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Today’s request comes from Pilch.
The Features
“Look Out Below”
Live @ Bingham’s
February 1st, 2003
I’ve always considered “Look Out Below” to be the most decidedly ’60s of any Features song. The lyrics are a clever take on a popular phrase involving, of course, love and the melody is incredibly sing-songy, making this one adorable song. That’s not a bad thing, though. A song like this shows just how varied the band can be. Plus Rollum’s drumming on this song has always been a highlight for me. The way he completely loses it on the buildup to the second chorus (I like to imagine that’s him screaming during that part on this bootleg) is delightful and keeps this from just being a lost Herman’s Hermits song. “Look Out Below” is a good little song and its genius is in its simplicity.
“Look Out Below” should have been on Exhibit A. It’s exclusion really shocked fans, especially due to the inclusion of the lesser-played “Situation Gone Bad.” “Look Out Below” debuted on August 22nd, 2002 at the Boro. On a personal note, this was the first Features song I ever saw make its debut and that show at the Boro was the first time I saw the Features at an 18 and up venue. The song went on to become a live staple at shows until April 2004, alongside all the other songs on Exhibit A. The song was last played, as far as I can tell, at the acoustic in-store performance at Grimey’s in September 2004.
On a side note, the show that this bootleg comes from was a minor source of controversy on the old Features message board. This show was a benefit to save the Red Rose, Murfreesboro’s only cool coffee shop/indie venue/record store at the time. The benefit was held at Bingham Barnes’ apartment, which led to a lot of uncertainty about who actually could go. You can read all of it here.
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Live @ 12th & Porter (8-24-02)
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The Features are a Nashville, Tennessee based rock band. The purpose of this Tumblr is to provide a comprehensive and interactive database
of the Features' music. The blog is named after the Features song "The Damage Is Done."
If you would like any of the unreleased songs featured on this site, you can download them yourself or email me for copies. I am not able to send every Features song I own in one go, mainly because I don't have a way of hosting all the files, and I also gotta keep some song tricks up my blog sleeve. Specific song requests are the easiest ones to fulfill. It might take a little while to respond but I will try my best. I will not send songs that have been officially released in any capacity, so buy their albums.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
BRETT WHITE is a New York City-based comedian who has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and written for Wizard Magazine. He is currently a writer on the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch team Thunder Gulch. He performs improv comedy with the groups Iron Ruckus and Daddy. He is also the author of the web comic Tales To Diminish and contributes to the nerd-humor site Topless Robot.
His obsession with the Features began when he first saw them on October 18th, 2001. His college years were spent posting on the Features message board under the name DigsySlattery. He has seen the Features over 50 times in concert and never makes a mix CD without including at least one Features song.
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