Music Review

Stars on ESP

His Name Is Alive
Reviewed by Wook Kim | Jul 26, 1996
EW's GRADE
A

Details Lead Performance: His Name Is Alive; Genre: Rock

Michigan-based His Name Is Alive finally realize the potential only hinted at on their previous three albums. The band has lost none of its pretensions but leavens them with inventiveness and guile. Case in point: ''Universal Frequencies,'' a shameless rip-off — and heartfelt evocation — of ''Good Vibrations.'' Shameless but heartfelt, diffuse but focused, Stars on ESP is an infuriating gem. A

Originally posted Jul 26, 1996 Published in issue #337 Jul 26, 1996 Order article reprints

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