Finland
Teräsbetoni
Missä miehet ratsastaa
Will Finland be stuck with rock acts after Lordi? Hanna’s song last year was perhaps just as much being pop as rock though, but still. This year’s offer is Tërasbetoni who is more on the metal side of rock. It has an efficient hook with the ‘hoh hah!’ part, but apart from that this is pretty ordinary and forgettable. It lacks a stronger and more memorable melody. And in a semi filled with “different” acts this might be more Kabat than Lordi on the scoreboard. Chances of qualifying: 30%
Stefan:
Where men ride, that's what the Finns are singing about. I would suspect it's somewhere on the back of a dark horse. Firmly galloping into my top 3, I keep my fingers crossed and phone ringing to see them cross the Final finish. 8/10.
MerseyMike:
It was the masks, wasn’t it? You know, the day the contest embraced HM? What actually happened was a vote for a few silly masks and a lot of hype. Here, we have no masks, no hype, and very loud HM. I shall have to check with my metal-loving friend Ben as to its quality but for someone like me who hates HM with a vengeance, it’s a non-starter. 1
Lobo:
Haven´t listened to it. Sorry Marianne.
Harrow:
Quite like it, often find myself singing it around the house. 7/10
Boog:
Quite a shock to the system after the dishwater that’s just preceded it. My first reaction is that this isn’t a patch on ‘Mala Dama’ last year (or even Fomins and Klein) but I’ll accept any morsel of rock, however untasty, offered by ESC. Some nice musicianship (which can’t be fully expressed in a traditionally constructed 3 minute song) but a weak hook. I belong to the camp which believes that HRH wouldn’t have won without the Halloween masks, so this truly is pi**ing into the wind. Don’t believe what they tell you about the Tropics; Finland is the land of the monster mosquito! Personal Score out of ten (5) Winnschans (0%)
Alexander-NL:
What I like about this is that it shows that the Finns are true hardrock fans and that they enjoy sending something they like themselves. It’s not my song in particular, though I tend to notice that I like it more in audio than in video, so maybe the shakey cameras in the NF are bothering me more than I thought. I’m not counting on them at this point, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re looking good in the rehearsals and then sneak into the final.
3/10 (38th)
ade:
Throw some over-blown rock in Finnish and you probably get a similar result to when the Czech Republic sent Kabat. This is truly awful, overwrought, odd kid teen rock lacking in charm throughout and should return Finland to the bottom of the table. 0/10
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