1) German heavy prog… Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one artist by the name "Gift".
1) German heavy prog band formed in 1969.
2) Portuguese group formed in 1994.
3) Norwegian rock group, previously known as Avant Garde
4) Polish rock band from Słupsk whose music blends grunge and funk.
5) Solo power-electronics project from the vocalist of Operation Cleansweep.
6) A side-project of Poison Idea's Jerry A
7) Japanese visual kei band : RIGHT TAG IS: ギフト
8) Psychedelic rock band formed in New York City, 2019.
9) GIFT (기프트) is a three-member South Korean rock/indie pop band under Roxtamuzik&Live. They debuted on May 10, 2018 with their first mini album Heart Of Midnight. The band consisting of 3 members: Kim Hyung Woo, Lee Joo Hyuk and Hwi Gyeom Jeong.
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Gift were one of those "no compromise" heavy progressive bands, who've now achieved a considerable cult status. They started up in 1969 as the school band Phallus Dei. Three years later Uwe Patzke (bass, vocals), Helmut Treichel (vocals), Rainer Baur (guitar) and Hermann Lanze (drums, percussion) recorded the first Gift album at Union Studios in Munich, produced by Otto B. Hartmann. Nick Woodland (guitar) was listed on the sleeve of their first album, but he had quit Gift before the recording session began, to join Subject Esq., later Sahara. The album comprised eight songs with no flutes, no woodwinds and no keyboards, just plain hard guitar riffs, to be compared to Hairy Chapter. Some of the lyrics had clear anti-drugs messages.
Recently (1990) Second Battle reissued this album in its original cover. Helmut Treichel left in 1973 and was replaced with Dieter Atterer (guitar, vocals). "Blue Apple" (1974) was also basically a heavy guitar album, but also featured keyboards courtesy of Dieter Frei (organ, piano, moog, mellotron, vocals). The album was recorded in Hamburg at Teldec Studios with Hartmann and Thomas Kukuck engineering. Both Gift albums are fine examples of German heavy progressive rock.
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The Gift was initially a parallel project of the Dead Souls, Nuno Gonçalves and Miguel Ribeiro’s band at the time. The evolution from one project to another was natural, as they felt the Dead Souls sound was limited to the instruments they were using (guitar, drums and bass) and the need to experiment with new sounds and explore new musical paths was rapidly growing. So, what started to be a side project for these two young men taking their first steps in music got bigger and more important in their lives.
Starting off with two members, The Gift grew to be a four member band with Ricardo Braga and Janita, the latter in vocals. Janita stayed in the band for a short period, being replaced by Sónia Tavares along the way.
Sónia joined the band almost by accident and, despite having been essential to The Gift’s new sound, at the time the choice of a female voice was not welcomed by Nuno who couldn’t imagine a girl singing in the group. The situation got worse as Sónia would not say a single word during the first rehearsals and shied away from the rest of the band. One day she broke her silence, began to sing and immediately wrote the group’s first song: Lenor. The Gift’s first step was taken.
From that day on and until May 1997 The Gift was 100% committed to preparing their first record, with the intention of showing its music to the media and labels. From this effort “Digital Atmosphere” was born, a six track enhanced CD featuring interviews and videos, recorded at home but not available in stores.
In that same year the band went on the road, playing at over 30 theatres (many of which sold out) and releasing at the end of the tour a video with the Belém Cultural Centre and the Alcobaça Cine-Teatro’s shows.
Soon after the Digital Atmosphere Tour was over, Ricardo Braga left the band. The Gift was now a four member group again and established the goal of releasing a new record as an independent band, paying for all the costs and without any kind of support from a record label.
This goal was met in November 1998 with the release of “Vinyl”, the band’s first true record, which combined the potentials of new technologies (samples and synthesizers) with classical instruments (violins, cello, trumpet, saxophone…).
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Gift is a Norwegian (experimental) rock band which were started in 2007. They still haven't released any albums/EPs.
4)
Gift is a Polish rock band found in Słupsk in 1995. Their music is a blend of grunge and funk music.
Official website:
http://www.gift.rock.superhost.pl/home.html
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Jerry A (vocals, guitar)
May-May Del Castro (vocals, bass)
Thee Slayer Hippy (drums)
8) Gift (stylised as GIFT) are a psychedelic Brooklyn-based quintet splicing together dank strains of psych, krautrock and dream pop to grow their own hybrid—one that according to Rolling Stone, is heady enough to open “a portal to another dimension.”
Stand By Me
Gift Lyrics
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Can we simply hold and try rethinking times and go
It's just a matter of you and I, we try to fly away
And see what things will calm my soul
And God knows things
We're doing wrong
Leave without a trace
See the world outside
Something on your mind
Something in your eyes
Go without a trace
See the world outside
Something about faith
Something on your mind
Feeling out of place
The opening lines of Gift's song "Stand by Me" express a longing for connection and understanding across different periods of time. The reference to a "wonder wall" could be interpreted as a representation of the divide between these different times, a wall that is both wondrous and impenetrable. However, the singer suggests that this barrier can be breached by holding on and rethinking our perspective on time. This sentiment is echoed in the chorus, where the idea of "flying away" represents a desire to transcend time and find solace for the soul.
As the song progresses, the singer acknowledges the mistakes and missteps that they and the other person have made. There is a sense of regret and confusion, as indicated by the line "God knows things we're doing wrong." Despite this, the singer is still willing to reach out and connect, to leave a mark on the world and discover something new. The repeated phrase "something on your mind" highlights the universal human experience of grappling with inner turmoil and the search for meaning.
Overall, "Stand by Me" is a reflective and introspective song that speaks to the human need for connection and understanding across barriers of time, mistakes, and distance.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, it's you and I in different times, a wonder wall
Although we may be in different stages of our lives, we are like wonders to each other
Can we simply hold and try rethinking times and go
Let us come together and revisit the past while moving forward
It's just a matter of you and I, we try to fly away
Our combined efforts can help us escape the struggles of life
And see what things will calm my soul
Together, we can explore what brings peace and tranquility
And God knows things, We're doing wrong
Even if we don't realize it, God knows when we make mistakes
Going out again, Leave without a trace, See the world outside
Let's venture out and explore the world without worrying about leaving our mark
Something on your mind, Something in your eyes
There's something troubling you that I can see in your eyes
Go without a trace, See the world outside
Let's continue to explore and experience the world without worrying about our impact
Something about faith, Something on your mind
Your faith is on your mind, and I can tell it's important to you
Feeling out of place
You feel like you don't belong
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: NUNO MIGUEL CANDIDO GONCALVES, SONIA CRISTINA PASCOAL TAVARES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kevin Ruta
The wisdom and compassion in Chris is astounding. This is a kid who has every reason to be cynical, hate the world, become nihilistic and destructive; and yet he understands how important it is to be there for his friends. He’s selfless and direct. Ultimately he has his demise but he didn’t go down without a fight. This scene really encapsulates what true friendship and love is. River Phoenix forever a legend for this shit man.
sockhopper9683
“Yeah, but so what? Everybody’s weird.”
Chris Chambers was wise beyond his years.
Collin Morgan
🚀
Paul Macartney
So it would seem.
Fox Teen
Everyone needs a friend like Chris.
bluecatky
I wish I'd had a childhood friend like Chris Chambers. Tough and smart, but also kind and empathetic. Unfortunately most of my childhood friends turned out to be selfish, traitorous douche-bags.
Info Specialist
@Baekhyun Chambers They are not your friends. A real friend would stand by you.
Sky ☆
My childhood best friend up into adulthood, until her death, was a lot like Chris. I’ll never have another friend like her, we were platonic soulmates. I’ll always be grateful for the experience, she really was the Chris to my Gordie.
Baekhyun Chambers
@tenebris sub terra i am still a teenager and also the "chris" in our Group but the problem is that my friends are sometimes very selfish and I wish I had a friend like Chris too. Yeah I can be there for my friends but no one of them is they're for me
tenebris sub terra
@bluecatky It's nice to talk.