Echo & the Bunnymen - The Fountain

Title: The Fountain Artist: Echo & the Bunnymen Release Date: 10/12/2009 Re-Released On: 11/10/2009 Label: Ocean Rain Records, Ocean Rain Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 5051865617655, 634457520226 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Angst-Ridden, Autumnal, Dramatic, Melancholy, Aggressive, Bitter, Dreamy, Epic, Literate, Stylish, Tense/Anxious, Wistful, Bittersweet, Brooding, Cathartic, Elegant, Gloomy, Nocturnal, Reflective, Romantic, Theatrical, Eerie, Sensual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 6 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Think I Need It Too
2. Forgotten Fields
3. Do You Know Who I Am?
4. Shroud of Turin
5. Life of a Thousand Crimes
6. The Fountain
7. Everlasting Neverendless
8. Proxy
9. Drivetime
10. The Idolness of Gods

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Ocean Rain Records OCEAN001CD 2009 CD Ocean Rain 001

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Echo & the Bunnymen's latter-day career has become a classic example of the old "live by the sword, die by the sword" adage. If an album like The Fountain was released by a band with no history, or one with an unexceptional track record, it would likely be deemed a promising effort. But the Bunnymen blazed a burning path through the '80s, turning out some of the era's most original, unforgettable sonic statements, a looming legacy that gives them a lot to live up to. The Fountain is the fifth album the band has released since their '90s reunion, and there have been consistently diminishing returns from 1997's Evergreen on out. There's nothing overtly unpleasant on The Fountain, and it's not without its high points, either, like the Jesus & Mary Chain-ish "Proxy" with its sunny '60s pop melodies and churning guitars, the lambent, Richard Hawley-gone-poetic ballad "The Idolness of Gods," or the driving, direct stomp of "Do You Know Who I Am." The trouble is, even these songs seem to have had their edges sanded off -- all the creepiness, grandeur, and left-field eccentricity that made the band's '80s albums classic has been replaced by a play-it-as-it-lays feel that puts the Bunnymen more on a par with the Brit-poppers they've influenced than anything else. Maybe it would be easier to give The Fountain the benefit of the doubt if it hadn't been preceded by four similar efforts, or if singer Ian McCulloch hadn't spent the band's entire career unabashedly proclaiming their genius and preeminence in the rock world, but that's a lot of "if" to work with. ~ J. Allen, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adams, Paul Anthony Management Andrea Wright Mixing, Producer Dave & Ian Thomas Mixing Dave Thomas Mastering Gordy Goudie Musician Ian McCulloch Mixing, Producer John McLaughlin Producer Melissa Aubert Management Nick Kilroe Musician Paul Fleming Musician Peasy Byrne Management Pete Byrne Management Simon Perry Producer Steve Parnell Cover Design