Released May 9th, 1997
Track Listing: 1.) Polythene Girl 2.) My Perfect Day 3.) Cement 4.) Crash
5.) Radiation 6.) Suffocate 7.) Descend 8.) Stereo World 9.) Tangerine 10.) Waterfall 11.) Forgive 12.) 20th Century Trip
Feeder's most inspired and awe-inspiring album, with every song being a veritable masterpiece. Great rock tracks such as 'Polythene Girl', 'Cement', 'Stereo World' and 'Radiation' are brilliant, and slower yet heavy tracks such as 'Descend' and 'My Perfect Day' are stunningly beautiful and memorable songs. The best album in Feeder's collection, reaching a level of perfection not quite touched in their later releases.
Polythene (Repackaged)
Released February 10th, 1998
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
All of the comments given to the first release apply to this even moreso. With the addition of 'High' and 'Change', a venerable track from the Stereo World single, and the new version of 'Suffocate', the album's quality almost doubles. 'High' is a great, anthemic rock gem, and the new version of 'Suffocate', while losing some of the original's feeling and poignance, sounds wonderful. 'Change' is one of my favorites, a great track with some great lyrics that show Feeder's softer side. The only detriment to this album is the removal of 'Waterfall', a brilliant song that had no reason to be dismissed.