The title track from Feeder's fourth album is one that has an ambiguous effect on me. Sometimes, it fails to raise a positive emotion in me. Sometimes I hear the song and I feel sad for no reason and quite dispirited. Other times it's a song I would play when I'm with my friends or family and think "I wouldn't want to be anywhere else than where I am right now, at this point in time."
I told you the context of the album already with "Come Back Around". Whilst that song (although having somewhat of a similar message to this) excites me with its pace and forceful instrumentation, "Comfort in Sound" stops me where I am and makes me think about life... about what I'm doing presently, about making most of the time I have.
I do love the song. Lazily looking upon the lyrics now, it has a positive and heartwarming aura. It is about finding solace in the things that surround you. Mostly in the things you hear. Its mid-tempo pace and the key(which was altered for the single release, and is the version I have) make me feel at home... and really warm inside.
Today has been such a bore; I haven't done anything of any use at all. I am thinking that this has been the case for many other people out there.
We all get so excited at Winter awaiting Christmas Day. Children get excited and start making the lists for Father Christmas, decorations are put up, food is prepared. The day comes, the food is eaten and the presents are received and we all sit around watching our favourite soaps and films on the TV. Then it is all over, and then follows.... Boxing Day erghh. Boxing Day is the absolute worst. Just because the intense build-up of enjoyment disappears. Christmas is gone. Bargains are going on in plenty of shops. Now we wait another 364 days to do it all over again. It is going to take a while to come back around. (I think that should be a suitable indication to start talking about the song).
"Come Back Around" was the first single from the Welsh band Feeder's fourth album "Comfort in Sound", released in 2002. Their drummer Jon Lee had sadly died earlier that year, and the album is an expression of lead singer and main songwriter Grant Nicholas' feelings on the loss of his friend.
The track is one of determination and self-perseverance. About losing oneself in a moment of desperation, but still remembering to snap back into reality. At least that's what I get from the verses anyway. The chorus is Grant's call out to Jon, a constant reminder that he misses him and will never forget the times they shared. It is very sad and yet musically, it is very uplifting.
It reached #14 in the UK.
In the video, Nicholas jumps while holding his guitar before the finial choruses. Freeze it when that happens and you have the album cover for "The Singles". You can also pause it when he sings "burning away" at Taka, the bassist, is bowing down with his instrument. Then you have the image on the back of the liner notes.
It was in the midsummer of 2006 when the advert for Feeder's brand new compilation "The Singles" started to be shown regularly on the television. If anyone doesn't know who Feeder are or you've never listened to their material, "The Singles" is a good place to start. Even though it is a compilation, it is one filled with 20 tracks of their most popular songs.
Out of the twenty, three new tracks were recorded for exclusive inclusion on the album. "Lost and Found" and "Save Us" were released as singles; "Burn the Bridges" was not, and it still amazes me that it wasn't.
In the wake of the compilation's release, Feeder's official website had a major overhaul in design. It was basically changed so it had the same colour theme as the album cover, but it also let users listen to short samples of the tracks that were included. "Burn the Bridges" was the one which I jumped around to and played my air guitar to all around my living room, but before I knew it the sample was over and I had to start from the beginning all over again.
My cousin bought "The Singles" for me and gave it to me as a present on Christmas Day. I then went ahead and broke my original Playstation 2 just as I inserted the disc into it. That was a bad time for me. That's a whole different story.
The point is "Burn the Bridges" is one of Feeder's best. I think it's great.
One of the better songs that the early twenty-first century years brought us.
Feeder have a fantastic set of singles; "Buck Rogers" is one which many people may be familiar with. Even people who don't know Feeder are might have heard this song in a TV show or an advert, it's just one of those songs.
Yet again, I saw the "Buck Rogers" video on the television and was left in awe. The camera work and the special effects, the TARDIS elephant they walk into and that slow sweeping shot of the band playing the last two choruses at the end. The song itself is very catchy - it's stays in your head for days and days, but that video.... mm-mm-mm. If you look at it, you may think I am exaggerating but for me it's a perfect video for the song.
It was even funnier when I was in Year 6 and found out that one of my friends knew the song because of its presence in Gran Turismo 3 and we would sing it out loud during lessons (because those really didn't matter at the time) and classmates would laugh whilst the teacher asked us to stop singing. Those were good times.
It was also one of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar - albeit only on the low 'E' string, but I thought I'd actually done pretty well to play along with it without tabs.
Here is it's Wikipedia page; there you will find information at length about the song. But for now, enjoy it. Comment on it if you want. Give it a chance.
