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 Manâs Rest, Passengerâs 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 Passengerâs 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 Sydneyâs 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 Passengerâs 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 Australiaâs 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
Night Vision Binoculars
Passenger Lyrics
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I see you, but you don't see me
I wish I had something clever to say
And I wish I had something better, I could be
And we touched hands by the coffee machine the other day
And I know you've forgotten already, but I'm gonna take that moment to the grave
To the grave
'Cause I just wanna walk you home
I just wanna walk you home
Oh yeah
And I see you nearly every night
I see you when you're down in your house
With my night vision binoculars
And I creep quiet as a mouse
Well I get jealous when I see you stroking his hair
But it's ok I tell myself 'cause I know it's only an affair
I know, yeah
'Cause I just wanna walk you home
I just wanna walk you home
Well I just need some time alone
I just need some time alone
I'm the boy who watches the phone
I'm the boy who eats lunch on his own
I'm the boy with the monotone
I'm the boy, still lives at home
I'm the boy with the ironed shirt
I'm the boy who watches you work
I know where you keep your skirts
I know where your secrets lurk
I'm the boy that's calling your house
I'm the boy that's freaking ya out
With my thermos flask of tea
Up there in your neighbour's tree
I'm the boy that's crossing borders
I'm the boy with social disorders
I'm the boy with restraining orders
And I'm the boy, yeah
'Cause I just wanna walk you home
I just wanna walk you home
Well I know that it's not right to creep
But I just wanna watch you sleep alone
I say, I just wanna walk you home
I just wanna walk you home
The song "Night Vision Binoculars" by Passenger is a story of unrequited love and obsession. The singer of the song sees the person he loves every day, but she doesn't even notice him. He wishes he had something clever to say to impress her and regrets not being someone better. The only time of the day he gets close to her is when they touch hands by the coffee machine, and he cherishes that moment like a precious memory.
However, the singer's love for this woman is not without its darker side. He admits to watching her every night with his night vision binoculars, creeping around her house like a mouse. He acknowledges his jealousy when she strokes another man's hair but tells himself that it's only an affair. He has an unhealthy fixation on her, knowing where she keeps her secrets and lurking in her neighbor's tree with a thermos flask of tea.
Line by Line Meaning
I see you nearly every day
The singer observes the person they are interested in on a daily basis.
I see you, but you don't see me
The singer has not been noticed by the person they are interested in.
I wish I had something clever to say
The singer wants to impress the person they are interested in with their words.
And I wish I had something better, I could be
The artist wishes they were someone more interesting or appealing to the person they admire.
And we touched hands by the coffee machine the other day
The artist had a brief moment of physical contact with the person they like.
And I know you've forgotten already, but I'm gonna take that moment to the grave
The singer values the moment they had with the person they like and will remember it forever.
'Cause I just wanna walk you home
The singer desires to accompany the person they like home.
Oh yeah
An enthusiastic interjection, indicating strong emotion.
And I see you nearly every night
The artist continues to observe the person they like, even at night.
I see you when you're down in your house
The artist peeks into the person's house to watch them.
With my night vision binoculars
The singer uses specialized equipment to facilitate their spying.
And I creep quiet as a mouse
The artist is careful not to be detected while spying on the person they like.
Well I get jealous when I see you stroking his hair
The singer experiences jealousy when they witness the person they like interacting intimately with someone else.
But it's ok I tell myself 'cause I know it's only an affair
The singer tries to rationalize the other person's actions by assuming it is not a serious relationship.
'Cause I just wanna walk you home
The singer reiterates their desire to accompany the person they like home.
Well I just need some time alone
The artist acknowledges that their behavior is unhealthy and may require some solitude to reflect.
I'm the boy who watches the phone
The artist is portrayed as a stalker or obsessive figure.
I'm the boy who eats lunch on his own
The singer is viewed as a lonely, isolated person.
I'm the boy with the monotone
The singer's voice or demeanor is portrayed as boring or uninteresting.
I'm the boy, still lives at home
The artist is depicted as someone who is not independent and may lack maturity.
I'm the boy with the ironed shirt
The artist wants to present themselves as well-groomed and put together for the person they like.
I'm the boy who watches you work
The artist continues to observe the person they like in a professional setting.
I know where you keep your skirts
The singer has secretly learned intimate details about the person they like, which is disturbing.
I know where your secrets lurk
The artist feels they possess knowledge about the person they like that is not widely known.
I'm the boy that's crossing borders
The singer is going beyond what is socially acceptable or legal in their behavior towards the person they like.
I'm the boy with social disorders
The singer is portrayed as having mental health issues that prevent them from interacting normally with others.
I'm the boy with restraining orders
The singer has a legal order in place that prohibits them from getting too close to the person they like.
And I'm the boy, yeah
The artist maintains their identity as a stalker or obsessive figure.
Well I know that it's not right to creep
The artist acknowledges that their behavior is inappropriate.
But I just wanna watch you sleep alone
Despite knowing that watching someone sleep is creepy, the singer desires to watch the person they like in their most vulnerable state.
Contributed by Charlie K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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I'm not sure if its weird that i like this song a lot,but this song just had me smiling the whole day...it seems like a cross between stalking and some form of "LOVE'........but i love it :)))))))))))))))))))))))))
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@griffgoldstein428
Honestly one of Passenger's best songs. No idea why it never gets any airtime.
@maddestlad3868
Griff Goldstein probably because it's about stalking... Even though the radio plays songs about sex and gangs
@olgaaguirre5235
Griff Goldstein cadetes de linares
@robertvannostrand8673
Griff Goldstein probably because people misinterpret this as from the songwriter's point of view when he wrote it about someone else. perception sucks
@VortoMundus
@Maddest Lad That's the joke...
@kerchydaproductions6384
@Maddest Lad I think a big reason why it's not as popular as passenger is not as popular as a lot of the people on the radio and a lot of those other songs can be a little too deep for some people.
The reason why I say that is because they do play stalker songs on the radio but only if you're really really popular for example, Every Breath You Take by the band The Police. Also another thing the song is called night vision binoculars and it's kind of upfront about the stocking and sting was a little more subtle about his story of stocking
@gabbisis
The thing worth noticing about this amazing song is how incredibly creepy it is. Although it is, it brings this adorable feeling that is almost impossible to describe. This album is the best- From the amazing lyrics to added soundtracks, this is absolutely perfect.
@stephenpitman9612
I can't stop listening to this. I have to ccome back to it at least once a month, usually more often. So wonderful.
@NixAnadoo
It's been over ten years. I still come back frequently.
@haleyschwarz1254
This song is quite unique. It carries an uplifting tune but presents a rather depressing story. Its sad to see this character become so passionate and obsessed with another yet she is just out of his reach, held back by his social anxieties.