An absolute essential from the 80's decade

Nine Inch Nails?!? I don't think so! How anyone could come up with that is beyond me. Either he's never heard NIN, or he didn't really listen to this album. NIN is far more loud and abrasive than this. This, along with One Second and You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess, is one of Yello's top 3 releases (possibly the best) in my opinion. The sound is unique in an early European quirky techno kind of way... it takes some getting used to. In places it's tribal, in others it's heady, and quite a lot of it sounds theatrical. On the whole, it is candy for the ears and mind. My favorites are tracks 7 through 9. The guitar part at the end of "Let Me Cry" could have gone on easily for another minute. After this period, Yello became rather hard edged with Flag and Zebra (my least favorite Yello releases). Lately, they have recovered some of the creative beauty they displayed on Stella.

Over-rated... but without a doubt worthy of praise

I'll make this short: Yello, for me, are either hit or miss. And with this album they somehow missed. I just can't seem to get into it in the same way I got into ONE SECOND, YOU GOTTA SAY YES TO ANOTHER EXCESS or POCKET UNIVERSE. I know that many fans consider this to be their most accomplished work, but I just can't see it. It does nothing for me. Sorry guys.

There are a couple of good tracks though: Ciel Ouvert, Let Me Cry and Vicious Games are wonderful - hence the three stars. I would nearly buy the album just for those three songs... but I can't bring myself to do it.

I like the music I listen to to inspire me in some way, and STELLA doesn't really achieve this. And over the years the track OH YEAH has been beaten to death like a baby seal at an Eskimo's blubber convention. I know that this is hardly Yello's fault, but that's just how I feel.

In my opinion, STELLA is overrated. Check out ONE SECOND instead.

Oh, and a small note. Yello's music in the style of Nine Inch Nails?! I am a fan of both Yello and Nine Inch Nails (I have a diverse taste in music), but, believe me, that isn't because the music sounds the same!

YELLO - STELLA AWESOME CD!!!

OH YEAH!!! It was THIS album that made me love Yello so much. Listen to it at night in your car, (hopefully you have Infinity speakers), and crank it up. It's a great driving CD. FIVE STARS! OH YEAH! :)