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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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Hayzi22 wrote:
Felt is my favorite.
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davnad wrote:
no but really, that's what I'm saying. until someone gives me a good example i'm probably not gonna notice. i've been listening to B&S since i was a kid and to felt since 2003 or something, all B&S reminds me of is donovan and baroque/sunshine pop.
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FrankyRey wrote:
You mean the ones who aren't the thuper c0ol indie band?
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JoshH1991 wrote:
I can't be bothered to look, listen and list but seriously if you listen to both bands you can note it easily.
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davnad wrote:
you know, slurs and mug... the hiphopers.
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FrankyRey wrote:
Who the fuck is Mug? And what is a gayer?
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LiamGallagher wrote:
Mug and slug are obv. gayers
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davnad wrote:
but which B&S songs?
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JoshH1991 wrote:
It's there on a lot of the organ-driven songs (and intros), Rain of Crystal Spires etc
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antonia_WTF wrote:
homophobia in this shoutbox :(((((((((
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FrankyRey wrote:
I'd rather be neither....as I am
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betoonking wrote:
moron>faggot.
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davnad wrote:
well... i'd rather be a fag than a moron.
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betoonking wrote:
why are indie listeners such fucking fags...
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davnad wrote:
honestly? in which B&S songs do you hear the influence of felt? i know it's there, because stuart murdoch says so but i just can't hear it.
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FrankyRey wrote:
Niggas be talkin bout beauty and the beast on here. lol
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WhiteTrashZero wrote:
Felt have more of a post-punk edge than B&S
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RachyRach wrote:
@tommywats Yeah, there is some influence on Belle & Sebastian but not with every song.
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tommywats wrote:
it's amazing how much Belle & Sebastian copied off of these guys. Screw them, Felt is where it's at!!
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WhiteTrashZero wrote:
There needs to be a way to split individual artists with the same name.
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