The Rasmus - Livin' In A World Without You [Single]

**jack s** · 11:20 PM

No longer hiding "In The Shadows", The Rasmus come back with another epic ballad of cheese. The Finnish rockers hit the big time scene back in 2003 (forming as a band in 1994) with that very annoying but incredibly catchy "ooohhh ohhhhhhhhhh, in the shadows...." song, hitting number one slots in several countries. With a vast change of hairstyle and what looks like Billy Conelly/Claudio Sanchez on guitar, The Rasmus stick to their guns to create their latest single 'Livin' in a World Without You'. The title gives a hint as to the level of stilton/chedder/edam involved in the lyrics.

"Its hard to believe that it came to this
You paralysed my body with a poison kiss
For 40 days and nights I was chained to your bed
You thought that was the end of the story
Something inside me called freedom came alive
Living in a world without you"

That is some mature cheddar right there.

Lauri Ylönen has a very powerful voice, his vocal delivery is spot on and is definitely a force to be reckoned with, taking the role of lead singer / crazy hair man. The double layering of Ylönen's vocals in the chorus smash through a rather simplistic distorted riffage. Around 1min14 his vocal line can be very lightly compared to The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby. That was said lightly, but it does have similarity, and it works. Musically reminiscent of Innerpartysystem, with a gated synth and some creative panning. The whole track is filled by a few dirty guitar chords and a punchy beat.

This is 3mins14sec of quality pop song, if you like that sort of thing.

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altsounds · Comment Posted on: March 7, 2009, 11:20 PM

Innerpartysystem. Interesting. Would I like this you reckon?

jack s · Comment Posted on: March 8, 2009, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by altsounds

Innerpartysystem. Interesting. Would I like this you reckon?

Give it a whirl, but its very mainstream.

Heron · Comment Posted on: March 8, 2009, 02:36 PM

Chris, you change your avatar an awful lot, and you look different in every picture.

altsounds · Comment Posted on: March 8, 2009, 06:03 PM

Hahaha. Yeah why not init? Got to keep it looking fresh and interesting. All the photos are actually of me, the one now is probably a year or a year and a half old and I only found it last night so I thought WTF and just put it up.

Heron · Comment Posted on: March 8, 2009, 09:44 PM

This new one if your best. You should stick with this for a while.

altsounds · Comment Posted on: March 8, 2009, 11:16 PM

Thanks mate!

Heron · Comment Posted on: March 9, 2009, 06:32 PM

I really like your aviators.

altsounds · Comment Posted on: March 9, 2009, 06:59 PM

I like a good pair of sunglasses, much as I am fond of a good hat.

Heron · Comment Posted on: March 9, 2009, 07:03 PM

Yeah hats rule!

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