With their debut CD "God Has Failed" in September 2000, RPWL was greeted on all sides with great enthusiasm. Praise and excellent reviews in all the important magazines. A hugely successful tour through half of Europe and appearances at many of the major festivals. In addition, RPWL has become an appreciated part of the Progressive/Symphonic rock scene. In 2000, some of the most important and influential Scene magazines graded the band on the world-wide popularity scale under the TOP 3!
In spring 2002, RPWL released their second album "Trying to Kiss The Sun". What began in 1997 as a Pink Floyd cover band, named Violet District, has in the meantime developed into an effective band in its own right. The music is still typically "RPWL" and without question, belongs to the symphonic rock scene. With a well-thought out collage of sound and tone, haunting melodies and poetic texts that get under the skin and are not easily forgotten, together with a Brit-pop rock mood - RPWL has made significant steps towards their own style of music with this second album. Whether enjoyed live or on CD, the songs sometimes sound a little raw but in that they have a very sensitive and personal tone, are not only a pleasure to listen to but at times can raise the hair on your head!
Backed-up by a unique Quadrophonic-System, every concert becomes a very special experience! There were numerous opportunities to experience RPWL live at stage: The Band went on tour through out Germany and half of Europe.
Meanwhile RPWL has won their fans' favour world-wide. So it's not surprising that, in July 2002, "Trying to kiss the sun" was released in the USA as well. In December 2001 the Brazilian people have already released the "God Has Failed" album.
Motivated by their latest success the band has released a very special album (in Germany and in the USA): "STOCK - A collection of previously unreleased material". Additionally for all hi-fi fans they have mixed the "STOCK" songs in the most modern way of listening to music: 5.1 Surround-Sound. Obviously it has suggested itself to transmit the Quadrophonic-Sound from concert stage to the people's familiar living-room. So the "STOCK" album is published as a digi-pack with one conventional CD and one DVD with the surround mix (Dolby/DTS) plus a tour- and history-video of RPWL. The release of "STOCK" was on 10th February 2003 (Europe and USA). The press has payed a great tribute to this album therefore the following tour through Europe, started on 13th March 2003, has been entirely successful. In 2003, as a very honour to RPWL, they had got the chance to support the very popular band Toto at the "Tollwood-Festival" in Munich.
In November 2003, for the very first time, the band gave a concert in Great Britain (Rotherham) and in April 2004 they travelled to the USA in order to play as headliner at the "Rites Of Spring"-Festival in Phoenixville/Philadelphia. In August they played for the very first time in Spain.
In 2005 the band released the album "World Through My Eyes", also available as special-edition Hybrid-SACD 5.1 mix. One track on it ("Roses") features the impressive voice of ex-Genesis/ex-Stiltskin-singer Ray Wilson on lead-vocals.
Later that year, the band released their 1st live album "Live: Start The Fire", known to fans of the group as just "Start The Fire". The double disc album contains the whole of the band's Rockplast concert, again featuring Ray Wilson on lead vocals for Roses and one other track this time, Not About Us. Ray recorded this song with Genesis in 1997 for the Calling all Stations album. This was a way for the band to pay tribute to the other main band that has influenced them greatly, Genesis.
On 9/9/2007, RPWL released the album "9". It is a compilation including 5 previously unreleased live songs and 4 brand new solo songs from Yogi Lang, Chris Postl, Manni Müller and Kalle Wallner, recorded together by the band. Those studio-tracks are representing the different influences in the band. "9" was released in a limited edition of 999 CDs and is only available from their website.
In 2008 they released the album"The RPWL Experience".
The band's official website is www.rpwl.de.
Karlheinz Wallner has a solo project, Blind Ego.
Waiting for a Smile
RPWL Lyrics
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And with the call of the nightingale
I make my way
And fly into the dawn
Must have been a long long time
'cause I can't recall our last date
at the picture-show
waiting for a smile
an open-minded stare
Gathering the snapshots of my life
And when you turn the page
The pictures of you fade to gray
Waiting for a smile
All the way I tried to be
(With) all the reasons that were so
important for my life
They are still the same
Then Eden slipped a day
And there was nothing left to
say about us anymore
The smile has gone away
The lyrics of RPWL's song Waiting for Smile narrate the story of a person who is waiting to share a smile with their beloved. The lyrics convey a sense of nostalgia as the singer recalls the good old days when they went for a picture show with their love but now struggles to recall the exact date of it. The singer is waiting for a smile, but the smile that once brightened their life has faded away. The imagery of daylight gently fading away and the call of a nightingale are used to establish the somber mood of the theme.
The singer hides behind the glare of an open-minded stare, indicating that they have put up a facade that hides their true emotions. They then reflect on the snapshots of their life as they try to gather all the cherished memories of the past. However, when they turn the pages to find the pictures of their beloved, they realize that the pictures have faded away, bringing back a sense of loss and despair. The nostalgic tone of the lyrics coupled with the slow and melodic music creates a haunting melody that lingers on with the listener long after it ends.
Line by Line Meaning
Daylight gentles down
The sun is setting and the brightness of the day is fading away.
And with the call of the nightingale
As the nightingale begins to sing, I start my journey.
I make my way
I start moving towards my destination.
And fly into the dawn
I keep on moving till I reach the dawn.
Must have been a long long time
It's been quite a while since we last met.
'Cause I can't recall our last date
I don't remember the last time we went on a date.
At the picture-show
We must have gone to the movies.
Waiting for a smile
I was waiting for you to smile at me.
So I hide behind the glare of
To avoid awkwardness, I put on a fake smile.
An open-minded stare
I try to look like I'm interested in something else.
Gathering the snapshots of my life
I'm reminiscing about my past experiences.
And when you turn the page
When we moved on to the next phase of our relationship,
The pictures of you fade to gray
I started becoming indifferent towards you.
Waiting for a smile
But somewhere deep down, I still wanted you to smile at me.
All the way I tried to be
Throughout the journey, I've tried my best.
(With) all the reasons that were so
I had some compelling reasons that,
important for my life
were really important for me in life.
They are still the same
Those reasons have not changed.
Then Eden slipped a day
But things started falling apart.
And there was nothing left to
Our relationship had reached a point where there was nothing to
say about us anymore
be said about it anymore.
The smile has gone away
The smile that I was waiting for is gone now.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRIS POSTL, JUERGEN LANG, PHILIP RISETTIO
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