Hope Springs Eternal

Description

Hope Springs Eternal is the third album by the American synth-pop band The Echoing Green, released on Myx Records in 1997, a division of Graceland Ent. The album was recorded and mixed by Dave Sears at Voodoo Studios in Chicago, Illinois; with Seven Red Seven producing.

The Echoing Green live are: Joey Belville on guitars and vocals, Jon Hurley on guitars and backup vocals, Todd Spitzer on keyboards, and Aaron Kemplin on drums, as well as dj O’Brien on turntable.

The band name is a front for the highly talented Joey Belville. This is a British sounding pop album with the nearest comparison being Erasure because of the texture of Joey’s vocals, the catchy hook lines and the bouncy pop sensibilities. Synths, guitars and groovy beats are intelligently combined to make this album an absolute must! Amongst a collection of gems «Face Of God» is a diamond. An insistent little tune with a redemptive lyric to remind you that God gives fresh starts. Another outstanding song is «Science Fiction», subtitled «When You Smile» but don’t be fooled by the happy dance groove, this is an observation of how easy it is to try to hide our pain with smiles. As I choose not to possess a television (so it doesn’t possess me!) I love «Anthem», Joey’s attack on the shallowness of that media, a theme later expanded on the pacy «Words» which examines the communication overload of modern culture. The haunting «Oxygen» has discordant musical phrases mirroring the lyrics (first time through I thought my CD player had slowed down!). Just an example of Joey’s creative marriage of thought provoking lyrics and excellent pop music. This man deserves to be better known over here and this album is good enough to open everything up. Bet he’s a killer live! [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, April 1997]

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CD tracklist:

01. Fall.4
02. In My Head
03. Atmosphere
04. Like A Child
05. Face Of God
06. Ambler
07. Science Fiction
08. Heart With A View
09. Anthem
10. Words
11. Oxygen

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