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With several well-received singles as precursors, London trio Feeder's debut, Polythene, was released in 1997 in the wake of grunge and Brit rock and trod much of the same ground as their contemporaries. There's nothing necessarily wrong with tracks like "Crash" or "Tangerine," and "Polythene Girl" and "Cement" meld melodic crunch with big, singalong choruses. However, Feeder never really stakes out their own sound, instead resembling other popular acts of the period like Smashing Pumpkins on songs like "My Perfect Day" and "Radiation." They do manage to inject some shifts in dynamics, slowing the tempo a bit on "High" and "Suffocate," which keeps everything from blending together. However, in the end, Polythene is a record that sounds great and sustains interest while you're listening to it, but fails to contain anything memorable once it ends.
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
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Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Brian Sperber, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Feeder, MainArtist - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Brian Sperber, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, MainArtist - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Chris Sheldon, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, Producer, MainArtist - Nicholas, Composer - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Chris Sheldon, Engineer - Steve Power, Producer, Mixer, Additional Production - Feeder, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist - Matt Sime, Engineer - Nicholas, Composer - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Brian Sperber, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, MainArtist - Nicholas, Composer - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Chris Sheldon, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, Producer, MainArtist - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Chris Sheldon, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, Producer, MainArtist - Nicholas, Composer - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Chris Sheldon, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, Producer, MainArtist - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Chris Sheldon, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, Producer, MainArtist - Nicholas, Composer - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Chris Sheldon, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, Producer, MainArtist - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals - Chris Sheldon, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Feeder, Producer, MainArtist - Nicholas, Composer - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Brian Sperber, Producer - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, MainArtist - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Grant Nicholas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Steve Power, Producer - Feeder, Producer, MainArtist - Jon Lee, Drums - Taka Hirose, Bass Guitar
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Album review
With several well-received singles as precursors, London trio Feeder's debut, Polythene, was released in 1997 in the wake of grunge and Brit rock and trod much of the same ground as their contemporaries. There's nothing necessarily wrong with tracks like "Crash" or "Tangerine," and "Polythene Girl" and "Cement" meld melodic crunch with big, singalong choruses. However, Feeder never really stakes out their own sound, instead resembling other popular acts of the period like Smashing Pumpkins on songs like "My Perfect Day" and "Radiation." They do manage to inject some shifts in dynamics, slowing the tempo a bit on "High" and "Suffocate," which keeps everything from blending together. However, in the end, Polythene is a record that sounds great and sustains interest while you're listening to it, but fails to contain anything memorable once it ends.
© Tom Demalon /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:10
- Main artists: Feeder
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Echo
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 1997 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
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