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Echobelly

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 18, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000009QPX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #117,126 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Their Third Album Produced by Gil Norton (Pixies, James). --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Echobelly's best yet., July 24, 1998

By A Customer

Echobelly have grown yet again. Time has honed their style and let them produce their best album to date. Sonya Aurora Madan's angelic voice sweeps you through her songs, with her dazzling lyrics and captivating ideas, until you are singing at the top of your lungs and even accompanying Glenn Johansson on his flying guitar riffs. This album has everything, from the unbelievably catchy "Iris Art", "Everyone Knows Better" and "I'm Not A Saint", to the soulfull accoustics of "Bleed" and "Falling Flame"; from the frantic ( you better not drive while playing this ) pace of "Drive Myself Distracted", "Holding The Wire" and the unparalleled "Mouth Almighty" to the majesty of the orchestra that accompanies in "Wired On." I warn everyone now not to play this album before taking a shower as your voice ( and you will be singing ) could travel for miles through the pipes.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Echobelly's production catches up with its songwriting, April 22, 2002

By	woburnmusicfan (Woburn, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This is Echobelly's best album, and that's saying quite a bit. The songwriting, by singer Sonya Aurora Madan and guitarist Glenn Johansson, is as strong as ever, and the arrangements and production are better than on the previous album, "On." Echobelly's previous albums had more of a live band sound, guitar-based and with the guitars sounding pretty much the same on every song. This album adds keyboards and strings to the arrangements, and varies the guitar sounds, resulting in an album that's comparable in sound and appeal to the first Elastica album--both melodic '90s updates of '80s alternative rock. None of Echobelly's power is lost in the transition. Some fans didn't like this change in Echobelly's sound, but it makes for a more satisfying listen. This version of the CD includes five B-sides that weren't on the original release; four of them are better than most bands' A material.

The 17 songs contain over a dozen memorable tunes, from the brooding "Bulldog Baby" with its pulsing synthesizer to the effortlessly catchy "Iris Art", from the stuttering guitar of "Here Comes the Big Rush" (Madan's night out with a cross-dressing friend) to the obsessive "Drive Myself Distracted" and the powerful strings on "Wired On". By rights, "Angel B" should have been used in a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode somewhere along the way.

5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than the reviews this album had in the press., February 25, 2004

By	"simonjeffers" (UK) - See all my reviews

This album is still a joy to listen to. Its more accomplished than 'On' though perhaps not as guitar pop driven. The only let down with the album was the artwork as it really doesnt reflect what a great sound this album makes. Its a pity that more bands dont have as good a singer as echobelly do. Sonia really can belt them out and make you feel inside on the lyrics, this album shows it best by far. This album deserved to do much better.