Comments on: Tonight all is right with the world

By: MysteryMonster

MysteryMonster — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:13:03 +0000

GWAR is gonna be pissed when these guys tour U.S. with KISS and play in awesome stadiums, but I’m very happy to hear of any band with so many Alice Cooperish influences can succeed in today’s music industry. Maybe the 70′s and 80′s haven’t been forgotten yet

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:27:17 +0000

I think it’s a pretty good sound. I really like them…………..Too bad on you who don’t………………………………..

By: ARMan1966

ARMan1966 — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:59:49 +0000

OK, so you’re not all very musically inclined… As a musician, a rock fan, and just someone who likes to see an Underdog win against seemingly insurmountable odds: LORDI KICKED ASS. Breaking all sorts of records (and eardrums) in the process. Don’t like ‘em? OK, show some courage and fly to Finland and tell them to their face. Or, show some self respect and keep what you’re too scared to say to their face to yourself. There is all sorts of music and musicians, entertainers I don’t like and won’t listen to, but I will not sit around anonymously bashing someone(s) behind their back. That screams of cowardice to me, something, I’m sure you’re aware of, that Rock fans are NOT known for.

By: me

me — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:31:47 +0000

i think the eurovision is crap and im only on this site cuz im doing a skool project on how crap it really is

By: N@T@S@!!!

N@T@S@!!! — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:09:13 +0000

D*I*M*A is the B*E*S*T… L_O_R_D_I go have a R_E_S_T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Prima 'rock' Donna

Prima 'rock' Donna — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 02:09:45 +0000

So where can I get hold of a life-sized Mr Lordi action figure? I’m feeling frisky tonight, lol.

By: birtoc

birtoc — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:38:07 +0000

First of all,if u see the other contestants, you would clearly understand why Lordi won.Second, compared to other Finnish metal bands, Lordi is pop music.I think the wings,costumes, pyrotechnics and other stuff contributed much to the winning.I mean,c’mon,all the other music was absolutely sissy girls’ music.If u had ur head standing next to exploding from pop music,and then these dudes show up on stage wearing horns,costumes, (although, BTW, the keyboard player’s costume sucked,as well as the drummer’s) wouldn’t u vote them just to prank the other contestants?Besides, Lordi is not really heavy metal,u know… Of course,they claim so, but they are much softer than other heavy metal bands.Also,another aspect is the comercialism of their music.Anyway, good thing they won..It kinda gave everybody a kick in the ass.However,i think it’s a shame for the finnish metalheads that Lordi participated. Eurovision isnt a contest for a rock band. Eurovision is for kitschy pop music and whaling.

By: Marq

Marq — Sat, 27 May 2006 05:43:36 +0000

Whoops–photos seem OK after the migration… but, YouTube vids have gone “poof!”

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Wed, 24 May 2006 12:32:40 +0000

I am a bit late to the party, but here is a hilarious analysis of Lordi, and few of the other Eurovision contestants:

http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2006/05/fugovision_song.html

By: Sjofn

Sjofn — Wed, 24 May 2006 05:45:17 +0000

Lithuania’s entry was rad.

By: Freshly Squeezed Cynic

Freshly Squeezed Cynic — Wed, 24 May 2006 05:17:33 +0000

Sadly, I think the true winners were denied this year for having the biggest balls of any group, ever.

I give you Lithuania’s entry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpyDDLpB-I

By: The Fool

The Fool — Wed, 24 May 2006 04:32:39 +0000

It looks like some of the Klingons got loose from the Star Trek Convention.

There can be no question, from this historical remove, that rock and roll went into steep decline post-1975.

Punk sucks and died a very early death (largely unmourned even by its fans), taking classic rock down with it. That left the field open for the unchallenged triumph of overly simplistic hip-hop, with mostly horrible lyrics about fucking hos, wearing bling, and putting a cap in your ass.

On the scale of black music, is there anyone who doubts that hip-hop ranks far below blues, jazz, soul, funk, or reggae? It’s only appropriate that the worst political period in our history was accompanied by the worst music.

By: LACJ

LACJ — Wed, 24 May 2006 02:04:07 +0000

Mmm, reindeer…I wonder if I will ever eat that again…

Pinko, I can tell you from personal experience that Europe the band was huge in Finland in 1987-88. So was Matti NykÃ¤nen… was that event bigger than Lordi’s win?

http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Matti_Nyk%C3%A4nen

Is this site like the secret Finn site or something? What’s up with that? Gavin? Anyone?

By: David Flores

David Flores — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:47:50 +0000

You know, I originally thought that Lordi winning must have been a joke, or a prank played by the viewers at home, but every time someone links to a youtube video of one of the other contestants, Lordi’s winning seems more and more logical and inevitable. At least with Lordi you can be fairly confident that you’re laughing with the band.

By: ImJohnGalt

ImJohnGalt — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:39:34 +0000

I’m sorry, anyone who can use the phrase “the Day of Rockening” deserves all the reindeer with lingonberry sauce they can eat.

By: Basharov

Basharov — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:17:08 +0000

what do the Finns have besides Formula-1 drivers and Olympic biathlon teams?

“Leningrad Cowboys Go Amerika.”

By: hellis

hellis — Tue, 23 May 2006 07:59:57 +0000

Holy shit, how did I forget that Children of Bodom are from Finland? They are amazing. Or Hatebreeder and Follow the Reaper are, anyway.

By: Mass Hypnosis

Mass Hypnosis — Tue, 23 May 2006 05:10:20 +0000

Finnish metal has many fine representatives apart from the ones mentioned…
Children Of Bodom
Amorphis
Sentenced
Tiamat
Korpaklaani(thrashy guitars and accordion…hails yeah!!)
Nightwish
Sonata Arctica
Chaosbreed
Moonsorrow
The Black League
Downfall
Norther
Ajattara
and many more…
I love that Lordi won, simply because everyone seems to be pissed. A band that mocks the seriousness of the whole thing, who was mocked by the announcers after their performance wins the whole damn thing. And shame on the person referring to IRON MAIDEN as cheese. Most of the flash-in-the-pan pop acts of today would kill for the fan loyalty and longevity that the IRON’s have. Europe isn’t cheesy because it embraces metal, it just has a portion of it’s population that realizes that mainstream music is utter shite. My recomendation is to pick up the dvd of the documentary METAL: A Headbanger’s Journey, metal fan or not it is a fascinating look at the culture and history of the music of the beast.

By: hellis

hellis — Tue, 23 May 2006 04:42:47 +0000

Oh my god. I mean, I would have preferred Finntroll, but I’ll take what I can get. I love the bat wings and flame-spewing guitars, and I cannot get that damn song out of my head.

By: suezboo

suezboo — Tue, 23 May 2006 04:22:44 +0000

I recall Puppet on a String by Sandie Shaw as a British winner. Just shows.

The best entertainment ever IMO was the time it was held in Dublin and the interval was River Dance – at that time newly created, so amazing.