Monday night I heard a band sound check to “Killing Moon” by Liverpool’s Echo & the Bunnymen. This lead me to checking my collection and revisiting one of my favourite bands from the 80’s. I first saw them in 1980 touring the critically acclaimed Crocodiles album. The next time the band and I crossed paths was the Porcupine tour when they both enchanted me and opened my ears to something beautiful. They rivaled U2 at the time for my attention. The album Ocean Rain was probably their best known effort. They are still touring today and remain one of the defining artists of the 80’s.
Essential albums: Crocodiles, Porcupine, Ocean Rain
- Mark
MP3: Echo & The Bunnymen - “The Killing Moon”
MP3: Echo & The Bunnymen - “Nothing Last Forever”
February 1st, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Songs to Learn & Sing is a pretty damned good primer to start someone off on.
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
I just adore Echo & The Bunnymen. Fantastic band. Plus, I always thought it was cool McCulloch was in a band with Julian Cope prior to the Bunnymen. Then again, I get an odd kick out of random musical trivia. Haha.
February 3rd, 2008 at 5:20 am
If you haven’t heard it, the “all night version” of The Killing Moon is one of the few 80s 12″ extended versions that opens up the song into something new and wonderful.
February 4th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
I’m with Conrad, though I’m actually a fan of a lot of 80’s extended versions (Duran Duran’s Nite Versions come to mind). I miss them in modern releases.