The cover alone is a dead giveaway, echoing as it does the cover of Crocodiles, with what looks like a set of trees and a car in place of Pete de Freitas. But that telling and unavoidable absence alone puts the promise and problem of Echo's comeback album in perspective -- Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant had been working together again and Les Pattinson returned to the fold, but without de Freitas something remained unavoidably absent. Replacement drummer Michael K. Lee fills in adequately but not completely, rendering what ...
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The cover alone is a dead giveaway, echoing as it does the cover of Crocodiles, with what looks like a set of trees and a car in place of Pete de Freitas. But that telling and unavoidable absence alone puts the promise and problem of Echo's comeback album in perspective -- Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant had been working together again and Les Pattinson returned to the fold, but without de Freitas something remained unavoidably absent. Replacement drummer Michael K. Lee fills in adequately but not completely, rendering what was a special group something less so. The remaining core trio discharge their duties well enough, but the focus is unavoidably on McCulloch this time around, rendering Sergeant and Pattinson to the status of talented backing players and making Evergreen seem like an extension of McCulloch's solo career more than anything. While Sergeant in particular shows many flashes of the brilliance of Echo's first phase, his work is more conventional here, perhaps the result of his experimental tendencies with his solo project, Glide. As an album, Evergreen is closest to Ocean Rain due to the liberal appearance of the London Symphony Orchestra throughout, sometimes with impressive results, though without achieving the total heights of artistry of that earlier collection. There's nothing quite like "The Killing Moon" or "Ocean Rain" itself this time around. For all that, when Evergreen shines at its best, it's still an attractive piece of work. The album's most successful number, the gently epic "Nothing Lasts Forever," gets an extra boost from an uncredited backing singer, Oasis' Liam Gallagher, while "I Want to Be There (When You Come)," the title track, and the moody "Just a Touch Away" kick up some smoke. [This version of the album includes an additional CD of bonus material.] ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi
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Add this copy of Evergreen to cart. $36.42, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by London.
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Good in good packaging. 2 discs. Originally released: 1997. MUSIC DISC (B052623CD UPC #042282898029) this sale is for a (set of 2 disc). This disc is in a good physical condition. This disc has minor visible Scratches. The disc case is in good condition. The disc case in the tab is in good condition. The top s cover and the tab cover are in good condition. The disc is holding tab is in good condition. The pamphlet is including.
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