The Feeling: 'Turn It Up'

Released on Monday, Jul 14 2008

Published Tuesday, Jul 1 2008, 13:30 BST | By Simon Reynolds | 3 comments

Anyone disappointed by The Feeling's anaemic last single 'Without You' - a track that would struggle to make it as a Take That B-side - should find this one a little more inspiring. Proudly wearing its Queen influence on its sleeve, 'Turn It Up' is one of the band's most vibrant singles. The standard "boring" criticism that haunts The Feeling can't be applied to this upbeat track.

That said, the escape from musical blandness can't hide the fact that 'Turn It Up' contains some absolutely dreadful lyrics. Dan Gillespie Sells rhymes "after" with "disaster", "papers" with "escalators" and, worst of all, "notice" with "office", suggesting he's a bit too fond of a fairly ropey rhyming dictionary. The nifty turn of phrase present in The Feeling's early singles (remember "You got my heart in a headlock / You stopped the blood, made my head soft" from 'Sewn'?) seems like a distant memory.

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Caroline, Surrey, on July 18th, 2008
I think this is whats known as a 'difficult' second album...and while there are some classic tunes on it, such as 'wont go away' and 'lonliness', they seem adament on releasing the ones which aren't all that great.

Alex, on July 13th, 2008
What has happened to The Feeling? The singles from their first album were amazing, and I thought that it was set to continue with "I Thought It Was Over" being just as good. "Without You" and "Turn It Up" are very disappointing, and most of the album tracks from "Twelve Stops And Home" are better than them. "Turn It Up" is deservedly getting very little airplay, so the radios must be starting to notice too.