Album Name:
Renegades
By:
Feeder
Expected Release Date:
July 5th 2010
Label:
Big Teeth Music
Genre:
Alt Rock
Track Listing:
1. "White Lines" - 2:54
2. "Call Out" - 3:27
3. "Renegades" - 3:37
4. "Sentimental" - 2:22
5. "This Town" - 2:57
6. "Down to the River" - 5:23
7. "Home" - 3:11
8. "Barking Dogs" - 2:05
9. "City in a Rut" - 2:51
10. "Left Foot Right" - 2:52
11. "Godhead (bonus track / special edition)" - 3:37
12. "The End" - 3:10
Renegades
By:
Feeder
Expected Release Date:
July 5th 2010
Label:
Big Teeth Music
Genre:
Alt Rock
Track Listing:
1. "White Lines" - 2:54
2. "Call Out" - 3:27
3. "Renegades" - 3:37
4. "Sentimental" - 2:22
5. "This Town" - 2:57
6. "Down to the River" - 5:23
7. "Home" - 3:11
8. "Barking Dogs" - 2:05
9. "City in a Rut" - 2:51
10. "Left Foot Right" - 2:52
11. "Godhead (bonus track / special edition)" - 3:37
12. "The End" - 3:10
Feeder - Renegades
Album Review - July 4th 2010
Album Review By Ian S. Russell
BIO:
Alternative Welsh rockers Feeder return this year with, a new
drummer (Karl Brazil) and 2 new albums. Renegades is the 1st
album of the 2 and has been eagerly awaited (at-least by
myself anyway).
Feeder has had a few shaky years as of late, with the passing
of there original drummer (Jon Lee), and then the re-formation
of Skunk Anansie which cost them the replacement (Mark
Richardson), This group of small road blocks could have been
the death nail to Feeder, particularly as side-projects became
involved (which often does at-least slow down work on new
albums...) But thankfully new drummer Karl Brazil has stepped
in, and finally one of my all time favorite bands have slotted out
another album, Lets see how it plays.
TRACK 1 "White Lines"
So much has changed over the years with Feeder, part of me
was really dreading this album, particularly with the addition of
Brazil on drums - OK he is a very experienced drummer who
has played with numerous artists around the world - But, those
artists include: James Blunt & Robbie Williams, which, with no
disrespect intended, are a little off the radar when it comes to
a band like Feeder... Anyway changes a-side, lets focus on the
only thing that should really matter with a band like Feeder -
THE MUSIC
The 1st track of the new album starts off in true Feeder
fashion, with a crunching electric (and almost industrial) guitar
screamer, leading into Grant Nicholas un-mistakable vocals.
During the chorus Grant steps up the effects on his voice - as
he always seems to do and this just adds to my nostalgia, truly
taking me back to the 90's, the track really has a
Polythene-esk feel to it, which is almost definitely not a bad
thing.
The track doesn't really stand out much, but is a solid intro to
the new album
TRACK 3 "Renegades"
The title track from the album is 1 of the only tracks I have
heard already (Sonisphere 2010) Performed live the band
really did a great job, being 1 of the lightest bands of the
festival, and having a very small slot I got the feeling they won
over a fair few fans that day.
The track itself is 1 of the less metal tracks of the album and
wouldn't really feel that out of place on a new indie album,
in-face the backing 'Oh Ah Oh Ah' reminds me a-lot of the
early albums from The Kaizer chiefs and maybe even to a
smaller extend The Fratellis , I really hope this isn't a sign of
whats to come.
TRACK 5 "This Town"
Track 5 has a very odd feel to it, peculiarly the intro, being
again very industrial in sound, but this does at-least bring a
hint of metal back to the overall sound. The lyrical lay-out of
the track seems far too basic to make for a good track, but
sadly I do have a feeling this may make a single release, as its
1 of the most commercial tracks on the album.
TRACK 6 "Down To The River"
In 2009, Feeder posted on-line that the following albums set
for 2010 would leave behind the bands Acoustic sound, and
go back to the fully electric sound... This was a huge
disappointment to myself, As I've always loved the bands
mellow tracks, So, I'm very happy (and some-what confused)
by the inclusion of track 6 'Down To The River' as this track
had not only an acoustic backing, but also a very mellow feel
throughout.
The track itself feels slightly cluttered in my opinion, with too
many elements wanting to grab attention from the listener, But
never the less it is a great track and will hopefully tell the band
that there is no need to stay away from there mellow side.
TRACK 7 "Home"
The 7th track of the album really does pose a BIG question,
Can an album truly be good with guitar hooks, riff and sparks,
but No real lyrical content?
Feeder are well known for the hidden messages and cleverly
developed lyrical content... This song, and sadly album doesn't
seem to follow this trend
ALBUM "Renegades"
Most journalists will tell you it is almost impossible for a band to
have been going almost 20 years and still have what made
them great... Feeder could well have proven that here, I've
seen the band live 8 times now, each time I was blown
away,amazing guitar hooks, and great lyrical genius added to
the mix, sadly not much of that has made it to this album, even
the guitar hooks seem far to used and similar to there past
work.
I still hold out hope for the 2nd album of the year but I really
hope they show improvement, There are far too many good
soft-metal bands out there for Feeder to keep putting out work
like this.
6 / 10 - Far, Far, Far under what I expected from these
guys!
Album Review - July 4th 2010
Album Review By Ian S. Russell
BIO:
Alternative Welsh rockers Feeder return this year with, a new
drummer (Karl Brazil) and 2 new albums. Renegades is the 1st
album of the 2 and has been eagerly awaited (at-least by
myself anyway).
Feeder has had a few shaky years as of late, with the passing
of there original drummer (Jon Lee), and then the re-formation
of Skunk Anansie which cost them the replacement (Mark
Richardson), This group of small road blocks could have been
the death nail to Feeder, particularly as side-projects became
involved (which often does at-least slow down work on new
albums...) But thankfully new drummer Karl Brazil has stepped
in, and finally one of my all time favorite bands have slotted out
another album, Lets see how it plays.
TRACK 1 "White Lines"
So much has changed over the years with Feeder, part of me
was really dreading this album, particularly with the addition of
Brazil on drums - OK he is a very experienced drummer who
has played with numerous artists around the world - But, those
artists include: James Blunt & Robbie Williams, which, with no
disrespect intended, are a little off the radar when it comes to
a band like Feeder... Anyway changes a-side, lets focus on the
only thing that should really matter with a band like Feeder -
THE MUSIC
The 1st track of the new album starts off in true Feeder
fashion, with a crunching electric (and almost industrial) guitar
screamer, leading into Grant Nicholas un-mistakable vocals.
During the chorus Grant steps up the effects on his voice - as
he always seems to do and this just adds to my nostalgia, truly
taking me back to the 90's, the track really has a
Polythene-esk feel to it, which is almost definitely not a bad
thing.
The track doesn't really stand out much, but is a solid intro to
the new album
TRACK 3 "Renegades"
The title track from the album is 1 of the only tracks I have
heard already (Sonisphere 2010) Performed live the band
really did a great job, being 1 of the lightest bands of the
festival, and having a very small slot I got the feeling they won
over a fair few fans that day.
The track itself is 1 of the less metal tracks of the album and
wouldn't really feel that out of place on a new indie album,
in-face the backing 'Oh Ah Oh Ah' reminds me a-lot of the
early albums from The Kaizer chiefs and maybe even to a
smaller extend The Fratellis , I really hope this isn't a sign of
whats to come.
TRACK 5 "This Town"
Track 5 has a very odd feel to it, peculiarly the intro, being
again very industrial in sound, but this does at-least bring a
hint of metal back to the overall sound. The lyrical lay-out of
the track seems far too basic to make for a good track, but
sadly I do have a feeling this may make a single release, as its
1 of the most commercial tracks on the album.
TRACK 6 "Down To The River"
In 2009, Feeder posted on-line that the following albums set
for 2010 would leave behind the bands Acoustic sound, and
go back to the fully electric sound... This was a huge
disappointment to myself, As I've always loved the bands
mellow tracks, So, I'm very happy (and some-what confused)
by the inclusion of track 6 'Down To The River' as this track
had not only an acoustic backing, but also a very mellow feel
throughout.
The track itself feels slightly cluttered in my opinion, with too
many elements wanting to grab attention from the listener, But
never the less it is a great track and will hopefully tell the band
that there is no need to stay away from there mellow side.
TRACK 7 "Home"
The 7th track of the album really does pose a BIG question,
Can an album truly be good with guitar hooks, riff and sparks,
but No real lyrical content?
Feeder are well known for the hidden messages and cleverly
developed lyrical content... This song, and sadly album doesn't
seem to follow this trend
ALBUM "Renegades"
Most journalists will tell you it is almost impossible for a band to
have been going almost 20 years and still have what made
them great... Feeder could well have proven that here, I've
seen the band live 8 times now, each time I was blown
away,amazing guitar hooks, and great lyrical genius added to
the mix, sadly not much of that has made it to this album, even
the guitar hooks seem far to used and similar to there past
work.
I still hold out hope for the 2nd album of the year but I really
hope they show improvement, There are far too many good
soft-metal bands out there for Feeder to keep putting out work
like this.
6 / 10 - Far, Far, Far under what I expected from these
guys!
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