Rumat sävelet (Finnish for "The Ugly Tunes") is the second album of Finnish rock band Hassisen Kone. It was a successful follow-up to the group's debut Täältä tullaan Venäjä, and was certified platinum in 2005.[2]

Rumat sävelet
Studio album by Hassisen Kone
Released	July 1981
Recorded	October 1980 - May 1981
Genre	New wave, punk rock, post-punk
Label	Poko Records
Producer	Pantse Syrjä
Hassisen Kone chronology
Täältä tullaan Venäjä (1980) Rumat sävelet (1981) Harsoinen teräs (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Soundi	[1]

Ismo Alanko has said that the album's lyrics partly reflected how he experienced the sudden success of their debut album.[3] This is most evident in the song "Jurot nuorisojulkkikset" ("Surly Youth Celebrities"). Hassisen Kone played the song in 2000 at a reunion concert, even though Alanko thought it was strange singing the song as a 40-year-old.[4]

In 2005 the critics of Soundi rock magazine chose the album to be the fifth greatest Finnish popular music album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ismo Alanko.[5]

1. "Oikeus on voittanut taas"—3:12
2. "Führerin puolesta"—3:22
3. "Jurot nuorisojulkkikset"—3:27
4. "Uhrisavua"—3:15
5. "Jeesus tulee"—2:30
6. "Tuomiopäivä tulee"—4:32
7. "Odotat?!"—3:15
8. "Rajat"—4:15
9. "Tällä tiellä"—3:14
10. "Pelkurit"—2:28
11. "Hyvä olla"—4:12

Personnel

• Ismo Alanko -- vocals, guitar, keyboards, cello
• Reijo Heiskanen—guitar, backing vocals
• Jussi Kinnunen -- bass, backing vocals
• Harri Kinnunen -- drums

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