Search - Brandtson :: Hello Control (Dig)

Giving up so soon?

Jared Wilbanks | Long Beach, CA | 05/04/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was surprised to see that this album had already received 2 reviews a day after it was released. This leads me to believe that the people who wrote them are most likely pretty big/loyal fans of Brandtson. Now, with that being said, I wonder how anyone, especially a loyal fan, can write an honest review after listening to this album, or any other album from a band they love, for only one day. For myself and many other people I know, it sometimes takes a good solid week, maybe even two, of listening to an album before one can really decide how they feel about it. My advice to you is not to give up on this album so soon; at least listen to it (don't just hear it, but listen to it) once, maybe 2 times through for a week and I'm pretty sure that as you do, you will find as I did that yeah, it's not the exactly the sound that we grew up with, but a new sound; a sound that the band has grown up to make; a sound that is fun, a sound that you can dance to, and (most importantly) a sound that won't let you forget that you're listening to Brandtson."

A Change for the worse

Joshua Seymour | Seymour, TN | 05/03/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Wow, to understand where Brandtson is going, review Silverchair's career. I bought this yesterday, put it in the CD player with some other Brandtson fans around, and as the CD played we all looked at each other and scratched out heads. I said, "Maybe it will grow on us." But, no. I've listened to "Hello Control" five times now, and while it's catchy, it's also annoying and corny with no edge whatsoever. Pass on this one."

Not what you would call an album, more like a bunch of singl

Matthew R. Hambrick | San Diego, CA USA | 09/04/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I am not what you would call a Brandtson fan. I listened to them a few times back in the day when I was bumping Jimmy Eat World - Clarity, or Built to Spill - Keep it Like a Secret, but was never a huge fan.



This album is a lot more interesting, however, it is not a coherent album. It is like they wrote it with itunes in mind. Thirteen singles does not equal an album.



I gave it three stars because it is interesting. I would have given it at least four had it been coherent."