Saturday, August 25, 2018

Just Missed My Top 200: After The Fire - Starflight

After The Fire took the #23 spot on my Top 200 list with "Laser Love", my favorite song by the band. Just missing the list was their second-best offering, the cosmic, trippy, galactic tune that is "Starflight".

With epic synth soundscapes by Peter "Memory" Banks and sparse, out-there lyrics sung by frontman Andy Piercy, "Starflight" concluded the first side of ATF's landmark 1980 LP 80-f. Though never released as a single, the track was a popular album cut and still gets airplay on new wave radio stations across the world and on the web.  

The band split in the 80s but a new lineup toured up until 2011. Here is a live performance of "Starflight" from 2009.

See you next time with another great song that didn't quite get there.
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  1. wasAugust 25, 2018 at 9:17 AM

    What a great tune ... had no idea ATF did galactic new wave ! I bet this tune is on Peter Baumann's "Space Lair Personal Playlist"

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