Anola (studio album) by Penniless

This is not just a great pop rock record from a band that happens to hail from Finland.

It's a standout record never mind where its roots might ultimately lay - whatever the f*ck that's supposed to mean anyways.

For some folks it seems like a band's nationality would somehow be automagically a valid argument in itself for expressing, say, quality.

I never did quite understand this position, and I still don't.

All I'm going to argue is that if a record this good would have been released and properly marketed in the US of A, there's a mighty good chance all of these guys would be millionaires now.

But no one said world's a fair place and I think Anola is trying to convey pretty much the same overall message. And I for one couldn't agree more with such sentiments.