Small Stars, The

Small Stars, The
Self-Release
General | Aug 2006

Reviews

MichaS
Reviewed 2006-11-14
Whimsical Glam Rock/Musical. Eclectic Americana good time music with vaudeville qualities. A first release for an Austin-based band of accomplished musicians with some songs (otra vez), which has already become hits, at least in Texas. A basic arrangement of guitar/bass/piano/sax/drums/good singing. Think David Bowie, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Vagabond Opera, Lots of fun. No FCCs.
1. A short intro. Theatrical sax, piano, bass, vox… Showtime.
2. Good time in Reno. Sort of Zydeco /Americana vaudville music.
*3. Ska/Rock’n’Roll with Disco touches, about drinking and partying.
**4. A funny Glam Rock song. Slow sad piano opening to a fast happy song about how “daddy loved you more”.
5. A vaudeville song about “two girls are better than one”. Piano, vox and sax.
**6. Live-performance -style Glam Rock. Cool bass and passionate speech opening about all the junkies and losers. Catchy chorus – we love you all.
7. A Musical kind of song about money in music.
8. An early-Bowie-like, acoustic-guitar-accompanied-to-a-catchy-chorus ballad about loving the limelight.
*9. Cool dreamy/loungy keyboards opening to a vaudeville ballad about show business.

Recent airplay

True Hollywood Story
I Turn Music Into Money
Soft RocketJan 11, 2007
True Hollywood Story
Noon SwingsDec 13, 2006
We Love You
Mood SwingsNov 28, 2006
True Hollywood Story
Mood SwingsNov 21, 2006
We Love You
Municipal WasteNov 13, 2006

Charting

2006-11-12 — 2007-01-14
Week EndingAirplays
Jan 14 1
Dec 17 1
Dec 3 1
Nov 26 1
Nov 19 1

Track listing

1. Showtime
2. Everything's Keen-O In Reno
3. Otra Vez
4. True Hollywood Story
5. Two Girls Are Better Than One
6. We Love You
7. I Turn Music Into Money
8. Don't Keep 'em Waiting
9. Small Stars Theme