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Hellogoodbye
by Drive-Thru
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$9.98 |
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Audio CD
Publisher: Drive-Thru
Format: EP
Ask the members of HelloGoodbye how they chose the band's name, and they'll tell you straight up. It's not about the Beatles. It's not about greetings and farewells. Rather, says lead singer Forrest Kline, "Screech said it in the Hawaii episode of Saved by the Bell." So much for deep meaning. Turns out HelloGoodbye has one mission: make great music and have as much fun as possible doing it. Judging by their new self-titled Drive-Thru Records debut EP, HelloGoodbye is right on target.Rooted in tight melodies and winning arrangements, the five songs on the EP show a sophistication beyond the band's do-it-yourself m.o. Forrest Kline sings with disarming joy, while keyboardist Jesse Kurvik adds light and humor. "I go for old Nintendo," he says with a laugh. "In terms of synth sounds, we want kitschy and cheesy."Though only five songs long, the EP shows off the band's versatility. "Call and Return" is a pop jewel in the classic style, oddly tender but relentlessly upbeat. The harder-rocking "Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn" is a surprisingly perceptive break-up song ("Turn down the beating of my heart/mark the places in my book/with photographs we never took"), while the fragile "Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2k," just may be the first song to pay simultaneous homage to "Louie Louie" and "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean." "Jesse Buy Nothing (Go to Prom Anyways)" is a refreshing blast of musical insanity with a little history attached. "Jesse needed to ask a girl to the prom," says Forrest. "We figured a song was the best way to go, so we made the song in my house, made a nice little package for it and then I delivered it via 'hellogoodbye express mail,' i.e., me dressed in beige shorts and a button down." The EP ends on a sour-sweet note with the pop-rock (a la Weezer) ballad "Dear Jamie...Sincerely Me," expressing the impermanence of relationships.
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| awful to the point of death |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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andy warhol? i think not. pop punk at its worst, I listened to this and then all of my friends died.
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| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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The EP was given away for free at Hellogoodbye's website before they starting taking off. Nice to see it's at least still available even if you have to pay for it. If you're a fan, you need this EP.
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| excellent cd |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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if you like power-pop, you will love this cd. it's fun, and you can dance all you want! I also recommend their newer cd, it's great too!
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| weak. |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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weak. this album has no continuity and takes me places that i dont really wanna go.
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| HappyHappyJoyJoy |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I thought this CD would suck, but I actualy like it. There are hilarious joke songs on here, but my favorite song is serious ("Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn"). This is a bit poppy, but really good.
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Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn (Take It Back to Square One)
Call and Return (Say That You're into Me)
Bonnie Taylor Shakedown [2K1]
Jesse Buy Nothing... Go to Prom Anyways
Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me
Bonnie Taylor Shakedown [2K4]
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