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Another Finn here, desperate to get Josh in our country! :-) I once asked WB Finland about it, and they said they've tried to get him here (that was about two years ago), but that so far it hasn't succeeded. So, they're trying! Here's hoping we get him here on the next tour!

Oh yes, an intimate concert for the Finnish Grobies would be nice! I just wish Josh was promoted a bit more here; I'm sure more people would know about him. I've seen big ads (in the metro, bus stops, etc) about obscure bands I've never even heard about, but for example for Noel, I didn't see a single ad anywhere. If such bands get premium ad space, Josh definitely should be right up there with huge posters!

I have a vague memory of a campaign some US Grobies did at the beginning of Josh's career: they kept requesting his music from various radio stations to help spread the Josh. Maybe we should indeed do the same! I think at least Nova would be one, and certain Josh songs could easily be requested from Groove FM.

I think that the biggest reason for Josh not being well-known here is that WB just doesn't market him here, and marketing is huge. All it would take is some ads in the metro, bus stops, a couple of mags and papers, and also in stores like Anttila when a new CD comes out. However, someone pointed out to me once that maybe Finns like "darker" music, being a nation with a touch of the Slavic melancholy. This person said that at least for her, for example You Raise Me Up was too sugary and "American". I told her Josh has a great variety of songs, but she wasn't eager to explore further. Dunderhead Dunno if that's true for many people, though, or if it was just that one person, but it made me think. I think what might broaden Josh's image here would be to hear more of his more eclectic/his own songs, such as Weeping, Machine, February Song, etc.
Or maybe that's just because I really dig those!

PS. Forgot to ask, anyone gonna buy the Awake Live CD/DVD? I was thinking of ordering it from Amazon UK (comes out May 12th there), and I believe all DVDs sold in the UK store have to be region code 2, so our region.

Yeah, I've been thinking about the melancholy idea ever since I talked to that person. Then again, you'd think the melancholy-loving part of the nation would love especially the ballads, so I dunno. Joshlessness here could simply be just because he isn't marketed here at all. I know I've Grobanized Finns successfully, and sounds like you gals/guys have, too! :-)

Anyway, with the last tours I've noticed an interesting thing: all the European countries that were on Josh's tour list were countries that he came to for a short promotional visit (TV show or two, etc.) some months before the actual tour. I'm not sure if that happened in every single country, but I remember noticing it was true for many of the tour countries. So, since then I've always paid attention to his non-tour European visits. I daresay if he pops into Finland for even a day, he'll also have a concert here.

Re: the DVD. I hadn't thought of cdon.com, thanks for the tip! And I didn't know HMV delivered overseas, that's another good thing to know. I guess I've been too restricted with my shops; I usually only shop at Amazon and Play.com. I've been a bit vary of ordering this DVD yet, as the last Josh concert DVD I ordered was region 1 (can't remember if it was Play.com or WB, but I honestly thought I was going to get region code 2), and I've only been able to watch it twice (cos I can watch different regions with my computer only 5 times, and then the last region played sets in). At least Amazon has no mention of the Awake Live's region code, and I wonder if the other shops do. Must do some checking...

Ooh, if Josh did a promo visit in Finland, I'd be there, armed and prepared with camera, pen, smelling salts, etc....

Yeah, I always order from Amazon UK, and Play.com is a UK company, too, but I'm still a bit unsure about the DVD region in these stores based on my LATG experience. I notice Play.com now has the mention of region code 1 in LATG, but it definitely wasn't there before. So, I'm freaking
out a bit in thinking that they don't have up-to-date product information because the DVD is not out yet. I tried to check Finnish shops, but none has it (WB Finland has it listed on their site, though).
You know, I should seriously stop mucking around like a neurotic maniac and just order it and then simply return it if it's the wrong region code!

EDIT: Done and ordered from Amazon UK! YAYYYYY!!!!