PMMP - Kovemmat kädet

In 2002 the PMMP started off as little more than a joke but in few years PMMP evolved into one of the most progressive and professional groups in Finland. While never losing their all-out or nothing -mentality and originality, PMMP managed to combine quality and entertainment value in their later albums as well, though vastly improving in the former with time.

The documentary was produced mainly for TV, as an accompaniment to an intime live show, and therefore there are no show titles or anything like. The program starts right from the interview with the vocalists Paula Vesala and Mira Luoti, and later on it ensues with a discussion with the producer/composer Jori Sjöroos and the vocalists, Paula and Mira, in Jori's home studio. The band members discuss nearly all the songs on the album Kovemmat kädet, others quite deeply while others barely get a mention. The documentary leaves out the two additional songs that become famous but were not included in the original pressing of the Kovemmat kädet album.

The song that mostly gets highlighted is Päiväkoti, of which we also get to listen to the original demo. Also we get to hear an additional Latin language verse that was intended for the song Onni, that also remains as the only so-far co-written song by Vesala and Sjöroos. The other songs get a brief commentary but only the most extraordinary song histories get an interview. I would give the topmost score, but I feel compelled to leave one star out for I know this was not everything you wanted to hear about all the songs on the album.