| 1. Love Lights The Flame |
| 2. Haunted |
| 3. Trust Your Stars |
| 4. My Rainbow |
| 5. Dream This Far |
| 6. Never To Be |
| 7. Dream Machine |
| 8. Wrap Around Blues |
| 9. No Good-Byes |
| 10. Lucky Seven |
| 11. The Reason |
| 12. Chain Reaction |
Editorial Reviews
Washington City Paper, March 2, 2001
Ducey's warm, heartfelt songs are just plain good for whatever ails you.
Product Description
Steve Ducey and Mike Griffith's first collaborative production effort is reminiscent of such hallmark achievements in album rock as the Eagles' Hotel California and the Beatles' Revolver. Capturing the heart and soul of 1980s folk/rock Americana, Trust Your Stars features an organic production of stellar peformances by Steve and guest musicians Jon Carroll, Paul Bell, and Pete Kennedy. Every song offers a powerful showcase of intricate acoustic guitar stylings with articulate accompaniment, supported by intelligent self-defining lyrics. While every song showcases Steve's writing talent, tracks like "Love Lights The Flame," "Never To Be" and "Dream This Far" exhibit hauntingly soulful lead and background vocals that are both mature and intimately atmospheric.
Trust Your Stars
The tracklist to "Do You Trust Your Friends?" is set up the same as the album it is based on. As such, most of it feels like a tribute album rather than a full-fledged remix/cover album. Also, with the exception of a few tracks, most of the original fantastic vocal work has been left in. This is a good thing, as the vocals are arguably the most attractive aspect of Stars' music.
In "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead," the lead-off and standout track from the first album, Final Fantasy takes on the huge task of recreating the cinematic feel of the original. It seems that this would be the best fit, as Owen Pallett is fantastic at composing intricate piano and string songs. However, despite his lush arrangement, the song feels very empty, and never builds into the epic grandeur of the original. It is a much more solemn song this time around, but not necessarily better. On Montag's version of "Set Yourself On Fire," layers upon layers of drums, guitars, synths, and electronics complement the vocals quite nicely without overpowering them.
My favorite track on the album has to be "Ageless Beauty" by The Most Serene Republic. Here, Amy Milan's beautiful declaration of "We will always be in love," is given new life thanks to the folksy guitars and piano that the band has implemented. I was never the biggest fan of the original, but this is a version that I can truly love. Not content to just reuse old vocals, Jason Collett opts to do a full-on cover of "Reunion." Like the songs that precede it, it offers a completely different take on Stars' music, and it does so nicely. The song now has a very southern rock feel to it, and it sounds great!
The album starts to drag a little bit with Minotaur Shock's version of "The Big Fight" which is a shallow and bland electronic rendition of a great song. If that wasn't enough, The Dears take it upon themselves to ruin what was probably the most exciting and uplifting song on "Set Yourself On Fire" with their version of "What I'm Trying To Say," which is inexplicably split into two parts. It's depressing that one of my favorite bands could completely destroy this great song. The Dears are capable of much better than this, to be sure. The album picks up again with "One More Night" covered by Apostle of Hustle. Their version of the song is not better than the original, but it is an interesting take on it nonetheless.
The Russian Futurists' version of "The First Five Times" utilizes power chords and breakbeats to make a somewhat decent reworking of the original song. This was never my favorite song to begin with, and this version doesn't change my mind about that. However, it is ambitious, and therefore worth a few courtesy listens. Metric's version of "He Lied About Death" is really the only other notable track on the album. While I'm a little disappointed to hear that the awesome saxophone solo from the original is not reused, it is refreshing to hear that the band was smart enough to leave out the absolutely childish lyric "I hope your drunken daughters are gay" (even if they do rely too heavily on the "Don't f*** with our lives" lyric).
So can Stars trust their friends? Well, they can trust some of them. Some bands like The Most Serene Republic and Jason Collett do a fantastic job of paying tribute to the original work, while others (The Stills and The Dears) completely destroy something that was once amazing. In the end, my opinion of "Do You Trust Your Friends?" is just as mixed as the quality of the songs it contains. This is not an album you'll listen to for months, or weeks for that matter. It's an album you pick up if you really loved "Set Yourself On Fire." It's an album you get if you want to hear talented musicians rework a classic collection of songs. But it's also an album that you'll wind up disappointed in. Despite the caliber of the artist contained within, "Do You Trust Your Friends" is a disappointment, plain and simple.
Recommended for fans of Stars and anyone who really likes to ruin works of art.
Key Tracks:
1. "Set Yourself On Fire" (Montag)
2. "Ageless Beauty" (The Most Serene Republic)
3. "Reunion" (Jason Collett)
4. "One More Night" (Apostle of Hustle)
5 out of 10 Stars
Ducey's warm, heartfelt songs are just plain good for whatever ails you.
Product Description
Steve Ducey and Mike Griffith's first collaborative production effort is reminiscent of such hallmark achievements in album rock as the Eagles' Hotel California and the Beatles' Revolver. Capturing the heart and soul of 1980s folk/rock Americana, Trust Your Stars features an organic production of stellar peformances by Steve and guest musicians Jon Carroll, Paul Bell, and Pete Kennedy. Every song offers a powerful showcase of intricate acoustic guitar stylings with articulate accompaniment, supported by intelligent self-defining lyrics. While every song showcases Steve's writing talent, tracks like "Love Lights The Flame," "Never To Be" and "Dream This Far" exhibit hauntingly soulful lead and background vocals that are both mature and intimately atmospheric.
Trust Your Stars
Trust Your Stars,Steve Ducey,MYSTERY TRACK RECORDS,Vibrant acoustic guitar, smooth tenor vocals, and discerning lyrics characterize this debut release from Steve Ducey which explores new horizons in folk/rock Americana from an upbeat spiritual perspective.
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ASIN: B000OLHGFW Release Date: 2007-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Your Ex-Lover is Dead (Final Fantasy remix)
- Set Yourself on Fire (Montag remix)
- Agesless Beauty (The Most Serene Republic remix)
- Reunion (Jason Collett remix)
- The Big Fight (Minotaur Shock remix)
- What I'm Trying to Say Part 1 (The Dears remix)
- What I'm Trying to Say Part 2 (The Dears remix)
- One More Night (Apostle of Hustle remix)
- Sleep Tonight (Junior Boys remix)
- The First Five Times (The Russian Futurists remix)
- He Lied About Death (Metric remix)
- Celebration Guns (Camouflage Nights with Kevin Drew remix)
- Soft Revolution (The Stills remix)
- Calendar Girl (Young Galaxy remix)
Album Description
Do You Trust Your Friends? is the reworking of the Stars acclaimed 2004 album Set Yourself On Fire. Band friends of have remixed Set Yourself On Fire track for track. The result is amazing.Customer Reviews:
Can Stars trust their friends?.......2007-05-23
The tracklist to "Do You Trust Your Friends?" is set up the same as the album it is based on. As such, most of it feels like a tribute album rather than a full-fledged remix/cover album. Also, with the exception of a few tracks, most of the original fantastic vocal work has been left in. This is a good thing, as the vocals are arguably the most attractive aspect of Stars' music.
In "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead," the lead-off and standout track from the first album, Final Fantasy takes on the huge task of recreating the cinematic feel of the original. It seems that this would be the best fit, as Owen Pallett is fantastic at composing intricate piano and string songs. However, despite his lush arrangement, the song feels very empty, and never builds into the epic grandeur of the original. It is a much more solemn song this time around, but not necessarily better. On Montag's version of "Set Yourself On Fire," layers upon layers of drums, guitars, synths, and electronics complement the vocals quite nicely without overpowering them.
My favorite track on the album has to be "Ageless Beauty" by The Most Serene Republic. Here, Amy Milan's beautiful declaration of "We will always be in love," is given new life thanks to the folksy guitars and piano that the band has implemented. I was never the biggest fan of the original, but this is a version that I can truly love. Not content to just reuse old vocals, Jason Collett opts to do a full-on cover of "Reunion." Like the songs that precede it, it offers a completely different take on Stars' music, and it does so nicely. The song now has a very southern rock feel to it, and it sounds great!
The album starts to drag a little bit with Minotaur Shock's version of "The Big Fight" which is a shallow and bland electronic rendition of a great song. If that wasn't enough, The Dears take it upon themselves to ruin what was probably the most exciting and uplifting song on "Set Yourself On Fire" with their version of "What I'm Trying To Say," which is inexplicably split into two parts. It's depressing that one of my favorite bands could completely destroy this great song. The Dears are capable of much better than this, to be sure. The album picks up again with "One More Night" covered by Apostle of Hustle. Their version of the song is not better than the original, but it is an interesting take on it nonetheless.
The Russian Futurists' version of "The First Five Times" utilizes power chords and breakbeats to make a somewhat decent reworking of the original song. This was never my favorite song to begin with, and this version doesn't change my mind about that. However, it is ambitious, and therefore worth a few courtesy listens. Metric's version of "He Lied About Death" is really the only other notable track on the album. While I'm a little disappointed to hear that the awesome saxophone solo from the original is not reused, it is refreshing to hear that the band was smart enough to leave out the absolutely childish lyric "I hope your drunken daughters are gay" (even if they do rely too heavily on the "Don't f*** with our lives" lyric).
So can Stars trust their friends? Well, they can trust some of them. Some bands like The Most Serene Republic and Jason Collett do a fantastic job of paying tribute to the original work, while others (The Stills and The Dears) completely destroy something that was once amazing. In the end, my opinion of "Do You Trust Your Friends?" is just as mixed as the quality of the songs it contains. This is not an album you'll listen to for months, or weeks for that matter. It's an album you pick up if you really loved "Set Yourself On Fire." It's an album you get if you want to hear talented musicians rework a classic collection of songs. But it's also an album that you'll wind up disappointed in. Despite the caliber of the artist contained within, "Do You Trust Your Friends" is a disappointment, plain and simple.
Recommended for fans of Stars and anyone who really likes to ruin works of art.
Key Tracks:
1. "Set Yourself On Fire" (Montag)
2. "Ageless Beauty" (The Most Serene Republic)
3. "Reunion" (Jason Collett)
4. "One More Night" (Apostle of Hustle)
5 out of 10 Stars
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ASIN: B00005BL0Q Release Date: 2001-04-15 |
Tracks:
- Love Lights The Flame
- Haunted
- Trust Your Stars
- My Rainbow
- Dream This Far
- Never To Be
- Dream Machine
- Wrap Around Blues
- No Good-Byes
- Lucky Seven
- The Reason
- Chain Reaction
Album Description
Steve Ducey and Mike Griffith's first collaborative production effort is reminiscent of such hallmark achievements in album rock as the Eagles' Hotel California and the Beatles' Revolver. Capturing the heart and soul of 1980s folk/rock Americana, Trust Your Stars features an organic production of stellar peformances by Steve and guest musicians Jon Carroll, Paul Bell, and Pete Kennedy. Every song offers a powerful showcase of intricate acoustic guitar stylings with articulate accompaniment, supported by intelligent self-defining lyrics. While every song showcases Steve's writing talent, tracks like "Love Lights The Flame," "Never To Be" and "Dream This Far" exhibit hauntingly soulful lead and background vocals that are both mature and intimately atmospheric.
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Steve Ducey Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00005KJQ1 Release Date: 2001-06-05 |
Tracks:
- Love Lights The Flame
- Haunted
- Trust Your Stars
- My Rainbow
- Dream This Far
- Never To Be
- Dream Machine
- Wrap Around Blues
- No Good-Byes
- Lucky Seven
- The Reason
- Chain Reaction
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Pizzicato Five [Limited Edition] [Import]