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by the Finnish
rock
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band
The Rasmus
The Rasmus is a Finnish Pop music, rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead sing ...
, originally released on 22 November 2004 on
Playground Music
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.
The DVD features eleven live videos from a performance at Gampel Open Air in Switzerland on 21 August 2004, which was part of their Dead Letters tour. All of the songs performed are taken from the ''Hell of a Tester'', ''Into'' and ''Dead Letters'' albums. The DVD contains also all seven
music video
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s from ''Dead Letters'', including the three different versions of "
In the Shadows" .
The DVD also features bonus material, including behind the scenes footage and interviews, as well a hidden video clip. The hidden video can be accessed by going to the "Music videos" menu, selecting the second version of "In The Shadows", and then pressing the right arrow, causing
The Rasmus' logo to appear on the right. Selecting this will play the video.
On 20 February 2007, ''Live Letters'' was released in the United States by the record label
DRT Entertainment
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The label advertised itself as an "artist friendly hard rock music company f ...
. There is no difference in content between this and the European release.
The DVD was produced by Baranga Film, who have also produced of the band's music videos from ''Dead Letters'', including "
In My Life
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", "In the Shadows" (European version) and "Funeral Song".
Personnel
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Lauri Ylönen
Lauri Johannes Ylönen (born 23 April 1979) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, best known as the co-founder and frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus.
Biography The Rasmus
When he and Heinonen started at Suutarila high schoo ...
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vocals
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Eero Heinonen
The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead singer-songwri ...
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,
backing vocals
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Pauli Rantasalmi
The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead singer-songwri ...
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guitar
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Aki Hakala
The Rasmus is a Finnish Pop music, rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were in upper comprehensive school.Main source of the band's history: The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead sing ...
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drums
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Track listing
Live at Gampel Open Air
#"
First Day of My Life"
#"
Guilty"
#"
F-F-F-Falling
"F-F-F-Falling", sometimes shortened to "Falling", is a song by Finnish rock band the Rasmus, originally released on the band's fourth album '' Into'' on 29 October 2001. The single was released on 2 April 2001 by the record label Playground Mu ...
"
#"Still Standing"
#"
Time to Burn"
#"
Bullet
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"
#"
Every Day"
#"
One & Only"
#"
In the Shadows"
#"Funeral Song"
#"
In My Life
"In My Life" is a song by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles, released on their 1965 studio album, ''Rubber Soul''. Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which there is dispute ...
"
Music videos
#"In the Shadows" (1st Finnish 'Bandit' version) – 2003
#"In the Shadows" (2nd European 'Crow' version) – 2003
#"In the Shadows" (3rd U.S./UK 'Mirror' version) – 2004
#"In My Life" – 2003
#"First Day of My Life" – 2003
#"Funeral Song (The Resurrection)" – 2004
#"Guilty" – 2004
Extras
* Four video documentaries
* Photos
* Storyboards
* An interview
* Making of the videos
* A hidden clip from the first studio shot of "In the Shadows"
See also
*
Dead Letters
''Dead Letters'' is the fifth album by Finnish band The Rasmus released in 2003. It was released later in 2004 in the US, UK and Australia. Their previous album, ''Into (album), Into'', had seen some success in some parts of Europe, particularl ...
, the band's fifth studio album.
External links
The Rasmus' official website''Live Letters''on
Playground Music
Playground Music Scandinavia AB (PGM) is an independent record company from Scandinavia, founded in 1999. The company operates across Scandinavia with offices in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. Additionally, it has established local distr ...
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