Oh my GOD how time flies! It feels just like yesterday w… Read Full Bio ↴I. The Band
Oh my GOD how time flies! It feels just like yesterday when these five rock’n roll rebels to be known as THE MILESTONES took their native home town Helsinki by force with their timeless and soulful rock’n roll, as they entered the legendary stage of the longest serving rock club in Europe, Tavastia Club on one cold Friday evening in January 1995.
I wasn’t the only one who was impressed. Enter Mr. Hannu Leiden – the vocalist and songwriter of HAVANA BLACK – who had been on the verge of a major breakthrough in USA late eighties, as legendary manager Alan Niven had taken Hannu’s band under his wing together with GUNS N’ROSES and GREAT WHITE.
Not one band had impressed Hannu in USA as much as these five Finnish whiskey rock’n rollers from the capital, so there and then he decided to form a record label to release an album by THE MILESTONES.
Vol. 1 saw the light of day in 1996 and boasted an opening track called “Ragged Lies”, which would have made the likes of THE BLACK CROWES, AC/DC and LYNYRD SKYNYRD proud, if they had written it themselves!
In this case it was five unknown, but hugely talented Finnish rockers in their twenties rocking hard and kicking ass as they were trying to keep themselves warm living next to the arctic circle and Russia – when not drinking vodka, whiskey and rum straight from the bottle. Damn straight they were not damned and straight!
However, their hot rockin’ didn’t go unnoticed across the Atlantic and New York, as one room at the offices of Sony Music in New York blasted world class hard rock from Finland in ear-shattering volumes all day and night. Others in the office were dumbfounded: who are these guys? From Finland? You’re kidding me!?!
So came the invitation: would you like to record an album in New York? Now it was THE MILESTONES’ turn to be dumbfounded. To record in USA? You’re kidding! It was do or die, now or never for the band – so off they went. Well, as these things often go, pressure to record and provide something commercially viable resulted in a watered-down end result known as ”Souvenirs” in 1999.
Ultimately it would take ten years for THE MILESTONES to heal the wounds.
Fortunately they did.
When British CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE presented ”southern rock uprising” on their cover-mount cd next to southern rock giants such as BLACK OAK ARKANSAS, BLACKFOOT, MOLLY HATCHET and DOWN in summer of 2008, guess who they made out to open that record? Yep, you got that right! Well, THE MILESTONES of course, with their notorious rock’n roll anthem ”Ragged Lies”.
– Like a less bleary-eyed THE BLACK CROWES, they’re soulful and groovy, and their songs make walking barefoot all summer seem like a really good idea, as CLASSIC ROCK put it when presenting these five gentlemen.
Devil In Me, their first album in ten years was well-received around the globe and put the band on tour in Scandinavia, Central Europe and even USA supporting the likes of WHITESNAKE, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK STONE CHERRY, GARY MOORE, RAGING SLAB and D.A.D.
– You can hear the emotion, sweat and passionate joy in the musicianship and it doesn’t take long, before you want to run amok in your apartment. Hell yeah, as Mika Roth from Desibeli.Net so elegantly put it in his review of Devil In Me.
Now THE MILESTONES are back with their 4th album ”Higher Mountain – Closer Sun”, that should finally secure the band a headliner status and as a force to be reckoned within rock’n roll – some 20 years after the bands’ inception.
Yeah, it’s actually friggin’ true: in 2014 THE MILESTONES are celebrating 20 years together as a band, with a great new album under its belt and with their original line-up. Now that’s a remarkable feat!
”Higher Mountain – Closer Sun” is a monumental document of what one can make with sincerity, passion, friendship, endurance and love for rock’n roll. In the case of THE MILESTONES, it resulted once again in a classic rock’n roll masterpiece that should be celebrated and enjoyed all over the universe by fans of timeless rock music.
So grab a beer, pour yourself a whiskey, crank up the volume and let the good times roll together with THE MILESTONES and ”Higher Mountain – Closer Sun”.
Biography by Nalle Österman
Website: The Milestones
II. The Milestones is an Austrian band that represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Falter im Wind".
It's All Right
The Milestones Lyrics
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Here within Your presence
I am found
All the other voices
Fading into silence
Here, now
You're calming all the madness
Quieting the chaos
Every little detail
Every single worry
You've worked it out
I open up my hands
I open up my heart
You can have it all
You can have it all
I'm desperate for Your presence
As I wait upon You now
Come and have Your way in me
Oh Jesus, speak to me
You keep me in Your peace
Anxiety and fear bow
At Your word
You take me by the hand and
Lead me in Your kindness
You won't let go
So I'm laying down my whole life
Everything surrendered to You now
Cause you're the fire in my bones
You're the lover of my soul
I'm desperate just to know You
I open up my hands
I open up my heart
You can have it all
You can have it all
I'm desperate for Your presence
As I wait upon You now
Come and have Your way in me
Oh Jesus, speak to me
I don't know where I'd be without you
I don't know where I'd be without you
When You come and when You move
Everything changes
So come and change us
I don't know where I'd be without you
I don't know where I'd be without you
When You come and when You move
Everything changes
So come and change us
I don't know where I'd be without you
I don't know where I'd be without you
When You come and when You move
Everything changes
So come and change us
I open up my hands
I open up my heart
You can have it all
You can have it all
I'm desperate for Your presence
As I wait upon You now
Come and have Your way in me
Oh Jesus, speak to me
Oh Jesus, speak to me
The lyrics of The Milestones's song "It's All Right" convey a deep sense of surrender and desperation for the presence of a higher power, specifically referring to Jesus. The singer expresses a desire to be in the quiet and presence of this higher power, where they feel found and where all other voices fade into silence. In this space, the chaos and madness within their heart is calmed, and every little detail and worry is entrusted to this higher power, with the belief that they have worked it all out.
The singer acknowledges their vulnerability and opens up their hands and heart, offering everything to this higher power, recognizing that they can have it all. They yearn for the presence of Jesus and wait upon him, inviting him to have his way in them and to speak to them. They find comfort and peace in the fact that Jesus keeps them in his peace, causing anxiety and fear to bow in the face of his word. The singer acknowledges Jesus as the fire in their bones and the lover of their soul, expressing their desperate need to know him.
The chorus emphasizes the transformative power of Jesus's presence and movement. Everything changes when he comes and moves, and the singer invites him to come and change them. They express a deep dependence on Jesus, acknowledging that they don't know where they would be without him. The song concludes with the repetition of the chorus, with the singer once again opening up their hands and heart, desperate for the presence of Jesus and inviting him to speak to them.
Overall, the lyrics of "It's All Right" convey a profound longing for the presence of Jesus, where everything is surrendered and entrusted to him. The singer recognizes that their life is transformed in his presence and expresses a desperate need to know him more.
Line by Line Meaning
Here within the quiet
In this peaceful moment
Here within Your presence
In the presence of God
I am found
I feel secure and complete
All the other voices
The distractions and noise
Fading into silence
Becoming quiet and insignificant
Here, now
In this current moment
You're calming all the madness
God is bringing peace to chaos
Quieting the chaos
Silencing the disorder
In my heart
Within my inner being
Every little detail
Every small aspect
Every single worry
Every individual concern
You've worked it out
God has resolved it
I open up my hands
I offer everything I have
I open up my heart
I am vulnerable and receptive
You can have it all
I give everything to you
I'm desperate for Your presence
I intensely long for your existence
As I wait upon You now
While I patiently anticipate you
Come and have Your way in me
Take control and guide me
Oh Jesus, speak to me
Communicate with me, dear Jesus
You keep me in Your peace
You maintain my serenity
Anxiety and fear bow
Worries and fears submit
At Your word
According to your command
You take me by the hand and
You lead and guide me
Lead me in Your kindness
Direct me with your benevolence
You won't let go
You will not release or abandon me
So I'm laying down my whole life
I am surrendering everything I have
Everything surrendered to You now
Giving up all possessions at this moment
Cause you're the fire in my bones
You are the passion within me
You're the lover of my soul
You are the one who loves me deeply
I'm desperate just to know You
I have an intense desire to understand you
I don't know where I'd be without you
I cannot envision my life without you
When You come and when You move
When you arrive and take action
Everything changes
Everything undergoes transformation
So come and change us
So come and alter our lives
Oh Jesus, speak to me
Communicate with me, dear Jesus
I open up my hands
I offer everything I have
I open up my heart
I am vulnerable and receptive
You can have it all
I give everything to you
I'm desperate for Your presence
I intensely long for your existence
As I wait upon You now
While I patiently anticipate you
Come and have Your way in me
Take control and guide me
Oh Jesus, speak to me
Communicate with me, dear Jesus
I don't know where I'd be without you
I cannot envision my life without you
When You come and when You move
When you arrive and take action
Everything changes
Everything undergoes transformation
So come and change us
So come and alter our lives
I don't know where I'd be without you
I cannot envision my life without you
When You come and when You move
When you arrive and take action
Everything changes
Everything undergoes transformation
So come and change us
So come and alter our lives
I open up my hands
I offer everything I have
I open up my heart
I am vulnerable and receptive
You can have it all
I give everything to you
I'm desperate for Your presence
I intensely long for your existence
As I wait upon You now
While I patiently anticipate you
Come and have Your way in me
Take control and guide me
Oh Jesus, speak to me
Communicate with me, dear Jesus
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Written by: Blake Campbell
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