The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon

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Personnel: Ian McCulloch (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar); Will Sergeant (guitar, steel guitar); Gareth Huw Davies (cello); London Session Orchestra (strings); Igor Outkine (accordion); Sam Swallow (piano); Jez Wing (keyboards, programming); Stephen Brannan (bass guitar); Nick Kilroe, Ian Skelly, Barrie Barlow (drums); Gavin Goldberg, Andy Wright (programming). Recording information: Plato Studios, London; The Doghouse Studio, Henley on Thames, UK. 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