Autumn Song Number One, 2010. When I heard this song in the fall of 1989, I was about to turn 21, my college was about to become my alma mater, the '80s was about to become the '90s. Somewhere in "Away," I heard frenetic, nervous rhythms joined with a calm, easy, almost pastoral vibe. I heard how I felt like "Welcome to adulthood," the song said. "Welcome to the real world. Welcome to the '90s. Everything's going to change. Everything's going to stay exactly the same." And the song was right.
Nobody followed the Velvets as truly as the Feelies! Always repeating "What Goes On" ,just on song. But what a song it was....love the Feelies for ever!
This could only be Maxwell's. I escaped small town NJ and made it to NYC only to discover the best music in NY in the early 80's was back in Hoboken. Oh the long walks from the train station to see this band again and again.
Feelies come back! Saw them in 1988 in Kalamazoo, MI, at the Wayside. The show was a dual headliner with Dumptruck opening. I went to see Dumptruck having never heard of the Feelies before, but was hooked on them instantly. Dumptruck and The Feelies! Amazing Show.
I saw them open for Lou on his New York,New York tour in DC. Great show, Feelies did a cool cover of Dancing Barefoot. Lou played NY,NY start to finish, then a bunch of his classics. Great night.
+latebloomer541 I am going to see the Feelies in concert at the 9:30 club in washington DC tonight.....I have seen them perform live 2 others times .....this one of their best songs along with LETS GO and LOVELESS LOVE and SLIPPING INTO SOMETHING and DOIN IT AGAIN and HIGHER GROUND
I remember MTV's 120 Minutes, but even more important were the live music shows in the 1986-89 years range with the coolest, energised, powery-pop songs. REM, The Feelies, Let's Active. I saw English Beat and REM at the Erb Memorial Union, that's the University of Oregon's Erb Memorial Student Union...! Yes - they played right in the dining area. This is the same location the famous 'food fight' scene for the movie Animal House was shot -- Never really knew how good I had it back then!
Once upon a time, there was a TV channel called MTV. And on this MTV there was a show called 120 Minutes, where they played videos by less-commercial acts such as the Feelies. That show is what taught me that there was better music out there than what the radio decided was popular, and is largely responsible for turning me into the bitter music snob that I am today. I'm not sure if that's a blessing or a curse. Sometimes I wish I could like the crap other people like, or at least tolerate it.
You're welcome. A label called Water Records re-issued it, but it doesn't appear to have its own web presence. The one you will find by searching for the label is, oddly enough, ANOTHER label.
R.E.M. bashers consider this: Peter Buck helped to produce "The Good Earth," the first Feelies album. Great band live, too. But, boy, the lengthy between-song tunings made for a strange flow to their cranking shows. Would love to see them again.
Ah, memories. When my sister's friend lived with her for a while, she got sick of us playing Lou Reed all the time. So we would alternate with the Feelies and the Modern Lovers. If I'd had any Yo La Tengo then, I would have thrown that in too. She should have been more specific in her objections - 'nothing that SOUNDS like Lou Reed, either.'
me too, but i also had an older brother who turned me on to good music from the folk/songwriter side (he also turned me onto weed) blessing and a curse!
@kirbula I am so jealous, because was unable to see REM and I still upset that I also missed The Violent Femms when they played the Ballroom. I did see The Pixies on Halloween.
saw them open for lou reed in providence ri and ill tell you they were alot better than the gloomy one great show i think it was the early 90,s not sure but thanks for posting
Wohow! I had forgotten allabout this! Great vid..I agree with Jacquesb13 that they jump alot on this clip - there is a nice contrast with M&M being allover the place while the other in the band are just being cool. What a shame that Time for a Witness would be their last...or will it...could there be a reunion?
The Water reissue was not approved by the band. They have been looking into re-releasing both Only Life and Time for a Witness, but there are legal issues with A&M (or whatever A&M is these days).
Wohow! I had forgotten allabout this! Great vid..I agree with Jacquesb13 that they jump alot on this clip - there is a nice contrast with M&M being allover the place while the others are just being very cool. What a shame that Time for a Witness seems to have been their last...or is it...could there be a reunion?
I don't bash rem, I just think that they were superior to them. the good earth, btw, was the 2nd feelies album. crazy rhythms, their first album, was released in 1980.
@blevarela If would be so much easier if you liked all the crap that others like, but then you'd be a fool and not even realize it. A blessing and a curse.
This stuff is not easy to find, especially if you were born to be lazy. Thankyouwhoeveryouareforthisbriliantbitofarchaeology......thishillbillypostpunkassmagic.
@PopeSalty1 xDok i agreed with everything untill the last sentence.. i think i would want to kill myself if i liked the poulare stuff. tolarating it would suck too because your giving in to the shitty music industry we have today...the populare stuff is like those cool red rocks you find on the ground they look expensive.. but there all over the place. unpopulare bands are like diamonds you have to go mining for.. the best part of music is when you look for it, and find what you like not others
Once upon a time, there was a TV channel called MTV. And on this MTV there was a show called 120 Minutes, where they played videos by less-commercial acts such as the Feelies. That show is what taught me that there was better music out there than what the radio decided was popular, and is largely responsible for turning me into the bitter music snob that I am today. I'm not sure if that's a blessing or a curse. Sometimes I wish I could like the crap other people like, or at least tolerate it.
Autumn Song Number One, 2010. When I heard this song in the fall of 1989, I was about to turn 21, my college was about to become my alma mater, the '80s was about to become the '90s. Somewhere in "Away," I heard frenetic, nervous rhythms joined with a calm, easy, almost pastoral vibe. I heard how I felt like "Welcome to adulthood," the song said. "Welcome to the real world. Welcome to the '90s. Everything's going to change. Everything's going to stay exactly the same." And the song was right.
Nobody followed the Velvets as truly as the Feelies! Always repeating "What Goes On" ,just on song. But what a song it was....love the Feelies for ever!
This could only be Maxwell's. I escaped small town NJ and made it to NYC only to discover the best music in NY in the early 80's was back in Hoboken. Oh the long walks from the train station to see this band again and again.
Feelies come back! Saw them in 1988 in Kalamazoo, MI, at the Wayside. The show was a dual headliner with Dumptruck opening. I went to see Dumptruck having never heard of the Feelies before, but was hooked on them instantly. Dumptruck and The Feelies! Amazing Show.
Just saw the Boston show. It was great to see them and hear these songs live again.
These guys were about 15-20 years ahead of their time. one of my all time favorite bands.
saw the feelies open for rem at the university of vermont in 1986...one of the best shows of my life
I saw them open for Lou on his New York,New York tour in DC. Great show, Feelies did a cool cover of Dancing Barefoot. Lou played NY,NY start to finish, then a bunch of his classics. Great night.
I was lucky enough to see "The Feelies" in Athens, GA at the 40 Watt.
This was such a great band...
They were such a breath of fresh air back in the day.
+latebloomer541 I am going to see the Feelies in concert at the 9:30 club in washington DC tonight.....I have seen them perform live 2 others times .....this one of their best songs along with LETS GO and LOVELESS LOVE and SLIPPING INTO SOMETHING and DOIN IT AGAIN and HIGHER GROUND
I remember MTV's 120 Minutes, but even more important were the live music shows in the 1986-89 years range with the coolest, energised, powery-pop songs. REM, The Feelies, Let's Active. I saw English Beat and REM at the Erb Memorial Union, that's the University of Oregon's Erb Memorial Student Union...! Yes - they played right in the dining area. This is the same location the famous 'food fight' scene for the movie Animal House was shot -- Never really knew how good I had it back then!
I swear I hear Lou Reed in this band, and that makes me happy as hell.
brilliant song, brilliant and cool band, and as for anyone who dislikes this song, well, they're obviously from another galaxy
Always wished I could've seen this band live
i totally agree. and i used to see the boatmen just about every time they came thru chicago.
Saw them at the 40 Watt in Athens, Georgia.
Great Show. Great band.
Once upon a time, there was a TV channel called MTV. And on this MTV there was a show called 120 Minutes, where they played videos by less-commercial acts such as the Feelies. That show is what taught me that there was better music out there than what the radio decided was popular, and is largely responsible for turning me into the bitter music snob that I am today. I'm not sure if that's a blessing or a curse. Sometimes I wish I could like the crap other people like, or at least tolerate it.
Felt Forum - 1988 - Feelies opening for REM - My life was never the same......
Amazing Feelies, Mercer and Million were like jumping derviches, those speeding up rythms are fantabulous
A vanished Buffalo. They could soar like no one else[ god forgive us all]inside that Indie universe. I love them more than my own family.
You're welcome. A label called Water Records re-issued it, but it doesn't appear to have its own web presence. The one you will find by searching for the label is, oddly enough, ANOTHER label.
@PopeSalty1 Amen! I watched that show religiously from 1987-1993. Good times!
hay thanks alot seen him around for awhile ..i like em
AWwwwwaaaaaaaayyyyyy awwwwwaaaaayyy yeah!!!! what a cool band!!
Awesome.... One of my favorite bands. Saw them live with Trip Shakespeare and moved just like that crowd.
Cool, cool music ... raw, to the point and above all - just pure energy
Hell yeah this is Music!!!!!
R.E.M. bashers consider this: Peter Buck helped to produce "The Good Earth," the first Feelies album. Great band live, too. But, boy, the lengthy between-song tunings made for a strange flow to their cranking shows. Would love to see them again.
Ah, memories. When my sister's friend lived with her for a while, she got sick of us playing Lou Reed all the time. So we would alternate with the Feelies and the Modern Lovers. If I'd had any Yo La Tengo then, I would have thrown that in too. She should have been more specific in her objections - 'nothing that SOUNDS like Lou Reed, either.'
Long Live the Indie Pioneers :)
Oh my fucking god, I'm so glad I stumbled upon this band.
me too, but i also had an older brother who turned me on to good music from the folk/songwriter side (he also turned me onto weed)
blessing and a curse!
two of the 10 greatest drummers in history were feelies musicians..."Piero Scaruffi"
WHY WHY WHY WHY have they reissued The Feelies and NOT this album....will I EVER get to own this song without having to pay dearly for it?
its a chick. shes freraking awsome saw her in long beach 87 still awesome.
YAY I love forced exposure! good for them and the feelies! thank you!
love the guy at 2:38 dancing up the front
Τhey are Gods!!!!!
@kirbula I am so jealous, because was unable to see REM and I still upset that I also missed The Violent Femms when they played the Ballroom. I did see The Pixies on Halloween.
wow! MTV when they actually played music!
This one is good.
i know Bill Million (the gibson player). he and Glenn are talking about a reunion soon.
Playing maxwell's in Hoboken July 2009
that would be sooo cool !
The Feelies are playing in Prospect park Today (free show 7 pm )
i was a fan,i become again
saw them open for lou reed in providence ri and ill tell you they were alot better than the gloomy one great show i think it was the early 90,s not sure but thanks for posting
It has been reissued. Go to forced exposure dot com and search for Feelies and keep scrolling down.
Wohow! I had forgotten allabout this! Great vid..I agree with Jacquesb13 that they jump alot on this clip - there is a nice contrast with M&M being allover the place while the other in the band are just being cool. What a shame that Time for a Witness would be their last...or will it...could there be a reunion?
i have v.i.p. passes to the reunion concert i hoboken on june 1
The Water reissue was not approved by the band. They have been looking into re-releasing both Only Life and Time for a Witness, but there are legal issues with A&M (or whatever A&M is these days).
Wohow! I had forgotten allabout this! Great vid..I agree with Jacquesb13 that they jump alot on this clip - there is a nice contrast with M&M being allover the place while the others are just being very cool. What a shame that Time for a Witness seems to have been their last...or is it...could there be a reunion?
@PopeSalty1 haha I totally feel you... its good to be on this side,,, but the otherness its always relative...
Jonathan Demme directed the video. Just a reminder.
saw them at als bar in LA...cannot remember the year, either 86 or 87?
Wasn't this video directed by Jonathan Demme?I'm going to the secret show tonight 6.30.08 at Maxwells.
I don't bash rem, I just think that they were superior to them.
the good earth, btw, was the 2nd feelies album.
crazy rhythms, their first album, was released in 1980.
♥♥♥
I love the Feelies! Will you be at the last night at Maxwell's?
drummer looks like a total dad
Ooops...forgot about "Crazy Rhythms," the much earlier Stiff release.
Where are you, Dave Kendall?????
the finest band in america. check out firehose check out dumptruck for the country
truly the best. type in soul kitchen by x. turn it up.
The Replacements? What does that have to do with this?
lucky bastard ! ;-)
@blevarela If would be so much easier if you liked all the crap that others like, but then you'd be a fool and not even realize it. A blessing and a curse.
This stuff is not easy to find, especially if you were born to be lazy.
Thankyouwhoeveryouareforthisbriliantbitofarchaeology......thishillbillypostpunkassmagic.
didnt the dummer go on to play with luna anyone know his name
You hope they do something new Dill? Sorry to burst your bubble but the Feelies are long defunct Wake up and smell New Jersey dude.
@PopeSalty1 xDok i agreed with everything untill the last sentence.. i think i would want to kill myself if i liked the poulare stuff. tolarating it would suck too because your giving in to the shitty music industry we have today...the populare stuff is like those cool red rocks you find on the ground they look expensive.. but there all over the place. unpopulare bands are like diamonds you have to go mining for.. the best part of music is when you look for it, and find what you like not others
HAH!this comment is now void.
They were much better than rem
Once upon a time, there was a TV channel called MTV. And on this MTV there was a show called 120 Minutes, where they played videos by less-commercial acts such as the Feelies. That show is what taught me that there was better music out there than what the radio decided was popular, and is largely responsible for turning me into the bitter music snob that I am today. I'm not sure if that's a blessing or a curse. Sometimes I wish I could like the crap other people like, or at least tolerate it.