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Echo & the Bunnymen caught the group at a fortuitous career juncture; the clutch of songs here were among the hookiest and most memorable the band would ever write, while the arrangements are noticeably clean and punchy, mostly eliminating strings and similar clutter to focus almost exclusively on guitars, keyboards, drums, and occasional percussion touches. The warmly expressive "All My Life," which might perhaps have received an overheated arrangement on prior albums, benefited especially from this approach. The band rocked out convincingly on other selections, such as "Satellite" and "All in Your Mind." Pete DeFreitas' solid drumming at times veered toward the danceable on tracks like "Lost and Found," "Lips Like Sugar," and the overtly Doors-influenced "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo." Surprisingly, vocalist Ian MuCulloch appeared to have rediscovered the maxim "less is more"; his singing was comparatively restrained and tasteful, resulting in a more natural, unforced emotiveness that was extremely effective. The production values were excellent, with many subtle touches that do not detract from the album's overall directness. In short, doing it clean really paid off here.
© David Cleary /TiVo
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Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Ray Manzarek, Keyboards - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Paul Gomersall, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Stuart Barry, Engineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Bruce Lampcov, MixingEngineer - Ian Mcculloch, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Gil Norton, Producer, Engineer - Henry Priestman, Keyboards - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Alex Haas, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Producer, Drums - Jake Brockman, Keyboards
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, MasteringEngineer - Bill Inglot, MasteringEngineer, ReissueProducer - Ian Mcculloch, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - CHRIS NAGLE, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Producer, Drums, Writer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, MasteringEngineer - Bill Inglot, MasteringEngineer, ReissueProducer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
David Palmer, Drums - Dan Hersch, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Morris, Drums - Bill Inglot, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - JOHN DENSMORE, Writer - Jim Morrison, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Writer - Robby Krieger, Writer - Ian Mcculloch, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Les Pattinson, Producer, Bass Guitar - Will Sergeant, Producer, Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Gil Norton, Producer, Engineer - Brian Kehew, MixingEngineer - Pete de Freitas, Producer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, MasteringEngineer - Bill Inglot, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Ian Mcculloch, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Brian Kehew, MixingEngineer - Laurie Latham, Producer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer, ReissueProducer - Ian Mcculloch, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - CHRIS NAGLE, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Producer, Drums, Writer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd
Dan Hersch, MasteringEngineer - Bill Inglot, MasteringEngineer, ReissueProducer - Ian Mcculloch, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - CHRIS NAGLE, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Producer, Drums, Writer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Laurie Latham, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
Echo & the Bunnymen caught the group at a fortuitous career juncture; the clutch of songs here were among the hookiest and most memorable the band would ever write, while the arrangements are noticeably clean and punchy, mostly eliminating strings and similar clutter to focus almost exclusively on guitars, keyboards, drums, and occasional percussion touches. The warmly expressive "All My Life," which might perhaps have received an overheated arrangement on prior albums, benefited especially from this approach. The band rocked out convincingly on other selections, such as "Satellite" and "All in Your Mind." Pete DeFreitas' solid drumming at times veered toward the danceable on tracks like "Lost and Found," "Lips Like Sugar," and the overtly Doors-influenced "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo." Surprisingly, vocalist Ian MuCulloch appeared to have rediscovered the maxim "less is more"; his singing was comparatively restrained and tasteful, resulting in a more natural, unforced emotiveness that was extremely effective. The production values were excellent, with many subtle touches that do not detract from the album's overall directness. In short, doing it clean really paid off here.
© David Cleary /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:04
- Main artists: Echo And The Bunnymen
- Label: Warner Classics UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1985 This Re-issue / Compilation (P) 1985, 1987 & 2003 Warner Music UK Ltd
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