Album Of The Day: All Star United by All Star United

Album Art of All Star United's self-titled album - A photo of a sea of people, nothing but their upper body and heads before the next row of people behind them. It's a sunny day at some sort of outdoor event, so many are wearing brightly-colored T-shirts and hats and sunglasses. In the middle is printed the band name in a round, circular font in white with a large black border.

All Star United was Ian Eskelin's alternative rock/Britpop band, something he worked alongside writing with and producing for other artists throughout his career. This is the band's debut album which includes some beautiful rock songs ruminating on life, plus some that are a bit more tongue-in-cheek. "La La Land" pokes fun at those who use religion as a "good luck charm" as well as those who don't want to know the truth, and "Smash Hit" lampoons the industry that commercializes religion: "It's packaged right!" The music is energetic guitar-based rock, Eskelin's vocals are excellent and the lyrics are sometimes tender and sometimes a bit silly. It's the favorite album of many of the band's fans, though I do prefer their follow-up album slightly myself.

Release Year: 1997
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