Feeder
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Background information
Origin	Newport, Wales
Genre(s)	Rock Indie rock Alternative rock
Years active	1992 – present
Label(s)	Echo
Website	FeederWeb.com
Members
Grant Nicholas Taka Hirose Mark Richardson
Former members
Jon Lee (deceased)

Feeder are a Welsh rock band, who formed in Newport, South Wales, during 1992. Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Grant Nicholas (Sometimes AKA Grantley) (born 12 November 1967, Newport, Monmouthshire) is the lead Singer of Taka Hirose (born Takashi Hirose 28 July 1967, Mizuho Gifu, Japan) is the Japanese Bassist for the successful Mark Richardson (born 28 May 1970, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British Drummer, of the UK Jon Lee ( March 28, 1968 – January 7, 2002) was the original drummer for the successful British rock band Feeder Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. South Wales (De Cymru is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south and Mid Wales and West Wales The band were originally comprised of Grant Nicholas (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Taka Hirose (bass), and Jon Lee (drums). Grant Nicholas (Sometimes AKA Grantley) (born 12 November 1967, Newport, Monmouthshire) is the lead Singer of The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Taka Hirose (born Takashi Hirose 28 July 1967, Mizuho Gifu, Japan) is the Japanese Bassist for the successful The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Jon Lee ( March 28, 1968 – January 7, 2002) was the original drummer for the successful British rock band Feeder A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Following Jon's suicide in 2002, former Skunk Anansie and Little Angels drummer Mark Richardson joined in August 2002. Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer Cass (Richard Lewis Ace (Martin Kent and Mark Richardson Little Angels were a Hard rock band of the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s Mark Richardson (born 28 May 1970, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British Drummer, of the UK Feeder have also been accompanied by touring members Matt Sime (keyboards; 2000–2002), Dean Tidey (guitar, backing vocals; 1998–present) and Dean Deavall (keyboards, backing vocals; 2008-present). A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a Musical instrument, particularly the piano A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a Musical instrument, particularly the piano

Feeder released their first two albums, Polythene and Yesterday Went Too Soon, in 1997 and 1999 respectively, before the release of their third album, Echo Park propelled them into mainstream popularity in 2001. Polythene was the first full-length Album by the UK rock band Feeder and was released May 18, 1997 on the Yesterday Went Too Soon is the second full-length Album by the British Rock / Pop band Feeder. Echo Park is the third Studio album from the British Alternative rock band Feeder, released in April 2001 on Echo. After their breakthrough year, their drummer Jon Lee committed suicide in his Miami home in January 2002. The band continued, releasing Comfort in Sound at the close of 2002, an album musically and lyrically focused around the band's emotions at the time, which was well-received by critics. Comfort in Sound was the fourth Album by the British Rock band Feeder. This was followed by 2005's Pushing the Senses, while their newest album, Silent Cry, is due to be released in June 2008. Pushing the Senses is the fifth Album by British Rock band Feeder. Silent Cry is the sixth full studio album by Welsh Rock band Feeder.

Although Feeder have not reached #1 on any sales-based chart with any of their own releases, they have released five studio albums and two compilations, including a singles album. Those releases have spawned three UK platinum sales awards, two gold awards, and one silver award, with a gold award in Ireland for their singles album. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Alongside this, they also have twenty-three top seventy-five singles, and seven top seventy-five albums. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. ^[1] Additionally, Feeder hold the distinction as the first act to play in front of 1,500 people or more at any HMV store worldwide, and have also collected Kerrang! awards for "Best British Live Act" (2001) and "Best British Band" (2003). Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation 1.2 Early releases (1995–1996) 1.3 Polythene (1997–1998) 1.4 Yesterday Went Too Soon (1999) 1.5 Echo Park (2000–2001) 1.6 Comfort in Sound (2002–2003) 1.7 Pushing the Senses (2004–2005) 1.8 The Singles (2006–2007) 1.9 Silent Cry (2008) 2 Awards and achievements 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links

History

Formation

At the age of 14, singer and guitarist Grant Nicholas joined a band called 'Sweet Leaf', named after a Black Sabbath song. Black Sabbath are an Black Sabbath was the first band Grant had seen play live. ^[2] At this time bassist Taka Hirose and drummer Jon Lee were playing in different covers bands. ^[2] While playing in different bands on the Newport gig circuit, Grant and Jon became friends. Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. They decided to train to become sound engineers, but found they were more interested in performing instead of recording bands. Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means ^[3] They formed an electronic duo called Temper Temper after Jon left the Newport band The Darling Buds. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers The Darling Buds was an indie band from Newport, Wales. The band formed in 1986 and was named after the HE Bates novel ^[2] Shortly thereafter, they formed a band called Rain Dancer. ^[2][4] Both of these bands failed to become successful. Rain Dancer's sound was described by Grant as that of The Waterboys. ^[2]

Going back to the drawing board, they formed a three piece band called 'Reel'. They fired their bass player and then changed their name to 'Real'. ^[2] During this time they recruited Japanese bassist Taka Hirose via an advert in Loot. ^[2] The band then changed their name to Feeder, named after Grant's pet goldfish. ^[2] They won their recording contract with Echo after sending a demo tape, and then sealed the deal after an employee from the label witnessed one of the band's gigs. A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a Record label and a Recording artist (or group where the artist A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release ^[5] A track from the demo, entitled "Don't Bring Me Down", appeared as a b-side on the "Day in Day Out" single, but uses an electric guitar as opposed to an acoustic as heard on the released version. " Day In Day Out " is a single from the UK rock band Feeder, and was the first single to be taken from their debut top 10 album Yesterday Went Too Soon ^[6]

Early releases (1995–1996)

Feeder's first official release was a two track EP, Two Colours, in 1995, which was only available at the band's early gigs. Two Colours EP was Feeder 's first release on The Echo Label. It was limited to 1500 CDs and 1000 7" vinyls, and today is valued at £40-60. ^[7] In 1996, the band released their first commercially available release, the Swim EP, on the Echo label. Swim was the second EP by the British Rock / Pop band Feeder. The EP was given a 4/5 review in Kerrang! magazine (KKKK). Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. ^[8]

Shortly before the record was released, a tape called Two Tracker was given away free with Kerrang! magazine, and contained the tracks "Sweet 16" and "Waterfall". The latter was described, on the inlay card, as one of the tracks that was on their forthcoming debut album proper, then entitled Here In The Bubble (whose name was soon changed to Polythene). ^[9] Some of the photography for the EP's inlay was produced by Grant himself, while Chris Sheldon produced the album. Chris Sheldon (* 25 September 1962 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a Record producer, particularly of Rock music, based in London UK. ^[10] The band released "Stereo World" from the record as its only single, after appearing at the Reading festival. These releases led to the band's tour, during which they visited seaside towns like Newquay. Newquay (Tewynn Pleustri is a town Civil parish, Seaside resort and Fishing port on the north Atlantic coast of Cornwall, ^[11]

Polythene (1997–1998)

After building a strong fanbase with the release of Swim,^[12] the band released their first full-length album in 1997. The result, Polythene, is now widely regarded as a classic by Kerrang! magazine readers, as they voted it the 87^th best British rock album of all time in a January 2005 issue. ^[13] Two tracks from "Swim" were used for the albums, "Descend" and "Stereoworld".

After the recording sessions were completed, the album's first single, "Tangerine", was released, and charted at #60 in the UK charts. " Tangerine " is a song by British rock band Feeder, released as the band's second single and the first that was taken from the Polythene This was followed by "Cement", charting at #53 and then the release of the album which charted at #65. Two more singles were released alongside of their main stage debut at the Reading festival of 1997, with "Crash" making #48, A new song entitled, "High", charted at #24. " Crash " was the third single from Feeder 's critically acclaimed 1997 album Polythene. " High " is a song by Feeder, released as the band's fourth and final single from the album Polythene.

The album, as of March 2003, has been certified silver by the BPI for shipments of 60,000 units. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. ^[14] They also re-issued the album in October 1997 with "High" included, and the "Stereo World" b-side, "Change" replacing "Waterfall" from the original tracklist. Also included as an enhanced element was the video for "High". The album caused many critics to label the band "The UK's answer to the Smashing Pumpkins",^[15] and also draw comparisons to The Pixies and Talk Talk. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 Talk Talk were a popular British rock group that were active from 1981 to 1991 ^[12] The band's tour of the album took place in April before the release of the "Cement" single, and continued after the release of the album. The band's earlier sound on the album was once described by Grant as "heavy but melodic rock". ^[16]

In early 1998, following the band's final 1997 tour in support of Polythene, the band travelled to the United States as a support act for Everclear. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992 ^[17] During their U. S. tour, the band released a re-worked version of "Suffocate" back home in the UK, charting at #37. " Suffocate " is a track by UK rock band Feeder re-recorded from their 1997 album Polythene, and was released as an in-between single to bridge After their return to the UK, they played their own headline tour, this time Everclear was in the supporting position. ^[17] Later that year, Feeder started to play various music festivals in the States, before a tour took place with "High" being released to radio stations and charting at #24; it was the follow up to "Cement" which had charted at #31. A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality ^[18] During the first US tour, Grant said he used to get very tired and sometimes could not wait to return home to work on the next album. ^[19] Grant toured with a broken ankle and other injuries,^[20][21] and he said he used to find it hard to sleep at nights, which inspired him to write "Insomnia", which later appeared on their second album. " Insomnia " is a song by Feeder, released as the second single from their album Yesterday Went Too Soon. ^[22] They stayed in the U. S. for the majority of the year, with a trip back to the UK for their V98 appearance. The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Feeder later introduced a live guitarist, Dean Tidey, who plays at the band's gigs. ^[23] Grant had said, in a 1998 interview in Kerrang!, that he was considering bringing in another guitarist for their live gigs. ^[24] Polythene sold 25,000 copies in the States during 1998. ^[19]

Yesterday Went Too Soon (1999)

For 1999's Yesterday Went Too Soon, the band decided to self-produce the album, brought in Matt Sime for engineering duties and had the album mixed in New York by Andy Wallace. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Andy Wallace is a Grammy Award -winning music studio engineer with a long track record of successful productions beginning with the early 1980s production of the ^[25] "Dry" was re-recorded as a full band version after the original acoustic version appeared on "Suffocate" as a b-side. That single's b-sides featured tracks from their sessions for the album and revealed the sound of this new album. ^[26] The working title for the album was originally A Life Through Headphones,^[24] and was originally set to be a double album. A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. ^[19] The name change was due to former Take That singer Robbie Williams releasing his solo debut album, Life Thru a Lens; the band did not want to be associated with him. Take That are an English pop Musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Life thru a Lens was the first solo Album by English pop singer Robbie Williams after his former band Take That split ^[27]

When the album was released, the band's reputation was on the rise and it entered the UK charts at #8. Before that, the band had released the album's first single, "Day in Day Out", in March 1999, which charted at #31, followed by "Insomnia" at #22, resulting in their first appearance on TOTP. " Day In Day Out " is a single from the UK rock band Feeder, and was the first single to be taken from their debut top 10 album Yesterday Went Too Soon Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast A week before the album's release, the band played the main stage of the Reading-Leeds festival, while the title track from the album was at #20 in the singles chart. "Yesterday Went Too Soon", is a single from UK rock band Feeder, released near the end of summer 1999 The album was then released on August 30, 1999. Only one single was lifted from the album, in which a re-recorded version of "Paperfaces" charted at #41. " Paperfaces " is the fourth and final single from UK rock band Feeder 's 1999 album " Yesterday Went Too Soon "

Some of the album's lyrical themes were derived from Grant's person's perspective of working in a menial supermarket job on a daily basis("Day In Day Out"), his experiences after gigs on their US tour ("Insomnia", "You're My Evergreen"), past relationships (the title track and "Dry"), the music industry ("Hole in My Head") and "fear of commitment in relationships" ("Anaesthetic"). ^[28][29] Musically, the album employed an indie rock feel to it, which also featured extended appearances of an acoustic guitar on some of its tracks. See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings ^[30]

The album was due for release in June, but this was delayed until August to include material written after its completion which the band felt was too good to leave off. ^[31] Upon its release, the UK music press immediately warmed to the album, with Rob Fitzpatrick, then of Melody Maker, writing "an absolute stormer it is. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper Unmissable. Absolutely. " The album also received the magazine's Album of the Week accolade. ^[32][33] This enthusiasm was shared by Metal Hammer, who awarded the album a 10/10 mark. ^[33] The year ended with the band providing support for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Wembley Arena and the Manic Street Preachers at the Millennium Stadium. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Wembley Arena is a famous Entertainment venue located in Wembley, London, UK. Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the " Manics " or " MSP " are a Welsh rock band consisting of James The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. As of March 2003, the album had gone gold, shipping 100,000 units in the UK. ^[14] The album was voted in 2005 by Kerrang! readers, as the 73^rd best British Rock album of all-time. ^[13]

Echo Park (2000–2001)

Feeder spent most of 2000, at Great Lindford Manor studios, writing and recording for their next album. Linford Manor is an old Mansion or Manor house converted into a Recording studio complex in Great Linford, Milton Keynes, England The band also continued playing festivals around the country previewing the new material they were working on, such as V2000 and Glastonbury, but would end the year promoting "Buck Rogers", their first single since November 1999, and then playing a mini-tour at the end of the year to mainly showcase the new material. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The " Buck Rogers " is a song performed by the British rock band Feeder. The same night the band played the Leeds Cockpit in December 2000, they were told earlier on in the day that their new single had made the Radio 1 A-list, meaning it would be given a high degree of airplay rotation. ^[16] The release of the single on January 8, 2001 was coupled with a signing session at London's Tower Records store, and then TV appearances on Top of The Pops and The Pepsi Chart Show, due to the single's midweek performance. Tower Records was a Retail music chain based in Sacramento California, USA ^[16] This saw the band being forced to cancel two signing sessions as a result. ^[16] The single charted at #5, becoming the band's first top 10 entry in that chart. In South Africa, the track was very well received by radio DJ's, reaching #1 on the 5FM top 40 and headining a one-day event celebrating the station's 26^th birthday. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 5FM is a SABC radio station mainly based in Johannesburg, South Africa. ^[34] The track is also still played on UK radio today. ^[35]

Not really, I think with the radio thing you have to be really careful; at the end of the day Feeder's not a typical daytime radio band, but what we've done is that we've proved that a guitar band - a British guitar band, and a band that doesn't have the profile of U2 or someone can still get into the top ten. It is possible!, it just seems to be that its always the big Amercian bands who sort of dominate the top ten; a Limp Bizkit or whatever, but saying that I think the whole Travis and Coldplay thing has been really good as sort of a stepping stone, and also I think people are getting fed up of just seeing Westlife or Steps on the TV. Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Travis are a Scottish Alternative rock band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy ( lead vocals, Guitar, Piano, Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Steps was a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001 I think people are finding rock, and real bands again - I think that the market is currently so bombarded with pop stuff that we're just quite refreshing. Rock never went away, but it never really got the exposure. Hopefully it'll get "Seven Days in the Sun" away. " Seven Days in the Sun " is a song by Feeder, released as the second single from their Echo Park album . .

— Grant Nicholas in Feederweb fanzine, responding to a question asking if he felt under pressure to create another radio-friendly song. ^[36]

Grant once said that the song is about a relationship ending, but also uses humour,^[16] with the name for the song originating from a keyboard piece Grant created which sounded "futuristic", and named it "Buck Rogers". ^[16] Grant had originally written the track for an American band called 'Radio Star', but was convinced by producer Gil Norton not to give the song away as he felt Feeder themselves could have a hit with it. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gil Norton is a British Record producer known for his work with such bands as Pixies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, ^[37] The single appears in many all-time lists generated by XFM and Kerrang!, with a 2004 peak of #25 in the annual XFM list. Xfm is a brand of Commercial radio stations focused on Alternative music, primarily indie, and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom ^[38][39] "Buck Rogers" is featured on the soundtrack of the 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines, starring Owen Wilson. Behind Enemy Lines is a 2001 thriller War film directed by John Moore and starring Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer.

After a sell-out tour of two legs, ending at the London Astoria, the album Echo Park entered and peaked at #5 in the UK album charts. The London Astoria is a music venue at 157 Charing Cross Road in London, England. A third single, "Turn", reached #27 before festival season, in which the band played the main stages of Reading-Leeds, and also T in the Park. " Turn " was Feeder 's third and final UK single to be taken from the Echo Park album T in the Park is a major Music festival that has been held annually in Scotland since 1994 "Just a Day", a b-side from "Seven Days in the Sun", later reached #12. "Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s

The album saw the band take on much more of a commercially influenced sound, and also the appearance of Moog synthesizers,^[40] while being lyrically focused on a comedic approach, like with "Seven Days in the Sun", but also dark emotions, such as those shown on "Turn", "Oxygen", and "Satellite News". The term Moog (ˈmoʊg as in 'vogue' Synthesizer can refer to any number of Analog synthesizers designed by Dr " Turn " was Feeder 's third and final UK single to be taken from the Echo Park album It was during the campaign for Echo Park that the band played another slot on the main stage at the Reading-Leeds festival. As of August 2003, the album has shipped 300,000 units in the UK, going platinum. ^[14]

Grant said in a Melody Maker interview that if the album did not sell well enough the band would probably split up; he said at the time that "It's the same with any band. That's just the way the music business is. There is only a certain amount of money a label will put into a band. I'm just being realistic. We've been around for seven or eight years and I am not planning on giving up, but we're putting everything into this record and I'm just hoping that people like it". ^[40] The album was voted the 25^th best British rock album of all-time by Kerrang! readers, and was the highest placed Feeder album on the list. ^[13] On August 28, 2001 the band won Best British Live Act at the Kerrang! awards,^[41] before ending the year supporting the Stereophonics on their UK tour, and then releasing the "Just a Day" single in December. Stereophonics are a British Rock band, consisting of Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, Javier Weyler and Adam Zindani.

Comfort in Sound (2002–2003)

In 2002, the band's drummer Jon Lee committed suicide in his Miami home,^[42] resulting in the band keeping out of the public eye for most of the year. It was during this time that Grant Nicholas wrote a series of songs relating to their emotions and reactions to Jon's death, which formed their fourth album Comfort in Sound. The band brought in former Skunk Anansie and Little Angels member Mark Richardson for drumming duties. Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer Cass (Richard Lewis Ace (Martin Kent and Mark Richardson Little Angels were a Hard rock band of the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s Mark Richardson (born 28 May 1970, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a British Drummer, of the UK ^[43] The album focused mainly on themes such as loss, depression, grievance, and positivity, while dedicating "Quickfade" to Jon. ^[44] The album was released in October of the same year to widespread critical acclaim in the British music press, with Kerrang! stating that "Comfort in Sound harnesses the anthemic appeal of a latter day U2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Music journalism is criticism and reportage about Music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as ' Classical music ' . . and a quality that propels Feeder from the confines of the everyday into the neighbourhood of everyman. . . " and giving the album their Album of the Week award, alongside the heavy rock magazine Metal Hammer giving the album the similar accolade of Album of the Month while stating that it was "an album they should rightfully be proud of. Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany . . ". ^[45] The band decided to play at the Reading-Leeds festivals that year, making a low-key appearance by playing the second stage. Comfort in Sound was voted by Kerrang! readers as one of their top 100 British rock albums of all-time at #32, while being the highest-placed 2002 album on the list. ^[13]

It’s one of the best songs I’ve done, but we nearly didn’t do it. I wrote it right at the end of making Comfort in Sound, and our producer Gil Norton said he wasn’t sure we really needed another mid-tempo song. Comfort in Sound was the fourth Album by the British Rock band Feeder. But when we played it, we all thought that it definitely did have something. Lyrically it’s quite dark but it’s still an uplifting song. This was the single that really made the album a success. It’s the kind of song I’d like us to be remembered for.

— Grant Nicholas on the second Comfort in Sound single, "Just the Way I'm Feeling". ^[42]

Musically, the album was much more mellow, with the use of a string orchestra on "Forget About Tomorrow". A string orchestra is understood as an Orchestra composed solely of instruments of the Violin family. " Forget about Tomorrow " was the third single to be taken from Feeder 's 2002 album Comfort in Sound. Other tracks on the album also used an accordion, trumpet, and a piano played by their manager Matt Page,^[42][46] with "Godzilla" being one of two tracks on the album to use loud guitars. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers This caused Feeder Fan Site to suggest it didn't fit in with the main feel of the album, stating that "As a package CIS is almost as well formed as Yesterday Went Too Soon. Yesterday Went Too Soon is the second full-length Album by the British Rock / Pop band Feeder. The playlist is spot on (Godzilla being the only track that sits, not entirely sure if it really belongs)". ^[47] The album was their first release to be certified platinum,^[14] (with Echo Park going platinum later on). It also spawned their second top 10 single, with "Just the Way I'm Feeling" in January 2003. " Just the Way I'm Feeling " is the second single to be released from Feeder 's fourth album Comfort In Sound. In December of the same year they took on their first and only arena tour to date, after the album's first tour sold all it's 60,000 tickets. An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events ^[48] In reaction to this, the band were invited to the Glastonbury Festival being billed third on the last day, playing the "Pyramid Stage". ^[49]

The album's final single, "Comfort in Sound", was only available to buy as a limited edition of 3,000 CD copies on their 2003 arena tour. " Comfort in Sound " was the last single to be taken from Feeder 's 2002 album of the same name ^[50] Four singles were released commercially, with those being "Come Back Around" (#14), "Just the Way I'm Feeling" (#10), "Forget About Tomorrow" (#12), and "Find the Colour" (#24), which was released following their V2004 appearance and Kerrang! award win for Best British Band, which Grant dedicated to Jon, saying it was the award he had always wanted the band to win. " Come Back Around " was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2002 album Comfort in Sound. " Just the Way I'm Feeling " is the second single to be released from Feeder 's fourth album Comfort In Sound. " Forget about Tomorrow " was the third single to be taken from Feeder 's 2002 album Comfort in Sound. " Find the Colour " is a single from UK rock band Feeder, and was fourth to be taken from their album Comfort In Sound during 2003 ^[51][52] The band later went on to win an Internet Music Award for their "Just The Way I'm Feeling" video. ^[53] Their efforts also helped them receive their only Brit-award nomination to date, in the Best British Rock category at the 2004 event,^[54] before making their only appearance in the charts that year as part of Bob Geldof's Band Aid 20 charity ensemble. Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money ^[55] Although only Grant appeared on the recording, he is still credited under the Feeder name, while the single was the Christmas #1, and became 2004's biggest UK-selling single. Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. ^[56][57]

Pushing the Senses (2004–2005)

Feeder returned to the studio to record their fifth album. The album was seen by Grant as more of an extension to Comfort in Sound, as it focused on the same lyrical themes and musical styles, and also said that it had more of an organic sound, with more upbeat tracks added into the mix. Comfort in Sound was the fourth Album by the British Rock band Feeder. ^[58] It also seen a number of piano driven tracks, with "Frequency" being an example. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers ^[59] "Frequency" was produced by Coldplay producer Ken Nelson. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Ken Nelson (born 6 February 1959 in Liverpool) is an English Record producer. For the rest of the album, Gil Norton was on production duties. ^[60]

As a result, 2005's Pushing the Senses received criticism from long time fans and critics. The album was Feeder's highest charting release, at #2 on the UK album chart, while receiving a gold certification. ^[14] Press response to the album was mixed, with Paul Brannigan of Q Magazine describing it as "An album that could finally establish Feeder as major league players", while Chris Heath of Dotmusic dismissed the album, saying "Pushing the Senses is by no means soppy, but Feeder's young fanbase might need some convincing". Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Dotmusic was a music Website that existed as a standalone website from June 1995 to December 2003 ^[61]

It's funny, I don't even particularly like that song, I've always thought I was a pretty dark songwriter, and what do I finally get known for?. A throwaway pop song. But I really shouldn't complain, should I?. If it wasn't for "Buck Rogers", I probably wouldn't be here talking to you now.

— Grant Nicholas talking about "Buck Rogers" in a 2005 edition of Q Magazine. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 ^[37]

The album helped them win a headline slot at the Download Festival, appearing above Garbage in the billing order,^[62] shortly before supporting U2 for a brief period on their Vertigo tour, which was followed by an appearance at the Live 8 concert in Edinburgh (the second charity event the band played that year after Tsunami Relief in Cardiff). The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 Garbage is an American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994 The Vertigo Tour was a Concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 2005 and 2006 in support of the group's 2004 album Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Tsunami Relief Cardiff was a charity Music Concert held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on January 22 2005, in aid Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The album in total spawned four UK top 40 singles, which included "Shatter", a reworked version of the "Tumble and Fall" b-side that became a double A-side with "Tender" (#11). " Shatter / Tender " are two songs by the British rock band Feeder. Other singles apart from "Tumble and Fall" (#5), included "Feeling A Moment" (#13), and "Pushing The Senses" (#30). " Tumble and Fall " was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2005 album Pushing the Senses. "Tender" and "Shatter" both featured on the European release of the Russian film Night Watch; a fan-petition had been launched to see its release as a single in its own right. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending ^[63]

In September 2005, Grant Nicholas was misquoted in an interview that the band were set to split, which caused the rumour to be reported on music television and radio. A misquotation is an accidental or intentional misrepresentation of a person's speech or writing involving one or more of Omission of important context: The Music television is a type of Television programming which focuses predominantly on playing Music videos from bands usually on dedicated Television channels The band's website soon denied the claims, making an official statement that read "Contrary to inaccurate reports in the press and on the radio, Feeder are not recording their last album, nor set to split. An over-enthusiastic reporter seems to have put 2 and 2 together and come up with 43. Indeed the group are looking forward to the release of new single "Shatter"/"Tender" in October and a Far East and UK tour in November. The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located They have already started writing new material for a Singles Album to be released in the New Year and a further studio album to follow the current album Pushing the Senses". A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist ^[64] Soon afterwards, in a Kerrang! interview, Grant said that the interviewer misquoted him, and that he said the next album would be Feeder's last album on their current deal with Echo, before deciding to either re-sign or look for a new label. ^[65]

Feeder would end the year seeing their then latest album appear at #39 on Q Magazine's end of year list,^[66] with "Feeling a Moment" voted the 98^th best song of the year by its readers,^[66] before winning an award for the album at the Pop Factory Awards in Wales. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 The Pop Factory ( TPF) is a music and media complex in Porth, Rhondda, South Wales. ^[67] However, the previous day, they were forced to postpone a winter tour, after Grant picked up bleeds on his vocal cords. The vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of Mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the Larynx. ^[68]

The Singles (2006–2007)

I’ve had people coming up to me saying that they liked the earlier singles but didn’t realise it was us that did them. It’s introduced a lot of our earlier singles to people. We’d had success early on but we weren’t huge. I thought the record had good tracks and the three new tracks made it completely new for our older fans. It took me a long time to sequence the album to make sure it flowed together properly. It wasn’t just a matter of shoving a load of singles on there.

— Grant Nicholas talking in 2006 on the sales performance of The Singles. ^[69]

In 2006, Feeder returned to the studio, with Stephen Street working as the band's producer to record three new tracks to appear on their then forthcoming singles collection. Stephen Brian Street is a music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s The Sundays and Blur (often regarded as the ^[70] "Lost and Found" (which Grant described as "an urban love song"^[42]) became the first single to promote the collection, and would reach #12 in the UK singles chart in May 2006, after completing their delayed winter tour. " Lost and Found " was the first single to be taken from UK rock band Feeder 's singles album titled The Singles. The Singles, released in the same month as "Lost and Found", was the first Feeder album to have involvement from a major label, with EMI talking part in a one-off collaboration with Echo as the album's distributor. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in ^[71] The album reached #2 on the UK albums chart, and was certified platinum in under three months, including a gold certification in Ireland. ^[14][72] "Save Us" was the second and final single from the album, charting at #34 in late July. " Save Us " is a single from UK rock band Feeder. Taken from their compilation The Singles, it is one of the three new songs on the album A version of the album included a DVD of all their videos filmed up to that point, along with extensive sleevenotes by Ben Johncock, a freelance author and writer. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is ^[73]

Feeder returned to the Reading-Leeds festival after a four year break, having a late slot on the main stage, before ending the year with a small tour of London, playing The Roundhouse, and The Coronet. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Roundhouse is an arts venue in London, England. The Roundhouse has hosted notable performers Morrissey, The Stranglers, Sonic Youth The Coronet is large live music and night-club venue with a 2200 capacity located at 28 New Kent Road in Elephant and Castle, south central London, Two of these three gigs saw guest appearances from The Sugababes and Jamelia, which were in aid of War Child, who the band are patrons of, having earlier in the year visited The Congo as part of their work for the charity. Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981) known simply as Jamelia, is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English R&B For other uses see War Child (disambiguation War Child is a non-governmental organization founded by British filmmakers Bill Leeson The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to ^[74][75] In summer 2007, the band headlined the Redbourn Music Festival along with Dirty Pretty Things, The Automatic, and Ghosts, after also headlining the Loch Lomond festival in Scotland. Dirty Pretty Things were an English band fronted by Carl Barât, a former member of The Libertines. The Automatic, (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U Ghosts are an indie/pop band from London and were 9th on the BBC 's Sound Of 2007 poll Loch Lomond (ˈloʊmənd ( Scottish Gaelic Loch Laomainn) is a freshwater Scottish Loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

Silent Cry (2008)

We Are the People is a song about change and unity in the world we live in. . . it's like a call to arms but in a positive and non-violent way. It's time for change and only we the people can do that. . . I wanted the song to be anthemic and sonically uplifting. . .

— Grant Nicholas. ^[76]

The band spoke about their new album during the course of 2006, stating in an interview on XFM that it would have a heavier sound than their previous two albums. Xfm is a brand of Commercial radio stations focused on Alternative music, primarily indie, and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom ^[77] On 29 June, 2007, Feeder released a teaser edited by Taka of their recording sessions for their new album on MySpace. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and A later video was released, which was also edited by Taka, on 7 November, 2007. Both can also be found on YouTube. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees Feeder will be playing the Isle of Wight and T in the Park festivals in 2008,^[78] and will play the Reading and Leeds festivals in August. T in the Park is a major Music festival that has been held annually in Scotland since 1994 ^[79]

On 3 March, 2008, a clip of a new song entitled "Miss You" was added to the band's website, and was downloaded 8,000 times on its first day from their official website. Miss You is a track by UK rock band Feeder, which was released on March 3, 2008, as a precursor to the band's upcoming full-length Studio ^[80] The song showcases the band's return to their original rockier sound. Along with the free song download, they also launched a brand new mini-website, which included a new blog area for members of the band.

The first single from the album, "We Are the People", was released on 9 June; Silent Cry, the album from which the song was taken, is to be released on June 16. " We Are the People " is the name of the first single from Feeder 's most recent album Silent Cry. Silent Cry is the sixth full studio album by Welsh Rock band Feeder. An eight date club tour was played in late May, which previewed the new album. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" This tour sold out within six hours of the tickets going on general sale. ^[81] The tour started at Northumbria University and ended at the Thekla in Bristol. Northumbria University is a modern university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Feeder will embark on a fuller tour later in the year, as revealed by Mark who, in his latest blog, spoke of 'the shows in the autumn'. ^[82]

Awards and achievements

Feeder have gained many accolades from various alternative publications, but never received mainstream recognition in their early days. For example, their debut album Polythene was Metal Hammer's #1 album of 1997, and also appeared in 6^th place on Kerrang!'s list. ^[83][84] The follow up, Yesterday Went Too Soon in 1999, was Melody Maker's 24^th top album of that year. ^[85] Metal Hammer placed the album in 6^th, while Kerrang! ranked it at 16^th. ^[83][84]

On 13 January 2003, Feeder became the first band in HMV instore event history to attact an attendance of 1,500 people or more in any outlet worldwide. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[86] Previously in August 1997, the band had been banned from playing live at every HMV in the United Kingdom due to attendees crowdsurfing during a performance at the Portsmouth branch. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Crowd surfing describes the process in which a person is passed overhead from person to person during a concert transferring the person from one part of the venue to another History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which ^[87] The band have also won acclaim from the voters of various music award polls:

• Kerrang! Awards, Best British Live Act, 2001.
• Kerrang! Awards, Best British Band, 2003.
• Internet Music Awards, Best Music Video Online, "Just The Way I'm Feeling", 2003.
• Pop Factory Awards, Best Album, "Pushing The Senses", 2005. The Pop Factory ( TPF) is a music and media complex in Porth, Rhondda, South Wales.

Discography

Main article: Feeder discography

• Polythene (1997)
• Yesterday Went Too Soon (1999)
• Echo Park (2001)
• Comfort in Sound (2002)
• Pushing the Senses (2005)
• Silent Cry (2008)

References

External links

• Feeder's official website
• Feeder at MySpace
• Feeder at Last.fm
• Feeder "Miss You", free download

MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Lastfm is a UK -based Internet radio and Music Community website, founded in 2002

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