At the age of 14, singer and guitarist Grant Nicholas joined a band called 'Sweet Leaf', named after a Black Sabbath song and were the first band he had seen play live. At this time Japanese bassist Taka Hirose and drummer Jon Lee were playing in different covers bands, but did not know each other at the time. While playing in different bands on the Newport gig circuit, Grant and Jon became friends. They formed an electronic duo called 'Temper Temper' after Jon left Newport band The Darling Buds. Shortly thereafter, they formed a band called 'Rain Dancer'. Both of these bands failed to win a recording contract, with the sound of the latter once being compared by Grant with that of The Waterboys. Feeder have often been reffered to as "as the british smashing pumpkins" , from their mix of pop rock and runge a tag that they are reported to dislike. God knows why though id be well chuffed to be compared to a band like that! |
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