Mike Hogan - vocals, guitar Brian Ireland - drums Brad Ourso - guitar Jon Scholl - keyboards John 'Tank' Viavattine - bass
Influences
[Right-Click to view larger video]
Arson & Alchemy
I once believed divine decree But all the years have poisoned me, With a flagrant apathy
Oh I never lost control at all, I just gave into the greatest lie that the world has ever known
I could’ve been so much more than I am
Well I’m still breathing though not all I was meant to be yet Can you heal me alchemy?
Make me a sire of gold And I’ll set fire to the world Cause I’ve got years to burn before I’m gone
I used to fan the flames but now, I want to be the wind that blows from the hand that wrote it all I’ve been first star wishing For a Midas Affliction From Chrysopoeiate addiction But I’m still so far off
I want to be so much more than I am
Well I’m still breathing, Though not all I was meant to be yet Can you heal me Alchemy?
Make me a sire of gold And I’ll set fire to the world Cause I’ve got years to burn Before I’m gone
---
Hurricane
You shimmer like the Northern Star And I’m just the guy with the Telescope on the ground You’re rushing like a waterfall and I’m just the dribbling of a faucet that won’t turn off I got concrete shoes, and you’re strapped to rockets, If it’s sink or swim, then I’m swiftly drowning I’m on the ocean floor and you’re out of the atmosphere
Why do I not see this coming? The more I try, the less you’re enamored When it all plays out, well who was I kidding? To say you’re out of my league doesn’t start to explain it I’m a drop of rain and baby you’re a hurricane
I whipped out the big guns, aimed to impress, centered those cross-hairs on your chest crossed my fingers, pulled the trigger just hoping for the best you probably wish the bullet had caught my head but it landed in my foot instead
Why do I not see this coming? The more I try, the less you’re enamored When it all plays out, well who was I kidding? To say you’re out of my league Doesn't start to explain it I’m a drop of rain and baby you’re a hurricane Those chemicals made synapses fire, made illogical seem probable Like a cannonball, I’m bound to soar and fall I’m just a lead balloon, you’re anti-gravitational. And I’m out of my head
Why do I not see this coming? When the more I try, the less you’re enamored When it all plays out, well who was I kidding? To say you’re out of my league doesn’t start to explain it I’m just a drop of rain and baby you’re a…
But if I had what I want, I’d get you off and I’d turn you on And I’d have what I need, to bring down a goddess to her knees I’d sell my soul to know, what to give to the girl who’s got it all I’d conjure the winds to blow and knock you off of that pedestal I’m calling your bluff, and I bet it all so you better fold If I don’t strike gold, what’s left to give when you got it all?
---
Ghost
A single ray of light is dancing in a darkened room it penetrates an eye close-by, but the black is not removed the face in which the eye resides is a mix of cloth and stone a pale linen veil draped over withered bones
She hovers like a moth over the flame, But it’s not the light she needs, only the heat it brings And as I watch the powder start to change I know where seven years have gone to waste
I would give the world To go back all those years And stop you at the start before you disappeared
I’ll be there for you when I can just show me there’s yet something there that’s still worth fighting for
The world around her is just spinning like a carousel All attempts to revert back to normalcy have quickly failed As her immortality is sizzling on a silver spoon She’ll contemplate the point in space and then create the wound
I do not know this solemn ghost It’s not the human I recall her shell’s remained the same But all the hope in her is gone
I would give the world To go back all those years And stop you at the start before you disappeared
I’ll be there for you when I can just show me there’s yet something there that’s still worth fighting for
"Save me, Save me, Save me" Come on say, "Save me, Save me, Save me" and I’ll replace the flame
my little ray of light is dancing in a cloud she made I wish she’d come back down where it is safe And stay
---
Thick & Thin
In the glow of a street light, when the night cloaks her shame, she looks for love and the comfort of a hollow embrace And though it offers her gold, and brief escape from the cold She’s after something much more than simply warming her bones
She says, “a few lays, alleviate the sharp pangs of hunger, But a heartbeat’s still all I have”
And she says, “I want someone to love me just the way I am, just the way I am” She says, “I want someone beside me whether lose or win, through thick and thin”
In the blaze of the limelight To unanimous pride She outshines every diamond in a starlet’s sky But she’s shrouded in darkness like a waning moon she knows there’s much more to her than is seen by the world She says, “I can’t find peace of mind when nobody knows me And a heartthrob is all I am”
And she says, “I want someone to love me just the way I am, just the way I am” She says, “I want someone beside me whether lose or win, oh through thick and thin”
“When the light fades to night brings the cold rain and thunder When a desert sun, is burning up every drop of hope there under Be an anchor in an ocean of change” And she says, “I want someone to love me just the way I am, just the way I am”
“Say to me, come on and say to me Say you’ll love me just the way I am, just the way I am Stay beside me whether lose or win oh through thick and thin”
---
Navigator
I like the way you look tonight Wearing only moonlight You sparked a fire And I am smoldering You feign indifference darling, But I feel you trembling You’re trying so hard To not be physical Why even fight it child, When it’s this natural?
When we’re all alone and no one needs to know Without a single light on
Let me be the navigator, and I will guide you I know you’re scared to fly, let me ease your mind If I’m the navigator you’ll be alright we’ll find euphoria before sunrise
I like the way you hesitate, Often lust so prolonged can be the right kind of wrong For you, You say you’re bound by a circle so you can’t acquiesce You should rely on your senses cause it’s senseless distress To deny what your conscience screams is A consequent-less trip Cause no one needs to know
We’re all alone, so why just dip your toes? Why not breathe in deep and dive down?
Let me be the navigator, and I will guide you I know you’re scared to fly, let me ease your mind If I’m the navigator you’ll be alright we’ll find euphoria before sunrise
Drip drops that poison thawing from her mind, Adrift at last, she’s swimming in the sky And all her doubts are far behind And she falls in love Her body ebbs in the undulating tide, Blanketed in stars, she whispers the night That all I am is all she needs And she falls in love
---
All I Need
Twenty years running, I’m hopelessly caught in this maze Well I dart around corners through corridors that all look the same I’m revived by the sound of your voice as you whisper my name With each step that I take I more fervently taste my escape I can feel it like it’s pouring through my veins I give all that I have Cause I’m hoping this maze will unfold Right at your door, baby And when I get home you’re all that I need And when I grow old you’re all that I need Azraline, my queen
I spent twenty years floating and I’m hopelessly stranded at sea Well I’m searching for green in this fusion of blue around me I steer for the horizon at the corner of the world Where the advent of a zephyr and the swelling of a purl Let me know I’m close
I can feel it like it’s pouring through my veins I give all that I have Cause I’m hoping this breeze carries me Onto your shore, baby
And when I get home you’re all that I need And when I grow old you’re all that I need I know it’s a long way But I’ll get there someday And when I get home you’re all that I need Azraline
And I know there’s a thousand miles dividing us And no, I won’t – till I’m standing in your door – give up and I know it won’t be long Now that I found out where to go I don’t need much Just open up and let me in
And when I get home you’re all that I need And when I grow you’re all that I need Oh it’s a long way But I’ll get there someday And when I get home you will be all I need Azraline, my queen
---
Higher
"Open wide, and stay open wide it’s a blue-streak, life but live as if you’ll never die"
And whether wrong or right It’s an axiom I can’t deny And I’m beginning to like The thrill and perils of learning to fly
Some moments are over way too fast, and I get swept away with them every time I close my eyes and I get,
Higher and higher to the borders of Elysium Higher and higher Higher and higher to the borders of Elysium Higher and higher
Morning light Hits like a dagger in a waking eye But at least I’m alive, With her asleep at my side
Then she smiles and sighs, And I’m swimming in her opening eyes, It’s a rising tide that I’m content to drown in To drown inside
These moments are over way too fast, and I get swept away with them every time, I close my eyes and I get
Higher and higher to the borders of Elysium Higher and higher Higher and higher to the borders of Elysium Higher and higher
I wanna be far away and long beyond the apogee I wanna feel air without the hindrance of gravity I want me to stall, and be out of control I’m fearless to fall, cause I know it won’t be long before I’m thrown
Higher and higher
And love, love is a catapult Your love, your love is a catapult Your love, your love is Higher and higher To the borders of Elysium Higher and higher
---
Flicker
Stop right there, The part where you say That you don’t care And then you start to cry
It’s okay I understand your pain Though you’re sure there’s no way I swear there’ll be better days
And she is flickering again And I can’t save this flame If it flickers out again
Promise me You won’t keep Crying yourself to sleep at night And cursing your life It’s alright You’ll be fine Take a deep breath Baby please try
And she is flickering again And I can’t save this flame If it flickers out again
Stay, when everything around you starts to change And everyone you know begins to fade
Oh god, I’ve never seen you so sad, I’ve never seen you so sad I’ve never seen you this way Please don’t change Please don’t fade Please don’t let this tear you down so far You can’t find your way back from where you came
Please don’t fade Please don’t break Please don’t let this tear you down so far That you can’t find your way back from where you came.
---
The Meaning of Life
I met an old man today Standing on the street Wearing a sign that read: “This is my last day alive” So I stopped to ask If in his long life, There was anything that he regretted And he spoke to me words I will never forget…
He said, “I’ve lived my whole life knowing one day I’ll die, and that it’s alright, oh but it’s alright And if you are wise, You’ll take my advice And you’ll do alright Yes you’ll turn out fine”
Oh, he said “life is just a phase You can only get out what’s put in And it’s over in a blink So why not give everything Boy are you listening? It won’t be repeated man, And this is the meaning of life”
Saw an old friend today Standing in the rain Wearing a ring that she did not have the last time we met So, out of concern I Stopped to ask her why She’d betrayed solitude Her attribute I’d most admired Then she spoke to me words I will never forget,
She said, “I’ve lived my whole life hoping one day I’d find something beautiful that I could both share and call mine and if you’re as blessed as I one day you will find Cyclicality between souls is what makes you whole
And falling in love is like an eclipse, For it only occurs once or twice And you could miss it if you blink, So why not embrace it when you become faced with it It’s so amazing man, And this is the meaning of life”
---
Solace
With folded eyes, fading out the world I flee to find the solace, in the memory of a girl Her sanctity surrounds me, it saturates my soul She's burning like a blue flame, that melts away the cold At the sight of her, I'm overcome
There're words we never spoke out loud But silence would scream the ineffable And all the fires we can't put out When ash is all that remains, i'll love you still
I open fire, target all my pain Whisper in the wind, too afraid to speak her name She's beautiful but so sad, I ruminate my muse Linger in the memory of a moment gone too soon In a sudden wave, im overcome
There're words we never spoke out loud But silence would scream the ineffable And all the fires we cant put out, When ash is that remains, i'll love you still
We are grounded but not without wings, Though we were never meant to fly We are parted but not without design, And we're stonger for knowing why everything changes Darling yeah, in time
There're words we never spoke out loud But silence would scream the ineffable And all the fires we can't put out Well im gonna love you more and more Go on, go on you make me whole
Go on, go on you saved me And I'm where I belong I'm where I belong Go on, go on, you make me whole...
---
The Untitled
Welcome to a world of endless lies If you’re old enough to breath here You’re not too young to die Welcome to a place where time flies You might wake up one day and find Your whole life has passed you by
And you’re screaming like it mattered And all that you want is someone Screaming like they’ll hear you But it’s pointless Won’t you let me live for myself?
Welcome to a world of endless lies If you’re bold enough to dream here You’re much more apt to cry I used to see the world through your eyes Then I opened up mine Took a breath and realized My whole life might pass by And I never got to be me
Now I’m screaming like it mattered And all that I want is you gone Screaming like you’ll hear me But it’s pointless Won’t you let me live for myself?
Life is too damn short Don’t let it get away Only you create your identity Mirrors can be changed No matter what they say If the eyes you view them with examine differently Life is one big game we’re fortunate to play
Don’t let it get away
---
The Only Thing That Matters
I watched as you rushed out the door and into the rain Leaving crowded conversation, lacking comfort therein And fearing you’d succumb to grief and be swept away I followed in your footsteps and trailed in your wake
So you’d know, you’re not alone
Then you fell into my arms and cried out between sobs You said ‘why did this have to happen?’ and ‘why couldn’t it be stopped?’ And staring through the darkness and into your face I said, ‘my dear there are some things that no one can change’
But know you’re not alone just tell me you know that you’re not alone
when everything around you begins to tumble down and the world starts tasting sour, as surely it is bound to I know it isn’t easy but don’t you give up on me Always remember this, cause it’s the only thing that matters at all…
No one said it’s easy Letting go, accepting When you’re hoping that it might change And clinging to the memories
You say, ‘I’m not a strong girl, and it’s alright, But I don’t think that I take this much more’ I say, ‘I feel the same way, but it’s alright Just stay in my arms and tell me you know
You’re not alone Just tell me you know You’re not alone
When everything around you begins to tumble down And the world starts tasting sour, as surely it is bound to I know it isn’t easy but don’t you give up on me Always remember this, cause it’s the only thing that matters at all…
That you hold on, hold on, just hold on
Well just Hold your breath and look out the window Know the clouds won’t hang forever seasons always change, eventually and as tortured thoughts scream out like a banshee drain your hope and tear at your valor think of what I said and promise me you’ll hold on…
Now breathe again with eyes out the window, Watch the clouds start to dissolve Replacing grief with a thousand memories Feel it coming back again Forcing all the wounds to mend And patching all the holes punched in your life, And making it alright
When everything around you begins to tumble down and the world starts tasting sour, as surely it is bound to I know it isn’t easy but don’t you give up on me And always know that you are not alone…
stream•line (strem'lin') – 1. To construct or design in a form that offers the least resistance to fluid flow. 2. To improve the appearance or efficiency of.
Since its inception, Streamline has been more than the average rock band. Their philosophy is simple and effective, make music that is relevant to everyone. The goal of the group is to establish a profound, intimate, symbiotic relationship with their listeners and develop a community connected through music. Their aim is to create a sound that is truly demographic-less, multigenerational and all-appealing. The band’s honesty and integrity set them apart from other contemporary artists and is undoubtedly part of the reason their music seems to resonate so deeply in listeners.
Streamline began when singer/guitarist Mike Hogan and keyboardist Jon Scholl endeavored upon a new project with heaps of passion and heads full of big ideas. The sound was further refined with the addition of bass prodigy John Viavattine, whose unique playing style gave the group’s songs new life. But it wasn’t until veteran drummer Brian Ireland (Something Corporate) and guitarist Brad Ourso signed on to the project that the band really felt complete. With its newly formed line-up, the band hit the studio to lay down a demo for a meeting with Sony Records. The result was a completed version of the song ‘All I Need’ which sparked a great deal of industry interest and international buzz as it went on to become the most-played song on Myspace for six days in a row, remaining in the top 10 for several weeks following. By this point it became evident that this band was something worth paying attention to.
The Untitled-> Flicker-> All I Need Let Go-> Ghost Under the Flood-> Arson & Alchemy Just (Dick in a Box)-> Hurricane Rap Jam + Rap Jam 2 + Anything
+ with Marion Diamond () indicates a partial song -> indicates a segue into next song
---
Cate Street Pub Hammond, LA 8/26/09
All I Need Thick & Thin Flicker The Meaning of Life Arson & Alchemy Let Go Just (Isabella)-> The Only Thing That Matters (Superfreak) (Vodoo Child) Anything Higher (Dick in a Box)-> Hurricane (Freak Me) The Untitled
() indicates a partial song -> indicates a segue into next song
---
Mellow Mushroom Baton Rouge, LA 8/25/09
All I Need Ghost Solace Higer Hurricane The Untitled
---
Main Street Bar Plaquemine, LA 8/21/09
Just Let Go All I Need The Meaning of Life Thick & Thin Ash Ghost Navigator Under the Flood-> Arson & Alchemy (Easy Lover) Jam Flicker (My Dick In a Box) Hurricane (Isabella)-> The Only Thing That Matters Anything Higher (Solace) The Untitled
-> indicates a segue into next song () indicates a partial song
---
Chelsea's Baton Rouge, LA 8/7/09
Ghost Let Go All I Need The Meaning of Life Flicker Under The Flood -> Arson & Alchemy Anything Higher Hurricane
-> indicates a segue into next song
---
People's Court Des Moines, IA 7/25/09
Higher Let Go Flicker Anything Hurricane The Untitled
---
The Tonic Room Chicago, IL 7/24/09
Solace All I Need Thick & Thin Navigator Let Go The Meaning of Life Arson & Alchemy Flicker Ash The Only Thing That Matters Higher Hurricane Anything The Untitled Ghost
---
Harper's East Lansing, MI 7/23/09
All I Need Thick & Thin Solace The Meaning of Life The Only Thing That Matters Arson & Alchemy Flicker Navigator Anything Higher Ghost Rekindle Hurricane The Untitled
---
Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY 7/22/09
Higher Flicker Anything Hurricane
---
Main St. Cafe Plaquemine, LA 7/10/09
Navigator All I Need Thick & Thin Flicker Let Go Ghost The Meaning of Life Arson & Alchemy The Only Thing That Matters Hurricane Anything Higher The Untitled
---
Blue Bayou Baton Rouge, LA 6/27/09
Higher Flicker Let Go Anything Hurricane The Untitled
---
Walk-on’s Coursey Baton Rouge, LA 6/20/09
All I Need Thick & Thin Flicker Let Go Hurricane The Untitled Higher
---
Chelsea’s Baton Rouge, LA 6/12/09
Arson & Alchemy Let Go All I Need Flicker Anything The Only Thing That Matters (Navigator) The Meaning of Life Hurricane (Don't Stop Believing) Higher No Diggity ->(I Wanna Love You)->(No Scrubs) The Untitled
() indicates partial song -> indicates a segue into next song
---
The Varsity Theater Baton Rouge,LA 6/4/09
Flicker Let Go Ghost The Untitled All I Need Anything ---
The Varsity Theater Baton Rouge, LA 5/29/09
Higher Let Go Flicker All I Need Hurricane The Untitled
Subterranean Chicago, Illinois 5/11/09
Higher Flicker All I Need The Only Thing That Matters Anything (Bad Bad Leroy Brown) Hurricane The Untitled The Meaning of Life Let Go
() indicates a Partial Song ---
Lilac Festival Rochester, New York 5/10/09
Higher Flicker The Meaning of Life All I Need The Only Thing That Matters Hurricane The Untitled
---
Wish Rochester, New York 5/9/09
Higher Arson & Alchemy Flicker Thick & Thin The Meaning of Life Let Go Solace Ghost Navigator Ash * Rekindle * Anything The Only Thing That Matters All I Need Hurricane The Untitled
* with Dom Ciaccia on drums
---
The Bitter End New York, New York 5/8/09
Higher Let Go Flicker The Meaning of Life Navigator Hurricane All I Need The Untitled
---
Streamline House Party Baton Rouge, LA 4/24/09
Arson & Alchemy Let Go Higher Flicker The Meaning of Life Anything The Only Thing That Matters All I Need (Navigator) Hurricane The Untitled Navigator
() indicates partial song
---
CODA Monroe, LA 4/18/09
Higher Let Go Flicker The Meaning of Life All I Need Hurricane The Untitled
---
CD Release @ Chelsea’s Baton Rouge, LA 4/17/09
Higher Let Go Flicker Thick & Thin The Meaning of Life Solace Ghost Navigator Arson & Alchemy Anything The Only Thing That Matters All I Need Hurricane The Untitled
Hi There STREAMLINE main st Plaquemine Friday Your music is great. So you are. Thats why I am big fan of yours. Keep up the good wrk. I am proud being your fan. Di
hey guys just wanted to say that last night was awesome. I had a great time singining with yall and I hope we get to do it again soon. Talk to yall later.
YO HOW ARE YOU? HOPE ALL IS WELL BUT WE REALLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT SO PLEASE CHECK ME OUT & BE SURE TO LET US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT OUR MUSIC ;) MORE HOTT TRACKS COMING SUPER ASAP PROMISE!
Hi Streamline.. Thanks for taking the time to listen! Great stuff you have especially "All I need" Just my kind of music!!!! I hope you..re having a great week!! Have fun, Josh
Waiting on Oct 10... Lake Charles La.. Saw yall open for Gavin DeGraw at Blue Bayou and have been a fan since and telling people about yall..keep it up see yall soon
hey guys...just sharing your music with friends and really enjoying it. when do you think you will be in NC? :-)) Thanks for sharing my link on your website and here is your special page again for fans to visit! Thanks! jin
I actually just sat down to read the Biography (cuz im bored at work lol), umm HOLY GENIUS! and definitely well written :)
Anyways, You guys were great this weekend! And thanks for playing Spacebar! ;) Cant wait to hear the final version when its finally all done!! YAY! You guys keep me just... duh nuh nuh neer ;)