Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen
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AMG Review of Echo & the Bunnymen
David Cleary
All Music GuideEcho & 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.
Deal of the Day: $5 Echo & The Bunnymen
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One of the most important bands in the history of music today is Echo & The Bunnymen. Every day I check out AmazonMP3s "Deals of the Day" and today's deal is the wonderful, bonus-track filled, self-titled release from the band that has influenced so many of the great bands I constantly write about. For those not [...]
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Wednesday Night @ Bogies: ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
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(Wednesday Night @ Bogies refers to an alternative dance night that used to take place at one of my college hang outs. I try to do a weekly post on Wednesdays)Do you love Echo & The Bunnymen? I do. Even bought what's his face Ian's solo album...which turned out to be pretty good, I thought. Echo is one of those artists that define that late 80s/alternative/post modern/whatever sound for me. T...
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