Between The Senses

Haven | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: VIRGIN
• ASIN: B00006GA3R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,242 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Epochs pass, musical trends come and go, but rock always seems to return to its two most primal building blocks: a compelling voice and driving guitar. Cut through the critical rhetoric comparing Haven singer Gary Briggs's emotive style to the late Jeff Buckley, and it's hard to miss the mesmerizing, trans-generational guitar work of Nat Watson. Consider that their official bio has Watson and Briggs meeting in a hometown Cornwall, England, record store as they quibbled over a copy of Quicksilver Messenger Service's Happy Trails, and it's assumed their roots go a little deeper than the vaunted sounds of Manchester, where Haven shrewdly relocated in '99. Midwifed by former Smith's manager Joe Moss and that band's legendary guitarist Johnny Marr (who produced this sparkling debut), the band quickly racked up a string of promising U.K. singles, some of which (like "Beautiful Thing" and "Let It Live" included here) recall the original drama and power of U2's Boy and October wed to a sonic ethos that imagines Radiohead as a little less coy about their pop fetishes. --Jerry McCulley

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Between The Senses by Haven

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good stuff, March 8, 2002

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Denmark Jensen (Carson City, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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I've read a few reviews of this CD that dismiss it as boring or unoriginal. While it certainly doesn't break new ground stylistically, in my opinion it is a very strong album. I'd definitly say that it was the best release of the year so far, except for the fact that Electric Soft Parade's "Holes In The Wall", which came out on the same day, is also so wonderful. The thing that jumps out almost immediatly in the first couple of listens is that there are four completely classic and incredible songs here, namely "Beautiful Thing", "Say Something", "Out Of Reach", and "Let It Live". However, after a few more listens, several of the other tracks, which at first seemed to pass by rather non-intrusively, have really grown on me as well. I really like the singing on "Lately". This is a very good album, highly recommended for fans for British guitar bands.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sadly overlooked cool british stuff, January 1, 2003

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J. Persh (West Bloomfield, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This record is definitely an overlooked gem. Being that it was produced by Johnny Marr, you would think it would have received more press and fanfare. The sound is moody guitar-oriented britpop with good solid vocals. Fans of Coldplay, Oasis and 80's britpop should give this a shot, you'll be glad you did.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Derivative originality, April 26, 2002

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MarkInSoCal (LA) - See all my reviews

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The snarky Brit critics say these guys are nothing but a bunch of shallow Radiohead imitators. Not quite. Yes, there is the chorus of anthemic guitars neatly covering over pinched-voice vocals (but not wimpy a la Coldplay). But the structure, texture and bridging of the songs is top-notch. Actually, if you can picture Radiohead with some Gin Blossoms mixed in, you get a good idea of what their sound is. Okay, so Still Tonight could have been stolen from a Cheap Trick ballad, but you still find yourself singing along to it. And songs like Til The End, Beautiful Thing and Where Is The Love are all strong rock 'n' roll songs. Say Something is Top 10 in Britain. These days, you feel lucky if you get an album with three songs you like on it. This one, for me, has eight. So it's 20 bucks. Well worth it. Just wait until US Alternative Radio discovers these guys.