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
Rolling Stone
Passenger Lyrics
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Sometimes I'm sure I never will
She said it's 'cause I'm always moving
I never notice 'cause I never stand still
Sometimes I feel like I'm falling
Falling fast and falling free
She said, "My darling you're not falling
But I fear I've grown a rolling stone inside of me
She said, "Oh don't you know
The rolling stones stop at the sea
And that's where I'll be"
Sometimes I'm sure I know no one
A thousand faces but no names
She said, "My love you do know someone
Oh and I know you back just the same"
"But I'm scared," I said, "What if this stone don't slow down?"
"Oh just be aware," she said
"What goes up will come down
And when you do I'll be around"
Oh when I've dragged this rolling stone across this land
I'll make sure I leave this stone in her hand
For we both know too well, the rolling stones turn into sand
If they don't find a place to stand
In Passenger's song Rolling Stone, the lyrics delve into the theme of feeling lost, a sense of not belonging, and the fear of not being able to stop. The singer confesses to feeling like they are going nowhere while also being sure that they never will. Their love interest points out to them that they never stop moving, and that is why they feel this way. The singer worries that they are falling fast and fears that they have a rolling stone inside them. However, their love interest assures them that they are not falling; instead, they always look like they are flying to them. Though the singer is scared of not being able to slow down, their love interest comforts them by saying that they will be around to support them when they come down.
The lines "But I fear I've grown a rolling stone inside of me, she said, 'Oh don't you know the rolling stones stop at the sea and that's where I'll be,'" reflect the fear of feeling like one is unable to stop once they start moving. The singer is scared that their rolling stone might never slow down, and they may continue to drift through life without a destination. Yet, their love interest advises them that the rolling stones loose momentum and eventually stop when they reach the sea. She will be there to guide him towards a place to stand, a place where he can find peace and purpose.
The singer ultimately promises to leave his rolling stone in her hands when he's done rolling it across the land. Both of them know that the rolling stones eventually turn into sand if they don't find a place to stand. The song indicates that finding a place where one belongs is crucial, and having someone to guide and support, you can help navigate even the most challenging of situations.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I feel I'm going nowhere
There are times when I sense that my life is not progressing
Sometimes I'm sure I never will
At these moments, I'm convinced that I will not accomplish anything significant
She said it's 'cause I'm always moving
Another person told me that it's because I'm continually moving, never stopping to take in my surroundings
I never notice ’cause I never stand still
I don't realize it because I never take a moment to pause and reflect
Sometimes I feel like I'm falling
I experience instances where I feel like I'm rapidly descending without any control
Falling fast and falling free
I'm plummeting with velocity and without restriction
She said, 'My darling you're not falling
However, the person I mentioned earlier reminds me that I am not dropping at all
Always looked like you were flying to me'
Instead, I appear to be soaring gracefully to them
But I fear I've grown a rolling stone inside of me
Despite this, I'm apprehensive because I believe that I have developed an unstoppable force within me
She said, 'Oh don't you know
The same person replied by saying, 'Don't you understand
The rolling stones stop at the sea
Rolling stones come to a halt only at the ocean's edge
And that's where I'll be'
It will be there that they will find me
Sometimes I'm sure I know no one
There are times when I'm confident that I don't know a single soul
A thousand faces but no names
Although I have met a great many people, I cannot recall their names
She said, 'My love you do know someone
However, my love, you know at least one person'
Oh and I know you back just the same'
And that person knows me equally as well
'But I'm scared,' I said, 'What if this stone don't slow down?'
'I'm frightened,' I explained, 'What if this unstoppable object does not come to a halt?'
'Oh just be aware,' she said
'Oh, be cautious,' she advised me
'What goes up will come down
'Remember that what goes up must eventually return to the ground
And when you do I'll be around'
And when that happens, I will be here to support you
Oh when I've dragged this rolling stone across this land
At the end of my life, after dragging this uncontrollable force throughout the world
I'll make sure I leave this stone in her hand
I will be sure to entrust this stone to her
For we both know too well, the rolling stones turn into sand
Since we both know all too well that rolling stones will eventually erode into sand
If they don't find a place to stand
Unless they find somewhere to remain stationary
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Michael David Rosenberg
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Berlioz Linden
Thank you mahogany sessions for always bringing me these beautiful songs filled with passion, it's absolutely amazing that i can just scroll through the songs and never get bored of the different songs that fill this channel with pure feelings.
Mahogany
@Berlioz Linden We just love the music. It's all about the artists for us, they're the talent.
Megan Franey
God I love passenger! Not only is his music beautiful, his lyrics thoughtful and his guitar skills stunning, but he is honestly such a lovely human being. His concert at red Hill auditorium was such a magical night, a beautiful location and a brilliant vibe💗
Mike Alby
I absolutely love Passenger, and I have to say this is my favorite recording of this song. Mahogany Sessions really does an artist justice when they do these. thank you for highlighting musicians in a beautiful stripped down honest way.
Raphael Garcia
Mhmm... there's just something about Passenger and his ability to relieve your day of all the stresses and pain.
Brie L
Passenger is by far one my favourite lyricists of all time!
Ranel Marinduque
I have to agree.. it's just so poetic
Connie Sinclair
Love his voice, have all his song's it's great to see him on here. Thank you.😘
Maja Axén
I've been subscribed to the mahogany sessions for some time now and I'm baffled that you guys don't have more people who follow the absolutely amazing content that you upload! I've gotten many friends to fall in love with this channel as I did a long time ago. Come on now and make this channel grow! I love everything that you do, it's a lovely channel and it's helped me through some dark times being diagnosed with a severe behavioral disorder. Much love from Sweden!
Liam MacPherson
An absolutely incredible voice. Fantastic song, thanks for the upload!