothing like the ordinary pop or hit song and you just can't sit down calm and quiet when you hear it. It's impossible to go halfway — either you love it or hate it, more than anything ever. I have always loved it.
What about the whole album then? No, he can't keep the level, but that's okey. There's something weird and fascinating buried on this guy's music. It's a bit of chlidlish and naive stuff but not in a way like e.g. this poor Finnish "Talonmies". More like M. A. Numminen.
Right now I don't know what to think of it, really. But I have senses... perhaps one day this album will be one of my dearest, as I get to used to it, as time goes by. Play it loud and play it seldom!
Näimme ihan ensimmäistä kertaa - bussipysäkillä.
Katsoimme toisiamme silmiin tosi ihastuksissamme.
Olisin halunnut jututtaa, jos vaan olisin uskaltanut.
- Bussipysäkillä
posted by yesper @ Thursday, November 17, 2005
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2 Comments:
I bought this album and also many copies of a single from the album over ten years ago. I have given these singles as a birthday present to my friends (with some sense of humor). Usually my friends have been - how to say it - surprised. The records were on sale in Epe's music shop in Tampere.
I also saw him on a gig in the bar beside Spar in Halinen some 5 years ago. Somebody said afterwards that he have died - this is just a rumour - I still remember the time when everybody (at least in Tampere) knew that Juice Leskinen is dead.
But the album "Bussipysäkillä", I listen it seldom.
How nice presents... I can easily imagine the looks upon your friends faces. :-p
About his (possible) dead then. It somehow sounds familiar; it's like I also had heard something somewhere but forgot it immediately. Weird.
This requires some investigations, surely... :-o
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