There are at least six artists and bands who have performed with the name "… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least six artists and bands who have performed with the name "Passenger". The following order is loosely based on the last.fm statistics.

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

Nothing's Changed
Passenger Lyrics

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Well the walls are turning yellow like a smoker's tooth,
Cold as a call girl's smile in a phone booth,
Baby pigeon starving on the side of the roof,
Nothing’s changed,

Sometimes words don’t say enough,
Sometimes silence says too much,
You're too close for comfort but too far too touch,

Nothing’s changed,

Sun still shining in the play ground,
Water still running like a greyhound,
My head's still drumming when I lay down,
Nothing's changed,

We still rattle round the same town,
Like two little stones in a coke can,
Like two lost kids at a fairground,
And nothing’s changed,

Car alarms ringing in the dead of the night,
Drunk man singing in the morning light,
We're too brave to fall but to scared to fight,
Nothing’s changed,

Sun still shining in the play ground,
Water still running like a greyhound,
My head's still drumming when I lay down,
Nothing's changed,

We’re just dancers waiting in the wings,
Ain’t no answers blowing in the wind,

Ain’t no saint and no sin,
And nothing's changed.

Overall Meaning

Passenger's song "Nothing's Changed" talks about the human experience of stagnancy even though the world around us is constantly changing. The singer uses vivid imagery to convey the idea that, no matter how much time passes or how much the outside world changes, the essential nature of our experience remains the same. The walls of the singer's surroundings are yellowing, which indicates age and decay, much like a smoker's teeth. This image is juxtaposed with that of a "call girl's smile," which is an artificial expression meant to convey a surface-level warmth to a client. The image of a baby pigeon starving on the roof of a building is a metaphor for the feeling of helplessness and vulnerability we can experience in life. The singer then repeats the phrase "Nothing's changed" to emphasize the point that, even though we grow and change as people, there are core experiences that we all share.

The next verse continues the theme of stagnancy and the lack of change in our lives. The singer describes words and silence as sometimes being insufficient to convey how they feel. The paradoxical image of being "too close for comfort but too far to touch" is a contradiction that many people may experience in their lives, emphasizing the idea of stagnancy. The singer then repeats the refrain "Nothing's changed," reiterating the idea that even if we go through life experiences, there are foundational experiences that we all share.

The final verse emphasizes the idea of the lack of change in our lives, with the singer noting that "we still rattle round the same town/ like two little stones in a coke can." This image describes the feeling of being trapped or locked into a certain pattern or place in one's life. The final lines of the song indicate that there are no easy answers to the experience of stagnancy in life. The phrase "We’re just dancers waiting in the wings/ Ain’t no answers blowing in the wind" conveys the idea that we are all just standing on the sidelines of our lives, waiting for something to happen, but the answers or direction we seek are not easy to come by.

Line by Line Meaning

Well the walls are turning yellow like a smoker's tooth,
The walls are decaying and turning yellow, similar to the appearance of a heavy smoker's teeth.

Cold as a call girl's smile in a phone booth,
The atmosphere is emotionally unavailable and uncomfortable, similar to the forced grin of a call girl in a phone booth.

Baby pigeon starving on the side of the roof,
There is a feeling of neglect and abandonment, exemplified by a helpless pigeon starving on a rooftop.

Sometimes words don’t say enough,
Communication alone cannot fully express the depth of emotions and experiences that one feels.

Sometimes silence says too much,
The absence of communication can be just as telling as spoken words, and may indicate a serious issue.

You're too close for comfort but too far too touch,
The relationship is uncomfortably close, yet too distant and unfulfilling to make a deeper connection.

Sun still shining in the play ground,
Despite the turmoil in the singer's life, the world continues on as it always does.

Water still running like a greyhound,
Time and events are moving quickly, similar to the speed at which a greyhound runs.

My head's still drumming when I lay down,
The artist cannot escape their racing thoughts, even when they try to rest.

We still rattle round the same town,
The artist and their surroundings are stagnant; there has been no progress or change.

Like two little stones in a coke can,
The singer and their partner are stuck in a confining space, jostling around aimlessly.

Like two lost kids at a fairground,
The artist and their partner are directionless, wandering aimlessly in confusion.

Car alarms ringing in the dead of the night,
Disruptive and alarming events occur that disrupt and disturb the peace.

Drunk man singing in the morning light,
Despite the chaos of the previous night, the world carries on in its own way, with the lighthearted actions of a drunk man.

We're too brave to fall but too scared to fight,
The singer and their partner are resilient in the face of adversity, but too afraid to challenge the status quo.

We’re just dancers waiting in the wings,
The artist and their partner are waiting to go out and perform, but are not the main act.

Ain’t no answers blowing in the wind,
There are no clear solutions or answers to be had.

Ain’t no saint and no sin,
There are no clearly defined good or bad entities.

And nothing's changed.
Despite all of this, nothing has truly changed or evolved.

Contributed by Declan E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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