Alternate Endings
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Alternate Endings is a compilation album
by English alternative rock
band Fightstar
, released August 11, 2008 on Gut Records
.
It features previously unreleased material, b-sides
, covers and live radio recordings from the previous four years.
, in which it was track five. There was a hidden track
directly after it titled "Hazy Eyes". The version of "Amethyst" on this album is the version from the EP with "Hazy Eyes" also included end of the track. It is not known if this was an error or if this was in fact meant to be on the track listing.
The album also features an enhanced section
with various videos featuring backstage footage, music video
's and a video of the band answering questions asked by the fans.
The digital download version of the album has a slightly different track order, where track 4 is replaced, instead of "Amethyst", "Flotation Therapy" appears which was a b-side to "Floods".
The band's drummer Omar Abidi has seen claimed that the release was a decision on the part of Gut Records, as a way of getting "ever last drop of money out of us" before the band went independent; he argued that he felt that, after only two albums, it seemed arrogant for the band to be releasing such a collection. http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/simon827-4248/fightstar-interview-1117/
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by English alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Fightstar
Fightstar
Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
, released August 11, 2008 on Gut Records
Gut Records
The Gut Group was an independent record label, based in Maida Vale in London, in the United Kingdom.Formally introduced in 1991, Gut Recordings was founded by Guy Holmes, who had been Head of Promotions at Island Records...
.
It features previously unreleased material, b-sides
B-Sides
B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns.-Track list:#Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation...
, covers and live radio recordings from the previous four years.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Fightstar, except where noted.- "FloodsFloods (Fightstar song)"Floods" is the fourth single from Fightstar's second studio album, One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours. It was originally intended to be released as the second single, however this was changed to "We Apologise For Nothing" due to the recent floods in the UK at that time.Charlie Simpson has stated...
" (LiveLive LoungeThe Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio station BBC Radio 1. Originally hosted by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning radio show and now hosted by Fearne Cotton, it exhibits well-known artists usually performing one song of their own and one by another artist, in an acoustic format...
) — 3:46 - "Where's The Money, Lebowski?" — 3:26
- "Waitin' for a SupermanWaitin' for a Superman"Waitin' for a Superman" is a song by The Flaming Lips, released as the second single taken from their 1999 album The Soft Bulletin, and reaching #73 in the UK Singles Chart....
" (Live) (D.FridmannDave FridmannDave Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. From 1990 onwards he co-produced all releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips...
, Flaming Lips) — 3:29 - "Amethyst" — 7:19
- includes the hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
"Hazy EyesHazy Eyes"Hazy Eyes" is the fourth single off the debut Fightstar album Grand Unification.Written by Charlie Simpson, "Hazy Eyes" was released a year on from the first single "Paint Your Target".-Track listing:CD:# "Hazy Eyes"...
"
- includes the hidden track
- "9999 (song)"99" is a song by the American rock band Toto. The song appeared on the Hydra album in 1979. When released as a single, it reached #26 on the Billboard Charts....
" (Live) — 4:03 - "In Between DaysIn Between Days"In Between Days" is a song by the English new wave/rock band The Cure....
" (R. SmithRobert Smith (musician)Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...
, L. Tolhurst) — 2:38 - "Shinji Ikari" — 3:59
- "Dark Star" — 3:43
- "Gracious" — 3:43
- "Fight For Us" — 4:08
- "Hold Out Your Arms" (Live Acoustic) — 3:47
- "NERV/SEELE" — 3:51
- "Breaking the LawBreaking the Law"Breaking the Law" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally released on their 1980 album British Steel. The song is one of the band's better known singles, and is recognized by its opening guitar riff.-Music video:...
" (R. HalfordRob HalfordRobert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
, K.K. Downing, G. TiptonGlenn TiptonGlenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...
) — 2:58 - "MinervaMinerva (song)"Minerva" is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones and the lead single from their fourth studio album, Deftones. Released in April 2003, it charted at #9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, #16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #15 on the UK Singles Chart...
" (C. MorenoChino MorenoChino Moreno is an American musician. He is best known as the lead singer and contributing guitarist of Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project bands Team Sleep and Crosses....
, A. CunninghamAbe CunninghamAbe Cunningham, , is an American musician, he is the drummer of the alternative metal band Deftones. He is known for his use of ghost notes and other technical drumming techniques.-Biography:...
) — 2:51 - "Zihuatanejo" — 3:36
Other information
The track "Amethyst" is taken from the bands debut EP, They Liked You Better When You Were DeadThey Liked You Better When You Were Dead
They Liked You Better When You Were Dead is the debut EP from British rock band Fightstar, released on February 28, 2005 through Sandwich Leg Records. The release proved a critical success, in spite of the cynics' initial expectations of the band. It has been said that the EP helped "present...
, in which it was track five. There was a hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
directly after it titled "Hazy Eyes". The version of "Amethyst" on this album is the version from the EP with "Hazy Eyes" also included end of the track. It is not known if this was an error or if this was in fact meant to be on the track listing.
The album also features an enhanced section
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....
with various videos featuring backstage footage, music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
's and a video of the band answering questions asked by the fans.
The digital download version of the album has a slightly different track order, where track 4 is replaced, instead of "Amethyst", "Flotation Therapy" appears which was a b-side to "Floods".
The band's drummer Omar Abidi has seen claimed that the release was a decision on the part of Gut Records, as a way of getting "ever last drop of money out of us" before the band went independent; he argued that he felt that, after only two albums, it seemed arrogant for the band to be releasing such a collection. http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/simon827-4248/fightstar-interview-1117/
Fightstar
- Charlie SimpsonCharlie SimpsonCharles Robert Simpson , is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the youngest member of multi BRIT Award-winning band Busted, and is the lead vocalist, guitarist and co-lyricist in alternative rock band Fightstar...
— lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, keysKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, lyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of... - Alex Westaway — lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals, lyrics - Dan Haigh — bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, designDesignDesign as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan... - Omar Abidi — drums, percussion
Production
- Simon Asken - producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
(tracks 1, 3, 5) - Nick Fountain — engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
(tracks 1, 3, 5) - Jason Wilcock — producer, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
(tracks 2, 7, 8, 12, 13) - Mark Williams — producer, mixing (track 4)
- Christian Wyland — producer, mixing (track 6)
- Carl Bown — producer, mixing (tracks 9, 11, 14)
- Matt Hyde — producer, mixing (tracks 10, 15)
- Matt Colton — masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Daniel Conway — artworkCover artCover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
, layoutPage layoutPage layout is the part of graphic design that deals in the arrangement and style treatment of elements on a page.- History and development :... - Craig Jennings — A&RA&RArtists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Album Chart | 85 |