Evergreen

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Album: Evergreen
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Don't Let It Get You Down	More Info...
2)	In My Time	More Info...
3)	I Want To Be There (When You Come)	More Info...
4)	Evergreen	More Info...
5)	I'll Fly Tonight	More Info...
6)	Nothing Lasts Forever	More Info...
7)	Baseball Bill	More Info...
8)	Altamont	More Info...
9)	Just A Touch Away	More Info...
10)	Empire State Halo	More Info...
11)	Too Young To Kneel	More Info...
12)	Forgiven	More Info...

Album: Evergreen
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Don't Let It Get You Down	More Info...
2)	In My Time	More Info...
3)	I Want To Be There (When You Come)	More Info...
4)	Evergreen	More Info...
5)	I'll Fly Tonight	More Info...
6)	Nothing Lasts Forever	More Info...
7)	Baseball Bill	More Info...
8)	Altamont	More Info...
9)	Just A Touch Away	More Info...
10)	Empire State Halo	More Info...
11)	Too Young To Kneel	More Info...
12)	Forgiven	More Info...

Performer Notes

Echo & The Bunnymen: Ian McCulloch (vocals, guitar); Will Sergeant (guitar); Les Pattinson (bass).
Additional personnel: Ed Shearmur (piano); Adam Peters (keyboards); Michael Lee (drums); The London Metropolitan Orchestra.
Principally recorded at Barry Barlow's Doghouse Studio, Henley On Thames, England in February 1997.
Personnel: Ian McCulloch (vocals, guitar); Will Sergeant (guitar); Edward Shearmur (piano); Adam Peters (keyboards); Michael K. Lee (drums).
Audio Mixer: Clif Norrell.
Recording information: Barry Barlow's Doghouse Studio, Henley on Thames UK (02/1997).
Photographer: Norman Watson.
The tellingly titled EVERGREEN finds all the surviving charter members of Echo & the Bunnymen recording together for the first time since 1987. The band made one album without singer Ian McCulloch before disintegrating. Band members collaborated on various projects over the years, but only as a cohesive unit have they ever truly hit their mark.
McCulloch's voice is still velvety and pure, at once exuberant and tragic. His lyrics marry fragmented wordplay ("I'm in my prime and you're wasting my time/ You're denominator commonest low") with the swaggering self-confidence that has long been his trademark. Will Sergeant's guitar playing is, as ever, an inspired mix of frenetic stabs, swirling arpeggios, and soaring melodic accompaniment. Not to be overlooked, bassist Les Pattinson holds it all together admirably, delivering a tuneful, confident low end. EVERGREEN marks the triumphant return for Liverpool's other favorite sons--free of formula, but true to the promise of their majestic early years.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (8/7/97, p.64) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "... a stunning comeback....Frontman Ian McCulloch brings his brooding melodrama to full flower..."

Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp.66-67) - Ranked #15 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year."

Melody Maker (7/12/97, p.42) - "...A triumph (and relief) if you love 'em; a cautious success if you're friendly; probably too little to sway those too young to know who they are..."

NME (Magazine) (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79) - Ranked #41 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.