KEESOJEN LEHTO [AKA: THE MATHEMATICIAN'S AIR DISPLAY; THE CONSEQUENCES OF INDECISIONS]

Pekka sure has some impressive guests to help him on this his third studio album. The most significant would be Mike Oldfield who would leave his stamp for all to see when this album was completed. Sally Oldfield would lend her vocals and Pierre Moerlen the drummer for GONG would also help out. The band MADE IN SWEDEN would also guest on a couple of tracks. I'm a Mike Oldfield fan and his unique sounding guitar is welcomed as far as i'm concerned, but I must say this album pales when compared to Pekka's first two solo recordings. This one is too straight forward and simply lacks the magic of the first two. It was recorded in 1976 and released the following year. Oldfield also co-produced it.

"Oivallettu Matkalyhty" features Pekka and the MADE IN SWEDEN guys. It has a fuller sound after a minute as spacey synths come in.The guitar is prominant then the piano takes over as they trade back and forth. Good song. "Kadet Suoristavat Veden" opens with Pekka on the harpsichord as string synths then guitar from Oldfield joins in. A change before 3 minutes as Sally starts to sing. I like the guitar after 4 minutes but the song ends quickly thereafter. "Matemaatikon Lentonaytos" features the trio of Moerlin, Pohjola and Oldfield. This is my favourite track on here. Pekka opens with piano as drums and a fuller sound comes in. From 3 1/2 minutes to the end this is quite impressive.There is no mistaking Oldfield's guitar playing here.

"Paataivuttelun Seuraukset" features everyone listed above helping out except for Sally. Piano to start before gentle guitar comes in after 2 minutes. A fuller sound 3 1/2 minutes in and the guitar becomes more prominant. Piano takes over a minute later with drums, guitar and a full sound in tow. Some fuzz guitar 9 minutes in followed by a nice solo after 10 minutes. Deep bass before 13 1/2 minutes as the song settles down. "Varjojen Varaslahto" is a sad way to end it. Haha. A real romp in the park this one is. Uptempo with some vocal melodies from Sally. Mandolin and bells too. Not a fan if you didn't already know.

This album sure has it's moments, but as I said before, it's not nearly as good as the two albums that preceed it. 3.5 stars.