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Alpinestars — Burning Up
Album: White Noise
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7.3

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Total ratings: 2980









Released: 2002
Length: 5:42
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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The lights in all the cities have now gone
Restless hearts and minds are moving on
Baby take the best escape for all
Don't know if I'm coming back for more

Burning up again
I found my only friend
Burning up again
I found my only friend

Got to feel inside the orange sun
No hold on the borders till it's fun.
Race to please you if you start to roll,
Vanity and time will rape my soul.

Burning up again
I found my only friend
Burning up again
I found my only friend

Burning up again
I found my only friend
Burning up again
I found my only friend
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 coloradojohn wrote:

With some German lager in me and a bowl of Coal Creek Kush, this is SPECTACULARLY HYPNOTIC and I like it a lot. TRIPPY song!



sounds delightful.

i was wondering if this song was abut drugs, actually, also 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Super song. Many thanks RP.
Posted 1 year ago by flozer68    [ Reply ]
 radiotoe wrote:





Thank you for the idea of a RP spreadsheet.  My listening space is currently wallpapered with sticky notes.
Posted 1 year ago by saamusic    [ Reply ]
 Andrekyiv wrote:

It's great just sitting and listening your RP this damn hot day in Kyiv, thank you!



Hope you are well!
Posted 2 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
 Andrekyiv wrote:

It's great just sitting and listening your RP this damn hot day in Kyiv, thank you!



Hope you've managed to survive buddy .........
Posted 2 years ago by BillBlack    [ Reply ]
 Andrekyiv wrote:

It's great just sitting and listening your RP this damn hot day in Kyiv, thank you!



I hope you are all right these days....Where are you?
Posted 2 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
love this track. From a time in my life when I was experiencing radical change. But tell me, the album cover, is that the view out of the back of a speeder on Hoth?
Posted 3 years ago by Motolorax    [ Reply ]
.This is another classic RP like for me. I was never familiar with them before they started in rotation and now I find out that I really dig them. An easy 7.
Posted 3 years ago by dmarshalldavis    [ Reply ]
I was first turned on to RP in 2003 and clearly recall this track in heavy rotation back then along with Neko Case, Gomez and of course Porcupine Tree. I still tune in and still contribute $ to RP.
Posted 3 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 radiotoe wrote:


 
You know you can download a CSV file of all the songs you´ve rated in RP, then you can import it into Excel.  Nice!
Posted 3 years ago by MilesW    [ Reply ]
I wonder if this band made my boots. They are quality just like their music.
Posted 4 years ago by SnapDragon66    [ Reply ]
 ace-marc wrote:
Seems like anything from Manchester  has quality.
 
Except Manchester United these days..
Posted 4 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
 catmandu wrote:

Yup.  There is a list of Bill inspired songs that are outside of my wheel house post-it-noted on my desk.  This is one of them.

<chuckle> I have an Excel spreadsheet list of RP-inspired songs that I've been collecting since around 2004-05. Almost 900 entries, and I estimate that ~80% of those songs ... more than likely, I never would have learned about them otherwise.

It's hard to underestimate the the impact that RP has had on my music "awareness" and appreciation (and life in general).

Bill and Rebecca - literally and figuratively, you two rock!
 

Posted 4 years ago by radiotoe    [ Reply ]
It's great just sitting and listening your RP this damn hot day in Kyiv, thank you!
Posted 4 years ago by Andrekyiv    [ Reply ]
YES yessss yesssss 
Posted 4 years ago by jannaleigh    [ Reply ]
Seems like anything from Manchester  has quality.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
 masterhead wrote:
Businessgypsy wrote:
DAMMIT, BILL! Your incessant playing of this group has got me liking them! DARN YOU TO HECK!
I can relate to that!!!!
 
Yup.  There is a list of Bill inspired songs that are outside of my wheel house post-it-noted on my desk.  This is one of them.
Posted 4 years ago by catmandu    [ Reply ]
Hey!  I have Alpinestars motorcycle gear!
Posted 4 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Signwrtr61 wrote:


Ok, John....I'm jealous!! I'm sure the lager would be good, also!! On E. coast, these uptight politicos just recently passed med. use of aforementioned herb! CO/CA or bust!! Tired of this uptight culture here in CT!! Burn 1 for me!! ✌️
 
WA has the green goods too...heck Canada is even better in a way from what I've heard....which is why we're fond of the "the West is the Best" mantra (also sung by Jim M with the "I am the Lizard King, I can do anything" line so you know I like it.

Psilocybin is coming next though seems like the corporatists have their eyes set on shrooms even sooner than they did with MJ...oh well....it's progress in the right direction.  
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
With some German lager in me and a bowl of Coal Creek Kush, this is SPECTACULARLY HYPNOTIC and I like it a lot. TRIPPY song!
 

Ok, John....I'm jealous!! I'm sure the lager would be good, also!! On E. coast, these uptight politicos just recently passed med. use of aforementioned herb! CO/CA or bust!! Tired of this uptight culture here in CT!! Burn 1 for me!! ✌️
Posted 4 years ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
"Vanity and time will rape my soul" - wow, that is a powerful lyric!
Posted 4 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
Porcupine Tree rip-off!    
Posted 5 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
That logo on the cover is sooooooo late 90s/early aughts. This track on the other hand  transcends its time and is still good.
Posted 5 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
 Jakethemuss wrote:
flash gordon sound effect in here?
 
{#Lol}
Posted 5 years ago by guilhem34    [ Reply ]
Love me some didgeridoo. Even if it’s synthesized. 
Posted 5 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
flash gordon sound effect in here?
Posted 6 years ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
We are still burning up on the left coast, with BC & WA wildfires and CA heatwave, this tune seems truly apropos. Merci, la.
Posted 7 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
With some German lager in me and a bowl of Coal Creek Kush, this is SPECTACULARLY HYPNOTIC and I like it a lot. TRIPPY song!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Burning Up at the Burning Man? Too bad they burned the whole thing down. An EDM sh*tshow
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Sounded like a not unpleasant Damon Albarn musical cul-de-sac.
Posted 8 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
{#Crown}
Posted 8 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
Sounded very much like The Mutton Birds/Don McGlashan.  I like!
Posted 8 years ago by midigitguy    [ Reply ]
Hey! A guitar lick I can actually play!   
Posted 8 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
8>9
Posted 8 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
groo-groo-groo groovee! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 9 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Hmmm have not heard much from these guys in a while and this is the 2nd tune today from the same album.
Posted 9 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
Up there with other 70s and 80s future distopian synth pop like "I lost my heart to a starship trouper"   an 8
Posted 9 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
I'm sure this is not good for my ears but every time I hear this come on while at work with my earbuds in, I turn it up ... a lot. {#Eh} 
Posted 9 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
 akdavey wrote:
I liked this band when they were called "New Order."
It's good, tho.

 
Hear that.
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
More like Raydio (Jack and Jill)......

 
That's a funny song to think of; I haven't heard that tune in a long time.  However, some of those keyboard flourishes do sound reminiscent of that song.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
More like Raydio (Jack and Jill)......
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
I liked this band when they were called "New Order."
It's good, tho.
Posted 10 years ago by akdavey    [ Reply ]
I love turning this up in my headphones.
Posted 10 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
Love it,very  mellow. Thanks RP{#Sunny} 
Posted 10 years ago by morning    [ Reply ]
 oldviolin wrote:
 fresh

I mean this in a good way--it's fresh in a 1982 vein.  This most excellent track recalls the synth-and-vocals music of that period. 
Posted 10 years ago by bluejay08003    [ Reply ]
 fresh
Posted 10 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]

Wonderful.

Isn't the vocalist on this song the same that sings in Syntax?

Very alike anyway.


Posted 10 years ago by oneyet    [ Reply ]
I just changed my rating from 9 to 10. Bought the MP3 on Amazon and now I'm listening to it on repeat mode without getting bored. Reminds me of mysterious feelings I could never explain in my childhood.
Posted 10 years ago by kabal    [ Reply ]
I am really liking this song. I'll have to try it with the headphones. Sounds like it would be way cool like that.
Posted 10 years ago by k1j2cat    [ Reply ]
I really love this song...a lot. And it's even better in headphones.
Posted 11 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
Always a fan of chords changing over a non changing sequence of bass notes. Need to rate this from 6 to 7.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Step Out of the Car/Burning Up segue – 10!
Posted 11 years ago by gvan    [ Reply ]
This is a well crafted song.
Posted 12 years ago by drsteevo    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

They seem like pretty straight-forward lyrics: I don't detect any pretense.  Worser?
 

but hey...she likes nick drake elliott smith   and jimmy cliff...she can't be Alll bad!
Posted 12 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
Is that Damon Albarn singing?
Posted 12 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
 Giselle62 wrote:
this song, with it's horribly pretentious lyrics, then Guster following up with an even worser song....yuck.
 
They seem like pretty straight-forward lyrics: I don't detect any pretense.  Worser?
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Good stuff here
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
ditto ditto that.

socalhol wrote:

Ditto that!!  I never get tired of this song - love love love it!!  Heard it first here a couple years ago, bought the album - which is pretty good, this is the best track - and such a great one it is.

  Thistle wrote:
Love this song from the second I heard it right here a few years ago.  Thanks RP!
{#Good-vibes}
  

Posted 12 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
this song, with it's horribly pretentious lyrics, then Guster following up with an even worser song....yuck.
Posted 12 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
There is a remarkable lack of negitive comments on this song.  I figured at at least someone would come on here and trash it.
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
like (thats me being effusive)
Posted 12 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]

Posted 12 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
This slithery track, "Snow Patrol," and "Hotel Parallel" are very hip and hypno-tech atmospheric, and "Carbon Kid" just jams way beyond belief (with Brian Molko from Placebo doing some absolutely screaming vokes!)...  Always loved this, and thanks to RP for turning me onto it!

 aspicer wrote:
Great stuff! Never heard this or of them before. How is the album? Anyone know...
 


Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
What's it about? I don’t know. Love it though.
Posted 12 years ago by seven7    [ Reply ]
Great stuff! Never heard this or of them before. How is the album? Anyone know...
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
First time I am hearing this song
Love the background {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 12 years ago by yaelf    [ Reply ]
yeah! burns! peter_james_bond wrote:
It burns! {#Yes}
 


Posted 13 years ago by BoÅ¡ko_serbiano    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing some Bowie in the vocal track.  Layered on top of a simple yet effective beat and musical effects, it makes a really good song.

8/10 Edit:

Ok, it isn't a complicated song really, but I love it.  It's catchy without being overly poppish, has just enough going on in it to give it some depth, and simple enough that I don't have to steep (like the world's nastiest tea bag) in it before understanding it. 

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
It burns! {#Yes}
Posted 13 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
As a bass player I'm instantly hooked on this !
Posted 13 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
Never had a chance to listen to this at a pretty good cranked-up level before. Even trippier thataway. I like it.
Posted 14 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
the new mary and the jesus chain, yeahhh endless.......{#Angel}
Posted 14 years ago by Det    [ Reply ]
Still LOVING this song !!!  {#Hearteyes} 
Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
Nice!{#Music}
7's bout right.
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 nalle wrote:
Avg. Rating 7 something, you must be kidding. {#Puke}
 
You're right!  It should be much higher!
So... I bumped my vote up.
Thanks for the reminder.  {#Lol}
Posted 14 years ago by reindeer    [ Reply ]
Avg. Rating 7 something, you must be kidding. {#Puke}
Posted 14 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
Dancing on my chair again - this time I am alone in Office so I can hear it LOUD {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
i've got to get this ,   not familiar with them though
Posted 15 years ago by pope183    [ Reply ]
 jeaster wrote:
Is this a sample of a Joy Division/New Order song?  Can't think of the title, but will post when I get to my vinyl
 
Sure sounds like it.  I don't think it is, though. Not a bad tune either way.

Posted 15 years ago by kaubey    [ Reply ]
{#Mrgreen}
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Is this a sample of a Joy Division/New Order song?  Can't think of the title, but will post when I get to my vinyl
Posted 15 years ago by jeaster    [ Reply ]
loves that groovie drum beat
Posted 15 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Very cool song!
 
        {#Iamwithstupid}
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 Thistle wrote:
Love this song from the second I heard it right here a few years ago.  Thanks RP!
{#Good-vibes}
 
Ditto that!!  I never get tired of this song - love love love it!!  Heard it first here a couple years ago, bought the album - which is pretty good, this is the best track - and such a great one it is.

Posted 15 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
every time I hear it, I love it more. Bill — can't we turn it up to 11 for this one? ;-){#Dancingbanana}
Posted 15 years ago by WhiskeyDude    [ Reply ]
Very cool song!
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Love this song from the second I heard it right here a few years ago.  Thanks RP!
{#Good-vibes}
Posted 15 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
very enjoyable! i like the guitar in the background. {#Good-vibes}


Posted 15 years ago by TheFriendlyCat    [ Reply ]
Keep thinking this is a Dire Straits song from twenty-five years ago.....or should be
Posted 15 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
Loving it...{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 16 years ago by WhiskeyDude    [ Reply ]
Yep still love this
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
like a nitrous oxide buzz
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
themotion wrote:
huh? You and I must not know the same Pearl Jam.


that is one wayward soul, eh?

Posted 16 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
Love this song.  Hear it on Sirius Chill while vacationing in Vancouver, so this song always reminds me of riding through the mountains.  Another amazing find by Bill.  I also like Hotel Parallel, which is also played here.
Posted 16 years ago by malvey254    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Wallis wrote:
Reminds me a bit of later-period Pearl Jam
huh? You and I must not know the same Pearl Jam.
Posted 16 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
That album cover looks like somebody had a snowspeeder accident.
Yeah, what is that thing anyway?
Posted 16 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
Nice
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
sukilau wrote:
what's up w/all the "frosty" band names? Arctic Monkeys. Snow Patrol, and now Alpine Stars? I thouhgt we were heading into global warming...oh weel , catchy tunes all the same..
I think I'll join in and name my next band "Frosty Cheeks" or "Polar Diver" or something like that.
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
purchased this album on an impulse - pretty satisfying trippy stuff - "hotel parallel" is another great track
Posted 17 years ago by ninja_band    [ Reply ]
up to 8. dig it
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
yay!
Posted 17 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
Love it love it! Going to Itunes right now and buying this one!
Posted 17 years ago by Bluesgrrl    [ Reply ]
Dude. This is surprisingly fun and delicious. Worth a look at the album.
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
sukilau wrote:
what's up w/all the "frosty" band names? Arctic Monkeys. Snow Patrol, and now Alpine Stars? I thouhgt we were heading into global warming...oh weel , catchy tunes all the same..
Reaction to global warming? This tune's been playing on RP longer than anything from the others, and it's still excellent and welcome.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
sukilau wrote:
what's up w/all the "frosty" band names? Arctic Monkeys. Snow Patrol, and now Alpine Stars? I thouhgt we were heading into global warming...oh weel , catchy tunes all the same..
Apparently, one of the members of the band named themselves "Alpinestars" after the name of his mountain bike. Pretty bizarre but a cool name nonetheless (no pun intended)!
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
what's up w/all the "frosty" band names? Arctic Monkeys. Snow Patrol, and now Alpine Stars? I thouhgt we were heading into global warming...oh weel , catchy tunes all the same..
Posted 17 years ago by sukilau    [ Reply ]
Kinda creeps up and grabs ya, for better or worse. I'm hearing a hint of Bowie in there.

Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Solid tune, do I hear a hint of New Order influence?
Posted 17 years ago by stratolounge    [ Reply ]
This is an excellent noise
Posted 18 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
Sure do hear some sounds from Alanis Morissette 90s stuff. I know this will not be a popular comment, but listen carefully. I first heard some of that on Crooked Little Pill.
Posted 18 years ago by meliaarhrt    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
That album cover looks like somebody had a snowspeeder accident.
Things look bad for Hobie.
Posted 18 years ago by fjordless    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
That album cover looks like somebody had a snowspeeder accident.
Snow-cat demo derby.
Posted 18 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
PrimalJules wrote:
Hmm, don't really hear that, but was thinking more like New Order.
And I was thinking Bowie... (and I think Bill was too, as that was the lead-in)
Posted 18 years ago by zinzarin    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by carbonatom    [ Reply ]
HA! this CD just arrived and I just got through ripping it. I mean just now. Still in the cd drive. What a good tune.
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
muy bueno
Posted 18 years ago by HombreDeMezcal    [ Reply ]
Wallis wrote:
Reminds me a bit of later-period Pearl Jam
Hmm, don't really hear that, but was thinking more like New Order.
Posted 18 years ago by PrimalJules    [ Reply ]
curtkare wrote:
Agreed, they somehow got it right.
I think the "somehow" is the fine singing. Nothing like a good vocal sound to make even an average song worth listening to, and this one's better than average.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]