Felt: Too Much Monkey Business
Bob Stanley, Melody Maker, 9 December 1989
THE RECENT ME AND A MONKEY ON THE MOON LP WAS FELT'S LAST SHOT, THE COMPLETION OF A 10-YEAR PLAN, THE PRE-DESTINED END OF THE GROUP'S ERRATICALLY BRILLIANT CAREER. AS LAWRENCE, WHOSE IDEA IT ALL WAS, HEADS OFF INTO A TEMPORARY SUNSET, HE LOOKS BACK WITH BOB STANLEY ON WHAT WAS AND WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
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