”We can never become a fucking hippie progrock band, cos punk was the first thing that really knocked us out. We’ve never been hippies. Maybe we’re fucking idiots for taking this so seriously, we’ve been at this for five years now. And yeah, in a way we are like some hippies on a never ending 60’s trip. It’s the same for us with punk.”
Spoke Lama vocalist Epe, somewhat apocalyptically to Soundi magazine in January 1982. And he was right too – Lama never became a fucking hippie progrock band. they played a bunch of gigs, released four singles/ep’s and and album before they split up. Nevertheless, their career wasn’t exactly short-lived. Lama was an essential part of the Helsinki punk scene from 1977 to 1982. Later on, they gained a somewhat legendary status as the ultimate Finnish punk band.