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Soap On A Rope was a song that Roope had ready for the new Sinergy album so there's a sneak preview already.
What's this song?
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What's this song?
AndreasS
Dutch Demon
I Spit On Your Grave
Not Really.
I should of actually posted this earlier, but meh... It just occured to me now.
Magazine article, eh? Would it be possible for you to be able to type up/translate/etc. that interview or scan it or whatever? Even if the entire thing isn't about Sinergy, I'd still like to read it. Thanks!!!
Magazine article, eh? Would it be possible for you to be able to type up/translate/etc. that interview or scan it or whatever? Even if the entire thing isn't about Sinergy, I'd still like to read it. Thanks!!!
Sure. I can scan and translate it. I'll try to do it during this weekend.
I Spit On Your Grave
Not Really.
children of COB
Deadnight Drinker
So here is the article. I hope it's not too off topic to this board. At least Alexi is mentioned twice and Roope once
Lauri Porra - Difficulty of the choice. (Soundi 1/2008)
Following your own path usually leads musician to earn his living by somehow else than playing a music. On other hand hired players usually don’t have enough time to satisfy their own desires. Bass virtuoso from Helsinki is balancing between these roles.
Bassist Lauri Porra’s first solo album was a jackpot that was praised by both the critics and the audience. ”Lauri Porra” album came out in the end of 2005 and got four to five stars in reviews around the world. At the moment album has sold four digit number which is good achievement for debut album containing independent instrumental music. Sales can be partly explained by the fact that album has sold hundreds of copies just in the Japan, explains Porra. That is because his fame as a Stratovarius bassists got many hard rock fans buy the album.
What is influence of the reviews?
- Reviews don’t change music itself. But when we are talking about album that is not really advertised of course one hope that that public reviews are positive. Last album got lot of positive reviews and yes, it felt good. It easy to say that reviews have no effect on you when they are positive. Now I probably get lot of negative feedback and I don’t do anything anymore.
On the debut album Alexi Laiho was tempting metal heads with his guitar solos. Almost like balance him there were also soul and jazz artists. Like singer Emma Salokoski and pianist Tuomo Prättälä. Porra had worked with all of them already before recording the album.
- I feel lucky that I have had change to play different kinds of music with so good musician. You learn something from all styles and that helps you when playing other styles. I have learned things from Stratovarius that helps me when playing in Emma’s band and vice versa.
It the new ”All Children have Superpowers” album there are mostly same players than in the previous album.
- Mostly same guys than last time.
Main difference between latest one and the first one is consistency. 70s sounding album feels well-considered whole where emphasize is even more on excellent composing.
- I didn’t make any conscious decision about the direction, Porra says. I wrote most of the songs on the half year long Stratovarious tour. New thing was that first time ever I used computer to make demos. Last time I composed most of the songs with piano and this time I composed mainly with bass. That was only because there was no other instrument in the hotel room. Still the most bassist’s songs are for some reason missing. I would like to do a bass album sometime.
This musician in forth generation has studied composing and playing in Helsinki Pop and Jazz conservatory. Family records are also in good shape because Porra is related to the Jean Sibelius in the line of direct descent. He doesn’t big deal of it, understandably.
In a perfect world Lauri Porra could earn a living by his own music. However because world is a far away from perfect he is also familiar with the life of the hired musician. Like all professional players he has to consider how to divide his time. There are some favorites among the projects his is involved.
- Playing in the Stratovarius has been amazing experience. You can’t underrate playing front of the tens of thousands of people. After coming home from South American tour I had enough strength to do little blues gigs in the corner of the pizzeria again. I also managed to learn lot of things from the guys in the band.
- Emma’s band is special to me. All players are very dear to me. If I had a chance to set up my dream band it would be pretty much same setup.
- I will always remember tours with Sinergy. Playing with Laiho and Latvala completely changed my view of playing metal and rock. Only a few guitar patrols can get close to the power that those guys have. When playing that band felt unbeatable. It really pisses me off that Sinergy is not active anymore.
Person’s attachment to the band and growing together is important part of the rock bands lifecycle. You could think that hired player doesn’t get to be part of this experience.
- My bands have luckily been pretty stable. I have played with Emma since the beginning, almost eight years. Also for example Crazy World has been going on many years. And could I be in just one band? Unfortunately in Finland it’s almost impossible to earn living by playing only in one band.
- I have studied music since I was a child and this is my profession. I do it so much that I earn enough. I can’t do anything else and I don’t even want to. If there would be a band from which I could earn enough, I would reconsider my view. But probably even then I would do different kinds of projects in my days off.
Porra is known of his versatility, style and technique. He has varying number of gigs in calendar per year. During last couple of years he has had ”around hundred gigs and not so much studio sessions.”
- I record couple band albums per year. Then there are also sessions where I do only couple of tracks for someone to somewhere.
After first album there were plans to play live gigs. The idea never came true but it is still alive.
- Problem is how to get it work somehow reasonably. I don’t dare to ask my friends to play for free to empty halls.
This doesn’t really bother the man that just turned 30 before the Christmas. He knows how hard it is to even compose record and publish his own music.
- I use all free time to do my own music. If I have some composing work to do, like movie or TV things, I reserve time for it from my calendar. At the moment year 2008 looks pretty empty so I guess I do my own music then.
Lauri Porra - Difficulty of the choice. (Soundi 1/2008)
Following your own path usually leads musician to earn his living by somehow else than playing a music. On other hand hired players usually don’t have enough time to satisfy their own desires. Bass virtuoso from Helsinki is balancing between these roles.
Bassist Lauri Porra’s first solo album was a jackpot that was praised by both the critics and the audience. ”Lauri Porra” album came out in the end of 2005 and got four to five stars in reviews around the world. At the moment album has sold four digit number which is good achievement for debut album containing independent instrumental music. Sales can be partly explained by the fact that album has sold hundreds of copies just in the Japan, explains Porra. That is because his fame as a Stratovarius bassists got many hard rock fans buy the album.
What is influence of the reviews?
- Reviews don’t change music itself. But when we are talking about album that is not really advertised of course one hope that that public reviews are positive. Last album got lot of positive reviews and yes, it felt good. It easy to say that reviews have no effect on you when they are positive. Now I probably get lot of negative feedback and I don’t do anything anymore.
On the debut album Alexi Laiho was tempting metal heads with his guitar solos. Almost like balance him there were also soul and jazz artists. Like singer Emma Salokoski and pianist Tuomo Prättälä. Porra had worked with all of them already before recording the album.
- I feel lucky that I have had change to play different kinds of music with so good musician. You learn something from all styles and that helps you when playing other styles. I have learned things from Stratovarius that helps me when playing in Emma’s band and vice versa.
It the new ”All Children have Superpowers” album there are mostly same players than in the previous album.
- Mostly same guys than last time.
Main difference between latest one and the first one is consistency. 70s sounding album feels well-considered whole where emphasize is even more on excellent composing.
- I didn’t make any conscious decision about the direction, Porra says. I wrote most of the songs on the half year long Stratovarious tour. New thing was that first time ever I used computer to make demos. Last time I composed most of the songs with piano and this time I composed mainly with bass. That was only because there was no other instrument in the hotel room. Still the most bassist’s songs are for some reason missing. I would like to do a bass album sometime.
This musician in forth generation has studied composing and playing in Helsinki Pop and Jazz conservatory. Family records are also in good shape because Porra is related to the Jean Sibelius in the line of direct descent. He doesn’t big deal of it, understandably.
In a perfect world Lauri Porra could earn a living by his own music. However because world is a far away from perfect he is also familiar with the life of the hired musician. Like all professional players he has to consider how to divide his time. There are some favorites among the projects his is involved.
- Playing in the Stratovarius has been amazing experience. You can’t underrate playing front of the tens of thousands of people. After coming home from South American tour I had enough strength to do little blues gigs in the corner of the pizzeria again. I also managed to learn lot of things from the guys in the band.
- Emma’s band is special to me. All players are very dear to me. If I had a chance to set up my dream band it would be pretty much same setup.
- I will always remember tours with Sinergy. Playing with Laiho and Latvala completely changed my view of playing metal and rock. Only a few guitar patrols can get close to the power that those guys have. When playing that band felt unbeatable. It really pisses me off that Sinergy is not active anymore.
Person’s attachment to the band and growing together is important part of the rock bands lifecycle. You could think that hired player doesn’t get to be part of this experience.
- My bands have luckily been pretty stable. I have played with Emma since the beginning, almost eight years. Also for example Crazy World has been going on many years. And could I be in just one band? Unfortunately in Finland it’s almost impossible to earn living by playing only in one band.
- I have studied music since I was a child and this is my profession. I do it so much that I earn enough. I can’t do anything else and I don’t even want to. If there would be a band from which I could earn enough, I would reconsider my view. But probably even then I would do different kinds of projects in my days off.
Porra is known of his versatility, style and technique. He has varying number of gigs in calendar per year. During last couple of years he has had ”around hundred gigs and not so much studio sessions.”
- I record couple band albums per year. Then there are also sessions where I do only couple of tracks for someone to somewhere.
After first album there were plans to play live gigs. The idea never came true but it is still alive.
- Problem is how to get it work somehow reasonably. I don’t dare to ask my friends to play for free to empty halls.
This doesn’t really bother the man that just turned 30 before the Christmas. He knows how hard it is to even compose record and publish his own music.
- I use all free time to do my own music. If I have some composing work to do, like movie or TV things, I reserve time for it from my calendar. At the moment year 2008 looks pretty empty so I guess I do my own music then.
sleeper666
MetalMutha
children of COB
Deadnight Drinker
I Spit On Your Grave
Not Really.
When I re-open my Sinergy site on a new host and put everything up, you'll definitely be credited for this. Thanks heaps!!! 
<-Warheart->
Fuck You Very Much
I Spit On Your Grave
Not Really.
Will my sig help bring Sinergy back?????????????
I really wish it would, but we'll see.
children of COB
Deadnight Drinker
Will my sig help bring Sinergy back?????????????
Hey cool sig Mitch. I wish that helped
BTW could you please upload the first pic you have in there please?
<-Warheart->
Fuck You Very Much
This is taken from Finnish metal music magazine that came out this week
(Inferno #55 March 2008). It's nice to know that it actually bothers Alexi that they haven't finished that album and he intends to finish it someday.
Lately Alexi has not been very interested in talking about his another band Sinergy.
- There is not much to say because nothing has been going on. It just feels like there is no time for that. It's kind of stupid thing because we recorded most of the album at summer 2004. Only thing missing is some guitar solos and vocals. This bothers me because there are good songs in it. We should finish it because it doesn't take that much effort to do so. We will finish it some day.
(Inferno #55 March 2008). It's nice to know that it actually bothers Alexi that they haven't finished that album and he intends to finish it someday.
Lately Alexi has not been very interested in talking about his another band Sinergy.
- There is not much to say because nothing has been going on. It just feels like there is no time for that. It's kind of stupid thing because we recorded most of the album at summer 2004. Only thing missing is some guitar solos and vocals. This bothers me because there are good songs in it. We should finish it because it doesn't take that much effort to do so. We will finish it some day.
sleeper666
MetalMutha
^ Well, that's a small glimmer of hope that there may yet still be another Sinergy album - although probably not any
time soon, with CoB about to start touring Blooddrunk. Thanks for the info, valkokukka.
time soon, with CoB about to start touring Blooddrunk. Thanks for the info, valkokukka.
I Spit On Your Grave
Not Really.
<-Warheart->
Fuck You Very Much
