FEELER *spoilers

[PAUL]

I figured I would post there differences I hear in the versions of the Feeler recordings compared to the original recordings.

I'm typing this as I'm listening to it for the 1st time.

Spoiler Alert if you would rather wait and hear this stuff for yourself

TRUST GAME: Lyrics on the second verse to bridge have been changed completely. The chords to the bridge are different although the rhythm is the same.

WATERFALL: Same arrangement as the HB/SA b-side. so good.

DEAD BOY: Nothing changed here.. just sounds a lot better.

CITY OF HATE: you've heard this one. This used to be my least fav Toadies song. This version is one million times better.

MINE: same arrangement.. but a much better recording. everything stands out on this song much better in this version.

SUCK MAGIC: The song I am mos excited to hear. New chorus: "now you've gone too far, you suck away the magic. And I see what you are, (can't understand it) tragic" YOU GOT WHAT I WANT. YOU SUCK MAGIC. AWE-SOME version.

ATF: you've heard this one.

JOEY LETS GO: same arrangement as the HB/SA b-side. This version is so much better than the original Feeler version, but you already know that..

PINK: Clark's favorite Toadies song finally gets a perfect version. Same arrangement as the original, but like everything else on the album, it sounds a hell of a lot better. The ending is slightly different with Todd sings "it's easy" much higher and scales down. Love it.

Overall the record sounds incredible. Rob Schnapf did an excellent job with these songs, I'm really glad they had him produce and mix this album. He completely Toadies sound. And to be honest,I was just as disappointed in the track listing as a lot of you were, but the way that these are recorded makes this a really solid Toadies album. I prefer this much more than No Deliverance. I gotta say that I prefer every version of these songs over the original Feeler versions. No contest. Great job guys!

[Josh]

I thought "Joey, Let's Go" was on the album.

[PAUL]

oops.. I deleted it on accident. It's fixed.

[Gammit10]

Cool analysis, man. How did you get the disc already, from a show?

[PAUL]

Yep. I manage a band that opened the 1st the dates of the tour. Really excited and thankful to be there the day it was released.

[MissTeen]

Thanks for posting these and he first two setlists Paul.

Good luck to you and yours.

[PAUL]

No problem, and I planned on posting last nights set as well but I just got way to busy at our merch booth to do it. The Houston people were very good to us last night.
But I can tell you that the set was just about the same as the Tyler set except that they also played City of Hate. No Beatles cover last night.

[Jim01]

Paul! I'm an idiot. I was at the show last night and completely forgot it was your band playing up there. I even thought to myself "Why does this band name sound so familiar to me?" I thought they did an awesome job. Everyone in our group really liked them. I'll have to pick up their disc.

I had a great time at the show but had to leave before the encore. My wife is 3 months pregnant and wasn't feeling so hot so we headed home. What did I miss on the encore?

Thought the boys did a great show. Other than Todd completely forgetting the words to "So Long Lovey Eyes". what happened there?

[Jim01]

Just finished my first listen and I love it of course. My biggest issue was getting used to the changes to Suck Magic. It's hard when you've been singing a song one way for 10+ years and then all of a sudden it's different. Like switching up "I want, you got" to "You got, I want" it just sounds strange the new way, and why switch it up? I'm sure I'll get used to it, but for now the new chorus just sounds so weird to me.

[PAUL]

yeah.. Suck Magic & Trust Game are definitely the 2 that changed the most, but I think they are both much stronger now. I prefer the new chorus. I don't know if it's true or not but rumor is that Suck Magic was written about Bush. chew on that as you listen to that song.And if it's not true then pretend it was written about me.

and thank you Jim for the kind words about our set. Houston fans were incredibly cool to us last night.. definitely our biggest show and most memorable show we've ever played. It doesn't get much cooler than to be on the stage in front of 1700 and look over to the side of the stage and see all the members of your favorite band bobbing along to your music.