England's official 1998 World Cup song by England United (Echo & the Bunnymen, the Spice Girls, Ocean Colour Scene and Space). RPM Alternative 30". RPM. Vol.65, no.25. 25 August 1997. ISSN 1196-6351. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009 . Retrieved 5 July 2008. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. This edition with the third "Peel Session 1997" CD is limited and numbered and available exclusively from the superdeluxeedition.com webshop

Originally released in 1997, Evergreen features three of the four original members of the band, with only the late Pete de Freitas being absent. Also present is a little of the magic that made some of their early recordings so special. Followers of the band may have been perturbed by their previous album, 1990’s Reverberation, recorded with Noel Burke standing in for Ian McCulloch. They all breathed a collective sigh of relief as Evergreen songs such as “In My Time” and “Don’t Let it Get You Down” recall their glory days, without being mere facsimiles of previous songs. The London Metropolitan Orchestra add some grandeur to many of the songs with some gorgeous, symphonic touches. Someone asked me the other day why I reunited the Bunnymen,” McCulloch commented that summer. “Well, I haven’t. I’ve re-ignited the Bunnymen. Having said that, they never stopped glowing somewhere in my heart.”

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Daniels, Neil. "Later With Jools Holland – Cool Britannia (Warner)". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009 . Retrieved 25 May 2010. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Echo and The Bunnymen’s second coming, London Records revisit the band’s triumphant album Evergreen. Originally released in 1997, Evergreen marked a critical and commercial renaissance for the band after more than half a decade’s hiatus; an album that rightfully returned them to the Top 10 that sported three UK hits including the seminal ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’. The finality – as it then seemed – of the Bunnymen was all the worse for the nagging sense that they hadn’t so much faded away as burned out before their time.

Reviewing Evergreen for AllMusic, Ned Raggett described it as "an attractive piece of work" when it "shines at its best". [21] Jeremy Helligar for Entertainment Weekly was not as keen and described the reunion as having "the feel of a non-event". [22] RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol.40, no.20. 21 July 1984. ISSN 1196-636X. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009 . Retrieved 5 July 2008.

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After working together as Electrafixion, McCulloch, Sergeant and Pattinson regrouped in 1997 and returned as Echo & the Bunnymen with the UK Top 10 hit " Nothing Lasts Forever". An album of new material, Evergreen, was greeted enthusiastically by critics and the band made a successful return to the live arena. Though Pattinson left the group for a second time, McCulloch and Sergeant continue to record as Echo & the Bunnymen, releasing What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001), Siberia (2005), The Fountain (2009), and Meteorites (2014). Originally released in 1997, Evergreen marked a critical and commercial renaissance for the band after more than half a decade’s hiatus; an album that rightfully returned them to the Top 10 that sported three UK hits including the seminal ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’.

Videos: Echo & the Bunnymen: I Want To Be There (When You Come)". Country Music Television . Retrieved 23 February 2009. Liverpool’s second-most famous band, Echo & the Bunnymen arrived in the post-punk era; they released their debut single in 1979. Their early career mirrors U2‘s – both released their first four albums between 1980 and 1984. Both were enjoying mainstream success in the UK by 1984 – Echo & the Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain reached #4 on the UK charts, while U2’s The Unforgettable Fire topped the charts. But while U2 became mega-stars thereafter, Echo & the Bunnymen took a year’s hiatus and never regained their career momentum. Adams, Chris (2002). Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & the Bunnymen. Soft Skull. pp. 31–32. ISBN 1-887128-89-1. The discography of Echo & the Bunnymen, an English post-punk band which formed in 1978, consists of thirteen studio albums, ten live albums, nine compilation albums, eight extended plays (EP), and thirty singles on Zoo Records; WEA and its subsidiaries, Korova, Sire Records, London Records and Rhino; Cooking Vinyl; and Ocean Rain Records, as well as five music VHS/DVDs, and twenty-two music videos.

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Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdfed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. Any doubts among fans that the Bunnymen might have been making a terrible mistake by regrouping were obliterated by the song’s first chorus, crashing the UK Top Ten at number 8 in June 1997, the first taster of the album, the highest new entry in the band’s career and equalling their best ever chart position for ‘The Cutter’. a b c Male, Andrew (1 December 2008). "Echo & The Bunnymen Video Playlist". Mojo4music. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009 . Retrieved 23 February 2009. Ten years since they last graced the Top Ten Album Chart, Evergreen returned them there in July 1997. The Bunnymen had proved themselves not only deserving of a second wind but effortlessly welcomed by the musical landscape of the late-90s. Arriving in the season of Oasis’s Be Here Now and The Verve’s Urban Hymns, Evergreen was both of and beyond its time.

It’s likely, however, that Echo & the Bunnymen were never destined for the same level of success as U2. They’re an arty band; lead vocalist Ian McCulloch was a disciple of The Doors’ Jim Morrison, while guitarist Will Sergeant blended 1960s psychedelia with post-punk aggression. Their rhythm section was strong – Pete de Freitas was an accomplished drummer, while Les Pattinson’s bass-lines are always prominent. Raindrops Pattering on Banana Leaves and Other Tunes (cover). various artists. WOMAD Records. 1984. WOMAD1. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.100. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

To the Shores of Lake Placid (cover). various artists. Liverpool, England: Zoo Records. 1982. ZOO 4. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irish Recorded Music Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009 . Retrieved 28 March 2008. Someone asked me the other day why I reunited the Bunnymen,”McCulloch commented that summer. “Well, I haven’t. I’ve re-ignited the Bunnymen. Having said that, they never stopped glowing somewhere in my heart.” An easter egg on the region 2 Metrodome version of the DVD. Performance is from the 2002 DVD Live in Liverpool. RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol.38, no.5. 2 April 1983. ISSN 1196-636X. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009 . Retrieved 5 July 2008.