Church Starfish CD

 album in "must have" list
I first heard this album when a friend put this on to play while we were kicking back at my place. the first notes of "destination" was all it took. those notes were hypnotic and i haven't returned since. i knew this band was not a "normal" band. when my friend was leaving, i asked if i could "borrow" it for a while. i still have that casette to this day. i've bought more albums from the church, but this one was the most influential, every note was "strategically" placed. there are albums you need, and albums you must have... this is a must have.
Submitted by pzjedimaster (brawley,ca,usa)
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 Amazing
I love the Church. This album is phenominal. If you enjoy Joy Division or the Cure then check these guys out; especially this album.
Submitted by Nikki (Johnstown, PA)
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 Sublime perfection
"Starfish" is the record that broke Australia's most dynamic and enigmatic pop group, The Church, in the US. Typically, this might be a bad sign for a record, however, in the case of "Starfish", it was a matter of timing and the sheer brilliance of the record that brought this about. This record is as close to perfection as possible for a band to make. Every song is fantastic and the sound/production gives it a continuity that pushes it into the epic realm. The band is so subtle and nuanced in the arrangements of these tunes you might think that they had played these songs for 10 ten years before making this record. Yet, every song bristles with energy and the fever of a band breaking new ground. They know that this is great music as they are making it and the listener feels it with every spin of the record as well. "Starfish" is timeless in its elegance, it has never lost its sheen for me. This is one of the best guitar records I have ever heard, but it is much more than that. Steve Kilbey lives in a sphere all his own as a lyricist. His surrealist prose is magnificent and continues to be provocative. Kilbey's rich baritone and coy delivery is both seductive and engaging. "Starfish" is more than a brilliant swansong the 80's as a musical era, it is a musical highpoint for truly unique pop music. "Starfish" is an enduring work of art by a band that continues to be vital and productive. If you haven't been listening to their more recent work, "Hologram of Baal" and "After Everything, Now This" are two more classics from The Church, a band who appears to be working from a bottomless well of brilliant ideas.
Submitted by ethersea (austin, TX)
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 Church´s best album
I got this one from a friend who had tripped down under back in 1989 and I said to myself?And I said to myself? Where has this music been? GREAT!!! I remember listen "Blood Money" in Miami Vice and watching "Under the Milky Way..." video in MTV a coupla years earlier... But the whole album was a nice surprise to my ears.. This one and "GOLD AFTERNOON FIX" are the summum of best Church´s work! Smart lyrics, and the PERFECT complimet to those lyrics was found in the unorthodox yet catchy music...!!!
Submitted by donnerkind (Panama City, Central America)
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