THE FEELIES 1980 record Album Vinyl 12" LP CRAZY RHYTHMS Stiff INDIE ROCK NM
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Description
Original
Vinyl Record Album
LP
THE FEELIES
Crazy Rhythms
Stiff Records
Cat. No. Use 4
1980
Play Graded
Record: Excellent to Near Mint
Sleeve: Excellent
Shipping: $3.99 (Always happy to combine with similar items)
Items are shipped in LP mailing boxes, with additional cardboard for support.
Note: Price of shipping is for Media Rate Shipping. I'm a collector too, and I hate when people charge too much for shipping - so I try to keep shipping costs as low as possible for books and records. But if you wish to pay extra charges, just let me know and I will happily ship First Class or Priority.
Online information:
"The Feelies are an American rock band from Haledon, New Jersey. They formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1992 having released four albums. The band reunited in 2008, and released new albums in 2011 and 2017. Although not commercially successful, the Feelies had an influence on the development of American indie rock. Their first album, Crazy Rhythms (Stiff Records, 1980) was cited by R.E.M. as a major influence on their sound. The Feelies were influenced by the Velvet Underground and Lou Reed. They frequently played at Maxwell's, a live music venue and bar/restaurant in Hoboken, during the 1980s.
Although not commercially popular upon release, Crazy Rhythms was a critical success, coming in a number 17 in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll, beating out such notable critics' favorites as David Bowie's Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), Joy Division's Closer, The Rolling Stones's Emotional Rescue and The Specials' debut album. David Hepworth, in Smash Hits, wrote that the band "have the power to really draw you into their strange little suburban world." In their retrospective review, The Guardian called Crazy Rhythms "one of those albums during whose course you hear the most exciting sound in music: things changing." Rolling Stone branded it "a landmark of jangly, guitar-driven avant-pop, and its shimmering sound can still be heard in bands like R.E.M." PopMatters wrote that the album "stands as a wildly inventive and influential record that stands shoulder to shoulder with some of the best music of the American post-punk era. With their very first album, The Feelies managed to speak directly to the zeitgeist of the American independent underground without becoming overexposed or repetitive." Tiny Mix Tapes wrote, "Crazy Rhythms, released in April 1980 amongst a veritable shitstorm of like-minded groups, stands grinning madly at the top of the pile – a shining monument to new wave at its quirky best." Crazy Rhythms was ranked number 49 in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s,and number 69 on Pitchfork's list.
Track listing
Side one1. "The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness" 5:10 2. "Fa Cé-La" 2:04 3. "Loveless Love" 5:14 4. "Forces at Work" 7:10
Side two
5. "Original Love" 2:55 6. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide (Except Me and My Monkey)" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 4:18 7. "Moscow Nights" 4:34 8. "Raised Eyebrows" 3:00 9. "Crazy Rhythms" 6:13
Great addition to any collection -
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