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All Star United Mainstream Aspirations Canned

2002-11-03 - All Star United releases Revolution, its first new album in nearly four years, on November 19. Presenting a strong Christian message with Revolution, All Star United finds itself on the flipside of a recent USA Today article, entitled 'Music In A New Light,' which details growing trends of Christian artists who try to avoid the Christian pigeonhole to pursue mainstream aspirations. 'It wasn’t too long ago that we would have been a part of that trend,' explains lead singer/ songwriter and founder of All Star United, Ian Eskelin. He even penned and independently produced an entire mainstream album, showcasing the project under a new band name with intentions of abandoning the All Star United moniker. The project generated much interest in New York, Los Angeles, and London; however, Eskelin began having mixed feelings about the mainstream project and wanted to take time off to contemplate the band’s platform. Already tired and exhausted from extensive touring, the band collectively decided to take some time off, each member going his own way in time. After much deliberation, Eskelin canned the mainstream project, penning what would become Revolution in its stead.

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