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Y.U.P. - 1990-1992

Primary Artist
Y.U.P.
Album Title
1990-1992
Release Date
1992 
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Review by Antti J. Ravelin
Yup's first collection, 1990-1992, works as a great testament for the old, progressive Yup. It contains the first recordings for the independent Elmerecords label: two EPs, one LP, and one single. It is hard to define a band such as Yup -- mostly it has been called "rock-opera" or just "unexplainable." That's understandable when this band creates songs consisting of over 20 different parts (e.g., "Koiraöljyä"). From 1990-1992, Yup floated freely around different styles of rock, and the result in the music was like progressive punk rock, which surely is not a style that can be called easy listening. Read More