Get Real

Artist: Halo Friendlies
Label: Tooth & Nail Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 724354081521
EAN: 0724354081521
ASIN: B00006ALB4

Release Date: 2002-07-30

Get Real

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Tracks:

Sellout
Over It
I'm All Eyes
Just Like You
Anything For You
Milwaukee
Run Away
Nice Guys
Don't Let Me Down
Disappear
Selfish
Unsaid Goodbyes

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Customer Reviews:

Sorta on the Edge of Great and Mediocre........2006-06-10

I put the Halo Friendlies on Winamp to see if my memory serves me correctly, and it does: The Halo Friendlies are a talented, hard-rocking group that puts "girl bands" to shame, but their lyrics leave much to be desired.

I remember "Over It" and "Just Like You" being a couple of my favorites for being real catchy and easy to sing along with. The ladies switch lead vocals on songs, which gives the album some diversification, and a little something that makes them stand out from other bands.

My inital reaction to the album was, overall, "Wow! They play like guys!" I even described them to someone saying, "not to be sexist against my own gender, but these girls don't play like girls." If you like real bands like The Donnas, you'll most likely get along with this. The Friendlies are NOT poppy. They are very straight attitude and punky.

The lyrics are weak, often contrived, and a lot of the same subject matter. Not all of it is bad, but a lot of the time you might wish they'd just throw some instrumentals in there.

So, Great Sound + Mediocre Lyrics = So-So Album. If you get it as a gift, might as well keep it. The music is worth it.

Go-Go's + The Donnas + Lillix = Great Girl Rock Band.......2006-05-21

If you're a fan of punk/pop girl singers this is the album for you. Combining voices of Belinda Carlisle and Tasha Ray-Evin, this comes out to anything but girl singers such as Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson. When I first heard of the HF's I thought girl songwiters and musicians so listened to the song clips and got the CD. The girls from Long Beach know how to rock. Sell Out and Nice Guys are my favorities. This band will appeal to you if you like Go-Go's, Donnas, Avril Lavigne, The Bangles, Skye Sweetnam and Lillix. Worth the money and a great buy!! :-)

THIS IS FLIPPIN' AWESOME!!!.......2005-12-04

I got this CD after hearing them on the Freaky Friday Soundtrack. I had also heard them a couple of years on a small appearence on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". I got my CD, and looked at it. I thought "Cool, four chicks that play their own instruments." I popped it in my CD player, and it was awesome. There isn't a song on this that I didn't like. My favorites were "Sellout" "Just Like You", and "Selfish". I do reccomend that all go and hunt down the video for "Sellout". It's cool!

THIS IS ONE AWESOME CD!!.......2004-12-17

I originally bought this because I liked their performance of "Me vs. the World" on the Freaky Friday soundtrack. So I went the the record label's site to see if they had any cd's available. When I saw "Get Real" was available, I took a risk and bought it. Originally, I really only liked Sellout and Unsaid Goodbyes. But after a while, I really got to liking this CD. It was worth the $10. Unlike other reviews, I really love the song "Selfish". It just really gets me moving. If you like music from bands like Lillix, buy this CD

Unexpectedly good.......2003-12-27

When I first received this CD as a gift, I was excited because it looked interesting, but I was also a little hesitant at the same time. After listening to it, I discovered that it takes a while to really enjoy the songs, but it can be done. Here's a breakdown of some of their good songs:
2)"Over It"-While the lyrics for this song isn't anything I haven't already heard ("I know what you're thinking/I know just what you think of me...")and there's the occasional whining, this is one of the better "after the break-up" songs I've heard in a long time.
4)"Just Like You"-In this song, the girls sing really well (no whining can be found) but the rhymes sound forced ("I'm hesitant/Call the president/Maybe he will say a prayer for me..." This aside, it's an enjoyable song.
5)"Anything For You"-This is one of those songs that takes a while to like, but I now do. I especially like the lyrics for this song ("Summertime burned a hole inside your heart/Winter's bite froze the feelings deep inside...")and once again, the girls sing well.
6) "Milwaukee"-This "break-up" song, while having lyrics that aren't anything new, does have good description. Also, I think the girls' "angry" singing has improved because there's little whining. Definitely worth a listen!
9)"Don't Let Me Down"-This song surprised me by how upbeat it was. It's hard to describe the actual song than by saying that it's easy to enjoy.
11)"Selfish"-When I first listened to this song, I disliked the lyrics ("You messed up in so many ways I don't think that you'll understand me...") and found it in general to be annoying. Now I like it, but I recommend to NOT listen to it all the time.

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Afasia ~ Dead Fish

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