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Chrissy
03-02-2003, 03:53 PM
LOVE BRMC and has just bought Starsailor - love is here, because i saw it was on sale last week, and then went home and downloaded one song. loved it and bought it today! So grand! Anyone who have views on that?

dave's girl
03-02-2003, 07:10 PM
i like them both but would say that, in my opinion, they're both bands which are much much better live, even though their albums are v. good. :) i saw brmc at the end of last year and hearing the start of "spread your love" live just made me :D

Chrissy
03-02-2003, 09:47 PM
i like them both but would say that, in my opinion, they're both bands which are much much better live, even though their albums are v. good. :) i saw brmc at the end of last year and hearing the start of "spread your love" live just made me :D
Oh, i would looove to see them in concert - never have i'm afraid! I could imagine they were cool 8)

Guy'sChick
04-02-2003, 12:32 PM
:D

Heathen_Chemist
04-02-2003, 02:57 PM
Both bands are amazing BRMC are brilliant live and very nice people, never had the pleasure of seeing Starsailor live ... even though i've been a fan since my uncle played me their demo of Fever about 2 years ago!

dave's girl
04-02-2003, 07:48 PM
I only saw them at Glasto, but one of my mates saw them in Parr Hall in Warrington the other month - and Peter Kay was there as well! :D

mburn
17-03-2003, 09:16 PM
can i just say i was liserning to love is hear by starsailor, and it s one of the most beautiful peices of music i have ever heard. rumors are that they are releasing a new album and i cant wait. they are another band which will never die. do you agree or what?[/i]

Sweet One
17-03-2003, 09:18 PM
Starsailor are great. I'm a fan! :-D

busybeeburns
17-03-2003, 09:38 PM
I like them too, and they originate a few miles from home sweet home 8)

Sweet One
17-03-2003, 09:42 PM
really?? cool.. 8) no one cool lives by me....except the guy across the street who always give me fruit that he grows in his garden....he's a nice man.. :-D

carrie3078
18-03-2003, 10:01 PM
I like Starsailor. Their second album is due out soon....yay.

oasistravis
19-03-2003, 08:11 PM
Starsailor is such a really great band!!!!

mburn
19-03-2003, 09:17 PM
its gonna be a corker of an album! i read an interview with james walsh about it apparently its gonna be ever more deep and even better piano parts so bring it on Sailors. bring it on!

::Hayley::
26-10-2003, 02:45 PM
I've liked these guys since they first came out, and i really love the single "silence is easy". there's 2 other tracks on the single which are amazing.
does anyone have the album - is it worth buying?
they were on Jools Holland t'other night too, tres superb! :smug:

*Justine*
26-10-2003, 04:27 PM
I was going to buy it yesterday, but it was too much $22

benni
26-10-2003, 05:56 PM
the album is really great, though i didn't like silence is easy as single. there are some better songs on the album like some of us, born again, telling them or four to the floor

noni
26-10-2003, 11:28 PM
Four to the floor is great!!! And I also like Silence is easy as a single...

fifi
27-10-2003, 12:21 AM
i saw them during summer and they were brilliant. haven't gotten around to getting the album yet :rolleyes:

noni
28-10-2003, 12:50 AM
Now some radio stations here are promoting 'Silence is easy' single...
Hehehehe, good tastes at least!! :smug:

Mojo Pin
17-03-2005, 07:39 PM
I just got their dvd last night and its awesome.. how i luv this band , anyone else like them?

pharynx
17-03-2005, 07:49 PM
i fell in love with them when i heard alcoholic.

Mojo Pin
17-03-2005, 07:50 PM
ahh lotta you rock so much! :cool:

*Justine*
17-03-2005, 10:06 PM
i fell in love with them when i heard alcoholic.

Their 1st cd was pretty good, the second one was boring in my opinion.

gvargas
18-03-2005, 05:19 AM
I love the band too...They were awesome in concert and only $12 bucks or something!!!

The Noteburg
18-03-2005, 06:43 AM
Got the "Silence is Easy" LP ... pretty good stuff. I like them :)

Breakfast_of_CHAMPION
18-03-2005, 07:28 AM
I dont have any of their cd's but what I have heard I have liked ;)

Evori
19-03-2005, 06:29 PM
I saw them last summer and it was awesome! The sun, Starsailor playing oooooh memories (after them, Muse! hehe)... I love alcoholic and have the dvd too.
They were a good start that afternoon in Santiago de Compostela :D I really enjoyed their show.

Pai
20-03-2005, 07:05 AM
Silence is easy RULES!!!!!!!!

Starsailor's one of my fave bands these past few years... :)

fifi
21-03-2005, 04:30 PM
I saw them supporting R.E.M and they were really good. It was just after James and his gf/wife had had a baby so he was on top form! :blush:

Mojo Pin
24-03-2005, 09:02 PM
yup, they rock live , i just got one bootleg and is just wow

soleil
24-03-2005, 09:14 PM
grandma's hands!!! grandma's hands!! :P

Mojo Pin
25-03-2005, 12:09 AM
ahh soleil, you know :D
From a whisper to a scream is my fav right now

Mojo Pin
27-03-2005, 06:52 AM
I wanna love you but my hands are tied
I wanna stay here but I've been denied
Lets watch the clock until the morning sun does rise

how i luv this song

Evori
27-03-2005, 11:44 AM
oui :heart:

burcu
28-03-2005, 02:19 PM
I like them but not that much.

Albie
28-03-2005, 03:36 PM
a great band, I must say :cool:

Hot Burrito
28-03-2005, 09:29 PM
I think they're great but could be so much better. Second album Silence Is Easy got a lot of stick from critics. However, I really liked it. Looking forward to hearing some new stuff from them soon. :)

Mojo Pin
29-03-2005, 01:00 AM
They are recording their third album for what i've heard :D
Hope its true :cool:

*Ali*
29-03-2005, 02:22 AM
Four to the flooooor i was sure :cool3: the best song defo!

Mojo Pin
29-03-2005, 02:24 AM
Luv that tune! try to listen "restless heart" , you'll luv it alichita, its such a sweet song

Mojo Pin
06-04-2005, 04:57 AM
*bump*

i cant let this thread die :P

frogbuttgirlie
08-04-2005, 10:08 AM
i lub startsailor :heart:
they make me feel so down its great

Mojo Pin
09-04-2005, 04:50 AM
^yesh! :kiss:

kimberlina
09-04-2005, 09:15 AM
i LOVED their first album, but wasnt so sure on the second. I've seen them a few times- the first was when they were still unknown and I was at the barrier of the gig and James winked at me and sang to me and i was thinking *i love this band they're so cool* and then a couple of times after that i saw them at V Festival he was wearing these sunglasses :cool: and looking like he was trying a bit to hard to be a rock star....and they were acting a little but like they were believing their own hype, then I wasnt so sure........ I only liked a couple of songs from the second album, but here's hoping for the third which i do think they are making as we speak!

spike
06-06-2005, 07:34 PM
anyone here like the band starsailor?

shana
07-06-2005, 02:14 PM
Yes i like them :D

*Justine*
07-06-2005, 02:15 PM
What ever happened to them?

badlydrawngirl
07-06-2005, 04:11 PM
no i dont like them apart from one song which i've forgotten the name of

Socrates
08-06-2005, 05:17 PM
Any song you care to choose from Starsailor, the album, is superior to the entire collected works of Starsailor the band. Buckley is turning in his grave because of this puddle of piss masquerading as music.

badlydrawngirl
08-06-2005, 10:04 PM
this puddle of piss masquerading as music.


:lol: that's funny, good metaphor

gvargas
09-06-2005, 05:20 AM
it's not that bad...they were really good in concert...at the Metro too...could see them really well too

Mojo Pin
08-07-2005, 11:54 PM
yes they're recording a new album , cant wait and yeh i agree.. i love the first album better but the second has a bunch of great tunes as well

stevemah
08-09-2005, 05:25 PM
just heard their new single 'in the crossfire' sounds brilliant :)

stevemah
08-09-2005, 05:26 PM
this is the infomation about the new album and single from the official site

New Album and Single Details.

The new Starsailor album is called On The Outside. It is scheduled to be released on October 17th. It will be preceded by the single, In The Crossfire on October 3rd.
The full album tracklisting is:

1. In The Crossfire 7. Keep Us Together
2. Counterfeit Life 8. Get Out While You Can
3. In My Blood 9. This Time
4. Faith Hope Love 10. White Light
5. I Dont Know 11. Jeremiah
6. Way Back Home

The album was recorded and mixed in LA during April and May this year. It has been produced by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Vines, Elliot Smith)
Steve Lamacq will be playing In The Crossfire on his Radio 1 show on Monday 22nd.
Details of the single formats and tracklisting will follow shortly. Well be having a pre-sale via the site and well be in touch with further details next week.

*Sarah*
08-09-2005, 05:36 PM
I like that song... ehm... what's it called? 'love is here' or something? I think it's great. appart from that I don't no much of them.

stevemah
08-09-2005, 05:42 PM
their last album 'silence is easy' was really good. some great tracks on it.

born again
music was saved
four to the floor
silence is easy

naty
08-09-2005, 05:54 PM
ohhhhhhh i LOVE starsailor!!! :heart:

stevemah
08-09-2005, 08:51 PM
i think they are really good. i saw them live in 2003 on tour to support the 'silence is easy' album. they were really good live, the singer has a great voice. he did a cover of the u2 song 'where the streets have no name'

more matey
09-09-2005, 04:22 PM
could someone upload an mp3 of the new single "In The Crossfire". I would very much appreciate it!

silverion
09-09-2005, 05:01 PM
I like what i have heard.

stevemah
09-09-2005, 05:01 PM
i haven't got an mp3 unfortunatly but i've been listening to it on a stream on the official site :)

more matey
10-09-2005, 11:28 AM
could someone upload an mp3 of the new single "In The Crossfire". I would very much appreciate it!

*bump* please, please could anyone upload this to rapidshare, yousendit.com or whatever, you really would make me so happy!

alyssa
11-09-2005, 10:08 AM
I liked that one song "Way To Fall"...

...It was playing in the ending credits of a video game of mine, haha. (Metal Gear Solid 3)

Peggy Sue
11-09-2005, 11:07 AM
If it makes you so happy more matey, there it is: http://www.savefile.com/files/8473805 I didn't like that song when I had heard it for the first time, but now I've changed my mind :) I hope the new album will be far better than "Silence is easy"- it was nothing special after "Love is here", which is one of my favourite albums ever... I love to get sad listening to it :)

stevemah
11-09-2005, 12:55 PM
thanks for uploading thistrack, i really like it :)

Peggy Sue
11-09-2005, 08:56 PM
It's a nice song :) Anyone has got the song called 'From a whisper to a scream'... if so, please share :)

more matey
13-09-2005, 05:55 PM
Thanks for the mp3. A quite outstanding song.

stevemah
25-09-2005, 05:35 PM
theres some realy good songs on the new album :)

stevemah
25-09-2005, 05:41 PM
great band, would love to see them live again

Peggy Sue
25-09-2005, 06:26 PM
Stevemah do you have some other songs from this album?

bonita
26-09-2005, 07:33 AM
starsailor = :heart:

Mojo Pin
26-09-2005, 03:37 PM
I luff their new single :heart:

more matey
01-10-2005, 01:22 PM
Does anyone know if this has leaked yet?

I am DESPERATE for it!

If it has, please, please could someone upload it here?!?

Mojo Pin
01-10-2005, 03:57 PM
Not yet just the first single and i love it! :cool:

*Justine*
01-10-2005, 04:25 PM
Is it any good? Upload it please.

more matey
06-10-2005, 11:26 AM
Surely with only 10 days before release this album has leaked?!? If it has, please, please can someone upload it?

*Justine*
06-10-2005, 01:54 PM
STARSAILOR - On the Outside (2005)

http://rapidshare.de/files/5894589/SSLR1.zip
http://rapidshare.de/files/5894581/STRSLR2.zip


pass: AlienOnAcid

bonita
06-10-2005, 02:04 PM
:heart:

thanks! :cool: :)

*Justine*
06-10-2005, 02:07 PM
thank alien.. I just found it.

bonita
06-10-2005, 02:09 PM
thank you to you, and to alien :cool: :)

The Noteburg
06-10-2005, 02:27 PM
Can you make shure that it is still online tomorrow morning... got to leave in a minute and I can't download the second part. Waiting for that one :)

bonita
06-10-2005, 02:36 PM
loving this album so far :cool:

Mojo Pin
06-10-2005, 07:39 PM
http://rapidshare.de/files/5752529/in_the_crossfire_windows_high__wmr_.wmv.html

In case you wanna check out the new vid

*Justine*
06-10-2005, 10:07 PM
Can you make shure that it is still online tomorrow morning... got to leave in a minute and I can't download the second part. Waiting for that one :)

Sorry I can't, it's not my link, but rapidshare links normally stay on for a while.

The Noteburg
07-10-2005, 07:50 AM
Can you make shure that it is still online tomorrow morning... got to leave in a minute and I can't download the second part. Waiting for that one :)

Sorry I can't, it's not my link, but rapidshare links normally stay on for a while.

Got it... thanx :)

gentleparachute
07-10-2005, 09:19 AM
Thanks for the links

gentleparachute
07-10-2005, 12:10 PM
The music video still looks gorgeous even though the concept's been done a thousand times. Thanks Ren. Looks like the big sound production - led by Coldplay no less - is back... Here's to blasted ears :rolleyes:

more matey
07-10-2005, 04:23 PM
Can anyone please, please reshare the second file! I missed it!

more matey
07-10-2005, 05:07 PM
I'm only on for another 20 minutes! please help anyone with re-uploading the second starsailor file!

Odo
07-10-2005, 06:47 PM
that is not the complete new starsailor album! these are the eight tracks that leaked a while ago. "counterfeit live" und "in my blood" are still missing!

the tracks are mislabled!

:(

stevemah
07-10-2005, 10:17 PM
can't wait to hear the whole thing
loved their last album

naty
08-10-2005, 08:35 AM
can't wait to hear the album!!!!! :D

freezegelman
08-10-2005, 11:56 AM
Intense!

angelfish23
09-10-2005, 02:38 AM
:embarrased: too bad its already gone... can anyone please repost please? :/

bonita
09-10-2005, 02:13 PM
it's brilliant :heart:

mc_squared
09-10-2005, 02:19 PM
I love it, too - and I might be seeing them live tomorrow! :D

bonita
09-10-2005, 02:20 PM
lucky guy :P

Mojo Pin
09-10-2005, 03:03 PM
I'm addicted to restlees heart now

stevemah
09-10-2005, 04:30 PM
haven't heard it yet, will listen to that track :)

more matey
10-10-2005, 05:05 PM
Please someone re-upload the file! I'm begging!

stevemah
22-10-2005, 12:27 PM
you can watch james walsh talking about each track on the album on the NME website

http://www.nme.com/artists/starsailor/media/55

Sharry
22-10-2005, 05:08 PM
I've got some songs from a nice friend ( ;) ) and I love it! :D

AlexTHFC
25-10-2005, 06:20 AM
I'm very disappointed with the new album. I love their first two albums, but the new one just isn't in the same class to me. I love the first two songs on it, and a couple of the others, but for me it's not as consistent from start to finish as their first two albums.

By the way, check out my Ep:

http://www.cdbaby.net/gladwin

Mr-Brightside
25-10-2005, 08:00 PM
Well I think that On The Outside is a logical evolution of their music, but yes u know the gap between love is here and tracks like Counterfeit life is quite amazing !
I was a big fan of song like Fidelity or Poor misguided fool, ans strange thing my two favorite tracks are Counterfeit life and Faith Hope Love, mighty and dark isn't it ?
There's a lot of great songs on this new record : This time (2nd single, sounds like 4 to the floor, and is also the 9th track lol), In My Blood, and of course In The Crossfire (I'm very happy this song with be on the radios of France soon) !

Moses
25-10-2005, 11:56 PM
www.starsailor.net

that's a really good site if you want to listen to a lot of their tracks.

starsailor rock!!
i'm loving in the crossfire!!! brilliant!!

blacktrillium
26-10-2005, 07:56 AM
yeah, they're great. they have a one of a kind sound. and james walsh has a to die for voice. just makes a person wanna cry.

more matey
26-10-2005, 09:59 AM
When X & Y was released, everyone banged on about where the progression was.

Well, if you want to see progression from a bands first record to their third, go and buy the quite outstanding album from Starsailor "On The Outside".

Such a brave, raw and passionate record. Utterly different to "Love Is Here". Quite simply the album of the year.

stevemah
26-10-2005, 01:12 PM
yeah i like it too

frogling16
28-10-2005, 06:00 PM
i love starsailor and their new album...especailly counterfeit life and in my blood :D

gentleparachute
29-10-2005, 04:48 PM
Could anyone upload sheet music of 'Alcoholic' for piano please? I've been looking for ages and I'd really appreciate it :D

maiu
27-01-2006, 06:33 PM
i downloaded two of their cds and i liked them both...in the crossfire is awesome

busybeeburns
27-01-2006, 07:54 PM
which CD haven't you got?

maiu
27-01-2006, 10:48 PM
i think the first one, but the second one is better, the one that has 'four to the floor' on it

ClearAsCrystal
27-01-2006, 11:49 PM
i heard a song by them loooong ago....and I don't remember even what it was called...i just remember thinking...what is this? :huh:

maiu
28-01-2006, 02:10 AM
four to the floor was their first big hit I think, but the remix is more famous

LunarSolar
28-01-2006, 08:22 AM
Could you please upload 'This Time' and 'Music Was Saved'? Please.....

Mojo Pin
28-01-2006, 10:02 AM
maia you soo have to get their first album, its the best by far! totally lvoe it, poor misguided fool, alcoholic, coming down, tie up my hands, fever whoa, love their first album to bits and one of my fav b-sides by them is from a whisper to a scream, totally love it

bonita
28-01-2006, 10:04 AM
ahh i love these guys :heart:

shesawsparks
28-01-2006, 04:49 PM
I really like their new single This Time so a friend sent me a few tracks from their latest album On The Outside and i love them all so far. Think i'll probably be buying this :)

LunarSolar
29-01-2006, 01:53 AM
Can anyone upload This Time and MUsic Was Saved?

annleaha
26-07-2006, 10:00 PM
Starsailor – On The Outside – Hits Stores August 22nd!!

Any Starsailor fans here? This is one of my favorite bands and they are finally coming out with a new album on August 22nd – I am so excited! I have their first album Love is Here and I cannot wait for this one!! I heard this album is already out in the UK – has anyone heard it yet? I would love to hear what you think! It’s called On The Outside.

They also just released a digital EP called In The Crossfire (6/27) with three of the album tracks: “In the Crossfire”, “Counterfeit Life”, and “Jeremiah”. I cannot wait to get it!
I just heard they have planned a U.S. tour for September – has anyone gotten tickets yet?

If you are interested in checking Starsailor out you can visit http://www.starsailor.net/

Black Rose
26-07-2006, 10:14 PM
It's a good album, I haven't listened to it since it's release in october 2005 though.

Mojo Pin
27-07-2006, 06:43 PM
I love starsailor but their new album wasnt that good in my opinion hmm

LunarSolar
28-07-2006, 01:13 PM
I really like them. Their new songs that rock: In The Crossfire, Keep Us Together, In My Blood and This Time.

Mojo Pin
12-09-2007, 05:15 AM
*major bump*

Man, i'm getting addicted to them once again :o

snowshine
12-09-2007, 05:27 AM
Aw, I wondered why they didn't have an active thread. :( I love this band! The first album is soooo addictive!

Black Rose
12-09-2007, 07:04 PM
They are an alright band, any idea when album 4 will be getting a release?

snowshine
13-09-2007, 12:19 AM
I hope its out soon, I love this band! I haven't heard about the new release though, they aren't really popular in my country.

Lore
13-09-2007, 12:48 AM
I've never heard them... but they'll perform in the same festival as Travis and The Killers so I'm going to see them

any song recommendations?

snowshine
13-09-2007, 02:22 AM
I love all of their songs, but their first album stands out, and these songs:

Tie Up My Hands
Way To Fall
Love is Here
This Time
In The Crossfire
Shark Food

to name a few. :)

Lore
13-09-2007, 02:24 AM
thanks... I'll download some songs then :D

snowshine
13-09-2007, 02:28 AM
You're welcome.
I think their albums are worth buying though, they're very good. :D

Black Rose
14-09-2007, 07:13 PM
You're welcome.
I think their albums are worth downloading though, they're very good. :D

I agree with you :)

Mojo Pin
17-09-2007, 06:01 AM
Lore!! you need starsailor, they're so fuckign good! Their first album is just ace! And their bsides oh eargasmic! :wacko:

I'm in a starsailor mood right now haha

Lore
17-09-2007, 06:03 AM
ohh I guess I need to listen to them more


btw..

I've got my ticket :dance:

Mojo Pin
17-09-2007, 06:09 AM
really? yaaay! :dance:
I reserved mine but i'm sooo going! even if i have to pay more if i buy it the very same day of the gig haha

And hey let me know if you need some starsailor, i can always rip my cd's for you :D

Lore
17-09-2007, 06:16 AM
I just found some stuff on internet so don't worry :P

how much will you have to pay for your ticket :uhoh:

Mojo Pin
17-09-2007, 06:19 AM
80 bucks now but probably around 130 if i buy them the same day :o

Lore
17-09-2007, 06:23 AM
better hurry up and buy the ticket soon :uhoh:

Mojo Pin
17-09-2007, 06:26 AM
i knoow, i'm gonna die if i dont get tickets :bigcry: starsailor AND travis ahh its gonna be really amazing! dang!

Lore
17-09-2007, 06:27 AM
I just bought mine.. but I just spent 40 dollars....



y no se por qué hablamos en inglés :laugh3:

Mojo Pin
17-09-2007, 06:34 AM
jajaja verdad no? :P

uhh bueno no se que tickets voy a comprar pero con tal que los vea , feliz de la vida y adivina qué? ya mandé a hacer mis polos de "Born to rock" jaja :D

hmm creo que mejor vamos al thread de travis para seguir con la locura por ahi jaja

Lore
17-09-2007, 06:35 AM
ok :nice:

snowshine
17-09-2007, 05:35 PM
Lore!! you need starsailor, they're so fuckign good! Their first album is just ace! And their bsides oh eargasmic! :wacko:

I'm in a starsailor mood right now haha

Is there a website or something where I could get their b-sides? I think I've only got one song, they're singles and such are hard to find here. :(

Mojo Pin
19-09-2007, 08:00 PM
I might try to find all my bsides and upload them for you if you want :D

snowshine
19-09-2007, 10:54 PM
I might try to find all my bsides and upload them for you if you want :D
I would love that! :D
They're one of my favorite bands, its a shame they aren't more popular here and I can't find rare tracks.

snowshine
23-09-2007, 02:21 AM
Does anyone know when they plan on releasing another album? :)

Black Rose
23-09-2007, 05:22 PM
Does anyone know when they plan on releasing another album? :)

2008 maybe

Black Rose
23-09-2007, 05:23 PM
I might try to find all my bsides and upload them for you if you want :D

Go for it

And you will get my vote for best moddy ;)

busybeeburns
28-09-2007, 10:14 AM
http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/147.$plit/C_71_article_1017885_image_list_image_list_item_0_ image.jpg

YOU could be forgiven for assuming Starsailor had sunk without trace as swashbuckling pirates like Pete Docherty over-run the ports that lily-livered acts like Keane and Coldplay had once called home.

Despite winning widespread respect with songs like Good Souls, Alcoholic, Fever and the hauntingly loveable Lullaby - the band never quite made it onto the open waters of mass-market appeal. But their voyage is far from over.

Having toured the world, and recently stood in for Amy Winehouse as support to the Rolling Stones, Starsailor are even now putting the finishing touches to their fourth studio album.

And lead singer James Walsh (pictured, centre) is still hopeful that the band will be more than a footnote in the story of north west music.

"I'd love us to be bigger," admits Chorley-raised James during a break from recording what is still known to the band as 'Album Number Four'.

"But it will be hard to assess whether we're going in the right direction until almost after the event," he adds philosophically.

"I was always envious of bands like Oasis and the Stone Roses, who you'd watch a documentary about and some journalist or celebrity would be waxing lyrical on how important this band was for the late '80s or the late '90s, and that's something I'd like for us - to be mentioned in the Top 50 albums of the noughties.

"This might be our fourth album, but everything is still going swimmingly in the studio. The only thing we fall out about is football.

"I don't know if there's a secret, I just think it's important when you're forming a band that you are doing it with mates, or at least people who you get on with.

"You must have a shared goal as well. We're all committed to the band and we'd do anything to ensure that we achieve the ultimate goal of surviving for the next 20 years, and hopefully, having an impact on British music."

Recording contract

Album Number Four finds Starsailor seven years into the recording contract which picked the band up playing various north west towns and introduced them to the world.

Walsh temporarily decamped to Belfast, but recently moved to Finchley, London, with his wife, Lisa, and five-year-old daughter, Niamh, for the sake of the band.

"With the album coming out, we wanted to make a real go of it and it's a lot easier with me in the same country," he adds.

There isn't a particular theme to the new material, Walsh says, but married life and international politics are some of the key ingredients among the 16 songs which have been recorded to date.

"There was a long gruelling trip to American which influenced one of the songs, about what's going on politically over there, how scary it is, the amount of power the government has over how you speak and the way you act," he adds. "It made me thankful to be a British citizen.

"As for married life, we've been doing it for thousands and thousands of years, but you can get such a lot of material from it. It's an adventure. There are some amazing times, some boring times, some sad times and some great times. Any emotion you can mention, that's what marriage is."

Soul

Walsh adds: "A lot of people who listen to it tell us that there's a lot of soul to the new album. We've tried to write classic songs, work the sounds around them, instead of experimenting too much.

"There's quite a heavy Van Morrison and soul influence to the album and we are all big Neil Young and Gram Parsons fans as well so we're quite excited for people to hear it."

They'll get their chance during a mini-tour of relative backwaters which Starsailor have signed up to support the Fairtrade organisation, which campaigns on behalf of producers in the developing world.

"We're helping in a small way and wanted to go around the minor venues," Walsh adds. "Then, when the album is finished in the spring, we'll do a victory lap of major venues like the Apollo or the Academy, which are our old stomping grounds."

Speaking of which, Starsailor have journeyed a long way since they first cast off into a sea of soul-filled music with their record deal in 2000.

Now 27, Walsh says there were a few frustrating months when he wasn't sure whether he should stay with the band or get a proper job.

"It was almost at the last minute that we got signed," he adds. "I was due to start on a computer course - when I went into the Job Centre and told the women 'I've got a job as a musician' she said, 'Oh, what are the hours?' "

Starsailor play the Parr Hall in Warrington on Friday, October 5 as part of their autumn tour to promote the Fairtrade mark. Call 0161 832 1111 to check availability. The band will be back on the road for a tour of major venues after the release of their fourth album in the spring.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/rock_and_pop/s/1017885_starsailor_steer_a_course_for_success

Mojo Pin
02-11-2007, 05:05 AM
wooooooo :dance:

Mojo Pin
11-11-2007, 03:53 AM
Ahhh i'm listening the gig from starsailor, they rocked soo much too! :D check out some pics!

http://www.goodsouls.org.uk/ssphotos/southamerica153.jpg

http://www.goodsouls.org.uk/ssphotos/southamerica190.jpg

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I'll posts all the pics i took from the fenix festival in chile later :D

Lore
11-11-2007, 04:56 AM
first time I heard them was at the gigs.. but their fans really enjoyed it.. :wacky:


they played a bit of Beatles' Tomorrow Never knows... :cool:



well.. and a bit of Rihanna's Umbrella :uhoh:

Mojo Pin
11-11-2007, 05:16 AM
haha yeah and some elvis cover too :P They are totally underrated but they really got some gems for songs :D

Mojo Pin
12-11-2007, 07:24 PM
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Hope, you'll like it :D

zeoir
12-11-2007, 08:04 PM
Four to the Floor i was suuuure, never seeing cleaaar! I could have it aaall, if only you were here :dance:

Seriously, cheers Ren for the songs! And for the piccies! I really like the singer's guitar :cool3: the colour and all, wee.

Darlene_Ihnfsa
12-11-2007, 08:10 PM
thanks for the pics ren... where are the first pics from?... :uhoh:

aren't they with real maradona, right? :thinking:

Mojo Pin
17-11-2007, 12:59 AM
Yay! glad you liked the songs pinky :D I so have to send you more next time :wacko:

And no problemo beita, the gig was great! I just wish there had been more fans there but it was pretty cool! :D

And i'm not really sure if its the real maradonna haha

Rad-Cold
17-11-2007, 10:53 AM
Nice pics! I wish i was there too!

Black Rose
17-11-2007, 08:21 PM
I might try to find all my bsides and upload them for you if you want :D

*Sits and waits*

Black Rose
18-10-2008, 11:46 PM
Starsailor Are Back!

Apologies that this is the first contact via our mailing list for a few months.
We have posted (or at least James has) regularly on the messageboard, but due to the much publicised takeover of our record company, accessing this database proved difficult.

Anyway, things have settled down now and we have a new record label (Virgin) and a whole new team of people working with us to promote our fourth record. This will be called 'All The Plans' and is likely to be released at the beginning of March 2009. It will be preceded by a single, 'Tell Me It's Not Over,' to be released towards the end of February 2009.

We're hoping this is the first of many regular mails. As a thanks for your patience, click here (http://emi.emreact.com/go.asp?/bEMU001/mLORGX9/qLFR7X9/uN5Z0QX1/xO6J7X9/cutf%2D8)to see James performing 'Hurts Too Much' Its an acoustic version of one of the album tracks performed earlier this year at the Heavenly social. Enjoy and we'll speak soon.

James, Stel, Ben and Baz.

From the mailing list

StephenG
18-10-2008, 11:51 PM
Not a bad band but the lyrics are so repeative, must everything be compared to as a war?

busybeeburns
12-03-2009, 07:03 PM
Starsailor's James Walsh talks U2, Ronnie Wood and Coldplay

YouTube - Starsailor's James Walsh talks U2, Ronnie Wood and Coldplay

Darlene_Ihnfsa
21-03-2009, 03:11 PM
last album was released last 9th march :)
sounds good. :)

Black Rose
05-04-2009, 01:11 AM
Having learnt my lessons from Travis, I managed not to get lost on the way to the south coast today, reversed into the parking spot and managed to use a couple back-roads to avoid the majority of the traffic on coming out of the city following the "out of city" signs.

But overall Starsailor tonight were fucking awesome :D

Black Rose
15-04-2010, 09:24 PM
James has a lovely voice, worth seeing him on his solo acoustic shows :)