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Stars (Artist) Format: Audio CD
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (Oct. 12 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Universal Music Canada
  • ASIN: B00061F8M8
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews ( 17 customer reviews )
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #29,694 in Music ( See Top 100 in Music )

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1. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
2. Set Yourself On Fire
3. Ageless Beauty
4. Reunion
5. The Big Fight
6. What I'm Trying To say
7. One More Night
8. Sleep Tonight
9. The First Five Times
10. He Lied About Death
11. Celebration Guns
12. Soft Revolution
13. Calendar Girl

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Approaching the follow-up to an album you adored is a tricky thing -- there are all those expectations to wade through. Luckily, Montreal/Toronto soft-focus popsters Stars more than live up to last year's endlessly charming Heart with their latest, Set Yourself on Fire. Universal. 2004.

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Sure they look pretty and sound pretty and all, but is this Montreal-based quartet ever going to amount to much, you know in the course of "rock history"? Very likely, if their captivating third album, Set Yourself on Fire , is any indication. Vocalists Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell have never harmonized better together, and the whole keyboard-heavy band is at that delectable place where they transcend their influences. Great pop music is not about "originality" (nor has it ever much been); it’s a passionate marriage of idea and conviction. Sure, you can still hear the mark of Beulah, the Smiths, New Order, Broken Social Scene and Super Furry Animals in their songs. But the group has never been as confident with their marriage of lush, exuberant dreampop and dark, clever lyrics as they are here. --Mike McGonigal

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
beauty.
By A Customer on Feb. 8 2006
Format: Audio CD
catchy, introspective, expansive, beautiful.
if you get a chance to see them in concert, do. they are pitch-perfect, dreamy, and put on the greatest live show.
this album is terrific. check out the write up on it on
arts-crafts.ca it will help you appreciate the depth and beauty of this work
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Simple and Sweet, yet it Shines!
By JJ on Sept. 2 2006
Format: Audio CD
This Stars album just captivated me from the very first time the melodies started emanating from my speakers. It just sucked me in and wrapped around me like a warm fuzzy blanket. And I'm not joking, it was almost magical. I could feel the rhythms take hold right away and send me on an awe-inspiring journey. It's all pop perfection, but unique and challenging enough to separate itself from the rest of the mainstream drivel and mediocrity out there today. The opening track sets the mood, and it definitely doesn't stop there. Almost every song is upbeat and dreamy, ringing out youthful wonder and optimism. Especially with songs like Ageless Beauty, Amy's vocals and the instrumentation hearken back the era of Lush, a band that sadly ended way before its time. But then later she provides a delicate performance in songs like The Big Fight and One More Night. She sometimes sounds like a 'quiet' sister of Emily from Metric! Then of course, Torquil adds a very resonating DCFC feel to the entourage. A total package that is just enthralling...

Kudos to a great effort!!!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
One of this year's best
By Dan MacDonald on Nov. 12 2004
Format: Audio CD
I had never heard of Stars until this year, and I'm sure glad I did. This album will go down as "the one that saved music for me" in 2004. Although Set Yourself on Fire is reminiscent of Jesus and Mary Chain, Rilo Kiley, the Cure, Hope Sandoval, New Order, Postal Service and Grandaddy - it maintains its own completely original, gorgeous sound. Conversational lyrics between the male and female lead singers, glittery guitars and electronic pulses make this entire album one of the most interesting and exciting listens in a long time. But words can't do it justice. Go out and buy this one - or at least download a few of the standout tracks and see for yourself. This one is worth the trip to the record store.
Standout tracks include the beautifully sad-but-happy opener "Your Ex-Lover is Dead", the hyper title track "Set Yourself on Fire", the Beth Orton-esque "One More Night" and the final track "Calendar Girl", which contains lyrics so ridiculously exquisite, it's almost hard to wrap your head around the idea that a mere mortal wrote them.
The whole thing is REALLY that good.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Amazing!!!!
By A. Fischer on April 12 2005
Format: Audio CD
I just picked this CD up, without knowing who Stars were or what kind of music they played. I was completely blown away. This CD is one of the best CD's in my collection. Their lyrics are beautiful and the songs are so powerful. If the lyrics don't get you the music will. Each song is completely different from the last and the vocals are incredible! I was lucky enough to catch Stars in concert and they play even better live. If you have the chance, check them out. Best tracks are Ageless Beauty, One More Night, and Your Ex-lover Is Dead. Go out and get this CD!!! A must have!!!
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Literally Set Yourself On Fire
By Will on Dec 6 2005
Format: Audio CD
STARS were introduced to me by Much More Music with the song; Reunion, i thought it was catchy. so i downloaded some of the songs and started to listen. AMAZING! i recomend it to everyone...very easy to listen to!
1- Your Ex-lover is dead- great duet between torquil and amy 5/5
2- Set yourself on fire- amazing techno. easy listening 5/5
3- Agless beauty- catchy riff 4.5/5
4- Reunion- great song...no words 5/5
5- the big fight- great song with amazing duet. soft song 4/5
6- What im trying to say- good song with a great beat 5/5
7- One more night- a great song with meaningful lyrics 5/5
8- Sleep Tonight- great vocals by amy...too short 4/5
9- The First 5 times- no real chorus...okay 3.5/5
10- He lied about death- AMAZING SONG.. really mean lyrics by torquil. 5/5
11- Celebration Guns- My least favorite 3/5
12- Soft revolution- Great Music that shouldn't stop. 4/5
13- Callendar Girl- a great goodbye by STARS with a great beat 5/5.
In closing "Set yourslef On Fire" is probibally the best by STars with great beats and duets with amzing keyboards! I recomend you add this Cd to your collection.
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Unreal...
By A Customer on April 14 2005
Format: Audio CD
This is one of the best albums I own. Currently, everyone is into the whole neo new wave thing but there is very little of it that is credible. Not so with Stars. Superficially, they seem to borrow heavily from bands like the Killers, pre-Gran Turismo Cardigans, PJ Harvey and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. But they are so much better. The tracks' layers of drums, guitars, strings, piano and feather-light vocals will not leave you indifferent. And let me say something about the lyrics. I think that not enough emphasis is placed on the importance of lyrics today. Where are the Leonard Cohens, the Neil Youngs, the Joni Mitchells of today? 'Calendar Girl' and 'One More Night' are very very clever. You can't help but fall in love with this album. An instant classic of Canadian music. Buy immediately and share! Stars deserve to be music royalty in Canada if not the world.
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set yourself onto this album.
By C. Horgan on May 15 2005
Format: Audio CD
'Set Yourself on Fire' is a great new release from Stars. With poignant lyrics, and a myriad of melodies interlacing on each track, this album is a delight for the ears. Some of the most heart-felt songwriting I've heard in a long time dominates each song; an important feature in great music that has gone so far overlooked in recent years. Of note, the opener, 'Your Ex-Lover is Dead' begins this album on such a breathtaking note, that it is hard not to keep listening. Stars bring to 'Set Yourself on Fire' a unique sound that showcases the talent of this group, while paying homage to the je ne sais quoi that is Montreal. Together with the Arcade Fire, Stars are producing some of the best Canadian music at the moment. This is a great album, and should not be missed. A best pick for this year, for sure. But this album!
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Most recent customer reviews

Five Stars

Great music. Thanks!

Published 18 months ago by Charles Thompson Leduc
4 stars for the stars

I can't stop playing this cd. The best track is One More Night (Your ex-lover remains dead). Also really really good: Your ex-lover is dead, sleep tonight, celebration guns and... Read more

Published on April 21 2006 by Holly
One opinion

I am always very skeptical of new music. This whole album blew me away. It was quite refreshing to have so many subjects and styles in one album. Read more

Published on Jan. 24 2006 by Sandy
Rediculously Good

Let me add my voice to the chorus of praise for "set yourself on fire". After one hearing of "your ex-lover is dead" on CBC radio, I tracked down this CD and... Read more

Published on Aug. 21 2005 by M.R. McTaggart
Unique, strong, identifiable

I am a huge music fan. I keep my genres opened and always love looking for new things to listen to. My best friend discovered "Stars" and introduced me right away. Read more

Published on June 12 2005
A solid follow-up to 'Heart'

Stars new CD 'Set Yourself On Fire' is a pleasing follow-up to 'Heart'. They have avoided making the mistake of producing 'Heart, Part II' - an error many bands make after a... Read more

Published on Feb. 6 2005
Prefab Sproutish

One of the better new wave Canadian indie bands. A cerebral and emotional tour de force. You need to cast your mind back to the british group Prefab Sprout to find a band of... Read more

Published on Nov. 23 2004 by Andrew Pen

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