I'm from Finland and, therefore, have heard a lot of Finnish bands. One thing a lot of Finnish bands (who sing in English) have in common is that they have a finnish accent when speaking English (some have a stronger one than others). If it's really strong it can sound kinda stupid (in my oppinion). Well, this isn't the case with POTF. I swear the first time I heard Late Goodbye I had no idea that they where Finnish! I thought they were Americans! Then, when I found out that they are Finnish I was so happy! I really think that POTF will succeed overseas and they are a band all Finns can be proud of!

Luck.. Poland has no international class band :/ maybe IRA will be.. have u heard about them?

I didnt know either that PotF is Finnish band but its good that they are finnish

I thought they were American but was pleasntly surprised to find they're Finnish.

Yeah, it took me a while to figure that out as well. But I think I like them even more that they arnt from America. Its something new and different.

Same here! It just added to the appeal when I found out they weren't another American band.

Actually, Mark's english is really superb. I think that's the reason why people think they are Americans

congrats to POTF for their english

Yeah, Poets speak great english

I thought they were from the U.S. of A.

Agreed, their english is very good, especially when compared to other bands . . .

We're congratulating them on their english?

Yeah, it's ridicilous. Why should everyone sound the same anyways. The music's the focal point, at least to me. And I love the way how many of the french pronounce english. I accentuate personality.

This is probably easier to understand if you are Finnish. The English pronounciation has traditionally been very difficult for Finnish bands (and all other Finns too ), and this is probably one of the reasons why there are no more internationally successful Finnish bands or artists. I tell you, there are not many native Finns who can fool non-Finns with their accent. And there are even less who can also sing.

Man...... I'm from Poland and i didn't know anything about this band.
so I Think that guys from another countries can't hear about IRA

U didn't heard of them? That's the best rock band in Poland! U must heard of them...

I think it's more due to the lack of PR and marketing connections (and money) why that is/was. Now we've seen that the route is getting clearer and bands have moved onward on the market in suction of the pioneers.

About the language business - I've noticed that there's been significant improvement with the new generations. I also think that it is we finns who put the issue under a microscope more than anyone else. We're a self-critical nation.

True, true. I personally can't stand the Finnish-English accent (which most Finns, including me, speak... ), but it's true that we probably pay more attention to it than anyone else.

..If you have ever listened to Mika Häkkinen (an ex-formula-driver, you know?) or some Finnish skijumpers speaking English, you know why we are so proud about Mark's pronounciation.. (is that written correct? Such a weird word..)

That's exactly what I was talking about.