22-Pistepirkko
Encyclopedia
22-Pistepirkko is a Finnish
popular music band
formed in 1980. It was formed in a small rural village of Utajärvi in Northern Finland but moved to Helsinki
, the capital of Finland, in 1985. The band now produces music in English
, though at first their main language was Finnish
.
Their early albums were inspired by rock and roll
and underground icons like Bo Diddley
and The Sonics
, but they have developed their unique sound by adding other influences to their music. Today they play an unconventional but distinctive mixture of pop, punk, rock and electronica, and achieved this fusion before artists such as Primal Scream
or Beck
popularized this kind of sound.
During 22-Pistepirkko's 2001 European tour, director Andreas Haaning Christiansen traveled with the band and shot a documentary, Sleep good, rock well, which was released on DVD in 2005.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
popular music band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
formed in 1980. It was formed in a small rural village of Utajärvi in Northern Finland but moved to Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, the capital of Finland, in 1985. The band now produces music in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, though at first their main language was Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
.
Their early albums were inspired by rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
and underground icons like Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
and The Sonics
The Sonics
The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, originating from the early and mid-1960s. Among The Sonics' contemporaries were The Kingsmen, The Wailers, The Dynamics, The Regents, and Paul Revere & the Raiders...
, but they have developed their unique sound by adding other influences to their music. Today they play an unconventional but distinctive mixture of pop, punk, rock and electronica, and achieved this fusion before artists such as Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
or Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
popularized this kind of sound.
During 22-Pistepirkko's 2001 European tour, director Andreas Haaning Christiansen traveled with the band and shot a documentary, Sleep good, rock well, which was released on DVD in 2005.
Studio Albums
- Piano, rumpu ja kukkaPiano, rumpu ja kukkaPiano, rumpu ja kukka is the first album by 22-Pistepirkko. It was released in 1984.-Track listing:#"Kellarissa"#"Metsässä kukkia"#"Kathy"#"I Need Love"#"Sinun suuri sukusi"#"Prinsessa"#"Noita"...
(1984) - The Kings of Hong KongThe Kings of Hong KongThe Kings of Hong Kong is the second album by 22-Pistepirkko. It was released in 1987 .-Track listing:#"I'm Back"#"Geronimo"#"Last Night"#"Big Bed"#"Hong Kong King"#"Hank's TV Set"#"Don't Try to Tease Me"#"I'm Staying Now"...
(1987) - Bare Bone Nest (1989)
- Big Lupu (1992)
- Rumble City, LaLa Land (1994)
- ZipcodeZipcode (album)Zipcode is a 22-Pistepirkko's remix and remake album. It was released in 1996.-Track listing:# Tired of Being Drunk # Swamp Blues # Wild Billy # Roundabout # I Never Said...
(1996) - Eleven (1998)
- Downhill City (1999)
- Rally of Love (2001)
- The Nature of 22-Pistepirkko (2002)
- Drops & Kicks (2005)
- (Well You Know) Stuff is like we yeah! (2008)
- Lime Green Delorean (2011)
Trivia
- The name of the band means a 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctataPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata , the 22-spot ladybird, is a 3–5 mm long ladybird commonly found in Europe . Unlike most other ladybirds which feed on aphids, P...
). - It is pronounced Kakskytkaks Pistepirkko in Finnish
- The song She's So Shy apperas on Swedish filmmaker Stefan JarlStefan JarlStefan Jarl is a Swedish film director best known for his documentaries. He made the Mods Trilogy, three films which follow a group of alienated people in Stockholm from the 1960s to the 1990s, They Call Us Misfits , A Respectable Life and Det sociala arvet...
s movie From Misfits To Yuppies (part of the Mods Trilogy).