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With "indie" rapidly becoming a by-word for "whinging", it's refreshing to hear an album like The Feeling's debut, Twelve Stops and Home. People who come to this album having only heard the catchy-yet-downbeat single "Sewn" might find the jaunty, upbeat tone of the rest of this album a refreshing surprise. Twelve Stops and Home is pure, summery optimism, with most tracks bouncing along at a happy, head-nodding pace, and packed to the brim with simple, singalong lyrics, including the liberal use of "la-la-la" and "na-na-na". Sure it's lightweight, but that's no bad thing--it cuts like a ray of sunshine right through the knee-hugging depression of contemporaries Coldplay and Keane, with whom the Feeling are sometimes, bizarrely, compared. Instead, Twelve Stops and Home is a pop album straight out of the 1970s, played by young men with guitars and a piano. Which explains why "Fill My Little World" and "I Want You Now" are so cheerful, sounding like Squeeze would have if they sang about puppies. On Twelve Stops and Home, the Feeling may not be out to change the world, but they're happy to make it a bit brighter. --Ted Kord
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THE FEELING Twelve Stops And Home (2006 UK 12-track CD album - the debut album from the 5 twentysomethings from London & Sussex and is great big no-nonsense hook-filled giant-chorused pop music - music for the masses only intelligent with sunshine hooks and killer choruses that everyone can hum from plumbers to professors; including the singles Sewn Fill My Little World Never Be Lonely Love It When You Call & Ros?)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Miss Milkie
Format:Audio CD
I don't usually write reviews but I just have to drop a few lines to say how great this album is. I got it from a friend and I was expecting it to be the usual "moany" sad indie record (which is OK for me, but gets a bit tiring at times), but when I first heard it I was shocked. Most songs are fast, upbeat and yes, a bit cheesy,but they really put a smile on your face and make you feel great. The few ballads are gorgeous and definitively not your average love song. Overall this cd doesn't sound like anything that's around at the moment, you will either love it or hate it but you'll never know until you listen to it. Give it a try.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By D. Newton
Format:Audio CD
I am very much into clever-clogs `Post Rock' and electronica at the moment, so I was primed to sneer at `Twelve Stops From Home' when my mate insisted I give it a listen. Just goes to show how wrong you can be.
This CD is a joyous, upbeat, feel-good riot. I believe the opening trio may be the strongest since `Teen Spirit', `Come As You Are' and `In Bloom' on Nirvana's `Nevermind', not that there is any similarity in sound.
The opener ` I Want You Now' is a cock-sure statement of intent; the breakthrough single `Fill My Little World' is instantly catchy, driven by piano and `Never Be Lonely' is a fantastic 70s MOR throwback - surely the best song Supertramp never wrote.
The rest of the album is just as strong: loads of harmonising and sing-a-long backing vocals, all held together with a wonderful British spirit (`Kettle's On). The closer `Blue Piccadilly' is a real lighter-waving anthem with the most rousing `la la las' I have heard since `Olsen Olsen' on Sigur Ros's `Agaetis Byrjun' (there - managed to squeeze a Post-Rock reference in!)
It is no surprise to me that there have been so many singles released from this CD as the album is genuinely packed with hits. It is a sheer joy to listed to from beginning to end and is recommended to all music fans without hesitation. Absolutely love it!
This CD is a joyous, upbeat, feel-good riot. I believe the opening trio may be the strongest since `Teen Spirit', `Come As You Are' and `In Bloom' on Nirvana's `Nevermind', not that there is any similarity in sound.
The opener ` I Want You Now' is a cock-sure statement of intent; the breakthrough single `Fill My Little World' is instantly catchy, driven by piano and `Never Be Lonely' is a fantastic 70s MOR throwback - surely the best song Supertramp never wrote.
The rest of the album is just as strong: loads of harmonising and sing-a-long backing vocals, all held together with a wonderful British spirit (`Kettle's On). The closer `Blue Piccadilly' is a real lighter-waving anthem with the most rousing `la la las' I have heard since `Olsen Olsen' on Sigur Ros's `Agaetis Byrjun' (there - managed to squeeze a Post-Rock reference in!)
It is no surprise to me that there have been so many singles released from this CD as the album is genuinely packed with hits. It is a sheer joy to listed to from beginning to end and is recommended to all music fans without hesitation. Absolutely love it!
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought Twelve Stops and Home some time ago and loved it from the first listen. I then lent it to a friend and have just managed to get it back - now I'm enjoying it all over again. Wins the prize for most melodic album of the year by a mile - my favourite track is Strange, a classic amongst many.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With the sorry state of music in this day and age this is the album we've been waiting for. after hearing the singles fill my little world, and sewn, i put off buying the album straight away as i was unimpressed and considered it to be just another boring indie/pop band. Some time later (after hearing some more tracks) i decided that with only a fiver to lose i might as well get it to see if its any good. After hearing it i was to my surprise very impressed and my opinion of the band differs greatly to what it was previously, proving that good indie/pop does still exist. It is definitely the best album i've bought for some time, and there wasn't a single track on the album i didnt like. My CD collection would seem a lot smaller without it and when you hear it im sure you'll agree.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Stants
Format:Audio CD
This debut almbum makes you feel just great! The sound is different then lots of artists out there at the moment and in The Feeling we see great songs from a intelligent band who, while not wanting to set the world of fire, certainly care about there music.
There are some truly great songs- Never Be Lonely, Sewn, Strange, Helicopter- yet there isnt a bad track on the album!
Pure listenable gold- you'll be playing them over and over again.
There are some truly great songs- Never Be Lonely, Sewn, Strange, Helicopter- yet there isnt a bad track on the album!
Pure listenable gold- you'll be playing them over and over again.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was pestered for a few weeks to buy this album by my wife. I did eventually buy it for her and paid very little attention. She obviously loves it because it's been played to death. And now? I can't get the bloody songs out of my head. Infectious, well-structured, melodic art-rock. Oh yes. I won't use the dreaded word prog - it's not that anyway. It hasn't got the pomposity of prog. But it is art-rock reminiscent of Beatles' 'Abbey Road' (Same Old Stuff), the eponymous album by Stealers Wheel (Never Be Lonely), The Eagles' 'Desperado' (Alone) and Supertramp's 'Breakfast in America' (Strange). 10cc and Manfred Mann is in their too. Blue Piccadily is possibly the best song that Billy Joel didn't write. I can't speak too highly of this album, which I really didn't expect to grow on me like this.
I'm playing it more and more myself - the songs are so well-written. They sound fairly simple on the surface but behind the gorgeous melodies is a complexity and know-how, which makes the vast majority of chart bands sound totally second rate in comparison. The influencies are fun to list but the album stands up as a modern masterpiece on its own merits.
Top notch stuff.
I'm playing it more and more myself - the songs are so well-written. They sound fairly simple on the surface but behind the gorgeous melodies is a complexity and know-how, which makes the vast majority of chart bands sound totally second rate in comparison. The influencies are fun to list but the album stands up as a modern masterpiece on its own merits.
Top notch stuff.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This group wear their 70s rock-pop influences on their sleeves. It's possible to pick out elements of Queen, Supertramp, Status Quo, Queen, 10CC and nearly every other group in the 1970s now described as `guilty pleasures' - and The Feeling have produced an immensely enjoyable album with the right mixture of fun and sincerity. There are one or two lyrical moments which don't quite work and this album has a curious mixture of excellent and downright terrible lyrics, but this is - one the whole - a very positive listen and an almost consistent pleasure to listen to. The only flies in the ointment are the rather contrived Rosé and the 70s pastiche too far Love It When You Call, which - although sounding a little bit too much like The Darkness - still manages to boast fantastic music.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
great
Had this album years ago and lost it. Bought it again and realised it was a good as I thought it was back then.
Published 2 months ago by Colin
5.0 out of 5 stars
6 years on and this little gem still shines
I think it's all been said before. All the ingredients have been begged, borrowed or stolen from 10cc/ELO/Supertramp/Pilot*
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Published 11 months ago by smash
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbelievably cheap and yet 100% spot on!
This company is clearly brilliant! My order came even earlier than estimated and the album cost me under 1/3 of the normal price elsewhere :) Thanks! RECOMMENDED
Published 15 months ago by becka goode
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Kind of Album to Get You Hooked
With the thriving Indie scene during the 2000s, some are able to have an appeal that pleases both the fans of its edgy roots, to its commercialised counterparts that are present in... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Andy Norton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just great!
A great album with great influences. I don't have a bad word to say about it. At the time of my writing this they have released another two albums; Join With Us(2008) and Together... Read more
Published 23 months ago by realmusic
4.0 out of 5 stars
I Want You Now
Ok there is something annoyingly naff about the feeling but it is simple fun pop. I like listening to this from time to time as there are a lot of catchy tracks on this. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2009 by Me, Myself & I
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing CD!!!!
High quality rock without the melancholic tones of the other bands. Catch up tunes and spirituous yet romantic lyrics. I recommend it.
Published on 11 May 2009 by M. Cardoso
4.0 out of 5 stars
the feeling album
a great album - one i over looked it until someone lent me a copy - try it out!
Published on 20 April 2009 by Geraldine O'farrell
2.0 out of 5 stars
Twelve sleeps till Christmas mum!?
Not sure how this ended up in my CD collection....the tunes are ok but my rule of thumb is, if you can sit back and replace the vocalist with Cliff Richard and it sounds plausible... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2008 by HGT
3.0 out of 5 stars
Will They Last?
The essence of any Brit-Pop band is do they have enough originality to last the distance? It's often easy to produce a stunning first album and then fail to live up to... Read more
Published on 11 April 2008 by Mr. Peter Steward
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