Felt - Poem of the River
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Artist: FeltEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2003-10-20
Music Label: MSI:CHERRY RED
Soundtracks:
- Declaration
- Silver Plane
- She Lives by the Castle
- Stained Glass Windows in the Sky
- Riding on the Equator
- Dark Red Birds
Free Music Notes for Poem of the River
Free Music Review: A good place to start
Hit: 5 Stars
This was the first Felt album I ever heard, and you probably will not find a better one to start with. It is #7 in the series of ten Felt albums. At 26 minutes, it might be better described as an EP, but Lawrence never worried about such distinctions, so why should we? If you buy albums for their length, you are probably one of those people who go to buffet-style restaurants where you can stuff yourself with all the mediocre food you can eat for one low price. I'll go to a decent restaurant and enjoy a great-tasting, modestly-sized meal, thank you very much.
"Poem of the River" is great from start to finish and exactly the right length for what it sets out to do. Any longer, and the delicate spell that it casts would begin to diminish. The first song, "Declaration," is unlike any of the others--a brief burst of rock and roll, played just smoothly enough to avoid being jarring, as Lawrence declares, "I'll stab a knife into the face of any man who dares to oppose me."
Having gotten that out of the way, Lawrence and his bandmates are free to create some of the most gorgeous music you'll ever hear. Martin Duffy's organ dominates, as it did on the previous album (the excellent "Forever Breathes the Lonely Word"), and the two obvious high points are the extended instrumental jams at the end of "She Lives by the Castle" and "Riding on the Equator." The latter song, in particular, is an answer to the eternal question, what would "Freebird" sound like if it had been written by an artsy English band from the 80s?
Other good starting points for those interested in Felt are "Forever Breathes the Lonely Word," which is similar to this one in terms of sound (and not quite so short!) and "Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories"--an earlier album that has a more stripped-down, guitar-oriented sound, and is also full of great songs. Felt is one of the most underappreciated bands of the rock era, and when you hear them for the first time you might find yourself thinking, "Where has this music been all my life?" This is especially likely if you are already a fan of 80's bands like the Cure, the Smiths, and R.E.M.
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