Channeling the lessons of the experimental Porcupine into more conventional and simple structural parameters, Ocean Rain emerges as Echo & the Bunnymen's most beautiful and memorable effort. Ornamenting Ian McCulloch's most consistently strong collection of songs to date with subdued guitar textures, sweeping string arrangements, and hauntingly evocative production, the album is dramatic and majestic; "The Killing Moon," Ocean Rain's emotional centerpiece, remains the group's unrivalled pinnacle.
It's a horrible day outside. The snowfall that started after midnight has turned into a hateful combination of rain and frozen ice. As such, myself, the wife and the little kids are cooped up in our apartment, which is a recipe for blood-splattered disaster. When we could no longer tolerate the shrill punishments of hearing "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go" bleating out of our television ...
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Hands down, I think this could be my favorite Echo and The Bunnymen song. I don't want to lose friends over this or that war. It started with Funk Wars. I was up against Hyman, Trane, B42, Justin Oatmeal, and Cody B. All good opponents, but I don't want to cheese anyone off when it comes to my idea of Funk.Same goes for the combatants in Punk Wars. I had 2 posts to go and now I am giving up. So...
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It's a horrible day outside. The snowfall that started after midnight has turned into a hateful combination of rain and frozen ice. As such, myself, the wife and the little kids are cooped up in our apartment, which is a recipe for blood-splattered disaster. When we could no longer tolerate the shrill punishments of hearing "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go" bleating out of our television ...
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Echo & The Bunnymen’s mighty 1984 album Ocean Rain will go to the International Space Station on June 13th courtesy astronaut Timothy L. Korpa.
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The Internal Revenue Service has thwarted Echo & the Bunnymen's invasion of the United States before they even ventured beyond the West Coast. Despite having played two successful shows, including performances of Ocean Rain in its entirety in Los...
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On June 13, NASA astronaut Colonel Timothy L. Korpa is bringing his love for Echo & The Bunnymen and the band's fourth album, Ocean Rain--a 25 year-old love--into outer space with him as he embarks on a three-month mission to...
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| 1 Silver |
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| 2 Nocturnal Me |
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| 3 Crystal Days |
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| 4 The Yo Yo Man |
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| 5 Thorn of Crowns |
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| 6 The Killing Moon |
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| 7 Seven Seas |
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| 8 My Kingdom |
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| 9 Ocean Rain |
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