The Fountain
by Echo & the Bunnymen
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15

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  1. JoeH
    Nov 14, 2009
    2
    Sadly a tired, stale, formulaic simulation of a once-legendary band.
  2. PatrickS
    Nov 14, 2009
    8
    I like it. A fun excursion with the Bunnymen.
  3. ToddC.
    Nov 13, 2009
    9
    Tracks 1-7 and 10 get better and better everytime you here them. A classic it will be, if The Fountain gets enough air play it should work it's magic on the newer generation. It's catchy lyrics and up beats has me rock'en again like back in the 80's when they first can to the U.S.

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    ‘Think I Need It Too’, the best thing they’ve done in ages. And yet, much as we want to love it, the rest is a pulled punch.
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  2. Pitchfork
    61
    Ultimately, The Fountain is an echo of an echo, inessential to all but the band's most devoted followers.
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  3. The Guardian
    80
    Their most accessible offering in a long time sees Ian McCulloch at his most lyrically ­playful and cocksure, hovering between confessional ("I cried a fountain dry") and mischievous, and firing off one-liners as if it were the band's 80s heyday.
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