Hurriganes was a hugely popular Finnish rock & roll band formed in 1971 by Remu Aaltonen (vocals, drums), Cisse Häkkinen (bass, vocals), and Ile Kallio (guitar). Their music was a belated take on classic rock & roll, and the band was equally adept at writing their own modern classics as they were covering supercharged versions of songs by Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, or the J. Geils Band. Before recording their first album, 1973's Rock and Roll All Night Long, Ile Kallio had left the band and Albert Järvinen had taken over the reins in what is now considered the "classic" lineup.
Hurriganes revitalized the Finnish rock music scene, particularly with their second album, 1974's Roadrunner. The album, named after the Bo Diddley song, demolished the charts and is not only considered one of the best classic rock & roll albums in Finland, but it was also the best-selling album in its native land from 1974 to 1985. The single release of the song they added as a lark to the album when it came up too short, "Get On," has been named numerous times as the finest single rock & roll song released in Finland by both the public and the press. Järvinen took the intro from Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" and added a ferocious lead throughout the three-and-a-half-minute song, Aaltonen punched it up with a revved-up beat and nonsense lyrics that touched upon most of the rock & roll clichés of the past, and Häkkinen solidified the mixture with his sturdy basslines.
by JT Lindroos
Tracks
1. It Ain't What You Do - 3:00
2. Hey Groupie - 2:32
3. Tallahassee Lassie (Frank C. Slay Jr, Robert Stanley Crewe) - 2:20
4. The Phone Rang (Richard Stanley) - 1:39
5. I Will Stay (Jørgen Lundgren) - 2:41
6. Get On - 3:47
7. In The Nude (Joe Garland) - 2:37
8. Mister X (Remu Aaltonen, Cisse Häkkinen, Albert Järvinen, Richard Stanley) - 4:03
9. Slippin And Slidin (Richard Penniman) - 2:38
10.Oowee Oohla - 2:30
11.Roadrunner (Ellas McDaniel) - 4:16
All Songs by Remu Aaltonen, Cisse Häkkinen, Albert Järvinen except where stated
Hurriganes
*Remu Aaltonen - Vocals, Drums
*Cisse Häkkinen - Bass, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
*Albert Järvinen - Guitar
With
*Richard Stanley - Vocals (Track 8)
