Help

Thee Oh Sees | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 28, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: In the Red Records
• ASIN: B001U7B4ZC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,345 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Vinyl LP pressing. 2009 release from this outfit led by John Dwyer, formerly of Coachwhips, Yikes, etc.) If you like what you see, do yourself a favor and check out this newest release from Thee Oh Sees. "Newest" because they've only been around for six albums--albeit in different incarnations, under several different names (OCS, the Oh Sees, et al.) with several different sounds. Formed in the wake of his more volatile commitments, Thee Oh Sees started as an extension of Dwyer's softer side. Their early recordings were somber and beautiful. Last year, Thee Oh Sees made an unexpected turn, delivering their wildest, weirdest, hardest-rocking record yet with The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In. Now, Thee Oh Sees have followed it with an even wilder, more hard-rocking record, Help. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, September 17, 2009

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waxandwane (Carrboro, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Help (Audio CD)

Fav release of 2009 so far - melodic haunting psychedelic garage rock - very authentic sounding

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars yet another solid for thee discography, January 4, 2010

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Samuel Gentle (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Help [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

There isn't a single element in this band I dislike. One of the things I appreciate most is their concern for a commonly neglected necessity in garage rock: dynamics. Just because a genre comes across as reckless and spontaneous, doesn't mean you can write uninteresting songs. On Help, songs don't just blister their way from start to finish and there are more than just clever little starts and stops. It's more like, "Hey dudes, what if we sneak in a flute solo on Meat Step Lively?" At the same time, Thee Oh Sees don't abandon the core elements of garage that make it one of my favorite genres. I'm still dancing, pumping my fist, and driving cars off cliffs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jams, July 1, 2010

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dewmister - See all my reviews

This review is from: Help (Audio CD)

This album absolutely Jams. As the other reviewer said, this album makes me pump my fist and I find myself wanting to smash things around me. There is energy in these songs that is fan-freaking-tastic. The album plays great from start to finish.

I have this on red vinyl (sweetness) but I will have to get the MP3s as well.

Well done Thee of Sees!!!