British Rock Albums - Be Human (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 279. Not illustrated. Chapters: Be Human. Excerpt: Be Human is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Fightstar, released on April 20, 2009 through Search and Destroy Records. The iTunes digital download includes a bonus track which is an acoustic version of "Unfamiliar Ceilings," the final track on the band's previous studio album, performed with former XFM presenter Katie P. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 20, making it their highest charting album to date. A deluxe edition was later confirmed by the band, which was re-released on March 1, 2010. The deluxe package included four newly recorded tracks, a DVD of the bands unplugged performance at the Picturedrome Theatre in Northampton, new cover art and revised track listing. The band first mentioned that they were working on new material back in March 2008. They confirmed that after completing their tour with Brigade, they would begin writing during the summer and would be posting updates for fans with video diaries from the studio. Recording took place at Treehouse Studios in Chesterfield, the personal studio of co-producer and friend, Carl Bown. Recording sessions began in August 2008, and were due to finish in November. The band's vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Charlie Simpson confirmed tentative working titles as "War Machine," "English Way" and "Mercury Summer." He mentioned the former would have a distinct "rock opera" feel to it with heavy string sections. After the bulk of recording had been completed, the band went to Air Studios (where film scores for Pirates of the Caribbean and Batman Begins had been composed) to record the string sections with Audrey Riley. Simpson later commented that "it was great to bring that element, that classical side, into it. It adds so much." Leading up to the...