#Passenger band songs series

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. 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. 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.Īfter 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.

#Passenger band songs series

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. The brainchild of 26-year-old Brighton born singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg, Passenger is redefining the troubadour for the 21st century. A Chicago-based instrumental rock band.Ĩ. A Mesa, Arizona based acoustic rock band.ħ.

A San José, Costa Rica hardcore/ screamo band.Ĥ. A Swedish alternative metal band including members of In Flames. A Brighton (UK) based alternative folk band.Ģ. The following order is loosely based on the last.fm statistics.ġ. The audio could have been better, if he sang louder than acoustic his voice could sound quite too loud and it would lose a bit of the passenger feel.There are at least six artists and bands who have performed with the name 'Passenger'. Also the stories he told we either funny, inspiring,beautiful or all of the above.

Personally 2 songs with him and maybe a bit of dialogue would have been awesome, but this was awesome tooįurthermore the way Passenger thanked the audience and his sincerity while doing so felt super nice. The addition of the simon and garfunkel cover was really nice, but I felt that the paul simon cover was kinda out of place and I would rather have seen a song from passenger.Īlso the fact that Ed came was really cool. Still, the concert was nicely balanced, the mix between depressing songs and up tempo was okay, personally would have enjoyed more misery. So this might make my opinion a bit biased. I am a huge passenger fan, and I am familiar with every song.

a hugely versatile, talented and inspirational performer.īasically the best concert I have ever attended. i saw him at the eventim apollo which is really quite big and yet his music can be scaled right down and work perfectly in a much smaller venue. personally i don't feel that venue size makes a huge amount of difference. if you get the chance i would absolutely recommend you go and see him. for me it was the best concert i have ever been to. with minimal lighting, special effects and even backing musicians his performance was utterly captivating.

his stage presence, live music and ability to engage and audience of 5,000 for and hour and a half, both getting them up onvtheir feet singing and keeping them completely silent, was spellbounding. as a busker it is to be expected that his live shows would exceed that of artists who are entirely studio based and that is absolutely accurate. most importantly of course, his music live was completely faultless. mike is such a fantastic showman, the band were great, he engaged the audience so well, was very funny and told fantastic stories about the origins of his songs. Keep on doing what you love, because you are definitely doing good to others. So keep in mind that your fan base is worldwide. As soon as I heard you were playing here I bought a ticket to visit my brother in Lyon and came to spend 2 days here just to see you play live. Once again, thank you for helping me cope with the lost of a loved one.Btw, I'm from Argentina but I'm studying in England. This is just a little reminder that even though sometimes we feel like we don't do much, our little gestures (like you struggling to play with your naussea) can have a huge impact on some people. I was standing really close, I dont know if you saw me. I am usually the person who relates to music to face their emotions and life experiences and after my grandfather died on the 27 of december lastyear (2018), your music has helped me to grief it.I even cried like 4 times in your concert tonight. I wanted to tell you that I went to your concert in Nimes last tonight, where you were feeling bad and I appreciate so much that you went on stage even in your conditions. Hi Mike, I don't know if you or someone else is gonna read this but it's worth the shot.