1. A Swedish alternative metal band including members of In
Flames. Now filed under Passenger (SWE).
2. A Brighton (UK) based alternative folk band.
3. A San José, Costa Rica hardcore/screamo band.
4. A Mesa, Arizona based acoustic rock band.
5. A rap artist from Texas.
6. An old alias of DJ Tiësto.
7. A Chicago-based instrumental rock band.
8. A psytrance project of MFG's Guy Zukrel.
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Passenger was formed in 1995 by Sten and Engelin. Both members wanted to do something that was not Thrash metal or Melodic death metal unlike the bands they played in. At its early stages the band was originally called "Cliff". Under the name Cliff they recorded two demos in Studio Fredman that were never released. After a break in the band and after Engelin was hired as a session guitarist for In Flames' Whoracle tour, Anders Fridén, the vocalist of In Flames showed interest in Passenger and joined the band.
In the year 2000 the band came back from its break and went on to record a demo. In 2001 the band recorded another demo in which early versions of the songs "Used", "In My Head", "Circus" and "Drowning City" were recorded. After a third demo the band finally recorded and released their debut album entitled Passenger. A video for "In Reverse" was also released.
Sten noted in February 2004 on their official website that they were in the process of recording their second album. However, since then, Fridén, lead vocalist of both Passenger and In Flames has been noted saying that he has very little time for the project, due to other commitments, and the group is currently on hold. In an interview with Fridén he stated that as soon as he gets a break from In Flames, he wants to get all the group together to record a second album for early 2010. This did however not happen as Anders continued touring with In Flames until October 2010 when they entered their studio to record their next album.
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The brainchild of 26-year-old Brighton born singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg, Passenger is redefining the troubadour for the 21st century. Formerly a five-piece band, Passenger has now pared back to basics, quite literally bringing music to the streets on a series of lengthy busking journeys across Australia, America and the United Kingdom. A classic journeyman musician, cut from the same mould as Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine, Passenger has the unique ability to move from the humorous to heartbreaking with every song.
After a year spent crisscrossing the UK and US with his debut album Wicked Man’s Rest, Passenger’s markedly stripped down and soulful second album Wide Eyes Blind Love was brought to the public as it was created: on the road. Setting up on street corners across the UK and Australia, Passenger halted passers by in their hundreds; all connecting to the mellifluous tones and powerfully hewn lyrics emanating from this lone figure and his guitar. This is music as Passenger means it to be, unvarnished and honest, just pure talent and powerful tunes that tap straight into the heart of the crowd.
Struck by the dynamic freedom of the troubadour life, Passenger developed the grass roots method of Wide Eyes Blind Love into the germ of a new album. Impressively and entirely self funded through busking income, Passenger set about recording a series of collaborations with musical friends met along the way. Flight Of The Crow is the remarkable result of Passenger’s intrepid journey, with Australian artists Lior, Josh Pyke, Katie Noonan, Boy & Bear, Kate Miller Heidke, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Brian Campeau and Elana Stone, Matt Corby, Jess Chalker and Dead Letter Chorus all lending their voices to this serendipitous creative venture. Flight Of The Crow was recorded in Sydney’s famous BJB studios over February and March of 2010, and co-produced by Berkfinger (AKA Simon Berkleman from Philadelphia Grand Jury).
As a second album born of the road, Flight Of The Crow speaks to the compelling quality of Passenger’s music and the striking sincerity of his lyrics, both of which are matched by his dedication to this grass roots style of craftsmanship and collaboration. How utterly remarkable that a lone musician can travel the globe, and literally from the street, connect with some of Australia’s finest musical talents to produce a self-funded album. This is the stuff of legend, with Passenger clearly evoking the humble, hardworking creativity of the troubadours of old.
www.myspace.com/passengerofficial
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Passenger or PSNGR is an active hardcore/screamo band formed in San José, Costa Rica born in 2004. Their EP "Get OFF the Rails!" (tentative title) will be out in 20/01/09. Band members: Alejandro Pacheco (vocals & guitar), Grego Rojas (guitar), Andres Moraga (bass), Jose Vargas (drums). www.myspace.com/passenger
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Passenger the acoustic rock band was formed in late 2000. They have a large archive of both original music and cover songs. They released their first pressed album, entitled "Four Letter Word", in September 2004 on indie label Crop Circle Records.
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Passenger is an Austin, Texas based MC. Born in Massachusetts, he spent most of his younger days growing up in New York and Houston, Tx eventually moving to Austin, Tx in 1996 attending college to try his hand as a sound engineer. During these years, his musical versatility had him playing bass in an alternative rock band, singing in another side project, DJing house, jungle and hip hop music at various venues in Austin. Eventually he became a full time DJ for the reggae/ska/hiphop/punk band, Indofin, which he was a member for years touring the country. His love for hip hop provoked him to purchase an MPC and has been making beats and rhyming ever since. "The Brick In A Glass House", his debut album, contains production from Nozebleed, Lazerbeak (Doomtree), amongst others as well as his own and has guests from Austin's own Emcee, Justin Cook, Weezel, as well as a few others. Currently, you can find him playing shows around the Austin area and will begin to venturing out to other Texas cities. He is also working on putting together a live band to back him at shows and working on new material.
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Passenger is also an old alias of DJ Tiësto. Tiësto only produced 2 tracks under his old Passenger-alias: "Blackspin" and "F.A.H.", both appearing on a record released on Momentum Records in 1996.
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Passenger began winter of 2002 when guitarist dustin covert and bassist/vocalist david mata collaborated on the bands first full length "alive" an 8 song full length about a disoriented and dark but intriguing view of love and romance. the album explored dissonant melodies and agonizingly slow chord progressions with the use of mark sampson on drums and sam billen on piano. in 2003 passenger progressed to a four person line up with michael oberlin on drums and james demis on keyboards and sound and began to play various rock venues in chicago, illinois and used silent film to accompany their live performance. numerous line-up changes took effect during the next year and a half, but in 2005 the concrete line-up of Dustin Covert and David D'Antonio on guitars, David Mata on Bass and Samuel Vincent on drums was achieved. In winter of 2005 Passenger recorded "The Owls are Restless", a 2 hour and 40 minute concept record about an ancient war between owls and rabbits and was recorded and engineered by Steve Whitney in a warehouse in Aurora, Illinois. Shortly after the recording drummer Samuel Vincent tragically passed away. Without his talent and with the grief of losing a dear, dear friend the band decided it was impossible to continue performing the material or anything that involved Passenger. These unfortunate events occurred before "The Owls are Restless" was able to achieve any sort of record label attention, and when it finally did it was too late. The remaining musicians have continued creating in their band White Devil, named after the vintage moog synth/organ that Sam would play in collaboration with his drums in Passenger.
myspace.com/whitedevilchicago
In my head
Passenger Lyrics
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I can never read the warning, I let her get inside my head
Trying to keep my thoughts together, hanging by a single thread
She's a thousand miles away, but she will be inside my head
She'll be waiting for me, she'll be waiting for me there
She'll be waiting for me, she'll be waiting for me there
She said she felt the walls collapsing, she said her world is not in synch
She couldn't tell me what I said, she said she needed time to think
Now she's a thousand miles away, and drifting slowly from my head
Will she still be waiting? Will she still be waiting there?
Will she still be waiting? Will she still be waiting there?
Because I know she wouldn't run, and we've only just begun
To be scared of what we've done, to be safe inside, safe inside my head
I can see her waiting, I can see her waiting there
I can see her waiting, I can see her waiting there
Because I know she wouldn't run, and we've only just begun
To be scared of what we've done, to be safe inside, safe inside my head
The lyrics to Passenger's song "In My Hand" convey a sense of self-awareness and self-reflection. The opening lines, "I'm so brilliant, I'm a joke" highlight the paradoxical nature of the singer's existence. They possess a certain level of intelligence or talent, but also feel overwhelmed and on the verge of collapsing. The phrase "My tongue is golden, I'm about to choke" speaks to the singer's potential for greatness, but also their fear or doubt that is hindering them from achieving it. This internal conflict is further explored in the lines "And I'm holy, I'm a wreck, my voice is velvet, I have a rope around my neck". The singer is capable of beauty and grace, but also feels trapped or restrained by their own thoughts and feelings.
The chorus of the song shifts in tone slightly, expressing a weariness with the constant struggle of self-examination. The lines "I'm so tired of this world in my head, I am the man that lost, so tired, so tired of myself, am I the man that lost?" convey a feeling of defeat or disillusionment. The repetition of "so tired" emphasizes the exhaustion and desperation the singer is feeling. They question their sense of identity and purpose, wondering if they have already lost something worth fighting for.
The second half of the song returns to a more optimistic and hopeful tone, with the singer describing themselves as a "king" and "a kick to the curb". They possess both strength and vulnerability, seeing the world with clarity but also recognizing its inherent chaos. The lines "And I'm a mountain, yeah, I'm a pile, I long for tomorrow, haven't seen it in a while" reflect a longing for something or someone to come and pull the singer out of their internal struggle. Overall, "In My Hand" is a poignant exploration of the complexities of self-awareness and introspection.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm so brilliant
I believe I possess great intelligence and talent.
I'm a joke
But I also feel like a laughingstock or a mockery, perhaps due to impostor syndrome.
My tongue is golden
I am capable of speaking beautifully and persuasively.
I'm about to choke
Despite this, I feel like I am about to lose what little control I have in this situation.
And I'm holy
I also hold myself to a high moral standard, or perhaps identify with a religion or ideology.
I'm a wreck
But I am struggling to keep myself together, either emotionally or physically.
My voice is velvet
My speaking/singing voice is smooth, calming, and/or pleasant to listen to.
I have a rope around my neck
However, I feel constrained or trapped by something in my life, perhaps self-imposed.
I'm so tired of this world in my head
I am exhausted by my own thoughts and feelings, which may be negative or cyclical.
I am the man that lost
I feel like I am losing at life, or that I have failed in some significant way.
So tired, so tired of myself
I am also tired of my own problems and inadequacies, and wish to escape from them.
Am I the man that lost?
I am questioning my own identity and purpose, and do not know if I will ever find a satisfactory answer.
I'm a king
At times, I feel like I am powerful and in control of my own destiny.
I'm a kick to the curb
However, I also feel neglected, overlooked, or abandoned by others.
I see things clear
Despite this, I am able to perceive the world around me with clarity and insight.
My world is disturbed
But this does not mean that I find comfort in what I observe - rather, it causes me discomfort or distress.
And I'm a mountain
Sometimes, I feel unshakeable and strong, like a mountain that cannot be moved.
Yeah I'm a pile
Other times, though, I feel weak, vulnerable, and easily defeated, like a pile of rubble.
I long for tomorrow
Despite all of this, I still have hope and optimism for the future.
Haven't seen it in a while
But it has been some time since I have felt this way, and I am afraid that it may never return.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Neil Dalziel
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