Echo And The Bunnymen (bass, rock, favorite songs, debut album, albums)

DJ Phoenix · 08-01-2008, 02:58 AM

Love this band, and have been a fan for some time. I remember seeing them in like '88 in Detroit, they rocked. Anyone else out there a fan of them?

jackhammer · 08-07-2008, 05:48 PM

I remember buying 'Crocodiles' on cassette in the late 80's for about 50p. Well worth the time. I pitifully only have the comp 'Songs To Learn And Sing' these days.

cardboard adolescent · 08-08-2008, 09:25 PM

Me too, but that's a really good comp!

WWWP · 08-08-2008, 10:07 PM

Hmm, I'll have to check them out.

WaspStar · 09-08-2008, 05:27 AM

Is it blasphemous to suggest that Porcupine is actually superior to Heaven Up Here?

classylady · 09-09-2008, 01:00 PM

...because they came out around the same time as influential bands like The Psychedelic Furs, Depeche Mode, Joy Division/New Order, The Cure, U2, and The Police. I mean seriously, they have some catchy tunes like The Killing Moon, The Cutter, and of course Lips Like Sugar. Thing is, what hardcore fans really enjoy listening to like Ocean Rain, Bring on the Dancing Horses, and Bedbugs and Ballyhoo

zekethefreak · 09-10-2008, 02:37 PM

Ah... Echo & The Bunnymen. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing them in 1984, on the Ocean Rain tour, featuring Billy Bragg (a then completely unknown one man show) and The Fleshtones. The show was in a rather gothic looking theater, on our local university campus. What an atmosphere. To me, Ocean Rain will always be my favorite, from the truly beautiful artwork, to the love atmosphere of the album. Plus, I was 17, and at an age where I really bonded with music. I think all their early work, up until the original quartet broke up, is by far the best. I have listened to the recent album, and although it is a nice listen, it borrows too much from the early work.

Anyhow, definitely a band worthy of a thread... even though their egos can definitely paint a less than glamorous image of the band.

DJ Phoenix · 10-21-2008, 03:49 AM

I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooveeeee this band so much(almost as much as the Smiths/DM/The Cure). They're right @ the top of my list of fantastic bands.

My favorite songs by them are:

The Cutter
Do it clean
Lips Like Sugar
The Killing Moon
Silver
My Kingdom
Crystal days
ocean rain
Pictures on my wall
Stars are stars
The puppet

too many others to name.......anyone else?

Zer0 · 10-21-2008, 10:02 AM

Hell yeah

Ocean Rain and Heaven Up Here are such great albums.
My fav songs would be The Killing Moon, Ocean Rain and Bring On The Dancing Horses. Had a chance to see them at a festival during the summer but didnt just didnt happen grrrr, one of my many regrets.

WaspStar · 10-21-2008, 11:29 AM

Favorite songs? Wow, it's hard to pick just one from each album!

Stars Are Stars
Crocodiles
Pictures On My Wall
Simple Stuff
Do It Clean
With A Hip
All My Colours
The Cutter
Clay
Higher Hell
The Yo-Yo Man
Seven Seas
Ocean Rain
Angels & Devils
Satisfaction
The Game
Nothing Lasts Forever
Rust

And then they did some killer covers. In The Midnight Hour and the live version of She Cracked come to mind.

08-01-2008, 02:58 AM	#31 (permalink)
DJ Phoenix Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 202	Any Echo & the Bunnymen fans here? Love this band, and have been a fan for some time. I remember seeing them in like '88 in Detroit, they rocked. Anyone else out there a fan of them? __________________ http://www.buffalobeast.com/134/50mo...2008-full.html

08-07-2008, 05:48 PM	#32 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I remember buying 'Crocodiles' on cassette in the late 80's for about 50p. Well worth the time. I pitifully only have the comp 'Songs To Learn And Sing' these days. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-08-2008, 05:27 AM	#35 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Is it blasphemous to suggest that Porcupine is actually superior to Heaven Up Here? __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

09-09-2008, 01:00 PM	#36 (permalink)
classylady Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 56	One of the Most Underrated Bands ...because they came out around the same time as influential bands like The Psychedelic Furs, Depeche Mode, Joy Division/New Order, The Cure, U2, and The Police. I mean seriously, they have some catchy tunes like The Killing Moon, The Cutter, and of course Lips Like Sugar. Thing is, what hardcore fans really enjoy listening to like Ocean Rain, Bring on the Dancing Horses, and Bedbugs and Ballyhoo

09-10-2008, 02:37 PM	#37 (permalink)
zekethefreak Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah USA Posts: 122	Ah... Echo & The Bunnymen. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing them in 1984, on the Ocean Rain tour, featuring Billy Bragg (a then completely unknown one man show) and The Fleshtones. The show was in a rather gothic looking theater, on our local university campus. What an atmosphere. To me, Ocean Rain will always be my favorite, from the truly beautiful artwork, to the love atmosphere of the album. Plus, I was 17, and at an age where I really bonded with music. I think all their early work, up until the original quartet broke up, is by far the best. I have listened to the recent album, and although it is a nice listen, it borrows too much from the early work. Anyhow, definitely a band worthy of a thread... even though their egos can definitely paint a less than glamorous image of the band. __________________ http://unclezekesmusicemporium.blogspot.com http://seandahl.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/nomanfan

08-08-2008, 09:25 PM	#33 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Me too, but that's a really good comp!

10-21-2008, 03:49 AM	#38 (permalink)
DJ Phoenix Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 202	Any Echo& The Bunnymen fans here? I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooveeeee this band so much(almost as much as the Smiths/DM/The Cure). They're right @ the top of my list of fantastic bands. My favorite songs by them are: The Cutter Do it clean Lips Like Sugar The Killing Moon Silver My Kingdom Crystal days ocean rain Pictures on my wall Stars are stars The puppet too many others to name.......anyone else? __________________ http://www.buffalobeast.com/134/50mo...2008-full.html

10-21-2008, 10:02 AM	#39 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Hell yeah Ocean Rain and Heaven Up Here are such great albums. My fav songs would be The Killing Moon, Ocean Rain and Bring On The Dancing Horses. Had a chance to see them at a festival during the summer but didnt just didnt happen grrrr, one of my many regrets. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

10-21-2008, 11:29 AM	#40 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Favorite songs? Wow, it's hard to pick just one from each album! Stars Are Stars Crocodiles Pictures On My Wall Simple Stuff Do It Clean With A Hip All My Colours The Cutter Clay Higher Hell The Yo-Yo Man Seven Seas Ocean Rain Angels & Devils Satisfaction The Game Nothing Lasts Forever Rust And then they did some killer covers. In The Midnight Hour and the live version of She Cracked come to mind. __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"