A call on von Hertzen Brothers

I've listened to the samples, but I have my doubts about them.... I think the best call would be to have the Xover team take a look at them . I'll post a link to this thread in the collabs zone.

Xover took a listen ...based on the songs on the MySpace page... the jury is still out..

Unless we hear additional songs that convince us that blended prog and popular music rather than just having some prog elements in their music.. we will have to pass on them..

That isn't a rejection, take note of Alux Nahual who were rejected based on MySpace samples ... later after additional songs came to our attention.. are now on the brink of acceptance into the hallowed halls of PA's.

Passionist wrote: Oh I'm just looking for opinions on this. sure, it's mostly rock, basically alternative with a lot of prog elements. Who knows, perhaps I'll upload some stuff for you to listen later.

sure any time you want to do that... just send that my way....  I'll be here... at least till I add Pat Benatar to the site

got your PM Tuomas and will share in the Xover team thread thanks brother 

  Tuomas if you'd like to do the bio and get us all the info... we'll make you a prog immortal and credit you with the addition hahahha.

^ taking this one Dean....   not sure what if anything I have to work with... I'll take a looksie....

pffff....

http://www.vonhertzenbrothers.com/articles/Uutispaiva_Demari-huvila-arvostelu.pdf

I'll give it a try. This isn't copied from anywhere, just some of the things I remember learning along the past years. So there may be mistakes and inaccuracies, enjoy


"When the 90s was coming to its end, all three sons of the von Hertzen family enjoyed a successful career in the front line of Finnish rock; Kie was the guitarist for Don Huonot, one of the most popular rock bands at the time, Jonne played bass in the backing band of Jonna Tervomaa and Mikko was the drummer for Egotrippi and Lemonator, but was soon to quit both bands to leave for India to live a simpler life. Von Hertzen Brothers started off around the year 2000 as a way to realize the songs Mikko had been writing in India, and when the two other brothers brought their spices to the table, their first album, Experience (2001), was born. Kie and Jonne kept to their original instruments, but Mikko stepped to the front taking the lead vocalist / rhythm guitarist duties while still playing the drum parts. They assembled a live band, played a couple of shows in support of the album and went back to their own bands and lives. The album didn't sell very many copies.

A few years later Don Huonot had broken up and the brothers decided to try working together again. Again consisting mostly of Mikko's songs the band recorded and released Approach (2006) to a much warmer response than their debut. Finland's biggest rock magazine Soundi gave the album a glowing review with five stars, and a cut-in-half version of the psychedelic balladish track Kiss a Wish conquered the radio waves. Eventually the album went gold in Finland and won the Emma (the Finnish Grammy, kind of) award for best rock album of the year. In 2008 their third album, Love Remains the Same, shot straight to the number one spot of the Finnish album charts and has so far spent 17 weeks in the top 40.

The band lists as their influences pretty much everything from AC/DC to Yes, but the names most often heard connected to them are Kingston Wall, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. The final word comes from Mikko: ""von Hertzen" is german and means "from the heart". That's what we try to always keep in mind when writing or performing. We feel the music is pretty much useless, if it doesn't come from our hearts. The point of music, any kind of music, is to create wonderful experiences that are somehow elevating and encouraging. That's our mission. The music is our instrument"."

Edited by Keppa4v - December 06 2008 at 03:22

thanks as well