Artist description For fans of harmonies and catchy melodies.See reviews.

Music Style power-pop!

Musical Influences teenage fanclub, queen, cheap trick, beach boys, beatles, t.rex, monkees, jellyfish, badfinger

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Artist History See Cord's new band Field Trip at www.fieldtriprocks.com and Joe's new project at www.jtgimplosion.com Thanks for visiting our mp3.com page!

Group Members Cord- Vox, Guitar Love Rock Joe giddings- Vox, Glam Guitar movesMike Brown- Pulling Bass strings with his teeth, VoxDusty Eddinger- Vox, Drumstick Flips

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums and Vox, Vox And more Vox!

Albums Songs for the Whole Family

Press Reviews First off, any band that names themselves after a Monkees' tune and self-releases a debut CD on their own "Pop Records" label gets exra credit in my book And when the combo features three talented singers/songwriters (Cord W., Joe Giddings, and Dusty Edinger), some majorly righteous songs (I vote for "#1", "Nowhere Else To Go", and "Fight" as Best of Show), perfectly layered vocal harmonies and a sprightly but not-too-forceful guitar punch, well, their grade just keeps on rising. Star Collector is a Georgia based quartet who may be best described as Jellyfish meets (and greets) Cheap Trick , circa In Color. Their debut 16-song Songs For The Whole Family disc is one of the better debuts of 1999, reverent without sounding cheap or imitative, poppy without sounding forced or whimpy. Can't harldy wait to hear more ...---John Borack, Amplifier Magazine...Vol. 4, No. 6 - 1999 For years I've struggled with the perfect definition of "pop" music but, as with any art form, sometimes the best definitions come by example. Enter: Star Collector. Songs for the Whole Family seems to be the perfect embodiment of pop music: a solid foundation of rich, jangly guitars and melodic bass lines, mostly upbeat drum tempos and warm melodic vocals layered with ample harmonies. All four members of the band are equally adept with their sharp pop acumen as they share vocal and songwriting duties; the most prominent is guitarist Cord W. who's rich Tommy Keene-ish vocals carry the bulk of the album's tracks. Drummer Dusty Edinger's songs bring a fluid, soulful-tinged edge to Star Collector's sound, but it's his bouncy, straight-ahead pop gem "7 Sermons" that is perhaps the album's most stellar track. Guitarist Joe Giddings' aptly placed song "#1", a tongue-in-cheek ode to impersonal band fan clubs, is the album's lead-off track and is a perfect slice of energized power pop. Songs for the Whole Family is a delight from start to finish and truly exemplifies why pop music is such an enjoyable art form. Stay tuned for more great things to come from Star Collector.-- Jeff Shelton (Amplifier Magazine)By Kevin Matthews in Big O STAR COLLECTOR - SONGS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY (POP)It's easy to be dismissive about 'power pop' sometimes. This applies to any so-called pop sub-genre - there will be resort to clichés, stock phrases and even outright thievery. Nevertheless, I've said it before and well, I'll say it again - it's not the tools but the craftsman that makes the work a piece of art. Star Collector is a four-man band (viz Cord, Joe Giddings, Mike Brown & Dusty Edinger) who all write and all sing and have elected to exercise their creativity and talents in the musical world of 'power pop'. In this magical place, the names of Queen, Jellyfish, Raspberries, ELO, the Byrds, the Beatles and the Beach Boys (naturally) are held in the highest esteem. In this enchanting realm, gorgeous melodies; spine tingling vocal harmonies; deft guitar work and a healthy sense of humour are prized assets and badges of honour. To its immense credit, Star Collector wears its influences well and carries the 'power pop' banner with pride. There is no lack of inventiveness, no lack of attention to detail and definitely no lack of ambition evident here. Believe it! There's the folky 'sing-a-long' charm of Hand To Everyone, the crunchy affection of Soap Opera Queen, the slick technical sheen of Dreaming, the jazzy soul inflection of Apologies, the slowhand rock of Fall in Line and so on...hearing is believing! In a perfect world, it would not be Ricky Martin blasting from millions of radios all over the world but the dynamic pop power of Star Collector. www.starcollector.comOnce in a while a new release comes out of nowhere that reminds you of the excitement of discovering something really special for the very first time and this is most certainly the case with Star Collector. What strikes you at first is the positive energy that emanates from the release. With four songwriters singing their own material, you could have perhaps have expected an unfocused release. But this is one 4-way partnership that works as they all forge ahead in the same direction, while offering a refreshing diversity. The opening song “#1” is a great energetic introduction to the band, but incredibly the album just gets better and better as each of the following songs seem to be competing with each other to be as catchy as possible. The singing throughout the album is always top notch and it gives the whole album a warm and brilliant sparkle. They obviously share a true love of all things Beatle, but a jellyfish/Queen influence is also detectable, especially in the incredible harmony and guitar work. Add a sense of fun, imaginative songwriting and inspired playing to the brew and you end up with an immediately enjoyable release. The pure joy you experience on hearing numbers like “Soap Opera Queen” or “Hand To Everyone” means that it may be hard to wipe that stupid grin of your face. All too often new pop releases come along that miss that little something extra, but Star Collector seem to have the magical gift of infecting the listener with an overwhelming sense of joy. Reach for the Stars and forget about keeping your feet on the ground!Robin Wills, Bucketful Of Brains, UKby Gregory Nicoll (Creative Loafing)Songs for the Whole Family —the debut CD from Atlanta-based sugar-popsters Star Collector — is a tasty teen confection adorned with double layers of hair-raising cord changes, swooping group harmonies and glistening guitar licks. Anyone who smiled when they recognized this band’s name (the title of an unjustly obscure Monkees’ song) certainlly won’t be disappointed by Star Collector’s sound. Besides, how can anyone resist a record with liner notes that boast, “Whoever wrote it sang it, and everybody clapped.”Fortunately each of the Stars has a fine singing voice, and collectively they sound so much like Badfinger that you half expect to find “Come and Get It” on the hidden track (instead you get a drunken re-enactment of Stephen Bishop’s staircase scene from Animal House). Guitarists Joe Giddings and Cord W. co-produced the disc and rightfully take most of the singing/songwriting spotlight, but drummer Dusty Eddings gets a fine turn to “Fight” and bassist Mike Brown contributes the anything-but-ordinary “Ordinary Day.”While the most memorable track here is “Beautiful (Flag),” featuring a truly irresistible sing-a-long chorus, from the oddly comforting sound of fake vinyl LP surface crackles that introduces the album-opening “#1,” this knowing tale of rock fadom is as cheerful and cleverly tongue-in-cheek as pop music gets. “the rubber stamp autograph is so sincere/On the 8X10 photograph so colorfully clear” sings Giddings, in a voice that celebrate Tiger beat lunacy as much as it decries it. Songs for the Whole Family will likely become a star CD in any pop music collection.

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