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Liverpool, United Kingdom (1978 – 1990, 1997 – present)
Echo & the Bunnymen are a British post-punk band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of Ian McCulloch (of The Crucial Three), Will Sergeant and Les Pattinson. There are many stories, probably apocryphal, that the quartet was completed by a drum machine known as “Echo”.
By the time of their debut album, 1980’s Crocodiles - a moderate UK hit - the drum machine had been replaced by Pete de Freitas. Their next, the critically-acclaimed Heaven Up Here, reached the Top Ten in 1981, as did 1983’s Porcupine and ‘84’s Ocean Rain. Singles like “
The Killing Moon” (later used in the soundtrack to Donnie Darko, a film whose imagery owed much to the artwork of the band’s early records.), “Silver,” “Bring On The Dancing Horses,” and “The Cutter” helped keep the group in the public eye as they took a brief hiatus in the late 1980s. Their 1987 self-titled LP was a small American hit, their only LP to have significant sales there.
McCulloch quit the band in 1988. De Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident one year later. The others decided to continue, recruiting Noel Burke to replace McCulloch on vocals in Reverberation (1990), which did not generate much excitement among fans or critics. Burke, Sargeant and Pattinson split after that, but the surviving three fourths of the original band reformed in 1997 and released Evergreen (1997), What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001) and Siberia (2005).
By the time of their debut album, 1980’s Crocodiles - a moderate UK hit - the drum machine had been replaced by Pete de Freitas. Their next, the critically-acclaimed Heaven Up Here, reached the Top Ten in 1981, as did 1983’s Porcupine and ‘84’s Ocean Rain. Singles like “
The Killing Moon” (later used in the soundtrack to Donnie Darko, a film whose imagery owed much to the artwork of the band’s early records.), “Silver,” “Bring On The Dancing Horses,” and “The Cutter” helped keep the group in the public eye as they took a brief hiatus in the late 1980s. Their 1987 self-titled LP was a small American hit, their only LP to have significant sales there.McCulloch quit the band in 1988. De Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident one year later. The others decided to continue, recruiting Noel Burke to replace McCulloch on vocals in Reverberation (1990), which did not generate much excitement among fans or critics. Burke, Sargeant and Pattinson split after that, but the surviving three fourths of the original band reformed in 1997 and released Evergreen (1997), What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001) and Siberia (2005).
Top Albums
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Ocean Rain
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Crocodiles
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Porcupine
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Songs to Learn & Sing
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Lips Like Sugar
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Rescue
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My Kingdom
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Shoutbox
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mattmacneil wrote:
NOT JUST ANOTHER DROP-IN-THE-OCEANNN
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douglasharr wrote:
incredible show at the Fox Theater in Oakland California October 22- Ocean Rain all the way through with orchestra - review here: http://douglasharr.wordpress.com
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SoulmanUK wrote:
review of the new album over @ http://musicuneedtohear.blogspot.com/ - was really impressed with the new album
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henry_hudson wrote:
great show at nokia, just wish i coulda seen their faces.
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jeffyy wrote:
Why ain't Show Of Strenght or more stuff from Heaven Up Here in the top 15?
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Vampiro_Rockero wrote:
Great show at The Nokia =D
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salbutan wrote:
yes it is!
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DROWHN wrote:
The new album is cool.
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skinnydrifter wrote:
That's in two days, from today (on Thursday), and again on this Saturday.
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Echo & The Bunnymen are touring with (darkwave duo) She Wants Revenge on October the 22nd and 24th, in North America.
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Lovely2CU wrote:
New free + legal mp3: Life Of 1,000 Crimes http://www.lieinthesound.de/2009/10/free-mp3-echo-the-bunnymen-life-of-1000-crimes/
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renatolpb9 wrote:
''The Fountain'' is a great album! :D
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sunilmittal667 wrote:
eyerything kills y0u <3
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lithium2000 wrote:
охуительно
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toddc2001 wrote:
Check out our interview with Will Sergeant here: http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/09/17/will-sergeant-the-interview/
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YControl755 wrote:
"The Fountain" is very good in my opinion. I think the best songs are "Shroud of Turin" and the title track.
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chellybellylove wrote:
saw them on jools holland, ace!
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Jumperjack wrote:
Just listened to "The Fountain" for the 1st time and I must say it sounds quite promising, except for the last song.
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IanCurtis13 wrote:
Can't wait to see them again on tuesday, saw them at the Albert Hall gig and they were amazing!
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RideSoTa wrote:
Later... with Jools Holland (09/10) → Think I Need It Too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI352N2JbBY / The Cutter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI0iQa-qaXE / Interview + Do You Know Who I Am?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRJNRaapcGc
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Events
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Nov
15
Echo & the Bunnymen
Masquerade, Atlanta GA, United States
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Nov
17
Echo & The Bunnymen
Black Cat, Washington DC, United States
6 shouts
| 22 attendees
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Nov
20
Echo and the Bunnymen
Keswick Theatre, Glenside (Philadelphia) PA, United States
1 shout
| 8 attendees
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