The Haves Have It - Friction
ARTIST.....: The Haves Have It
TITLE......: Friction
LABEL......: Self-Released
URL........: http://www.myspace.com/thehaveshaveit
RIP DATE...: Apr-24-2008
STORE DATE.: Mar-28-2008
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 55,6 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Where You Left It 03:08
02 - Security Systems Experts 02:24
03 - Videos N Tanning 03:11
04 - 1st Place Pants 03:26
05 - Burnsville 04:24
06 - Tow Tag 02:46
07 - Full Impact 04:51
08 - Pie 03:31
09 - Dark Dark 04:17
10 - Pictures In Books 02:55
11 - Touch I See 05:06
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39:59 min
Release Notes:
http://thehaveshaveit.blogspot.com
The Haves Have It were formed in 2005 by guitar player and singer
Portia Richardson and bassist Jenn Gallup. The band released a
debut EP in 2006, and that same year they settled into their
current three-piece lineup that includes the band's only male
member, Kelly Pollock on drums. (This reviewer notes that
Richardson's hair is almost a 4th member of the band, and that if
it gets any longer it may require its own zip code.)
The Haves Have It celebrated the release of their debut full-
length album, Friction, with a CD Release show at the Hexagon Bar
on 3/28. The 11-song disc was produced by Jacques Wait and
recorded at the Devil's Workshop this past winter. With Friction's
release, The Haves Have It (hereafter THHI) demonstrated that they
do indeed have it, and it doesn't appear to be going anywhere
anytime soon. To put it another way, they are catching their
proverbial stride.
THHI were already on my radar by New Year's Eve, 2007 when
Richardson famously sang a duet with Mark Mallman at the Varsity
Theater and kicked off what is undoubtedly slated to be the most
stellar year for the band to date. Another milestone for the band
was playing the 2008 Voltage: Fashion Amplified lineup at First
Avenue.
THHI are known for tearing up the stage with their dynamic and
engaging rock shows. Richardson is bad ass in a similar way to
Ouija Radio front woman Christy Hunt. Both women are blonde
bombshells, and neither has any qualms about rocking hard and
ripping it up on guitar. In Richardson's case, raw power seeps
from her pores without the slightest likelihood she'd ever be
accused of acting like a Stooge. The tough rock front woman
quality she possesses is something I'm still searching to find the
words for. To call it post-feminist is a cop out.
Awesome bass chick (those words came easily and seem to fit) Jenn
Gallup's enjoyment of her role in the band adds still more
delightful personality to the lineup. Gallup's basslines are high
and gritty in the mix and do substantially more than just hold
down the chord progressions. In Gallup's hands, the bass is a lead
instrument that contributes ambulatory hooks which gives many of
the band's songs a feel of continuous forward motion. Kelly
Pollock's stoic and steady drums round out the rhythm section
perfectly. There's a chemistry here that just plain works; a more
flamboyant drummer would, in this band, be a distraction.
Gallup and Richardson play off each other downright sexily at
times in a way sometimes similar to the interplay between Ryan
Smith and Pony Hixon of the Melismatics. You find yourself
awaiting the long instrumental parts of the songs when Richardson
and Gallup play right into each other face to face. It's
unquestionably fun to watch, (and it makes for great picture
taking.) (www.howwastheshow.com)