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Siberia
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The Ian McCulloch-led band are re-teamed with producer Hugh Jones (1981's 'Heaven Up Here') on this next step of their reunion.
| LABEL: | Cooking Vinyl |
| RELEASE DATE: | 20 September 2005 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Alternative, Rock |
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The average user rating for this album is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 23 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Lynn gave it an8:
I had very low expectations for this album, seeing as most "come backs" ultimately fail. This album is a glorious exception! Instead of singing about losing their baby, and all the things young people sing about, they're singing mature songs that are Echo 20 years on, and authentic. I can't stop listening to this album or singing it in my head, there are so many catchy and honest tunes. If you're an Echo fan rush out and get this, and if you're just someone who appreciates mature, complex glorious music, you can't go wrong!
Chris T gave it a10:
Probably to most mature and well produced album ever created by E&TB. Simply LOVE this album, and their live performance in Austin last night was brilliant.
linds gave it a10:
id give this album a 20 if i could
Paul D gave it a9:
Believe - the best thing they've done since Ocean Rain. Parthenon Drive, Scissors in the Sand and In the Margins are the best tracks, but there's not a bad song on here.
John S gave it a10:
superb. still a class act both live and on record
Jorin R gave it an8:
In their third proper album since they stopped calling themselves Electrafixion, Echo and the Bunnymen (aka Ian MacCulloch and Will Seargent) return after 4 years with Siberia. After having suffered through Mac's very boring Sideling, I was more then happy to download this and press play. Flowers was better then anything Electrafixion tried to accomplish (I have yet to hear Evergreen), and I am glad to say that Siberia is solid and reminiscent of early Echo and the Bunnymen. The album opens with "Stormy Weather", which is a nicely crafted song reminiscent of "Bring on the Dancing Horses" but lacking the strong chorus. "All Because of You Days" and the closer, "What if We Are", channels U2. While Echo and the Bunnymen and U2 are contemporaries, this song could easily translate as a song off All the Love You Leave Behind. "Parthenon Drive" and "Of A Life", are no "Angels and Devils" or "The Cutter" but it comes surprisingly close and for that you have to be ecstatic. Seargent's guitar work as usual essential to Echo and the Bunnymen sound. Whether he is strumming an acoustic or playing rhythm guitar, he gives these songs life and they work well with Mac's voice which is less dramatic then it used to be yet slightly more effective. This is not just fro die hard Echo and the Bunnymen fans. Though I would be hard pressed to figure out a way to promote the band over Franz Ferdinand or Death Cab for Cutie. Still check it out….
Brent T gave it an8:
Though some may say they're sounding too much like Coldplay, you have to remember who came first between the two. Echo and The Bunnymen, though on a slower note, retain their classic sound that keeps them distinguished from others. As for McCulloch's voice, it's contribution to their sound should never be forgotten... even on their newest album.
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