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There are three artists with the name Felt:
1) Felt was a 1980s UK indie band hailing from Birmingham, led by enigmatic Lawrence Hayward (or, just “Lawrence” for preference), and usually included guitarist Maurice Deebank and drummer Gary Ainge.
The band claimed to have released ten albums and ten singles in ten years but actually released 11 singles if you include their debut Index on Shanghai Packaging. They were influenced by, among others, New York band Television and 60’s icon Bob Dylan. Forming in 1979, Felt never broke through to the mainstream, but enjoyed a substantial cult following. Throughout the early 1980s, Felt released a number of oblique, minimalistic guitar pop gems. In 1986 they broke through with the single “Primitive Painters” (featuring the Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser), and the album “Forever Breathes The Lonely Word”. Here, Hayward’s trademark melodic songs are matched by a fuller sound - catchy organ lines from Martin Duffy (now with Primal Scream) and Deebank’s cascading guitars feature throughout.
Following this, releases in 1987 of Poem Of The River, in 1988 of The Pictorial Jackson Review, and in 1989 of Me And A Monkey On The Moon, cemented Felt’s cult following and reputation, before Hayward split the band up to pursue 70s-influenced project, Denim, and subsequently Go-Kart Mozart.
Felt’s influence continues to reverberate in the music of current bands like Belle and Sebastian who have acknowledged their admiration.
1) Felt was a 1980s UK indie band hailing from Birmingham, led by enigmatic Lawrence Hayward (or, just “Lawrence” for preference), and usually included guitarist Maurice Deebank and drummer Gary Ainge.
The band claimed to have released ten albums and ten singles in ten years but actually released 11 singles if you include their debut Index on Shanghai Packaging. They were influenced by, among others, New York band Television and 60’s icon Bob Dylan. Forming in 1979, Felt never broke through to the mainstream, but enjoyed a substantial cult following. Throughout the early 1980s, Felt released a number of oblique, minimalistic guitar pop gems. In 1986 they broke through with the single “Primitive Painters” (featuring the Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser), and the album “Forever Breathes The Lonely Word”. Here, Hayward’s trademark melodic songs are matched by a fuller sound - catchy organ lines from Martin Duffy (now with Primal Scream) and Deebank’s cascading guitars feature throughout.
Following this, releases in 1987 of Poem Of The River, in 1988 of The Pictorial Jackson Review, and in 1989 of Me And A Monkey On The Moon, cemented Felt’s cult following and reputation, before Hayward split the band up to pursue 70s-influenced project, Denim, and subsequently Go-Kart Mozart.
Felt’s influence continues to reverberate in the music of current bands like Belle and Sebastian who have acknowledged their admiration.
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TheRootsLife wrote:
Slug + Murs + Aesop = Ear Orgasm
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antonia_WTF wrote:
new album is absolutely perfect.
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uh_oh_jlm wrote:
I'm happy to see this new album getting so many plays! Even though ppl should have already been giving Felt love based off of the first two albums ;-)
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venenumest wrote:
as far as i can see, this is a cycle: hip-hop band who didn't dominate for such a long time the charts/pics releases a new album and take over, then the hype/interest slowly dies down, and some months later we have the post-punk band on top again. sad, but true. sigh. oh well. captain obvious? except that nobody bothered to state it in the last 50 comments.
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sabrage wrote:
I haven't heard many Ant beats that I liked on any album released after YCIHMFWH
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FrankyRey wrote:
Murs + Slug = Felt Fuck that other band....yeah I know it's immature but fuck it.
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p4nish wrote:
I respect the indie band, but listen to Slug & Murs. Peace brothers and sisters. :)
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Everett_Ruess wrote:
what a horrible fucking shoutbox.
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JustFluff wrote:
actually dont know if this is shit or not but i was listening to felt slug and murs
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JustFluff wrote:
I wasnt listening to this shit.
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JeHones wrote:
@carolinesays4: I just read your post beneath mine- it wasn't targeted at it despite the coincidentally similar format. It was preaching to anybody it applies to on this page.
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carolinesays4 wrote:
I'm So hurt, gosh. Really Did I offend? Wow so sorry
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JeHones wrote:
"Felt" was a verb before before it was a noun. Let's all argue about that. I see how this works, you show love for your band by insulting others. Genius. You know that's pretty much the equivalent of American patriotism, right? Swing your arms wildly in the hope that you might hit whatever vague allusion to an intruder approaches. They share a word. These two fan bases would have never met if it wasn't for a hole in last.fm's system. There is no competition, only two groups doing two different things. Your own irrationality and prejudices are inventing the rest.
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carolinesays4 wrote:
Felt were a 1980s British alternative rock band, named after the way Tom Verlaine enunciated the word "felt" in the Television song "Venus", and led by Lawrence (his surname, Hayward, was never listed in any record credits or press). Lawrence and drummer Gary Ainge were the only constant members (though Ainge is not featured on Felt's first release, recorded solo by Lawrence before the band formed). Felt are often cited as a major influence by Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch,[1] as well as by American alternative rock group The Tyde. The band released ten albums and ten singles in ten years and then disbande
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the_paulo wrote:
I prefer 3 to 2. And that's not saying anything about Ant's production, I just prefer the ish that Aes has done on this record.
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kidoriginal wrote:
vv Same here, can't complain with 21 tracks though.
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micranot wrote:
my comment below was supposed to read mockingly :) anyway. Aesop's production isn't really doing it for me. It's too grimy. I prefer Ant's.
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counting_corpse wrote:
Dude, Slug and Murs are fucking beasts over Aesop's drops.
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sabrage wrote:
so i'm crazy
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cwall wrote:
bass for your truck!
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