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''Echo Park'' is the third studio album by the Welsh rock band Feeder. It was their first album since 1999's ''Yesterday Went Too Soon''. The album was recorded at Great Linford Manor in Milton Keynes during most of 2000, and was produced by Gil Norton. Following a return to live performances of their own, after performing for most of the year at various festivals and the release of the singles "Buck Rogers" and "Seven Days in the Sun" the album was released on 23 April 2001. Two further singles—"Turn" and "Just a Day"—followed the album's release, in which the latter was not on the album, but as a b-side on "Seven Days in the Sun". The album received mixed reviews from the music press but was received well by the public, reaching number five on the UK Albums Chart. It is the last album to feature drummer Jon Lee before his death the following year. ==Background== Following the minor commercial success of their highly regarded 1999 album, ''Yesterday Went Too Soon'', the band appeared at the ''Manic Millennium'' concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, South Wales, supporting fellow Welsh band the Manic Street Preachers, before a headline show at the London Astoria the following year. During this time Grant Nicholas, the group's frontman and principal songwriter, began to write new material for a future album, with songs such as "Buck Rogers" and "Seven Days in the Sun" emerging through the course of the year.〔June 2000 Feeder Central fanzine〕 Versions of the newly composed songs were performed many times during the course of 2000 at various festivals such as V2000 (in which "Oxygen" was performed, and broadcast on MTV UK), the Glastonbury festival and T in the Park, before the band then embarked on a mini-tour playing small venues in December. Lyrically a lot of the album is inspired by Grant Nicholas ending a long-term relationship around the time of writing the record. Mainly in songs such as Buck Rogers, Piece by Piece, We Can't Rewind, Turn, Tell All Your Friends and Satellite News. During the summer of the same year, Feeder began to finalise the song demos while on breaks from touring. The band recorded at the Milton Keynes recording studio, Great Lindford Manor, which comprises a family living upstairs and the studio downstairs. Producer Gil Norton worked alongside the band. In an interview Grant said that there were periods of time in which there was friction between him (Gil) and the band, but said that despite the occasional arguments, they still remained good friends,〔"Turn" CD2 single, ''The Making of Echo Park'' documentary〕 and continued to work together on the next two studio albums. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Echo Park (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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