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Echo & the Bunnymen Album: “Flowers [Bonus Tracks]”
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Flowers [Bonus Tracks] |
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Release Date:2001-05-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Rock, Adult Alternative, New Wave
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Label:Cooking Vinyl
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4523132311029
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Review - :
Still clinging to the {\post-punk} snarl that made them cult favorites during the '80s, {$Echo and the Bunnymen}'s {$Ian McCulloch} and {$Will Sergeant} maintain a stunning inventiveness as they enter into the third decade of the band. They're older, but an ignited passion remains central. {^What Are You Going to Do With Your Life?} was more or less a lackluster {$Ian McCulloch} effort, but the mediocrity of that album was twisted into a clear beauty for {$Echo}'s ninth album, {^Flowers}. After contractual battles with {@London Records}, a deal with {@SpinArt} contributed to the redefined structure of the band, and {^Flowers} solidified {$McCulloch}'s and {$Sergeant}'s brotherly musical jaunt, reaching a respectable status. {$McCulloch} isn't an angst-ridden punk -- he's aged with class -- and {$Sergeant}'s typically moody guitar work has mellowed. The alluring rawness of the band is intact, and songs such as {&"King of Kings"} and {&"Hide & Seek"} are playful cuts with reminiscent production work of 1983's musical prize, {^Ocean Rain}. {&"It's Alright"} rolls with layered guitars, and {$McCulloch} experiments vocally for a rough-edged spiral of {\psychedelics} and '60s {\pop} flair. {&"Everybody Knows"} and {&"An Eternity Turns"} get back to basics, circa {^Crocodiles}, and they are the most consistent set of songs on the new album. {$Ian McCulloch} is at his finest with a lyrical clarity that is typically dark, intelligent and swaggering. {$Sergeant}'s rippling accompaniment is rightfully complimentary to define that {$Echo and the Bunnymen} have stayed in tune to what makes them an effective unit. {^Flowers} doesn't possess the initial fiery power of the band's first four albums, but the underlying concept that brought {$McCulloch} and {$Sergeant} together in 1978 is what matters, and this album holds true to such a bond. [A Japanese version included bonus tracks.] ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
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