jmc105 Basic Member Posts:188  
| 6/1/2006 4:32 PM |
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anyone know anything about this band? came across a few mp3s that seem to be from an ep, i know they had an album out a few years back and found a few reviews of that but they don't seem to have a website - if they do it's able to hide from google, which is some feat. are they still around?
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Antistar Advanced Member Posts:544
| 6/1/2006 4:44 PM |
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Originally posted by jmc105
anyone know anything about this band? came across a few mp3s that seem to be from an ep, i know they had an album out a few years back and found a few reviews of that but they don't seem to have a website - if they do it's able to hide from google, which is some feat. are they still around?
Ah, Woodstar.Ludicrously talented Five-piece from Limerick who released a magnificent EP “The Last Sad Verse Of A Dumb Punk Song” few years back, one the most accomplished set of songs I've probably ever heard from an Irish band. They didn't get the recognition they deserved, ok they gained the usual exposure via Hot Press, Dave Fanning, Pet Sounds etc but they deserved much more. Probably a bit too downbeat for most people's tastes. Then promptly disappeared off the face of the earth. Sad. |
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jmc105Basic Member Posts:188
| 6/1/2006 5:06 PM |
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that is sad.
'last sad verse...' must be the ep that appeared on my ipod after i loaned it to my friend - really loving 'sorry skin', gorgeous. have you heard the album, 'life sparks'? thinking of ordering it online...
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 6/1/2006 5:15 PM |
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They had a crap name. Needed more exclamation points, ie. !wo!od!st!ar!
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Unicron Veteran Member Posts:1696
| 6/2/2006 12:35 AM |
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That's a name I haven't heard in yonks. Must try to dig out that EP tomorrow and give it a listen.
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off the postBasic Member Posts:284
| 6/2/2006 8:37 AM |
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I got the album at the time. Thought it was patchy enough in places. Stand out track for me was "Suicide Way". Where are they now?
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 6/2/2006 12:23 PM |
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I got the album at the time. Thought it was patchy enough in places. Stand out track for me was "Suicide Way". Where are they now?
Heard nothing from them for 4 years.Yes, the album has some filler but it's got some great stuff also. It's the EP I go back to though, stands up to repeated listens, bit of a classic...will have to dig it out again too.Can't even find a website for them but check this out: http://www.imro.ie/about/sxsw.shtml |
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 6/2/2006 12:36 PM |
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The album 'Life Sparks' was released in 2003. A pretty good debut (Stephen Street even produced a few tracks) but I thought that they might have went on to better things, like an even better second album. The website used to be www.woodstar.ie but seems to have vanished now.
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off the postBasic Member Posts:284
| 6/2/2006 1:34 PM |
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Maybe they are having more success supporting the Munster Rugby team.
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 6/2/2006 5:04 PM |
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EP has been dug out, listening to it now. "Spiders" sounds like it could ahve been a Falming Lips song.
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 6/2/2006 5:18 PM |
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interesting stupid fact - their ex-manager is now the person who brought the Stringfellows club to dublin
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 6/2/2006 6:20 PM |
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interesting stupid fact - their ex-manager is now the person who brought the Stringfellows club to dublin
What? Peter Stringfellow? |
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 6/2/2006 6:33 PM |
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interesting stupid fact - their ex-manager is now the person who brought the Stringfellows club to dublin
What? Peter Stringfellow?
no, u dope, alan mcevoy, the guy who persauded stringfellow to come to dublin |
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 6/2/2006 6:36 PM |
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Originally posted by Pilchard
interesting stupid fact - their ex-manager is now the person who brought the Stringfellows club to dublin
What? Peter Stringfellow?
no, u dope, alan mcevoy, the guy who persauded stringfellow to come to dublin
Twas a joke. |
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