...oh, and play with me some more. I've had this record for over ten years, and still catch the pop groove sarcasm saturation that it holds. Parts of these songs are downright funny, smart-ass eloquence wrapped up in witty banter and set to great guitars. I find that "tell me stories on my birthday, buy me gifts on Halloween" speaks volumes to me. It's catchy and I can relate.
Glenn Mercer and Bill Million put together the band they called the Feelies in the mid-'70s. They were singer/guitarists who'd both started out as bassists, so they thought about everything in terms of rhythm. Their songs were frantically speedy, streamlined and hyperpercussive. They were nerds, and very proud of it. They were not particularly connected to any extant rock scene. They came from the little town of Haledon, New Jersey, and were proud of that,… more »
