1. a progressive… Read Full Bio ↴There are three known bands using the name Galleon:
1. a progressive rock band hailing from Sweden and
2. a French dance group.
3. a four-piece indie rock group based in Adelaide, Australia.
1. Galleon started as a three piece named Aragon back in ´85 , experimenting with different kind of music and musicians , but never really found the "right" feeling. . .
Because Micke Värn, guitars - Göran Fors, bass and Vocals and Dan Fors, drums had the idea , they wanted at least to document their sweat and blood in composing the music they believed in under so many years , just in case . . .
When Galleon started to send around their first demo tapes under the name Aragon back in -89 , they initially got a friendly response but also a demand to change their name.
After they had come up with the name Galleon and was actually working on their first album , the drummer Dan Fors injured his foot badly and the album was delayed for six months..
During the recording sessions the Producer and Keyboard player Ulf Pettersson had joined the band , but left just before releasing LYNX-93, leaving them as a three piece band with music arranged for four.
After trying several different keyboard players with only the good response and sales of the CD keeping them from giving up , Ulf rejoined the band , which allowed them to play live and gave new dimensions to the song writing.
HERITAGE AND VISIONS - 94 was a kind of honeymoon where Micke , Göran and Dan , that had developed their sound since the early eighties , migrated that with Ulf's Very personal song writing and arrangements.
Delighted with the sound that seemed to appear when they played together but not to crazy about the actual CD they started to experiment under the work title of "Divina Comeda".
In 1995 , Galleon released the single AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME but their Asian distributor, the Japanese Label , ZERO CORPORATION wanted a full length CD , so the album KING OF ARAGON was released and gave the band the opportunity to try on odd ideas like the happy tune Illusive exhibition and the dark heavy Long lonely shadows.
Then after two years "Divina Comeda" became THE ALL EUROPEAN HERO - 96.
The reviews have been overwhelming with the highlight of GFT in England calling it "The melodic prog album of the year".
After that Galleon got enough courage to go on a minor European Tour with gigs in Norway, England and Germany.
They got a very good response , and started to work with the new material in springtime of ´97 and in the autumn Galleon went on tour again , presenting some of the new songs to the audience , who seemed pleased with the new material . . .
So right after the tour , Galleon went into the studio in Ljusne , and started the long and hard work of making a new album.
And hard work it became . . . . after almost a year , with ghosts , evil spirits , technical problems and hard labor pain , finally . . . . . Mind Over Matter saw the light of day in the autumn of 1998.
After the release of Mind over matter galleon took it very easy . And in April of 1999 Micke announced that he wanted to leave the band.
Ulf knew a Guitar player from he's old hometown and called him up and Sven Larsson was brought in on the Galleon ship bringing a new spark to the band.
During the summer of 99 Galleon started to work on the next record and in august they played a festival in their hometown ,the first gig with Sven.
In the fall they went on a tour again visiting England and the Rotherham Rocks , Belgium for the first time and Holland , after the tour Galleon continued the work and recordings in to February 2000 when the new record got finished.
Galleon had their release party at the rockclub Anchor in Stockholm in March of 2000 .
And in May Galleon went to Spain to play a festival.
Galleon also made a gig in a local club for the first time in June .
In the autumn of 2000 Galleon started the long and hard work to make a double album with one long track on one of the cd's, a long concept that Göran had been thinking about for several years.
The first small musical ideas was made by Göran and Ulf During the mixing of Beyond Dreams.
In february of 2001 Galleon made a short stop in the making of the double album for a gig in Gothenburg at Oceanen , and continued the work on the cd through the whole year and in to 2002 ....
’From Land to Ocean’ took almost 3 years to complete. By spending almost two years on ‘The Ocean’ only, The CD part ‘Land’ was still left to create. After an additional year of composing, arranging, and recording, ‘From Land to Ocean’ finally made their way to the record stores.
It was to be the only Galleon album up to that point, actually selling anything before it was released.
‘From Land to Oceans’ release party was held at a local club in Ljusdal and a two gig “tour” followed nearly a year later, in September 2004 in Belgium and Switzerland. The labour pains that supervened the creation of such a concept double album, was taking it’s toll on the Galleon camp, and the rehearsals for a live performance were tedious and difficult . Together with some changes in the personal lives of the members, it made rehearsal summits a rare occurence.
Then the “tour” itself was inflicted with technical problems on gear, transportation, and just about anything you can think of having a chance of going wrong, whereby Galleon took a brief time-out later that autumn.
But that was only to begin rehearsals for a fresh new album, in January 2005. However, the labour pains from the previous album still seemed to infest drought in the creative process, leaving Galleon to discover that no output had been produced for a whole year.
Now, in 2007 Galleon is still trying to find the vein where that creative blood flows, seeking out different approaches, and taking all possible measures to get back on the creative track.
In retrospect, Galleon has really gone through a tremendous development since their first album ‘Lynx’. And just maybe, sometimes such development might outrun each individual spirit, forcing them to catch up with it, before being able to take that development to the next level.
2. Coming from Marseille, France, Phil and Michel are forming Galleon in 2000.
3. The Adelaide-based indie rock band called Galleon were formed in 2008, named after their favourite cafe in St. Kilda, Melbourne. Their debut album should be out in 2010 sometime.
Untouchable
Galleon Lyrics
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Then she leaned forward, her lips were warm and wet.
The bar was closing down so we walked out in the night.
We exchanged commitments in the cold sphere of a street
Light.
And she was beautiful like the eastern sea.
She was unexploited like the world to me
I just couldn't see that she was playing a part.
That night there was trouble in the middle east.
And the whole fucking world was gathering for the
Feast.
While they tried to figure out who was foe or friend.
Thousands of children saw their childhoods end.
Accusations and threats from the men in power.
Their all quite safe in their golden towers
While Washington and Kreml was chatting over the phone.
Thousands of children where standing alone.
Alone again in my one room flat. My Telly showing a boy
Eating a rat.
Their blockade is working what do I care.
A country is starving it doesn't seem fair.
I switched channels staring at the phone.
Never before have I felt this alone.
I checked again but the line was still open.
She promised to call a promise was broken.
Squeezing the ring around my finger (never felt so
Helpless)
She said love but meant a dead ringer.
On a subway station in the outskirts of town,
A young boy was killed with a knife.
Kids were fighting, a young girls raped.
And some asshole is molesting his wife.
And I just lost the love of my life. For whom are the
Tears in my eyes.
There is no justification for this ego fixation
But at least Iґm not giving you lies
The lyrics of "Untouchable" by Galleon tell a story of love, betrayal and the harsh realities of the world. At the beginning of the song, the singer meets a woman who steals his cigarette and shares a moment of passion with him. He is enamored by her beauty and feels that she is unexplored, like the world to him. However, soon after this, he realizes that she was playing a part and did not truly love him.
As the song progresses, the lyrics shift to talk about the state of the world at the time. There was trouble in the Middle East, and thousands of children were suffering due to the actions of those in power. The singer feels helpless and alone, sitting in his apartment watching the world fall apart on his television. He also feels the pain of losing the love of his life while the rest of the world is consumed by ego and violence.
The song shows the complexities of love and relationships while highlighting the injustices and pain in the world. The singer is torn between his personal feelings and the larger issues affecting the world. The song offers a commentary on the state of the world while also exploring the emotional turmoil of finding and losing love.
Line by Line Meaning
She looked into my eyes and stole my cigarette.
She locked eyes with me and took my cigarette from my grasp.
Then she leaned forward, her lips were warm and wet.
She moved in towards me, her lips soft and moist.
The bar was closing down so we walked out in the night.
We left the bar as it was closing and ventured out into the darkness.
We exchanged commitments in the cold sphere of a street light.
We made promises to each other under the illumination of a street lamp.
And she was beautiful like the eastern sea.
She possessed beauty akin to that of the vast, serene eastern sea.
She was unexploited like the world to me.
Her being was untapped, much like the untouched beauty of the world to me.
When she said she loved me it touched my heart.
Her declaration of love moved me deeply.
I just couldn't see that she was playing a part.
I failed to realize that her love was just an act.
That night there was trouble in the middle east.
On the same night, turmoil was present in the Middle East.
And the whole fucking world was gathering for the feast.
The entire world seemed to be watching the events unfold, as if it were some sort of spectacle.
While they tried to figure out who was foe or friend.
As the situation unfolded, people struggled to identify who was an ally and who was an enemy.
Thousands of children saw their childhoods end.
Innocent children were robbed of their childhoods due to the violence and chaos.
Accusations and threats from the men in power.
Those in positions of power hurled accusations and made threats.
Their all quite safe in their golden towers.
These powerful individuals were safe and sound in their luxurious towers, far removed from the atrocities occurring elsewhere.
While Washington and Kreml was chatting over the phone.
Amid the chaos, those in power were simply chatting on the phone, seemingly unconcerned with the plight of others.
Thousands of children where standing alone.
Countless children were left to fend for themselves without support or aid from those in power.
Alone again in my one room flat. My Telly showing a boy Eating a rat.
I found myself alone once more in my tiny apartment, watching in horror as a boy was forced to resort to eating a rat on my TV screen.
Their blockade is working what do I care.
Despite knowing that the blockade was causing others to suffer, I couldn't muster up any empathy or concern for them.
A country is starving it doesn't seem fair.
It was unjust and immoral that an entire country was starving due to the actions of others.
I switched channels staring at the phone.
I aimlessly flipped through TV channels while waiting for a call that never came.
Never before have I felt this alone.
At no point in my life had I ever felt so isolated and disconnected from others.
I checked again but the line was still open.
I continued to check my phone, desperate for a sign of life, but the line remained silent and empty.
She promised to call a promise was broken.
She had promised to call me, but it became clear that her vow was nothing more than an empty promise.
Squeezing the ring around my finger (never felt so Helpless).
Feeling helpless and powerless, I squeezed the ring tightly around my finger for comfort.
She said love but meant a dead ringer.
She had claimed to love me, but it soon became apparent that her love was nothing more than a hollow imitation.
On a subway station in the outskirts of town, A young boy was killed with a knife.
In a subway station located in the outskirts of town, a young boy was brutally murdered with a knife.
Kids were fighting, a young girls raped.
Amidst all the violence and chaos, children were fighting and young girls were being raped.
And some asshole is molesting his wife.
As if the violence and turmoil weren't enough, some man was also sexually assaulting his wife.
And I just lost the love of my life.
I had lost the one person I had truly cared about and loved.
For whom are the Tears in my eyes.
The tears streaming down my face were for her, the love that I had lost.
There is no justification for this ego fixation.
There was no excuse or explanation for my selfish preoccupation with myself.
But at least Iґm not giving you lies.
Despite my flaws and shortcomings, I refused to hide behind lies or falsehoods.
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