Echo & the Bunnymen - "The Fountain" - 10/12/09

[monkey]

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All tracks written by Ian McCulloch, John McLaughlin, Simon Perry, David Thomas and Will Sergeant, except where noted.

1. "Think I Need It Too" – 3:41
2. "Forgotten Fields" – 3:46
3. "Do You Know Who I Am?" – 2:52
4. "Shroud of Turin" (McCulloch, Sergeant) – 4:10
5. "Life of a Thousand Crimes" (McCulloch, Sergeant) – 3:22
6. "The Fountain" (McCulloch) – 4:01
7. "Everlasting Neverendless" – 3:08
8. "Proxy" (McCulloch) – 3:15
9. "Drivetime" – 4:11
10. "The Idolness of Gods" (McCulloch) – 4:26

Anyone listen to this yet? I've been a huge fan of this band for years and must say that this is quite a good listen. And McCulloch sounds much better on this than he did on "Siberia."

[cdollaz]

A pretty typical post-reunion EATB album. I would rank it below Flowers, Siberia, and Evergreen, but ahead of What Are You Going To Do...

[monkey]

Really. I would rank "WAYGTDWYL" and "Siberia" as their two strongest post-reunion albums. IMO.

[Ky-Fi]

"Evergreen" for me----I really love that album.

[monkey]

Yeah, "Evergreen" is a very strong album. I think it kind of loses focus in the second half.

[Ky-Fi]

Yeah, "Evergreen" is a very strong album. I think it kind of loses focus in the second half.

Oh, not for me. I love "Empire State Halo", and this is my favorite song on the album:

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I really should give Siberia some more listens---it didn't grab me that much initially, and I haven't played it that much since.

[Giles]

A pretty typical post-reunion EATB album. I would rank it below Flowers, Siberia, and Evergreen, but ahead of What Are You Going To Do...

I like that album... don't really care for 'Siberia'

[Jippy]

"Evergreen" is one of their best efforts. I can't think of a single track I can do without. It's one of those CD's that I have to listen to all the way through. Looking forward to "The Fountain".

[Numanoid]

Caught E&B on Later With Jools Holland this week. Good lord, Ian and Will are both getting huge!

[atlantamoi]

This new album is quite good. Will sit well with their old fart releases. The title cut is one of my favorite tunes they've done since the late 90's. For some reason this whole recording reminds me of Ian's solo "Mysterio" recording which I've always considered some of the most underrated songs he's ever compiled.

[SPiRAL]

Went to the show last night at Nokia in LA. Great show they played for 2 hrs, awesome seats.