Hello, Hello

Hello, Hello Artist: The A-Sides
Label: Prison Jazz Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 825346858425
EAN: 0825346858425
ASIN: B000971EYA


Release Date: 2005-03-29

Hello, Hello


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Tracks:

  1. Sidewalk Chalk
  2. Greetings
  3. Everybody Knows the Way
  4. Sorry Cloud
  5. Park Avenue
  6. Tall Buildings
  7. Jump Back Jack
  8. I'll Come Around
  9. Umbrella
  10. Only Michelle
  11. Here or There

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Strokes meets Beatles meets Beach Boys.......2007-04-05

There have been a slew of great new bands since 2005. The A-Sides are defintely one of the better bands out there. I saw them at SXSW and although their live show is average, this CD is truely remarkable. There are some four-part harmonies that with astonish.

Elements of Beatles (bass lines and song structure - Revolver in particular), Beach Boys (harmonies) and Strokes (punchy guitar sound). This could be a collection of A-sides from some long forgotten 1960's band.

I can wait for their new disc.

Buy it now.

[DW]

5 out of 5 stars Brian Wilson meets Indie Rock.......2006-09-25

How can a band this great be this obscure? It's preposterous. Gorgeous sing-along melodies and layers of harmonies, yet loud, fuzzy, and rawky. These guys easily rank with the Shins and the New Pornographers as best songwriters in pop music today.

2 out of 5 stars Average but enjoyable.......2005-09-23

As a fan of Philadelphia pop music I gave the a-sides a try. It is well produced....sonically, but lacks any particular distinction or direction. It sounds to me like a bunch of kids who listen to the Beatles way too often. Sometimes young bands will almost bypass the grueling process of finding their own voice and leap right into trying to make records they're clearly not ready for. The A-sides are a band of potential but need to look themselves in the mirror and figure out how they can use their talents in a NEW and unique way. I already own sgt. pepper's and pet sounds....I don't need to hear it again.

5 out of 5 stars "Hello, Hello" is Awesome........2005-06-14


I am so impressed with "Hello, Hello." It's a pop masterpeice on par with "Pet Sounds" or "Odessey & Oracle". It's as creative and quirky as the best Flaming Lips album you can think of. As garagey as The Kinks and as cute as The Monkees. It's as fresh as The Shins AND it's produced by Brian McTear, the man behind the Lilys. How could you go wrong?

From the rocking first track, "Sidewalk Chalk" you are hooked. Then a dreaming little ditty called "Greetings" floats you into the catchiest damn song I've heard in years called "Everybody Knows the Way". The rest of the album is a familiar, but unique trip. There is not a slacker on here. The music is upbeat and full of hooks. I could rattle on about each track, but I won't. To top it all off, the album ends with a track titled "Here or There" which is a trippy, shoegazer-ish jam. This is definately best when listened to with headphones, but try it in a car or a picnic or the beach and it will be the soundtrack of your summer.

Do yourself a favor and spend the $10(!) to check out this album. You won't regret it.

5 out of 5 stars Pop Gem.......2005-06-05

The A-Sides have produced an album of such magnitude and pure pop genius that it may be placed beside such great records as Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys) and Odessy & Oracle (The Zombies). Each and every track is absolutely excellent- 11 tiny masterpieces, that when listened to one after the other, make for a cohesive and spell-bounding whole. Each and every song is a masterpiece, but the stand-out kickers would be "Sidewalk Chalk," "Only Michelle," "I'll Come Around," and "Here or There."

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