Thursday, 10 September 2009

What/Who Influenced The Feeling

The Feeling have been around since 1995 but only released their first album in 2005, as The Feeling have been around for such a l ong time, their influences may have of changed from when they started out in 1995. It has been said that bands like Jellyfish, Queen, ELO, Supertramp, The Beatles and 10CC have influenced The Feeling on some way. I decided to research every one of these bands to see how they influenced The Feeling.

Jellyfish:
Jelyfish were a two peice power p op band from San Francisco. Their career was short but the band has become highly influencial in the power pop genre. Before their break-up in 1994 they made two albums, and three 'best ofs' after their split. Their albums are as follows:
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'Bellybutton' (1990)
- 'Jellyfish Comes Alive' (1991)
- 'Spilt Milk' (1993)
- 'The Greatest' (1998)
- 'Fan Club' (2002)

- 'Best!' (2006)


Queen:
Queen were a four piece English rock band who formed in London in 1970. Overall Queen have sold over 300 million albums internationally and have released fifteen studio albums, five live albums and numerous compilation albums. Queen are one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
Their albums are as follows:
- 'Queen' (1973)
- 'Queen ll' (1974)
- 'Sheer Heart Attack' (1974)
- 'A Night at the Opera' (1975)
- 'A Day at the Races' (1976)
- 'News of the World' (1977)
- Jazz' (1978)
- 'The Game' (1980)
- 'Flash Gordon' (1980)
- 'Hot Space' (1982)
- 'The Works' (1984)
- 'A Kind of Magic' (1986)
- 'The Miracle' (1989)
- 'Innuendo' (1991)
- 'Made in Heaven' (1995)


ELO
ELO is the common abbreviation of Electric Light Orchestra. ELO were a british symphonic rock group from Birmingham. Between 1971 and 1986 they released elleven studio albums. During the mid-1970s ELO became one of the biggest selling bands in music. During 1972 and 1986 ELO had 27 Top 40 hit singles.
Their albums are as follows:
- 'The Electric Light Orchestra' (1971/1972)
- '
Electric Light Orchestra II' (1973)
- '
On the Third Day' (1973)
- 'Eldorado, A Symphony' (1974)
- 'Face the Music' (1975)
- 'A New World Record' (1976)
- 'Out of the Blue' (1977)
- 'Discovery' (1980)
- 'Xanadu' (1980)
- 'Time' (1981)
- 'Secret Messages' (1983)
- 'Balance of Power' (1986)
- 'Zoom' (2001)

Supertramp:
Supertranp were a British progressive rock band that have released a number of top charted albums, they first released concept albums which included some of their early hits. They first became famous in the US, Canada and most of Europe, although like most other bands they were not as popular in their home country, the UK. Despite this, their album 'Breakfast in America' reached number 3 on the album charts.


The Beatles:
The Beatles originated from Liverpool, England around the 1960's, they are one of the most famous and influential bands of all time. The band consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar and vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar and vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar) and Ringo Starr (drums and vocals). After many hit singles and albums they broke up in 1970, they then separately gained successful music careers. Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr remain active; John Lennon was shot ans killed in 1980 and George Harrison died of cancer in 2001
Their albums are as follows:
- Please Please Me (1963)
- With The Beatles (1963)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964)
- Beatles For Sale (1964)
- Help! (1965)
- Rubber Soul (1965)
- Revolver (1966)
- Sqt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
- Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
- The Beatles ("The White Album") (1968)
- Yellow Submarine (1969)
- Abbey Road (1969)
- Let It Be (1970)




10CC:
They are an English rock band who first hit the headlines in the 1070s, before the band were officially named 10CC the four musicians named Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, kevin Godley and Lol Creme had been writing and recording three years previous.
Their albums included:
- 10CC (1973)
- Sheet Music (1974)
- The Original Soundtrack (1975)
- How Dare You! (1976)
- Deceptive Bends (1977
- Live And Let Live (1977)
- Bloody Tourists (1978)
- Greatest Hits 1972 - 1978 (1979)
- Look Hear? (1980)
- Ten Out Of 10 (1981)
- Windows In The Jungle (1983)
- Changing Faces - The Very Best Of 10CC And Godley & Creme (1987)
- ...Meanwhile (1992)
- Mirror Mirror (1995)

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