Raparperitaivas

by Leevi and the Leavings

Raparperitaivas cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Johanna Kustannus
  • Country: Finland
  • Length: 40:11
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: G枚sta Sundqvist

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The title track of 'Raparperitaivas' remains an immortal summer anthem in Finland, illustrating the band's immense cultural footprint. The album weaves intricate acoustic strumming and pastoral pop rock melodies around bittersweet stories of nostalgia and escaping urban life. It represents Leevi and the Leavings at the peak of their melodic and compositional confidence in the early 90s.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, finnish, classic, nostalgia, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Kampela (3:59)
  2. Tikapuut taivaaseen (2:16)
  3. Miranda (4:22)
  4. Er盲盲n盲 kes盲isen盲 iltana (2:29)
  5. Vaaleanpunainen asuntovaunu (3:00)
  6. Tuhkimo Titanicin kannella (3:44)
  7. Raparperitaivas (4:46)
  8. Sateisena p盲iv盲n盲 (3:24)
  9. K枚yh盲n miehen Danny (4:23)
  10. Jos itken illalla (2:54)
  11. Sierra Madren aarre (3:07)
  12. Torin laidalla posetiivi ja vanha mies, joka sy枚tt盲盲 pulua vaimolleen (1:42)

Credits

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