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commented that "There's a definite 60s pop sensibility with the harmonized vocals coming in and out and the semi-psychedelic fadeout(s) at the end. The guitar hooks (are) very catchy indeed and complements the vocals perfectly" and "classic rock rhythm/beat that makes you move like a tool around your
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Joe Pryor played drums for the band from 2006-08. Upon Pryor's move to New York in 2008, Nick Giles became the drummer. Keyboard player Pete Thomas joined the band between mid-2010 and mid-2011. Drummer Nick Giles left in late 2014 and was replaced by Adam Bowler, who had previously played for
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and Space Party. The Feldons have also recorded with traditional cymbalom player Tim Meyen from Triplicate during the MITACT 2620 sessions. The band has also played the prestigious Summer Rhythm Festival in Canberra. Overall the band enjoyed good reviews but relatively poor commercial success.
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wrote of the band, "it would appear that these guys have been brought up on a diet of late 60s British pop, mid 70s American blues, yet at times, with a peculiar mid-90s Britpop feel. One could even think at times that they are a decade, if not three, out of time. Think Supergrass meets the
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BMA magazine commented that the album "sees the folk influences of the Goody Hallett and Other Stories album left behind for a more poppy, up-tempo collection of songs," and that the album "is full of catchy, bright foot tappers."
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rock and roll that was big in the sixties" and "entertaining, danceable, listenable as well as easy on the eye". The SixtyOne.com commented that they "have been waiting for this sound for a while now and the feldons deliver."
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that it is "solid album with some definite single-worthy tracks", and that it "wouldn't have sounded out of place in a groovy record shop in swinging London."
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Hunstone and Montgomery write all the band's material with obvious influences from 1960s British pop/ rock, mod, 1970s American electric blues.
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Libertines meets the Beatles meet Dire Straits and you'd be wrong, but close. Worth a listen." BMA also commented on their latest record,
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Renowned and respected Australian guitarist and songwriter Tony Jaggers said of the band's latest (August 2012) release
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In September 2012 the band teamed up with Austography Productions to film "See the Sun" taken from the
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They have been described as "something very Ferry on the Mersey", or Beatlesque. "Mention of
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Mark Hunstone (guitar/vocals), James Montgomery (bass/vocals), Adam Bowler (drums)
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quoting that "She is one of the hottest chicks to ever grace a television set."
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James Montgomery is the older brother of British based composer and conductor
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Nick Giles (drums), Peter Thomas (keys), Joe Pryor (drums)
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BMA magazine review of Goody Hallett and Other Stories
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and is a published author, writing under the name of
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