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Starsailor, "Music Was Saved," Silence Is Easy.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)

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Starsailor, "Music Was Saved," Silence Is Easy (EMI)

One trouble with pop in general is that it is a magnet for straight-shooting true-hearts, guys who devoutly, earnestly work ceaselessly for the betterment of mankind and of course their personal salvation. Or maybe it's late, and I'm saturated to the gills with wave upon wave of young, well-meaning young rockers, who have just enough talent to string together rhyming sestets and play behind them. Starsailor is Brit quartet James Walsh (guitar/vocals), James Stelfox (bass), Ben Byrne (keys), and Barry Westhead (drums), and their message is so upbeat and so uplifting that I'm about to ...

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