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The Halo Benders
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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.com Sales Rank: #37,379 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Are there two musical personalities with less in common than Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System, K Records) and Built to Spill's Doug Martsch? In the hands of Martsch, a tune floats like a prismatic shower of shattered glass. His music can be pretty, grand, and moving, yet the words he sings are harnessed directly to the heart. Calvin Johnson works at the other end of the solar system, stripping every song, every moment, of all but its most forward-moving parts. For Johnson there is bass, there are drums, there is the black hole of his voice. In the lines that Johnson sings--the puns, the nonsense, the rhymes--nothing needs a reason, nothing needs to be explained. In the Halo Benders, these two worlds meet, held together by some unseen gravity--invisible, improbable, and infectious. Tilting between Martsch's schoolboy-sweet tenor and Johnson's basso profundo, The Rebels Not In strikes a precarious balance between retro goof-pop ("Devil City Destination," "Do That Thing") and the sentimental ("Lonesome Sundown," "Love Travels Faster") without watering down either impulse. Sparks fly, tears flow, all is well. --S. Duda
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, interesting, great!, November 23, 2006
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.
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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
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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.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars innie, outtie, i don't care, May 14, 2004
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"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...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Buy this album right now
Hasn't Doug Martsh done enough? He left "Treepeople" (another amazing band) to start "Built to spill", and is now doing a side project turned real band called "Halo Benders". Read more
Published on December 19, 2004 by Seth J. Alvo

2.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly ...
I was so excited when I saw the CD sleeve arrive in the mail. I hadn't listened to The Halo Benders before, but assumed that with the brilliant cast it had to please. Read more
Published on July 26, 2001 by CT

5.0 out of 5 stars effing amazing
If you like rock, buy it. If you like experimental indie pop, buy it. Brilliant album. Doug Martsch rocks. Calvin Johnson is the man. This album is so good I own two copies.
Published on April 26, 2001 by Rick Perry

2.0 out of 5 stars Calvin Johnson should have his voicebox removed
If it weren't for Calvin Johnson's "singing", this might actually be an enjoyable album. The composing, arranging and playing are interesting and enjoyable; and I... Read more
Published on September 16, 1999 by Jeremy York

5.0 out of 5 stars rate em higher
this is a good offer of catchy tunes sexy songs medium fidelique sounds and back bending rhythms. as the other person who reviewed this recording I like the harmony vocals. Read more
Published on December 22, 1998

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