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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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AldaCulumaron wrote:
Where is my favorite Felt 1971?!?!?! You should return it in biography!
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RussellChap wrote:
F*E*L*T* lovely material... Lovelier band.
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FrankyRey wrote:
This picture should stay.
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Color_Of_Sound wrote:
After reading some posts I can say the following. I like the 70's Felt from Alabama and nobody has nothing to do with it. Also I have nothing against the others artists. What a waste of time...... fighting over music.....
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EatingKatesBush wrote:
red indians is the most played track? wtf?
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treemelody wrote:
New book about Felt! More info here: http://www.saintetienne.com/news.html PLUS There will be a book signing at Rough Trade East on Feb 3rd. Q&A with Laurence and co!! Lucky Londoners :)
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Groves89 wrote:
@beaumartinez: It's last.fms fault. Users should be able to choose what picture they want to appear on their profile for any given artist.
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sub_Alinium wrote:
I wanna <3 Primitive Painters more than once but last.fm won't let me :-) [2]
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RussellChap wrote:
I wanna <3 Primitive Painters more than once but last.fm won't let me :-)
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not_foreboding wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Felt/+images/45590185
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beaumartinez wrote:
Murs & Slug [7] On the constructive tip, though, why don't we ALL compromise and have a photo of all three artists?
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tondeman wrote:
murs & slurs [785]
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Waclaff wrote:
Murs & Slug [6]
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RussellChap wrote:
I like felt tip pens...
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POOPSTOMP wrote:
perhaps you guys could tuck links to youtub videos inside your shouts; i'd like to listen to your favourite Felt songs if that's okay. ~here's mine. beneath twin harvest moons a great blue stallion gallops along the ridge of the grand canyon, eventually leaping off, sailing smoothly across and then up & up into the highest night. that's what i think of when i listen to that song.
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tyagaraja wrote:
Murs & Slug [5]
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FrankyRey wrote:
Murs & Slug [4]
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RaZaKlks wrote:
Murs & Slug [3]
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Accept-Yourself wrote:
Lawrence's Felt are perfection and they're the only Felt that matters to anyone who knows real music when they hear it. The rest of the Felt's should have their own pages.
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Famine_of_Blood wrote:
i love the hip-hop duo <3
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hookforhand, atpunk, sunwonderer and 5 other people added Felt to their libraries. 3 hours ago
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eucaine wrote about Felt in Favorite Albums of 1989. Tuesday afternoon
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heavydiscipline tagged Felt with ‘post-punk’. Monday afternoon
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ElectricThunder tagged Felt with british, 80s, indie pop and 2 other tags. Sunday afternoon
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and 9 other people added Felt to their libraries. Saturday morning
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ThisGoes2Eleven tagged Felt with 1980s and jangle pop. last week
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