Label: United States Dist
Category: Music
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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 825947105621
EAN: 0825947105621
ASIN: B00006RYB4
Release Date: 2002-11-05
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Artist: All About Eve
Label: United States Dist Category: Music Average customer rating:
Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 825947105621 EAN: 0825947105621 ASIN: B00006RYB4 Release Date: 2002-11-05 |
Return to Eden
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Return To Eden is the first in a series of releases collecting together previously unreleased songs, demos, alternate mixes and rarities from the band's early days. Early singles include Our Summer and Lady Moonlight, produced by Wayne Hussey and Flowers In Our Hair which is complimented by an extended mix. This release is sanctioned by the band, being on their band own label Jam Tart and has sleevenotes by bassist Tim Bricheno reminiscing about their early days together as well as a collection of archive photos and lyrics. <P>This is a great collection for any fans of the band, putting into context their early development and giving an insight into their growing abilities as songwriters and indications of where their music later headed.Customer Reviews:
Essential Early Goth/Post Punk.......2003-01-03
The earliest singles, "D Is For Desire" and "Don't Follow Me, March Hare," are shaded with an early Cocteaus and Banshees vibe, but there was definitely a crackling spark of power and muscle apparent in these songs that set All About Eve on a plateau all their own. Despite some admittedly quirky lyrics, the music for "Suppertime" is outstanding, with the gorgeous jangle of overdriven guitars, interlocking bass lines and shuffling, snapping drum work that defines the Gothic Rock sound. In addition to the brooding Post Punk sensibility, there is as well a foreshadowing of All About Eve's mastery of catchy pop hooks and memorable melodies.
The driving gloom of "End Of The Day" is perhaps my favourite of all the first five tracks on the album. A thick bass line rumbles above deep mid paced drums, accented by eerie pinch harmonics and Julianne's unwavering alto. The song crescendos into a spiral of stark psychedelic guitar wizardry and continues to blast along at full force until the song draws to a magnificent close. "Love Leads Nowhere" is weighed with an even deeper melancholy, falling somewhere between early U2 and the manic Death Rock of the legendary Skeletal Family and Xmal Deutschland. The track is the perfect blend of dark mood and melody, and is another rarely heard masterpiece.
In addition to the early unavailable 12" singles and b-sides, a wealth of demo tracks and alternate versions of material recorded for the first album makes up the rest of this 70 minute compilation. Classic tracks like "In The Clouds," "Shelter From The Rain," "Every Angel" and "Flowers In Our Hair" appear in earlier, rawer and perhaps more aggressive forms here. The latter, "Flowers In Our Hair" appears in both its demo and extended forms, both of which are anthematic and powerfully animated gems of uplifting melancholia. That track had always been my favourite from the debut release, but these versions are twice as good.
"Our Summer," the band's second single and a track, which unfortunately did not appear on the debut album, is probably one of my all time favourite All About Eve songs. Two versions appear here, the 7" single mix as well as an extended mix. I honestly can't pinpoint it exactly, but the song is animated with such genuine sweetness and uplifting melodic power that I can't help but feel `good' every time I hear this song. Unlike much of the over produced and sappy drivel that defined mainstream 80s radio, THIS is what a nostalgic walk through summer fields should sound like, and "Our Summer" stands as one of my all time favourite songs.
I could gush about this disc for hours, but this is one of the most fantastic collections of vintage alternative and early Goth Rock material available today. If you have ever at all been curious about All About Eve, then this is the CD for you to begin your love affair with this band. If you are a longtime fan, then there is A LOT here to be thankful for to complete the band's `pre-discography.' Honestly, buy this now. You won't regret it.
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