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"'''Hello, Hello'''" is the second track on The Rentals' [[1999]] album ''[[Seven More Minutes]]''. | "'''Hello, Hello'''" is the second track on The Rentals' [[1999]] album ''[[Seven More Minutes]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Hello, Hello" was written by former [[Weezer]] bassist [[Matt Sharp]]. A much slower-paced song than the | "Hello, Hello" was written by former [[Weezer]] bassist [[Matt Sharp]]. A much slower-paced song than the one that precedes it ("[[Getting By]]"), "Hello, Hello" is of a style that foreshadowed Sharp's future [[Matt Sharp (album)|self-titled solo album]] of sleepy, acoustic songs. | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
"Hello, Hello" has | "Hello, Hello" has received moderate responses from fans. Because of a lack of promotion from Warner Brothers, the sales of ''Seven More Minutes'' were relatively low. This lack of exposure caused album tracks like "Hello, Hello" to be mostly unheard by mainstream music audiences. However, the song is not blatantly rejected by more "die-hard" fans of The Rentals. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Matt Sharp]] - lead vocals, bass | *[[Matt Sharp]] - lead vocals, bass | ||
*[[Danny Frankel]] - drums | *[[Danny Frankel]] - drums | ||
*[[Rod Cervera]] - guitar | *[[Rod Cervera]] - guitar | ||
*[[Jim Richards]] - | *[[Jim Richards]] - Moog synthesizer | ||
*[[Petra Hayden]] - backing vocals | *[[Petra Hayden]] - backing vocals | ||
*[[Tim Wheeler]] - backing vocals | *[[Tim Wheeler]] - backing vocals | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:Hello-hello-hwl.jpg|right|thumb|400px]] | [[Image:Hello-hello-hwl.jpg|right|thumb|400px]] | ||