Upside Down Stars (from the cellar)

We had no idea where The Dark Prince of Lower Allston had run off. We noticed his guitar and eukalaly missing, and figured he'd gone off some deep end in a dark place. Well, luckily he got his hands on a Camera and single-handedly shot some videos for himself (and US).
Wonderful little vignettes giving more reason to look at the man with such willing evil admiration.
this one is off Adam's critically acclaimed album, "Stay Up Late," on Midriff Records.
here is a review:
A MUST HAVE: Adams' output on Stay Up Late is poetic and razor sharp while at the same time, deliberate in its pacing and ethereal in its emotional spellcasting. We hear the echoes of Boston rock heritage with a clear hint of rockabilly undertones to these 12 mesmerizing tracks. These songs are howling ballads, character stories. One such of note is "Upside Down Stars," a murderous love song in which Adams' persona talks of falling in love with a truly frightening girl ( - a vampire or werewolf perhaps?) "with upside down stars in her eyes, full of moon that illuminates the sky" but he is quick to add that the two will "rip the flesh from their bones tonight." The song works on a basic story level, but as a dark romantic piece as well. The two are set aside against the world, "the last two of our kind" a pair who find they love to drive with the lights turned off under the night sky. Subtract the murder and you could be talking about any star-crossed lovers anywhere. But with Ian Adams, you can't forget that these characters have a back story...

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Music

Tags:

• Midriff Records
• ian adams
• misfits
• morrissey
• the cure
• tom waits
• nick cave
• boston
• allston
• rock
• rockabilly

[jenniewrenful]

wicked wicked wicked!!! this is a gem of a vid/performance. thanks for posting this..