Within a year, they also issued the subsequent EPs Silicon Chick EP and Kitzbuhel Weekend EP, leading up to their debut full-length B.A.S.I.C, in early 2001.
In mid-2002, they released the follow-up, White Noise, which saw a much greater emphasis on vocals and live instrumentation and featured a guest appearance by Placebo singer Brian Molko on Carbon Kid.
Alpinestars has not released anything significant since White Noise, although a third album entitled Time Spent With Machines was recorded with Dimitri Tikovoi and Rob Kirwan in 2005 in Flood's studio in Kensal Green, London. It has yet to be released by their label Riverman.
Since then Glyn Thomas has reputedly reinvented himself as Lucien Caine, producing music that is quite different from Alpinestars, and also produced early demos for acoustic musicians Stephen Fretwell and Liam Frost.
BURNING UP
Alpinestars Lyrics
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Restless hearts and minds are moving on
Baby take the best escape for all
Dunno if I'm coming back for more
Burning up again
I found my only friend
Burning up again
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
The lyrics of Alpinestars's song "Burning Up" express themes of escapism, restlessness and self-destruction. The repetition of the lines "Burning up again, I found my only friend" indicates a cycle of destructive behavior with a lack of control. The first verse describes the emptiness of modern urban life, with "the lights in all the cities" having gone out and "restless hearts and minds" searching for something more fulfilling. The chorus then introduces the idea of finding temporary solace in self-destructive behavior - "burning up" - and the singer's "only friend" being this destructive cycle.
The second verse further explores the idea of the singer seeking escape from the constraints of ordinary life ("no hold on the borders till it's fun"), with a sense of reckless abandon ("race to please you if you start to roll"). However, this escape is ultimately meaningless and empty, with "vanity and time" leading to the destruction of the singer's soul. The song overall seems to suggest a nihilistic outlook on life, with no hope for a meaningful escape from modern society.
Line by Line Meaning
The lights in all the cities have now gone
The urban areas have gone dark, maybe indicating the end of something
Restless hearts and minds are moving on
People are restless and eager to move to the next thing, seeking change or something fresh
Baby take the best escape for all
Find the best way to escape to seize new opportunities without fear or restraint
Dunno if I'm coming back for more
I'm unsure if I'll return to this place or situation, leaving open what the future holds
Got to feel inside the orange sun
An intense feeling of something mysterious, maybe regarding an elemental force like the sun
No hold on the borders till it's fun
Removing restrictions and boundaries in order to enjoy oneself or find fulfillment
Race to please you if you start to roll,
A sense of urgency to meet other people's expectations or desires if they do the same
Vanity and time will rape my soul
The slow but inevitable destruction of one's essence or self to pointless pursuits, manifesting as an attack
Burning up again
I found my only friend
Despite the challenges or turmoil, finding solace in the feeling of intense passion or desire
Burning up again
I found my only friend
Reiterating the idea that passionate, intense things are the only things that bring comfort
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GLYN THOMAS, RICHARD WOOLGAR
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Lobsang Harish
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
Poet Young
I'm a DJ, I used to play this song all the time at this cool bar i was playing in. One of the best songs EVER!!!!!!!!!!
sairyloo
love this riff and the base, his voice is gorgeous.
Iqor Semenov
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annemarie fitbit
Love this and never heard it before, definitely should be playing on all radio stations, if I'm not mistaken it probably will be now that it's getting the well deserved recognition finally 👍
Victor Kotelnikov
One of the finest tunes of these guys
Lobsang Harish
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
NOV17MAY16
One of my favorite albums ever!
Glyn Thomas
I am the man who sang it. It's based around a few things. Giving up an addiction to weed for one. But the thing really is about how addiction makes you feel claustrophobic...and that can be warm and comforting up to the point of realisation that you are wasting everything important to you .hence the starkness of everything in the music. Obviously, I had little to do with the storyboard of the video but I like the symbolism of the oppressed breaking free.LCx Luciencainemusic 6 minutes ago
Jim Page
Thankyou for your beautiful work.
CAMERON VALE
Glyn Thomas i thought it was about me