Out of MTV’s buzz bin and onto the cover of Rolling Stone. That was the seemingly lightning-speed trajectory of New England’s Belly, the alt-rock foursome whose debut album, Star, shot them to stardom in the early 1990s. Unbeknownst to most of the kids listening to the radio in ’93, though, the origins of the band reached further back, with lead singer Tanya Donelly having co-founded both the influential Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh and, later, the Breeders with Pixies member Kim Deal. Credit Donelly’s more conventional, pop-rooted compositions and affable voice for her desire to break from Throwing Muses and the Breeders; with Belly, the singer-songwriter managed to achieve greater, albeit brief, mainstream visibility than either of those two bands had up to that point.Belly’s first single, “Feed the Tree,” became a pop hit, a light and swirly yet macabre dream-pop counterpoint to the more overtly grungy alt-rock that had overtaken the airwaves, and Star, though certainly more musically adventurous, also includes its fair share of radio-friendly material. With its classic guitar arpeggio, tear-jerky violin solo, and tragic, repeated final plea of “It’s not time for me to go,” “Stay” is an old-fashioned love song, while the single “Gepetto” is one of the album’s slickest tracks, with “sha la-la” girl-group backing vocals revealing Donelly’s affection for more traditional pop forms.Remastered Double White Marbled Vinyl + CDTracklist:A1 Someone To Die ForA2 AngelA3 DustedA4 Every WordB5 GepettoB6 WitchB7 Slow DogB8 Low Red MoonC9 Feed The TreeC10 Full Moon, Empty HeartC11 White BellyC12 UntogetherD13 StarD14 Sad DressD15 StayCDCD-1 Someone To Die For 2:04CD-2 Angel 2:58CD-3 Dusted 2:48CD-4 Every Word 3:33CD-5 Gepetto 3:24CD-6 Witch 1:35CD-7 Slow Dog 4:02CD-8 Low Red Moon 5:32CD-9 Feed The Tree 3:29CD-10 Full Moon, Empty Heart 3:02CD-11 White Belly 3:36CD-12 Untogether 4:44CD-13 Star 1:27CD-14 Sad Dress 3:44CD-15 Stay 4:57
