The Church's Starfish Gibson Chris
The Church's Starfish Gibson Chris After a string of commercial disappointments, in 1986 Australian rock band The Church were simultaneously dropped by Warner Brothers in the US and EMI in…
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The Church's Starfish Gibson Chris
After a string of commercial disappointments, in 1986 Australian rock band The Church were simultaneously dropped by Warner Brothers in the US and EMI in Australasia. Seemingly from nowhere, their next record, Starfish, became an unlikely global hit. The future looked bleak.
A high watermark of intelligent rock, Starfish musically anticipated alternative revolutions to come. Its alluring and pensive lead single, 'Under the Milky Way', stood in stark contrast to the synth pop and hair metal dominating the 1980s. Yet in making Starfish, The Church struggled with their internal contradictions.
Seeking both commercial and artistic success, they were seduced by fame and drugs but cynical towards the music industry. Domiciled in Australia but with a European literary worldview, they relocated to Los Angeles to record under strained circumstances in the heart of the
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