I have, so far, been unable to get into Felt and to be honest I have my doubts as to whether it's ever going to happen. The main stumbling block being that Lawrence, to borrow John Squire's immortal phrase, just strikes me as a tuneless knob. Why do I care? Well I don't really, I promise it's not simply a case of wanting to tick off a classic indie band, but instead a feeling that so many people rate them that it nags away at me that there must be something I'm missing.
Strangely though I do very much like Denim. I think it might be that there's less of a contrast between the music and the vocals. Or maybe a more detectable sense of humour? I dunno. Anyway, here's the track, chosen because I like it and also to fulfill a weird little post title conceit I came up with ages ago, which would have worked better had I carried it out in its entirety back then.
Denim Middle Of The Road
2 hours ago
Never got Felt either Artog.
ReplyDeleteI've had rows with friends who have maintained that Bob Dylan and Morrissey can't sing, and I know these things are a bit subjective. But I think it must be possible to scientifically demonstrate that Lawrence cannot sing.
ReplyDeleteBack In Denim is a tour de force. It's one of the finest non-70s 70s albums. It always puts me in mind of Spearmint, another very underrated outfit who again loved to stick two fingers up at 'the industry'.
ReplyDeleteJust nipped off to check Spearmint out - very nice. I'd heard of them but presumed they were just another Andy Lewis vehicle. Not that there's anything wrong with Andy Lewis. But, no, yes, lovely.
ReplyDeleteStart Again is a good jumping off point.
ReplyDeleteSweeping The Nation is a brilliant single using a Dobie Gray sample to great effect.
ReplyDeleteOff on a sample hunt and...five minutes later, Out On The Floor. Cheers for the top tips.
ReplyDeleteI'll second Sweeping the Nation.
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