1) Negative is a Finnish ban… Read Full Bio ↴There are three artists with this name:
1) Negative is a Finnish band. They play glam rock. http://www.negative.fi/
2) A rock band from Serbia by the name of Negative. For more information about Serbian Negative, go to their website: http://www.negativeband.net/
3) A rapper from New Zealand
1) The Finnish band Negative started as three piece during 1997 in Tampere, Finland.
Current line-up: Jonne Aaron (vox), Hannu "Hata" Salmi (guitar), Antti Anatomy (bass), Jay Slammer (drums) and Snack (keyboards). Negative's long time guitarist Sir Christus is no longer in the band. The band has decided not to replace him. Also Larry Love left the band (may 2011). He is replaced by Hannu "Hata Salmi".
Negative's debut single The Moment Of Our Love and the first album War Of Love has sold gold in Finland. War Of Love has also been released in Scandinavia, Italy, Russia and Japan.
Negative has already played a huge amount of shows in Finland and the band has performed in Japan, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well.
The first single from Negative's second album, Frozen To Lose It All, went straight to number one in the official Finnish charts.
Negative's second album Sweet & Deceitful was released in September 2004 and the band toured extensively after that.
In May 2005 the album was also released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and a tour in those countries followed in September 2005.
Their latest record Anorectic has been released in September 2006 and from November to December Negative are on tour in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Finland.
Negative-guys have always loved the bands like Guns 'N' Roses, Hanoi Rocks, Mötley Crue, Kiss, W.A.S.P. and Finnish 80's rock/pop legend Dingo so it's not very big surprise that band have set their ultimate goals outside the borders of Finland. And this has been the case since the Negative's day one...
Negative's current line-up has been gathering together slowly. Jonne tells some examples.
Negative signed a record deal with Tampere-based Gbfam Records in 2002.
The band started the recordings of War Of Love in Cosmic studios with the highly acclaimed producer Lex Luthor (who has previously worked for example with Paleface and Ezkimo).
Negative toured extensively in Finland after the release of War Of Love. The band saw all the corners of their homeland, from fjelds of Lapland to the shores of southern Finland.
Negative's second album took shape under the overseeing eye of veteran producer TT Oksala (HIM, The 69 Eyes, Lordi etc.) during the spring 2004.
Their third album "Karma Killer" was released on May 7th 2008.
2) Negative is a Serbian rock band formed in 1998. After the singer Ivana Pavlović (now Peters), known as one of the best female vocalists in Balkan, left the dance quintet Tap 011 in 1999, she joined Negative and the band started working on their album. The first single, "Ja bih te sanjala" ("I'd Dream of You"), turned out to be a great success and the self-titled debut album followed in December 1999. During the next three years, the band had a string of successful singles, including "Svet tuge" ("World of Sadness"), "Ti me ne voliš" ("You Don't Love Me") and "Vreme je" ("It is Time"). In May 2000, the band had their first live act in front of several thousand people. The concert was recorded and released on a CD later that year.
In 2001, Negative was featured on the soundtrack to a Serbian thriller-drama Apsolutnih sto with the song "Kraj" ("The End").
Following a series of successful concerts in Serbia and Montenegro, as well as other former Yugoslav countries, the band released their second album entitled "Ni ovde, ni tamo" ("Neither Here nor There") in December 2002. The album introduced a new, heavier sound with a completely new, somewhat neo punk visual style of the band. The album helped the band gain popularity among alternative audiences. Single releases included "Bez promene" ("No Change"), "Tuga nema kraj" ("There's No End to Sadness") and "Konačan početak" ("The Final Start"), dedicated to Ivana's late grandmother. Negative continued to tour all over former Yugoslavia.
In May 2004, Negative won the festival Beovizija and ended up 4th in the final selection of Serbia and Montenegro's Eurovision Song Contest representative with the song "Zbunjena" ("Confused"). The song became one of the biggest hits of the year and announced the band's third album entitled "Tango", released later that year. Just like the title suggests, the album introduced a "softer", more romantic Negative than on previous two albums. "Tango" was a great success, with hit singles including "Tango", "Ljubav" ("Love") and "Čarobni napitak" ("Magic Potion"). The band continued to do what they are best known for - terrific concerts all over the region.
In May 2007, only several weeks after Ivana gave birth to her daughter Sara, Negative took the 3rd place in the national Eurovision Song Contest finals, the first one since Serbia became an independent country. The song "Prava stvar" ("The Real Thing") was festival jury's favorite, but viewers decided in favor of Marija Šerifović, who would eventually win the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. Negative's last concert to date took place on July 15, 2007 on Exit Festival's Fusion Stage.
In May 2009, the band released their newest album "Spusti Me Na Zemlju" ("Land Me Down On The Ground") which again has a bit more powerful and heavier sound than the previous album. As to this date it still not known which single will be taken out from this album...
Locked In The Dark Side
Negative Lyrics
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More to live for
It has taken too long
Since I've had something to hold on
I'm locked in a darkside
Locked in a darkside
Is just illusion, a waste of time
And every tear we cried inside
Is just a sign we went too far
Waiting for something, something more
To fight for'finding pieces
Now I'm part of it
It's part of me
The lyrics of Locked In The Dark Side by Negative are a contemplation of the feelings of disillusionment and despair that can overwhelm a person when they feel stuck in their own negative emotions, and are longing for something more to hold on to. The opening lines, "Waiting for something, something more to live for, it has taken too long since I've had something to hold on," speak to the sense of emptiness and aimlessness that the singer feels, and their sense that they have been stuck in this rut for a long time. The second verse takes this further, suggesting that perhaps our emotions themselves are also a kind of illusion, and that all our striving and crying may ultimately be pointless.
The refrain, "I'm locked in a dark side, locked in a dark side," expresses the singer's feeling of being trapped in their negative emotions, unable to break free and find something brighter or more positive. This feeling is reinforced by the final lines of the song, in which the singer declares that they are "part of" the struggle they feel, suggesting that it has become a fundamental part of them.
Overall, the song is a powerful expression of the difficulty that people can face in breaking free from negative emotions and patterns of thought, and the sense of isolation and despair that can result from this. Yet in the end, the song also suggests that there is hope, even in the darkest of situations.
Line by Line Meaning
Waiting for something, something
I am eagerly waiting for something to happen in my life; it could be anything significant or meaningful.
More to live for
I need more reasons and purposes to keep me going in life, to motivate me to live fully and happily.
It has taken too long
The wait has been longer than I expected or desired, and it has made me feel impatient and frustrated.
Since I've had something to hold on
I haven't had any stable support or meaningful purpose in my life for a while, and it has made me feel lost and purposeless.
I'm locked in a darkside
I feel trapped and restricted in a negative and depressive state of mind or situation that I cannot escape from easily.
Locked in a darkside
I am stuck and unable to break away from the negative emotions and thoughts that consume me and affect my well-being.
What if that all we felt inside
What if all the emotions and feelings that we experience inside us are not real but just an imagined or illusory projection of our minds?
Is just illusion, a waste of time
Maybe our feelings and emotions is just a fabrication of our imagination that don't serve any purpose or meaning in reality, and we're wasting our energy on them.
And every tear we cried inside
All the tears we've shed internally, symbolize the emotional pain and suffering that we've been through due to difficult circumstances or situations in our lives.
Is just a sign we went too far
Our tears show that we've reached our breaking point, we've gone beyond our capacity to endure pain and hardship, and it's time to seek help and support.
Waiting for something, something more
I'm still hoping for something substantial and fulfilling to happen in my life, something that will give me a sense of purpose and direction.
To fight for'finding pieces
I'm looking for something meaningful to fight for, or to help me find the missing pieces of myself and create a sense of wholeness and fulfillment.
Now I'm part of it
I've found the purpose or source of inspiration I was looking for, and I'm now fully engaged and involved in it.
It's part of me
The new purpose or direction in my life has become an integral part of my identity and personality, and it defines who I am and what I stand for.
Contributed by Jayden A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Anirak Cruz
Waiting for something, something
more to live for... it has
taken too
long since I've had something to hold on.
I'm locked in a darkside,
locked in a darkside.
What if that all we felt inside
is just illusion, a waste of time
and every tear we cried inside
is just a sign we went too far
Waiting for something, something more
to fight for... finding pieces, now
I'm part of it. It's part of me
What if that all we felt inside
is just illusion, a waste of time
and every tear we cried inside
is just a sign we went too far........(X3)
went too far
Lauherna2306
do you have creeping inside?? negative too i love that song and i don't find it
Lauherna2306
@craigmabbit89 please :D thanks a lot =)