Dictionary Definition
feeler
Noun
1 one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head
of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and
taste [syn: antenna]
2 a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the
reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture, advance, approach]
3 sensitivity similar to that of a receptor
organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations" [syn:
antenna]
4 slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
[syn: barbel]
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English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːlə(r)
Related terms
Translations
an antenna or appendage used for feeling, esp.
on an insect
- German: Fühler
someone or something that feels
- German: Fühler
Extensive Definition
Feeler is the second album by Australian singer-songwriter
Pete Murray. Released on July 21, 2003, it went to
number one on the Australian album charts on March 29,
2004 and to
that date, achieved triple platinum status.
Making of the album
In 2002, Pete Murray made an independent album
The Game which prompted Sony Music
Australia to sign him. In early 2003, Pete Murray and his band
entered the studio with producer Paul
McErcher and his band to make the Feeler album. On his website,
Pete Murray outlines the type of record he was hoping to make. "The
records I love by people like Nick Drake,
Neil
Young, Bob Dylan, they
are built to last. I wanted this to be an album like that,
something you can pull out in 30 years and still hear the feeling
in it, rather than something that’s dated by the musical fashions
of the day."
Success
Feeler was released on July 21, 2003 with the title
track as the first single. Triple J radio
started playing the track with the Nova FM and
Triple M
networks picking up the track. With this support, Feeler entered
the ARIA top 50 album charts at position forty-three in 2003. His
reputation was building fast and he started selling out shows in
smaller venues.
The momentum of the album continued to build with
the release of the second single "Lines" and two ARIA award
nominations reaching platinum record status . Radio programmers had
been asking for the track "So Beautiful" to be released as a single
and the track was widely played on Australian radio, reaching the
top ten in 2004. This spurred sales of the album driving it to
number one on the Australian album charts in late March 2004 and
triple platinum status.
Pete Murray commenced an Australian tour of
larger venues in early 2004. Due to the level of demand, he had to
announce nine extra dates. As well, he made one of his sellout
performances at the Sydney Metro
theatre on March 27,
2004 available
for download at BigPond
Music.
Track listing
- "Feeler" – 4:21
- "Bail Me Out" – 4:03
- "So Beautiful" – 4:39
- "Lines" – 3:00
- "Freedom" – 3:16
- "Please" – 3:23
- "Fall Your Way" – 3:44
- "My Time" – 4:08
- "Tonic" – 3:00
- "No More" – 3:08
- "Ten Ft Tall" – 4:28
External links
feeler in Dutch: Feeler
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
advance, antenna, approach, asking price,
barb, barbel, barbule, barometer, bid, bone of contention, cat
whisker, catechism,
cross-interrogatory, cross-question, debating point, demand, foretaste, hint, inquiry, interrogation, interrogative, interrogatory, invitation, issue, kiteflying, leader, leading, leading question, moot
point, offer, offering, overture, palp, palpus, pilot balloon, point at
issue, point in question, preliminary approach, presentation, probe, problem, proffer, query, question, question at issue,
question mark, quodlibet, random sample,
sample, sensor, sound, sounder, straw vote, submission, suggestion, tactile cell,
tactile corpuscle, tactile hair, tactile organ, tactile process,
tactor, tentative
approach, test, tester, topic, trial balloon, vexed
question, vibrissa,
weather vane, weathercock