Listening to Kingston Wall - Shine On Me 

That was so good my neighbours lit up a joint.

It's 25 years since Petri Walli took his life. Still makes me sad.

To be noticed, Petri Walli was head of the band, Singer AND guitarist. He also played with totally ownkind of style, where he played "both" guitars with one guitar. And actually he REALLY had only one guitar. Even in gigs. He only had one les paul and if string were broken, drummer (Sami Kuoppamaeki) just had to play solo with drums, so that Petri got his string changed. Kuoppamaeki has later told that "sometimes it seemed that Petri liked my solos so much that he was slow by purpose changing his string. :) Petri Walli was genious. He just played with too much acid, and hanged out too much with Finnish occultists, like Ior Bock. That is story of its own that Petri actually never totally shared with his bandmates. To be honest I have always seemed something similar amongst Petri Walli and Syd Barrel...

Two of a kind is a good one and The real thing too.

Everything from the band is amazing. Best band never known.

I saw Kingston Wall over 20 times in the 90s. They were the best live band I have ever seen.

Shivers!

That was nice...and new to me! Thanks for sharing Jim. I never would have heard these guys without this channel....

Very nice.

BTW! The drummer. Sami Kuoppamaeki (Sami Kuoppamäki in Finnish letters) is, to be honest, one of the best drummers i know.

Cool stuff! Gave me some Hendrix with the guitar

A good choice, Jim! This shows perfectly how a good music never gets old!

Awesome song, most important for me

This video just popped on my screen. Awesome to see people getting into Kingston Walls music and I hope that we can spread the word even further. BTW, the sax you are hearing is played by Sakari Kukko. That dude is a master of many instruments.

Finnish musician Sakari Kukko is not member of the band, but plays sax and clarinet on some of their songs. Kukko is probably most renowned of his ethnic/jazz/progressive rock band Piirpauke, but to my knowledge he came via Amorphis, as he plays sax and flute on some of their albums.

Yeah this song is absolutely one of most beautiful songs ever made in this type of music

Beautiful piece of music... makes me wanna grab a guitar and compose something of my own. Thanks for this unexpected inspiration Jim!

What, someone actually reacting to Kingston Wall? Awesome! I've been asking this other youtuber to do it, didn't know you had. KW is such a significant band for many of us here in Finland both as an influence as well as emotionally. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this! Thank you.

Wow, I'm glad you introduced me to them. Really good stuff!

Got their albums when I was living in Helsinki in 2000, not met anyone who has heard of them since I left Finland.

KW was brilliant. Too bad about the guitaist/singer. The dude had serious chops and the songs had depth and character, The superband that never was.

Shine On Me really is a masterpiece

Very surprised you didn't know about this band. I've been listening to them for years and always assumed they were quite known back in the day. Two further recommendations from them: 1) For All Mankind 2) And It's All Happening

I lived in Finland for 11 years and never heard of this band before now ! great song !

Istwan On My Own You Time Also good ones from them

Oh wow. Someone outside Finland listen Kingston. That song is the beautiest song for me ever. I actually didn't liked Kingston at first. But now IT has been my alla time favorite band 20 years

Excellent, Jim! Never heard of these guys.... enjoyed it! Keep up with the "new" groups :)

Another superb psychedelic band from Finland: Death Hawks. Check out "Black Acid". 9 minutes of awesomeness!

Great find Jim. Thought I had one of their records but...now I will download this one. Thanks again.

Been listening Kingston Wall since 1993 and it is still one of the best bands ever...

Lol, Hidria Spacefolk guitarist is my cousin.. it is a small country and small circles.. And Circle is definitely one band worth to listen ;) Without Kingston Wall there would be no Hidria Spacefolk that is 100% certain as Kingston Wall opened the doors for Finnish psychedelic rock. And who can forget Wigwam, Tasavallan Presidentti and Piirpauke, the latter is Hasse Walli's band, brother of Petri Walli. Their song Konevitsan Kellot is HUGE influence on all of us in that space and can be heard in many, many Kinston Wall songs, this being one of them. The use of saxophone can be traced to those three bands from the 70s i mentioned.

Please do more KW! 2 album is brilliant! Love it

Watering eyes..every time.

Reminds me of another short-lived band, Black Sun Ensemble, similar guitar tone and sax really atmospheric

This is my all time favorite from this incredible band that had it´s candle blown much too soon. Had a privilege to see the Kingston Wall Experience gig in rockfest thursday of 2019 in Hyvinkää Finland. It was collaberation of living memebers of KW Jukka Jylli and Sami Kuoppamäki (Propably the best backbone for a rock band in history of music) and good friends of Petri, Von Herzen Brothers band. Propably the closest experience to KW live you can ever get. It sure was magical evening, even though it wasn´t the real deal but good damn it worked.

Amazing track. The kind of underrated song you're really proud to show to others

One of the best, or the very best, bands from Finland ever. R.I.P Pete Walli! You should absolutely get the whole trilogy as vinyl and in addition to that the Real Live Thing 5 LP live box set. Must have release!

Peace, love and Kingston Wall!

Welcome back, Jim!

you have got an excellent taste of music it makes me so happy I usually don't offer music to the reactor, but I think you are different so try something different and interesting (the black noodle project - a purple memory ) they are very different hope you see this cm love from Iran ;)

This song from superb album is one of my all time favourites. As knowing your great taste of music i knew you would like it too. Thanks for reaction, there's not too many!

Scenes from a memory: Metropolis pt.2 listen to the whole album. Its a real masters masterspiece

To be clear. Kingston Wall is the "pink floyd" of finnish rocker´s. Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd where like gods to Walli and that can really be heard on his music! There is also atleast two books from band and Petri Walli. Just listening other "Wiljami Puustinen - Petri Walli saga from Nextrory. (Soundbook).

Hauntingly beautiful and perfect song. Have to say they were even better live. Definitely worth going on the “trilogy” tour. Hats off!

Im from Finland. Kingston Wall is like the greatest musicians in the whole world to me at least. Especially Sami Kuoppamäki in drums and Jukka Jylli in Bass. My mother used to know them and I've been many times with them but I was little that I don't remember.

Hope all is well at Newstead Towers! 👍🤘

Kingston Wall is my favourite band. That LP was released in 2015. I have the first press version that is still unopened. I don't have an vinyl player but someday I will buy one and this will be the first LP I will lksten to.

Great to see youre back. I have this 19 minutes masterpiece of request. sound of contact - mobius slip. I know you are busy but really Hope you Will do this one in the near future. Leadsinger is Simon Collins, yep the son of Phil. And Simon sings and dont get chocked, he plays the drums also in this band🤣

That was pretty chill.

Do some more KW Please!!

Definitely should check out Ash Memory (All parts) by Wilderun . Cheers Jim!

rest in peace Petri Walli

Hey Jimbo, long time no see! Been away from the Internet for a few months and I've been missing your infectious smile and that thing you do with your fingers. I have a suggestion for you: Brand X. It's a jazz fusion band formed in the mid '70s and notably featuring Phil Collins on the drums on their early albums. I only know the first one, 1976's Unorthodox Behaviour, but I think it might interest you. I suggest the album opener Nuclear Burn, the title track or Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria, but really the whole album is solid.

Such a beautiful track. RIP Petri

Finally

A band you've reacted to before, The Ocean, just put out a song from their forthcoming album! The Ocean - Jurassic | Cretaceous

These guys were 24 yrs khen they wrote this song. I saw them 4 times, first time at tavastia, before their debut (freakout club) second time at ll-album tour, 2 times at trilogy tour. Heres live one of this song, i was at audience trying to hook with girl. Sax man is legendary Sakari Kukko, who visited lots of their projects m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0DQ5LRmT9f0.html

Legends in finland

KingstonWall are one of the BEST bands were alive!

Heya Jim, great channels like this keep me sane :-) Lie back with that volume turned up and have a listen to the remastered version of "Scream In Blue" by Midnight Oil. It's something a bit different. Be interested to see what you think. Thanks and keep the good work coming.

Kingston Wall RRRocks!! 😁🤘

A musical trip

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You might want to check Von Herzen Brothers! VHB have told they pretty much exists because of KW.

I went on iTunes and found that someone created a 2001 album of remixes from Kingston Wall, "Freakout Remixes".

Could it be so is great too....

Thanks for the video, give a round for a Circle, Oranssi Pazuzu, Waste of Space Orchestra and Dark Buddha Rising. Similiar but very different.

Hidria Spacefolk is amazing too...

"Kingston Wall - Yo-talo 1993 Full Concert" check it out.

I decided some 20 years ago already when I die this song shall be played in my funeral.

The band had only three players. Basist, Singer guitarist and drummer. Outcluding sax that was played by someone I dont rememeber right now. But virally in band there were only threee players. They just had been noticed in America etc. when Petri killed himself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_Walli

i reckon youd like this. Plini - "Every Piece Matters" (2016)

Before pete jumped from roof of the church kingston wall was selling very good in japan .

There should be new remixed LP versions coming out soon. O think...

Finland guitar hero.

You really should try also songs like Kingston Wall´s - Could it be so. Weird thing is that they made three albums. Kingston Wall I, II and Tri-Logy. Petri sings in first album kinda "when trilogy is ready its my time to go". Well tri-logy where made and he killed himeself. He openly made godlike persons the rockers who had died young at the top of their world.

Rip Petri Walli

Hidria spacefolk is also amazing

Sexy track Jim.

Amazing...could anyone tell me what's the instrument at 9:00 playing in the background ?

Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons pleeeease!

There’s another band that sounds a bit like the Ozric Tentacles: Quantum Fantay. Again, I like this a lot. The guitar solo could be out of a live concert of Grobschnitt, a German Krautrock band. I can definitely recommend two albums: Solar Music Live, Rockpommel’s land. The first one is probably on RU-vid. You have t endure a bit of nonsense at the start but the music is wonderful.

Hi Jim, greetings from freezing Finland. Kingston Wall is one to listen. They actually made a tour (well not with the all original members) couple years ago. If I may give you a recommendation about Finnish bands... it would be this: Wigwam. It's long gone but music lives for ever and this is my favorite from them: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gL7AqYop2a4.html

Sax are Sakari kukkoaho

its a cult band in Finland

saxofon Sakari Kukko?

Ehkä paras biisi

You can actually see the town silhouette on the old packs of camel cigarettes =D Steal like an artist ;)

Prog rock maybe closest genre but that doesnt really capture their genre

Pete Wallin soundi kitarassa on mullistavaa.