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The Features
“Dark Room”
Mahaffey Sessions (2000)
As with all the Mahaffey Sessions versions, this one is super glossy, poppy and heavy on the synth sound. The guitar sounds unlike any other guitar I’ve ever heard, very squat and zippy. Guys, I’m running out of adjectives, if you haven’t figured that out. The absolute best thing about the Mahaffey version, though, are the backing vocals on the second verse. I always sing “some are color, some are black and..” and “some are black, some are white” when I hear this song played live (which lately is never). The first version of this I ever downloaded only lasted right up to just after the solo and before the last chorus. I didn’t hear how insane Rollum went on the drums until much later. I remember that moment still and how absolutely floored I was. It’s still mind-blowing.
A VERSION APPEARS ON:
Exhibit A, UK album release (2005)
OTHER VERSIONS:
Live @ The Red Rose (February 28th, 2003)
Live @ Grimey’s (September 14th, 2004)-
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THE MUSIC OF THE FEATURES
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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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