Deepinder Cheema
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Edited Jul 23, 2010, 05:14
Kingston Wall
Jul 23, 2010, 05:00
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtBcWl-O5b4&feature=related
I stumbled on KW whilst looking for Wigwam footage from YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Corporation)
It's not often you can see the Soprano sax used in this context. A very interesting band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCZWb0-SPhk&feature=related
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redfish365
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Edited Jul 23, 2010, 06:36
Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 23, 2010, 06:35
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Best album is II and it really is a goodie.
The massive live set is quite awesome too.
I was good but foreshadowed the awesomeness of II
III was a bit much.
There is some weird cultish religiousity throughout all 3 studio albums and the suicide of the main dude (whose name escapes me and I'm not near my records and CDs) was tragic and a bit odd.
Super interesting band who realeased one stone cold classic!
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Deepinder Cheema
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Edited Jul 23, 2010, 17:43
Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 23, 2010, 17:40
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On the face of it there are lots of bands like this. I would have passed them by if it had not been for their strangely non-Finnish name, but once I had clicked, their creative capabilities was apparent straight away. Rather human and compelling I thought.
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Piquiod
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Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 23, 2010, 17:56
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I enjoy the trilogy, and find KW vey refreshing in that they play the kinds classic rock in the spirt of Zeppelin...the attitude is all apparent. They are very talented and make great spacey rock that actually rocks...Long live Kingston Wall.
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dee
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Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 23, 2010, 19:23
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Thanks for the heads up,,,love this!!
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Deepinder Cheema
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Edited Jul 24, 2010, 00:39
Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 23, 2010, 19:28
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I have just been lisssening to this. Remarkable!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr0ykFAaCrg&feature=related
They carried it off by sheer musicality with an unerring sense of amusing themselves.
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HI DEN
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Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 23, 2010, 19:33
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Yeah, i know Ior Bock very well from whom this cultish 'religiosity' (Bock Saga, apparently forwarded to him by his parents..) is derived from..
Pete Walli (half brother of Hasse Walli btw) flipped on acid, after breaking up with his girlfriend etc etc etc..., and jumped of a church roof in Helsinki..
They're pretty legendary/cultish band in Finland. Never been a fan of their style, but gotta appreciate the musicianship. Interesting to hear how they're known abroad.
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HI DEN
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Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 23, 2010, 19:49
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It's Sakari Kukko on soprano sax
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Deepinder Cheema
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Edited Jul 24, 2010, 18:10
Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 24, 2010, 01:10
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HI DEN wrote: It's Sakari Kukko on soprano sax
Thank you. Please post some more insights and observations and any interesting information as I am fascinated by who and what they are.
I hear references to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin etc, but it rests easy with me as I think it inhabits these fine fellows rather unslavishly
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HI DEN
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Edited Jul 25, 2010, 21:04
Re: Kingston Wall
Jul 25, 2010, 20:57
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Yeah, i'm no expert on the subject. But here's the very basics..:
Kingston Wall (1987-1995) = Petri 'Pete' Walli (vocals, guitars), Jukka Jylli (bass, backing vocals), Sami Kuoppamäki (drums, percussion). Walli formed the band, produced and managed it, wrote the lyrics and most of the music and released the albums on his Trinity label. They released three albums while active ( s/t or '1' ('92), 2 ('93) and Tri-Logy ('94) which all are hard to find these days as they were somewhat limited pressings, though they all charted up to some extend in here). They played abroad only once, in Tallinn. They started getting better recognized after their demise (though they had a strong cult following since the beginning). Walli also apparently had a huge Hendrix fixation. There's a cover of 'Fire' (that got some radioplay) on the first album which has more 'hard rock' in it. While the second adds folkier touches. And the third ones just everywhere with it's 'goa trance-prog' (arranged by the guy from Rinneradio and Koneveljet) ... 'Real Live Thing a 3 cd compilation of live material from '92 to '94 was released posthumously in 2005.
Here's their official site from where you can find all this info and much more:http://www.kotiposti.net/akiko/mirrorlandv2/thestory.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INjdoHb7Oeo&feature=related
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