Ace Mar… Read Full Bio ↴Damon Fox: vocals, organ, mellotron, synthesizers, piano, guitar
Ace Mark: lead & rhythm guitars, slide guitar
Duffy Snowhill: bass
Froth: drums & gong
Flaunting a style that is unparalleled, Bigelf have forged a sound all their own: heavy pop rife with epic guitars, maniacal keyboards and rich, sophisticated harmonies laid over a foundation of hallucinatory hard rock. Working within their carefully constructed pop framework, they have injected a diabolical sound quality with quasi-psychedelic overtones, where demonic timbres are mingled with explosive experimental passages. Bigelf is a cutting edge, musical experience unlike anything else out there today.
Although they’re based in L.A., the band have already blown open the European market where they’ve developed a fanatic following. Now the band is primed for an assault on America. And with bands like The Darkness, Jet and The Mars Volta striking a nerve with young music fans, the time is right for these black-dressed long-haired prophets of doom.
“Today’s music is too mechanical and homogenized,” says lead singer and songwriter Damon Fox. “Songs are vacant of human feeling and real musicianship, they’re just cut up in the studio with Pro Tools. I think people are drawn to Bigelf because we make real music.” That “real music” emanates from vintage equipment Fox has been collecting since he was a teen growing up in Laurel Canyon.
Live, the band is completely over the top. Once a listener recovers from the initial shock of seeing how much equipment the band hauls onstage for a live performance, it’s easy to understand how this Brit-pop-crazed quartet achieves its gargantuan sound. Fox’s massive keyboard setup is strewn out in Baptist-chorus-sized proportions; his mighty C3 histrionics, majestic Mellotron soundscapes and lashes of fat modular synthesis meld with the heavy down-tuned Gibson guitars and mesmerizing solos supplied by Ace Mark. Froth’s herculean drumming on his classic Hayman kit is underpinned by the propulsive basslines of Duffy Snowhill, thundering out of his princely Acoustic 360 cabinet. Their bludgeoning live performances boast theatrics reminiscent of rock shows from the 70s. Fox sings with so much intensity and conviction that “sometimes I’m so into it, I lose my voice” he says. “I went to a vocal coach and he said, you can’t sing every show like it’s your last. But that’s exactly what I do, I can’t fake it.”
The sonic alchemists of Bigelf are no newcomers to the now-trendy retro rock scene. They have their own identity firmly established through years of developing and modifying their own DNA into a powerful new kind of music in the tradition of the great rock acts from the past. “We’re bringing real rock ‘n’ roll back to the table,” Fox explains, “rock ‘n’ roll the way it used to be made, but with a modern hybrid twist. We’re carrying the torch forward for this genre.” He continues, “I compare us with Morpheus from the movie, “The Matrix”. People today are in a programmed state of listening to music and they are not aware of it. We are trying to wake people up and free them from the Matrix.” Welcome to the revolution.
Mother
Bigelf Lyrics
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I wanted you
You didn't want me
So I just gotta tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
Father, you left me but I never left you
I needed you
So I just gotta tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
Children, don't do what I have done
I couldn't walk but I tried to run
So I just gotta tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
Mama don't go
Daddy come home
Mama don't go
Daddy come home
Mama don't go
Daddy come home
Mama don't go
Daddy come home
Mama don't go
Daddy come home
Mama don't go
Daddy come home
Mama don't go
Daddy come home...
The lyrics to Christina Aguilera's song 'Mother' are very emotional and touching. It appears that the singer is expressing her feelings towards her parents and how they had an immense impact on her life. The first two verses talk about the singer's mother and father and how they abandoned her at a young age. She admits she wants her mother even though her mother didn't want her. She then goes on to explain how her father left her, but she never left him, revealing that she needed him but he didn't need her. The song also has a cautionary tone as the singer advises her children not to repeat the same mistakes she made.
The chorus of the song is repeated several times and seems to be an appeal by the singer to her parents to come back, asking them not to leave. It could also be seen as a cry for help or an effort to mend her broken relationship with her parents.
In conclusion, the song 'Mother' by Christina Aguilera talks about the deep emotional wounds that parents can inflict on their children. The song acknowledges the mistakes made by both the singer and her parents, while also providing a valuable lesson for the next generation to learn from and not repeat the same mistakes.
Line by Line Meaning
Mother, you had me but I never had you
I was your child, but you never truly cared for me or wanted a relationship with me.
Father, you left me but I never left you
I was abandoned by you, but I always held onto hope that you would come back and be a father to me.
Children, don't do what I have done
I am warning you not to make the same mistakes I made in my life.
I couldn't walk but I tried to run
I was not ready or equipped for the challenges I faced, but I still pushed myself to keep going.
Mama don't go
Please stay with me, I need you in my life.
Daddy come home
I miss you and need you to be a present figure in my life once again.
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Written by: John Winston Lennon
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