[photo by nyctaper correspondent neild]
If the July Feelies concerts at Maxwell’s and Battery Park were celebratory affairs simply because the band was back and sounded great, last night’s concert at The Music Hall of Williamsburg was special for a whole different reason — the Feelies absolutely rocked. This was a band that did not sound as if they were playing their 5th gig after a decade and half of “down time”. Last night, the Feelies were tight as always, but added a significant amount of energy and animation to the stage show. Perhaps spurred on by the boisterous and vocal Saturday night crowd, each song seemed to reach a trademark Feelies crescendo with extra energy. “Deep Fascination” and “Slipping (Into Something)” in particular evolved into truly joyous cacophony.
When we glanced at the soundboard booth prior to the show and saw the longtime Feelies soundboard tech Andy behind the board, we knew the sound in the venue would be terrific and we were not disappointed. This show was mixed to perfection and featured a full and rich soundstage. Our recording was captured from a prime location and we are extremely indebted to the talents of Andy for the quality of this recording. Enjoy!
The Feelies perform again tonight at Bowery Ballroom!
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Download the Complete show in FLAC [HERE].
The Feelies
2008-09-20
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY USA
Digital Master Recording
Recorded from FOB
Dead Center 20 Feet from PA
DPA 4021’s > Marantz PMD-660 (Oade BCM) > 16bit 44.1 wav > Soundforge (set fades, level boost, slight eq) > CDWave 1.95 (tracking) > Flac Frontend (level 7, align sector boundaries) > flac
Recorded and Produced by
nyctaper
2008-09-21
Setlist:
[Total Time 1:12:05]
01 On The Roof
02 The High Road
03 Nobody Knows
04 Let’s Go
05 Deep Fascination
06 Higher Ground
07 The Final Word
08 Time Is Right
09 Away
10 Slipping (Into Something)
11 Doin’ It Again
12 Too Far Gone
13 Raised Eyebrows
14 Crazy Rhythms
15 [encore break]
16 She Said She Said (Beatles)
17 Paint it Black (Rolling Stones)
18 [second encore break]
19 I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms (Modern Lovers)
20 Outdoor Miner (Wire)
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Thank you
thanks!!!!!
Finally fought through the server traffic to download the mp3s, and *man* was it worth the wait. Just a stellar recording, and an awesome show – big thanks to both you and the Feelies (and their soundman) for this one.
The new motto for the site:
“NYCTaper: Worth the Wait”
Thank you thank you. That was an incredible show – waited 30 years to see the Feelies and I’m so glad I now also have a copy of the show.
Thank you!
Please keep recording the Feelies shows.
You are so significant :)
many thanks for this one
For those of you on Dimeadozen, there’s a video of this show there now as well:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=216839
Thank you very very much!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you neil d for the video link too
Many Many Thanks. Really Thanks for the effort, and thatnk you for The Feelies!! Can’t Wait for the new record, and can’t wait to hear these!! Thank You NYCTaper!
um show incrível – há 30 anos que ando para ver os Feelies….. e nunca cevo de ver ao vivo.. só se vierem cá a Portugal mas estou tão feliz que agora também tem uma cópia do concerto
De nada. Desfrutar!