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Silent Cry is Feeder’s sixth album but it could easily be any of them as they all sound the same. Bland rock acts can sometimes muster offense by their blandness but Feeder can’t even reach that pinnacle of Snow Patrol turdness.
Brisk drums, banal guitar work married to insipid vocals and melodies are the order of the day in a fashion that makes the Stereophonics resemble the Supersuckers.
We Are The People opens the record on would be chest beating anthemics, “Why do we pray? Why do we talk about angels flying on their golden wings?”. Even fucking Creed would’ve thought twice about this track’s pompous metaphysics, marrying rubbish lyrics to big diet-metal guitars. Dragged out to nearly five minutes, We Are The People well…drags.
Follow up Itsumo is more or less the same song but with louder bass in the mix. Miss You is slightly better, a brisk pop punk number that rattles along and manages the record’s only true spark of life.
Being Feeder of course there are rubbish ballads on offer. Weepy, pointless middle of the road excursions such as Heads Held High offer nothing to anyone. Any music fans that will find themselves entranced by the empty emotions of Feeder’s quiet material will already own James Blunt.
So you’re left with Feeder’s louder shit, which is well shit. Only the fore-mentioned Miss You is worth a listen, similar tracks such as Who’s The Enemy merely offer diminishing returns on the pop punk formula.
Suitably when Feeder try to do something different they fall flat, Sonourous, an attempt at early Smashing Pumpkins mixed with earthy Swervedriver is just a bland din.
All in all a worthless aural experience.
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18th June 2008, 12:10pm
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| | Frankly my dear.....  Editor
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
I like Feeder. I plan to make an effort to listen to the album despite this review. I really hope it is not as bad as this makes out though.
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18th June 2008, 12:20pm
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| | Larger Than Life
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
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Originally Posted by Foxglove  I like Feeder. I plan to make an effort to listen to the album despite this review. I really hope it is not as bad as this makes out though. | I have to say I completely disagree with the ever acerbic Mr Parker on this one.
It's not a groundbreaking album, it's not gonna be to some peoples tastes, but it's good to see Feeder getting back to being more of a rock band than they have on their last couple of releases.
If you like Feeder and other bands of a similar style, then you'll love this I think.
Al
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18th June 2008, 12:23pm
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
As a straight-up pop act, Feeder have their moments.
Abysmal failures at anything else though. | |
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18th June 2008, 12:42pm
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| | raaar!!
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
I think I'd be crying silently if I had to sit and listen to Feeder, like I did when I accidentally saw them twice in one week. Fucking hate them. | |
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18th June 2008, 1:04pm
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| | Larger Than Life
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Originally Posted by Skybaby I think I'd be crying silently if I had to sit and listen to Feeder, like I did when I accidentally saw them twice in one week. Fucking hate them. | If you hate them that much, seeing them once would have been an accident.. seeing them twice is just stupidity on your own part.. 
Al
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18th June 2008, 1:05pm
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| | raaar!!
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Originally Posted by Largest of Als If you hate them that much, seeing them once would have been an accident.. seeing them twice is just stupidity on your own part..
Al |
Possibly First time was at Download 2005 and the second time was supporting REM at Balloch. | |
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18th June 2008, 1:08pm
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
I blame the promoters, I've seen Feeder maybe a half-dozen times in support slots and they've never been welcome. | |
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18th June 2008, 1:10pm
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| | Larger Than Life
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
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Originally Posted by Skybaby supporting REM at Balloch. | Ah.. one of my famous appearances... but you probably weren't paying attention...
Al
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18th June 2008, 2:04pm
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| | preTeEN SEXfiENd
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I think that's what ruined their experiences.  | |
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18th June 2008, 8:48pm
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| | Bring the heid o' charlie Editor
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
The album has a lifeless mix, I blame the lack of a seasoned pro at the mixing thingie | |
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18th June 2008, 9:12pm
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
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Originally Posted by Largest of Als I have to say I completely disagree with the ever acerbic Mr Parker on this one.
It's not a groundbreaking album, it's not gonna be to some peoples tastes, but it's good to see Feeder getting back to being more of a rock band than they have on their last couple of releases.
If you like Feeder and other bands of a similar style, then you'll love this I think.
Al | I have no desire to always listen to groundbreaking as sometimes I want familiar and loved. Cheers Al. Must make an effort to listen to this.
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18th June 2008, 9:33pm
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| | The better half
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Glasgow
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
I don't really like feeder on CD, but i think they're absolutely amazing live!!! | |
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18th June 2008, 10:01pm
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| | Wench
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
feeder make the kind of non offensive music that i can actually stand to listen to in work. i had the new album on before it was released but it's still the same old from them. nothing to overly like, nothing to hate either.
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23rd June 2008, 4:55pm
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| | Super Discunt
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| Re: Feeder - Silent Cry
Still not sure why they get placed so high on festival bills. | |
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