Today’s request comes from me, as this is one of My Top 10 Features Songs.
The Features
“The Beginning (Week One)”
Live @ The Exit/In
August 19th, 2005
Geez Louise, I can’t think of any other Features song that gets me more worked into a frenzy. Listen to that opening keyboard charge! Listen to Matt scream his vocal cords to shreds! Listen to that psychotic guitar playing on the second verse! Listen to Rollum crash those symbols with intensity! Listen to Roger’s insanely anxious bass line! No band should ever play this hard, they run the risk of ripping the space-time continuum apart.
This song is fast, furious, and perfectly captures the head rush of a new relationship. I love how brutally honest this song is, how it presents newfound attraction as completely overwhelming and exciting. Overwhelming and exciting are definitely two words that can describe this song. “The Beginning” was my first favorite Features song all those years ago, and it has only gotten better with age.
“The Beginning (Week One)” debuted sometime around early 2001 and was written alongside a couple other similarly themed songs at the time. These songs would form The Beginning EP. From then on, the song would constantly be in rotation. A common complaint from fans would be that the band rarely if ever used this song to open a show. The song was played less in 2004 and 2005, but was still popular. By the time the band returned in late 2006, it seemed like “The Beginning” was unofficially retired. The song was recently resurrected, and played at the beginning of the concert, at a show in June 2009. I freaked out.
A VERSION APPEARS ON:
The Beginning, EP release (2001)
The Beginning, Fierce Panda EP release (2003)
The Beginning, Universal EP release (2004)
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The Features are a Nashville, Tennessee based rock band. They are the best band you've never heard of. They are currently signed to 429 Records, which was founded by the Kings of Leon.
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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 performs improv comedy with the groups Iron Ruckus and Daddy, both of which sprang forth from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He is currently a writer on the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch team Thunder Gulch. He is also the author of the web comic Tales To Diminish.
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Out The Other
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Who Ate The Big Apple?
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THE FEATURES
Official Site
Message Board
The Features Store
Send song requests
The purpose of this Tumblr is to provide a comprehensive and interactive database of the Features' music. A new song will be posted every day along with information about the song and its history.
The Features are a Nashville, Tennessee based rock band. They are the best band you've never heard of. They are currently signed to 429 Records, which was founded by the Kings of Leon.
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 performs improv comedy with the groups Iron Ruckus and Daddy, both of which sprang forth from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He is currently a writer on the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch team Thunder Gulch. He is also the author of the web comic Tales To Diminish.
FRIENDS:
Critical Asshole
Digsy Has A Blog!
Eat To The Beat
Nashville Mixtapes
Out The Other
Tales To Diminish
We Own This Town
Who Ate The Big Apple?
Yesterday's Special
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