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1) a Spanish alternative-pop-rock band which was founded in [year formed]1992[/year formed]. The Band currently consists of the sisters Christina Llanos (guitar/vocals) and Amparo Llanos (guitar), Jesús Antúnez (drums), and Samuel Titos (bass) who recently replaced former bassist Álvaro Díez. Their music ranges from heavy to sweet, shouting to dreaming, but always with a groovy drive.
Dover originated in the outskirts of Madrid at the beginning of the 1990s when the Llanos sisters decided to form a rock band encouraged by the alternative scene from Seattle. In 1994, the drummer Jesús Antúnez and the bass guitarist Álvaro Gómez joined in. One of the band's demo tapes reached the radio program Disco Grande on RNE Radio 3. The band then entered into a one-year contract with the small independent record label Everlasting-Caroline. Their debut album Sister in 1995 lacked promotion and sold poorly; however, the Spanish fanzine Mondo Sonoro included it among the 10 best national albums of the year.
After their initial contract expired, they signed with the independent label Subterfuge Records, which produced their second album Devil Came To Me. This album turned out to be an unprecedented success in the Spanish independent scene. A fragment from the title song was included in a popular Radical Fruit Company television commercial and the band got launched to national fame. While promoting this album, the bass guitarist was replaced by Álvaro Díez, who had already been part of the band at its beginning. The album sold over 500,000 copies and gained them fans also abroad in Europe and the Americas.
Their relationship with Subterfuge Records deteriorated and they signed with Chrysalis Records. In 1998, the band created their own label Loli Jackson Records. The next year they recorded their third album Late At Night in Seattle.
In 2000, they received the MTV Europe Best Spanish Artist award. In 2001, Chrysalis re-released their first album Sister including a bonus unreleased song Noche tras noche. In September that year, after tense recording sessions in Los Angeles marked by disagreements with their album producer Barret Jones, the band released their fourth album I Was Dead For 7 Weeks In The City Of Angels.
In 2003, they released The Flame, recorded in Spain and produced by Rick Will, an album that shows all the fury that has made them big without forgetting those great songs of melody and quality. Stephen Marcussen (Marcussen Mastering, NYC) did the mastering, a classic that has mastered a lot of the legendary records of the last 15 years.
In 2006, Dover released Follow the City Lights. It was recorded at PKO Studios and self-produced along with Daniel Alcover. The album was preceded by the single Let Me Out, and broke away from their usual sound to create a more dance-like style.
The band's 2007 release 2 is a greatest hits compilation, which exhibits the rock sound that brought them to stardom, as well as the band's new electronic sound.
The first single from 2 is entitled "Soldier."
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Too Late
Dover Lyrics
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ls somehing wrong?
You're looking kind of pale
Who could've predicted the bitterest of
ends?
You and I are like some kind of mess
It's like I'm the Icing on some sort of cake
It's too late yeah! Yeah!
Now look me up or look me down
It don't really matter
It's all over now
Second floor, apartment to the left
That's my invitation. Let's see what you get
It's too late yeah! Yeah!
It's too late yeah! Yeah!
I would've paid so much Money for you
I would've done anything in truth
Now that you mention the state of my mind
I'd rather lock up myself tonight
(It's like this... You've drive me insane)
It' too late yeah! Yeah!
It' too late yeah! Yeah!
The lyrics to the song "Too Late" by Dover are open to interpretation, but one can assume that the singer is addressing another person who has caused them some sort of distress. The first two lines have the singer asking if the other person can tell that something is wrong, implying that the singer is upset but trying to hide it. The line "you and I are like some kind of mess" suggests that they were once close, but now their relationship is disordered and chaotic.
The singer then says "it's like I'm the icing on some sort of cake," which could mean that they feel like they are being taken advantage of, or that they feel like they are just a superficial addition to the other person's life. The chorus, "it's too late yeah! Yeah!" is repeated, emphasizing that whatever has happened between them is irreversible.
In the second verse, the singer tells the other person that it doesn't matter how they look, as the relationship is over. They give the other person an invitation to their apartment, but it is unclear whether it is meant sincerely or sarcastically. The line "let's see what you get" implies that the other person won't be getting anything good. The chorus is repeated again, and the singer laments that they would have done anything for the other person in the past.
The final lines suggest that the other person has driven the singer to madness, and now they want to be alone. Overall, the song seems to express regret and frustration over a failed relationship, and a sense that it is too late to fix things between the two people involved.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm trying to clear up my head
I'm trying to figure things out and process my thoughts
ls somehing wrong?
Is there anything wrong?
You're looking kind of pale
You don’t look well
Who could've predicted the bitterest of ends?
Who would have known things would be this bad?
You and I are like some kind of mess
Our relationship is chaotic and disorganized
It's like I'm the Icing on some sort of cake
I look good on the outside but there's chaos underneath
It's too late yeah! Yeah!
Everything is beyond redemption now
Now look me up or look me down
You can scrutinize me all you want
It don't really matter
It's not important anymore
It's all over now
Our relationship is done
Second floor, apartment to the left
Here's my location
That's my invitation. Let's see what you get
Come find me and see what happens
I would've paid so much Money for you
I would have gone to great lengths to keep you happy
I would've done anything in truth
I would have done anything for you
Now that you mention the state of my mind
Now that you bring it up, I see how bad I really feel
I'd rather lock up myself tonight
I'd rather stay alone and process things tonight
(It's like this... You've drive me insane)
It feels like you're causing me to lose my mind
Contributed by Camilla C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Anselmo Echeverria
Dover recuperará la rabia de sus primeros discos en "Complications", un nuevo álbum directo que les lleva a sus raíces. Recuerda por momentos a "Devil came to me" (1997), el que los convirtió en un fenómeno de masas desde la industria musical independiente. en algunas entrevistas ya adelantaron que tal vez su siguiente lanzamiento contuviera el sonido roquero y distorsionado que habían rememorado con la nueva gira de "Devil came to me". "Complications" es su octavo disco de estudio y llega cinco años después de la publicación de su último trabajo integrado por composiciones inéditas, "I ka kené" (2010), en el que aportaron a su música un toque africanista, que no les trajo pocas críticas. Aquel cambio de ritmos no fue tan bien aceptado como en su día la comunión con los ritmos bailables del disco "Follow the city lights" de 2006.
Aunque ellos no lo reconocen parece que "Complications" es un un intento de recuperar a su público perdido, ya que se parece mucho a un acto de contrición. Dover se ha encerrado en su estudio de Madrid, nada de grabar en Seattle o Los Ángeles, como en sus discos anteriores. Dover ya pueden decir que veinte años no son nada, ellos los han cumplido en la música. Samuel Titos, Amparo y Cristina Llanos y Jesús Antúnez han hecho un disco compacto, con dos temas a la altura de sus discos más exitosos, con estribillos impecables: "Too late" y "Like a man". Dover ha recuperado el protagonismo de las cuerdas roqueras. La gira de presentación que arrancó hace unas semanas ya tiene fechas confirmadas:
Viernes 27 - Zaragoza - Sala López
ABRIL
Sábado 11-Valencia - Sala Wah Wah
Sábado 18 - Bruselas ( Be ) - Sala VK
MAYO
Sábado 9 - Saanen ( Suiza ) Mad Muni TentFestival
Sábado 15 - Valladolid - Reverse (Teatro Zorrilla)
Jueves 21 - Barcelona - Sala Bikini
SEPTIEMBRE
4/5 Guadalajara - Festival Gigante.
Música independiente novedades.
Juan Ma Fernández
Pues ole por ellos. Todo el mundo se queja de que son unos vendidos y precisamente en el momento que mas vendieron era cuando hacian rock ( y salia en "los 40 principales", ya que tan guays y alternativos sois...).
Si por ser artista y que te definas con un estilo, eso conlleva que tienes que anclarte a él durante toda la vida, pues menudo coñazo.
Asi que bravo por Dover que ha hecho lo que le ha dado la gana y han sabido y querido experimentar con mas estilos.
Y respecto a las criticas...está claro que les van a llover hagan lo que hagan a éstas alturas. Si hacen musica discotequera? Son unos vendidos. Si vuelven al rock? Son unos vendidos también.
Por esa misma regla, si un artista solo se puede ceñir a un estilo... ¿ Un fan del rock tambien tiene que hacerlo ?
Ah espera!! Que eso ya es otra cosa!!
Ya me gustaría ver a muchos de los que hablan por aqui, escuchando un lunes el "Devil came to me", para luego llegar el sabado y salir de fiesta a bailar dance o reaggeton....ah!! pero...en base a vuestros argumentos... que traidores seriais entonces, no?
Queda claro que los artistas maduran, pero muchos de los fans ya se ve que no.
Saludos.
Crescent AV
Esta canción encajaría perfectamente en el ''I was dead'' o en el ''The flame''. Me ha gustado bastante, tanto el vídeo como la canción. ¡Grandes Dover!
♫ ALEX MILKE ♫
En The Flame queda perfecto <3
bertozgz
tanta y tanta y tanta crítica, para que? digan lo que digan!!!grande Dover y grandes las hermanas!!!!fuimos a sus conciertos hace unas semanas y fantástico, ENHORABUENA por este disco y ese pedazo concierto!!!GRANDESSSSSSSSS
Javi NO
Dover siempre han molado.
J. Cobain
Pues a mí me parece un buen tema. Obviamente, nada comparable con sus inicios, pero me gusta que vuelvan a hacer algo similar a lo de antes.
María Pérez
Desde luego no defraudan. Ya veremos qué tal el resto del disco, pero este adelanto era lo menos que esperaba y me ha encantado. El videoclip concuerda con el nuevo estilo a la perfección. Quizá no sean como antes, pero a mí me convencen. Yo ya he encargado por fnac mi disco firmado y espero que den fechas de la gira muy pronto!
arresius
Vuelta al rock, a lo que mejor saben hacer. Se espera con ganas este disco!!!!!!!!
Diego de la Vega
Cuando uno es bueno, es bueno... haga lo que haga. Y ellas lo son.
k_juanan
Me ha dejado con ganas de mucho mas, esperemos el disco entero. Buenas sensaciones.
linkvron
¡¡¡Brutal!!! Con ganas de tenerlo ya en mis manos.