Picture of Perfect Youth
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Picture of Perfect Youth is a limited CD and vinyl collection of approximately half of Feeder
's B-sides. The official website sold out of the CD edition, though the album was re-released in March 2007. The vinyl edition remained available to buy, until the last of the stock sold out in late 2005.
The compilation was released with little fanfare, the only single appearing on it being 2001's Just A Day
. However, the band's covers of singles "Can't Stand Losing You
" and "Power of Love
", originally released by The Police
and Frankie Goes to Hollywood
respectively, are included. The latter featured on the NME
/War Child
One Love compilation of covers of former UK No. 1 singles.
The album was given on original release a 3/5 by Kerrang!, but a review after the album's reissue from the same publication has reduced this to 2/5. The re-release charted in the UK albums chart
at #65. It also charted at #3 in the Indie charts.
All of the B-Sides from the "Yesterday Went Too Soon", "Just A Day
" and "Find the Colour
" singles appear on this album.
"Come Back Around" - track 10 on disc 2 - is not to be confused with Feeder's hit single of the same name
, a better-known song that was written and released a year after this song appears on the Turn
single.
) and "Can't Stand Losing You" (written by Sting).
Feeder
-Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
's B-sides. The official website sold out of the CD edition, though the album was re-released in March 2007. The vinyl edition remained available to buy, until the last of the stock sold out in late 2005.
The compilation was released with little fanfare, the only single appearing on it being 2001's Just A Day
Just a Day
"Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. The Alan Moulder Mix featured as the opening track for the European version of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was first released on the "Seven Days in the Sun" single as a...
. However, the band's covers of singles "Can't Stand Losing You
Can't Stand Losing You
"Can't Stand Losing You" is a song by rock band The Police, first released as a single and on their album Outlandos d'Amour, both in 1978. The original single was banned by the BBC because of the controversial cover...
" and "Power of Love
The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song)
Holly Johnson, former singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, recorded his own version of "The Power of Love" which was released on his 1999 album Soulstream and was released as a single which made #56 in the UK. The single stayed in the charts for 2 weeks...
", originally released by The Police
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
and Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
respectively, are included. The latter featured on the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
/War Child
War Child (charity)
War Child is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK 1993, which focuses on providing assistance to children in areas of conflict and post-conflict. They use their film and entertainment background to raise money for aid agencies operating in former Yugoslavia...
One Love compilation of covers of former UK No. 1 singles.
The album was given on original release a 3/5 by Kerrang!, but a review after the album's reissue from the same publication has reduced this to 2/5. The re-release charted in the UK albums chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
at #65. It also charted at #3 in the Indie charts.
Disc one
- "Emily" - 4:44 ("Just A DayJust a Day"Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. The Alan Moulder Mix featured as the opening track for the European version of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was first released on the "Seven Days in the Sun" single as a...
") - "Living In Polaroid" - 3:38 ("Insomnia")
- "Opaque" - 3:58 ("Come Back AroundCome Back Around"Come Back Around" was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2002 album Comfort in Sound. It was their first release after drummer Jon Lee's death earlier in the year...
") - "Power of LoveThe Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song)Holly Johnson, former singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, recorded his own version of "The Power of Love" which was released on his 1999 album Soulstream and was released as a single which made #56 in the UK. The single stayed in the charts for 2 weeks...
" - 4:46 ("Just the Way I'm FeelingJust the Way I'm Feeling"Just the Way I'm Feeling" is the second single to be released from Feeder's fourth album Comfort In Sound. The single was due to be released on 6 January 2003, almost a year to the day the band's drummer Jon Lee committed suicide in his Miami home. Technical glitches on many on the CDs were found...
") - "Broken" - 3:23 ("Just the Way I'm FeelingJust the Way I'm Feeling"Just the Way I'm Feeling" is the second single to be released from Feeder's fourth album Comfort In Sound. The single was due to be released on 6 January 2003, almost a year to the day the band's drummer Jon Lee committed suicide in his Miami home. Technical glitches on many on the CDs were found...
") - "Lose The Fear" - 3:13 ("Forget About TomorrowForget About Tomorrow"Forget about Tomorrow" was the third single to be taken from Feeder's 2002 album Comfort in Sound.The single charted at number 12 in the UK...
") - "Remember the Silence" - 3:50 ("Find the ColourFind the Colour"Find the Colour", is a single from UK rock band Feeder, and was fourth to be taken from their album Comfort In Sound during 2003.The single made #24 in the UK charts. The version on the single was an edit of the album version, with the song easing up to end and the guitar rifts being loudened and...
") - "Tomorrow Shine" - 5:04 ("Yesterday Went Too Soon")
- "Purple" - 4:04 ("Buck RogersBuck Rogers (song)"Buck Rogers" is a song performed by the British rock band Feeder. It was written by frontman and lead guitarist Grant Nicholas for the band's breakthrough album Echo Park. The song was originally written by Grant for an American band called Radio Star, but the band's label and producer Gil Norton...
") - "Space Age Hero" - 3:45 ("Insomnia")
- "Can't Stand Losing YouCan't Stand Losing You"Can't Stand Losing You" is a song by rock band The Police, first released as a single and on their album Outlandos d'Amour, both in 1978. The original single was banned by the BBC because of the controversial cover...
" - 3:11 ("Just A DayJust a Day"Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. The Alan Moulder Mix featured as the opening track for the European version of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was first released on the "Seven Days in the Sun" single as a...
") - "Just A DayJust a Day"Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. The Alan Moulder Mix featured as the opening track for the European version of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was first released on the "Seven Days in the Sun" single as a...
" - 4:04 ("Seven Days In The SunSeven Days in the Sun"Seven Days in the Sun" is a song by Feeder, released as the second single from their Echo Park album. It was released in April 2001 and reached #14 in the UK charts...
/ Just A DayJust a Day"Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. The Alan Moulder Mix featured as the opening track for the European version of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was first released on the "Seven Days in the Sun" single as a...
") - "Slowburn" - 3:52 ("Just A DayJust a Day"Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. The Alan Moulder Mix featured as the opening track for the European version of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was first released on the "Seven Days in the Sun" single as a...
") - "Elegy" - 4:06 ("Tangerine")
- "21st Century Meltdown" - 3:03 ("Buck RogersBuck Rogers (song)"Buck Rogers" is a song performed by the British rock band Feeder. It was written by frontman and lead guitarist Grant Nicholas for the band's breakthrough album Echo Park. The song was originally written by Grant for an American band called Radio Star, but the band's label and producer Gil Norton...
") - "Home For Summer" - 3:24 ("Seven Days In The SunSeven Days in the Sun"Seven Days in the Sun" is a song by Feeder, released as the second single from their Echo Park album. It was released in April 2001 and reached #14 in the UK charts...
") - "Here In The Bubble" - 4:25 ("CrashCrash (Feeder song)"Crash" was the third single from Feeder's critically acclaimed 1997 album Polythene.It made #48 in mid August of the same year, giving Feeder their first top 50 hit despite the band still yet to appear on Radio 1's playlist at the time...
") - "Forgiven" - 4:41 ("Cement")
Disc two
- "Feel It Again" - 3:54 ("Come Back AroundCome Back Around"Come Back Around" was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2002 album Comfort in Sound. It was their first release after drummer Jon Lee's death earlier in the year...
") - "Getting To Know You Well" - 3:16 ("Yesterday Went Too Soon")
- "Whooey" - 3:56 ("PaperfacesPaperfaces"Paperfaces" is the fourth and final single from UK rock band Feeder's 1999 album Yesterday Went Too Soon. The version released on the single is a re-recording from that of the album version....
") - "Bullet" - 2:53 ("Come Back AroundCome Back Around"Come Back Around" was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2002 album Comfort in Sound. It was their first release after drummer Jon Lee's death earlier in the year...
") - "World Asleep" - 4:21 ("Stereo WorldStereo World"Stereo World" is a song by Feeder, released as the group's first single in 1996. It was taken from the Swim mini-album. It also appears on the later released LP debut Polythene of 1997...
") - "Rain" - 3:26 ("Tangerine")
- "Eclipse" - 2:41 ("Suffocate")
- "Oxidize" - 3:50 ("Yesterday Went Too Soon")
- "Bad Hair Day" - 2:05 ("TurnTurn (Feeder song)"Turn" was Feeder's third UK single to be taken from the Echo Park album. It reached #27 in the UK singles charts, and led to the Echo Park album re-entering the top 75 due to the pre-release airplay and stocking of the single on release week...
") - "Come Back Around" - 3:26 ("TurnTurn (Feeder song)"Turn" was Feeder's third UK single to be taken from the Echo Park album. It reached #27 in the UK singles charts, and led to the Echo Park album re-entering the top 75 due to the pre-release airplay and stocking of the single on release week...
") - "Circles" - 3:00 ("Find the ColourFind the Colour"Find the Colour", is a single from UK rock band Feeder, and was fourth to be taken from their album Comfort In Sound during 2003.The single made #24 in the UK charts. The version on the single was an edit of the album version, with the song easing up to end and the guitar rifts being loudened and...
") - "Spill" - 2:58 ("Suffocate")
- "Rubberband" - 3:42 ("Yesterday Went Too Soon")
- "Slider" - 3:25 ("Yesterday Went Too Soon")
- "Can't Dance To Disco" - 3:01 ("Day in Day OutDay in Day Out"Day in Day Out", is a single from the UK rock band Feeder, and was the first single to be taken from their debut top 10 album Yesterday Went Too Soon....
") - "TV Me" - 3:30 ("Tangerine")
- "Wishing For The Sun" - 3:31 ("High")
- "Undivided" - 4:06 ("CrashCrash (Feeder song)"Crash" was the third single from Feeder's critically acclaimed 1997 album Polythene.It made #48 in mid August of the same year, giving Feeder their first top 50 hit despite the band still yet to appear on Radio 1's playlist at the time...
")
All of the B-Sides from the "Yesterday Went Too Soon", "Just A Day
Just a Day
"Just a Day" is a song by Feeder, released as the band's final single of 2001, notable for being their last with drummer Jon Lee. The Alan Moulder Mix featured as the opening track for the European version of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec. It was first released on the "Seven Days in the Sun" single as a...
" and "Find the Colour
Find the Colour
"Find the Colour", is a single from UK rock band Feeder, and was fourth to be taken from their album Comfort In Sound during 2003.The single made #24 in the UK charts. The version on the single was an edit of the album version, with the song easing up to end and the guitar rifts being loudened and...
" singles appear on this album.
"Come Back Around" - track 10 on disc 2 - is not to be confused with Feeder's hit single of the same name
Come Back Around
"Come Back Around" was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2002 album Comfort in Sound. It was their first release after drummer Jon Lee's death earlier in the year...
, a better-known song that was written and released a year after this song appears on the Turn
Turn
Turn may refer to:In music:* Turn , a sequence of several notes next to each other in the scale* Turn , an Irish rock group* Turn LP, a 2005 rock album by Turn* Turn , a 2004 punk album by The Ex...
single.
Credits
All tracks written by Grant Nicholas, except "Power of Love" (written by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, and Mark O'Toole of Frankie Goes to HollywoodFrankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
) and "Can't Stand Losing You" (written by Sting).