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The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon in Franklin, TN
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The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon in Franklin, TN
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When
Ian McCulloch
and
Will Sergeant
got an offer from
BMG
to sign
Echo & the Bunnymen
to a recording contract, the label had a plan for them to re-record their old classics with an orchestra.
McCulloch
thought it was a fine idea, as he wanted to sing the songs from the perspective of an older and wiser man. By the time
The Stars, the Ocean & the Moon
was released, though, it had become something a little different. While some of the songs were done with piano and strings, many were given arrangements that sounded very similar to the originals, and there were two new songs mixed in among the timeless tracks. The songs that take liberties with the arrangements are most interesting. For example, "Nothing Lasts Forever," a track from the mostly overlooked
Evergreen
, makes fine use of strings, marimba, and organ, creating a melancholy bed for one of
Mac
's updated vocals. The two new songs -- "The Somnambulist" and "How Far?" -- are fine late-period
Echo
. ~ Tim Sendra
Ian McCulloch
and
Will Sergeant
got an offer from
BMG
to sign
Echo & the Bunnymen
to a recording contract, the label had a plan for them to re-record their old classics with an orchestra.
McCulloch
thought it was a fine idea, as he wanted to sing the songs from the perspective of an older and wiser man. By the time
The Stars, the Ocean & the Moon
was released, though, it had become something a little different. While some of the songs were done with piano and strings, many were given arrangements that sounded very similar to the originals, and there were two new songs mixed in among the timeless tracks. The songs that take liberties with the arrangements are most interesting. For example, "Nothing Lasts Forever," a track from the mostly overlooked
Evergreen
, makes fine use of strings, marimba, and organ, creating a melancholy bed for one of
Mac
's updated vocals. The two new songs -- "The Somnambulist" and "How Far?" -- are fine late-period
Echo
. ~ Tim Sendra
When
Ian McCulloch
and
Will Sergeant
got an offer from
BMG
to sign
Echo & the Bunnymen
to a recording contract, the label had a plan for them to re-record their old classics with an orchestra.
McCulloch
thought it was a fine idea, as he wanted to sing the songs from the perspective of an older and wiser man. By the time
The Stars, the Ocean & the Moon
was released, though, it had become something a little different. While some of the songs were done with piano and strings, many were given arrangements that sounded very similar to the originals, and there were two new songs mixed in among the timeless tracks. The songs that take liberties with the arrangements are most interesting. For example, "Nothing Lasts Forever," a track from the mostly overlooked
Evergreen
, makes fine use of strings, marimba, and organ, creating a melancholy bed for one of
Mac
's updated vocals. The two new songs -- "The Somnambulist" and "How Far?" -- are fine late-period
Echo
. ~ Tim Sendra
Ian McCulloch
and
Will Sergeant
got an offer from
BMG
to sign
Echo & the Bunnymen
to a recording contract, the label had a plan for them to re-record their old classics with an orchestra.
McCulloch
thought it was a fine idea, as he wanted to sing the songs from the perspective of an older and wiser man. By the time
The Stars, the Ocean & the Moon
was released, though, it had become something a little different. While some of the songs were done with piano and strings, many were given arrangements that sounded very similar to the originals, and there were two new songs mixed in among the timeless tracks. The songs that take liberties with the arrangements are most interesting. For example, "Nothing Lasts Forever," a track from the mostly overlooked
Evergreen
, makes fine use of strings, marimba, and organ, creating a melancholy bed for one of
Mac
's updated vocals. The two new songs -- "The Somnambulist" and "How Far?" -- are fine late-period
Echo
. ~ Tim Sendra
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