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The Evangelist
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0634457218628
Label: Yep Roc Records
Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records
MPN: 2186
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Yep Roc Records
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Studio: Yep Roc Records
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Editorial Review:
Robert Forster s first album in 11 years, The Evangelist finds the Go-Betweens co-founder as winsome and haunting as ever. Nearly two years after the death of Grant McLennan, his fellow Go-Between and writing partner of 30 years, Forster has produced and album that is both wildly progressive and haunted by the ghost of his artistic soul mate. ''Demon Days,'' co-written with McLennan shortly before he died, is an all too telling spine tingling journey into oblivion. ''Pandanus'' and ''Did She Overtake You?'' are lively juggernauts that delightfully reprise the rhythmic tensions of Spring Hill Fair. ''The Evangelist'' is a wistful cousin to ''He Lives My Life'' (from The Friends of Rachel Worth) and ''From Ghost Town'' is a deeply personal and poignant farewell to a lost brother. Throughout, The Evangelist is a masterpiece of honesty and compassion. Forster himself describes The Evangelist this way, ''I wasn t sure if I was ever
going to make another record but this summer it just materialized. It s a direct
record. I ve written seven of the songs, and three are co-written with Grant.
Adele and Glenn from The Go-Betweens are with me. It s not Oceans Apart
2 it s something else, but with trails going into the past and I m proud of it.''
After the death of Grant McLennan, his songwriting partner in The Go-Betweens for 25 years, Robert Forster was unsure if he's ever record again. Yet here, almost two years after McLennan's tragic demise, Forster returns with a stunning album that is both wildly progressive and haunted by the ghost of his soul mate. It offers a brave and heartrending insight of a man at the crossroads of his life that will find a place in the soul of anyone who has endured loss. Like its predecessor, the Go-Betweens' ARIA award winning Oceans Apart, it was produced by Mark Wallis and Dave Ruffy at Good Luck Studios in South London. The band consists of remaining Go-Betweens and long time collaborators; bassist Adele Pickvance and drummer Glenn Thompson. They are augmented by Audrey Riley who provided the string arrangements on the legendary Liberty Belle & The Black Diamond Express.
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Rating:  - Tombstones, cobblestones . . .
I chose to wait, lay off it for a while, before I wrote about "The Evangelist." How could it not be so fraught with weight; anguish; helpless, downward trajectory? How could it not steer you right back to mourning? Those who know know this is Robert Forster's first album since the death of his beloved friend and partner in the Go-Betweens, Grant McLennan. The two opening tracks, "If It Rains" and, particularly, "Demon Days," are so hushed and haunted by sadness, the tone feels set for the entire ... Read More
Rating: - There's a sweet sadness which haunts you.
Robert Forster's first solo album since the unfortunately premature death of Grant McLennan two years ago, is unsurprisingly melancholy, part mourning for his partner in the Go Betweens, part for himself.
It features ten songs. Three songs were co-written by Forster's songwriting partner Grant McLennan, who passed away in May 2006.
The Evangelist is produced by Mark Wallis and Dave Ruffy who worked on "Oceans Apart" for Forster.
Over the course of their long partnership Forster ... Read More
Rating: - The Ghost and the Evangelist: Channeling McLennan & restarting a career
"The Evangelist" is a crucial step in Robert Forster's career: it's his 1st solo album in 12 years, and 1st release since the untimely death of Grant McLennan, his longtime song-writing partner in the Go-Betweens. As such, it's an album that shows Forster in the process of essentially grieving the loss of McLennan, reflecting, and getting back on his feet. The impetus for this record came in part from 3 unfinished songs McLennan began before his passing. Forster selected and finished these songs, ... Read More
Rating: - The spirits of both McLennan and The Go-Betweens are keenly felt
With the Go-Between's now forever sundered by the untimely passing of Grant McLennan, Robert Forster has now gone forward with his fifth solo album, "The Evangelist." The spirits of both Mr. McLennan and The Go-Betweens are keenly felt here: "The Evangelist" features the last three writing credits penned by Forster and McLennan, and both Adele Pickvance and Glenn Thompson, the other two members of the latter version of the band, ply their skills on multiple instruments, in addition to their respective ... Read More
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