Thousand Yard Stare [Import]

Product Description
2000 album from underrated Australian guitar-pop band features 13 tracks including the singles 'Celebrate The Failure', 'Give Up Your Day Job', & the hidden bonus track 'Bigger Than Tina'. Hypnotized.

Thousand Yard Stare,Fauves,Hypno,Pop,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Great promise then they faded Melodic pop-rock from the early nineties

Hands On Thousand Yard Stare Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Baby's Angry Somewhere Soon Melt Body Exit Mind Everything's Alright Forever ASIN: B000008LK9 Release Date: 1992-11-03

Tracks:

1. O-O A.E.T. (No Score After Extra Time)
2. Thisness
3. Comuppance
4. Cottager
5. Seasonstream
6. Junketing
7. Nonplussed
8. Absentee
9. Last up First to Go
10. Buttermouth
11. Wideshire

Customer Reviews:

Great promise then they faded.......2005-01-06

It seems like so many early 90s British bands grabbed a brief moment of glory then faded into the sunset. Although the Yardies released another album, it never lived up to expectations and they too were shown to the revolving door.

More like a collection of popular EPs, "Hands On" has some great tunes. Things get moving fast with "0-0 A.E.T." a melodic jangle of a tune. "Comeuppance" is terrific too. My favorite is definitely "Buttermouth" a glorious mix of drums and guitars.

If you like good music and want a break from the "Manchester" sounds, give the Yardies a listen.

Melodic pop-rock from the early nineties.......2004-01-06

This 1992 debut album from Thousand Yard Stare contains the best tracks from their earlier extended play singles like Comeuppance, Weatherwatching and Seasonstream. The music is a delightful blend of jangling guitars, catchy riffs and lovely melodies. Although firmly rooted in rock, their melodic songs have a strong pop appeal that makes them stick in the mind.

The closest comparisons in my opinion are the UK group James and early Tom Petty, although Thousand Yard Stare's overall sound is lighter and more bouncy than the latter. My favourite songs include the tuneful opening number O.0 a.e.t., Seasonstream with its rousing guitars, Nonplussed with its great harmonies and impressive guitar textures, Last Up First To Go with its nervous early nineties beat and Buttermouth with its hypnotic guitar lines.

Judging by the quality of the sound and the material on this album, I am surprised that Thousand Yard Stare did not achieve greater success. Hands On is a charming collection of tuneful pop-rock songs that linger in the mind long after the last notes have died down. It's more than ten years later but I'm pleased to have discovered this album.

Average customer rating: Can't miss with this Someone got a synthesiser for Christmas

Thousand Yard Stare Fauves Manufacturer: Hypno ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000056H84 Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

1. Taking The Uni Student Out To The Country
2. Medium Pacer
3. Write What You Know
4. Give Up Your Day Job
5. Going For My Blue Belt
6. First Day On The Run
7. Between You & The Dance Troupe
8. Celebrate The Failure
9. White Collar Crime
10. Valerie 3933
11. Astronaut Talk
12. Every Tv Star Has A Dark Side

Album Description

2000 album from underrated Australian guitar-pop band features 13 tracks including the singles 'Celebrate The Failure', 'Give Up Your Day Job', & the hidden bonus track 'Bigger Than Tina'. Hypnotized.

Album Details

The Release that Many Critics Are Already Calling 'australian Album of the Year', the Fauves have Finally Created the Album They have Been Waiting to Produce for a Long Time. Practically Coining New Breed 'australian Pop' Six Years Ago, 'thousand Yardstare' is Well and Truly the Fauves in their Finest Hour.

Customer Reviews:

Can't miss with this.......2002-12-23

True enough that the synthesizers are very much on display in this one, but it's surprisingly easy to let that fact slip right from the mind and enjoy the superior penmanship of this band, even for somebody with little grasp on Aussie culture. The combination of straightforward simplicity and superior craftsmanship on the part of all involved makes this a surefire bet for anybody who wants their music collection to grow.

Someone got a synthesiser for Christmas.......2001-04-14

At first listen, this release from Australia's "critical darlings" seems to represent a backward step - largely gone are the jangly guitars and sing-along choruses of its predecessor, 1998's "Lazy Highways", with electronic techno beats now in the forefront. Having said that, the lyrics are still as pointed as ever, and the new instrumental direction certainly takes hold after a few spins - standout tracks include the indictment of modern-day Australian politics in "Celebrate The Failure", and the hilarious faux-disco piece, "Give Up Your Day Job". It's a shame The Fauves aren't more widely known outside Australia - this album genuinely deserves a wider audience, and grows stronger with each listen.

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Stars and Roadmaps Thousand Yard Stare ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000GBEMB6 Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. Epiphany
2. Refusal
3. Get You Down
4. Dim
5. Save Yourself
6. Ostinato
7. Anchor off the Satellites
8. My Own Hands
9. Safe
10. Death of an Airwave
11. Stars and Roadmaps

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Thousand Yard Stare Manufacturer: Thousand Yard Stare ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CADBLI Release Date: 2004-07-27

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Spindrift Manufacturer: Stifled Aardvark Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007M462E

Product Description

Tracks: 1.) Wideshire Two 2.) Hand, Son 3.) Happenstance? 4.) Moccapune E.P.

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