http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1364&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rssUsually, the first thing out of everyone's mouth about the Feelies has to do with the guitars -- those frenetic, frazzled, jittery, jagged guitars. But by too often playing the guitar card, critics have downplayed the band's unconventional use of percussion. On the band's legendary debut, all four members lent a hand to give each song an irresistible backbeat decked out in nervous tics and shivers, all of it washed over by a flood of burbling, buzzing, chiming guitars. Vocals fall somewhere in between Jonathan Richman's nasal drip and Iggy Pop's zombie carnie spiel. But what impresses most about <I>Crazy Rhythms</I> is still the beat! Many of the songs start out as percussive cat-and-mouse games that break into a scamper once the guitars show up. This record will send you, willingly or not, into a convulsive nerd mating dance. In the landscape of modern rock, it towers majestic in the middle of nowhere since nothing comes close to sounding like it, not even subsequent albums by the band. <I>The Good Earth</I>, their second album, has a more rustic quality that makes it feel like a drive across the Great Plains on a fistful of Mini-Thins. <I>Only Life</I> retained the rusticity of the second album, but was covered with the track marks of the Velvet Underground. All three of these records are incomparable, important albums, but it's the first that will get under your skin the quickest and stay there the longest. - Chad DriscollJangle Popen720Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:11:40 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1364&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss Usually, the first thing out of everyone's mouth about the Feelies has to do with the guitars -- those frenetic, frazzled, jittery, jagged guitars. But by too often playing the guitar card, critics have downplayed the band's unconventional use of percussion. On the band's legendary debut, all four members lent a hand to give each song an irresistible backbeat decked out in nervous tics and shivers, all of it washed over by a flood of burbling, buzzing, chiming guitars. Vocals fall somewhere in between Jonathan Richman's nasal drip and Iggy Pop's zombie carnie spiel. But what impresses most about <I>Crazy Rhythms</I> is still the beat! Many of the songs start out as percussive cat-and-mouse games that break into a scamper once the guitars show up. This record will send you, willingly or not, into a convulsive nerd mating dance. In the landscape of modern rock, it towers majestic in the middle of nowhere since nothing comes close to sounding like it, not even subsequent albums by the band. <I>The Good Earth</I>, their second album, has a more rustic quality that makes it feel like a drive across the Great Plains on a fistful of Mini-Thins. <I>Only Life</I> retained the rusticity of the second album, but was covered with the track marks of the Velvet Underground. All three of these records are incomparable, important albums, but it's the first that will get under your skin the quickest and stay there the longest. - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29821178&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss Jangle Pop Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Feelies Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.29821178 alb.29821178 The Feelies art.1364 9.99 The Good Earth alb.29821178 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/8/4/1784800_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29821178&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29821178&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29821177&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss Jangle Pop Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Feelies Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.29821177 alb.29821177 The Feelies art.1364 9.99 Crazy Rhythms alb.29821177 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/7/4/1784799_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29821177&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29821177&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.145773&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss Jangle Pop Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Feelies Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.145773 alb.145773 The Feelies art.1364 0.0 The Good Earth alb.145773 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/9/0/410944_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.145773&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.145773&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.313066&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss Jangle Pop Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Feelies Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.313066 alb.313066 The Feelies art.1364 0.0 Crazy Rhythms alb.313066 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/2/5/1075293_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.313066&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.313066&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.134398&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss Jangle Pop Tue, 5 Mar 1991 00:00:00 -0800 The Feelies Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.134398 alb.134398 The Feelies art.1364 0.0 Time For A Witness alb.134398 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/4/9/559445_170x170.jpg 1991-03-05 00:00:00.0 1991-03-05 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.134398&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.134398&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.111234&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss Jangle Pop Wed, 17 Oct 1990 00:00:00 -0700 The Feelies Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.111234 alb.111234 The Feelies art.1364 0.0 Only Life alb.111234 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/7/1/521778_170x170.jpg 1990-10-17 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.111234&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.111234&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-feelies%2Fdiscography.rss