Americana

Starflyer 59 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 1997)
• Original Release Date: March 11, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tooth & Nail Records
• ASIN: B000003ZGP
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,057 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trance-Like Trip into the World of Starflyer 59, December 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Americana (Audio CD)

Upon my first listen of "Americana," I was immediately drawn in to the rapidly-enveloping sonic cocoon that is Starflyer 59. Starting with the album's first track, the classic rock-tinged "Voyager," the listener is immediately bombarded with an unrelenting, bass-heavy wall of heavily distorted rhythm guitar and distant, droning leads. Jason Martin's vocals seem almost whispered above the song's melodic onslaught. Other standout tracks like "Hearttaker" and the slower numbers "So You Think You're Radical" and "Help Me When You're Gone" continue in the same formula, using well-distributed dosages of reverb, slide guitar, and brush drums on the slower songs. Listening to the entire album in one sitting leaves the listener in a bizarre, yet eerily comfortable trance-like state, craving more. Even more anomalous perhaps is the fact that Starflyer have managed to create a completely unique sound in the often redundant world of rock music; simply put, there is nothing like them out there today. If you're looking for one more processed trend, you won't find it here, but if you're looking for the epitome of loud, melodic rock, then "Americana" is the album you've been looking for.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars yes this is good, March 9, 2001

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The Specialist (Dallas, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Americana (Audio CD)

Starflyer continues it guitar feedback sound on "Americana" but in a more harmonic way. The songs are all great and they flow well into each other which shows that you should listen to this album all at once. Starflyer which has always been masterminded by Jason Martin has always had a knack for crafting great pop songs but there the type you want hear on top 40 radio. Thank goodness for "Americana" as it signals the last real distortion guitar sound on that was so prevelant on early releases "Silver" and "Gold". So you should buy "Americana" and enjoy the space song sound that is Starflyer 59.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars all things change..., October 4, 2005

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Feridoon Malekzadeh "dnpmunich" (germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Americana (Audio CD)

...and i think that this was a turning point in SF59's musical progression. yes, the noise was still there, but it was suddenly more melodic...and the vocals were stronger, too. there are a few slower tunes on the CD, but for the most part, i love listening to this loud when i have tedious work to do. it's the perfect energy boost. in some ways, this was the last burst of noise from SF59; after this CD, melody took over and the signature SF59 guitar "wall of sound" played more of a supporting role. a great CD nonetheless!