Star One - Space Metal

[Steven Skane]

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?