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yes, this is a very nice album. personal favourites: "you ex-lover is dead," "ageless beauty" and the fourth track (whatever it is called).

this will be a great "summer record," although it is helping elevate my mood amongst the torrential downpour which is now Vancouver.

is the keyboardist the female vocalist? becuz she seems hot. i love her voice much.

it is indeed very postal service-y. i think i like the postal service cd a bit better. but syof could grow on me. it already is.

my friends who like poppy, accessible stuff are gonna love this.

i hope this record get its due. but i hope it doesn't become too huge. ;)

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:22 (nineteen years ago) link

no, phil-two is a gay, the keyboardist is a guy.

amy millan plays guitar and sings.

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:27 (nineteen years ago) link

ok then, amy's the one i will marry.

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:34 (nineteen years ago) link

not if you keep comparing them to the postal service.

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:38 (nineteen years ago) link

you don't see any similarities? your just jealous that she loves me.

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:40 (nineteen years ago) link

is "cutty" a boy name, or a girl name?

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:41 (nineteen years ago) link

ASK THIS GUY:

http://www.thirdeyemusic.co.uk/cura.jpg

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:44 (nineteen years ago) link

The verses of "What I'm Trying to Say" sound a lot like Postal Service, and I'd put them in the same general genre, but there's a world of difference for me. I love Postal Service too, but for somewhat different reasons.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link

electronic emo versus romantic nostalgia rock

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 02:47 (nineteen years ago) link

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 03:10 (nineteen years ago) link

Finally got this (it took two weeks to get it delivered!) but it was worth it. My #1 album for 2005 and it's going to take an album of monstrous awesomeness to knock this one off. It is great!

― righteousmaelstrom, Friday, 28 January 2005 23:37 (nineteen years ago) link

Yes, it most definitely is! Thanks for the cd, Lance!

― darin (darin), Friday, 28 January 2005 23:44 (nineteen years ago) link

NYC - bowery ballroom in march. go 2 ticketweb now, u fulez!

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 4 February 2005 17:57 (nineteen years ago) link

it is mercury lounge, bnw. fool.

― S!monB!rch (Carey), Friday, 4 February 2005 20:56 (nineteen years ago) link

doh! thanks for the tip off, c. now go paint yr house.

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:00 (nineteen years ago) link

Are they coming to the L.A.?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:03 (nineteen years ago) link

b, did i tell f it was at bowery?

do your own research CHOW.

― S!monB!rch (Carey), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago) link

answer: (they seem to only be playing in ny and minneapolis so far). COME TO NYC.

― S!monB!rch (Carey), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:15 (nineteen years ago) link

I think I'm coming end of april for Stevem megafap.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:19 (nineteen years ago) link

S!mon - you told us right. We gots a pair last night.

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 4 February 2005 21:26 (nineteen years ago) link

i bought a pair! yay!

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 4 February 2005 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link

oh i'll go to this too

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 4 February 2005 23:43 (nineteen years ago) link

just to oggle the keyboardist?

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 4 February 2005 23:47 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah, so? hes got a nice juicy ass

― phil-two (phil-two), Friday, 4 February 2005 23:55 (nineteen years ago) link

Here's my Stars portable CD80 Go!

1. Counting Stars On the Ceiling
2. My Radio (original mix)
3. Going Gone
4. On Peak Hill

5. What the Snowman Learned About Love
6. Elevator Love Letter
7. Heart
8. Death to Death
9. Romantic Comedy
10. Time Can Never Kill the True Heart
11. Look Up

12. Your Ex-Lover is Dead
13. Set Yourself On Fire
14. Ageless Beauty
15. Reunion
16. The Big Fight
17. What I'm Trying to Say
18. Sleep Tonight

(chronological afaik - I put in spaces to indicate which album the tracks are from, 78:15 - it is sublime and I listen to it all the time - there are many other good songs too)

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:27 (nineteen years ago) link

Anyone planning to go to the Burlington VT show (March 6th) and know how soon one can order tickets?

― i am nervous (cochere), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:44 (nineteen years ago) link

I wonder if Stars're gonna make the P&J next year since it's now officially released in the US. I was one of only four people to vote for it, dammit. It's worth noting that three of the four of us who voted for it at all put it right at #1!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Thursday, 10 February 2005 01:59 (nineteen years ago) link

I won't hold my breath, I'm sure it will be something much more "meaningful"...

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 10 February 2005 02:01 (nineteen years ago) link

Fuck 21+ shows. Seriously.

xxpost to myself

― i am nervous (cochere), Thursday, 10 February 2005 02:02 (nineteen years ago) link

noooo! Spencer, you missed 'Don't Be Afraid To Sing'!

― derrick (derrick), Thursday, 10 February 2005 09:28 (nineteen years ago) link

It's not one of my favorites! (although it's lovely by any measure)

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 10 February 2005 18:00 (nineteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

ROFFLE

STARS - Set Myself on Fire for Ticket (s) - $90
Reply to: ahsueh@messagelabs.com
Date: 2005-03-03, 12:28PM EST

I'm so sad I don't have tickets...

Tickets were Going, Going, Gone.
This Charming Man now only has My Radio left to listen to.
What I'm Trying To Say,
All I want, is to see these International Rock (Dead Child) Stars and their Romantic Comedy.
So anyone with a Heart,
I don't want to be Counting Stars On The Ceiling.
Pleaaasee...1 or 2 tickets are The Very Thing I want.

2 for $90? 1 for $45?

FYI for other ticketless people - Stars are playing again in NY April 27th at Bowery.

it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

62130326

― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 23:56 (nineteen years ago) link

oh shit, sold out already?

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:04 (nineteen years ago) link

I can't find tour news...

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:18 (nineteen years ago) link

i'm seeing them tonight.

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:26 (nineteen years ago) link

phil, i'll slip the keyboardist your phone number.

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:26 (nineteen years ago) link

grab his ass and tell me how it feels. plz

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:27 (nineteen years ago) link

Has anyone mentioned how similar the album's cover is to the last Explosions in the Sky album? Well?

― pocket grease, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:31 (nineteen years ago) link

yes. see one of the cover connections threads.

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:40 (nineteen years ago) link

I just saw them on Sunday night... they were impressive, though the first half of the show was plagued by sound difficulties and the drunk assholes behind me. And the girl is pretty cute, I'm not going to lie.

Speaking of the girl, and the drunk assholes, I overheard the following conversation from them:
Fellow A: Dude, the girl is pretty hot.
Fellow B: I don't know, man, but her voice is really hot.
Fellow A: Yeah.

I had to deal with this sort of inanity from them for a solid 30 minutes... ugh. How I long for someone to stage a 21- show.

― i am nervous (cochere), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:55 (nineteen years ago) link

You have to admit they're OTM.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:05 (nineteen years ago) link

b-b-b-but that's exactly how i feel about amy millan. (fellow b)

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:11 (nineteen years ago) link

I actually like that little exchange. Maybe they said other more annoying things?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:14 (nineteen years ago) link

i will take pictures tonight. and post them accordingly.

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:15 (nineteen years ago) link

yay!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:34 (nineteen years ago) link

(various levels of x-post)
Yeah, they were pretty much OTM. Still, I liked whatever it was she was doing on stage, mostly because it topped Torquil's over-the-top emoting and Bush-bashing, the keyboardist's constant puzzled/pained look, and the guitarist's confusion as to why his guitar was not working. The drummer and bassist were cool though.

And apart from that, they didn't say anything too funny. Oh except one time when Stars was getting ready to play a song and they accidentally got some feedback. Torquil says "That's the My Bloody Valentine part of our show..." and the crowd laughs. They then launch into that synth spiral that begins "What I'm Trying To Say" and one of the drunk guys yells "M83!!!!!" That was pretty amazing.

But the bit about them that was actually annoying was that they would remember the beginning of every line of lyrics and then forget the second half.
"All I want is one more chance to show you... you.. something" being yelled drunkenly in my ear during "Reunion" wasn't too much fun.

― i am nervous (cochere), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Another good moment from the show: Torq introducing "One More Night" by saying "This is a song about fucking someone in order to kill them."

― i am nervous (cochere), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 01:44 (nineteen years ago) link

i will take pictures tonight. and post them accordingly.

yes plz

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 02:17 (nineteen years ago) link

I think this may be my favourite album of theirs. Someone needs to help a brother out b/c my mp3s of 'Ageless Beauty' and 'Reunion' are the same (more details later, I'm away from iTunes).

― BARMS, Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:39 (nineteen years ago) link

They were switched on the first set of mp3s I found. "Ageless Beauty" is the first line of the song "Ageless Beauty" and it sounds like MBV.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:50 (nineteen years ago) link

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