By Chloe Yates
12/6/08, by Chloe Yates
“Exclusive Announcement at 6pm” says Feederweb, so watching the clock and fingers poised over the mouse, I soon discover there’s an intimate gig booked at Proud Galleries, Camden. 400 capacity, 40 minutes and £6. That, says I, sounds like a plan, perfect way to offload the post-Feeder gig blues. And promptly snap up 2 tickets, Clare from Brighton taking my spare one.
Having made arrangements to meet various people in Camden, and train changes as usual changing all the plans on the day, I end up at Proud Galleries just after 6pm to collect tickets. As well as me & Clare, the gang for this one includes Bex, Darren, Marcus, fellow iMMa-ite Alex, Dan (who I’d not seen since Hammy 06) and Craig, who I finally speak to after seeing him at various gigs in the last 3 years and never really saying Hi. Having been very confused by what I actually needed on me to collect tickets (poor organisation from the promoters there), it turned out to be a breeze, id but no email prints required. Though the envelope with the tickets also contained a letter, congratulating me on getting tickets and stating that I would need to present said letter on the night in order to collect my tickets… right… this being the letter you’ve given me with the tickets…? Ok then. This was also the only time I saw mention of the venue being over-18s only - I know at least 1 girl was turned away because she wasn’t old enough, the promoters’ maintaining that this had been well advertised. Sorry, but it hadn’t, Feederweb didn’t mention it and the “email” everyone supposedly got… that would in actual fact be the letter I got given with my tickets then?! Is a great shame there was some mismanagement there, hopefully it won’t happen again.
Deciding not to queue, we went for a little wander round Camden for sweet supplies, sticking some Silent Cry stickers up in the process, arriving back at the venue for doors opening, and wrongly expecting there to be a fair few people already there. There were in fact 2, and when we got into the venue and saw the tiny stage with no-one stood there yet… well it’d have been rude to not fill up the front row. Sorry Feeder, the usual suspects’ down the front it is then! The blurb had said this was 400 capacity, it looked smaller than that to me, with a stage plonked in the middle that barely looked big enough for the 5 live piece Feeder now are. This was going to be good, even though the shoddy barrier didn’t look like it would stand up to much moshing…
Support Act were Runaway Sons (www.myspace.com/runawaysons) and they were very good, reminded me a bit of The New York Fund which is no bad thing. Quite country/rock/pop, enjoyable stuff. After their set, Feeder crew start setting up, and I spot literally at my feet a case marked “FEEDER Drums 1”, complete with faded Skunk Anansie logo on. So that would be one of Mark’s cases then… and I have Silent Cry stickers in my bag - Mr Richardson, consider yourself officially street-teamed! The crew setting up start moving Marks drum kit forward, and I realise that not only will I be slap-bang in his eye-line, but he’ll also only be about 2 meters away from me - time to make a mental note not to air drum! Set-lists also get stuck on floor right in front of us, and realisation dawns that there’s more songs there than a 40minute set… this is looking more and more like being a very special night. Some handwritten lyrics also get stuck to floor in front of Grant’s mike - looks like he doesn’t know the words to Fires yet!
The guys come on stage promptly at 9pm, Mark, complete with coffee cup, is right in front of me, and Grant slightly on my left. 2 massive Feeder/Silent Cry Deluxe artwork logos are projected on the back wall, and they launch straight into familiar opener Feeling A Moment. I spend most of it dodging the photographer right in front of us, fortunately he’s only there for the start, and disappears as latest single We Are The People blares out - this is much more epic live than on record. During this Mark also spots me, makes eye contact and gives me a wink and a big grin… brilliant, give a drummer an Animal birthday cake and then he’s always happy to see you! Next up is Miss You - already possibly my favourite new live track, can’t not pogo to it, and Come Back Around as ever has me wanting to air-drum like a nutcase - but that’s not a good idea when you’re in Marks eye-line and your rhythm is as bad as mine, so I try to restrain myself to head bopping instead… and Dean catches my eye and gives me the classic Mr Tidey too cool for school scowl/smile, hehe always makes a gig extra special that one!
Two of my favourites of the newbies up next with Itsumo and Tracing Lines, despite only hearing them a couple of times, they instantly get stuck in my head, so hoping both are future singles (my money is on Tracing Lines single 2 and Itsumo single 3) both are melodic rocking Feeder at their best - seriously, is Silent Cry going to be the best album of the lot? I’m beginning to think it could be.
Couple of classics follow with Just The Way I’m Feeling and Pushing The Senses. Mark seems to be suffering a bit, coughing, spluttering and slugging coffee back, maybe a touch of man flu, or the 18months out has left him out of practice, and the crowd in general seems a bit flat in places. Grant commenting on the projections on the back wall leaves him bemused at the lack of crowd response - though I guess that’s partly cos his mike was so quiet I couldn’t really make out what he was saying. Makeup of the crowd in general was a lot older than at Brighton, not a lot of jumping going on, but a positive response to all the tracks. Next in the set is album closer Sonorous - which is growing on me more and more, and I spot Taka’s eldest children at the side of the stage enjoying the show. Obviously impressed with the reaction on the recent tour; My Perfect Day is next, grunge old-school Feeder at their best, looks like this is here to stay for a while thank god. Dean certainly enjoys it as much as us lot, wandering over and singing along to Mark. I love that we’re getting ‘new’ old stuff, Grant, please keep it up!
Fires follows, (oops don’t mention fires and proboards!) and yes, Grant does take the odd sneaky look at the lyrics taped by his feet, much to our amusement. Next is a surprise to those of us who could see the setlist- Grant on a whim starts off title track Silent Cry, one I didn’t hear at Brighton, and wow, its ‘bewdiful’. It’s an unplanned inclusion to the set, so Mark simply leans back against the wall and watches Grant sing, while the two Deans join in with Grant after a couple of moments. About midway through, both Taka and Dean look at Mark and motion drumming to him…. “I can’t be bothered!” is his response - hah can’t knock his honesty then!
We then get the track that I’m so grateful is back in the set (please keep it in Grant!) Yesterday Went Too Soon. I really love this, and its as moving as ever live, and Mark amuses me by suddenly spotting his ex-Skunk Anansie band mate Ace in the crowd, beaming madly and confusing his techs at the side by going “It’s Ace!” in their direction.. I think they thought something was wrong before they heard what he was saying. Next up was Lost & Found, during which I relearn why it’s maybe a tad dangerous to be so close to Mark and in his eye-line… about midway through the track the makes a point of making sure I’m looking at him, headbangs like a nutter, makes eye contact again and grins like mad. I’m well aware I probably look like a loon at gigs...but ta for that Mark :o) We also get Grant breaking into the Foo Fighters track All My Life during this, great little interlude, works well but Grant, sing it a bit louder so more people pick up on it, then we’ll all sing along instead of just a few of us!
Last song time, of course its Just A Day, and of course it’s goes moshy mental. Time to test those barriers… and as suspected they ain’t up to it! Takes the 2 security guards far too long to realise that, oh yes, they’re tipping forward, and by the time they come to brace them, us lot at the front row are at a lovely 45 degree angle… was quite scary and how they didn’t fall over completely I don’t know! Shame the end of a great gig was quite awkward and painful, and Mark at least didn’t look very happy as he exited the stage. Still the band, as ever were great, and I can’t wait for Silent Cry to arrive on my doorstep. 40 minute gig my arse - we got a good 80 mins in a small venue for a bargain price, what more could you ask for? Thanks guys! Just enough time to wave at a few other familiar faces (Soph, ta for the tic tacs!) and have a word with Mark’s girlfriend Erika about the following nights iMMa gig (www.myspace.com/immarock), arrange the return of my tupperwear and to have the pleasure of Erika’s impression of Mark’s impression of me at the front at Brighton… oh dear… maybe next time I won’t be at the front! (yeah yeah I know, famous last words!)
So roll on the arrival of Silent Cry and the forthcoming 22 date October tour - whether you’ve seen Feeder live before or not folks, make sure you get tickets when they’re available, trust me, you will not be disappointed
Pictures taken by Clare
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'Tracing Lines' release date has been moved from 11th August to 25th August. More to wait! :(
A good thing is that you can download 'Somewhere to Call Your Own' by digital download.
I wonder if the next single will come out on a physical copy as well as a digital one...I hope it does...
New single is on the Feederweb:
http://www.feederweb.com/releases.php
What the f. The Forum just went down.
oh go on stace, listen to it on the bus... just don't sit next to me while you're doing so!
That is possibly my favourite review...of anything...ever.
I'm never gonna be able to listen to Miss You without laughing away to myself ever again. Maybe i should avoid listening to it on the bus then...hmmmn.
and FFS does it again, brilliant review
(and thank god, someone else agrees that Songs From The Crypt was a much better title idea!)
I'm curious for that review too... I hope FFS will write a good one.
Will we be seeing a Silent Cry review soon?
Nice banner ;D
You're forgiven xD
Feeder! Feeder! Feeder! Feeeeeeeder!
sorry guys, mad moment :P
Bloody hell, I hate it when a decent album like Feeder's doesn't get well known. I guess give it another month or two, it will probably get more popularity when an advert pops on TV or something.
Agree... Feeder need to come to Australia. If small little indie artists can make it over here, why can't feeder?!
What happened to the lyrics page? Is it being updated?
I love Feeder's new album :]
what i hate is that i live in Australia and they havent toured here since 2000 i think its time for another visit its been so long and its time to come back around again.
what marcus said its so true...plus they deserve more then what they got now but hey at least there selling records and got a good fan-base too
thanks Rach :)
Yeah Suey, it really annoys me, EVERY TIME Coldplay put out an album there's this big media fanfare, but when it's Feeder it's all hush-hush in comparison :-(.
Nothings funny about a mean review when it's band you like. Why is it when Feeder get bad reviews the writer really, REALLY rips into them?!, it don't happen to other bands. Pathetic and childish, that's what it is.
er... yes. Leo's post was so good he had to post it twice.
Chloe, I love yer tour diaries. Ace reading!
I just listened to the album for the first time there now and i blew off a load in my underpants
I just listened to the album for the first time there now and i blew off a load in my underpants
Feeder photos from Proud Galleries online now at ThrashHits.com
cheers
Raz
it´s a good record, but since Jon Lee was gone, the band has lost the typical "feeder-sound". YESTERDAY WENT TO SOON" is the best record...cheers from germany.
got the Deluxe version and have been listening to it ever since monday! Great album :)
just bought We are the People off iTunes. i love these guys =)
I've just got the new CD, oh... it's marvellous!
It's so great to hold a new Feeder record in my hands! These are the beautiful moments of life! Cheers!
*shouts* :D
I like this album, lots!
Silent Cry in my hands baby! The three years were worth the wait.
Got my deluxe version through the door today :D
Must say though, the bonus tracks aren't really anything special...oh well, so happy to have the CD in my hands.
Whats with the xmas decorations at the top of the page? ;)
ooooo its all pretty! ta for putting my diary up dude :)
Ooo a new look...very swish!
Love the new look! Looking forward to the reviews...
DJ Rodney Bingenheimer on KROQ in Los Angeles played "Into the Blue" on his show. That was pretty cool to hear.
calling out for days is quality! haven't heard the other bside though cos my parents record player is bust :(
Miss You was on Euro 2008 yesterday. There must be a Feeder fan at the BBC!
summer of sport coming up though, euros, olympics and wimbledon.. bound to be some feeder music in the background there ;)
Thats a shame, cheers Nance
Not sure there will be a TV ad. The Singles had one because of the EMI collaboration...
Yeeeehhhh.
We're back on
I meant TV advertising, It's just that I am sick of seeing the ad for the new Coldplay album,
How awesome was Bristol! Who's The Enemy, MPD, YWTS, Insomnia, High, All My Life crowd takeover (!) and a chance to see the guys outside before/after the gig. My best Feeder gig so far :)
sue - what sort of advertising do you mean? street teaming has officially started, brighton seemed to be covered in silent cry posters already...
Any ffs'sers that have myspace feel free to add me - www.myspace.com/staceywatkins - :o)
I don't think there's been a "fire". I reckon Pro Boards haven't paid their credit card bills and have had all their servers repossessed.
When are we going to see some advertising for the new single or album.
Hell yeah, I dont start my new job till the 23rd I'm there :D
If anyone's bored, I just put the recent Kerrang interview with Grant on the Scrapbook :) Well it will kill five minutes anyway...
Hello Fellow Shout Boxers!
A Hate crime? lol
been trying to work out the time-scale from the proboards support forum but most of it is greek to me! sounds like ffs server (20) is one of the worst hit - they have all the data but no power or something (so we won't have lost any posts, though once the forum is back we might have some missing temporaily). from what i can make out they will have power for our server back either tonight or tomorrow night (doesn't help its all in american time :p)
i got that info from here: http://support.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=networkdiscussion&action=display&thread=245186
if anyone can figure it out more clearly please do!
So glad they did a small london gig! got 2 tickets! WOOO! is the FFS "Fire" not put out yet?
maybe ffs doesn't actually exist and we all dream it!
"this product is out of stock" - camden gig sold out it seems.
I love the way FFS has put the words fire and hosting facilitiy in quotation marks... like it's fake or something ;)
check the email... it says something about must be in the venue for 9 :D
Bought 2 tickets for the Galleries, but it'd be nice to know what time I need to be there!
Hmmmn i'm probably gonna be in Leeds....not that i have the money anyway, even itf it is cheap. Oh well.
Glad people like the announcement ... sounds like a good little gig! :-) We'll already be on the Isle of Wight at the time :-(
well done , Chloe , have a great time . By the way i was in Camden earlier on this year with my hubby , i enjoyed it muchly .
i know some of the people in the London area were a bit disappointed with the recent mini tour venues , so hope this makes it up a little bit for you ( you lucky Londoners ) good luck everyone , hope you get tickets . Also the producing of receipt and i.d should stop people buying them just to sell on e-bay .
2 tickets bought - woop woop! perfect way to dispell the post feeder gig blues. just remind me not to look at my bank statement when it arrives....! who else is there? drinks in camden first??
Special annoucement from feederweb!!!
http://www.feederweb.com/microsites/Feeder/news.html
you ffs londeners grab em'! 6 quid!! feeder!!! its just crazy, enjoy :P
fweb 5pm announcement, mini gig @ camden proud galleries next week, £6. 400 tickets, see fweb for link...
Enter to win tickets to see Feeder at iTunes Live in July; http://www.ituneslive.co.uk/feeder/ (iTunes account required)
hehe that'd impress mr nicholas wouldn't it? ;)
You should go out under the cover of darkness and stickerize every lamp post in Crouch End ;)
what, clangers? where???
chloe is back from oxfam crouch end which now has a little pile of silent cry stickers :D i also attempted to stealth sticker some lamp-posts but this was thwarted slightly by 2 pcso's following me down the street....! oops!
It is a fantastic surname....it'd be even more fantastic if it was Clanger :D
I love that the founder of ProBoards is called Patrick Clinger. What a fantastic surname. :D
Loved the green room, i like the fact Mark fluttered his eyelashes when Gabriella's question was something like what music star would you date hehe cheeky! im glad they sung WATP, really love WATP live!
Also on a serious note i just thought i've give out some useful info i've found out, im on another board powered by proboards and because i joined in the recent month, i'm part of the missing data which means i can't login as i joined recently, so when the forum is up and running i was told by chole the last months posts will be back within a few days after SO...If you've joined within the last month and you can't login and you're using exactly the same password, don't make a new account, wait a few days until posts and members are updated to the system and everything should be back to normal, pain in the bum i know but it saves confusion!! :o)
- Stacey
Still no proboards? I think it's just some evil plot to give me no option but to actually do some work....grrrrrrr.
Oooo a butterfly...
just want to say , i'm loving Itsumo , 1 week to go for the single , looking forward to quality 'b' side and counting the days for the album , can't wait !!
i thought the green room was a repeat from when they sang Miss You . When i just happened to turn the telly on to ch 4 they were singing watp . Will catch the repeat purely for Takas dancing !!
hehe sorry Rach ;)
Green Room will be repeated on saturday for those who missed it - some of it is online but theres a couple of class moments that aren't. (seriously, watch it for the Taka dancing...)
Brighton diary - was emailed to Mr MW on thursday so provided i sent it to right email address (!) it'll be up whenever he has time to.
on that note i'm off to my Oxfam shift, armed with Silent Cry stickers :D
Feeder were in the Nokia Green Room again yesterday, singing WATP, I missed it, but its on line, their server is working
Oh dear, Chlo. You just can't help yourself can you?? ;)
Didn't see the Green Room yesterday, have recoreded it though. Sounds v. interesting!
When's Chloe's Brighton tour diary gonna be up on here then? I keep looking for it but it's never here!
'who's the enemy'? guess that would be the proboards techies? , hopefully this won't be a 'silent cry' and they will be 'guided by a voice' to fix it. cos, ffs, we 'miss you'!
(sorry, i'll shut up now and go do something more productive...)
Someone put the 'Fires' out please cuz 'We Are The People' who are unable to access the board! :D
mornin' rach!
did you see greem room yesterday? Taka scooter dancing...... genius!
Yeah, Feeder obviously tempted fate with that song title!
Me wants FFS boards back now, please. :(
theres a joke in there somewhere about track 6 ;)
Least the Fire wasn't on the Boat!
acording to the proboards update page
http://support.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=status&action=display&thread=244766&page=2
only 2 servers left to get up and running.... sods law ffs is on one of them eh?
while we wait, who wants a cuppa?!!
hope the fire gets put out soon , was eager to hear how the gig on the boat went , maybe tomorrow then , goodnight .
Awww, i miss the forum, hope to speak to everyone soon :o)
Wow, totally loving the Gay Parsnips!
proboards hq in the usa has had some issues with a fire, hence most of their servers are down and they're in the process of repairing/changing them all over. FFS will apparently be back up and running later this evening.
was trying last night but couldn't get on message board either
I can't get past this page. aaaaaarrgh
stevo - spot on about last night! and mpd in a punkrock club - perfect setting. roll on october tour, i already need another feeder fix!
Got lucky enough to get some tickets for the Festivals warm up gig at Brighton...Damn...I know Feeder are good but this was stunning...small sweaty club, a proper Indy Rock band on full power....As Grant said himself...'this is punk rock'... Energy was amazing, Band was amazing, The new stuff sounds great...deserves to be No 1(although there will probably be some manufactured junk that keeps the top spot hogged as usual....dont want real music frightening the populace now do we...). Cant wait for the autumn gigs...Howza about everyone buys the new CD on release on the 16th so it gets the recognition this band deserve...And how is it possible to look that good at 40...Bastard!!! Taka...cool as ever, Mark...like you've always belonged...Long live feeder, good on ya guys. Cheers.
Yep they've played and toured over in Australia before, mainly during YWTS era though.
Has Feeder ever been to Australia? All they ever do is tour the UK.
They're quite big here, so wonder why they never make it over?
Even bloody Malcolm Middleton made it to Brisbane a couple of months ago, so I'm sure Feeder/Echo can afford it!
Great new video - liked the changing faces effect, but were the steps the same as the Tumble And Fall video?
vid for WATP is up on kerrang folks...
http://www2.kerrang.com/2008/05/exclusive_watch_feeders_new_vi.html
loving marks bike cameo
It was much better back then. You waited for a record in excitement and on the day it was released you listened to it with every fan at the same time. This magic is gone.
Anyway I'm looking forward of holding the new album in my hands on 16th June. I hope it will get some nice reviews.
Cheers!
:)
where are you hearing it from!?!
i'd love to wait but suspense is too much of a killer!!:P
Just to let you know the last two posts from "Stephen" is a from a different Stephen than myself who posts on the FFS proboards :P
Pre-ordered album and singles as usual but couldnt wai to hear the songs before the gig in May, downloaded and was no dissapointed!! BUY THIS ALBUM !!
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time for fan power once more guys, lets flex our muscles and remind them why we're the best group of fans around, we did it for Shatter, now add your voice to the campaign to get a physical Tracing Lines/Silent Cry release AND a new track!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/feeder/