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Originally formed in 1992, Feeder have not always had the same line-up.
Grant and Jon Lee (drums) played together in a little-known band named 'Temper
Temper', but later decided to form their own band which they called 'Reel'.
However, feeling they were lacking something, Grant and Jon decided to 
leave South Wales for the bright lights of London where they found Taka in
the musicians ads, Loot. The band changed their name to Feeder (after Grant's pet fish) and started
their journey to success.
In 1995, Feeder were signed to the Echo label and released their debut EP,
entitled 'Two Colours'. This was well recieved, but it was their mini-album 'Swim'
which made the bigger impression - touring from the start, they now
began to build up a following. It was not until after the release of the singles 'Stereoworld', 'Tangerine' and 'Cement'
that the band's critically acclaimed debut (full-length) album 'Polythene' was
released in May 1997.
In the summer of 1997, Feeder played at many festivals and included a new
song 'High' in their set. This was the song which helped Feeder to gain some
real recognition and also played a big part in them breaking the USA as it
was placed on the soundtrack of the 1998 film 'Can't hardly Wait'. 'Polythene'
was re-released with 'High' and 'Change' replacing 'Waterfall' and the video also being added to
the CD. The band then embarked on a huge US tour before
returning to the UK to record their second album 'Yesterday Went Too Soon'.
This was released in August 1999 and caused quite a stir - reaching number
seven in the albums chart. This year also saw the band playing their biggest
headlining dates yet and of course, more touring! Not to mention celebrating the
start of the new millenium on the bill of the 'Manic Millenium' at the Millenium
Stadium in Cardiff.
Most of last year was spent writing and recording the new album 'Echo Park'- many people have said it is their best
one yet and judging by the success of 'Buck Rogers' and 'Seven Days In The Sun' it certainly seems to have made a big impresssion - so buy it (if you already haven't)!
Of course, the success of 'Buck Rogers' now seems a long way away and the band have once again started to step away from the limelight, but at least now they are getting the recognition they deseve for being one of the best rock bands around. The rerelease of their mini-album 'Swim' as a full length album at the end of July was well surprisingly well recieved seeing as it was not really released for any reason other than to encourage new fans to get into their old music (which many believe is 'better'). It's just a shame that Feeder's (ahem) greatness wasn't realised earlier...but then again, maybe it's because they are such a well kept secret that their fans are so devoted....
