The Rebels Not In

The Halo Benders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 1998)
• Original Release Date: February 3, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K. Records
• ASIN: B000003RPJ
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,597 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, interesting, great!, November 23, 2006

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chuck darwin "....." (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rebels Not In (Audio CD)

Each song on this album is consistently good especially virginia reel around the fountain and foggy bottom which rival don't touch my bikini as the band's biggest hit. You get doug martsch's always loveable boyish harmonies and calvin johnson's deep baritone all in one fantastic album, how can you go wrong? Though some have said they don't like calvin johnson's voice; it really doesn't bother me. In fact I find even a little comical and fun, but that's just me. All in all you will not be disappointed if you buy this album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Halo Benders earn their wings on The Rebels Not In, June 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rebels Not In (Audio CD)

This side project for Built to Spill's Doug Martsch and Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson, in the past, has been like most side projects: Good but don't quit your day job. On The Rebel's Not In, however, they finally release an album that can stand on its own merit. It is by far their best put together and sounding album. The songs seem less like their almost spoken-word earlier material and more like, well, songs. The odd pairing of Martsch and Johnson's voices achieve a kind of strangely appealing harmony. The dynamic duo are in no danger of ever waking to find this album in the Top 40, but it possesses a quirky sensibility that is, at the very least, unique.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars innie, outtie, i don't care, May 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rebels Not In (Audio CD)

"Virginia Reel" alone thrills me, but then the rest of the album goes and blows my head apart: spacey atmospheres, exceptionally strong and imaginative playing, and that beautifully befuddling vocal pairing (johnson and martsch). i admit that i'm neither a Halo Benders nor Built to Spill maniac, but this record solidly thrusts me towards continued Martsch-ination. it's interesting, intelligent, intensely layered and SURPRISING rock & roll...