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
Travelling Alone
Passenger Lyrics
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scandinavian tan
kicking stones round a square
he sat for a while and carved out a smile
as if someone would care
said i'm a long way from the gold coast
furthest i've ever known
it was my wife's idea
but she's no longer here
she left me travelling alone
i've never heard silence
ring out like a bell
i've never heard silence
like last night in my expensive hotel
well i'm loving a shadow
and trying to catch the rain
but i never heard silence
til i heard it today
well she walked out of the hotel
i could still smell the smoke,
of a burning heart left inside
she said men are all arseholes
and life's a bad joke
she laughed and started to cry
see ten years with this man
and a lifetime of plans
oh and i loved him to his bones
but now i've lines on my skin
and he's traded me in
and left me travelling alone
well i never felt silence
hit me like a train
i never felt silence
like blood course through my veins
well i'm loving a shadow
and trying to catch the rain
i never heard silence
til i heard it today
i never felt silence
til i felt it today
Passenger's song "Travelling Alone" is a poignant yet hopeful reflection on loneliness and heartbreak. The song tells the story of two strangers who meet in a foreign place, both forced to travel alone due to circumstances beyond their control. The first verse introduces an Australian man and a Scandinavian woman who find themselves in a square, seemingly lost in their own thoughts. The man is carving a smile on his face, trying to stay positive despite feeling lonely and disconnected. He reveals that he is far from home and that he is travelling alone because his wife is no longer with him. The second verse shifts to the perspective of the woman, who has just left her hotel room after a fight with her partner. She is feeling angry and hurt, and she vents her frustrations to the man she meets. She reveals that she's been with the same man for ten years, but he's left her for someone else. Despite their initial differences, the two strangers connect over their shared sense of loss and isolation, finding comfort in each other's company.
Line by Line Meaning
australian man
The singer introduces an Australian man into the setting
scandinavian tan
The singer remarks on the man's tan, indicating he has been travelling
kicking stones round a square
The man is aimlessly passing time in an unknown location
he sat for a while and carved out a smile
The man is putting on a brave face despite feeling lonely
as if someone would care
The man is aware that nobody is paying attention to him
said i'm a long way from the gold coast
The man reveals he is far from his home in Australia
furthest i've ever known
This is the farthest the man has ever been from home
oh and this just ain't my home
The man does not feel at home in his current location
it was my wife's idea
The man did not choose to travel alone, but rather followed his wife's suggestion
but she's no longer here
The man's wife is no longer with him
she left me travelling alone
The man's wife left him to travel alone
i've never heard silence
The man is experiencing a new feeling
ring out like a bell
The silence is loud and profound
like last night in my expensive hotel
The man experienced this silence while staying in a luxury hotel
well i'm loving a shadow
The man is pursuing an intangible goal
and trying to catch the rain
The man is attempting to achieve the impossible
but i never heard silence
The man is emphasizing how rare this experience is for him
til i heard it today
The man has only just experienced this kind of silence
well she walked out of the hotel
The singer shifts from describing the man to a story about a woman
i could still smell the smoke,
The woman recently left the room, and the smell lingers
of a burning heart left inside
The woman is heartbroken
she said men are all arseholes
The woman is bitter towards men
and life's a bad joke
The woman has a bleak outlook on life
she laughed and started to cry
The woman is feeling an intense mixture of emotions
see ten years with this man
The woman has spent a significant amount of time with a man
and a lifetime of plans
The woman had expected to spend her life with this man
oh and i loved him to his bones
The woman deeply loved her partner
but now i've lines on my skin
The woman has aged since being with her partner
and he's traded me in
The woman feels discarded
and left me travelling alone
The woman has been left to travel alone
i never felt silence
The woman is experiencing a new feeling
hit me like a train
The silence is overwhelming and sudden
like blood course through my veins
The silence is felt intensely throughout the woman's body
til i felt it today
The woman has only just experienced this kind of silence
Contributed by Eliana C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.