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2.0 out of 5 stars
High Ambitions, November 19, 2007
This review is from: Starfire (Audio CD)
Too bad they don't quite have the talent to achieve these ambitions. Considering their cult status, and the high prices that Starfire's original album go for these days, I thought that I would be treated to something really special within the realm of the prog/AOR crossover genre that they are associated with. Well, they try hard, but they really don't cut it. The main reason for this is simple....the songwriting is just not very good. The melodies are bland and forgettable, and the chord progressions are very boring, clichéd, and to repetitive. The playing is not all that special either. The really stiff and awkward drumming, and the really thin organ sound bothered me in particular. On the other hand, I thought that the singer was pretty good, but be prepared for some dramatic prog-rock vibrato from time to time. Of course, the packaging and mastering by Radioactive Records is typically lousy, and you don't even get a song list anywhere. If you are looking of some cool underground 70's AOR/prog stuff, there are many better places to go than here. I'm sure some collectors will think I am nuts though, as there are apparently a lot of people that like this one
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Starfire - self-titled (Radioactive), September 10, 2011
This review is from: Starfire (Audio CD)
Originally released in 1974, as I believe this to be the obscure psych / progressive band's sole lp - however I saw other CD reissues available on the Internet, but I'm almost sure they're not from the same band - most likely from another group with the same name. Didn't get as much out of this title as I had expected. Tunes I thought were so-so include "Comfort Me", "My Love Is Gone", the seven-minute (sort of) jamming "Birth Of The Sun" and maybe "Merry Crises". I mean the music here is okay - but after the second spin, I'm honestly ready to put it up for the time being. Line-up: Chris Muis - vocals, Robert Mitchell - guitar & vocals, Rob Sephton - bass & vocals, Randy Kelley - keyboards and Dennis Hovenden - drums. Might appeal to fans of Jeronimo, Fields and possibly Sameti.
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