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FIVEFIFTEEN 'Death Of A Clown' 2001 Finnish Prog-Rock CD

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Format: CD
Condition: MINT & SEALED
Year of Release: 2001
Cat. No.: RHCD49
Label: RECORD HEAVEN
Country of Origin: SWEDEN

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Five Fifteen(originally 5.15, from the Who song) are a bit of an odd one;psychedelic hard rock/prog from Finland, which makes them a bit ofa one-off.

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I saw them at afestival in Sweden in the late '90s, and they didn't wildly impressme with their super-retro sub-Zeppelin histrionics, but unlike mostbands, remove the onstage clichés, and on record they're notbad.

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Their thirdalbum, 1997's Psychedelic Singalongs for Stadiums (following '94'sProgressive Hardrock Beyond the Mainstream and Armageddon JamSession Number Four a year later) is a pretty stonkingrock/prog/psych crossover record, although originality isn't reallywhere they're at, to be honest.

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Picking outindividual highlights is difficult, but the album has a greatoverall feel, shifting between electric and acoustic numbers, withmale and female lead vocals and plenty of ripping guitar work.Mainman Pekka Splendid Laine (real name, no doubt) plays Mellotronon Wayward Children, Cannonballs And Skydogs, with some nice fluteand string work.

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Track Listing:

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TheProstitute
Stone Cold Heartbreaker
My Oh My
Lick Your Fingers Clean
She Kicked Your Present Off the Bed
Season of the Witch
Sometimes it Helps
Child Clown
Sweet Little Dreamer
From London With Love
Death of a Clown