The Singles (Feeder) (original) (raw)

Album: The Singles
Artist: Feeder
Genre: Rock
Release year: 2006

1. Come back Around 2. Buck Rodgers 3. Shatter 4. Just the way I'm Feeling 5. Lost and Found 6. Just a Day 7. High 8. Comfort in Sound 9. Feeling a Moment
10. Burn the Bridges
11. Tumble and Fall 12. Forget about Tomorrow 13. Tender 14. Pushing the Senses 15. Save Us 16. Seven Days in the Sun 17. Insomnia 18. Turn 19. Yesterday went too soon 20. Suffocate

Musicians;
Grant Nichols (Vocals, Guitar) Jon Lee/Mark Richardson (Drums)
Take Hirose (Bass Guitar)

This is a compilation album by Welsh, Rock band, Feeder, containing 17 of their previous hit singles. This album also includes "Lost and Found" and "Save Us", which were released as promotional singles for this album, and "Burn the Bridges" which wasn't realeased as a single.

This compilation features the most memorable of the feeder songs, not acting so much as a greatest hits but catering more to the less loyal 'fans' of Feeder, who never bought any of their albums. They did add a few extra songs to tempt the hardcore fans though! The album has a good flow to it, and the order of the tracks were really well selected, keeping a good vibe and energy. It begins with high energy tracks, onto more mellow and then finishing with ballads This album was never going to be terrible, using all of the generically popular songs from their previous discography, though I feel that this album really lacks any soul. It sounds to me like a playlist someone else has made, rather than an actual released musical creation. All of the songs are good, though the album just sounds really generically mainstream. There is nothing ground breaking in these hits. They are all quite catchy, but otherwise almost empty. There is a meaning and purpose behind each song but it is so subtle that you have to actually concentrate to realise it. Grant Nichols' voice is plesant to listen to though seems not to be very adaptable, at least on this album. There are some really lovely guitar sections, particularly in "Comfort in sound". There are some aspects of these tracks that have a lot of promise but it just seems that they have tried too hard to be popular, and therefore lost something in their music. The new songs don't stand out from the previous work at all, and I think this album does illuminate how little the hits, at least, have changed from album to album. I do like the nostaligic aspect of this album, having heard all these songs in passing throughout my life. However, the album is gratifyingly long and contains all the tracks that anyone that is only interested in the Feeder songs they know and can sing along to! It's great as background music, but drags slightly, as you begin to realise that all the songs have pretty much the same makeup plus or minus some kind of sound effect. It is a very relaxed album, with a few good bits, but a bit too much pop involved.

6/10

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