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Call it an age thing, but Siberia makes total sense for where Echo and the Bunnymen stands 20 years on as a band.
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Sergeant blows glittering guitar lines like glass, while McCulloch overflows the vase with black roses.
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What keeps Siberia from being more of a snoozer is the fact that there’s more Will Sargeant guitar to be found here than on any other recent Echo outings, and Heaven Up Here producer Hugh Jones returns to give the band what’s arguably their fullest production values since 1984’s Ocean Rain.
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Siberia is... essentially a re-make of the Grey Album.
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FilterLike an aesthetic and visceral run through the hhistory of these most miraculous of musical visionaries. [#17, p.102]
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MojoHas much to recommend it. [Oct 2005, p.101]
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If nothing else, Siberia proves McCulloch and Sergeant still have their songwriting craft in good working order, but it's hard to recommend an album on strength of craft alone-- it has to have a little verve, and unfortunately it's lacking.
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The Bunnymen are just what they should be in 2005: a band comfortable with their own glorious legacy.
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Q MagazineA rich seam of quality courses through the 11 tracks. [Oct 2005, p.116]
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This is not a ‘return to form’—how could it ever be? A band of this age have some many peaks and troughs in form as to render that kind of phraseology practically meaningless. Just as Porcupine should, just as Ocean Rain should, Siberia too should be taken in isolation.
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Siberia finds Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant reclaiming their original spirit.
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Even if it is a bit less adventurous, many of the tunes are right up there with anything the band has done.
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Under The Radar[Their] best effort since thier 1987 self-titled work. [#11, p.110]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 27
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LynnApr 16, 2006
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