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
when we were young
Passenger Lyrics
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Used to think we live forever
Flying free beneath the sun
Days go running and hiding
The weeks are going slippy and sliding
Years leave quicker every time they come
Remember when we were young
Look back to the best of days
Collecting all yesterdays
As they built up one by one
Oh how we beg and we borrow
Say we do it tomorrow
But tomorrow never seems to come
We used to never say never
Used to think we live forever
Flying free beneath the sun
Days go running and hiding
The weeks are going slippy and sliding
Years leave quicker every time they come
Remember when we were young
And we were boys on the beach
Everything was in reach
I know it's hard to remember
And all had the years they vanish
I always wanted to learn Spanish
And travel round South-America
We used to never say never
Used to think we live forever
Flying free beneath the sun
Days go running and hiding
The weeks are going slippy and sliding
Years leave quicker every time they come
Do you remember when we were young?
We used to never say never
Used to think we live forever
Flying free beneath the sun
Days go running and hiding
The weeks are going slippy and sliding yeah
Years leave quicker every time they come
Do you remember when we were young?
Do you remember when we were young?
Do you remember when we were young?
Do you remember when we were young?
Passenger's "When We Were Young" is a song about reminiscing the good old days when life was simpler and carefree. The first verse talks about how they used to feel invincible, never thinking about death or the fleeting nature of time. They used to live in the present and enjoy every moment without worrying about the future. However, as time passed, they realized that life goes by too quickly, and they can't hold on to anything forever. This is evident in the line, "Years leave quicker every time they come."
The chorus is a call to remember the past, to look back at the best of days and collect all yesterdays. The song then takes a trip down memory lane, recalling the fun they had on the beach, the dreams they had, and the things they always wanted to do. They also talk about how they used to procrastinate, always putting things off until tomorrow, but tomorrow never comes.
The last chorus is a reflective question, asking if we remember the times when we were young, free, and reckless. The song's message is clear: we should cherish the moments we have and not let life pass us by.
Line by Line Meaning
We used to never say never
In the past, we were optimistic and didn't believe in putting limitations on our aspirations.
Used to think we live forever
We used to have a youthful exuberance that made us feel invincible and made us believe that we would remain young forever.
Flying free beneath the sun
In those days, we felt free of worries and consequences, and like the birds that soar without a care in the world.
Days go running and hiding
Our days were so full and rich that they seemed to fly by in a blur, always staying just out of reach and leaving us yearning for more.
The weeks are going slippy and sliding
Not only were the days frantic, but the weeks were even more elusive, as if they were sliding away from us without our notice.
Years leave quicker every time they come
As we got older, time seemed to speed up, and we realized that each year passed more quickly than the previous one.
Remember when we were young
Looking back on our past, we pine for the carefree times of our youth when everything seemed possible and we had our whole lives ahead of us.
Look back to the best of days
Reflecting on the past, we long for those special moments and experiences that made us truly happy and fulfilled.
Collecting all yesterdays
We treasure our memories of the past and hold onto them tightly, as if they were precious collectibles.
As they built up one by one
Each small moment and memory from our past stacked upon the other, building a collection of experiences that we cherish.
Oh how we beg and we borrow
As we struggle to come to terms with the fleeting nature of time, we desperately beg and borrow time to try to hold onto the moments we treasure.
Say we do it tomorrow
We often put things off, thinking that we always have more time to do what we want, but we don't realize that time is running out.
But tomorrow never seems to come
Despite our best intentions, we always find excuses not to do what we want, and then tomorrow becomes today, yesterday, and eventually, the past.
And we were boys on the beach
Recalling one of our fondest memories, when we were young boys, free to play and frolic along the shore without a care in the world.
Everything was in reach
In those blissful moments, it seemed like everything was possible and within our grasp, and any dream we had could come true.
I know it's hard to remember
As we get older, we find it increasingly difficult to recall the vivid details of our fondest memories, leading us to crave them even more.
And all had the years they vanish
As we grow older, we are reminded that time passes without mercy, with each year taking a toll on our bodies and minds.
I always wanted to learn Spanish
Looking back at our past selves, we remember the dreams and ambitions we had that we never fulfilled, like learning a new language.
And travel round South-America
One of those unfulfilled ambitions might have been traveling to exotic places like South America, to explore and experience the world.
Do you remember when we were young?
Repeating the question that haunts us all, as we try to recapture the magic of our youth and relive those moments that we treasure so dearly.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MICHAEL DAVID ROSENBERG
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We used to never say never
Used to think we live for ever
Flying free beneath the sun
Days go running and hiding
The weeks are going slippin and sliding
Years leave quicker every time they come
Remember when we were young
Look back to the best of days
Collecting all yesterdays
As they build up one by one
How we beg and we borrow
Say we'll do it tomorrow
But tomorrow never seems to come
We used to never say never
Used to think we live for ever
Fying free beneath the sun
Days go running and hiding
The weeks are going slippy and sliding
Years leave quicker every time they come
Remember when we were young
When we were boys on the beach
Everything was in reach
I know it's hard to remember
But oh how the years they vanish
I always wanted to learn Spanish
And travel round South-America
We used to never say never
Used to think we live for ever
Flying free beneath the sun
Days go running and hiding
The weeks are going slippy and sliding
Years leave quicker every time they come
Remember when we were young
@passengermusic
hey guys ,
here is the video for my new single “when we were young” (and no its not an adele cover ;-))
we shot it in an amazing little pub in london and i had the best day hanging out with everyone - total sweethearts all of them !!!
its a simple video and a simple song but one that hopefully touches on something that we all feel .
massive thanks to james lees and all of the crew and cast for making it so fun and easy .
thank you so much for watching and please , as ever , share it around if you can .
all the best .
mike x
@zgm5028
Come to Argentina Mike pleaseee 💗💗💗 🙏
@matiasisola9391
Why wont you travel for southamerica?? , and learn spanish here!
@frenildsouza6061
u r the best.
@dieweequay2008
Passenger I love this song
@dananesvit7837
thank u, Mike. Love from Ukraine.
@mementomori9687
This hits me to the deepest part of my soul! And I remind myself to be totally in the present. Live moment by moment and feel my heart beats and thank God I am alive!
@huudaohyundai
Happy for you
@cabuscus
love this
@kapendesakuwaha857
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