Product Description

Feeder scored a hit single in the mother country with the acoustic flavoured "High" and are looking to carry that success over into the colonies with their debut album POLYTHENE. Their modus operandi is mixing classic power pop melodies with Smashing Pumpkins bombast (and a bit of Billy Corgan crooning).
Singer/guitarist Grant Nicholas' speciality is thebig chorus. Taking the cue from Cheap Trick, "Polythene Girl" and "Cement" have hooks big enough to catch Moby Dick, all surrounded by enough crunchy guitars to make Jimmy Page proud. And they aren't afraid to put the pedal to the metal on"Stereo World" and "Tangerine", which contain some of the heavier riffs of the '90s. Finally, a band that can fulfil the promise of the second British Invasion.

Track Listing

1. Polythene Girl
2. My Perfect Day
3. Cement
4. High
5. Crash
6. Radiation
7. Suffocate
8. Descend
9. Stereo World
10. Change
11. Tangerine
12. Forgive
13. 20th Century Trip

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31757 in Music
• Released on: 1999-10-18
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Feeder's full-length debut album, Polythene, didn't set the charts alight when it was released in 1997, but it did make quite an impression on the always popular "angst-ridden-teen" market. A successful fusion of metal and indie music, what really sets Polythene apart is Feeder's underlying melodicism. Like Therapy? and the Smashing Pumpkins before them, this young trio have a good idea about what makes great pop music. Tracks like "Polythene Girl", "My Perfect Day" and "Tangerine" have enough heavy guitars to please the teenage fanbase that is their bread and butter, yet are still bright and catchy enough to please pop fans. Meanwhile, it's testament to the inherent unjustness of the universe that the album's highlight, "High", didn't take up near-permanent residency at the top of the UK charts when it was released as a single. --Robert Burrow

Customer Reviews

ha ha this is the ****!!!!!!
so then this where it all began then really(not including the mini album).
and i for one think this is the best,and the most consistent,the other albums are all very impressive but they all have a track here or there that i want to skip and this one doesnt have that holding it back, every song is fantastic in all their different ways.
from the quirky pop rock of polythene girl and cement through to the heavy grungy rock of stereo world and tangerine to the just epic and majestic radiation and descent.
the real secret is that although a bit noisier than the later output the songs were still held together buy grant nicholas's fantastic voice and introspective lyrics.
these form the main hooks of all the songs!!!! proof is int ehpudding and my perfect day will be stuck in your head for days!!!!!
absolutley brilliant.....but i would say if you have discovered feeder through pushing the senses approach this one delicately as it quite a different beast to what they are now!

Stunning first album
picking up on the success of Debut EP/Mini album 'Swim', Feeder released Polythene. from the opening quirkyness of 'Polythene Girl' to the final oddity that is '20th century trip', this album never fails to amaze. songs such as change, high and suffocate please the slower fans, yet heavy hard rockers are easily pleased with songs such as 'Tangerine', 'Stereo World' and moody sounding, hard hitting 'Descend'. fans of their poppy 'echo park' era will be pleased with songs like 'Crash' and 'My Perfect day', which remains to be one of the best songs on the album. a brilliant album and a great taste of things to come

Classic feeder
I bought polythene after buying comfort in sound and becoming slightly obsessed with feeder. At first I was slightly cynical about feeders earlier works, but once I had listened to polythene all the was through, i decided i like it just as much as their newer stuff. Feedes's style has evolved with every album they have made, and though polythene may be vastly different to comfort in sound, polythene has all the great songwriting and catch tunes that have been consistant through all of their albums. If asked to pick a favourite on polythene, i would list Polythene girl, My perfect day, radiation, crash, cement and High. Thats me being picky! There is not a poor song on this album. A must have for any Feeder fan. If you bought comfort in sound as a first feeder album, then this may sound slightly strange at first, but Feeders classic brilliance shines through after a few listens. This is a great cd, BUY IT!!
(Bye the way, Grant is HOT!!)