Feelies - New York, NY 1980 + 1983

Irving Plaza
New York, N.Y.
December 20, 1980

soundboard recording (quality VG+; filler tracks from unknown show are VG-quality soundboard)

SAMPLE: Fa Ce-La (live NYC 1980)


01 Phantom Captain Phantom Chief 
      (fades in) 
02 Skating On Thinning Ice 
03 Angels with Trumpets
04 When Company Comes 
05 The Boy With the 
     Perpetual Nervousness  
06 Fa Ce-La
07 Loveless love 
08 Forces at Work 
09 The Obedient Atom 

10 Moscow Nights
11 Crazy Rhythms 
12 Raised Eyebrows
13 Everybody's Got Something to Hide...  

14 The Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness*
15 Fa Ce-La*
16 The Obedient Atom*

*Final 3 tracks are from a different live show (date & venue unknown)

Peppermint Lounge
New York, N.Y.

this one includes custom artwork...

Oct. 29, 1983

soundboard recording (sound quality VG++; upgraded sound compared to other versions in circulation)

01 Original Love
02 Fa Ce-La
03 When Company Comes 
04 The Obedient Atom
05 Loveless Love
06 Forces at Work
07 Moscow Nights
08 Raised Eyebrows
09 Crazy Rhythms
10 Everybody's Got Something to Hide...

ROB SEZ: Only thing better than one vintage Feelies show from the early 1980s is two. Both were in NYC, both have excellent sound, and both are stomping performances. Massive thanks to the tapers and to Dartman and joebob2 for sharing. Here at Repercussion Towers, we are waiting rather anxiously for the arrival of the new Feelies platter In Between in another week or so. You could say we're in a state of perpetual nervousness until we finally hear it... 

MP3@320

Learn more about the Feelies' music at 
the band's official site or Trouser Press

   

   

Feelies - Munich, Germany 1986 (sbd)

Rockpalast 

Alabamahalle
Munich, Germany
Dec. 4, 1986

soundboard recording (quality VG+; audio rip from video)  

01 On the Roof (fades in)

02 The High Road

03 She Said (Beatles cover)

04 Original Love

05 The Good Earth

06 Mannequin (Wire cover)

07 Slipping (Into Something)

08 Two Rooms

09 The Last Round Up

10 Too Far Gone

11 Moscow Nights

12 Crazy Rhythms

13 I'm a Believer (Monkees cover)

14 Sedan Delivery

15 Egyptian Reggae 

      (Jonathan Richman cover)
16 See No Evil

The Feelies in their near-breakthrough moment,
in Jonathan Demme's 1986 film Something Wild

FAIR WARNING: Tracks are not all listed correctly, and whoever originally separated them did a LOUSY job (am sure it was not my friend Don...)

The Feelies:

Bill Million - guitar, vocals

Glenn Mercer - guitar, vocals 

Brenda Sauter - bass

Dave Weckerman - drums

Stan Demeski - percussion

 

MP3@320

ROB SEZ: As we eagerly anticipate the release of the new Feelies studio album In Between, we will observe "Feelies Week" at the blog. Tune in Friday for a related (and rather fabulous) post. All praises to Don at the old ASH blog for sharing this one...

ASH Tuesday post #57

Feelies - NYC '89 + Portland '88

2 separate shows; 2 separate downloads

The Bottom Line
New York, NY
January 20, 1989 
(early show)

audience recording (sound quality VG+; all-around excellent recording, from master tape source)

artwork included (music is just the early show)

01 Only Life
02 Deep Fascination
03 Higher Ground
04 The Undertow
05 Dancing Barefoot (Patti Smith cover) 
06 Too Much
07 For Awhile
08 Take It As It Comes (Doors cover)
09 The Final Word
10 Away
11 Slipping (Into Something)
12 Moscow Nights
13 Too Far Gone
14 Sedan Delivery (Neil Young cover)
15 I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms
     (J. Richman cover)
16 Crazy Rhythms

MUCHOS GRACIAS to the taper, and to Brandon for the recent share.

MP3@320
  
Pine Street
Portland, OR
November 4, 1988

audience recording (sound quality VG; takes a little while for sound guy to get his groove on; quality improves by track 4)

01 Egyptian Reggae
     (J. Richman cover)
02 On the Roof 
03 Original Love
04 Fun to Be Happy
     (Love Tractor cover)  
05 Real Cool Time (Stooges cover) 
06 She Said She Said (Beatles cover)
07 Mannequin (Wire cover)  
08 See No Evil (Television cover) 
09 Two Rooms 
10 The Last Roundup
11 Fa Ce-La 
12 Run Run Run/ European Son/ 
     What Goes On
     (Velvet Underground covers)
13 Everybody's Got Something to Hide
     (Except Me & My Monkey)
     [Beatles cover]
14 I'm a Believer (Monkees cover) 
15 Roadrunner (Modern Lovers cover) 
16 Powderfinger (Neil Young cover)

MEGA THANKS to the taper, Dartman for sharing, and to Brandon for the recent share.

The Feelies:
Glenn Mercer - vocals, lead guitar
Bill Million - guitar
Brenda Sauter - bass, vocals
Dave Weckerman - percussion
Stanley Demeski - drums

 
MP3@320

REPERCUSSION: The dB’s have indirect connections to The Feelies. One example: Anton Fier, who for a time was drummer for The Feelies, went on to found The Golden Palominos, which roped in both Chris and Peter for collaborative efforts. The dB’s and The Feelies also have Hoboken, N.J. in common. While they were in the NYC area, The dB’s often played in Hoboken, at times recorded there, and Gene Holder lived there for many years.

Learn more about The Feelies’ music at the band’s web site, their Facebook pages, or AllMusic
     

The Feelies - Two NYC Shows 1977 & 1980

Two separate shows; two separate downloads

CBGB
New York, N.Y.
Dec. 14, 1977

audience recording (sound quality: VG+; surprisingly good sound for a tape of this vintage)

The Feelies: pondering polyrhythms and shoe styles

BIG-TIME THANKS to ODoc55 for taping and Arbuthnot for sharing what might be the group's second-ever public appearance (not 100% sure...)


FIRST SET
01 Real Cool Time (Stooges cover)
02 The Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness 
03 Fa Ce-La
04 Clean Girl
05 Forces at Work
06 Big Plans
07 Little Red Book (Love cover)
08 Moscow Nights
09 Crazy Rhythms

SECOND SET
10 The Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness
11 Original Love
12 Third Uncle (Brian Eno cover)
13 The Thin Line
14 Loveless Love 
15 Forces at Work
16 Moscow Nights
17 Slipping (Into Something)

MP3@320



Irving Plaza
New York, N.Y.
Dec. 20, 1980

audience recording (sound quality VG-; this one has some hiss and is a bit muffled-sounding at times, but not unlistenably so)

MANY THANKS to the taper, and to Dartman and Brandon for sharing

I've awarded bonus points for the dog

01 Phantom Captain Phantom Chief
02 Skating On Thinning Ice
03 Angels With Trumpets*
04 When Company Comes
05 The Boy With the 
     Perpetual Nervousness
06 Fa Ce-La
07 Loveless Love
08 Forces at Work
09 The Obedient Atom
10 Moscow Nights
11 Crazy Rhythms
12 Raised Eyebrows
13 Everybody's Got Something to Hide
     (Except Me and My Monkey)
 
MYSTERY FILLER (venue, date unknown)
14 The Boy With the 
      Perpetual Nervousness
15 Fa Ce-La
16 The Obedient Atom*

*titles for tracks 3 & 16 are guesses

REPERCUSSION: The dB’s have indirect connections to The Feelies. One example: Anton Fier, who for a time was drummer for The Feelies, went on to found The Golden Palominos, which roped in both Chris and Peter for collaborative efforts. The dB’s and The Feelies also have Hoboken, N.J. in common. While they were in the NYC area, The dB’s often played in Hoboken, at times recorded there, and Gene Holder lived there for many years.

MP3@320

Learn more about The Feelies’ music at the band’s web site, their Facebook pages, or AllMusic

   

The Feelies - Neptune, NJ 1988 + bonus

Green Parrot

Neptune, NJ

September 23, 1988

audience recording (sound quality VG++; full & balanced, a very satisfying recording; each track is smoothly faded out & in to minimize extraneous crowd noise)

BY REQUEST

The Feelies: now or then; always cool…

photo montage by agitreader.com

BIG THANKS to THE KING OF ROCK for the amazing job he did recording and editing this show

REPERCUSSION: The dB’s have indirect connections to The Feelies. One example: Anton Fier, who for a time was drummer for The Feelies, went on to found The Golden Palominos, which roped in both Chris and Peter for collaborative efforts. The dB’s and The Feelies also have Hoboken, N.J. in common. While they were in the NYC area, The dB’s often played in Hoboken, at times recorded there, and Gene Holder lived there for many years.

01 Let's Go
02 Deep Fascination
03 Higher Ground
04 The Undertow

05 The High Road

06 Dancing Barefoot

07 Too Much

08 For a While

09 The Final Word

10 Away

11 Slipping Into Something

12 Too Far Gone

13 Moscow Nights

14 Raised Eyebrows

15 Crazy Rhythms

16 Sedan Delivery

17 Run Run Run / European Son / What Goes On?

18 Everybody's Got Something to Hide

19 I’m a Believer

20 Roadrunner

TT: 69:25

MP3@320

Alt. Link

BONUS SET HAS ITS OWN LINKS; see below

THE FEELIES:

Stanley Demeski – drums

Glenn Mercer – vocals, guitar, keyboard

Bill Million – guitar, vocals

Brenda Sauter – bass, vocals

Dave Weckerman - drums

BONUS:
The Feelies with Lou Reed

Malibu Shore Club

Lido Beach, Long Island, NY

December 2, 1988
 

Now for a REALLY different place to play a gig...
photo by Tina Russo via Flickr

audience recording (sound quality VG-; probably from a multi-gen. tape source, but you’re wanting to hear this because of the historic collaboration, not because it necessarily sounds great…)
  

photo by urrightaboutthestars via Flickr

EXTRA THANKS to the taper and uploader

01 Higher Ground

02 Away

03 We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together*

04 What Goes On?*

05 Sweet Jane*

06 Run Run Run / European Son*

*with Lou Reed

TT: 28:15

MP3@320

Alt. Link

Learn more about The Feelies’ music at the band’s web site, their Facebook pages, or AllMusic