Smash Hits

Smash Hits Artist: All-Star United
Label: Essential
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 083061066727
EAN: 0083061066727
ASIN: B00004TFQ9


Release Date: 2000-06-06

Smash Hits


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Tracks:

  1. Smash Hit
  2. Bright Red Carpet
  3. Saviour Of My Universe
  4. Beautiful Thing
  5. Tenderness
  6. Welcome To Our Big Rock Show
  7. Superstar
  8. Theme From Summer
  9. Thank You, Goodnight
  10. Popular Americans
  11. If We Were Lovers
  12. Hurricane Baby
  13. Hang On
  14. Baby Come Back
  15. Saviour Of My Universe (Acoustic Mix)

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Amazon.com

Pack all your friends into the hatchback, hit the strip, and crank up All Star United's <I>Smash Hits</I>. The carefree euphoria in this music is begging to accompany a joy ride. These bouncy bubble-gum-chewing pop-rock tunes are laced with choruses that capture the dancing soul and generate an adrenaline rush that has no stop signs. Dull moments are few and far between. Clever lyrics, innovative guitar work, and song arrangements that have a dash of musical delirium create straight-up pop music with an eclectic appeal. Most bands would never get away with a compilation album as a third release, but these songs really are smashing. Check out "Beautiful Thing" or "Popular Americans" for proof. All Star United treats their faith the same way they treat their music. They have fun with it. They flaunt it like a silver-sequined suit sported among drab T-shirts and trousers. One wonders if their reference to God as a "Superstar" is more than metaphorical. This music is dripping with limelight. --Israel Button

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Smash Hits.......2001-10-21

This is my favorite CD. I had not listened to any of their music untill i bought it, but when i listened to it, it was ace. It has a great variety of music, and is a must for any christian music fan. (or anyone else)

5 out of 5 stars They Are the Popular Americans.......2001-01-28

Who is the greatest band of them all? LImp Bizkit? dc Talk? I'll tell you that without a question All Star United is the best band I have ever heard. Their catchy tunes, and fun lyrics make them a favorite to all who listen to them.

5 out of 5 stars All Star United ~ Smash Hits ~ Essential Records.......2000-11-23

Put this one on in your car and cruise the highway for an hour or two. Their record label, Essential, has decided to drop them, but first they are releasing this Best Of album. It has songs from their two albums on Essential Records, as well as one remix and two new songs. The two new songs are both about a girl, which is explained by the fact that lead singer Ian Eskelin just got married last month. As for the music, I think all five of them were on a sugar high when they wrote most of these songs. PURE ENERGY! This is pure pop/rock because it's pop in that the lyrics and guitar parts are full of hooks and the songs will stick in your head all day, but it also rocks. This band has a reputation for writing songs that are so catchy you're singing along on the chorus before the song is even finished. Throughout the disc the rest of the band sings little backup parts (Ooohs, ba-ba-ba's, whistling, other things like that) that play in your ears all day. They sound like they have Beach Boys influences, not that it sounds old or stale or formulaic, it's just that much fun. It's hard to pin down another band that's comparable enough to mention as a similar artist, but Smashmouth might be one, since they both share the too-much-fun, pop-rock feel.

4 out of 5 stars Awesome Collection of ASU.......2000-06-13

All Star United has done it again. Although it is not a release of new material, it brings the old hits back to life for another go-around in CD players. This should be good enough to hold people over until an album with new songs come out. If you like this, I suggest their self-titled first album and "International Anthems for the Human Race." God bless!

4 out of 5 stars

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