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
Keep On Walking
Passenger Lyrics
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I got up and started walking
Down to the end of my street
And on into town
Well I had no one to meet
And I had no taste for talking
Seems I'm talking my whole life
It's time I listen now
Well I walk past the late night boys
With their bottles in their doorways
And I walk past the business men
Sleeping like babies in their cars
And I thought to myself oh, son
You may be lost in more ways than one
But I have a feeling that it's more fun
Than knowing exactly where you are
Like a stone carried on the river
Like a boat sailing on the sea
Well I keep on walking
Oh, I keep on walking
'Til I fine that old love
Or that old love, comes to finds me
Well I walked into the morning
And felt that warm sunlight forming on my shoulders
'Cause it hit with no warning
Like a summer sky storming in my lungs
Ain't it funny how the kids walk by
They'll do anything to make themselves look older
While the women spend their money
On anything that makes them look young
Like a stone carried on the river
Like a boat sailing on the sea
Oh, I keep on walking
Oh, I keep on walking
'Til I fine that old love
Or that old love, comes to finds me
Oh, lo, no
Oh, oh, oh, no
Oh, lo, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Well I'm like a stone,
And I'm carried on the river
Like a boat sailing on the sea
Oh, well I keep on walking
Oh, well I keep on walking
'Til I fine that old love
Or that old love, comes to finds me
The song "Keep On Walking" by Passenger is about a man who is lost in life and is trying to find his way back. He starts walking aimlessly, passing by various people and observing their lives. He realizes that he has been talking all his life, never really listening to what others have to say. He keeps walking, hoping to find that old love or for it to find him. The lyrics are metaphoric and use imagery of a stone carried by a river and a boat sailing on the sea to signify the journey of life.
The first paragraph talks about the singer's insomnia, which prompts him to walk through his street and past the town. This symbolizes the restlessness of his mind and a desire to escape his current situation. He has no one to meet, and he does not feel like talking. This shows his disconnection from the world around him. He realizes that it's time to listen to his own thoughts and introspect.
The second paragraph describes what he sees on his walk, the late-night boys with their bottles in their doorways, and business men sleeping in their cars. These represent the different paths of life, some choosing to party and enjoy life, while others are too tired and overworked to even go home. He observes the people around him and wonders if he's lost in more ways than one. However, he feels that the uncertainty of his life is more fun than having a predictable life.
Overall, the theme of the song is about finding oneself and discovering what's important in life. It encourages the listener to embrace the unknown, keep walking, and never give up on love.
Line by Line Meaning
Well last night I couldn't sleep
I was awake and restless in bed
I got up and started walking
I decided to take a walk
Down to the end of my street
I walked to the end of my street
And on into town
I continued walking into the town
Well I had no one to meet
I wasn't meeting anyone
And I had no taste for talking
I didn't feel like talking to anyone
Seems I'm talking my whole life
I've been talking a lot my entire life
It's time I listen now
It's time for me to listen to my surroundings
Well I walk past the late night boys
I walked past some young men who were out late
With their bottles in their doorways
They were drinking in front of their homes
And I walk past the business men
I also walked past some businessmen
Sleeping like babies in their cars
They were sound asleep in their parked cars
And I thought to myself oh, son
I reflected on my situation
You may be lost in more ways than one
I might feel lost in multiple aspects of my life
But I have a feeling that it's more fun
However, I have a sense that it's more enjoyable
Than knowing exactly where you are
Than knowing exactly where you stand
Like a stone carried on the river
I feel like a stone being carried by the river's flow
Like a boat sailing on the sea
Or like a boat that's sailing on the ocean
Well I keep on walking
But I continue walking
Oh, I keep on walking
I persist with my walk
Till I fine that old love
I continue walking until I find my past love
Or that old love, comes to finds me
Or until my past love seeks me out
Well I walked into the morning
I walked until the morning
And felt that warm sunlight forming on my shoulders
The sunrise cast warm sunlight on my shoulders
'Cause it hit with no warning
It happened unexpectedly
Like a summer sky storming in my lungs
It felt like a storm brewing in my chest
Ain't it funny how the kids walk by
Isn't it interesting how kids pass by
They'll do anything to make themselves look older
They try their best to look more mature
While the women spend their money
Meanwhile, women spend their money
On anything that makes them look young
On anything that enhances their youthful appearance
Oh, lo, no
A musical interlude
Oh, oh, oh, no
Another musical interlude
Oh, lo, oh
Yet another musical interlude
Oh, oh, oh
Musical interlude
Well I'm like a stone,
I feel like a stone
And I'm carried on the river
Being carried along by the river's flow
Oh, well I keep on walking
But I still persist with walking
Oh, well I keep on walking
I continue walking without pause
'Till I fine that old love
Until I locate my past love
Or that old love, comes to finds me
Or until my old love comes looking for me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Michael David Rosenberg
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Zwryl Guajardo
I just love this song
Tom Smith
God bless