Star One - Space Metal

[William Duffy]

I liked Alcatrazz, but not necessarily because of him (as I'd never heared
of him at the time). I got interested through the Graham Bonnett side of
things. I also rather liked Malmsteen's first 2 albums, but after that his
material became a bit dull for me, as it was too much of his flashy solos &
not enough new tunes.

William


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Skane" <sskane at BIGPOND.NET.AU>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: Star One - Space Metal


> Never trust anyone that likes Malmsteen. Every country should introduce
> legislation with a death sentence for anyone that likes that disgusting
> boring tasteless puffed up laughable fat git. The songs stink and he can't
> play to the song. His versions of Hendrix songs are abominable and sound
> just like his own piles of rhino shit he thinks are songs. I recommend him
> for a good lesson in how not to play. May he spend the rest of his life
> touring in South America and Russia.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephan Forstner" <stemfors at PIPELINE.COM>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 8:23 AM
> Subject: OFF: Star One - Space Metal
>
>
> > I had no intention of buying this, but then I heard that if you mailed
> Arjen
> > Anthony Lucassen and identified yourself as a Hawkwind fan he might
> (might)
> > send you a copy of the bonus disc with the Hawkwind medley. I don't know
> if
> > he actually has sent anyone a copy, or if lots of people started
pestering
> > him he might change his mind, but I thought it was a nice gesture, and
one
> > good turn deserves another, so I got a copy of this. Even got a copy
with
> > the bonus disc in it. The packaging is great, a hard bound book with the
> > discs inserted in sleeves like pages, and lots of very well done 'I made
> it
> > on a computer' art. As others here have said it is fairly fast power
metal
> > with a bit of space, a bit of symphonic, and a bit of progressive. I
> haven't
> > followed this particular scene for a while, so I can't compare it to
> > anything that's out there now, but I'm thinking back to stuff like
> > Queensryche, Fate's Warning, Iron Maiden, and Yngwie Malmsteen, though I
> > don't think this is anywhere close to the level of the best stuff any of
> > those bands put out. Have to say I'm with Chuck on this one, it has
> > excellent production, but its a bit one-dimensional, with a generic 80's
> > metal feel to it, and ends up being not especially memorable. Everything
> is
> > played at the same level, no subtlety or variation. OK, metal isn't
> supposed
> > to be subtle you say, maybe I'm just getting too old for it. Anyway
after
> > research on the internet it seems that AAL had his dream, and persevered
> > despite label indifference, and ended up independently creating
> > well-received records and influencing others to create music like his,
so
> > more power to him, that's what music needs even if I personally don't
care
> > for the particular outcome. I'm not going to seek out more of his stuff,
> or
> > even really recommend Star One, but I certainly wish him all the best
and
> > hope he continues to be successful.
> >
> > Stephan
> >
> > P.S. All the songs are based on sci-fi movies or TV shows that are
easily
> > identifiable, but I'm not certain about the first one, though I'd say
its
> > 95% likely to be Doctor Who. Anyone else think so?
>
>