Every
few years the Indie fraternity spew out a band with the
terminally-ill-at-birth condition known as ‘The Next Big Thing’.
Remember Northern Uproar? Remember Three Colours Red? Remember Cast?
Remember Embrace? I’m sure there’s a load more but I’ve
forgotten their names. But cue Starsailor anyway. Let’s see:
Northern? Check! ; ‘Epic’? Check! ; Vaguely
Spiritual? Check! ; Plodding? Check! ; Dull? Check!
; Crap Vocals? Check! ; Pretentious? Check! and last
but not least Egotistical? Check! … Definitely ‘The Next
Big Thing’. If anyone but anyone who ever bought this record has
ever listened to it more than three times all the way through I’ll
buy them a lollipop. This excludes the band members themselves who
will probably lie and say they have.
Rating: 3 out of 5 (Bronze)
Reviewed by Gordon Peppard
Every
few years the Indie fraternity spew out a band with the
terminally-ill-at-birth condition known as ‘The Next Big Thing’.
Remember Northern Uproar? Remember Three Colours Red? Remember Cast?
Remember Embrace? I’m sure there’s a load more but I’ve
forgotten their names. But cue Starsailor anyway. Let’s see:
Northern? Check! ; ‘Epic’? Check! ; Vaguely
Spiritual? Check! ; Plodding? Check! ; Dull? Check!
; Crap Vocals? Check! ; Pretentious? Check! and last
but not least Egotistical? Check! … Definitely ‘The Next
Big Thing’. If anyone but anyone who ever bought this record has
ever listened to it more than three times all the way through I’ll
buy them a lollipop. This excludes the band members themselves who
will probably lie and say they have.