Little More Haven Hamilton Please [Import]

little more haven hamilton please [import]

Track Listings

1. How Much I Really Loved You

2. Highway Noise

3. Field Day

4. I Shouldn't Be Surprised

5. Cathy Dennis

6. Let's Shack Up Together

7. Straight To My Head

8. You're Breaking My Heart

9. Hey Hey Hey

10. Idly By

11. It's Not So Hard

12. Charade

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks.

Little More Haven Hamilton Please,June & Exit Wounds,Sony/Columbia,Rock

Little More Haven Hamilton Please [Import]

Average customer rating:

something/everything
Brilliant Power-Pop debut...
Melodious and riddled with angst
Please Don't Hide Your Love Away
Very Derivative of Todd Rundgren

A Little More Haven Hamilton, Please
June & the Exit Wounds
Manufacturer: Parasol Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000I7UT
Release Date: 1999-09-07

Tracks:

How Much I Really Loved You
Highway Noise
Field Day
I Shouldn't Be Surprised
Cathy Dennis
Let's Shack Up Together
Straight To My Head
You're Breaking My Heart
Hey Hey Hey
Idly By

Customer Reviews:

something/everything.......2003-02-02

His impeccable taste in pop thievery hardly overshadows Todd Fletcher's broad spectrum of musical talent. Effortlessly eschewing the fin de siècle Idiot Chic Zeitgeist, Fletcher's beautifully crafted 1999 debut, "a little more Haven Hamilton, please," fairly overflows with boyish charm, small town gossip, pop star infatuations, and girl-next-door crushes, precisely situating this Champaign IL native equidistant between Upper Darby PA and Hawthorne CA-despite the Nashville TN-pointing title of the album-and showcases his penchant for Runt-era piano-based verses that burst forth into breathtaking Smile-inducing choruses. Adding a healthy dose of Mavericks-period Stamey and Holsapple's acoustic intensity, and sprightly Bacharach-styled arrangements, songs like "How Much I Really Loved You," "Highway Noise," and the gorgeously melodic "Let's Shack Up Together," inhabit a sublimely rarefied pop state that has been all but wiped off the face of the US map.

These three songs are only the purest pop standouts on an album by a supremely talented auteur who obviously belabors the musicality of every note before he commits it to the mix. While hardly spare-mostly bass, drums-"lite" and keyboards, including vibes-the refined and sophisticated arrangements serve only to enhance Fletcher's natural way with melodies and chord progressions, without ever calling attention to themselves. The slower, vaguely jazz-inflected "I Shouldn't Be Surprised," with its brushed drums and lounge bar guitar lines, reflects Fletcher's avowed love for Blossom Dearie-like directness, while never losing sight of its pop destination; "Straight To My Head," and the atmospheric album-closer "Idly By" have the most overt Chris Stamey influences ("Let's Shack Up Together" lovingly acknowledges the debt, borrowing the keyboard break from "She's Not Worried"), weaving sinuous melodies and dizzying emotional intensity together, with only Fletcher's lighter touch at the mic keeping the listener from wondering why Mavericks wasn't a trio's outing.

Tethering himself to a small label, Fletcher's spotlight-shy persona is reflected in the ugly-sounding band name he has chosen, and his disinclination for touring, thus making his radio-ready brilliance available only to those with an enthusiastic love for outstandingly catchy, heart-tugging, classic American pop music. And that's very few people indeed.

Brilliant Power-Pop debut..........2001-07-27

June and the Exit Wounds is not a group as the name seems to imply; in actuality it is a one-man-band, representing the efforts of pop wunderkind Todd Fletcher.

On this stunning debut, Fletcher has created an album that recalls the melodic pop of '70s rock icons such as Brian Wilson and Todd Rundgren. The great irony here is that neither Rundgren nor Wilson has made a record this good in decades... and this debut is even more impressive when one considers that this kid plays every instrument you hear on the CD.

"Highway Noise" is perhaps one of the best (and most representive) tracks here; a tasty piece of "ear-candy" that brings to mind the soaring harmonies of the Beach Boys. "Cathy Dennis" is a humorous (but melodic) ode to the former pop star of the same name. The record's mood gets a little more melancholy at times, like on the somber "Idley By."

Those seeking hard-rocking type music (like Korn) or pre-fabricated top 40 dance music (N-Sync, Backstreet Boys) probably won't like this.

But anyone who enjoys well-crafted, shamelessly effervescent power-pop will love this record... it will surely put a smile on your face; you might even be surprised to find yourself singing along with the CD !

Melodious and riddled with angst.......2000-12-04

June and the Exit Wounds are a band to watch. If you enjoy pleasant melodies with lyrics of love, lost love, unrequited love, sensual love...you get the picture? Actually it's a little deeper than that. It's brilliant at times. The vocal arrangements are harmonious. Often the songs are reminiscent of the Beach Boys during their creative period (Pet Sounds/Smile). This is particularly true with "Highway Noise" and "How Much I Really Loved You." Occassionally they harmonize like Crosby, Stills, and Nash. The main flaw with it is that it is sometiems redundant. "Let's Shack Up Together," although a fine song, uses the exact same keyboard beat arangement as "Highway Noise." I like how it fades into the sunset with the closer "Idly By," a moody piece arranged around two guitar chords. But I really think this band has a great future. I look forward to hearing more from them.

Please Don't Hide Your Love Away.......2000-03-21

A bouncy homage to the finest late 60's/early 70's moments of *the* Todd and the Beach Boys too, this effort plays like a lazy summer evening of likable AM radio favorites. With so many artists namechecking the above these days, it hasn't been easy to find one that remembers how to infuse basically inconsequential lyrics with identifiable meaning. I mean, a song with a title like "Let's Shack Up Together" is delivered with all the seriousness you'd expect, yet it never sinks to inconsequential patter.

Very Derivative of Todd Rundgren.......2000-02-11

Sounds like these folks took the "soft" side of Todd Rundgren from Something Anything and made a whole album of derivative examples of that sound. That's certainly a sonic accomplishment, though if I want to hear so much soft Todd I'd just put on Something Anything and skip the harder rocking tracks.

Average customer rating:

shimmering, brilliant pop

Little More Haven Hamilton Please
June & Exit Wounds
Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004S2PP
Release Date: 2000-01-21

Tracks:

How Much I Really Loved You
Highway Noise
Field Day
I Shouldn't Be Surprised
Cathy Dennis
Let's Shack Up Together
Straight To My Head
You're Breaking My Heart
Hey Hey Hey
Idly By
It's Not So Hard
Charade

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

shimmering, brilliant pop.......2000-06-29

this cd is flawless every track is perfectly written and executed the two bonus tracks are tracks which were previously available with the vinyll copy of the l.p. which is now out of print and are as good as any other track on the the U.S. version of the album. the german version also comes with an extra track so you should pick up a copy of that as well. if you enjoy great pop like the beach boys, style council, everything but the girl then you should deffinately check out this band.

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