Customer Reviews

Hazen Street

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This cd is simply great. I've been listening to ska, punk, and hardcore for over ten years, and this is definitely one of the most entertaining and lively album's I've heard since Streetlight Manifesto hit this time last year. The cd is poppy but not annoying like Good Charlotte. It's heavy, but not too hard. It's punk, but not in a "I'm more punk than you" way.

"Written," is definitely one of the deeper songs on the album. The lyrics hit home with anyone that has actually dealt with real issues in their life. These guys identify with the street, because that's where they came from, but they tell their stories in very articulate ways that make the cd very interesting and dynamic. Definitely the best cd to come out this summer!

Anyone who thinks these guys are amateurish needs to have their head examined. You've got members from two of the most revered hardcore bands ever, H2O and Madball. Freddy Madball and Toby Morse give the band instant credibility, and the rest of the band drive the sound. These guys are moving into new sounds to expand on what they've done before. H2O has usually been really fast paced punk-core, whiel Madball has always been really hard hitting and heavy. With Hazen St. they combine the sounds and add in a little hip-hop, reggae, and pop for good measure.

Some people's reviews are really concerning and I doubt whether they are true critiques or just play something in the background and have no clue what makes an album quality or not. I bought Hazen because it was on sale and the band LOOKS hardcore. Unfortunately I was mistaken.

The sound is uninspiring and VERY amateurish. Too many call and response hooks, the song writing is so simplistic it borders on annoying in many songs. I guess my main disappointment is that there are many quality bands out with alot of talent and potential who are not getting a shot while sub-par talent with industry connections move up the ladder.

Hazen St. would make an excellent rock band to play at your local bar but to pay your money for their album? I would recommend looking elsewhere.

found the hazen street cd a extremely good listen. freddy from madball rocks, as does toby from h20. not exactly what you would expect from these guys but most tracks have good hooks that keep you playing them over and over.

Its a rare thing for me to love an album from start to finish and so Hazen Street really got my attention from the beginning because every song is a great. "Are You Ready?" gets me jumping every time and "Fool the World" and "Trouble" always put me in a good mood. Despite the fact that my friends all have different taste in music, everyone who hears this cd in my car always likes it. This band has talent and heart and I really recommend this album.

well....being that Madball and H20 have been two of my favorite bands for along time, i was instantly pumped when i heard that freddy madball and toby SXE had a side project comming out...now this wanst quite what i expected, more of a pop-punk cd, but amazing at that.

best tracks


written
trouble
in memory of
tommrow
crossroads
back home


amazing cd. pick it up

I enjoy listening to debut albums from new band's who have formed, worked their hearts out and are confident enough to release their work to the music mainstream media and to be judged accordingly. Hazen St can be described as a band of young men who have come from tough livelyhoods and made something out of their situations - bettered themselves. For that, they should be congratulated. Now the CD self titled release does have flaws and yet is a strong album for the band. Give this band ago, listen and relisten to the album twice and the songs will grow on you as they did on me. 'Fool The World' is easily the best single of the album and is their signature hit song. The other nice songs full of great hooks in them are 'Sorry' and 'Trouble'.
The reader must remember that this is the band's first release and if they stick together, they will only get better. I hope they won't be one hit wonders.

OK may I start off by saying I cant beleive someone has wrote a review saying "if you want an alternative rock CD get Good Charlotte", Hazen street are in no way trying to play music that Good Charlotte are (thankfully because we have enough generic trend "punk" bands around).

This is I guess Freddy, Toby, Hoya, Mackie & Davids side project really so they can play a more melodic music than their other bands (although David is in Boxcar racer after he quit Over my dead body). All in all this CD is definatly worth a buy, its like a more easy to get into version of A New york band really & I repeat NOT an attempt at being Good charlotte despite te fact that theyre on a label created by members of that band.

i think the music is great, but dosen't include video "fool the world"! why? i want to see the video. it's awesome!

If you are looking for an alternative rock CD like Good Charlotte, this is not the disc for you. "Fool the World" and a few other tracks are good, but the rest are horrible hip-hop songs. They sound like a cross between Eminem without the swear words, Will Smith, and an extremely tiny bit of Linkin Park. This disc is also very short, only 38 minutes long. I would much rather reccommend Good Charlotte for an alternative rock CD, or Linkin Park for a hip-hop/heavy metal/rap CD. Don't be fooled by Good Charlotte's endorsement for this CD. The only reason they are endorsing it is because Benji and Joel are singing background vocals on 2 of the tracks. The CD was really a disappointment. Please don't be fooled.

i just have just 8 words and a letter for this album...one that can not be displayed here.....HOW THE &*$^ DID THEY GET A RECORD CONTRACT!