They introduced the concept of the long, thoughtful, poetic rock lyric and influenced everyone from The Beatles to Bruce Springsteen.
Chris Cain, musician As well as playing bass in thoughtful American rock band We Are Scientists, Cain, 30, is a hilarious, just brilliant comedian.
"Conversation 16" – in which Berninger worries about eating his wife's brains – finds a roomful of thoughtful, evolved rock fans gleefully chanting "But ah-ah-ah'm evil!" Berninger himself is a high-strung presence, like an English teacher on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
The Feelies' more stable lineup arrived with "The Good Earth" (Coyote/Twin Tone), which was released in 1986; produced by Peter Buck of R.E.M., it moved the band toward thoughtful folk-rock.
Change is the theme, and the dark, organ-laden opening couplets of New Person, Same Old Mistakes could be addressed to all those alienated fans hoping for the Antipodean groove-king's meisterwerk and getting a thoughtful yacht-rock record instead.
ALTHOUGH the singer-songwriter John Hiatt has been winning fans with his gritty, thoughtful roots-rock music for 26 years, he is taking a new approach as he tours in support of his new stripped-down acoustic recording, "Crossing Muddy Waters".
Also on the bill are Evan and Jaron, who perform a more thoughtful pop-rock style, and Shaggy, who has promised to bring his infectious dancehall reggae hits like "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel" down to PG-13 from their usual R-rating.
