Fightstar, british band Options

[fightstar]

FIGHTSTAR

Music Type: (different ppl label them in differeny category, here's what some people say)
Post hardcore
Alternative rock
Indie
Emo

NO BASHING! If you want to diss about Fightstar, please posts your opinion somewhere else

How Fightstar's name came to be: Dan came up with Evenstar, and Charlie thought of "A Time To Fight", which turned into Fightstar

Started in 2003 till present
Influenced by author Chuck Palahniuk (That's how they came up with the song name Palahniuk's Laughter)
Alex Westawy and Dan Haigh co-own a company called "Vs" which make t-shirts
Music Type:

Myspace:
Fightstar
Fightstar America
Fightstar Australia
Fightstar Brazil
Fightstar Poland
Fightstar Venezuela
Fightstar Live
Fightstar Street Team
Fightstar Acoustic
Fightstar Fans
Charlie Simpson
Charlie Simpson Fansite
Alex Westaway
Alex Westaway Fansite
Dan Heigh
Dan Heigh Fansite
Omar Abidi
Omar Abidi Fansite


Members:

- Charlie Simpson
Lead vocals, guitar, and keyboard
Born on June 7, 1985 in Woodbridge
Former member of a pop band called Busted
Two older brothers, Will (in a band called Brigade) and Ed (in a band called Prego)
Attended Uppingham school
Can play guitar, piano, drums, bass, and sing vocals

- Alex Westaway
Backing Vocals, and lead guitar
Grew up in Northamptonshire
Two sisters, Hannah and Fleur
Attended Rugby School
Known as the quiet one
Likes to play computer games, paintballing, and spending times with his friends
Created the freehand sketch on their EP "They Liked You Better When You Were Dead"

- Dan Haigh
Bass Guitar
Grew up in Grimsby
Made the graphics for their EP "They Liked You Better When You Were Dead"
Made the videos, "Palahniuk's Laughter", and Paint Your Target"

- Omar Abidi
Drums
Is Arabic and Portuguese
Went to school in Pimlico

Records Labels

UK :
Island Records/Sandwich Leg - 2003 till September 2006
Gut Records Via Institute Records - February 2007 till present

US :
Deep Elm Records - January 2006 till present
Trustkill Records - 2007 till present

EP:
They Liked You Better When You Are Dead

Track 1 : Palahniuk's Laughter
Track 2 : Speak Up
Track 3 : Mono
Track 4 : Lost Like Tears In Rain
Track 5 : Amethyst
Track 6 : Hazy Eyes (Hidden track)

Released on February 28, 2005 through Sandwich Leg Records
Re-released on April 12, 2006 through Deep Elm Records
Released in UK, US, and Japan
UK Sales: 7500 CD Limited Release, and 1000 Vinyl Limited Release


US Version :
Track 1 : Paint Your Target
Track 2 : Palahniuk's Laughter
Track 3 : Amethyst
Track 4 : Lost Like Tears In Rain
Track 5 : Speak Up
Track 6 : Until Then
Track 7 : Cross Out The Stars
Track 8 : Hazy Eyes
Track 9 : Mono

Japanese Version :
Track 1 : Paint Your Target
Track 2 : Palahniuk's Laughter
Track 3 : Speak Up
Track 4 : Mono
Track 5 : Lost Like Tears In Rain
Track 6 : Amethyst

Albums:
Grand Unification

Track 1 : To Sleep
Track 2 : Grand Unification Part One
Track 3 : Waste A Moment
Track 4 : Sleep Well Tonight
Track 5 : Paint Your Target
Track 6 : Build An Army
Track 7 : Here Again (Last Conversation)
Track 8 : Lost Like Tears In Rain
Track 9 : Open Your Eyes
Track 10 : Mono
Track 11 : Hazy Eyes
Track 12 : Grand Unification Part Two
Track 13 : Wake Up

Released on March 19, 2006 through Sandwich Leg Records
Artwork for cover was originally created Daniel Conway
UK Album Chart Position : 28
UK sales : 40 000

Japanese Version:
Track 1 : To Sleep
Track 2 : Grand Unification Part One
Track 3 : Waste A Moment
Track 4 : Sleep Well Tonight
Track 5 : Paint Your Target
Track 6 : Build An Army
Track 7 : Here Again (Last Conversation)
Track 8 : Lost Like Tears In Rain
Track 9 : Open Your Eyes
Track 10 : Mono
Track 11 : Hazy Eyes
Track 12 : Grand Unification Part Two
Track 13 : Wake Up
Track 14 : Call To Arms
Track 15 : Ghost On 31
Track 16: Paint Your Target (Acoustic)
Track 17 : Grand Unification Part 1 (Acoustic)

Singles
Paint Your Target from Grand Unification, placed 9 on UK singles chart (2005)
Grand Unification Part One from Grand Unification, placed 20 on UK singles chart (2005)
Waste A Moment from Grand Unification, placed 29 on UK singles chart (2006)
Hazy Eyes from Grand Unification, placed 47 on UK singles chart (2006)

graphic design credit to : fightstar@soompi
picture credit to : everywhere
information credit : wikipedia

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so iono if u guys have heard of fightstar, but i think they are an awesome british band.

they started off about like 1 or 2 years ago, and now, they are slowly getting more famous

has anybody heard of them?

[Myss Blewm]

AHHH! OMFG!!!! I'm totally freaking out!!!! I love Fightstar to death!!!! This is no exaggeration at all!! Grand Unification? BRILLIANT!!!!!! Charlie Simpson's really a great musician! I mean, out of all three boys from Busted, anyone could tell Charlie had the most talent (no diss to James or Matt), that voice!!
You could tell Charlie saw himself musically evolve differently from the other two and though I'm still sad that Busted broke up, Charlie's made a graceful and superb transition from pop-punk to post-hardcore/rock( what ever you want to put them down under).
Okay, I know I'm ranting about Charlie, but the group as a whole is pure genius. Dan, Charlie, Omar, and Al <3 them!!!
"Here Again (Last Conversation)" blows my mind away because it seems to bring me back to my high school days for some reason. Their whole album rocks...
gahh....I'm just ranting now. LOL

[Seraphic_Gin]

yupyup.. their vocalist is charlie from the band busted...
god, i miss busted..

[fightstar]

AHHH! OMFG!!!! I'm totally freaking out!!!! I love Fightstar to death!!!! This is no exaggeration at all!! Grand Unification? BRILLIANT!!!!!! Charlie Simpson's really a great musician! I mean, out of all three boys from Busted, anyone could tell Charlie had the most talent (no diss to James or Matt), that voice!!
You could tell Charlie saw himself musically evolve differently from the other two and though I'm still sad that Busted broke up, Charlie's made a graceful and superb transition from pop-punk to post-hardcore/rock( what ever you want to put them down under).
Okay, I know I'm ranting about Charlie, but the group as a whole is pure genius. Dan, Charlie, Omar, and Al <3 them!!!
"Here Again (Last Conversation)" blows my mind away because it seems to bring me back to my high school days for some reason. Their whole album rocks...
gahh....I'm just ranting now. LOL

OMFG THAT'S LIKE MY FAVOURITE SONG BY THEM! and it's kinda sad how people diss fightstar because of chaz's past. like at the downloads festival, i heard they held up signs showing how much they hate fightstar. and at one of their concert's somebody threw a bottle of paint at chaz, it's really really sad.

[FirstTheWorst]

Must...check it out. D:

Edit: They're very soft....I like the guitaring though.

[Myss Blewm]

OMFG THAT'S LIKE MY FAVOURITE SONG BY THEM! and it's kinda sad how people diss fightstar because of chaz's past. like at the downloads festival, i heard they held up signs showing how much they hate fightstar. and at one of their concert's somebody threw a bottle of paint at chaz, it's really really sad.

Yeah I heard about the paint! Apparently it happened at their first concert. I think it was an angry Busted fan. They blame him for Busted breaking up, but come on, they were going to break up anyway sooner or later.

People are stupid for giving Fightstar crap just because Charlie was in Busted. Who really cares? It's more about the music than about what the musicians used to do. Is it a crime to be able to sing more than just one genre? He's not being something he isn't. Argh, it just annoys me....

But yeah, I love "Here again"! When I first heard it, I had to go back and play it again.

[fightstar]

Yeah I heard about the paint! Apparently it happened at their first concert. I think it was an angry Busted fan. They blame him for Busted breaking up, but come on, they were going to break up anyway sooner or later.

People are stupid for giving Fightstar crap just because Charlie was in Busted. Who really cares? It's more about the music than about what the musicians used to do. Is it a crime to be able to sing more than just one genre? He's not being something he isn't. Argh, it just annoys me.... dry.gif

But yeah, I love "Here again"! When I first heard it, I had to go back and play it again. laugh.gif

yeah, like some people make bad comments about chaz, and they don't give a chance for him, i think we should really respect his choice for leaving busted, forget about the past and just hope that fightstar will create more awesome music!

[Myss Blewm]

Yeah, it's their loss for missing out on Fightstar's superb music just because of Charlie's past project. I hope they come to the US for a tour some day.

[fightstar]

and if they do come to north american, they need to come to canada XD

[Myss Blewm]

I heard that their EP came out in the US awhile ago, but I'm not sure.

Which one of their videos do you like best?

[lakers]

are their songs similar to keane? i hope so... ima try if so

[Myss Blewm]

^ No, they're more screamy and heavy guitar and drums.

[pink_pingu]

ahhh....my friend went to a gig of theirs near me. They're not really my type of music but IMO they do have a few good songs....there's one I like but I've completely forgotten the name something tears? I dunno.

[Myss Blewm]

^ "Lost Like Tears In Rain" possibly?

[Seraphic_Gin]

i think fans had the right to be angry though..from what i've heard is that charlie is the reason why busted even broke up..like he used busted for his popularity..

not sure...

[Myss Blewm]

^ Yeah, I definitely agree that the reason why Busted broke up was because Charlie wanted out. But, I mean, I don't "hate" him for doing so. His interests lied in a different kind of music, and I think he wanted more credibility as an artist. People change, and obviously Charlie wanted to do a different sound from what Busted did. He even admitted that he didn't want to portray a clean-cut punk rocker anymore.

Consider this though, had Busted stayed together, they would have gotten quite played out and repeatitive. Not only that, but why should Charlie continue doing Busted just to keep everyone happy?

I mean, I miss Busted, but look at what's happened. Charlie formed Fightstar, which is an amazing band. James went on to form Son of Dork, whom, not surprisingly, is a HUGE and widely popular band. I won't compare them to Busted, but they're songs are catchy and fun! And Matt...WOW!!! His solo career is GREAT!

And the thing with Charlie using Busted for popularity? Really? I've never heard of it. Can you explain more?

[fightstar]

well i dont really think charlie used busted to get popular, like maybe he likes to be in busted, but because he likes heavy metal more so he decided to quit busted?

[Myss Blewm]

I remember him saying in an interview that when he first joined Busted he thought that it was just going to be fun to be in a band that sings silly songs and have a good time. He had no idea how huge Busted was gonna be.

[fightstar]

wow i never knew that....well i guess we learn someting new everyday!

[Myss Blewm]

Fightstar news:
-The band recently left their label and are currently searching the market for a label that is more willing to give the guys more freedom when it comes to what kind of music they do.
And....
-they're planning to come to the US soon!!!