Crowbarred's Mellow Mix Volume 1: MM Vol 1 - 009

MM Vol 1 # 009

The Feelers

"As Good As It Gets"

(2001)
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Genre:Alt Rock

Savage Honeymoon

Normally, New Zealand films suck like rotten tomatoes. Now before you rant and rave how great Lord Of The Rings is, remember those films are more American than they are Kiwi. There have been a handful of other great Kiwi films though, Quiet Earth, Smash Palace & of course the epic effort .. Once Were Warriors. Savage Honeymoon has been regarded as a flop which I disagree with, as I personally enjoyed the film. But everyone has different tastes right? Just like music. Now Savage Honeymoon is like a prequel to the fantastic TV show "Outrageous Fortune" & the two formats are very similar, including a character in "Outragous Fortune" called none other than Gary Savage. West's & Savage's together, a dream come true for all WESTIES. Even if people disagree with me, at least Im quite sure that people would agree is the song from Savage Honeymoon .... The Feelers "As Good as It Gets" its a Kiwi classic.

Ewen "Westie" Gilmour

The Feelers are a New Zealand Rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid (singer/guitarist), Matthew Thomas (Bass) and Hamish Gee (Drums). The Feelers got a record deal with Warner Music and released their first album, Supersystem, in 1998. It was the second biggest selling album in New Zealand that year. They later went on to win Album of the Year, Song Writer of the Year (James Reid), Band of the Year, and Producer of the Year (Malcolm Welsford) at the New Zealand Music Awards in 1999. The band then went into a period of silence until 2001 when their second album Communicate was released. Noted songs from that album include "Communicate," "The Web," and "Fishing for Lisa." Their 2003 album, Playground Battle, was seen by some as a new direction for the band. Some feel that the band is having difficulty meeting the standards of their first two albums, whilst others view the changes as a sign of the band's musical versatility.The Feelers have toured extensively around New Zealand, Australia, USA and Europe. On November 13th 2006, The Feelers released their 4th studio album entitled One World. The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand Album Charts, and also went Platinum in its first week of release. ~ [Source:Wikipedia]

The REAL Westy

Their influences range from Bowie to Pixies to Cat Stevens and beyond. They toured extensively around the country building a solid and loyal following. In 1997 they signed to Warner Music NZ and recorded their debut album 'Supersystem' this was greatly received selling over four times platinum and winning five NZ music awards in 1998. After touring throughout the world they started working on their second record. 'Communicate' was released in 2001 went to Number 1 in NZ, Recorded, Produced, mixed and mastered by industry greats like Danton Supple, Chris Sheldon, Gil Norton and Bub Ludwig, this is truly an international album. Gaining it's footing around the globe it sold over twice platinum and continues to grow.

Imitation Westie

Having now toured for over ten years and performed over a thousand shows they decided to get back to basics and record a raw rock album, The Feelers third album 'Playground Battle' was released at the end of 2003. Playground battle Bonus edition. Has been released recently with 5 live tracks and 2 new tracks, being added the album continues to sell, taking the album past triple platinum and still going. The album has been in the top 50 album charts for 65 weeks. The feelers recently won the award for the “Most performed work in New Zealand” at the APRA silver scroll awards - effectively an award for broadcast airplay popularity, the award went to the feelers' James Reid for 'Stand Up'. At the 2006 NZ music awards 'Stand Up' won the Tui for “Radio Airplay Record of the year”. ~ [Source:Feelers Official website]

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This song has a crowbarred rating of 92.3 out of 108