Mittens

Mittens | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Man With a Gun
• ASIN: B00066DD66
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Skip It All

2. Whatcha Think About That

3. Belinda

4. A Lot Like You

5. Let's Make the Neihbors Want to Call

6. I'm Just Sayin'

7. Ringin' a Bell

8. She Forgot Her Umbrella

9. Aches and Pains

10. Tie Me Over

11. Big Decisions

12. Reinforce Me

13. How Do You Love Me

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Andy Brooks you will go far., April 26, 2005

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Kirk J. Faulkner "thedailykirk.blogs.com" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mittens (Audio CD)

I stumbled onto the work of Andy Brooks in the form of his first band Star Star Quarterback which was a solo project that predated Mittens. A house I crashed at had started a record label and that was the first record they put out. They gave me one as a present. That was in, I think, 2003 and I have probably listened to that damn CD 100 times since then.

Recently I went on line and tried to find what had become of Brooks and discovered Mittens. I also discovered that they were coming to good ol Brooklyn that month so I scared up a girl and went to see them.

Here's the thing: I am not denying Mittens is good, they are really good, maybe even great? But it is very frustrating to watch Brooks share the stage with the other singer Tim Novotny. Tim is a fine musician and rocks well, but has none of the stage presence or voice character of Andy. The most discouraging thing was that it seemed like Tim got significantly more stage time than Andy.

I think the mittens CD is a great listen (though I still like the Star Star Quarterback CD better) and I definitely like the songs that Andy sings the best. There are two SSQB songs on it I think and they are two of the best songs on the album. My favorite is another song that has Brooks written all over it called "She forget her umbrella." It becomes very clear whose songs are whose.

So at the end of the day i guess I this review is really to encourage mittens to go through whatever change it would have to to let Andy just become the sole lead singer. Sorry Tim, I am sure you are a very talented guy and if I ever meet you don't hit me in the nose, but some times these things have to be said.

So buy Mittens, Mittens. Go see them support them. Clap for Tim. Scream and show your boobs for Andy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mittens keep me warm in Boston, March 3, 2005

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Maria Stabio "hear no evil" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mittens (Audio CD)

My friend Chung will be pleased to know that he introduced me to Mittens and now I am a pleased fan. Their music is feel good and straightforward. I appreciate their upbeat tune. It's hard to describe who they sound like, I don't know enough music to accurately compare. However all you need to know is this: Mittens are fantastic! Help these guys out, they're well deserving and have been in the underground Boston music scene for years. All of my friends are fans and you will be too...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mittens are so cool, they're not., March 18, 2005

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R. Shiffrar (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mittens (Audio CD)

These guys are amazing. I've seen them at the Milky Way a crap-load of times. They prove that you can play fun music that still rocks.