Ville Valo is back! Today, on the birthday of the legendary Finnish singer Rauli Badding Somerjoki (the author of old songs Jykev?? On Rakkaus, Paratiisi, Ikkunaprinsessa, which Valo sang with Agents), a new project was announced: an album of previously unreleased songs by Raouli Somerjoki performed by Agents and Ville. According to guitarist Agents Esa Pulliainen, this idea of this album appeared three years ago, when Esa found three badges of Bading, which he sent once.
The first single, Orpolapsi kiurun, will be released digitally on September 21 (with the author's vocals), and a full-length album is expected in early 2019. Also, in support of the album, there will be a concert tour.
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on August 30, 2018, 04:14:15 AM
I just came to post this. :)
It's not something I'm interested in personally - the style of the music combined with not being able to understand the lyrics isn't my thing - but I guess it's something? Makes me worried about the status of the long-anticipated Ville “HIM-style” solo album. I think that's what we really all want. If that hasn't been totally abandoned, it's going to be a while. I can totally understand why he would rather take some time off and then do this instead as his first music act after HIM. Hopefully it reinvigorates him musically to finally do that solo album afterwards, but I don't want to get this thread totally off topic so I'll stop blabbing about it. Maybe I just have to finally come to terms with the fact that HIM is dead, but until Ville comes out and says as much and doesn't speak about doing a “HIM” album on his own, that little thread of hope still exists but it certainly isn't fun perpetually being in limbo.
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Post by: DarkSecret666 on August 30, 2018, 11:33:08 AM
Oh yeah something new! Pulliainen is a fantastic 60's instrumental rock, blues style guitarist. He has a nice signature clean reverb sound, which I like.
Whatever the style of the song will be, I can't wait for this :D
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Post by: Daedalus on August 30, 2018, 11:40:17 AM
Unfortunately, if I can't understand the language the lyrics it's in, I'm not interested. It's good to see him getting back to work though, getting that spark going again.
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on August 30, 2018, 01:42:48 PM
Unfortunately, if I can't understand the language the lyrics it's in, I'm not interested. It's good to see him getting back to work though, getting that spark going again.
It's the same thing with me, except for like Rammstein or something. And even then I'm not like a huge fan of them, but they definitely have a number of songs that I like despite not understanding a word of what's being said. But I've also listened to the English versions of their songs and they suck ass compared to the originals, so I guess German just sounds cool, at least the way the dude sings it, so I can get into it.
I never listened to it, but a lot more people than I would've guessed seemed to enjoy that somewhat recent cover that Ville did in Finnish and was released on vinyl. It was probably moreso the collectors liking the fact that it was a limited edition release rather than actually enjoying the song itself, but I'm sure they will be savvy enough to do vinyl/limited edition releases for this Agents stuff and those same collectors will be all over it for solely that reason. As long as they're not using that fact to take advantage of people as has been done in the past (i.e. Tears On Tape vinyl after vinyl after vinyl, limited edition after limited edition) then it just is what it is. It's like that John McCurtie dude or whoever that releases a new picture of Ville like every other month or something and charges crazy prices for limited prints of it. That dude's an ass. I would never buy a picture of someone. I don't see the point of it, but plenty of other people do I guess and it seems like he's been milking Ville and the fans for forever now. But I guess as long as the other guys involved with Ville are having fun and making some money then it's all good, but on the inside it's gotta suck if a bunch of people are buying your music because of reasons other than actually liking it and wanting to hear it.
I could form a band with Ville and create the worst music humanly possible and it would still sell decent enough for what it is just because of his involvement. I'm sure they all are well aware of that, and hell it might even be the reason why this is even taking place, but as an artist I think it would still suck to not have your art be appreciated and just seen as a piece of your ego on a shelf somewhere or as an investment for the future.
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Post by: 616 on September 02, 2018, 03:27:56 AM
i am not horny for this but i will probably buy it just for collecting purposes. As far as this https://mustaparaati.bandcamp.com/album/black-parade (https://mustaparaati.bandcamp.com/album/black-parade) is happening i dont give a shit about Flat Earth or Ville Valo & Agents Flat Earh - from what i have heard i dislike it. Music is OK but the singer sucks to me Ville Valo & Agents - it can be a nice listening to the album and all that but i dont shit golden nuggets from it so i say - whatever
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Post by: Night Shade on September 17, 2018, 02:04:03 PM
I agree with Daedalus; I like to understand the lyrics and the message of what I'm listening to. But honestly,Ville could sing the alphabet and I would probably still love it! I'll probably check this one out.
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Post by: 616 on September 21, 2018, 04:43:33 AM
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Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on September 21, 2018, 02:59:19 PM
will this be available in the US?
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on September 23, 2018, 03:37:42 PM
So I just read in an article that this project is supposed to last until the end of next summer, and then Ville will go back to doing his own music in which he already has something prepared and stuffed away. It sounds as if there's a finished album that he's just sitting on until the time is right to release it. It's still a ways away, but it's something to look forward to.
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Post by: 616 on September 25, 2018, 11:25:14 AM
what the fuck? he looks so SILLY with those new teeth OMG :D he fucked up that
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on September 25, 2018, 02:13:15 PM
You know you've spent too much time watching bootlegs when you can notice something like that. I looked but couldn't tell any difference.
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Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on September 25, 2018, 02:56:44 PM
@616
looks like he got some dental work done, all the years of smoking and drinking probably jacked his teeth up. I'm also convinced the guy either took singing lessons, is losing his voice, or just picked up a singing technique that he's been using up until this point. (could be all 3) i swear I feel like i'm the ONLY one who noticed that his voice or vocal technique changed between 2010 and 2012. almost like he lost his raspiness and his voice sounds weak, or just nasally
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Post by: Night Shade on September 25, 2018, 03:06:57 PM
I noticed the change in his voice too, on Tears on Tape. You're right, it did sound a bit weak, almost like he lost that passion for his music that we could all hear and feel before (I guess maybe he did, since HIM ended up breaking up). Maybe he's just losing his voice as he gets older. :'(
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Post by: Night Shade on September 25, 2018, 03:09:08 PM
So I just read in an article that this project is supposed to last until the end of next summer, and then Ville will go back to doing his own music in which he already has something prepared and stuffed away. It sounds as if there's a finished album that he's just sitting on until the time is right to release it. It's still a ways away, but it's something to look forward to.
I can't wait! :) I hope it's black metal.
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Post by: 616 on September 25, 2018, 03:52:48 PM
You know you've spent too much time watching bootlegs when you can notice something like that. I looked but couldn't tell any difference.
you are god damn right i have! ;D today i accidentaly found Paradiso, Amsterdam 2010 video in different folder on my external HDD with bootlegs and watched it - and realised that in 2010 they did perfect versions of WLADE and Your Sweet 666
looks like he got some dental work done, all the years of smoking and drinking probably jacked his teeth up. I'm also convinced the guy either took singing lessons, is losing his voice, or just picked up a singing technique that he's been using up until this point. (could be all 3) i swear I feel like i'm the ONLY one who noticed that his voice or vocal technique changed between 2010 and 2012. almost like he lost his raspiness and his voice sounds weak, or just nasally
it looks like brand new teeth, implanted, at least the front teeth for sure. He looks so ODD LOL like a rabbit with those two big teeth hahah. i wonder why he fucking did that, he looked just fine before that. I hope the new teeth wont affect his singing and voice as it usually does to people
regarding Villes singing and voice - this is probably the second greatest live version of any HIM song and Villes performance in the lifetime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBDx1mZmXyM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBDx1mZmXyM) the intro is odd but from 2:13 its pure orgasm..... 3:09 is just WOW from deep growl to scream. I wonder how he managed to sing the rest of the setlist that night after this song! This is by far the best HIM performance ever and Villes greatest performance as well - just flawless - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1i0BeKalQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df1i0BeKalQ) - seriously this is his best vocal performance ever. I wish they released properly mixed soundboard version of this performance on CD as a bonus instead of Its all tears unplugged or instead of WLADE from Atlanta 2014...... we cant fight over this to the death, no one will change my mind, this is the best HIM performance , best Villes performance, from deep lows to falsetos and from falsetos to the deep lows, this is singing masterclass of a decade. no mistake, just in the lyrics :-D i love how he moves with the hip as he starts singing, its so fucking cool. I cant help it but he seems in that video like he sang the easiest song in the world, like it was super easy, nothing to him.... its really heartbreaking that this band is no more Just take 10 minutes and watch the first video from 2017 and then watch the 1998 video - two best vocal performances in Villes life.
If it was possible i would changed my entire life for a chance to see HIM live in 1998 (probably Frankfurt 1998 gig) . Just to travel in time to this gig, enjoy it and after the gig i could die. I would do it instantly. The most lucky people were the video and audio crew in Viva TV channel that did this HIM Overdrive performance. Patka, Ville, Mige, Juska and Linde - it worked so fucking good!
So I just read in an article that this project is supposed to last until the end of next summer, and then Ville will go back to doing his own music in which he already has something prepared and stuffed away. It sounds as if there's a finished album that he's just sitting on until the time is right to release it. It's still a ways away, but it's something to look forward to.
I can't wait! :) I hope it's black metal.
I would not be surprised and not mad at all!
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Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on September 25, 2018, 04:00:22 PM
I actually believe that entire performance from viva over drive 1998 was worthy of being released as A CD on its own. Those unplugged versions were great, but we've had them released mute times. A properly mixed version would have been great, since villes microphone seems to capture some drum eco or delay
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Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on September 26, 2018, 04:01:40 PM
I feel like I'm one of the only people that notice but back in 1998 or so he had much larger front teeth and almost look like the gap was bigger. It's started disappearing right around 2005 or so.
Regarding the vocal technique it's very possible that the smoking and drinking just altered his voice to the point where it's completely changed I noticed that back in the early days all the way through 2001 at the very least he had a very Noticeable crack in his voice when he would Sing songs In the studio and on the album tracks that also disappeared once deep shadows and brilliant highlights came out but only on certain tracks like Heartache every moment and don't close your heart. By the time the dark light era Came around the crack in his voice was completely gone. From then on it was pretty much very raspy deepSinging techniques all the way until the beginning of 2012I actually believed that his voice was chipmunked For the 2012 in studio live Recording sessions until I was proven wrong
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Post by: Thanatos on September 26, 2018, 09:53:16 PM
I feel like I'm one of the only people that notice but back in 1998 or so he had much larger front teeth and almost look like the gap was bigger. It's started disappearing right around 2005 or so.
i dont care about his teeth honestly but yeay he looks a bit differente in this interview.
just watch wicked game video to the last one and compare
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Post by: DarkSecret666 on September 28, 2018, 12:49:26 PM
what the fuck? he looks so SILLY with those new teeth OMG :D he fucked up that
I just googled "Ville Valo's new teeth" in Finnish and found a 3-day-old topic from a discussion board, already 13 pages full of comments :DD
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Post by: 616 on October 19, 2018, 01:50:51 PM
fuck it, the more i listen to this song the more i fall in love with the overall music. The music track is fucking flawless, Ville Valo on vocals is just a cherry on a top of the pie. And now honestly, am i the only one here who thinks that Ville sounds much better in Finnish than in English? I think that i wont only buy the new album when it comes for collecting purposes (because of Ville) but i start to have a feeling that i will dig this. At first i had it deep in the end of my anus, but Olet mun, old performances of Ville with the Agents and this new song - i want Ville to have a solo album in Finnish and to sound it exactly as Olet Mun and acoustic stuff in Finnish like THe HEartless acoustic version from remastered reissues bonus album!
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on October 19, 2018, 03:14:10 PM
You've done gone nuts, son.
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Post by: DarkSecret666 on November 22, 2018, 09:23:54 AM
February 15th.
Tracklist:
1. Kirstinkulma 2. Ikkunaprinsessa 3. Orpolapsi kiurun 4. Paratiisi 5. Rockin’ with Enzio 6. Kuihtuu kesäinen maa 7. Kettu 8. Tähdet tähdet 9. Syksyn lapsia 10. Mä haluan sun 11. I told you so 12. Tuutulaulu
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Post by: HelouHill on November 26, 2018, 08:48:13 AM
Pre-sale has started few days ago and the blua limited edition vinyl is already sold out! Basic black vinyl and CD are still available from Levykauppa Äx!
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Post by: AndreRibeiroPT on January 25, 2019, 05:19:18 AM
Hello dear people,
Since Ville Valo & Agents will perform in the Emma Gaala, does anyone of you know where I/we can watch it online? Via stream or something? I´m not from Finland, so... ::)
Thank you.
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Post by: DarkSecret666 on January 25, 2019, 06:17:56 AM
I will save the performance from TV and post it here :)
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Post by: AndreRibeiroPT on January 27, 2019, 02:41:48 PM
I don't like how Ville looks lately... And those teeth... wtf...
His teeth are unnaturally white, like Ross in that one episode of Friends. They're too big for his mouth. My uncle had the same issue with his porcelain crowns.
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 03, 2019, 03:26:31 PM
Can we all get together and buy Ville some new clothes? It seems like he's been wearing that exact same getup for a while now. Maybe he spent all of his savings fixing up his teeth. Dental work is expensive.
I'm still not much of a fan of the music, so really the only takeaway I had besides the outfit is that it was just kind of weird to see him use the same mannerisms as when he was rocking out with HIM with this style of music. I keep thinking that off to the side I'm going to see Mige looking like he's having a seizure, but it's just a bunch of old casual looking Finnish dudes instead of a slightly younger Finnish dude who also happens to be a rabid sex beast.
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Post by: RazorbladeKiss666 on February 03, 2019, 06:34:35 PM
ONLY NOW am I noticing the teeth!
I saw everyone commenting about it on the VV&Agents interviews and felt really stupid cos I couldn't tell.
But in the Emma Gala performances from yesterday, I totally see it.
Aw man. Not a criticism as such, I just wish he realised he was lovely as he was. A few musicians I admire have gone on to "alter" themselves via surgery etc when they were fine before imo...it's sad.
As long as he's happy.
I'm hoping to snag a blue vinyl when it's released but not getting my hopes up
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Post by: Zhivago on February 04, 2019, 07:19:01 PM
It's strange seeing Ville without HIM. I'm going to wait a while before I buy the new cd. I'm not a big fan of this style of music.
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Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on February 05, 2019, 01:52:17 AM
It's strange seeing Ville without HIM. I'm going to wait a while before I buy the new cd. I'm not a big fan of this style of music.
eh, not to sound negative. But all of the band literally started doing something right after HIM was disbanded. I'm thinking there was some creative differences there that didn't come out to the public eye and now that everyone is dfoing their own thing, I can kind of see it....Linde and Gas love being a part of a musical element that has raw energy. Ville is more laid back and chill, it's very noticable that he feels comfortable around older musicians. I'm one of the few who enjoyed Flat earth because of the fact that Linde seems like he was able to breathe a little more with his playing style. Every now and again, every time I listen to live gigs, I hear a lot of cathartism through the way he plays as opposed to the studio where it sounds like his playing is regulated. Kosmo did an awesome job during the farewell tour I would have loved to hear him on an album.
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Post by: vampireheart616 on February 08, 2019, 10:27:37 PM
This (https://www.facebook.com/105300026194532/posts/2140605752663939?sfns=mo) was shared by HIM Norway ???
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Post by: SIRJARVIS01 on February 09, 2019, 03:06:49 PM
I'm sure this will be the closest we will get to an official HIM release . Just Ville and a studio band, not that I mind one bit I wish him the best of luck. I'm hoping they'll throw in some re recorded tracks for nostalgia
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Post by: Alex on February 10, 2019, 06:48:12 AM
Nothing new I would say.... that was said year before, but the songs were around 10... just let the energy floating i guess....and hopefully 2020 release date...
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Post by: HelouHill on February 10, 2019, 03:51:39 PM
I saw everyone commenting about it on the VV&Agents interviews and felt really stupid cos I couldn't tell.
But in the Emma Gala performances from yesterday, I totally see it.
Aw man. Not a criticism as such, I just wish he realised he was lovely as he was. A few musicians I admire have gone on to "alter" themselves via surgery etc when they were fine before imo...it's sad.
As long as he's happy.
I'm hoping to snag a blue vinyl when it's released but not getting my hopes up
Blue vinyl is already sold out 8)
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Post by: RazorbladeKiss666 on February 12, 2019, 08:22:47 AM
wtf I thought it came out on 15th?! :(
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Post by: HelouHill on February 12, 2019, 08:33:37 AM
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Post by: HelouHill on February 15, 2019, 02:58:53 AM
First song is instrumental. Those songs in english, they are performed by Badding.
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Post by: HelouHill on February 15, 2019, 03:01:22 AM
Black version of vinyl looks like this.
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 16, 2019, 04:44:13 AM
That's a pretty sleek looking release.
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Post by: AndreRibeiroPT on February 16, 2019, 09:34:13 AM
I´ve got to say that I love the new Album! Even though I can´t understand anything that´s being said, the mood in most songs is so relaxing... The ones that have an instantly effect on me are tähdet tähdet, Mä Haluan Sun and Tuutulaulu :)
Cheers for Agents and Valo for doing such a great masterpiece!
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 16, 2019, 10:08:40 AM
I had no idea it was out already lol. For some reason I thought it was still a ways off. That release date really crept up on me.
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Post by: Jay on February 16, 2019, 02:33:20 PM
Hola amigos...been a minute. :)
I had to check out the video with all the teeth comments. I mean, I'm all for a little self improvement and maintenance. If my hair ever started going, I'd definitely get plugs or some kind of treatment LOL.
Maybe he was a bit self conscious after all that smoking and shit yellowed his teeth...
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Post by: RazorbladeKiss666 on February 22, 2019, 08:56:06 AM
I'm such a dick, can't believe I missed that blue vinyl 😭 didn't realise we could pre order...argh. Perhaps it'll show up on ebay someday but probably for crazy prices.
Is the album worth listening to for a non-Finnish speaker?
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Post by: 666WTLOnVinylFTW on February 22, 2019, 09:35:45 AM
There was a red vinyl too, apparently. I just checked Discogs for you to see if they had any of the blue ones since prices on there are generally much more reasonable than eBay, but it's not the case with this release. There was only like three copies of the normal back version way overpriced. I'm sure once the hype wears off you'll be able to find a blue copy for a pretty good deal when the seller is just trying to make their money back on it after finding out that no one is going to pay an arm and a leg for it these days. That's what happened with the Tears On Tape colored vinyl, at least. Give it a few months and the re-sellers will be desperate.
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Post by: RazorbladeKiss666 on February 22, 2019, 01:07:12 PM
There was a red vinyl too, apparently. I just checked Discogs for you to see if they had any of the blue ones since prices on there are generally much more reasonable than eBay, but it's not the case with this release. There was only like three copies of the normal back version way overpriced. I'm sure once the hype wears off you'll be able to find a blue copy for a pretty good deal when the seller is just trying to make their money back on it after finding out that no one is going to pay an arm and a leg for it these days. That's what happened with the Tears On Tape colored vinyl, at least. Give it a few months and the re-sellers will be desperate.
Ah I didn't know about the red one! Aw thankyou for checking for me! That's kind of you. Yeah, I hope you're right. It'd be nice to have just for collections' sake since I don't have a vinyl player Thanks again :)
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Post by: vampireheart616 on March 02, 2019, 10:19:44 PM
:'( when love and death embrace Video (https://www.facebook.com/105300026194532/posts/2173623186028862?sfns=mo)
credit to HIM Norway
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Post by: DarkSecret666 on March 03, 2019, 09:51:19 AM
Amazing, Ville's voice sounds great ;D
Does anybody know the exact setlist? Apparently they played about 20 songs including some more Badding songs, Olet Mun Kaikuluotain and WLADE.
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Post by: Daedalus on March 07, 2019, 11:01:52 PM
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Post by: DarkSecret666 on March 09, 2019, 10:05:51 AM
WLADE last night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbF_FFRc0Cg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbF_FFRc0Cg)
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Post by: KissTheVoid on March 16, 2019, 04:45:47 PM
So this list is based on the setlist pictured at the end. I couldn't read all of it hence the question marks. I also haven't been able to verify if all the songs were played yet but am working on it.
0:00-2:24 Love is Blue &(0r?) ?Kettu? 1. Ikkunaprinsessa 2:25-6:15 2. Orpolapsi kiurun 6:16-9:50 3. Jykevää on rakkaus 9:51-12:24 4. Tähdet Tähdet 12:25-14:55 5. Valot 14:56-18:38 6. Kaunis maailma 18:39-20:01 7. Paratiisi 20:02-22:35 8. Illan varjoon himmeään 22:36-24:21 9. ?Kuin ranotat ha? ?kulker? 10. Kuihtun kesäinen maa 11. Mä haluan sun 12. Nuori rakkaus 13. ?Kaita polka? 14. Pilvet karkaa niin minakin 15. Tuutulaulu vihreat niityt surujen kitara Olet mun kaikuluotain 36:49-38:12 WLADE 38:13-44:09 Setlist