| Artist |
The Feelies |
| Album Title: |
Only Life |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
09/13/1988 |
| Reissue Date |
00/00/2016 |
| Label |
Bar/None Records |
| Catalog No |
BRNLP-236 |
| Bar Code No |
0 32862 02361 3 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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It's Only Life (3:01)
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| A2.
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Too Much (4:38)
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| A3.
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Deep Fascination (4:07)
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| A4.
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Higher Ground (4:38)
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| A5.
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The Undertow (3:43)
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| B1.
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For Awhile (4:05)
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| B2.
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The Final Word (2:23)
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| B3.
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Too Far Gone (3:38)
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| B4.
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Away (5:27)
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| B5.
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What Goes On (3:37)
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| Date Acquired |
10/14/2018 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
18.98 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide entry:
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Notes |
Acoustic Guitar – Bill Million
Backing Vocals – Bill Million, Brenda Sauter
Bass – Brenda Sauter
Drums – Dave Weckerman, Stanley Demeski
Electric Guitar – Bill Million
Engineer – Steve Rinkoff
Engineer [Additional] – Don Sternecker
Engineer [Assistant] – Ben Fowler, Gary Solomon, John Herman, Matthew "Boomer" Lamonica
Keyboards – Glenn Mercer
Keyboards [Additional] – Don Sternecker
Lead Guitar – Glenn Mercer
Percussion – Dave Weckerman, Stanley Demeski
Performer [E-bow] – Bill Million
Photography By – Todd Eberle
Producer – Bill Million, Glenn Mercer, Steve Rinkoff
Rhythm Guitar – Glenn Mercer
Slide Guitar – Glenn Mercer
Technician [Drum Tuning] – Artie Smith
Vocals – Glenn Mercer
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ned Raggett
With an unchanged lineup but more attention due to their A&M deal, the Feelies hit the jackpot with their third album, a warm, inviting collection that finally addresses the endless Lou Reed comparisons with a cover of his "What Goes On." With its clearer feeling and peppier overall delivery, it avoids simply cloning the original arrangement and performance. The rest of the album shows off the band's distinctive yet flexible sound, as much jangle as it is quietly moody. Mercer and Million's previously tense guitar power becomes attractive shadings, implying a louder approach without always delivering it, while the Demeski/Sauter rhythm team takes the lead throughout; his steady drums and her low, rolling performances giving the guitarists something to play around instead of dominate. the Feelies always make this tranced-out rock their own, but this time around it's as quietly thrilling, if not more so, than ever. "Higher Ground" is a great example, with Mercer and Million trading off not merely notes and passages but differing approaches, whether laden with distortion or chiming clearly. Though Weckerman's work, as earlier, isn't easily distinguished from Demeski's, from the sound of it everything fit in right when recording. Where appears more audibly, as on the start of "The Undertow," his percussion adds an intriguing wild card to the proceedings, aiming at the same goal with slightly different sonics. Mercer's ghost-of-you-know-who vocals still pop up at times, but here his own ability to actually sing and hold notes comes forward, giving him a technical edge that he uses to great effect on the brisk "Away."
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