Handler

Har Mar Superstar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Record Collection
• ASIN: B0002T6IKK
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,182 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good music, April 23, 2005

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Sarah Mulchand (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handler (Audio CD)

I would recommend listening to Har Mar Superstar if you like some upbeat music with some catchy tunes.
However, If you are at all uncomfortable with middle-aged balding men with beer-guts stripping on stage and humping walls, I would not recommend seeing him live. It was quite the...interesting experience, but it was worth it to see the amazing Ben Lee.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravado & Beats, July 8, 2005

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LQ Smythe "LQS" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handler (Audio CD)

These intoxicating tunes from the up-and-coming "Superstar" have been the only sounds blaring out of my car stereo for the past two months. Recorded by an excellent new producer -- John "Strawberry" Fields -- this album is incredible. It combines lewd lyrics, resembling those of gangster rappers and R. Kelly, with a smooth delivery that's one part Stevie Wonder and one part Jamiroquai. Take those two elements and add the atypical, non-pop star "look" of Har Mar -- a fat, white, almost insane-looking man with hair going anywhere it wants, an outfit that fits (spandex pants and tighty-whities), and an abundance of confidence -- and you have yourself a musical Molotov cocktail.

With friends like Ben Stiller, Owen Willson, Karen O, and many others, his personality must be as funny and engaging as it comes off on this record. While most R&B albums get stuck in a stylistic rut, "The Handler" offers a lot of diversity. Admittedly, rump-shaking tracks like "DUI" and "Transit" are what Har Mar does best. And there are quite a few upbeat dance numbers here, including "Cut Me Up" with the aforementioned Karen O. He also throws in an amazing cover of Gilbert O'Sullivan's classic "Alone Again (Naturally)" which ends things on a poignant note. Every song on the album is filled with hooks and perfectly produced. If this guy isn't a household name in a few years, I'll be pretty sad.

Buy "The Handler," and you'll understand what I'm talking about.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ....a great blend of r&b and pop. made for the radio., December 22, 2004

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The Idle Receptionist (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handler (Audio CD)

i first heard "as" on the episode on the OC & immediately, i had to buy that CD. I'm not really into this genre of music, but something about that song just got to me. so after searching the net, i found out that Har Mar Superstar was the genius behind that song. I immediately bought his CD, the handler, and i haven't been dissapointed. Every one of these songs could be put on the radio right now, and would shoot to #1, because they're so catchy. Basically, every song is laced with sexual innuendo, but i don't really mind, and its tactful humor. This CD is really about having lightharted fun, which is why it's such a great party CD. You can play it from beginning to end, without skipping over a song.

My personal favorites: As (of course), Body Request, Cut Me Up, and Save the Strip.


OVERALL RATING: A-. It's a shame that such great music can fly under the radar, and go pretty much unnoticed. Buy this if you like Jamiroquai, Maroon 5, or any other funk music with r&b roots.