Hello, Hello

The A-Sides | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: January 1, 2005
• Label: Prison Jazz Records
• Copyright: (c) 2005 The A-Sides
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• ASIN: B000QZX6N2
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Hello, Hello" is Awesome., June 13, 2005

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modboynyc (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello, Hello (Audio CD)

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 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pop Gem, June 4, 2005

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Grant H "reeltoreel" (NB, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello, Hello (Audio CD)

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."

Bands have been trying to do this for years, and The A-Sides are one of the few that have actually succeeded in combining 60's Mod and Surf Rock and Pop with indie rock and shoegazing sensibility, making for a delightful and mind-blowing long-player.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, April 17, 2005

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alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello, Hello (Audio CD)

This is one of those records that came across my desk one day. I was willing to give it a chance. I heard a few songs and it felt special. I felt like I wanted to listen to it again. This band is from Philadelphia and is into the Beach Boys and The Zombies. That sounded interesting to me. People on the east coast are obsessed with the past and record collections. This band is part of the mod revival. It's about the fifth time they have revived that corpse. The A-Sides have played with some of my favorite bands like British Sea Power, Adam Green, and Enon. Every song is a quality tune here. The band's name sounds like a novelty. Let's hope that they stick around. Songs like "Everybody Knows The Way" are classics.