1) Imago (Philippines) is a pop rock band composed of Aia De Leon (vocals/guitars), Myrene "Maps" Academia (bass), Tim Cacho (guitars) and Zach Lucero (drums) and known for songs such as Akap, Anino, Ewan, Taralets and Sundo.
Imago was formed in 1998. They wrote an album’s worth of original material which they recorded under the helm of producer and musician Bob Marlow. Their first album Probably Not But Most Definitely was released in 1999 under Maharlika Records.
The band has picked up a handful of Katha and NU107 Rock Awards (Best Female Award for Aia De Leon and Best Music Video for "Akap") from the first cd.
Imago’s second album was released four years after. Recorded in 2003, the cd’s release was delayed by unexpected record label setbacks. Enthusiastic over their new songs however, the band was determined to release the album no matter what. Composed of eleven new cuts (plus four remixes by some of Manila’s premiere electronica acts), the material is relatively heavier compared to the first album. Released independently, Take 2 featured hit songs such as Akap and Anino.
In 2006, Imago released their third album, "Blush" under Universal Records with "Taralets" as the lead single which was one of the certified hits of 2006 in the radio and music video channels. The song was also used as a theme song for the movie "Pitong Dalagita" and as a campaign jingle for a Philippine senatorial candidate. In the same year, they recorded a revival of Ewan, which was originally sung by the Apo Hiking Society. In 2007, they earned a nomination for Favorite Artist in the 2007 MYX Music Awards. They also released their second single of their "Blush" album, "Sundo". The music video was directed by Marie Jamora which was also the director for their previous videos, Akap and Taralets.
More recently, the group has released their third single called Walang Misteryo (No mystery), and pretty soon the video will be released in all music channels.
2) Imago (Portugal) is a power-pop rock band. Here is a brief history of the group:
1992 - The Beginning
In the end of 1992, the Bruno, Pedro and Bernardo were studying at the Intermediate school Francisco Franco, in Funchal, when they started meeting frequently to play together. They were joined by Márcio (vocals), Filipe with a bass guitar and Tomás playing keyboards.
1993 In little time they had started to play some songs and this group of friends decided to present themselves as Almagesto in the SUPER ROCK band competition, Funchal, on December of 93.
This was their first live presentation, and the madeiran public was warm: Almagesto obtained second place in SUPER ROCK'93 competition.
1994
After this first experience, “it became clear that it was necessary to take the band more seriously” and the new requirements made Filipe and Márcio leave the band.
On December of 94, the Almagesto had come back to participate in the SUPER ROCK, where they presented three new songs (one sung by Bruno, another one for Pedro and another by both). The new formation and the new songs were again well received, and Almagesto again reached second place in this competition where 15 bands competed.
1995
Little time after this second participation on the most important music festival in Madeira, before the Tomás left the band, Almagesto met Lucy in the Marginal bar, in Funchal, during a show where she suggested singing a song from Cranberries. Lucy, at the time living at London, was on vacation at Madeira. The rehearsals that followed resulted in new songs and Lucy became the official singer in Almagesto.
With the return of Lucy to London, the band started to rehearse separately by circulating tapes between Madeira and London.
1996
On December of 1996 Almagesto had decided to participate again in the already the mentioned competition of music in Funchal, now called SUPERFM ROCK. In this edition, the Almagesto were considered the best band of pop/rock of Madeira, reaching the first place.
1997
On 1997 Almagesto recorded in the Tcha Tcha Tcha studios, Lisbon, a CD with six original tracks, coproduced by Carlos Jorge Valleys (Cajó) , producer of, among others, of the album “Tentação” by Xutos and Pontapés. This promotional CD was the conquered award after wining the SUPERFM ROCK'96 and was presented to the public in the auditory of RDP Madeira. The CD made it to Antenna 3, where it started playing on the national music programs.
1998
With the localization of all the elements of the band in Lisbon, Almagesto decided to rethink the activity of the band and take some decisions, among which, to be called Imago and to try to broaden its audience. At this time Imago incorporated three new elements in the band: Jari on groovebox and sampler, André Franco on the flute and Helena Ornelas on saxophone, which brought a more electronic and experimentalist character to the band.
On this year Imago plays a bit all over Portugal:
* Performance at palco 6 of Expo '98, where they play with the Silence Four;
* Another performance on Expo '98, this time on the Sony -stage.
* They play the first part of a Xutos e Pontapés gig in Franca Village;
* First part of the Foo Fighters gig in Porto Coliseu, where they were enthusiastically greeted by the young public.
1999
In this year they obtain the second place on the national competition of Castro Verde, and are invited to appear in the compilation of the north american site Audio Galaxy, being the only Portuguese band to appear on this collection.
Still in 1999 they performed some gigs: the first part of "The Gift", on the main stage of the "Festa da Juventude" at the Cais da Pontinha, Funchal.
In the end of that year, they record a track for the Coca-Cola Garage Bands compilation and play a memorable concert on the mythical Ritz Club in Lisbon.
For professional reasons the band members had to start living geographically separate from each other, forcing a hiatus.
2007 - the return
As a consequence of the return of some elements to Funchal (Lucy, Pedro e Bruno), the band comes back in September of 2006, this time with new element Bruno Pais (Bass player), starring with 10 new tracks on February 2007 on the Kelts stage, on Funchal.
3) Imago is a Polish psytrance project (Grzegorz Magnuszewski & Tomek Roehr).
4) IMAGO is a Polish rock band from Tuczno. The band: Mateusz Urbanowski, Arkadiusz Rubak, Bartłomiej Biela, Marcin Kostrzewski, Dawid Ślusarski.
Idlip
Imago Lyrics
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Dwell somewhere in between
Neither someone or something
Be it life alone
I walk it like a park
Half real, half fancy
A million tonight
A million to light
A million is right
Chorus:
Yonder wails on my sleeve
In the arms of make-believe
Sleep will set you free
In the arms of make-believe
In the arms that let me be
Abide by a dreamer's flight
Cheater misfit on high
Alone in the landscapes
Periwinkle skies
A worried pretender passes me by
A million tonight
A million to light
A million to fight
The song "Idlip" by Imago is all about being in a state of limbo, neither fully awake nor completely asleep, and not belonging to a category of someone or something. The lyrics suggest that it is almost like living in a dream world where things are half real and half fanciful. The song seems to suggest that this "in-between" state of being is one where we can explore our inner selves and hidden desires. The singer talks about walking through life as if it were a park, with its ups and downs, yet still feeling neither fully engaged nor indifferent.
The chorus brings in the idea that in this half-real, half-fanciful world, anything is possible. The singer talks of a million possibilities, to fight, to light, to be free, all of which are possible when one is in the arms of make-believe. This suggests that one can harness the power of imagination to create a world of endless possibilities. The lyrics also suggest that a "worried pretender" passes by, perhaps meaning someone who cannot let go of the real world and its worries, unable to fully immerse themselves in the world of make-believe.
Overall, "Idlip" is a song that encourages and celebrates the power of imagination and explores what it means to exist in a state of limbo, neither fully engaged nor fully detached.
Line by Line Meaning
Neither awake or asleep
I exist in a state of limbo between consciousness and unconsciousness
Dwell somewhere in between
I inhabit a space that is neither here nor there
Neither someone or something
I am not quite a person nor a thing
Be it life alone
I am alone in this journey we call life
I walk it like a park
I journey through life like a walk in the park, carefree and light
Half real, half fancy
My existence is a mix of reality and imagination
A million tonight
There are a million people out there tonight, just like me
A million to fight
There are a million people fighting their own battles
A million to light
There are a million people shining their own light
A million is right
A million is the right number to encapsulate the vastness of human experience
Yonder wails on my sleeve
My emotions are raw and exposed like a wound on my sleeve for all to see
In the arms of make-believe
I find solace and escape in the world of my imagination
Sleep will set you free
Through sleep, I am liberated from the confines of my waking life
In the arms that let me be
I am free to be myself in the comfortable embrace of my own imagination
Abide by a dreamer's flight
I follow the path of a dreamer and let my imagination take flight
Cheater misfit on high
I am a misfit who does not conform to society's expectations
Alone in the landscapes
I am alone in the vast landscapes of my imagination
Periwinkle skies
I see the world through the filter of my own imagination
A worried pretender passes me by
I see people around me who pretend to be carefree but are secretly worried and anxious
A million to fight
There are a million people who are fighting their own battles today
A million to light
There are a million people who are shining their own light today
Contributed by Adeline L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.