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Liverpool's Echo & the Bunnymen famously carved an evocative and moody post-punk path through the '80s. Led by literate, Fraggle-headed baritone Ian McCulloch, the Bunnymen set themselves apart from their similarly kohl-eyed and trenchcoat-wearing contemporaries with a sound that balanced cool goth theatrics with a '60s-style psychedelia and a deliciously grandiose sense for traditionalist pop songcraft. Essentially, they bridged the gap between bands like the Beatles, the Doors, the Cure, and Bauhaus. They also weren't afraid of producing a nice hooky tune, as evidenced by the 2017 collection The Killing Moon: The Singles 1980-1990. Buoyed by McCulloch's burnished, somewhat cheeky croon and lyrics rife with wit and poetic irony, the Bunnymen landed a handful of memorable hits over their initial ten-year run. Here we get cuts like the orchestral-steeped "The Killing Moon" and sparkling "Silver," both off the group's 1984 landmark Ocean Rain. Similarly compelling are early numbers like the driving "The Cutter" and "Over Wall." These are nervy, kinetically delivered productions showcasing guitarist Will Sergeant's warmly acidic lead style and late drummer Pete de Freitas' edgy, jazz-informed sound. Elsewhere, we get the band's magisterial flagship "Bring on the Dancing Horses" and the anthemic, Scott Walker-esque "Seven Seas." We also get an inspired cover of the Doors' "People Are Strange," featuring organist Ray Manzarek, from The Lost Boys soundtrack. Ultimately, The Killing Moon: The Singles 1980-1990 works as a useful single-disc summation of the Bunnymen's career including 1980's Crocodiles and 1984's Ocean Rain, the latter of which many consider to be the band's grand opus.
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David Lord, RecordingEngineer - Echo & The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Ian Mcculloch, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer - Les Pattinson, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, MixingEngineer - Will Sergeant, Composer, Producer, Writer, Lead Guitar, MixingEngineer - Gil Norton, MixingEngineer - Adam Peters, Orchestral Arranger, Cello, Piano - Pete de Freitas, Producer, Drums, Writer, MixingEngineer - Jean-Yves, AssistantEngineer - Henri Lonstan, Engineer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 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
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer, ReissueProducer - Hugh Jones, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - David Balfe, Producer, Keyboards - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Bill Drummond, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Andy Zax, ReissueProducer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1980 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
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Mcculloch, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer - Les Pattinson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, MixingEngineer - Will Sergeant, Producer, Writer, Lead Guitar, MixingEngineer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Gil Norton, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Adam Peters, Orchestral Arranger - Pete de Freitas, Producer, Drums, Writer, MixingEngineer - Jean-Yves, AssistantEngineer - Henri Lonstan, Engineer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1982 Warner Music UK Ltd
Echo & The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar - David Balfe, Keyboards - Rod Houison, Engineer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer - Ian "Kingbird" Broudie, Producer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1980 Warner Music UK Ltd.
John Leach, Dulcimer - Geoff Emerick, Producer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Adam Peters, Cello, Keyboards - John Mayer, Tambura - Adrian Moore, AssistantEngineer - Damon Reece, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Will Gosling, Engineer - Paul Apted, AssistantEngineer - Gurdev Singh, Strings - Jake Brockman, Keyboards, Writer - Esmail Sheikh, Dholak Drums - Noel Burke, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Punita Gupta, Sitar - Shankar Ganguly, Harmonium
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Ltd
JOHN DENSMORE, Writer - Jim Morrison, Writer - Ray Manzarek, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Robby Krieger, Writer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar - Will Sergeant, Lead Guitar - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Pete de Freitas, Drums - Pete Colman, Engineer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd
Hugh Jones, Producer - Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Guitar, Writer - David Balfe, Engineer - The Bunnymen, Engineer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Hugh Jones, Producer, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Producer, Writer, Lead Guitar - Leslie Penny, Woodwind - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Pete de Freitas, Producer, Drums, Writer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1981 Warner Music UK Ltd
Ian Mcculloch, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MixingEngineer - Les Pattinson, Bass Guitar, Writer, MixingEngineer - Will Sergeant, Writer, Lead Guitar, MixingEngineer - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Gil Norton, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Adam Peters, Cello, Keyboards - All Concerned, Producer - Pete de Freitas, Drums, Writer, MixingEngineer - Jean-Yves, AssistantEngineer - Henri Lonstan, Engineer - Khien Luu, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1984 Warner Music UK Ltd
Hugh Jones, Producer, Engineer - Ian Mcculloch, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Les Pattinson, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Will Sergeant, Producer, Writer, Lead Guitar - Leslie Penny, Woodwind - Echo And The Bunnymen, MainArtist - Pete de Freitas, Producer, Drums, Writer
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1981 Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
Liverpool's Echo & the Bunnymen famously carved an evocative and moody post-punk path through the '80s. Led by literate, Fraggle-headed baritone Ian McCulloch, the Bunnymen set themselves apart from their similarly kohl-eyed and trenchcoat-wearing contemporaries with a sound that balanced cool goth theatrics with a '60s-style psychedelia and a deliciously grandiose sense for traditionalist pop songcraft. Essentially, they bridged the gap between bands like the Beatles, the Doors, the Cure, and Bauhaus. They also weren't afraid of producing a nice hooky tune, as evidenced by the 2017 collection The Killing Moon: The Singles 1980-1990. Buoyed by McCulloch's burnished, somewhat cheeky croon and lyrics rife with wit and poetic irony, the Bunnymen landed a handful of memorable hits over their initial ten-year run. Here we get cuts like the orchestral-steeped "The Killing Moon" and sparkling "Silver," both off the group's 1984 landmark Ocean Rain. Similarly compelling are early numbers like the driving "The Cutter" and "Over Wall." These are nervy, kinetically delivered productions showcasing guitarist Will Sergeant's warmly acidic lead style and late drummer Pete de Freitas' edgy, jazz-informed sound. Elsewhere, we get the band's magisterial flagship "Bring on the Dancing Horses" and the anthemic, Scott Walker-esque "Seven Seas." We also get an inspired cover of the Doors' "People Are Strange," featuring organist Ray Manzarek, from The Lost Boys soundtrack. Ultimately, The Killing Moon: The Singles 1980-1990 works as a useful single-disc summation of the Bunnymen's career including 1980's Crocodiles and 1984's Ocean Rain, the latter of which many consider to be the band's grand opus.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:05
- Main artists: Echo And The Bunnymen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2017 This Compilation Warner Music UK Ltd
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