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Apocalyptica — Ruska
Album: Apocalyptica
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Released: 2005
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 Robert.chiyoko wrote:

no way to contact Bill any more. 
Been trying. 
as an “international “ listener” and long time lover of RP is there any way to reduce the banjo and wailing female US style country  vocalists and get a LOT better at a more diverse
 diverse representation of the WORLD ?
   It’s a bit frustrating to hear the Same Old Same Old American stuff even on the alternate mixes. 
   Super  Frustrating in fact. 
   Hate to leave. But I’m Looking elsewhere. 
    Sorry Bill 



This is not an airport. You do not need to announce your departure. 
Posted 1 year ago by roadie    [ Reply ]
 Dahlia_Gumbo wrote:

So funereal. Yikes.




If you don't like it, hit the "skip button". ...problem solved.  I think it is EXCELLENT!  Thanx RP!    
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Robert.chiyoko wrote:

no way to contact Bill any more. 
Been trying. 
as an “international “ listener” and long time lover of RP is there any way to reduce the banjo and wailing female US style country  vocalists and get a LOT better at a more diverse
 diverse representation of the WORLD ?
   It’s a bit frustrating to hear the Same Old Same Old American stuff even on the alternate mixes. 
   Super  Frustrating in fact. 
   Hate to leave. But I’m Looking elsewhere. 
    Sorry Bill 


This "longtime" listener has 1 song rated and 6 song comments.
The above comment being his 1st.


Posted 1 year ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
This beloved song was playing while i just learned about Tina Turner passing out... R.I.P.
Posted 1 year ago by ExecutorQ3    [ Reply ]
 Karhu wrote:

Ruska is the expression for Indian Summer in Lapland 




Thank You for the info!   GREAT TUNE!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Robert.chiyoko wrote:

no way to contact Bill any more. 
Been trying. 
as an “international “ listener” and long time lover of RP is there any way to reduce the banjo and wailing female US style country  vocalists and get a LOT better at a more diverse
 diverse representation of the WORLD ?
   It’s a bit frustrating to hear the Same Old Same Old American stuff even on the alternate mixes. 
   Super  Frustrating in fact. 
   Hate to leave. But I’m Looking elsewhere. 
    Sorry Bill 




Good Riddance!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 mrtuba9 wrote:


And reminiscent of the unrest in 



Everywhere.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 Dahlia_Gumbo wrote:

So funereal. Yikes.



And reminiscent of the unrest in 
Posted 2 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
So funereal. Yikes.
Posted 2 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
 Karhu wrote:
Ruska is the expression for Indian Summer in Lapland 
Posted 7 years ago by Karhu    [ Reply ]
 
Thank you. Knowing that really helps define the music.
Posted 2 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Looking at that cover, first thing through my mind was "Wow, talk about dropping the BASS!" 😜
Posted 2 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 Robert.chiyoko wrote:

no way to contact Bill any more. 
Been trying. 
as an “international “ listener” and long time lover of RP is there any way to reduce the banjo and wailing female US style country  vocalists and get a LOT better at a more diverse
 diverse representation of the WORLD ?
   It’s a bit frustrating to hear the Same Old Same Old American stuff even on the alternate mixes. 
   Super  Frustrating in fact. 
   Hate to leave. But I’m Looking elsewhere. 
    Sorry Bill 


Well, glad he's gone.
Probably listening to KISS.FM now, bless.
Posted 2 years ago by SnapDragon66    [ Reply ]
 Robert.chiyoko wrote:

no way to contact Bill any more. 
Been trying. 
as an “international “ listener” and long time lover of RP is there any way to reduce the banjo and wailing female US style country  vocalists and get a LOT better at a more diverse
 diverse representation of the WORLD ?
   It’s a bit frustrating to hear the Same Old Same Old American stuff even on the alternate mixes. 
   Super  Frustrating in fact. 
   Hate to leave. But I’m Looking elsewhere. 
    Sorry Bill 



Fellow International listener here......... 
1) this comment is posted on an instrumental track - by a 'group' from Helsinki in Finland. WTAF?
2) I think we must be listening to very different stations. The reason I've been here for so long is the sheer diversity of what Bill & Rebecca play.
3) Don't know what you were smoking but can I have some - and I hope you found your spiritual home, 'coz RP definitely ain't it!!
Posted 2 years ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
no way to contact Bill any more. 
Been trying. 
as an “international “ listener” and long time lover of RP is there any way to reduce the banjo and wailing female US style country  vocalists and get a LOT better at a more diverse
 diverse representation of the WORLD ?
   It’s a bit frustrating to hear the Same Old Same Old American stuff even on the alternate mixes. 
   Super  Frustrating in fact. 
   Hate to leave. But I’m Looking elsewhere. 
    Sorry Bill 
Posted 2 years ago by Robert.chiyoko    [ Reply ]
Just lovely
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 oklahope wrote:

listening to My Favorites channel so this prob won't get much in the way of views/replies but i really dig the darker/moody stuff i hear on RP- many other things as well obviously but the range of emotions that RP's selections evoke far surpasses the other services out there- keep it up RP!!!



I do agree with this - the range of emotions on RP is a of far greater range than on other channels. 
Posted 2 years ago by reallylost    [ Reply ]
I think part of the melancholy comes from the fact that it's built on the Halloween Movies main theme ;)
Posted 3 years ago by mvdzign    [ Reply ]
listening to My Favorites channel so this prob won't get much in the way of views/replies but i really dig the darker/moody stuff i hear on RP- many other things as well obviously but the range of emotions that RP's selections evoke far surpasses the other services out there- keep it up RP!!!
Posted 3 years ago by oklahope    [ Reply ]
It finally came to me.
Dr. Hook: Sylvia's mother.
That's what this reminds me of!
"Please Mrs Avrey, I just want to talk to her...."
Posted 6 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
 jimmy99s wrote:
Definitely not my favourite piece of music I've ever discovered on Radio Paradise BUT.....I absolutely love that you play whatever the hell you like. Its the reason I was such a fan of the John Peel shows in England. I'd dislike half of what he played, but I'd adore some stuff and he turned me onto some truly great music. How do you know you're going to like or dislike some music until you try it?

Keep it eclectic!! Even if I don't like it, I'm sure some people will adore it! 

 
DITTO THAT!!!
Posted 6 years ago by raewah    [ Reply ]
Damn, this song brings back (quite negative) emotions.

In 2005 my ex-girlfriend just broke up with me and I was driving by train through cold and snowy Berlin and then they played THIS on the train radio which I was hearing through headphones. First time I heard that song and I barely managed not to start crying because of the situation and the sad music.

Well, here I am, still living. Love can hurt, but you get over it eventually :-)

And this is a great song despite what it means to me.
Posted 6 years ago by quintana    [ Reply ]
careful, this sort of music may melt snowflakes
(but play it anyway!)

{#Daisy}
Posted 6 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
Definitely not my favourite piece of music I've ever discovered on Radio Paradise BUT.....I absolutely love that you play whatever the hell you like. Its the reason I was such a fan of the John Peel shows in England. I'd dislike half of what he played, but I'd adore some stuff and he turned me onto some truly great music. How do you know you're going to like or dislike some music until you try it?

Keep it eclectic!! Even if I don't like it, I'm sure some people will adore it! 
Posted 7 years ago by jimmy99s    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

RP isn't all happy, happy, happy, joy, joy, joy. The mood range of its output varies enormously. Personally, I rather like this bunch, who have perhaps invented a new micro-genre: Goth Cello.

 
Actually, I would never call RP a happy or "joy" station at all. Most of the time, I experience the mood here as a lot of things, but not happy. Melancholic, pondering, thoughtful, sometimes a little too thoughtful...
Posted 7 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
 looked up cathartic.  you nailed it, Slope  westslope wrote:
Stirring, cathartic.  

 


Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
A moving track..I am stirred with emotion when listening to this.  
Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Gorgeous.
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Every song doesn't have to be happy clappy anymore than every book or movie has to be. Music is an art form and art doesn't have to be all sunny and light.

timmus wrote:
This is a big Radio Paradise groove killer.  It's depressing and downtempo, and doesn't fit at all with 99% of what the station plays.

 

Posted 8 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
Funny, I just heard this and said, "what a lovely song".
This is why I listen to RP-variety.
Posted 8 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
This is a big Radio Paradise groove killer.  It's depressing and downtempo, and doesn't fit at all with 99% of what the station plays.

 
Yeah, true, RP plays 99% eclectic music.
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
This is a big Radio Paradise groove killer.  It's depressing and downtempo, and doesn't fit at all with 99% of what the station plays.

 
RP isn't all happy, happy, happy, joy, joy, joy. The mood range of its output varies enormously. Personally, I rather like this bunch, who have perhaps invented a new micro-genre: Goth Cello.
Posted 8 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This is a big Radio Paradise groove killer.  It's depressing and downtempo, and doesn't fit at all with 99% of what the station plays.
Posted 8 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 A tad repetitive. When does jason jump out of the bushes?
Posted 8 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
good job Gentlemen
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Happy Solstice!  

Especially to northern hemisphere dwellers.  Now the days get longer.
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:

What, we can only handle one emotion here?

 
lol
Posted 9 years ago by gokittygo    [ Reply ]
Lovely, one could say glorious, but it's not a rainy-day-my-love-life-is-not-good-and-I'm-short-of-money-and-fun kind of a song. Which may or may not describe me at particular times, however, if it did, I would gently tap the psd and until I landed on happier musical chops. 
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
Ugh, this absolutely killed the upbeat vibe that this set had going.

In fact, we went from Supergrass to this to TMBG's "Constantinople"... Radio Paradise seems to be going bipolar.

 
What, we can only handle one emotion here?
Posted 9 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
It's 1921 and the Kronstadt Rebellion has just been crushed ...  {#Boohoo}
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
 pontfarrer wrote:
Hauntingly beautiful .....

 
+1
Posted 9 years ago by Neil66    [ Reply ]
Thought this was Michael Armstrong.  Nice discovery.  Thanks RP.
Posted 9 years ago by DJ_BellsEye    [ Reply ]
The watet boys mother Russia should come next
Posted 9 years ago by dhalevi    [ Reply ]
Hauntingly beautiful .....
Posted 10 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
Ruska is the expression for Indian Summer in Lapland 
Posted 10 years ago by Karhu    [ Reply ]
It`s wonderful music about me...)) I feel it)))
Posted 10 years ago by tambu    [ Reply ]
Chills
Posted 10 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
Fine Finnish art, album cover too, 'impression' of apocolyptica. Thank you Radio Paradise.
Posted 10 years ago by kdarwish    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Beautiful. Cinematic. Tragic. At this point in the film, the star-crossed lovers are probably taking poison or downing way too many sedatives. 

 
Actually makes me want to do the same thing. Just too...something. Like they had someone playing a version of Tubular Bells, and another playing a dirge on the cello. 
Posted 10 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
 zeod wrote:

Ahah, that's what I wanted to say here ! Glad to know that I'm not alone to think that.

 
And whats up with Ludovico I ask?
Posted 10 years ago by robpratley    [ Reply ]
Stirring, cathartic.  
Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Helmholtz wrote:
Please help, I hear Einaudi{#Beat}

 
Ahah, that's what I wanted to say here ! Glad to know that I'm not alone to think that.
Posted 10 years ago by zeod    [ Reply ]
No thanks
Posted 10 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Please help, I hear Einaudi{#Beat}
Posted 10 years ago by Helmholtz    [ Reply ]



Posted 10 years ago by zepher    [ Reply ]
Ruska= Fall colours
 
Posted 10 years ago by Jalmari    [ Reply ]
 Mystery Guest wrote:

Yeah, you guys are so right.. but not only is John Carpenter's - Halloween theme song in there. Every time I listen to this, I hear "Nearer My God to Thee", the song they played on the Titanic just before it sank. It's like a mix of the two..Do you agree?
 
No, I don't agree.  The band played, at the end,  "Autumn", a show tune popular at the time.   "Nearer My God to Thee" would have been most inappropriate to play for people who were going to their deaths.  These rumors circulated for decades and ended up in Walter Lord's book about the Titanic  "A Night to Remember".

'Tho I guess you could sing the words to it. I guess.

I find this to be moving without being maudlin.
Posted 10 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
hauntingly beautiful ...
Posted 10 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
Schindlers List meets Metalica

 
Did Metallica sit this one out?
Posted 10 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a "Tubular Bells" outtake
Posted 10 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
Sound is terrible, distorted, like recorded with wrong adjusted equipment, pain to my ears... 
Posted 10 years ago by PBargain    [ Reply ]
You sir/madam are a genius

 palad1 wrote:
{#Clap} 

 Combine this with https://www.rainymood.com/ and this is gold.

 


Posted 11 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
I remember going to a concert with Apocalyptica, in Norway, back in the '90s. Just four guys with a cello each, and no other instrument involved at all. Fantastic. The sounds they would get out of their cellos was just impressing. Their poor cellos did take a bit of a beating though, but what can you expect when they were playing metal all night. Great fun! All covers, but impressively done.

This, though still good, is not quite the same. They've got a drummer now, and a keyboard by the sounds of it. Their initial stuff was more fun! 
Posted 11 years ago by evermovingtarget    [ Reply ]
Gorgeous!
Posted 11 years ago by CopyrightX    [ Reply ]
 mrtuba9 wrote:

Amen brother (or sister if you are one)...
 

absoluted could listen to this shit all day!

:)
Posted 11 years ago by Parberella    [ Reply ]
 NewFee wrote:
At the risk of being pretentious, I could listen to this shit all day. And I appreciate any intentional apocalyptical connotations on this very special, and final, day.
 
Amen brother (or sister if you are one)...
Posted 11 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Just noticed the previous post use the word "pretentious" too. Sweet!

Also, too, I'm seeing updates from NZ and Australia on reddit, regarding their continued existence, so it looks like we just might make it...
Posted 11 years ago by NewFee    [ Reply ]
Beautiful. Cinematic. Tragic. At this point in the film, the star-crossed lovers are probably taking poison or downing way too many sedatives. 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
At the risk of being pretentious, I could listen to this shit all day.

And I appreciate any intentional apocalyptical connotations on this very special, and final, day.
Posted 11 years ago by NewFee    [ Reply ]
I just checked - this still bites.  Puts the "ten" in pretentious.
Posted 11 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
want my emotional grave here !!! ====={#Eek} deep down in wooden coffins _ or what.......?
Posted 12 years ago by Det    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the Game of Thrones theme song (just a little bit).
Posted 12 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
I think I need to add this to my soporific playlist.  Sleep is a good thing.
Posted 12 years ago by haresfur    [ Reply ]
This song is making me crave a glass of Merlot wine.
Posted 12 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
it's raining outside. now it's raining inside, too...
Posted 12 years ago by Catecaneverall    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:
Schindlers List meets Metalica
 
great comment.
Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
I'm sure someone else mentioned this, but the Halloween theme running through the background is creeping me out.
Posted 12 years ago by lerxst    [ Reply ]
{#Clap} 

 Combine this with https://www.rainymood.com/ and this is gold.
Posted 12 years ago by palad1    [ Reply ]
 andigenu wrote:
where did the melody go?
 
Maybe your music stream dropped out; there's a very clear melody going on.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
this fits my mood perfectly right now...good music {#Sad}mood
Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
where did the melody go?
Posted 12 years ago by andigenu    [ Reply ]
 gemtag wrote:
As I listened the whole house began I vibrate. Took a second to realize a chopper was going overhead. Still it added to the sound.

Not diss-ing the music at all. It's most excellent.
 
It was a Black Helicopter too, I'll bet, next time it will land and make you it's slave .... dance little human!  Dance!  Heh heh heh
 
Posted 12 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
The worst excuse for a song.
Posted 12 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
somber yet lovely
 

Yes. Glass meets melody.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
  But somewhat misleading as a representative piece from this CD ... this band is very serious heavy metal "cello" - most of the CD reflects a hard, garage band noise - think Linkin Park with cellos....
 

Ewwwww!!!!{#Puke}

Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
quite depressing... and it's a beautiful sunny day here in Croatia. this music doesn't work for me today.
Posted 12 years ago by zitherica    [ Reply ]
Bill, your killing us at work..late night music during mid day work hours , not happening for us
Posted 12 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
somber yet lovely
Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

So gorgeous and uplifting!

 

Must be my Norse background.


 
Try playing this at volume going up the 99 to Whistler with a 'hare' to chase infront of you.

Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Where else, but in Radio Paradise!
Posted 12 years ago by angelomisterioso    [ Reply ]
Haunting
Posted 12 years ago by LauraWH    [ Reply ]
As I listened the whole house began I vibrate. Took a second to realize a chopper was going overhead. Still it added to the sound.

Not diss-ing the music at all. It's most excellent.
Posted 13 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
Oh yea
Posted 13 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the Edward Gorey picture book of the good little boy who died.
Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Good stuff! Really!!
Posted 13 years ago by fiddler    [ Reply ]
This is Annie's friend, listening to your show at Annie's place for the first time.  Digging it all around, plus an extra dig for the Apocalyptica (I'm a cellist).
Posted 13 years ago by annie_fannie    [ Reply ]
Like two lovers embracing for the last time
Posted 13 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]

So gorgeous and uplifting!

 

Must be my Norse background.


Posted 13 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Yes 'intense' is the word.. rradio wrote:
Took me right where I wanted to go this rainy afternoon. Intense !

Thanks
 


Posted 13 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing Apocalyptica — it'll help me work through the night!
Posted 13 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
Okay, this is almost too prog by half, but I love that they throw a bunch of cellos into the mix and emerge with sheer beauty. Merry Xmas, y'all.


Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Quite spectacular.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Epic!
Posted 14 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
Took me right where I wanted to go this rainy afternoon. Intense !

Thanks
Posted 14 years ago by rradio    [ Reply ]
I prefer the band doing this sort of stuff - newer material, especially latest is just another heavy metal band being shouty :-(
Posted 14 years ago by ianmoff    [ Reply ]
 felix_the_man wrote:
My dear late mother grew up in Finland and neighboring Karelia during very intense and trying times.  One day a coupla' years ago, I took her out for a drive and put this in the CD player.  Mom could be a bit pensive and I thought that she would like it,  but she asked me to take it out and play some of that "pineapple tree" that she had taken a liking to.
 

Hilarious.  Yeah, I suppose Porcupine Tree is simply 'gay' compared to this.  LOL!  May your mother rest in peace.

 

I imagine two great wars and a tense Cold War left a more than a few pensive people in that part of the world.  I find it cathartic to drink in all the misery at once—figuratively speaking of course.  Perhaps my odd behaviour is the unanticipated consequence of reading R.D. Laing  (1967) The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise.  



Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
so different yet makes me want to poop so bad..
Posted 14 years ago by floydoftherocks    [ Reply ]

Apocalyptica by ~jsanna
©2008-2010 ~jsanna

Apocalyptica at Icehall in Helsinki, 11th of october.



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
My dear late mother grew up in Finland and neighboring Karelia during very intense and trying times.  One day a coupla' years ago, I took her out for a drive and put this in the CD player.  Mom could be a bit pensive and I thought that she would like it,  but she asked me to take it out and play some of that "pineapple tree" that she had taken a liking to.
Posted 14 years ago by felix_the_man    [ Reply ]
Who died and is this a closed or open casket funeral?
Posted 14 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
As gloomy as this piece sounds, I hear a little bit of hope in there. 

Maybe its because I've been living in Finland for six years.  XD 
Posted 14 years ago by randerse10    [ Reply ]
I like these cats. {#Boohoo}

(there are no cello playing emoticons.)
Posted 14 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
  But somewhat misleading as a representative piece from this CD ... this band is very serious heavy metal "cello" - most of the CD reflects a hard, garage band noise - think Linkin Park with cellos....
 schitfitz wrote:
Gee, I'm from Central Texas and I think this piece is beautiful. Granted I did live in the UK and Germany for 3 years each (which is why I went back to central Texas) and this may have tempered my tastes. I don't know why, but I love having this song playing in the cockpit when I fly.

 streifenschwirl wrote:

i agree not seldom i made the the experience that people that get more than let us say three days of sunshine a year have a much harder time enjoing this kind of music.  ;-)
 
 


Posted 14 years ago by dcdude    [ Reply ]
Gee, I'm from Central Texas and I think this piece is beautiful. Granted I did live in the UK and Germany for 3 years each (which is why I went back to central Texas) and this may have tempered my tastes. I don't know why, but I love having this song playing in the cockpit when I fly.

 streifenschwirl wrote:

i agree not seldom i made the the experience that people that get more than let us say three days of sunshine a year have a much harder time enjoing this kind of music.  ;-)
 


Posted 14 years ago by schitfitz    [ Reply ]
 Karmala wrote:

Hi ya,

Come & live in the Scandinavian darkness and coldness for a couple of years first and only then come back to say this music is dreary. By our standards this is just normal/average/beautiful but it DOES capture something in the very core of being a Scandinavian and really living in this gloomy part of the world. You see, we never get to enjoy e.g. the Californian sunshine so we cannot be all that happy & superficial all the time - sorry. (Just an eaxmple - no intention of being rude to California as such.)

About the diversity - yes, that's one of the major factors that make RP so fascinating & unique.
 
i agree not seldom i made the the experience that people that get more than let us say three days of sunshine a year have a much harder time enjoing this kind of music.  ;-)


Posted 14 years ago by streifenschwirl    [ Reply ]
 Karmala wrote:
Hi ya,

Come & live in the Scandinavian darkness and coldness for a couple of years first and only then come back to say this music is dreary. By our standards this is just normal/average/beautiful but it DOES capture something in the very core of being a Scandinavian and really living in this gloomy part of the world. You see, we never get to enjoy e.g. the Californian sunshine so we cannot be all that happy & superficial all the time - sorry. (Just an eaxmple - no intention of being rude to California as such.)

About the diversity - yes, that's one of the major factors that make RP so fascinating & unique.
 
Karmala,

I love your comment. I'd love to visit Finland and Sweden and Norway someday. I do believe that climate has a large effect on a population's general outlook. You call your part of the world gloomy, I don't know if that's true but here in Canada we also face long winters and short summers and I, for one, don't look forward to the end of summer. Of course, there are some people who have a sunny disposition no matter what the weather is (those people drive me a little crazy but I also can't help but to envy them a little)  Apolcalyptica may represent the darker side of life, but there is a very successful group who came from your part of the world that recorded some very warm, sunny music. I'm speaking of the very successful group ABBA.

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
This is beautiful. PERIOD. And I live in sunny FL. Thanks for your insight. I lived in Germany for 9 years and loved it - esp. getting snowed in. I miss it.
 Karmala wrote:

Hi ya,

Come & live in the Scandinavian darkness and coldness for a couple of years first and only then come back to say this music is dreary. By our standards this is just normal/average/beautiful but it DOES capture something in the very core of being a Scandinavian and really living in this gloomy part of the world. You see, we never get to enjoy e.g. the Californian sunshine so we cannot be all that happy & superficial all the time - sorry. (Just an eaxmple - no intention of being rude to California as such.)

About the diversity - yes, that's one of the major factors that make RP so fascinating & unique.
 


Posted 14 years ago by howton52    [ Reply ]
 PeteyGreens wrote:

This is dreary.  I still like RP even though I get what you're saying.  Hopefully Bill will respond to you.  I think the balance of music on RP is good and I don't know of another station with the same diversity of music.  My favorites also seem to be Bill's.  Take a look at the next ten songs in his playlist.  Not a dreary set.  "Hit The Road Jack."  The opposite of this song only a few songs away.   
 
Hi ya,

Come & live in the Scandinavian darkness and coldness for a couple of years first and only then come back to say this music is dreary. By our standards this is just normal/average/beautiful but it DOES capture something in the very core of being a Scandinavian and really living in this gloomy part of the world. You see, we never get to enjoy e.g. the Californian sunshine so we cannot be all that happy & superficial all the time - sorry. (Just an eaxmple - no intention of being rude to California as such.)

About the diversity - yes, that's one of the major factors that make RP so fascinating & unique.


Posted 14 years ago by Karmala    [ Reply ]
 Essbee wrote:
Seriously, WHY does RP have to be so DARK AND DREARY so much? I find myself switching to other online radio stations more and more, and listening to RP less and less. Sucks! I used to think RP was the greatest thing ever. Just can only take so much dreariness and Top 40-ishness.

 
This is dreary.  I still like RP even though I get what you're saying.  Hopefully Bill will respond to you.  I think the balance of music on RP is good and I don't know of another station with the same diversity of music.  My favorites also seem to be Bill's.  Take a look at the next ten songs in his playlist.  Not a dreary set.  "Hit The Road Jack."  The opposite of this song only a few songs away.   


Posted 15 years ago by PeteyGreens    [ Reply ]
Lol, logged in to rate it, and found I'd already rated it... 10. :-)
Posted 15 years ago by exeter    [ Reply ]