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Silent Cry is Welsh band Feeder's long-awaited album; following the hugely successful 2005 release "Pushing the Senses", which received mixed critical responses. The Guardian described the album as a "kind of emotional aural soup that will baffle the spikier members of their ... Read review
Silent Cry - Feeder
Feeder have long been the supply teacher of Brit-rock, the Scott Mills of pop-punk if you ... more
like--unremarkable yet undeniably able, and somehow proficient or lucky enough to exist beneath the radar, shrewdly outlasting most of their contemporaries. The s...
Silent Cry [VINYL] - Feeder
Feeder have long been the supply teacher of Brit-rock, the Scott Mills of pop-punk if you ... more
like--unremarkable yet undeniably able, and somehow proficient or lucky enough to exist beneath the radar, shrewdly outlasting most of their contemporaries. The single most memorable thing about their career is that they once rhymed "Devon" with "Lemon" in nonsensical disregard for lyrical cogency, but their 2006 singles collection contained 20 tracks (yes, TWENTY!), most of them instantly recognisable and entirely affable. None of us will live long enough to find out, but Feeder may well end up rivalling the cockroach in terms of covert resilience. And, as album number 6, Silent Cry, true to form, neither furthers nor hampers their progress. That is to say, it's exactly as good as theyve always been--whatever you consider that to be. You know the drill by now--comfortable runs of clean guitar, Grant Nicholas earnest blue-eyed vocals, add distortion, rinse, repeat, fade. That they manage to squeeze fresh juice from such a well-wrung fruit is credit to a genuine songwriting flair. And though there are equally no real surprises, there are standouts that nudge their alignment just off-centre. Take "Tracing Lines" with its tight beats and itchy minimalism reminding of The Strokes (though also highlighting Nicholas comparative lack of charisma), "Miss You" which thunders along burning adrenaline like Foo Fighters at their most agile and closing track "Sonorous" with hurtling crescendos a la Muse. --James Berry
Silent Cry [VINYL] - Feeder
Feeder have long been the supply teacher of Brit-rock, the Scott Mills of pop-punk if you ... more
like--unremarkable yet undeniably able, and somehow proficient or lucky enough to exist beneath the radar, shrewdly outlasting most of their contemporaries. The single most memorable thing about their career is that they once rhymed "Devon" with "Lemon" in nonsensical disregard for lyrical cogency, but their 2006 singles collection contained 20 tracks (yes, TWENTY!), most of them instantly recognisable and entirely affable. None of us will live long enough to find out, but Feeder may well end up rivalling the cockroach in terms of covert resilience. And, as album number 6,Silent Cry, true to form, neither furthers nor hampers their progress. That is to say, it's exactly as good as theyve always been--whatever you consider that to be. You know the drill by now--comfortable runs of clean guitar, Grant Nicholas earnest blue-eyed vocals, add distortion, rinse, repeat, fade. That they manage to squeeze fresh juice from such a well-wrung fruit is credit to a genuine songwriting flair. And though there are equally no real surprises, there are standouts that nudge their alignment just off-centre. Take "Tracing Lines" with its tight beats and itchy minimalism reminding of The Strokes (though also highlighting Nicholas comparative lack of charisma), "Miss You" which thunders along burning adrenaline like Foo Fighters at their most agile and closing track "Sonorous" with hurtling crescendos a la Muse. --James Berry
A review by brunocrosier on Silent Cry - Feeder June 16th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Originality
Average
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
A couple of weak links
How does it compare to the artist's other releases
Good
Value for Money
Good
Advantages:
Britpop's best
Disadvantages:
There are 3 Poor - Quality songs .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Background:
Silent Cry is Welsh band Feeder's long-awaited album; following the hugely successful 2005 release "Pushing the Senses", which received mixed critical responses. The Guardian described the album as a "kind of emotional aural soup that will baffle the spikier members of their original punky fan base", whereas Q Magazine thought that the album would "Finally establish Feeder as major league players". I think the latter was definitely the more accurate review - as the album ended up at number 2 in the album charts; bettered only by Athlete's "Tourist". Nevertheless, this album seems to be a stepping-stone to success for the three-piece band; although admittedly I doubt that this album will surpass the sales of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" to clinch Feeder's first ever No.1.
Feeder have recorded an album that is largely heavier than "Pushing The Senses", although they have retained their catchy melodies for which they are so famous. That said; are also a handful of songs such as "Silent Cry" that sound as though they could have been on their previous album. Feeder have kept their integrity intact and produced an album full of top-class songs. There is now no doubt that Feeder have established themselves as major league players in the Britpop genre with Snow Patrol and the likes.
That said, Feeder are by no means a highly respected musical act - they are the kind of band that is everybody's secret guilty pleasure. They write the kind of poppy, catchy songs that people sneak onto their iPods by changing the artist name to that of some obscure Scandinavian indie band. It saddens me that they are regarded as the band that everyone hates-to-love and loves-to-hate. Hopefully this review will help change your opinion of them.
Band Lineup:
Grant Nicholas - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano Taka Hirose - Bass Mark Richardson - Drums
Ex-members: Jon Lee - Drums (committed suicide in 2002)
Track-By-Track
1. We Are The People - 4:42
This is the first track and the second single to be released from this album. It kicks off with heavy guitars and an addictive beat - instantly portraying Feeder's new musical image. Grant Nicholas said of this song: "It's time for change and only we, the people can do that... I wanted the song to be anthemic and sonically uplifting..." Fortunately, this track is just that. A great opening to the album that bears certain similarities to the band's massive 2001 hit single "Buck Rogers".
"We are the people Who let this whole thing go Just like the people you know We are the reason We're blinded by the goal We are the people, you know"
2. Itsumo - 4:17(Itsumo is the Japanese translation for "Always".) Feeder follow up their first track with a huge song, which I think has been unfairly underrated by critics. It is full of layered melodies and booming basslines that are typical of Feeder's simple-yet-effective songwriting. This is one of my favourite songs off the album and definitely unmissable.
3. Miss You - 2:59 This track was released in early March 2008 as a precursor to the full-length album; and was available as a free download from the band's website. Within the first 24 hours it was downloaded over 8000 times. This is a flawless and typical Feeder track with an albeit simple chord structure that will not fail to have you nodding your head like the Churchill dog. I'm not sure exactly to what or whom the song is dedicated, but my guess is ex-drummer Jon Lee. "Coming around, I'm coming around again, Cautious now, until the bitter end. (Just cant see it) What is this, what have I become? 20 days, 7 hours alone
Your coming back, coming back, coming back Its that I just don't see it, coming back, coming back alone.
I miss you, each day I miss you, why does it have to be this way?"
4. Tracing Lines - 3:48 As was the case with "We are the People", this song is hugely addictive and extremely similar to "Buck Rogers". In fact, just before the chorus there is a pause where I am set to hear the famous lyrics "I think we're gonna make it/I think we're gonna save it yeah/So don't you try to fake it anymore, anymore". However, it seems Feeder have decided against recycling their old songs, and have instead used a chorus which was surprisingly almost as catchy as the Buck Rogers one. Admittedly, "Tracing Lines" won't be their most successful track ever, but it is by no means a song that you shouldn't listen to.
5. Silent Cry - 3:26 From the first clean guitar chord in this track, you think to yourself "Why didn't they just put this track on Pushing the Senses?" - which can be seen as either a good or bad thing. In my opinion, this track is a great title track; and is the closest thing I have heard to a complete mixture of all the Feeder influences all in a single track. If you have iTunes and are contemplating whether or not to go out and buy this album, I recommend you use this track to make that judgement.
"Silence the cry Stepping back further Escape from the mind My mind Twisting inside Looking for shelter Find the divide in me"
6. Fires - 3:59 Fires has a much heavier and slower beat to it than other tracks on the album. It starts with an guitar intro that reminded me a lot of The Strokes. This is another consistently catchy track, which depending on your taste will either be amongst your favourites or you most hated. Personally I think it's a good, solid track that is well worth listening to.
7. Heads Held High - 4:04 Admittedly, even I don't like this song. Nicholas's voice is whiney and the verse consists of only two chords. Don't even bother with this song it is pretty abysmal; hopefully they won't write another one like this in future!
8. 8.18 - 3:45 Fortunately, this track seems to make up for the embarrassingly bad previous track. Throughout the track, one can hear that Feeder were heavily influenced by Snow Patrol - especially in the verse. Yet what I found most surprising was the inclusion of the Kazoo halfway through; which actually sounded great! The chorus and verses of this song are really addictive, and the drum part is slightly more adventurous here than elsewhere in the album. Definitely don't miss out on this track.
9. Who's The Enemy - 3:19 Feeder keep to the same sort of style in this track, and in my opinion this is one of the best songs in the album. The inclusion of the string arrangement works surprisingly well. Towards the end there is an interesting mix of James Bond and MUSE influences that put a smile on my face. Make sure you listen out for this track - its going to be amongst Britpop's best tracks of 2008.
10. Space - 0:35 This track is just a pointless little intermission - nothing really too special. To be honest I'm not sure why Feeder included it in the album.
11. Into The Blue - 2:37 Unfortunately, this is another song that isn't worth listening to. It has clashing guitars and out-of-key vocals & synths. Overall, this is the third track on the album that Feeder really would have been better off keeping as a staple track in the "Feeder - Worst Of" album.
12. Guided By A Voice - 3:51 Thankfully I found myself listening to the Feeder that I know and love whilst listening track. As ever, the guitars and drum parts are very simplistic; yet I found this song was just as catchy as the rest of them. As much as it pains me to say it, Feeder are musical geniuses. Yes, they may be formulaic - but that's no crime if it is a formula to success. The tracks that went wrong in this album were the ones where they were trying to be different to what they actually are.
13. Sonorous - 4:39 This song is definitely extremely MUSE influenced. The intro bears resemblance to the more acoustic of Matt Bellamy's guitars, whereas the outro is much heavier and reminiscent of "Knights of Cydonia" This is a brilliant and energetic finish to the album, and sums Feeder's new style up completely.
Conclusions This is a very pop-influenced release, which makes it unsuitable for anyone that has an excessive musical self-respect. In my opinion, there's a reason they call it popular music; everyone and anyone can enjoy it. Unfortunately pop nowadays is associated with bland and musically dead songs, whereas with Feeder this is not the case.
Where To Buy The album is set to be released on the 16th June '08 and is going to be widely available nationwide. iTunes will probably sell it for a price between £5.99 and £7.99. Zavvi and HMV will be selling it for £8.99, and the cheapest I have found it on the internet is £6.99 at www.cdwow.com whilst Amazon will have it at £7.98
Advantages: itsumo, miss you, tracing lines, whos the enemy, into the blue, guided by the voice. Disadvantages: A few songs felt like they didn't belong, overall not as good as some older albums.
...lines' and 'miss you'. Silent cry seems to be a showing of their entire career. They have gone back to heavier guitars that you got on earlier offerings like polythene, though not quite as heavy. However lyrically and vocally it seems more like pushing the senses so its quite a bizarre mix but it does work. I wouldn't class this album as their best work but it is a great album and i would advise people to purchase this and any other feeder album ... ...senses mightn't like this as much but I believe if they give it a chance they would learn to love it. There are a few tracks that are growers like 'we are the people' that take a few times listening to them to appreciate them. Everytime I listen to each song I find something new in the music that makes me love the song more. So in summing up you should definately buy or download this album. If you are unsure check out feeders myspace page as they ...
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Advantages: High tempo, rock-outability and rhythm with a little intelligence. Disadvantages: Un-distinctive blasting on down the lines, songs lack diversity, needs more hard work.
...The Band
Hands up who remembers the type of musical cannon fodder that was being shot around locally and globally while they were teenagers? Your age may mean that music came from the Beatles or Beat-happening, Aretha or Arctic Monkeys but either way it sticks. As I was fifteen when Jon Lee took his life Feeder had a lot to do with the music of my youth, 'Comfort in Sound' conveniently came out three days before my sixteenth. I hate to sound self occupied but the only reason I mention this is I'm sure a lot of fellow Feeder fans will share this feeling and will have bought or be considering buying SilentCry for this reason. For those people it is important that you read this first.
For those of you who aren't aware of who I speak I hope it wasn't too cramped under your rock!
On a serious note, for you: Feeder are...
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Advantages: Catchy as ever Disadvantages: Die-hard fans of the more acoustic Feeder may be disappointed
...We are the People is the first single and opening track off Feeder's 11th release, "SilentCry". Immediately, anyone that has experienced the massive Feeder anthems from their 2005 album "Pushing the Senses" will notice that the band has come back much heavier - with more distorted guitars and less acoustics. That said, they have still managed to retain their catchy melodies and Grant Nicholas' vocals are spot-on as ever. This song is a perfect opener to the rest of the album, and is a definite must-buy for any Feeder fan. Alternatively, you could choose to buy the whole album, with eleven more superb and addictive tracks such as "Itsumo" and "SilentCry". It retails at £8.99 at HMV and is released on the 16th of June 2008. Having listened to the album - i recommend waiting until the album is released, and buying...
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Album Notes: 'Silent Cry' is the sixth album from Welsh indie-rock outfit Feeder. Recorded and produced by the band themselves, the album sees Grant Nicholas and Co. return to the sound that graced their early releases, a mix of heavy guitars and anthemic songwriting, while creating their most accomplished recording to date. The singles 'Miss You' and 'We Are The People' are included.
Titles on disc 1
1.: We Are The People
2.: Itsumo
3.: Miss You
4.: Tracing Lines
5.: Silent Cry
6.: Fires
7.: Heads Held High
8.: 8.18
9.: Who's The Enemy
10.: Space
11.: Into The Blue
12.: Guided By A Voice
13.: Sonorous
14.: Yeah Yeah (bonus track)
15.: Every Minute (bonus track)
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