Stars Forever
| Stars Forever | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Length | 129:14 | |||
| Label | Le Grand Magistery | |||
| Producer | Momus | |||
| Momus chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Melody Maker | [2] |
| Pitchfork | 3.8/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
Stars Forever is the thirteenth studio album by Scottish musician Momus, released by Le Grand Magistery in 1999. The album represents part of Momus's "analog-baroque" phase.[1]
Momus wrote thirty songs for Stars Forever, each about a person or group who commissioned a song for the price of $1,000. The funds raised went towards costs incurred from a lawsuit against Momus by Wendy Carlos.[6] Patrons included fellow musicians the Minus 5 and Keigo Oyamada, artist Jeff Koons, retail store Other Music, and record label Minty Fresh.
The album also features eight winners of a karaoke parody contest in which participants were invited to submit recordings of themselves singing over instrumentals included on Momus's previous album, The Little Red Songbook (1998).[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Momus.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Minus 5" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Akiko Masuda" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Steven Zeeland" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Mika Akutsu" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Stephanie Pappas" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Kokoro Hirai" | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Stefano Zarelli" | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Paolo Rumi" | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Natsuko Tayama" | 2:27 |
| 10. | "Girlie Action" | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Mai Noda" | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Robert Dye" | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Florence Manlik" | 2:17 |
| 14. | "Adam Green" | 3:33 |
| 15. | "Maf" | 2:32 |
| 16. | "Other Music" | 2:07 |
| 17. | "Tinnitus" | 2:06 |
| 18. | "3D Corporation" | 2:44 |
| 19. | "Miles Franklin" | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shawn Krueger" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Jeff Koons" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Noah Brill" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Team Clermont" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Brent Busboom" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Indiepop List" | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Keigo Oyamada" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Minty Fresh" | 1:55 |
| 9. | "Milton Jacobson" | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Reckless Records" | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Karin Komoto" | 3:07 |
| 12. | "New Flame, Same Old Story" (performed by Christian Carl) | 2:31 |
| 13. | "Not Intended for Children" (performed by Bill Hardy) | 1:52 |
| 14. | "Coming on an Intern's Dress" (performed by Mr. Kate Jenkins) | 1:29 |
| 15. | "Nicky My Friend" (performed by Diego Zapparoli and Paola) | 2:06 |
| 16. | "Mr. Jones" (performed by Jack Curtis Dubowsky) | 2:19 |
| 17. | "The Taste of Pink Champagne" (performed by El Topo) | 2:07 |
| 18. | "Onan the Barbarian" (performed by Richard Knowles) | 1:33 |
| 19. | "Suggestion to Jealous Men" (performed by Olivier Schopfer) | 1:43 |
| 20. | "A Twenty-One (21) Minute Interview with Momus" | 21:13 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Stars Forever – Momus". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Bresnark, Robin (18 September 1999). "Momus: Stars Forever". Melody Maker. Vol. 76, no. 37. p. 38. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (24 August 1999). "Momus: Stars Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Momus". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 551–552. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Johnson, Paul (December 1999). "We will mock you". Uncut. No. 31. p. 100.
- ^ Romney, Jonathan (29 September 1999). "It's one for the money..." The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Little Red Songbook – Momus". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
