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Name = Feelings Are Good And Other Lies |
Type = [[Album]] |
| name = Feelings Are Good and Other Lies
Artist = [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] |
| type = [[Album]]
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| artist = [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]]
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| cover = John_Taylor_Feelings_Are_Good.jpg
Released = 1997 |
Recorded = 1997 |
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| released = 1995
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Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Alternative rock]], [[Punk rock]] |
Length = 45:30 |
| recorded =
| venue =
Label = [[DeMuzik Records]], [[Revolver Records]] |
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| genre = [[Hard rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[punk rock]]
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Reviews =
| length = 45:30
*[[AllMusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r247141|pure_url=yes}}]
| label = B5 Records<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maestri |first1=Cathy |title=Ex-Duran Duran bass player finds creativity - on the side |work=The Press-Enterprise |date=May 21, 1998 |page=G1}}</ref>
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| producer = Hein Hoven
| Upper caption = Alternative cover
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| Cover = John_Taylor_Feelings_Are_Good_Revolver.jpg
| next_title = [[Autodidact (album)|Autodidact (EP)]]
| Lower caption = Revolver UK Cover
| next_year = 1997
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|rev3 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]''
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'''''Feelings Are Good and Other Lies''''' is the debut solo album by English musician [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-taylor-mn0001235250/biography|title=John Taylor Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-22-ca-52335-story.html|title=Double Mileage Points as Soloist|date=May 22, 1998|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> It was released online in 1995; patrons had to email an AOL address to purchase it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Candace |title=THE WELL-ADJUSTED AFTERLIFE OF JOHN TAYLOR |work=The Mercury News |date=August 6, 1998 |page=9E}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruggieri |first1=Melissa |title=MUSICAL NOTES |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=January 30, 1997 |page=D23}}</ref> A physical release followed in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1997/0624/062497.feat.music.1.html|title=After 12 Duran Duran Albums, Guitarist Strikes Up His Own Band|date=June 24, 1997|via=Christian Science Monitor}}</ref> The record label, B5 Records, was co-founded by John Taylor and the producer, Hein Hoven.


Two songs on the album, the title track and "Always Wrong", also appeared on ''Neurotic Outsiders'', but are presented as re-recorded versions with Taylor only. [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] contributed guitar to the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA344|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=September 4, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|via=Google Books}}</ref>
'''''Feelings Are Good And Other Lies''''' is the first solo album released by [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] of [[Duran Duran]]. It was released in 1997 on the DeMuzik label,

and re-released in 2001 on the Revolver label with a new cover.
==Critical reception==
''[[Washington City Paper]]'' wrote that "although a proficient bass player, [Taylor]'s hardly a profound wordsmith."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/283234/feelings-are-good-and-other-lies/|title=Feelings Are Good and Other Lies|first=Elisa|last=Nader|date=May 2, 1997|website=Washington City Paper}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks composed by John Taylor
# "Feelings R Good" – 3:03
# "Feelings R Good" – 3:03
# "Don't Talk Much" - 3:37
# "Don't Talk Much" - 3:37
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# "Down Again" - 2:10
# "Down Again" - 2:10
# "Girl Raw" - 4:02
# "Girl Raw" - 4:02
# "Hole In The Mud" - 4:37
# "Hole in the Mud" - 4:37
# "Trust The Process" - 8:28
# "Trust the Process" <small>(5:15 / includes [[hidden track]] "Encore for Bean" 3:13)</small> - 8:28

==Personnel==
*[[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]]
*David Palmer
*[[John Shanks]]
*[[Rick Boston]]
*John Amato
*[[Gerry Laffy]]
*Roy Hay
;Technical
*Eric Ruffing - art direction, design
*[[Nick Egan]] - art direction
*[[Roger Mayne]], [[Mario Sorrenti]], Julie Verona - photography

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 09:07, 19 December 2023

Feelings Are Good and Other Lies
Studio album by
John Taylor
Released1995
GenreHard rock, alternative rock, punk rock
Length45:30
LabelB5 Records[1]
ProducerHein Hoven
John Taylor chronology
Feelings Are Good and Other Lies
(1995) 		Autodidact (EP)
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]

Feelings Are Good and Other Lies is the debut solo album by English musician John Taylor.[4][5] It was released online in 1995; patrons had to email an AOL address to purchase it.[6][7] A physical release followed in 1997.[8] The record label, B5 Records, was co-founded by John Taylor and the producer, Hein Hoven.

Two songs on the album, the title track and "Always Wrong", also appeared on Neurotic Outsiders, but are presented as re-recorded versions with Taylor only. Steve Jones contributed guitar to the album.[9]

Critical reception

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Washington City Paper wrote that "although a proficient bass player, [Taylor]'s hardly a profound wordsmith."[10]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by John Taylor

  1. "Feelings R Good" – 3:03
  2. "Don't Talk Much" - 3:37
  3. "2:03" - 1:57
  4. "Everyone Is Getting It But Me" - 4:11
  5. "Always Wrong" - 3:07
  6. "Look Homeward Angel" - 4:10
  7. "Losing You" - 3:13
  8. "See You Again" - 2:55
  9. "Down Again" - 2:10
  10. "Girl Raw" - 4:02
  11. "Hole in the Mud" - 4:37
  12. "Trust the Process" (5:15 / includes hidden track "Encore for Bean" 3:13) - 8:28

Personnel

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Technical

References

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  1. ^ Maestri, Cathy (21 May 1998). "Ex-Duran Duran bass player finds creativity - on the side". The Press-Enterprise. p. G1.
  2. ^ "Feelings Are Good & Other Lies - John Taylor | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 368.
  4. ^ "John Taylor Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Double Mileage Points as Soloist". Los Angeles Times. 22 May 1998.
  6. ^ Murphy, Candace (6 August 1998). "THE WELL-ADJUSTED AFTERLIFE OF JOHN TAYLOR". The Mercury News. p. 9E.
  7. ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (30 January 1997). "MUSICAL NOTES". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. D23.
  8. ^ "After 12 Duran Duran Albums, Guitarist Strikes Up His Own Band". 24 June 1997 – via Christian Science Monitor.
  9. ^ Thompson, Dave (4 September 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Nader, Elisa (2 May 1997). "Feelings Are Good and Other Lies". Washington City Paper.
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