Originally formed in 1988 as Sub Sub, a dance act who coincided with the rise of the Hacienda and the rave scene from Manchester expanding outwards, they enjoyed moderate success for seven years including the hit single "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (#3 UK), before suffering the disaster of their studio burning down in 1996, taking all their current recordings with them. The experience, tragedy and pressure of that would inspire their name-change, in 1998, to Doves, and ultimately their first full-length album, Lost Souls released in April 2000. "Lost Souls" was a dark, atmospheric effort, full of brooding keyboards and claustrophobic light grooves, yet charted at number 13, mainly due to the top 40 singles, "The Cedar Room", "Catch The Sun" and "The Man Who Told Everything".
Two years later, Doves enjoyed their commercial and critical peak with their second album, The Last Broadcast, which charted at number 1 in the UK charts, spawning a hit single, "There Goes The Fear", which reached number 3 in the chart. "The Last Broadcast" was characterised by huge, spacious recordings, and an overall feeling of euphoria and relief. Two more singles, "Pounding" and "Caught By The River" both charted inside the top 40, and in the summer of 2003, Doves headlined the Other Stage on the last night of the Glastonbury Festival.
Recording problems and writers' block delayed the emergence of their third album, Some Cities, until Spring 2005. This was a return to the more claustrophobic sounds of their debut, though still featured the top 10 single "Black & White Town". "Some Cities" sold well, debuting at #1 on the UK chart, and received some of the band's strongest reviews to date.
Jimi Goodwin and Jez Williams both contributed to other bands in the late 90's, Goodwin played bass for Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr's band Electronic on their 1999 album Twisted Tenderness and Williams played guitar on Saint Etienne's albums, 1998's Good Humor, 2000's Sound of Water and finally 2002's Finisterre.
2009 saw the release of 'Kingdom of Rust' and a tour to support, soon followed by 'The Places Between', a greatest hits album - also released as a double album with DVD compilation of singles, non-single releases and remixes.
The band is on a break from recording, according to an interview with The Daily Record. Jimi Goodwin stated: "It's nice just to have a bit of breathing space... We just wanted to get off that whole album-tour-album-tour treadmill. None of us are ready to face going into the studio for another two years. This is wiping the slate clean, we have nothing else in the vaults now. That is it. Whatever we do from now on will be a new start."
On 2 October 2012, EMI International released a Doves anthology titled 5 Album Set featuring all four studio albums from Lost Souls to Kingdom of Rust and the 2003 re-issue of Lost Sides.
It has been announced that Jimi Goodwin will support British band Elbow on their Spring 2014 tour of the United Kingdom.
Jetstream
Doves Lyrics
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So still lost in time
Jets turn and make no sound
Returning to the solid ground
People drift out of time
Watching numbers turn
Seems that I've been waiting here forever
Stormy seas
Cast adrift on a troubled dream
I've seen the sleeping ships at night
I will meet you there
The roar of the engine in the air
(Jetstream)
Leave the things you don't need
And the ones that you don't love
Faith and hope
Keeps our minds together
Your heart's left the ground tonight
Scattered lost in light
Seems that I've been waiting here forever
Jetstream
Carbon seas
Cast adrift on a troubled dream
I've seen the silent jets at night
I will meet you there
The roar of the engine high in the air
(Jetstream)
Sleeping ships in the night
Shining steel lost in time
Jets turn, make no sound
Returning to the safer ground
People running outta time
Lost in love, last in line
Seems I've waited here forever
Jetstream
Stormy seas
Cast adrift on a troubled dream
I see the silent jets at night
I will take you there
The roar of the engine pollutes the air
Jetstream
Jetstream
The song "Jetstream" by Doves is a tribute to the allure of air travel. The lyrics describe the feeling of waiting for a flight, watching jets take off and land, and dreaming of exotic destinations. The singer is in awe of the machines that make it all possible, describing them as "tall" and "shining steel lost in time." Despite the excitement of the journey ahead, there is a sense of unease in the lyrics, as if the singer is adrift on a "troubled dream" or lost in a world that is changing too quickly.
The chorus of the song, with its repeated references to the "Jetstream," reinforces the idea of travel as a magical, almost mystical experience. It is a force that can carry us to new places and new beginnings, but also one that can be dangerous and unpredictable. The verses highlight the contrast between the noise and power of the jets and the quiet of the people waiting for them to take off. The lyrics use vivid imagery to capture the sense of awe and anticipation that air travel can inspire, even as we are aware of its flaws and limitations.
Overall, "Jetstream" is a poignant meditation on the powerful appeal of travel and the ways in which it shapes our lives and our imaginations.
Line by Line Meaning
Tall machines wait in line
Row of tall machines standing in a queue
So still lost in time
Machines are abandoned and forgotten
Jets turn and make no sound
Airplanes rotate silently
Returning to the solid ground
Landing on safe and firm land
People drift out of time
Individuals become detached from reality
Watching numbers turn
Witnessing time going by
Seems that I've been waiting here forever
Waiting feels like an everlasting experience
Jetstream
Refers to the current of high altitude air
Stormy seas
Metaphor for tough times
Cast adrift on a troubled dream
Feeling aimless and troubled in a dream-like state
I've seen the sleeping ships at night
Observing ships anchored and docked at night
I will meet you there
Promising to reunite in a specific place
The roar of the engine in the air
The sound of the plane's engine while flying
(Jetstream)
Repeating the chorus
Leave the things you don't need
Abandoning unnecessary possessions
And the ones that you don't love
Discarding unimportant relationships and connections
Faith and hope
Believing and anticipating positively
Keeps our minds together
Maintaining mental stability and connectedness
Your heart's left the ground tonight
Being free from emotional burdens
Scattered lost in light
Feeling lost in the illumination
Jetstream
Repeating the chorus
Carbon seas
Air pollution caused by airplanes
I've seen the silent jets at night
Observing the airplanes flying in silence at night
I will meet you there
Repeating the previous promise
The roar of the engine high in the air
Repeating a line from the first chorus
(Jetstream)
Repeating the chorus
Sleeping ships in the night
Repeating a line from the second verse
Shining steel lost in time
Metaphor for abandoned or forgotten vessels
People running outta time
Individuals feeling like their time is running out
Lost in love, last in line
Being absorbed in love and running out of time
Seems I've waited here forever
Repeating a line from the first verse
Jetstream
Repeating the chorus
Stormy seas
Repeating a line from the second chorus
Cast adrift on a troubled dream
Repeating a line from the second verse
I see the silent jets at night
Adding a personal observation to the previous line
I will take you there
Making a promise to transport someone to a certain location
The roar of the engine pollutes the air
Mentioning the negative impact of airplane engines
Jetstream
Repeating the chorus for the last time
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANDY WILLIAMS, JEZ WILLIAMS, JIMI GOODWIN
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pablos amegos
Doves were awsum they made timeless tunes they should get it back on
espiritu neutro
they did :)
Darren Pearson
Brilliant
Adrian Hambleton
worth the wait.
Azz Ladz
This song like a WetDreeeeeeeam
James Loza
Sfo to heathrow .. 2009