Smash Hits

All-Star United

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 6, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Essential
• ASIN: B00004TFQ9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #301,110 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Pack all your friends into the hatchback, hit the strip, and crank up All Star United's Smash Hits. The carefree euphoria in this music is begging to accompany a joy ride. These bouncy bubble-gum-chewing pop-rock tunes are laced with choruses that capture the dancing soul and generate an adrenaline rush that has no stop signs. Dull moments are few and far between. Clever lyrics, innovative guitar work, and song arrangements that have a dash of musical delirium create straight-up pop music with an eclectic appeal. Most bands would never get away with a compilation album as a third release, but these songs really are smashing. Check out "Beautiful Thing" or "Popular Americans" for proof. All Star United treats their faith the same way they treat their music. They have fun with it. They flaunt it like a silver-sequined suit sported among drab T-shirts and trousers. One wonders if their reference to God as a "Superstar" is more than metaphorical. This music is dripping with limelight. --Israel Button

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Star United ~ Smash Hits ~ Essential Records, November 22, 2000

By	Jordan E (Sunnyvale, TX) - See all my reviews

Put this one on in your car and cruise the highway for an hour or two. Their record label, Essential, has decided to drop them, but first they are releasing this Best Of album. It has songs from their two albums on Essential Records, as well as one remix and two new songs. The two new songs are both about a girl, which is explained by the fact that lead singer Ian Eskelin just got married last month. As for the music, I think all five of them were on a sugar high when they wrote most of these songs. PURE ENERGY! This is pure pop/rock because it's pop in that the lyrics and guitar parts are full of hooks and the songs will stick in your head all day, but it also rocks. This band has a reputation for writing songs that are so catchy you're singing along on the chorus before the song is even finished. Throughout the disc the rest of the band sings little backup parts (Ooohs, ba-ba-ba's, whistling, other things like that) that play in your ears all day. They sound like they have Beach Boys influences, not that it sounds old or stale or formulaic, it's just that much fun. It's hard to pin down another band that's comparable enough to mention as a similar artist, but Smashmouth might be one, since they both share the too-much-fun, pop-rock feel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Collection of ASU, June 12, 2000

By	Doug Taylor (Tacoma, Washington) - See all my reviews

All Star United has done it again. Although it is not a release of new material, it brings the old hits back to life for another go-around in CD players. This should be good enough to hold people over until an album with new songs come out. If you like this, I suggest their self-titled first album and "International Anthems for the Human Race." God bless!

5.0 out of 5 stars Smash Hits, October 20, 2001

By A Customer

This is my favorite CD. I had not listened to any of their music untill i bought it, but when i listened to it, it was ace. It has a great variety of music, and is a must for any christian music fan. (or anyone else)