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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 And I thought the Bunnymen were deciduous!, June 18, 2005
Having given up on the Bunnymen after (perhaps upon release of) what the band now refers to as the "Grey album," I had only recently become curious as to what the new line of albums might have to offer. I was a bit more than skeptical, having been such a big fan of the music from the "Heaven Up Here"/"Porcupine" era. I picked up a used copy of "What Are You Going To Do..." about a year and a half ago, and listened with an intentionally open mind. It's been many years after all. Wow. I was actually impressed. This is not the Bunnymen of the 80's, no doubt. But, the emotion and quality of simple songwriting was undeniably solid. After a couple of weeks of occasional listening I was surprised by how much this album took hold of me.
I purposefully put off buying another "new era" Bunnymen release in order to "cleanse the palette." I decided to purchase "Evergreen," and again tried to remain open minded about where the Bunnymen might have been coming from in 1997. In all honesty I was expecting to be disappointed (as I was with WAYGTDWYL), but once again I was very much taken with this album. While there should be no doubt that the Bunnymen are a very different band than they were years before, this more reflective, sedate Bunnymen was still entirely capable of producing meaningful, soulful, and yes, rockin' tunes. Like many others, I would like to see a bit more "noise" from Will, and perhaps more "funk" from Les, but on the whole the transformation/maturation of this legendary band makes a lot of sense to me. There is no escaping growing older, and the way in which the Bunnymen reflect their maturity in no way denies the past and at the same time readily embraces the present/future in the form of beautiful composition, deliberate intention, and a general lack of concern for fulfilling others expectations.
I rarely consider an album worthy of 5 stars, but given the pressure of unrealistic expectations these guys must have faced in making this album I feel obligated.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
 they aged, get over it, October 31, 2003
It's amazing how many people refuse to let these guys grow up. They are contemplative adults now--deal with it. It's an amazing album. Yes it is different; listen to Ocean Rain if you want to hear Ocean Rain. This is different-- slower, but still passionate and beautiful.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Don't let it get you down, November 28, 2005
Like many of the other reviewers, I was a fan of this band back when they put out the Picture on My Wall single (the one with Echo the Drum Machine!) Their first four records are amazing slabs of swirling psycedelia, orchestral grandeur, and lyrical obsessiveness. Much to my surprise, though, Evergreen has turned out to be one of my favorite Echo CDs, and has been in pretty constant rotation on my CD player for at least a couple of years now. Pete DeFreitas' precise skin beating is definitely missed on this outing, the emotional directness of these songs win me over every time. Ian McCulloch's voice is more of a croon nowadays, which really suits the autumnal quality of the recording. The first four cuts in particular (Don't Let it Get You Done, In My Time, I want to Be There, Evergreen) are among the best they've ever recorded. For some reason, Evergreen has fallen through the cracks and appears to have gone out of print. A pity. This is beautiful, compelling music.
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2 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
 Pete DeFretais Is dead, December 8, 2003
Reviewer: A music fan
How can you write a review and not know who is in this band?
Pete DeFretais is dead he died right after they broke up the first time..................................
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
It's not Ocean Rain but it's a good album, April 14, 2003
First of all, Ocean Rain is a great album and this is not the same. It is not as dark and moody. It is mellow pop.That said, one of my favorites is Just A Touch Away, which was haunting (and yes, mellow.) It had the same romantic touch to the lyrics, though not as edgy. Forgiven was a beautiful live song and the album version is still a great listen.The bottom line is this -- if you want Echo and the Bunnymen in their witty, edgy and yet romantic Ocean Rain era, this album is not going to deliver it to you. But on its own, I think the album stands up.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
They're still alive!!, December 13, 2002
I am a absolute fan of Echo and the bunnymen,you should know the rotten music atmosphere in asia.so I was difficult to get some non-mainstream works here.but god bless me!By accident I found a music magzine that contain a bunny song called"just a touch away"
it moved me deeply.it is touched with gloomy,psychedelic,heartbr-
eaking aura and a unknown singer's melancholy vocal.From then on,
I began to dip into this band from liverpool.I fought against all the barricades to purchase evergreen.such a great album should i get!from the first song "don't let it get you down" to sullen song"forgiven".I can't carp in it,will's guitar is bewitching and posh.Ian McCulloch's vocal is also Doorish.in myself,I was addicted to all the song in this album,especially beautiful "nothing last forever" ,old-film-liking "just a touch away",a grunge style of "baseball bill".
If you are new to bunnymen,you would choose to get the four old releases(crocodile,heaven up here,porcupine and ocean rain)they four are greatest and most indescribably influential than other 80's bands' works,and definitively better than the cure and U2.If you are a beautiful rhythm nut , get it !trust me!
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