Stage

Stage | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Maverick
• ASIN: B00008J2WD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,238 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The surprise album of 2003!, February 1, 2004

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Greg "gkw1982" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stage (Audio CD)

Stage is a band who shares similarities with Live, Our Lady Peace, Goo Goo Dolls, but most of all, I'd say they're a good blend of Pearl Jam meets Lifehouse. I'd never heard of them until August of '03 when I went to an Eve 6 concert (whom I'm only a semi-fan of). Anyway, Stage was the second of three bands, and about halfway into their set, I found myself enjoying it more than any other opening band I'd seen in a while. It was a small club, so I went to a little booth where Greg (the guitarist) was selling copies of the album. I bought a copy, and since then I've hardly stopped listening to it. Stage has a passion in their song-writing and an energy in their live set that can only be compared to that of the early 90's Seattle scene.

The album begins with a bittersweet tune called The World Has Come Between Us, which is a good example of the singer's talent (Ryan Star). I Will Be Something is the closest thing the band has to a hit, and once you familiarize yourself with this tune, it's impossible not to get pumped up by it. Songs like I Don't Know, Flag, and I Know Where You Are are beautifully written ballads that are very moving. On songs like Perfect the band sounds like a less commercial version of Tonic or Third Eye Blind. Country Bleeding is an energetic anthem from beginning to end with driving guitars and powerful vocals. When I saw the band perform Live Happy Live With Anorexia they managed to capture the attention of the whole club even though nobody knew who they were. There's a lot of passion in this song, but then the whole album is full of passion. For me, the highlight of this whole collection is an 11-minute song called The Scientist's Canvas, it's incredibly epic and very moving. There's a lot of talent and passion in this band, and I can't recommend this album enough!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise! I've been Dopolized! 4.5 stars, March 29, 2007

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Pistachio Disguisey (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stage (Audio CD)

Instead of doing busy work, I'm just busy looking like I'm working. The fruits of my labor? Hopefully it's having at least one person BUY this album.

Steal it and listen to if you need proof (I did), but please have the decency to cough up the $12 and buy the CD. Some things are just worth paying for, and this is one of them.

And here's my (brief) story of discovery:

I'm on vacation in Kuala Lumpur, watching a little TV before beginning my night of debauchery, and on comes Rockstar:Supernova. Stupid show, as is all reality TV, but with an interesting premise. Experienced performers trying out for a band put together by a bunch of has-beens, and I got lucky with episode that I caught.
Some guy is going to cover 'Losing my Religion' (this is how the contestants compete), playing only a baby grand piano. And he didn't just cover it, he completely remastered it. I was amazed. Then awed. Then mad when I realized he was trying out for a band this crappy. Fortunately, he was cut, Supernova has since tanked, and the guy released a solo album. Which was pretty good, I might add. Of course, I didn't know any of this until after I checked you tube to find the guy's name, Ryan Star, so that I could find the guy's album.
However, after doing an entire two minutes of googling, I also found that he'd been with a previous band, and they'd released and album. After illegally downloading it, I decided that it was good enough to buy, and I downloaded it legally from itunes. And it gets better every time I listen to it.

The Bottom Line: Just when you think you've turned in to your parents and won't listen to any new music, along comes something like this. Discover Ryan Star. SpottieOttieDopolicious.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stage might be gone...But...., November 19, 2005

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Kireinatenchi "kireinatenchi" (Toledo, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stage (Audio CD)

Stage changed my life with their passion, and while I am saddened to see they are no longer together, their former lead singer, Ryan Star, has released his own cd. Under the recording name R.Star; to not be confused with that American Idol whiny reject. You can find his cd on rstar.net and you can hear 4 songs out of the 20 songs on his cd on [...].
Ryan is talented and he's making momentum out there. ABC News called him the new Neil Diamond. I only wish the other 3 guys as much luck and success.