Eve

Description

Eve is the third studio album by the American alternative pop band Over the Rhine, released on I.R.S. Records in August 1994. The album was produced and arranged by Over the Rhine and recorded and mixed by Trina Shoemaker and Gene Eugene of Adam Again fame (the latter worked on five tracks, including the last song on the album, “Bothered”, which actually is not featured on the tracklist).

The third album from Over the Rhine shows that I.R.S. Record president Jay Boberg was right when he decided to leave Over the Rhine alone. “Why mess with it? Over the Rhine doesn’t need direction. They know where they are going.” Eve rewards Broberg’s patience, as the 12 tracks have a rich, alternative sound and strong sense of self-direction.

Propelled by the swirling, haunting vocals of lead singer Karin Bergquist, Over the Rhine follows down the alternative path pioneered by Cocteau Twins. The band is based in Cincinnati, Ohio (the name of the group is taken from an old German neighborhood in Cincinnati), and also consists of Rick Hordinski on guitars, Brian Kelley on drums, and Linford Detweiler on bass and keyboards.

Over the Rhine has been steadily building an audience since 1989, and has played the Midwest, Europe, and last fall, opened for Squeeze on their 40-city U.S. tour. Trina Shoemaker, a protege of Daniel Lanois and Malcolm Burn, was retained as the primary recording engineer for the album, and brings a restrained feeling to the disc. There’s a sense of self-consciousness that permeates Eve; it’s as if the band is confident in their abilities, but wary of making a misstep.

While songs like «Melancholy Room» focus on the band’s alternative sensibilities, tracks like «June» reveal a bluesy side to the band (like the Cowboy Junkies) that hasn’t previously been displayed. Singer Karin Bergquist is a true talent; her sense of personality comes across in all of the cuts, and carries the band. Eve is a terrific disc – but with a little more focus of the pop side, Over the Rhine could be smash hits. [Randy Krbechek, CD Shakedown, December, 1994]

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CD tracklist:

01. Happy With Myself? – 3:43
02. Within Without – 4:26
03. Should – 4:36
04. Conjectures Of A Guilty Bystander – 5:13
05. Melancholy Room – 3:59
06. Sleep Baby Jane – 4:59
07. Daddy Untwisted – 5:08
08. Birds – 3:38
09. June – 5:26
10. My Love Is A Fever – 4:11
11. Falling (Death Of A Tree) / Bothered – 10:52
12. Untitled – 0:05

Note: Released on both cassette and CD by I.R.S. Records.

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