Stellastarr

Stellastarr

Stellastarr
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Performer: Stellastarr
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-09-23
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
  1. In the Walls
  2. Jenny
  3. A Million Reasons
  4. My Coco
  5. No Weather
  6. Moon Girl
  7. Somewhere Across Forever
  8. Homeland
  9. Pulp Song

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Free Music Review: I never thought I'd end up liking this
Hit: 5 Stars

I heard "Somewhere Across Forever" on some kinda EP sampler late last year, and it was a pretty good song. "No Weather" and a song called "School Ya" were also on this sampler, but I basically bought the album on the strength of the first song when it came out.

It was pretty bland when I first listened to it...actually it was quite bland. I love The Cure as well as the Talking Heads, and so I suppose I was just too stubborn to listen deeper into it. It sat for a long time, then I took it in the car on this ridiculously long drive, because for whatever reason, when I bring CD's that I haven't really listened to very much on long drives, I either become totally enthralled or lose interest. That's how I know whether a CD I am unsure of is really a keeper or not. But moving on...

As you can see by the stars, it won me over. This band will not win any awards for originality, but has succeeded with blending all their influences with some of their own style and character, although it may be difficult to see at first, as it was for me. The songs are fun, lively for the most part, infectious, and the band display some good music with the tempo changes, good guitar work, and complementing rhythm section. There are pretty good lyrics, and the singer does have a nice vocal range. The background vocals work well, also. I guess what really sold me was the live show I saw just the other day. It was a small club, a basement actually, and although the sound quality wasn't too great, the band actually sounded very, very good. The vocal whines heard on the album didn't seem as overpowering during the performance, and the music sounded really powerful and tight. I was definitely impressed. A funny thing also is that songs I didn't care for prior to the show I actually really enjoy now, like "In the Walls". "My Coco" and "Pulp Song" get irritating once in a while, but I really like the entire album from start to finish.

I think this band has great potential. They have good influences, and I'm sure will develop more of their own style in the future, kind of like Lagwagon did so they wouldn't be passed off as a second-rate NoFX. I'm excited to see how they will use their talents later on down the road.

Also, the opening act for Stellastarr, The Killers, were also pretty neat.

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