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Porcupine, Echo & the Bunnymen's third album, has garnered a reputation for being as prickly as its namesake. Although the record is lined with jagged guitars and is arguably the band's darkest offering, these aspects suit the Bunnymen just fine. Ian McCulloch, in particular, sounds right at home on this brooding set of songs; his deep, Jim Morrison-esque vocals perfectly convey his intriguing, shadowy tales. Porcupine is front-loaded with its two key singles: the startling "The Cutter" and the strangely grand "The Back of Love." Both songs benefit from the dramatic string playing of Shankar, who also also lends an ominous drone to "Heads Will Roll." Throughout the album, McCulloch conjures up vivid lyrical imagery with his powerful voice, from the demonic depths of "My White Devil" and "Higher Hell" to the soaring heights of "God Will Be Gods" and "In Bluer Skies." Expanded editions include five alternate versions of album tracks, along with the excellent B-side "Fuel" and the much-loved single "Never Stop (Discotheque)," rounding out a record that holds its own with other revered Bunnymen outings.
© Eric Schneider /TiVo
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Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Shankar, Strings - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ravi Shankar, Strings - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Dave Woolley, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Andy Zax, CompilationProducer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Dave Bascombe, Paul Cobald, Colin Fairley Dave Woolley, Steve Short & Steve Prestige, Engineer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Shankar, Strings - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Shankar, Strings - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Shankar, Strings - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Shankar, Strings - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer, ReissueProducer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Shankar, Strings - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1982 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, MasteringEngineer - Bill Inglot, MasteringEngineer, ReissueProducer - Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Shankar, Strings - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2002 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, MasteringEngineer - Bill Inglot, MasteringEngineer, ReissueProducer - Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer, ReissueProducer - Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, MasteringEngineer - Bill Inglot, MasteringEngineer, ReissueProducer - Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer, ReissueProducer - Dave Bascombe, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Shankar, Strings - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer - Steve Short, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer - Paul Cobald, Engineer - Steve Prestige, Engineer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer - Dave Wooley, Engineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2002 Warner Music UK Ltd
Hugh Jones, Producer - Echo & The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer, MixingEngineer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar, MixingEngineer - David Balfe, MixingEngineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer, MixingEngineer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
Porcupine, Echo & the Bunnymen's third album, has garnered a reputation for being as prickly as its namesake. Although the record is lined with jagged guitars and is arguably the band's darkest offering, these aspects suit the Bunnymen just fine. Ian McCulloch, in particular, sounds right at home on this brooding set of songs; his deep, Jim Morrison-esque vocals perfectly convey his intriguing, shadowy tales. Porcupine is front-loaded with its two key singles: the startling "The Cutter" and the strangely grand "The Back of Love." Both songs benefit from the dramatic string playing of Shankar, who also also lends an ominous drone to "Heads Will Roll." Throughout the album, McCulloch conjures up vivid lyrical imagery with his powerful voice, from the demonic depths of "My White Devil" and "Higher Hell" to the soaring heights of "God Will Be Gods" and "In Bluer Skies." Expanded editions include five alternate versions of album tracks, along with the excellent B-side "Fuel" and the much-loved single "Never Stop (Discotheque)," rounding out a record that holds its own with other revered Bunnymen outings.
© Eric Schneider /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:41
- Main artists: Echo And The Bunnymen
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
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