History YMMV / Felt

* ReclusiveArtist: Felt kept a notoriously low public profile throughout their run, only playing gigs sporadically, usually ending up supporting [[Music/TheFall much]] [[Music/CocteauTwins more]] [[Music/TheSmiths successful]] [[Music/PrimalScream groups]], and often only performing on stage for up to half an hour. Meanwhile, Lawrence's perfectionism and personal eccentricities became fodder for music journalists, which gained him a somewhat unflattering reputation as a MadArtist.

%%* CrazyAwesome: Lawrence, in a way.

%%* TooGoodToLast

* CrazyAwesome: Lawrence, in a way.

* EarWorm: "Primitive Painters", "Rain of Crystal Spires", "Penelope Tree", "Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow" (especially the single version).

* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: A lot of their music falls into this.
* TooGoodToLast

* ReclusiveArtist: Felt kept a notoriously low public profile throughout their run, only playing gigs sporadically, usually ending up supporting [[Music/TheFall much]] [[Music/CocteauTwins more]] [[Music/TheSmiths successful]] [[Music/PrimalScream groups]], and often only performing on stage for up to half an hour. Meanwhile, Lawrence's personal eccentricities became fodder for music journalism, which gained him a somewhat unflattering reputation as a MadArtist.

* ReclusiveArtist: Felt kept a notoriously low public profile throughout their run, only playing gigs sporadically, usually ending up supporting [[Music/TheFall much]] [[Music/CocteauTwins more]] [[Music/TheSmiths successful]] [[Music/PrimalScream groups]], and often only performing on stage for up to half an hour. Meanwhile, Lawrence's personal eccentricities became fodder for music magazines, which gained him a somewhat unflattering reputation as a MadArtist.

* ReclusiveArtist: Felt kept a notoriously low public profile throughout their run, only playing gigs sporadically, usually ending up supporting [[Music/TheFall much]] [[Music/CocteauTwins more]] [[Music/TheSmiths successful]] [[Music/PrimalScream groups]], and often only performing on stage for up to half an hour. Meanwhile, Lawrence gained a somewhat unflattering reputation in the press as a MadArtist.

* ReclusiveArtist: Felt kept a notoriously low public profile throughout their run, only playing gigs sporadically, usually to support [[Music/TheFall much]] [[Music/CocteauTwins more]] [[Music/TheSmiths successful]] [[Music/PrimalScream groups]], and often only performing on stage for up to half an hour. Meanwhile, Lawrence gained a reputation in the press as somewhat of a MadArtist.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Maurice Deebank's beautiful guitar playing - particularly on the first two albums - is absolutely spine-chilling.
** Martin Duffy's keyboard work is pretty stellar as well. No wonder he was picked up to play with Music/PrimalScream later on.
** ''Forever Breathes the Lonely Word'' and ''The Strange Idols Pattern'' are considered their best and most consistently strong releases, though all of their albums (yes, even the much-maligned ''Train Above the City'') have their moments of greatness.

* SweetDreamsFuel: A lot of their music falls into this.

* VindicatedByHistory: Felt had very little success throughout their ten-year existence, but nowadays their work is considered greatly influential to the indie music scene.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Maurice Deebank's beautiful guitar playing is absolutely spine-chilling.

* ReclusiveArtist: The band kept a notoriously low public profile throughout their run, only playing gigs sporadically and often only performing on stage for up to half an hour. Meanwhile, Lawrence gained a reputation in the press as somewhat of an eccentric.

* VindicatedByHistory: Felt were mostly ignored throughout their existence, but are nowadays considered influential to the indie music scene.

* BlackSheepHit: "Primitive Painters", Felt's collaboration with Music/CocteauTwins, is the band's most recognisable song, despite it sounding a lot more like the latter's work than the former's.

* BlackSheepHit: "Primitive Painters", Felt's collaboration with Music/CocteauTwins, is the band's most recognisable song, despite sounding a lot more like the latter's music than the former's.

* GrowingTheBeard: The first couple of Felt albums tended to have a dingy, almost tribal atmosphere, with vocals recorded low in the mix and mostly reliant on tom drums to keep the beat. By their third album, a traditional drumkit with cymbals was introduced and Lawrence's voice become more prominent, whilst the overall audio quality improved. The band's style became much more melodic and diverse when Martin Duffy took over the reins from Maurice Deebank.
* EarWorm: "Primitive Painters", "Penelope Tree", "Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow" (especially the single version).

* BlackSheepHit: "Primitive Painters", Felt's collaboration with Music/CocteauTwins, is the band's most recognisable song, despite sounding a lot more like the latter's music than the former.

* SweetDreamsFuel: A lot of their material falls into this.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Maurice Deebank's delicate guitar playing is absolutely spine-chilling.

* ReclusiveArtist: The band kept a notoriously low public profile throughout their run, only playing gigs sporadically and often only performing on stage for up to half an hour. Meanwhile, Lawrence gained a reputation in the press as somewhat of an eccentric.