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MP3 Five Star Trailer Park - Dark As The North Atlantic
8 MP3 Songs in this album (30:22) !
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"Five Star is immediate, in scope and feeling. Kicking it hard to a slow, rolling acclaim. Go to the edge of this volcano and throw your money in it." -Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip
"Five Star Trailer Park is on the right track. In fact, they''re driving the train." -Amanda Putz, CBC Radio Host
"Five Star Trailer Park are carrying the torch of "ensemble rock" groups here in Canada. Big sound, powerful energy and finely sculpted lyrics ensure that this trailer park lives up to its rating and has set up camp for a long time to come." -Brian Corcoran, CBC''s The Hour
"For naysayers who think passionate radio rock is dead, check out Five Star Trailer Park... classic rock anthems stemming from a barrage of power chords, dead-honest lyrics and Canada’s tightest, driving rhythm section. Like their influences, Hawksley Workman, The Barenaked Ladies and Alanis Morisette, these songs are all melodically intricate and will quickly become the soundtrack to your daily life. FSTP will soon be your new favourite band." -Pop Journal
"Genius: the one and only word to describe Five Star Trailer Park...The music – the arrangements to the lyrical composure - is beautiful, methodical and heartbreaking...No strangers to the big stage, Spence and co. have already opened for the likes of The Tragically Hip, Sam Roberts and Sarah Hammer. But with another original and creative release such as this one, it likely won''t be long until they are headlining at Massey Hall." -Emily Santos, Lucid Forge - Canadian Arts and Entertainment Magazine
"Nothing less than Five Stars for this Trailer Park...It is apparent that this Canadian group knows what they are doing and are well aware that they are doing it right." -Erika Stark, https://www.tradebit.com
From The Belleville Intelligencer:
Being asked by Gord Downie to open for the Tragically Hip is a little like falling out of an airplane. The first ten seconds are a forgotten blur of overwhelming adrenaline and the next hour is spent convincing yourself it was real.
Here''s a clip of our conversation as I remember it, with director commentary:
"Hey Nick, I listened to the Fight That Broke Your Heart last night. Listen man, this is a really good disc."
Holy crap. Gord Downie listened to our album. Why are my knees weak, and why do I feel like I''m in Grade 7 asking a girl to the school dance?
"Do you write the lyrics? Cause I really dig your lyrics man."
Thanks Gord. You''re not half bad yourself. Nautical Disaster has its moments.
"So what''s next for the band?"
Well, although I''m ironically unaware of this at the moment, our big dream of playing NXNE is about to be blown out of the water.
At this point, Gord is fully aware that our little metaphorical plane is at cruising altitude and the bay doors have been opened. His poker face is betrayed only by the mischievous glint in his eyes, like he knows he''s about to rock my world. I''m now convinced that if Gord Downie were born Native, he''d be called a trickster.
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"You want to play a show with us?"
Free fall.
We pulled in to the Big Music Festival in Belleville around noon to catch Sam Roberts sound-checking. Sam fucking Roberts! We asked where we could store our personal things during the day and were told, with a grin, that there would be plenty of room in our trailer home. We ate a fully catered lunch, with fresh pasta to order, before our own sound-check, where the songs we''d poured so much sweat and tears into were suddenly broadcast through a sound-system designed to overpower 16,000 screaming fans in an outdoor park.
Suddenly, there were crowds in the park and it was time to play our set. We paced backstage and had our traditional band huddle. We saw the stage manager eyeing us and joked that it must be funny to see our naïve childish excitement over the gig. "It''s refreshing," he said.
Then we were onstage. Just like that. And it felt like the most natural thing in the world. Despite the fans, the fresh air, the names above us on the bill, and the fact that this was ten times the stage we had ever played before, we were as comfortable as if we were playing to a hundred friends at the Rivoli.
There were huge added benefits beyond the exposure and experienced we gained playing the Big Music Fest. Above all, these other musicians were heroes of ours and we were able to catch their sets from side-stage! The Hip were on fire that night, and watching Gord do his thing from ten feet away was nothing short of an education in fronting a band and connecting with a crowd.
The one impression that stuck with all of us was the level of respect displayed by everyone involved in the festival. How could everyone be so god damn nice? Where were the sly remarks from established artists about the luck of our fortunes? Where were the disenchanted roadies who were supposed to make us feel like the Little Band that Couldn''t? Where was the rock and roll attitude and the lines of blow barely hidden? I looked around to see musicians playing with their kids in the sunny fields of our backstage park.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned to find a member of the Hip''s management telling me she loved our show and all extra tickets we scored for family and friends were now on the house. Then Michael, the event promoter, arrived by bicycle asking if we needed any more beer in the trailer. The Big Music Fest was truly a class act from start to finish. Sam Roberts, who was on his 81st show with the Tragically Hip, said to us shortly before leaving, "Unless you''re with the Hip, you''ll never be treated this well again." I believe it.
I must say, The Downies are the nicest family in rock and roll. Who else would give a relatively unknown musician the break of his life? Who else would bring flowers from their family farm before the biggest performance of our lives? Who other than Gord Downie would give me a hug after our set and say, "We should do this again sometime"?
Name the date, Gord. We''ll be there.
Written by Nick Spence
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