Ich Will: Rammstein!!! Rock all the Beach
from 15:00-23:50
Perhaps it’s
the third day of the festival, or maybe the fans are still at Friday night
hangover, at 15:00, Nokia Musiikii stage seems a bit desolate. But Huoratron,
the brainchild of Finnish electronic music producer Aku ‘Huoratron’ Raski, who
starts it as a musical project in 2002, makes the whole sandy land a bit alive.
At 15:15, heavy metal band Kotiteollisuus (Home
Industry) of Finland begins the melancholic ‘Mahtisanat’(its music video is based the concept of
Finnish epic Kalevala, very cool enough). Long frizzy beard, military green vests
and Scottish pleated skirt, the lead vocal/guitarist Jouni Hynynen and members
tease their old fans now and then between songs, though some of their jokes a
bit vulgar, still, provoke quite some laughter. It’s surely a somewhat
disappointed that my favourite ‘Minä olen’ not rocking ‘n’ rolling on stage.
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| Kotiteollisuus |
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| The festival is accessible, very considerable for those whose disability |
Before 21:00, we folks know Rammstein would take
out loads of our energy, so we decide to take a good rest on the grassland,
enjoy super expensive shared kebab dinner (10e for big plate, but the portion
is rather small, we even have to be very careful not got stolen by countless
sea gulls), then drink freebie coca-cola and energy water. Sometimes we need to
pay a visit at mobile toilet (quite clean and not smelly and free toilet
paper), or just sit on the sand to enjoy music, take a look of band merchandise
stalls (I would like to collect some band tote bags, EVERY of them is over 20e,
so I have to give up), walk around at beer area, or fill our empty water bottle
up.
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| Our equipment! |
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| I am wearing: American Apparel shirt, A&F bikini top, earrings from Kenting |
I haven’t heard of Danko Jones until they play ’Just
a Beautiful Day’, which, the guitar is bold and vigorous strokes. From Toronto,
Canada, established in 1999, and band members have been switching an amount of
times until vocal/guitarist Danko Jones settles it up. His jokes on commenting
how beautiful of Finnish gals are quite cheesy and bad, but while the band takes
up another single ‘I Believed in God’, the rock mood is back. GO and check ‘I
Had Bad Thoughts’ and ‘Full of Regrets’ music videos, quite surprising actors
astonish would pop up at your eyes: Selma Blair and Fordo Baggins. From
Tennessee, U.S.A, Paramore is also undergoing band members leaving. Front lady Hayley
Williams on stage looks and sounds not that as diva as Farro brothers’
accusation. Light orange mid-length hair, black-and-white stripe shirt, hot
pants and stockings, in fact, I quite like her performance, speaking and
attitude. Noticing Paramore from Cosmopolitan magazine, I like their new
singles ‘Now’ and ‘Grow Up; ‘Still into You’ has a strong political pursuit,
still, quite a catchy tune.
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| Danko Jones |
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| Hayley @RocktheBeach |
Anticipating industrial metal band Rammstein at the
beach, shortly I thought I was in Germany. Famous for pyrotechnic and theatric
performing at shows, at the beginning the
supernova-like fireworks excite ALL the audiences. When lead vocal Till
Lindemann, coating a strawberry pink fur, male burlesque outfit underneath,
furnishing Cote D’Azur eyes shadow and lipstick, and singing ‘Du Hast, Du Hast,
Du Hast Mich’, ALL the beach goers are nodding, rocking, singing in German and
like propaganda believer non-stop. During ‘Ich Will’( I Want) and “Ich tu Dir
Weh’ thankfully that my dear lifts me up for some minutes, so I can enjoy the
clear view, otherwise there are uncountable bold-head macho guys raging and
jumping in front of me, I barely can see anything (yeah, only those countless
shining domes).
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| Rammstein @RocktheBeach |
Tough it’s too a bit dissatisfying that Rammstein
doesn’t include ‘Amerika’ at play list, it is, no doubt, very obvious that Rammstein
show definitely the most rewarding concert of the three-day festival: the torn
colourful paper pieces shot out from a huge machine gun, the actual flame flittering
from the industrial tubes, the phallic symbol-like equipment splashing water as
erection climax. Combining with Till Lindemann’s devilish and hoarse bass
voice, the whole atmosphere is more like a religious Mecca, but wrapping metal
rock music as disguise. And guess what, Lindemann writes most of the
songs/lyrics of Rammstein, and band members have never been replacing since
1994.
My new inspiration after Rammstein: being an as
skillful and rock ‘n’ roll keyboarder as Doktor Lorenz. Ja, Ich Will, Ich Will
eure Phantasie; Ich Will, Ich Will eure Energie!!
