Comments on: DoubleTake! Ha Ha Tonka – Hold My Feet To The Fire / Close Every Valve To Your Bleeding Heart http://staires.org/audio/854 A different song, a new experience, every day. This is staires! An adventure in listening. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Best of 2009 | staires! http://staires.org/audio/854/comment-page-1#comment-746 The Best of 2009 | staires! Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:30:19 +0000 http://staires.org/?p=854#comment-746 [...] 03. Ha Ha Tonka – Novel Sounds of the Nouveau North [...] [...] 03. Ha Ha Tonka – Novel Sounds of the Nouveau North [...]

]]> By: dude http://staires.org/audio/854/comment-page-1#comment-620 dude Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:30:09 +0000 http://staires.org/?p=854#comment-620 how in the hell could you compare Caleb Followill to Paulo Nutini? Or brian roberts? Gosh I hate to think what kind of music you actually enjoy listening too. how in the hell could you compare Caleb Followill to Paulo Nutini? Or brian roberts? Gosh I hate to think what kind of music you actually enjoy listening too.

]]> By: dude http://staires.org/audio/854/comment-page-1#comment-508 dude Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:30:09 +0000 http://staires.org/?p=854#comment-508 how in the hell could you compare Caleb Followill to Paulo Nutini? Or brian roberts? Gosh I hate to think what kind of music you actually enjoy listening too. how in the hell could you compare Caleb Followill to Paulo Nutini? Or brian roberts? Gosh I hate to think what kind of music you actually enjoy listening too.

]]> By: Brad http://staires.org/audio/854/comment-page-1#comment-504 Brad Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:32:33 +0000 http://staires.org/?p=854#comment-504 The singer for Ha Ha Tonka manages to avoid such faux-emotionality across<br>the record, in my opinion... but also, a lot of it just has to do with the<br>accent. That southern twang creates a lot of nuanced syllables.<br><br>Caleb Folowill strains his voice a lot to make it sound all.. whatever the<br>hell it sounds like. This guy just sings.<br><br>Later tracks on the album (or at least just one, Word Climbing, which is a<br>great song) features another vocalist (who sounds like he is always<br>struggling to keep himself from going flat) who is enjoyable, too. The singer for Ha Ha Tonka manages to avoid such faux-emotionality across
the record, in my opinion… but also, a lot of it just has to do with the
accent. That southern twang creates a lot of nuanced syllables.

Caleb Folowill strains his voice a lot to make it sound all.. whatever the
hell it sounds like. This guy just sings.

Later tracks on the album (or at least just one, Word Climbing, which is a
great song) features another vocalist (who sounds like he is always
struggling to keep himself from going flat) who is enjoyable, too.

]]> By: edRockMyke http://staires.org/audio/854/comment-page-1#comment-503 edRockMyke Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:26:17 +0000 http://staires.org/?p=854#comment-503 I guess I would have to listen to it on better speakers with a CD to get a proper listen but the fact that the guy sounds like Kings of Leon turns me of a LOT. Singers like Caleb Followill and Paulo Nutini are, to my ears, bathed in unsympathetic faux-emotionality that leaves me feeling empty, and this singer just sounds the same.<br><br>While you are right about the guitar and the mix, they would need a new singer before I would enjoy this band. I guess I would have to listen to it on better speakers with a CD to get a proper listen but the fact that the guy sounds like Kings of Leon turns me of a LOT. Singers like Caleb Followill and Paulo Nutini are, to my ears, bathed in unsympathetic faux-emotionality that leaves me feeling empty, and this singer just sounds the same.

While you are right about the guitar and the mix, they would need a new singer before I would enjoy this band.

]]> By: Nick Pepito http://staires.org/audio/854/comment-page-1#comment-495 Nick Pepito Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:49:09 +0000 http://staires.org/?p=854#comment-495 The first time I heard the album, it wasn't on a great system. I agree that this is an album that is best served on a hot system so you can hear all the great detail they put into it. The first time I heard the album, it wasn't on a great system. I agree that this is an album that is best served on a hot system so you can hear all the great detail they put into it.

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