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The Flower Kings' fast rise to the top of the progressive rock community was equal to their recording pace. The two hours of music on Stardust We Are completed a four-album run in a little less than four years. Roine Stolt's creativity seemed without limits, but listening to this two-CD set, one finds a little more filler than usual, mostly in the form of poppier tunes (like "Different People," "Kingdom of Lies," and "Compassion") and short instrumental pieces meant as bridges between more significant songs. Strangely, it didn't affect the album's cohesion or interest (it wouldn't be the case for Flower Power) and, although it could have been stripped down to an even stronger 75-minute CD, Stardust We Are made a strong impression and opened the U.S. doors for the Swedish band. The opener "In the Eyes of the World" has the strength and positive drive of the best Stolt songs and became an instant live classic, as did "Church of Your Heart," which also contained all the Flower Kings trademark ingredients: a memorable melody; intelligent shifts in time signature, speed, and key; lush arrangements; spirited musicianship; heartfelt vocals (alternating between Stolt and Hans Fröberg, depending on register and the emotional effect required); and a positive attitude toward life. "Circus Brimstone" is a strange and complex instrumental piece with backward voices inherited from Frank Zappa -- one of Roine Stolt's least-suspected influences. Disc two contains less strong moments: "The End of Innocence" is a good track, but afterwards it seems "Different People," "Kingdom of Lies," and "If 28" are just there to kill time before the epic "Stardust We Are," a 25-minute tour de force, full of well-developed music ideas seamlessly stitched together. More cohesive as a whole than the previous album Retropolis, Stardust We Are was on the other hand weaker musically speaking, but it remains one of the very good Flower Kings albums, if only for the opening and closing tracks. ~ François Couture
Recorded in Uppsala, Sweden between December 1996 & April 1997.
Personnel: Roine Stolt (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards); Hans Froberg (vocals, background vocals); Hakan Almorvist (sitar, tabla); Tomas Bodin (pipe, accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Mellotron, synthesizer); Ulf Wallander (soprano saxophone); Jaime Salazar (drums); Hans Bruniusson (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Dexter Frank Jr.; Tomas Bodin.
Recording information: Vppsala, Sweden (12/1996-04/1997).
Photographers: Lilian Forsberg; Stefan Bodin; Per Nordin.
Personnel: Roine Stolt (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards); Hans Froberg (vocals); Tomas Bodin (accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, sound effects); Ulf Wallander (saxophone); Jens Johansson (keyboards); Michael Stolt (bass); Jaime Salazar (drums); Hasse Brunivsson (percussion).
2 Cds:
Stardust We Are Music | List Price | $19.97 (You save $2.48) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Progressive | | Label | Inside Out Music | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  6495  | | CD Universe Part number | 1250596 | | Catalog number | 14011 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Oct 17, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Don Azzaro | | Engineer | Dexter Frank, Jr. | | Personnel | Roine Stolt - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
Jens Johansson - keyboards
Jaime Salazar - drums
Tomas Bodin - accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, sound effects
Ulf Wallander - saxophone
Michael Stolt - bass
Hasse Bruniusson - percussion
Hans Froberg - vocals
Also: Hans Bruniusson, Hakan Almorvist |
Flower Kings Stardust We Are Songs | | Stardust We Are CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | In the Eyes of the World |
| 2. | Room With a View, A |
| 3. | Just This Once |
| 4. | Church of Your Heart |
| 5. | Porr Mr. Rain; S Ordinary Guitar |
| 6. | Man Who Walked With Kings, The |
| 7. | Circus Brimstone |
| 8. | Crying Clown |
| 9. | Compassion |
| | Stardust We Are Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Pipes of Peace |
| 2. | End of Innocence, The |
| 3. | Merry-Go-Round, The |
| 4. | Don of the Universe |
| 5. | Day at the Mall, A |
| 6. | Different People |
| 7. | Kingdom of Lies |
| 8. | If 28 |
| 9. | Ghost of the Red Cloud |
| 10. | Hotel Nirvana |
| 11. | Stardust We Are |
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Stardust We Are Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Love these guys!
Is there such a thing as a bad Flower Kings recording?? I can’t find one! Once again those amazing proggers from Sweden have given us another fantastic album on two (count 'em) two CDs!!! So don’t waste your time reading what I have to say, order this CD NOW, you won’t be disappointed.
Submitted by bongolong (Silverado, CA, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Essential Flower Kings album. Essential Prog album
This CD is amazing. There are some beautiful instrumentals such as Don of the Universe and The Man Who Walked With Kings. There are masterpieces such as Church Of Your Heart and Stardust We Are. There are really chill songs like Just This Once and Ghost Of The Red Cloud. And there are fun rockin' tunes like In The Eyes Of The World and The Merrygoround. I love this album. It is a must have for any prog fan. It's got it all.
Submitted by Jordan (New Jersey)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No My first FloKi cd
The best Flower Kings cd, and besides that one of the best Prog albums ever made. I was in a Prog festival in Uden when I saw this cd for the first time, but I did not purchase it. I did that about a mounth or 2 later in 1997. It was my first FloKi album, and besides that my first introduction into Swedish music and that was really a great trip that is still going on. Stardust is a different CD than others, or atleast it is to me. Here what they do is so orginal and yes, I saw them twice that year so I know how energic they are and besides that how good they are. I had the priveldge to mail with Tomas for a while (too bad he got too busy and had lesser time to reply) and to interview the band one time for my prog program.
There are many highlights on this cd, but I think Stardust We Are is the one that will always be one of my favorite. Although I can apreciate all of their cd's, Ithink they never really reached this peak again. The music got more pollished, and more professional. In this album, there still is alot of improvisation and little freaky things. Later on it all got more normal. Although the vocals of Roine clearly grew in the years. Pieces as Deaf Dumb Blind on Flower Power or Last Minute on earth on Rainmaker have great great vocals. But dont let Stardust pass, give it a chance, or atleast as I did more than once, and Im sure that it will not soon leave your CD player again. Other Swedish bands : try the solo stuff of Roine and Tomas, but also Riones projects Transtalantic or Kaipa. Or if you are in for a real treat, try Landberk, Anekdoten, Anglagard or Galleon.
Submitted by daniel1974nl (Raalte, Netherlands)
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