Once I latch onto a band I need to know all the details of their mythology and a complete discography. This happened recently with Felt when I paid too much for a Japanese import Absolute Classic Masterpieces V.2 for a single instrumental track called "Magellan." A decent instrumental as far as rock instrumentals go but musically not worth the investment. As far as having a import-only double Felt CD on my shelf, obsession satisfied.
The Felt story is a pretty crazy one. Deleting hit singles ("My Face Is On Fire"), dropping last names (Is it Hayward?), and a dash of mental instability for later.
I was curious after hearing Lawrence's name dropped by Stuart Murdoch. In the nineties it was a little hard for me to get a hold of Felt records. Again I paid way too much for Forever Breathes The Lonely Word. (Does anybody have better album or record titles than Lawrence? Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty, The Splendour of Fear, etc. How can the records possibly sound bad?) I also picked up the sublimely packaged 2-for-1 Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty/The Splendour of Fear. (It's all about the music man.)
It was not until the recent import reissue campaign last year that I picked up the rest of Felt's records. My favorite is Pictorial Jackson Review.
Lawrence is a chameleon pop genius who can make a great song in any genre. This continues with his Denim records, but strangely not with Go Kart Mozart.
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