Comfort In Sound - Feeder > Reviews

Advantages: Lyrically superior to their other releases
Disadvantages: Godzilla!

Feeder are a group who seem to have sneaked into the spotlight, and many people wrongly assume they are a band who have experienced overnight success. In fact, by 2001, the group had amassed 14 hit Top 50 singles, most of which passed people by, and it was not until they released the magnificent Buck Rogers that they gained themselves a whole new fanbase. At the end of 2001, things were on the up for the band, but within weeks they were devastated ... Read review

Advantages: Great lyrics, not one poor track and some generally great songs
Disadvantages: -

...around for some time now; Comfort in Sound is their fifth album to date. The progression over time is quite easy to spot from the darker and harder days of ‘Polythene’ and ‘Swim’ to the more commercially successful ‘Echo Park’ and now ‘Comfort in Sound’. Founding member Jon Lee has been replaced by ex- Skunk Anansie drummer Mark Richards. This change has been made reasonably quickly and seems to have slotted in reasonably easily. Japanese bassist ... Read review

Advantages: possibly the best feeder album yet
Disadvantages: it makes me feel kinda sad

...little too sad at times. 5) Comfort In Sound The title track just about sums up everything about Feeder and this new album for me, it's all very hopeful feeling and forward looking and sounds beautiful in a bittersweet way. 6) Forget About Tomorrow This one sounds like U2 at the beginning. It makes me smile especially around "today it all feels fine"... Maybe that's not a very good way of describing it. More Smashing Pumpkinesque strings crossed ... Read review

Advantages: You will never have to take it out of your CD player
Disadvantages: Almost flawless...how can they follow this?

It is now over one year on since the tragic death of John Lee, Feeder’s drummer, and ‘Comfort In Sound’ has proven to be the perfect vehicle for an outpouring of love by remaining band members, Grant Nicholas (Vocals, Guitar & Keyboards) and Taka Hirose (Bass), towards their fallen friend. If you have never heard Feeder before then there is no better place to begin than right here with ‘Comfort In Sound’. It is perhaps the seminal album at a time ... Read review

Advantages: A more grown up mature album than the ones before, Superb tribute to Jon Lee
Disadvantages: Godzilla

...look at their latest offering Comfort In Sound. Written recorded and released after the death of drummer Jon Henry Lee the album really comes across as a step on from Echo Park. The tracks all written by Grant were a kind of therapy to help him come to terms with his fiend and band mates death. They brought in a replacement in ex Skunk Anansie drummer Mark Richardson to take over the duties on this album and I believe he has taken over on a permanent ... Read review

Advantages: Their best work, manages to be melancholic and uplifting simultaneously
Disadvantages: Not as heavy as early Feeder, not as instantly catchy as their Echo Park album

...on and the band released Comfort in Sound, their fourth album. *********************** A Brief History *********************** Feeder are: Grant Nicholas (Vocals, guitar, lyrics) Taka Hirose (Base) Mark Snow (Drums - formerly Jon Lee) Feeder was formed in 1992 by Welshmen Grant Nicholas and Jon Lee. Their line-up was completed with Japanese bassist Taka Hirose in 1995 and the band signed to the Echo Label. Their breakthrough album ... Read review

Advantages: Yet another brilliant album
Disadvantages: A little too mellow??

...with warm and meaningful lyrics. 5. Comfort In Sound The title song for the album,...and yes it is a very good song. "You tear yourself apart, wishing to be born again, a different man." These direct and personal lyrics are very warming and reassuring to listen to on one of 'those' days. 6. Forget About Tomorrow Wonderful wonderful bubbly tune. Definitely one to be listened to in the car, with the windows or roof down powering through the ... Read review

Advantages: Calm and mellow, lyrics
Disadvantages: calm and mellow, samey

...is a bit samey to Comfort in Sound which isn't a bad thing because it's a great song, but for me it's to samey for my liking. 06 Forget About Tomorrow The song is again a very slow moving ballad with great lyrics and ok guitar, but nothing to shout about. The song in my view is a bit to calm and mellow for my liking. Doesn't make it a bad song though. 07. Summers Gone This is one of my favourites as i love the riff in the intro. The rest of ... Read review

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: Godzilla ruins it all a bit!

...as Echo Park and Polythene, Comfort in Sound really shows what the band are capable of. Every song (apart from Godzilla - we'll talk about that later) is a masterpiece and deseves to be listened to properly- go out and get the best hi-fi money can buy, set it up in a quiet place (eg. the desert), crank up the bass and endulge in pure aural bliss. By far one of the best songs on the album is "Comfort in Sound"; heavy on the bass, yet with excellent ... Read review

Advantages: Most lyrically complete and Feeder reached there peak(so far)
Disadvantages: Depressing....but very reflective

This is the critically acclaimed album from feeder. It is there 4th studio album after there platinum selling album "echo park". This album takes a whole new turn in the Feeder saga. Echo Park was a fun and upbeat album. Which includes hits such as "Buck Rogers" and "Seven Days in the Sun". This album mourns and is constantly searching for the meaning of life. In January 2002, Drummer, Jon Lee committed suicide. Although Grant Nicholas (Lead ... Read review

Advantages: great relaxing music
Disadvantages: none

Feeder's music is always complicated but easy to understand if you know what i meen alot of time and thought has obviously went into this album and each song folows on from the one before. There way of preforming their music is very original and stands out from other bands. There lyrics are amazing and i love how they can change there style of music and it stillsounds great. Feeder are one of my favourite bands and if you have this album you will ... Read review