The Feeling - Twelve Stops & Home
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Free Music Review: Feeling like something different?
Hit: 5 Stars
"With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy." - Schopenhauer
It's refreshing to see that a band with such an obvious capability for power pop songwriting and instrumental ability also has the audacity to use it, especially when to follow suit in the genre is to "play it down." For some time now, it seems, the preferred aesthetics in indie and alternative music have tended towards understatement, simplicity, and fairly static dynamics. The guitar solo is, of course, taboo. There are exceptions to these rules, but I don't think I have heard one as uninhibited as The Feeling. (Certainly you could count the Darkness, but there's so much sarcasm in them and the public's acceptance of them.)
These twelve songs are intricate, deliberate, and infectious in their chord patterns and melodies and generally upbeat in tone. The choruses are huge and energetic, and the vocals soulful. Instrumentally, the execution is precise and yes - there are guitar solos. Basically, these guys are everything their peers are not, and in something of an ironic twist, they have the potential to make a lot of the indie and alternative out there look just a wee bit uptight in comparison. It's a fun record, and I would recommend it highly.
Free Music Review: Pure Pop Euphoria
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD is like molten sunshine infused into my veins. Or a head-rush of pure cane sugar from a syringe. It has excellent harmonies, great layered vocals, and is so catchy you need a jackhammer to jar the melodies out of your brain. I don't normally like radio-oriented pop, but this album has excellent musicianship and the songs are incredibly enjoyable without giving your teeth a cavity. The first eight songs are delightful and even a little poignant. Even though I lean toward progressive rock and metal, I will definitely buy "The Feeling's" next CD, if only to get respite from the crunchy metal riffs that have caused permanent damage to my psyche. Listening to "12 Stops and Home" is enough to cure any amount of angst brought on by angry alternative bands, cell phone malfunction, or too much foam in your double caramel mocha latte crappuchino.Free Music Review: Catchy Brit pop, anyone?
Hit: 5 Stars
I saw The Feeling open for Mat Kearney a couple years ago, expecting to be bored and waiting for the main event. I had been introduced to the band on VH-1 after midnight with their video for "Sewn" and had immediately written them off as too weird to enjoy (seriously, what is with all the weird videos from Brits?). Boy, was I wrong. This album is fabulous, great pick-me-up music. It probably skews better with women than with men, and it's lightly reminiscent of The Beatles' more commercial days. I have to agree with Anthony from Milwaukee in his review when he says he doesn't understand the song "Kettle's On." It's true, it's kind of like the lost song on the CD in that it's really the only one that makes very little sense.
Less important here, the band also has a great stage presence. Now just waiting for US tour #2.
Free Music Review: Power Pop Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
Surprise (but no surprise) that this group is #1 in the UK. Every song is hook filled and magnificently produced. This album harkens sounds of the late 60's and early 70's reminiscent of late Beatles, Badfinger, Pilot, 10cc, Queen, ELO, Elton John, (okay, some 80's) The Knack, REO/Styx, Tom Petty, John Miles. These guys are a great band. I wonder if they'll get any airplay in the US outside of satellite? Oh well, the FM oligarchs are insignificant today anyhow. We find our own music, buy it, and make our own mix CD's and playlists on our MP3 devices. If you like this CD you would probably also like The Land of Pure Imagination by Robert Joseph Manning Jr. of Jellyfish.Free Music Review: Hooked From The Start!
Hit: 5 Stars
I gave up on radio years ago, with its narrow-minded playlists and excessive talking. So the challenge for me is how do I find new music? Reading these reviews is one way, but I found The Feeling by watching some of the tribute to Princess Diana concert on VH1. My daughter was watching and as soon as The Feeling started playing, I was hooked. I just loved the vibe they gave off.
I've read some of the comparisons to other artists, which I don't wholly agree with. For me their music has elements of the less quirky side of Squeeze and Beatles era Paul McCartney. It's very hook-filled British pop at its best. However, it's not eclectic enough to compare to Queen or some of the other groups mentioned.
If you like good Brit-pop, buy this and enjoy!