musikwiese. (Posts about timo rautiainen & trio niskalaukaus.)https://musikwiese.fontein.de/tag/timo-rautiainen-amp-trio-niskalaukaus.atom2019-11-17T10:40:27ZfelixNikolatimo rautiainen & trio niskalaukaus.https://musikwiese.fontein.de/2011/03/30/timo-rautiainen-trio-niskalaukaus/2011-03-30T23:07:12+02:002011-03-30T23:07:12+02:00felix<div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Rautiainen_ja_Trio_Niskalaukaus">timo rautiainen & trio niskalaukaus</a> (<i>timo rautiainen & the headshot trio</i>) was a finnish metal band, having five members despite their name, led by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Rautiainen">timo rautiainen</a>. usually they made songs in finnish, with two exceptions. a friend convinced timo to make an album in german, called <i>in frostigen tälern</i> (<i>in frozen valleys</i>), and later the band produced a second album in german, <i>hartes land</i> (<i>tough land</i>). the german of <i>in frostigen tälern</i> is not very good, making parts of the lyrics somewhat comical, even though they are very serious. the following is a song from the former album. the song is called <i>liebe ohne grenzen</i> (<i>love without boundaries</i>) and tells the story of a farmer, left by his wife and kids, who tries to commit suicide, unsuccessfully.</p>
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<p>the next song, <i>fernfahrer</i> (<i>long-haul truck driver</i>), is about a truck driver, stranded far away from home, his driver licence apparently taken away, thinking about his wife, his kids, and the new husband of his wife.</p>
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<p>the third song, also from the same album, is called <i>russlands waisen</i> (<i>russia’s orphans</i>).</p>
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<p>the next two songs are from the second album in german, <i>hartes land</i>. the first is <i>hartes land</i>, a song on the death of a father, which means that his property is split up among his two sons. one gets the house, the other the frozen land, the beloveth land. listen to its sound.</p>
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<p>the last song is <i>zeit der steigenden säfte</i>, about the crazy son of a couple. mocked by the others, and finally taken away.</p>
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<p>(the strings were played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eicca_Toppinen">eicca toppinen</a> of <a href="https://musikwiese.fontein.de/tag/apocalyptica/">apocalyptica</a>.)</p></div>