As a fan of Tokyo blade from the early eighties,then went many years without hearing them,now thanks to the internet,albums are available now to consumers,that not that long ago unavailable and now are,This album rocks and will be played,long live Tokyo Blade.. 8,5/10 - full download links in comments;)
year: 2018 - genre: indie rock - review: First of all, Echo is one of my all time favorite bands. I've strongly recommended their newer releases to older fans who haven't listened to them since the eighties. I've been on board with Will, and Mac since right before the release of the original Ocean Rain album, and I've always bought their newer albums upon the first week of their release.
So, it pains me to say that this is one to avoid. It just doesn't work on any level. Will's wonderful guitar playing is oddly held back on most tracks, and he doesn't even seem to be on The Killing Moon - which is pretty much their signature song. Everything is just kind of slowed down to suit Mac's mature voice, and the drums are robotic, and loud. The songs have lost that psychedelic feel, and in all honesty, they're not really radically different versions. They're just not as good. There's really no other way to put it.
If you havent listened to Echo in awhile, and would like to hear what they've been up to lately, do yourself a BIG favor, and pick up Flowers, Siberia, Meteorites, or the excelent Evergreen album. Even though it's just Will, and Mac at this point, they've still continued to put out some damn good music. Les, and Pete are missed though, and with this release it's easy to see how important they were to the original Bunnyman sound.
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