Starsailor

Newest Review: ... Freds "You're My Mate" - god I bet you'll never here these two mentioned in the same breath again!!! The problem that I have with Starsailor is that the songs will never reach the same dizzy heights as the voice. Like McCalmont before him James Walsh is a man with the voice of an angel and at times what is essentially a pretty average indie band behind him. Sometimes you just with he'd leave that acoustic guitar behind him and find someone who really can take it to the next level. After less than a year on the scene Starsailor real problem is that of over-familiararity. Everywhere you turn there's a Starsailor exclu... more

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Starsailor - Live (379 words)
by - written on 30/10/01 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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Tonight, something of homecoming show, despite the fact they played here just over 3 months ago. But Starsailor are our band - not some Nu-Metal warriors or for that matter the latest American saviours whether it be the Strokes or The White Stripes. Starsailor are British through and through. And more important than that they're the most important Northern band since Oasis. Parallels to the Verve are to be expected, and sure James Walsh vocals carry the same passionate intensity as Richard Ashcroft, but Starsailor walk in an altogether less colourful world. Everything is simple - Black & White, Good & Bad, Love & Hate - and that for one makes a very one dimensional ... Read the complete review

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