Customer Reviews

Home Town Hero

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First time my friend and I saw Home Town Hero in Sacramento, we were totally amazed at how good they played and the diversity of their sound. They were so GOOD in fact that we followed their next show to Vaccaville and to San Francisco. I will have to say thank you to Andrew (the rodie) who got me in on a guest pass in SF. :)After the three days of groupie syndrome, my friend and I couldn't wait to get their CD when it came out. What do I have to say about it? I'll tell you, the CD takes me back to listening to them in concert three times over! They have a great mix of songs, some sweet, some angry, some edgy, and all with an awsome tune. Before Home Town I thought all rock bands sounded the same and I was begining to be jaded with some of the locals, these locals are outstanding! Listen to Home Town Hero, buy their CD it is worth it, this is no ordinary rock band.

P.S. The Drummer Ray Blanco blows fire out of his mouth while playing the drums, wild but cool during the shows.

This CD is so kick ...! All the songs are really good! I saw them in concert in LA and they were phenomenal! I instantly fell in love with them at the concert and I had to but their album right away. From that time on, I listen to their CD religiously. I have even given out some of their promotional CDs to my friends, which my friends totally dig them too now! This CD rocks, so everyone must get it! If you get a chance to see them in concert...do it!

okay, let's talk. Home Town Hero ROCKS! I went to see Incubus in October of 2002 and Home Town Hero opened for them, let me just say....They were awesome, regardless of whatever anyone else says. I actually got to meet the lead singer and he's an awesome guy too. First of all you have to appreciate bands for the effort that they put into their music. Come on, at least they actually write their own stuff, unlike a lot of artists out there. So give these guys some credit. This album has the screams of The Used (Who are from Orem, where I live) but the special emo-punk vibe of other bands like Weezer, and Further Seems Forever. So if you buy an album, I would HIGHLY reccomend this one.

HTH doesn't exist anymore but this CD is amazing. They are now known as Under The Influence of Giants (Go check their CD out, its AMAZING).

This is a great CD, tracks don't get old and I am very impressed with this band.

and their new band (under the influence of giants) has the same singer, is completely different.

i bought this cd after listening to 'UTIOG' and was dissapointed, i only paid 3 bucks, but hey. just letting you know

Like Weezer and Nirvana? If they mated, you'd get this sound. It's very Weezer sounding musically, and the vocals have the Cobain snarl. Overall, it's ok, but doesn't grab me...so if it's on, I won't shut if off, but I don't think this is a cd I'll make the choice of, when flipping through my discs. And opening for Hoobastank? That says something, and for me, that doesn't mean something's good...

Saw them in concert several years ago in Kansas City with Hoobastank, awesome band live. Catchy melodies and I still listen to them.
KC,

When I first heard this band, I thought I had heard their sound a thousand times before in a thousand bad songs. But when I listened more closely, I realized I was wrong. They don't sound like a band trying to sound like a "modern rock" band, (like, say, Nickelback) that's just the way they sound, and they're a good band. Not every track is good though. But they're a band for the time capsule- if anyone hears this in ten years, they'll be thinking that late 90s and early 00s mainstream rock could actually be good. "HTH" is representative of the musical style of it's time, only better than most music of it's time has to offer, yet not as popular- sort of like Big Star to the early 70s. I really hope they stick around longer.

Wow. I'd been a fan of HTH before they realeased their self-titled in 2002, but just recently got my hands on a promotional copy from a great music store. All I can say is...wow. Incredible. Crazy good. Runs Right Through is the oldest on the album, and by far one of the best. Too bad HTH has fallen apart and doesn't update the website anymore. Later days, kiddos.

BUY IT!

Opened for Incubus in green bay, WI... best opening act ever.