Iceland

Artist: All About Eve
Label: Jam Tart UK
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 604388606429
EAN: 0604388606429
ASIN: B00007ESBV

Release Date: 2003-02-04

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Tracks:

Last Christmas
Walking In The Air
December Revisited
Melting
Cold
A Winter's Tale
December Amnesia

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Product Description

1. Last Christmas
2. Walking In The Air
3. Winter's Tale, A
4. Melting And Cold - (previously unreleased)
5. December - (previously unreleased)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

JULIANNE REGAN - FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE.......2005-06-03

It's been a long time since the days when I worshipped this group. Recently got to hear this for the first time and despite the departure of some members, Julianne once again retains the ability to make my hair stand on end with her beautiful and especially haunting singing on this release. It sounds like a requiem. Or like something channeled from a dark, ghostly afterworld. Die-hard fans of their autumnal style years ago may be disappointed - lovers of beauty though will know this work is the truth.

Sublime Atmospherics.......2003-05-16

The oft-underestimated Eves return to the studio (after many years in the wilderness) with a winter-themed mini-album. Iceland is effectively part of the All About Eve reconstrunction / reinvention project, and was created without a full band in attendance. Nevertheless, it is full of startlingly atmospheric music, with Julianne's exquisite vocals atop a shimmering, icy backdrop of noise. Worth the price of admission just for the revelation that behind Wham's cheesy 'Last Christmas' there was, in fact, a brilliant pop song struggling to escape. Then there are the new tracks - Melting stands out as a fabulous, chill-down-the-spine slice of vocal atmospherics.
This release is a new chapter in the history of a band who have never really been content to stand still. They made a big impact in the 80s with folk-tinged guitar goth-pop, notably the acoustic ballad Martha's Harbour. Martha retired to the country long ago, but Julianne is still in fine voice and is bravely forging ahead with a new, relevant sound that is more mature and just as beautiful as the older stuff.

A whistful piece of christmas music.......2003-05-16

Lets get something straight. This is *not* meant to sound like Scarlet.., Ultraviolet etc. This is 'technically' a side-project from Andy and Julianne. It is a mellow, almost ambient soundtrack to winter. I found *almost* all of the album to be wonderfull to listen to on Christmas morning, opening presents, the smell of roast potatoes drifting from the kitchen to the living room. The fact that there are covers of 'the snowman' and 'last christmas', should scream that this is a different type of offering from AAE, and it sounds it! Do not expect what some may call 'The All about eve sound'. Juliannes' vocals once again wash over you like a warm breeze, and the production whilst not of a big budget offering, is adequate to instill the mood that was intended. Go into this with an open minded approach, and reap the rewards!

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