1) Little is known ab… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one band named The Savages:
1) Little is known about this mid-'60s group, which has variously been reported to be from Bermuda or to be a group of Americans who were based in Bermuda when their sole LP, Live 'n Wild, was recorded. That album, recorded live at the Princess Hotel in Bermuda (according to the liner notes), stands as one of the best '60s full-length garage platters. Composed almost wholly of original material, the group played top-notch tunes with heavy echoes of the Beatles, Searchers, and Byrds, with a much greater melodic sense than the typical American garage combo, though a pleasing rawness is evident throughout.
Guitarist/singer Paul Muggleton was part of a short-lived group called Omaha Sherriff (produced by Tony Visconti), who recorded one album in England (Come Hell or High Water, 1977), and also sang on four late-'70s/early-'80s albums by Judy Tzuke on Rocket and Chrysalis (the fact that they were all English releases leading one to believe that they were from Bermuda). And drummer Howie Rego may have been part of a mid-'70s progressive band called Stardrive, who recorded for Elektra and Columbia. Nothing has ever turned up concerning the group's two other members, Jimmy O'Conner and Bobby Zuill.
2) The Savages is a Rock N Roll band from Bombay (now Mumbai), formed in 1960 and the starting point in tracing the history of rock music in India was of course the musicians that they have played with and watched concerts of. Strangely enough, they kept ending up at Rock Machine/Indus Creed. Everyone story led back to, "It all began with Rock Machine..." There were passing statements along the lines of, "Of course, there were bands before that but they did covers. They played club gigs but no one remembers." Founded in 1967 by Bashir Sheikh, the Savages went beyond playing cover versions, and started writing their own material. Back in the days, there were earlier variants of the rock competitions that we see today. One of these was the Simla Beat contest, sponsored by Simla cigarettes, an ITC brand. The Savages won the 1967 edition of the Simla Beat contest. Another prestigious Bombay festival was the Sound Trophy. The Savages won the Sound Trophy for Best Composition and Best Band in 1968, and in the process snagged a recording deal with Polydor India Ltd. The most consistent and well-remembered line up of the band was stabilizing at this point of time with Bashir Sheikh (drums and vocals), Ralph Pais (bass guitar), Hemant Rao (lead guitar), and Prabhakar Mundkur (keyboards and vocals). Various line up changes happened in the years after this with Hemant Rao leaving for Dubai and replaced by Russell Perreira. However, one of the crucial line-up changes featured the inclusion of a young architecture student, originally from Goa, named Remo Fernandes. Remo played with The Savages for a year and a half during his architecture course in Bombay. Featuring some of the first few original compositions by Remo, the album sounds like a delicate blend of retro rock, folk rock, and early acid rock. After Remo left the Savages, another line-up shuffle found Joe Alvares singing for the band. Notable for his booming tenor voice, Joe sang on the next Savages album, titled Black Scorpio. Though the album itself was mostly populated by cover versions, Prabhakar Mundkur had also taken to songwriting and the Savages frequently performed 7-8 instrumental originals, and 3-4 originals with vocals in the many shows that they played during these years. Joe Alvares left the band in 1974 for personal reasons and the band briefly tried to recruit another vocalist. At about the same time, Nandu Bhende's band, The Brief Encounter, was also faced by the prospect of some members leaving. Sensing an opportunity, the two combined to form The Savage Encounter.
Band Members :
Bashir Sheik – Drums / Vocals
Ralph Pais - Bass
Hemanth Rao – Lead Guitars
Prabhakar Mundkur – Keyboards / Vocals
Remo Fernandes – Vocals / Guitars
Russel Periera – Guitars
Joe Alvares – Lead Vocals
3) The Savages are electrosoul, first generation rock and roll band from Vallejo, CA, United States. They are a 21st century sound for heathens, future see-ers and the civilized alike. Their music draws equally from the seductiveness of R 'n' B, the honesty of Soul, the explosiveness of Rock and the root of it all that ties them all together.
While growing up in their formative teenage years, each of the savages were playing in different bands with different sounds. Through mutual connections and mutual dissolution of each of their bands they decided to get together and make a new type of music and continue on as musicians and artists.
Creating and playing together for the past two years at various venues around the bay, they hope to expand their range and sound and use music as a powerful force that it is.
Band Members:Minnie-Vocals Joshua-Guitars/Vox Robie Regan-Bass Jaycedaface-Drums
Oh My Soul
the Savages Lyrics
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Will never be known by man
We are out
Of the sacred ground
Remove the dark passion
From your soul
Don’t mix
Water and blood
The easiest lie
My heart in a fist
Tightly grips
But something I miss
I’ll never confess
Troubles and worries
I’m hiding in my list
I don’t wanna lose myself
I don’t want to lose control
Still cold and Hard is my Soul
But I fall inside your coat
I don’t wanna swim in your fantasies
Don’t want your name in my list
I wanna hold my pure soul
I can’t hold my pure soul
I used to be positive
I always had hope
Even while
in the dark I grope
As days pass by
It’s all a matter of time
I can’t hold
I can hold
I remember the night, my internal fights
Remember the veins pulsing lies insane
Your body in a shower
Sending me shivers
Running so deeper
down my spine
I don’t wanna lose myself
I don’t want to lose control
Still cold and Hard in my Soul
But I fall inside your coat
I don’t wanna scream in your fantasies
Don’t want your name in my list
I can’t hold my pure soul
I can hold my pure soul
(I don’t want to lose myself)
I don’t wanna lose myself
I don’t want to lose control
Still cold and Hard in my Soul
But I fall inside your coat
I don’t wanna scream in your fantasies
Don’t want your name in my list
I can’t hold my pure soul
I can hold my pure soul
The lyrics to The Savages's song "Oh My Soul" convey a sense of inner turmoil and the struggle to maintain one's sense of self in a relationship. The opening line, "True love will never be known by man," suggests a pessimistic view of love, implying that it is an elusive concept or something that can never truly be understood or achieved. The mention of being "out of the sacred ground" and the need to remove "dark passion" from the soul further emphasizes the idea of a tainted or corrupted nature.
The lyrics continue to explore the singer's conflicting emotions. They describe feeling fine and putting on a facade of being okay, but also acknowledging a sense of longing or something missing in their life. The reference to "troubles and worries" hidden in their list suggests that they are trying to bury their problems rather than confront them. The repetition of not wanting to lose oneself and not wanting to lose control highlights the fear of losing their identity and agency in the relationship.
The second verse delves deeper into the singer's struggle. They mention a time when they used to be positive and hopeful, even in dark moments. However, as time passes, it becomes harder to maintain that hope and positivity. The reference to "internal fights" and "veins pulsing lies insane" implies a battle within oneself, where they are both the victim and perpetrator of their own deception.
The chorus repeats the themes of not wanting to lose oneself, not wanting to scream in fantasies, and not wanting someone else's name in their list. This reinforces the desire to hold onto their own purity and integrity, despite the allure or influence of the other person. The refrain at the end, "I can't hold my pure soul, I can hold my pure soul," showcases the internal struggle and uncertainty that the singer experiences, questioning their ability to maintain their true self.
Line by Line Meaning
True love
The genuine, sincere love that exists
Will never be known by man
Cannot be fully understood or experienced by humans
We are out
We are no longer part of
Of the sacred ground
The holy, sacred realm we used to belong to
Remove the dark passion
Let go of the intense, destructive desire
From your soul
That resides within your inner being
Don’t mix
Do not combine or blend
Water and blood
Fluids that symbolize purity and life, respectively
Babe I’m fine
I am claiming to be okay
The easiest lie
The most effortless falsehood
My heart in a fist
My emotions tightly clenched
Tightly grips
Holds on firmly
But something I miss
But there is something I long for
I’ll never confess
I will never admit
Troubles and worries
Difficulties and concerns
I’m hiding in my list
I am concealing within my collection of thoughts
I don’t wanna lose myself
I do not want to lose my true identity
I don’t want to lose control
I do not want to surrender my power and authority
Still cold and Hard is my Soul
My soul remains distant and unyielding
But I fall inside your coat
Yet, I find myself seeking comfort in your presence
I don’t wanna swim in your fantasies
I do not desire to immerse myself in your illusions
Don’t want your name in my list
I do not want to include your identity in my mental inventory
I wanna hold my pure soul
I yearn to grasp onto my untainted essence
I can’t hold my pure soul
I am unable to maintain the purity within me
I used to be positive
I used to possess an optimistic mindset
I always had hope
I continuously held onto optimism
Even while in the dark I grope
Even when struggling in uncertainty and confusion
As days pass by
With the passage of time
It’s all a matter of time
It is solely a question of time
I can’t hold
I am unable to maintain
I can hold
I possess the capability to maintain
I remember the night, my internal fights
I recall the night when I struggled within myself
Remember the veins pulsing lies insane
Recall the veins throbbing with irrational falsehoods
Your body in a shower
Your physical presence in a cascade
Sending me shivers
Eliciting a sensation of shivering or trembling
Running so deeper down my spine
Penetrating deeper into my inner core
I don’t wanna lose myself
I do not want to lose my true identity
I don’t want to lose control
I do not want to surrender my power and authority
Still cold and Hard in my Soul
My soul remains distant and unyielding
But I fall inside your coat
Yet, I find myself seeking comfort in your presence
I don’t wanna scream in your fantasies
I do not want to vocalize within your illusions
Don’t want your name in my list
I do not want to include your identity in my mental inventory
I can’t hold my pure soul
I am unable to maintain the purity within me
I can hold my pure soul
I possess the capability to maintain my untainted essence
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Andrea Simoncini, Samuel Rizza
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Great track TY
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🎪🦔🍿🛣️👾🍿🎪💩Theyre a lil rough at the chorus …