Hittejä, Kersantti Karoliina! cover

Hittejä, Kersantti Karoliina!

Popeda · 1997

66 min · 20 tracks · hard rock

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

49 /100
Lowland
Higher than 2% of albums we've rated

A selection of sturdy, characterful Popeda songs, but the 20-track hit sequence has little album-length pacing or identity of its own.

What we noticed

  • The 20-track set opens with “Kersantti Karoliina,” places “Kuuma kesä” ninth, and closes with “Da Da,” giving the songs a hit-parade sequence rather than a continuous arc.
  • Comic titles such as “Oodi makkaralle” and “Sukset (vaikeata tämä hiihtäminen)” sit beside “Yö” and “Kellot lyö”; the tracklist moves between novelty and more straight-ahead rock songs.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
3/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
3/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Kersantti Karoliina 3:00
  • 2 Matkalla Alabamaan 3:00
  • 3 Tahdotko mut tosiaan 3:42
  • 4 Kaasua, komisaario Peppone 3:19
  • 5 Mää ja Tapparan mies 4:06
  • 6 Lämmää päähän 3:22
  • 7 Punaista ja makeaa 2:55
  • 8 Delilah 3:17
  • 9 Kuuma kesä 3:02
  • 10 Sukset (vaikeata tämä hiihtäminen) 3:24
  • 11 Mustameri ja mies 3:34
  • 12 Yö 4:01
  • 13 Kellot lyö 3:59
  • 14 Oodi makkaralle 2:52
  • 15 Repe ja Lissu 3:40
  • 16 Maailmankaikkeuden suvijenkka 2:51
  • 17 Palle and the Boys 3:30
  • 18 Kuulat sekaisin 3:10
  • 19 Siankorvaa ja raanavettä 2:47
  • 20 Da Da 2:47

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata