![]() ![]() And we announced that the end of the show will be the original lineup doing a set of HANOI songs. It was surreal to be with everybody right there - all five of us together - after 40 years. We should let people know.' The Ice Hall in Helsinki was already over half sold out, but then we had this press conference, and I had Gyp Casino come over too - all five of us - and it was fun. Then Sami Yaffa told me one night, 'Are you sure you don't wanna let people know ahead of time? Because if fans find out about this later on afterwards, they're gonna be pissed off.' So I said, 'You're right. This was the only way and the only time to do it, for the right reasons. Why don't we do a few HANOI songs in the end?' And then we were gonna have it as a surprise, and everybody agreed. All the guys will be there, the original lineup. Fine.' So then I started thinking about it. If I have time from my world tour, I may have time to show up and maybe I'll come and do 'Tragedy'.' 'Okay. He said, 'I heard you've got this 60th-birthday celebration. I met with Gyp Casino, the original drummer from HANOI, in Stockholm last December when we were filming my documentary… a cool guy nice memories. Regarding how the gig came about, he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "What happened was Sami Yaffa and Nasty Suicide were gonna be there anyway, since Sami is in my band playing the bass. Monroe previously discussed the HANOI ROCKS reunion during a September 14 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk". Up Around The Bend (CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL cover) (with all guests) The setlist for the original HANOI ROCKS reunion was as follows:Ġ9. There was a lot of singing - 37 songs - and my voice held up good." The crowd had such a warm feeling of love and appreciation, and everybody had a great time. And the setlist - altogether there was 37 songs, including DEMOLITION and the original HANOI lineup… The original HANOI lineup played nine songs, actually, in the end… The emotion and the feeling was amazing. It was a big undertaking, and I worked on it quite a while. Speaking to Rockfiend about how it felt to perform with the reunited original lineup of HANOI ROCKS at his 60th-birthday gig, Monroe said in part: "It felt great. To top the event, the lights and visuals are designed by the internationally acclaimed worldwide phenomenon Mikki Kunttu. The almost-three-hour-long concert allowed fans to hear many Monroe classics throughout evening. In addition to the original HANOI ROCKS lineup and DEMOLITION 23, several top musicians and artists who collaborated with Monroe over the years took the stage. This was DEMOLITION 23's first performance since the band's breakup in 1995.Īt the 60th-birthday show, Monroe was mostly accompanied by his longtime band consisting of Sami Yaffa, Karl Rockfist, Rich Jones and Steve Conte. Led by Monroe, the band rose to great cult fame, although they only released one album ( "Demolition 23") in 1994 and broke up shortly afterwards. The "support band" for the show for Friday night's concert was the reunited DEMOLITION 23. Prior to Friday night's performance, the quintet, which started a historic chapter in the world's music scene, was last seen on stage at Helsinki's Tavastia on July 27, 1982. As the grand finale of the concert, the original lineup of HANOI ROCKS, one of Finland's most significant rock bands of all time, took the stage: Monroe, Andy McCoy, Sami Yaffa, Nasty Suicide and Gyp Casino. PIN-UP: EX- ( still unused ), being lightly creased on the surface of each side.Michael Monroe, who turned 60 in June, celebrated the milestone with a bang on September 23 at the Helsinki Ice Hall (Helsingin Jäähalli) in Finland. OBI: VG, being partly stained in lower portions of each side. No flaw on the groove…very clean disc, I guarantee you. Otherwise it has none of any scuff, scratch & hairline, which can be rated as "NM”. There’re several spindle-marks on each label. ![]() ![]() Otherwise it has no tear, dent, strip, stain & writing…OK.ĭISC: Disc is nearly TOP in condition, keeping glossy. It’s lightly scraped with light ring-wear is on the front & back. Side B: Underwater world, Two steps from the move, Under my wheels, Up around the bend, Million miles away, CheyenneĬOVER: Cover is good in condition, except for partly worn corners & outer-edges. Side A: Strange boys play weird openings, Malibu beach nightmare, Ice cream summer, Oriental beat, Don’t you ever leave me, Tragedy, Love’s an injection Scarce item from Japan to serious collector. It’s hard to find this album in any condition nowadays even in my country. A fold out pin-up is enclosed, but the insert is missing. Appendices: “Original OBI” & “Fold Out Pin-Up”ĭescription: This is scarce Japanese original copy ( released in 1980’s ) of their best album, coming with rare appendices. ![]()
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