After four years of absence, The Rasmus come back to Argentina. The Finnish quartet will perform on Monday 22 May at 7:00 pm at El Teatro Flores in Buenos Aires.
To be confirmation of the group’s love story with our country. A correspondence that had its peak with a hit like In the shadowstwo decades ago, and it has only increased since then.
A relationship, that of The Rasmus and of our country, which it runs a little further back than the location the Rolling Stones or Metallica have todayto cite two current examples, but which is still moving for musicians and fans.
A car parked in the Miami sun, a computer in Argentina and… a Zoom that doesn’t work. Lauri Ylönen, leader of The Rasmus, speaks, and you only see mimicry, there is no silence, and the same goes for clarion from Buenos Aires.
Until, by magic and in an incomprehensible way, things are resolved and the Finn is, as we assumed, very keen to be back tap here
Leader’s word
“Every time we go we feel very comfortable Welcome. People are always very enthusiastic about our visits, Try to see us at the hotel and at the airportso we are really excited to come back,” comments Lauri Ylönen.
-What can you tell us about the show? What will be their mechanics, taking into account that last year they released their album “Rise”?
-Obviously we will play the songs from the new album, but we are in a moment where we want to retrace the history of the band. Here because we will try to play at least one song from each of our ten albums. We brought in Emppu Suhonen as a guitarist, a woman who is very talented both with her instrument and as a singer. And she, on top of that, she’s very charismatic on stage. This allows us to sing many songs together.
-How was it for you to work on “Rise” with a legendary man like Desmond Child?
-Desmond has worked with everyone and is, as you say, a legend. He was an honor for me and he became my mentor. Every day he called me to tell me something and I learned a lot from his comments.
“And I’m not referring only to singing and composing, but also to more personal matters. For example, every morning he made me write down my dreams. He would do the same, and then we would compare them. For me, those kinds of things have been life lessons,” she shares.
-Is there any possibility of a new collaboration between The Rasmus and Apocalyptica, as already happened with Dead Promises and Venomous Moon?
-Obviously. We are in permanent contact and are very good friends. They are very talented guys and their group has a great concept behind it: It’s not easy to play metal with a four cello formation.
-Last year they played in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Jezebel”. How would you explain what Eurovision means for a South American fan of The Rasmus?
-Eurovision is a very beautiful and very European thing. It’s a time when all countries of the continent are united to celebrate music. That’s why I think its meaning is really very beautiful and positive.
“Look what happened last year with Ukraine, whose song was the winner: The song contest served to bring a moment of hope to those people. It was a great experience for us, since after so many years of racing we managed to do something different,” he understands.
“And it was very exciting to be there and play in front of one of the biggest audiences in the world, with millions of people watching the event live. It is also very familiar: When I was a kid, we used to watch it on TV every year.and everyone knows what it is.”
-How do you evaluate the evolution of The Rasmus sound?
-We have a dark group picture and that’s okay, but I need to clarify that I’m not like that in my spare time. I love the sun, I love the beachand when I make music something dark always comes out (laughs).
“But The Rasmus also has a hopeful side. That’s why I can say that we are a mixture of hope and melancholy, of positive sadness, as I like to call it, because we have humor and don’t take ourselves too seriously. This is part of our message,” she clarifies.
A look at Finnish politics
-What is your opinion on the current Finnish policy, with the exit of the Sanna Marin government and the triumph of the conservatives in the country?
-Sanna Marin is a new face in Finnish politics. She is a very hardworking person and a role model, so after her, many women go into politics in my country.
“The fact that she rose to the highest government office was amazing. We are at a point where you have to start thinking that, in some respects, women are better leaders than mensince they can see things from another perspective”, analyzes the musician.
“That’s why we incorporated a guitarist, someone who is incredible. I also know a lot of Finnish politicians, and it’s interesting to think that they are people who make very important decisions, but who are basically the same as you and me. That’s why sometimes -he thinks- They make mistakes.”
Source: Clarin
