Starcastle or Worst Band Ever? (favorite songs, cd, debut album, albums)

Tillster · 09-24-2008, 08:55 PM

My friend keeps raving about Starcastle. What do I think of them? Absolutely horrible. They are not original. They are your generic 70's English prog group using vocabulary significantly larger than the average human can comprehend and just mooching off the greatness of Yes.

~~The Unfan~~ · 09-24-2008, 11:14 PM

The thing is they're at least generic good. They don't stand out amongst prog bands in particular but they're also well above average.

Berringer · 10-10-2008, 07:57 PM

I recently had the opportunity to hear Starcastle's "Fountains of Light" album and I wasn't impressed. I think I expected more from Terry Luttrell though, after the wonderful work he did on REO Speedwagon's debut album ("Dead at Last" is still one of my favorite songs to come out of '71).

Trollheart · 10-14-2008, 07:37 AM

I remember buying a Starcastle album (yes, ALBUM, not CD --- I'm that old!) purely for the artwork. I think it was a debut, self-titled? Anyway, I got through about three tracks and was drowning in sugar! I hated everything about it. Limp, unoriginal, uninspiring, boring, unremarkable, forgettable --- so yeah, I'm a real Starcastle fan!

moleman3230 · 10-18-2008, 04:37 PM

I was recommended Starcastle by a music teacher after he heard of my interest in prog. I looked them up and saw nor heard nothing mind-blowing. Pretty boring songs, most of them sounded alike. The same Moogy keyboard part for each song. And the vocals were kind of annoying.

boo boo · 10-21-2008, 01:13 AM

Yeah, these guys are pretty much a poor man's Yes.

Whenever I talk about the decline of prog in the late 70s I often use these guys as an example.

Zombeels · 10-21-2008, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Yeah, these guys are pretty much a poor man's Yes.

I was just going to say that. Had 2 of their albums back in the 70's and really only played them once. Don't know if I still have them since all my records are in storage. Were they not a Canadian band?

09-24-2008, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tillster Groupie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5	Starcastle or Worst Band Ever? My friend keeps raving about Starcastle. What do I think of them? Absolutely horrible. They are not original. They are your generic 70's English prog group using vocabulary significantly larger than the average human can comprehend and just mooching off the greatness of Yes. __________________ "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." --George Harrison--

09-24-2008, 11:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	The thing is they're at least generic good. They don't stand out amongst prog bands in particular but they're also well above average.

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Berringer Groupie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Psychedelic Underground Posts: 37	I recently had the opportunity to hear Starcastle's "Fountains of Light" album and I wasn't impressed. I think I expected more from Terry Luttrell though, after the wonderful work he did on REO Speedwagon's debut album ("Dead at Last" is still one of my favorite songs to come out of '71).

10-14-2008, 07:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	I remember buying a Starcastle album (yes, ALBUM, not CD --- I'm that old!) purely for the artwork. I think it was a debut, self-titled? Anyway, I got through about three tracks and was drowning in sugar! I hated everything about it. Limp, unoriginal, uninspiring, boring, unremarkable, forgettable --- so yeah, I'm a real Starcastle fan!

10-18-2008, 04:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
moleman3230 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 29	I was recommended Starcastle by a music teacher after he heard of my interest in prog. I looked them up and saw nor heard nothing mind-blowing. Pretty boring songs, most of them sounded alike. The same Moogy keyboard part for each song. And the vocals were kind of annoying.