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- Summary: The first studio album in four years for the British rock band was produced with John McLaughlin and Simon Perry.
- Record Label: Ocean Tours Ltd
- Genre(s): Rock
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Positive: 6 out of 15
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Mixed: 9 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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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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Alternative PressOn The Fountain, the Liverpool, England, legends shake off the sluggish tempos of their recent albums in favor of brisk, vibrant pop songs. [Jan 2010, p. 94]
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The Fountain reveals that the magic of yore is still there.
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Q MagazineThe 11th Bunnymen album is a reminder that the elegiac guitars and uplifting choruses of indie rock were invented by this band way back in the ealy '80s. [Nov 2009, p.104]
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Maybe it would be easier to give The Fountain the benefit of the doubt if it hadn't been preceded by four similar efforts, or if singer Ian McCulloch hadn't spent the band's entire career unabashedly proclaiming their genius and preeminence in the rock world, but that's a lot of "if" to work with.
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For all of their wonderful contributions to modern pop music, McCulloch and Sergeant aspired for too much this time around.
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To avoid risking further embarrassment and degradation of their impressive legacy, McCulloch and Sergeant need to consider making The Fountain the final Echo & the Bunnymen album. Because on the evidence here, they don’t have another comeback in them.
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 1 out of 3
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ToddC.Nov 13, 2009
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PatrickSNov 14, 2009I like it. A fun excursion with the Bunnymen.
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JoeHNov 14, 2009Sadly a tired, stale, formulaic simulation of a once-legendary band.
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