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Fri Jan 29 2021
4
Had to listen to this twice for it to even sink in. It just kind of washed over me. The vocal delivery is like Bono trying to channel Jim Morrison's ghost (especially on thorn of crowns). Ambitious and moody. Like a strange hybrid of The Cure, Bauhaus, XTC, and U2. "The Killing Moon" reminds me of Radiohead. I listened to it a third time (this time in the day) and it started to grow on me. Went from 3 to 4 overnight. At night it seemed so melodramatic but in the daytime it sounded a little more balanced.
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Fri Jan 22 2021
5
Amazing album, definitely a bridge between Madchester music and 90s alt/indies rock. You can hear them influencing almost every 90s non pop musician.
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Tue Nov 02 2021
5
As I listen to this I sit and wonder. I wonder, should I let that Filipino child that I stole from the hospital out of her cage? You almost had me there for a minute, Echo. I almost let her out. She stays. The Bunnymen can come visit whenever they want. She'll be here. Caged. Ready.
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Tue Nov 02 2021
4
The prefect cocktail of mystery and magic, haunting lyrics and an exquisite score underpinning it all expertly.
I think if that boat was sinking, Big Sam would keep them up.
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Sat Sep 04 2021
3
Ce qu'il s'est passé est tout bonnement effroyable. Comme annoncé dans notre review précédente, robpalombière et moi même sommes entré par effraction au sein du domicile de Robert. Ce que nous y avons découvert dépasse l'entendement.
Tout d'abord, dès l'entrée dans le salon, nous découvrions une centaine d'ordinateurs diffusant en boucle le dernier album de Mike Ladd, ce qui provoquait un brouhaha absolument insupportable. Mais nous n'étions pas venu pour cela.
Nous descendions alors au sous-sols à pas feutrés, chaque avancée du genous nous éloignant des sonorités slam de Mike Ladd, mais nous rapprochant d'une mélodie bien familière... "ique ton coeur", *avancée du genou*, "qui pique ton coeur", *avancée du genou*, "l'as de trèfle qui pique ton coeur"...
Nous touchions au but. Dans cette cave, spécialement amménagée pour l'occasion, nous pouvions deviner la silhouette de MC Solaar, faisant face au mur de sa gêole, et répétant inlassablement les quelques vers du refrain de Caroline t'envoles pas.
Tout se passa alors très vite, tandis que je crochetais la serrure, robpalombière tendit la main à MC Solaar. Il fallut peu de temps pour que nous remontions discrètement les marches menant au rez de chaussée, et nous eclipsions discrètement du domicile de Robert pour rejoindre notre véhicule garé quelques rues plus loin.
Nous l'avions fait, nous avions délivré MC Solaar. Mais alors que nous laissions notre joie éclater, rob poussa alors un cri: "Merde!! J'ai fait une connerie!! J'ai oublié nos cartes d'identité sur la table basse du salon!!!" - En effet, rob avait fait une connerie, puisqu'il avait oublié nos cartes d'identité sur la table basse du salon. Sur ces cartes d'identité figurent nos pseudos d'auditeur du générateur, ce qui laisse désormais à Robert toute liberté de nous localiser, dès l'instant ou il réalisera que MC Solaar avait été retrouvé...
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Thu Mar 11 2021
5
Genuinely didn’t know what I expected from this album. I hadn’t heard overly good things about Echo & the Bunnymen - I was pleasantly surprised. This sounds quite a bit like some of the more obscure alt/indie rock from the mid 2000s. I dig it. “The Killing Moon” is a straight-up great song.
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Sat Sep 04 2021
3
Comme vous le savez probablement, la journée d'hier a été marquée par l'opération de sauvetage de MC Solaar au domicile de Robert Dimery. Je vous invite à vous référer à la critique de mon compère elgomez pour avoir connaissance de la chronologie des faits.
Ocean Rain est un bon album. On notera cependant la déception qui suit le moment où l'on se rend compte qu'il ne s'agit pas de l'album Purple Rain, que beaucoup de fans d'Echo And The Bunnymen ont connu le jour de sa sortie.
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Wed Dec 09 2020
5
I REALLY liked this. It’s got a cool art rock, post-punk vibes. Some Jim Morrison style vocals at time, with some really cool arrangements. Just liked this a lot. Surprised at how good I thought it was. Back half is phenomenal
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Thu Jul 22 2021
5
Too many people sleep on these guys
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Thu Jan 14 2021
4
I like it. I came of age in the eighties and was an indie kid, but for some reason had an aversion to this band. I should have listened to this album.
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Tue Dec 21 2021
2
An archeological relic of a genre long gone, and frankly, I'm not in tears.
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Wed Feb 24 2021
5
Great album, know every song
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Fri Sep 24 2021
5
hell yeah, i love this album
i’ve liked Echo & The Bunnymen for years and i’ve heard most of the songs on this album already but i don’t think i’ve actually heard the whole thing front to back before and it was a really great experience.
least favorite song was Thorn of Crowns, it was just kind of lame to listen to but i loved all the other songs.
my favorite song has to be the one that got me into them in the first place: Nocturnal Me, and The Killing Moon is a close second.
i think it’s fair to give it a 10/10, i’m a sucker for Joy Division and The Smiths, this album is great for me
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Wed Dec 16 2020
4
I think I've heard of this artist, but never gave them a listen. I can see the appeal, the vocals are definitely interesting and engaging. The guys voice is something almost enigmatic? I'm not sure if that's the right word, but it draws you in and captures you.
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Wed Mar 30 2022
4
Lush
Orchestral
Moody
Melodic
I enjoyed this - I missed a lot of the 80s new wave in my teen guitar-solo-oriented days and often to my detriment. Most of this is an enjoyable and elegant-sounding slice of early80s British music that at the time I thought was moodier and more somber than I do now. Or maybe I'm just moody and somber at this point in my life. Possible.
"Thorn of Crowns" is an odd one... I can't decide if it's ridiculous or I actually like it. ... although maybe both apply.
Overall the minor keys with a soaring production is a combination I find myself enjoying - even though it's very "of its age" is that a bad thing here? I say not. A keeper.
7/10 4 stars.
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Wed Mar 16 2022
2
p526. 1984. 2 stars
Sounds like the bastard love child of Nick Cave and The Cure's Robert Smith, but without the talent. Perfectly acceptable without being exceptional in any way. A couple of OK singles, but that's it. On the plus side, it's short, so it doesn't outstay its welcome.
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Tue Mar 22 2022
2
Nothing to write home about. Pretty amusing psychobabble by wannabe weirdos who don't mind sounding silly, which is just as well, but struggle to sound fun, which isn't.
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Thu Sep 24 2020
5
bueno bueno
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Thu Feb 11 2021
5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uqh1BfOYIs&ab_channel=Breees._.edits
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Mon May 17 2021
5
Geweldige band en fantastisch abum!
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Tue May 25 2021
5
Discazo de New Wave. No sobra ni falta nada. A la altura de los mejores The Cure. Bajo espectacular, buenas melodías y bien instrumentalizado. Y encima incluye The Killing Moon..
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Sat Mar 27 2021
5
fkin great
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Mon Mar 08 2021
5
really good
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Thu Apr 08 2021
5
It was ok.
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Wed Jun 09 2021
5
One of my favorite albums of all-time, though just my 2nd favorite Bunnymen album. Love me some Crocodiles. 5 🌟 without question.
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Tue Sep 14 2021
5
Uno de los momentos más bellos del pop de guitarras de los 80.
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Fri Oct 08 2021
5
British 84's post-punk. The band's fourth album. Since 1984 the album has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. Great! Will listen it again many times.
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Fri Oct 29 2021
5
Criminally underrated album thats full of strong influences but in turn influenced so many others through the late 80s and 90s.
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Tue Nov 02 2021
5
Top Scousers.
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Fri Nov 19 2021
5
Lovely little album
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Thu Dec 09 2021
5
Brilliant album, played it non stop when it came out & still sounds epic today
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Tue Dec 14 2021
5
One of my favorite albums from the 80s
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Mon Jan 17 2022
5
Spooky, retro, edgy, solid
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Sun Jan 30 2022
5
I loved the vibes
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Mon Feb 14 2022
5
This album really impressed me. I would even hesitate to call it post-punk due to the wide musical scope this album encompasses. It is clearly influenced by 60s garage rock and the Doors, has a driving post punk feel, and is backed by well placed string arrangements. This synthesis of influences is not limited to a backward looking focus. There are melodic moments that wouldn’t be out of place on a 2000s indie record as well.
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Fri Feb 18 2022
5
My favorite album from one of my all time favorite bands. Ian McCulloch has never been in better voice. The lyrics are beautifully obtuse but fun and provoking and at times achingly beautiful. Will Sargeants guitar is tasteful and never overdone, alwaysserving the song. And there are so many great songs; Silver, Seven Seas, Thorn of Crowns, Yo Yo Man, Ocean Rain, Kingdom and of course The Killing Moon. A 5 🌟 album if I've ever heard one.
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Mon Mar 21 2022
5
I’m starting to feel like this kind of music (late 1970s through the 1980s, British, reverb-y) was engineered in a mad scientist’s lab especially for me.
(Also, re: the Beach Boys album I neglected to say anything about yesterday, it is very good early 70s psych-pop. Like the rest of their music, it took me some time to warm up to Surf’s Up, despite being a fan of the genre.)
4.5
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Mon Mar 28 2022
5
Det är ett så stabilt album. Detta är allt the smiths önskade att de var. Det är deppigt det är gitarrigt det är poppigt utan att vara sockersött.
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Mon May 09 2022
5
Iconic indie rock masterpiece from the Bunnymen. Nothing less.
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Sat May 14 2022
5
killing moon is a masterpiece
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Mon Aug 01 2022
5
Great album!
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Tue Dec 06 2022
5
Love Killing Moon one of my favs also a good album I like his haunting voice
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Tue Dec 28 2021
5
Ei nyt yhtään missään järjestyksessä, mutta mulla on surkea mieli ja halusin kuunnella jotain tuttua ja turvallista ja aidosti hyvää, joten tää, halaa minua kuin lämmin peitto, on ollut rakas alusta asti ja oon monet itkut tätä kuunnellessani itkenyt, muistan yhdenkin kesän Ateenassa, 40 asteen helteessä hikoilin ja itkin - en enää muista mitä itkin, mutta Ocean Rain auttoi silloinkin.
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Sun Jan 15 2023
5
This album is a full blown classic! Lush, atmospheric, melodic and flat out beautiful from beginning to end. The guitar work from Marc Sargent is fantastic. This is the high water mark for the Bunnymen.
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Tue Jan 24 2023
5
Oooh, I really like this one. Nocutnal Me grabbed me from the first listen and I think I like it more than Killing Moon.
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Tue Jan 24 2023
5
Brilliant, perfect, moving, highlight of the Echo catalogue. Killing Moon of course the classic track, Thorn of Crowns my favorite. Memories of Ian McCulloch performing it live, concert hall in entire darkness, only light to be seen his burning cigarette. Much of the music of then now is outdated, this one alive as can be.
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Tue Jan 31 2023
5
This was great! Perfect 80s sound.
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Tue Jan 31 2023
5
Dásamleg plata. Emo meets nýrómantík. Mikið orchestra. The Killing Moon eitt af stórkostlegustu lögum 80s.
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Fri Feb 03 2023
5
Såg dem -83 i nån jympasal i Hultsfred. Då var det bra och nu är det bra.
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Mon Feb 13 2023
5
one of a the highest achievements of human creativity
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Sun Feb 26 2023
5
I have loved the song The Killing Moon since I first heard it shortly after its release. It’s such an incredibly-crafted song - one of the very best of the 80s. Somehow this never translated into my listening to this album. As a fan or orchestra in pop I really missed out.
The lush strings give the album a darker, cinematic tone. Still there are lighter cinematic moments to enjoy. Crystal Days had me happily be-bopping along, but that orchestra lifts the song above being a lightweight 80’s confection. I love it!
This is one of my favorite albums of the 80s. I’m glad I found it even if it took nearly 40 years.
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Sun Feb 26 2023
5
I do like the sound of a Bunnymen song. Lots of la-las and do-dos. Pretty!
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Sun Feb 26 2023
5
I realized that I mostly knew Echo and the Bunnymen from 80s movie soundtracks, including "Lost Boys" and "Pretty in Pink." This album is one that I wish I had had back in the 80s, as I know it would have been a favorite.
"The Killing Moon" is an incredible song I've not spent enough time with, and "Silver" is a new favorite.
I've always liked Ian McCulloch's voice, and I really loved the orchestration of this music. It was interesting and enjoyable and made me quite happy today.
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Tue Mar 07 2023
5
An 80s pop rock album with a sick strings section in every song
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Wed Mar 22 2023
5
The Killing Moon.
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Wed Mar 22 2023
5
Beautiful.
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Fri Mar 24 2023
5
I am a total sucker for Ian McCulloch's voice.
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Sun Apr 02 2023
5
I've never heard of this band in my life, but this album is great. A lush and interesting 80s album with well written lyrics and a consistent vibe and sound. Except for the song thorn of crowns which has purposefully stripped back and bad production except on the chorus. I kind of like that they took a chance to do something weird but on the other hand I'm not sure how much I love the sound of the singer cumming over and over right in my ears. Definitely the weirdest song, not 100% how I feel about it. It does make the production feel even more deep and lush when the next song plays, and it's a great song. Wasn't super crazy about the final song as well, I feel like this album deserved an epic closer. Other than that I loved it front to back. I think crowns will grow on me in future listens.
Score: 90. Album art: 80
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Wed May 24 2023
5
Loved it!
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Thu Jun 29 2023
5
This is incredible. I only really knew them from The Killing Moon (which I love). I hear where all my bands come from in this though. Like Arcade Fire, The Killers, Coldplay and Radiohead. This is of its time in the best way.
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Mon Jul 03 2023
5
The Killing Moon.
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Wed Sep 06 2023
5
"Ocean Rain" is the fourth studio album by English post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen. The album was produced by members of the band, Gil Martin and Henri Loustau. To their post-punk and new wave sound they added a 35-piece orchestra and more acoustic guitar to the songs. The album initially received mix reviews and commercially hit #4 in the UK and #87 in the US.
A strumming acoustic guitar and strings begin the second single "Silver." A melodic electric guitar. Lead singer Ian McCulloch delivers strong vocals. An exhilarating ending. I think it's about someone outside yourself that can free you, supposedly his wife. Guitarist Will Sergeant delivers an Eastern-style guitar in "Thorn of Crowns." The guitar and music sound like "The End" by the Doors. McCulloch is randomly yelping and he sounds like the lead singer from Suicide. Always a fan of the soft-loud-soft. McColluch said the lyrics had no meaning. But, it's still a pretty good song.
"The Killing Moon" was the first single and has that classic guitar open with a prominent bass and drum backing. Sergeant said the guitar was inspired by a Russian balalaika. The seductive pace and mood. No one has control over death. The acoustic guitar takes the lead on "Seven Seas." An underlying electric guitar. A great vocal chorus and the strings take this into grandiose territory. McCulloch goes a capella at the start of the closer "Ocean Rain." It's a slow and dreamy song. The song gains momentum with the strings and guitar. A nice song.
There's a lot to like on this album; the strings bring more drama. A prominent bass. Great drumming. The acoustic guitar is in the kead a lot. The electric guitar is underlying and melodic. McColluch's distinct vocals. Imagery in the lyrics particularly of water...lots of water. Ther's more here than just "The Killing Moon" but that alone makes this worth a listen.
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Sat Apr 24 2021
4
A band well and truly in their pomp!
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Fri Jan 08 2021
4
Echo and the Bunnymen have achieved a rare feat here, combining thoughtful lyrics with interesting melodies, backed by a 35-piece orchestra. Unfortunately, I had a hard time feeling much of anything while listening to the album, mostly because the lead singer is horribly bland and generic. Best track: Seven Seas
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Mon Feb 01 2021
4
Pleasant listening music but nothing I'd get excited for.
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Mon Feb 01 2021
4
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Fri Feb 26 2021
4
Wasn't feeling it at the beginning, but it grew on me
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Thu Jan 14 2021
4
Killing moon man
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Thu Feb 11 2021
4
!!prettttyttyy!! kinda timeless, really talented and catchy. I liked when he said c c c c c c c c cucumber🥒
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Fri Jan 15 2021
4
Pretty nice without being anything super special
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Fri Jan 29 2021
4
Kind of liking this! I did not know they were the ones who did "The Killing Moon" but I really like that song. I like the unstable, on-the-edge feel they have going on in some of the songs. Solid!
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Thu Feb 11 2021
4
New wave/post-punk. 7/10, John Peel was right about this one.
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Tue Feb 02 2021
4
Pretty good -- thought it sounded like the artist from the Donny Darko song (because it is!).
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Mon May 17 2021
4
Ook dit moet ik nog een keer goed luisteren. M'n eerste indruk is een 3,5 maar met het voordeel van de twijfel wordt dat dus een 4.
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Tue Jun 01 2021
4
Saved Prior: The Killing Moon
Off Rip: Silver, Nocturnal Me, Crystal Days, The Yo Yo Man, Seven Seas, My Kingdom, Ocean Rain
Cutting Edge: None
Overall Notes: One of those albums where I like damn near every song on the album, but nothing floors me. I love the mellow atmosphere of this album and the production was much better than the other Echo album in here. The Killing Moon is one of my favorite songs ever too, but there wasn't enough here to push this into 5 territory. Just a thoroughly good, sometimes great album.
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Tue Jun 01 2021
4
Found the Killing Moon after going a bit into Bunnymen's discography following Crocodiles and immediately liked it. Felt the same after listening to this album, very nice flow and makes me feel like I'm on that album cover with them. A very good album
Already Saved: The Killing Moon
Saved After Listening: Silver, Seven Seas
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Thu Apr 01 2021
4
Moglo bi se reći upliftični postopunkski album sa odličnim otvaranjem pjesmom "Silver" (ujedno najdraža sa albuma) i sa odličnim orkestralni finišom pjesme 'Ocean Rain'. Neočekivan rasplet kod mene, već sam preslušao album možda 2 puta, ali ovaj puta je ipak više kliknuo. Sve u svemu na prvi puta mi je drugi dio albuma bio bolji, ali drugim slušanjem mi je podjednako pokazao kvalitetu. 4/5
P. S. Album cover podsjeća na pjesmu od Nick Cavea & Bad Seedsa - Weeping Song.
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Thu Jul 01 2021
4
Loved the songs on this album. It is one of the best albums compared to the ones I have listened to on this list.
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Sat May 15 2021
4
Simple, easy listen. Funny enough I heard the title track played on the episode of Good Girls I watched the same day. Strange coincidence.
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Thu May 13 2021
4
Listened 12.05.21
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Mon May 10 2021
4
Pretty catchy but ain't a fan of thorn of crowns
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Wed Jun 09 2021
4
Ok. saved the famous one
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Mon May 10 2021
4
I like the killing moon and most of the songs are enjoyable. Crown of thorns is weird af..
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Sun Jun 27 2021
4
The Killing Moon is unfuckwithable.
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Tue Jun 08 2021
4
Sort of a more superficially optimistic The Cure… vocalist sounds incredibly familiar, although I’ve never *consciously* listened to the Bunnymen before. I’ve probably heard a song but didn’t know it was them. Or some other vocalist sounding like him.
I like this. It’s easy to listen to, while still being interesting.
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Wed May 12 2021
4
I was pleasantly surprised that I recognized a song from Inglorious Basterds. Very 70's/80's vibe for sure.
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Fri May 28 2021
4
Almost perfect.
Would def go back for more listens.
Some amazing gems hidden between the hits.
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Thu Jun 03 2021
4
Fairly solid background music. Very 80s.
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Fri Jul 30 2021
4
I had never heard this band before (heard of, but not heard). I enjoyed the album - seemed to be like U2 with lots of odd sounds added in (which I enjoyed). It wasn't sticking with me in terms of being memorable but I'd definitely listen again and check out their other albums. I'd say 3.5 rounded up to a 4.
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Fri Jul 30 2021
4
Good album by a slightly underrated band. Favorite tracks so far: Thorn of Crowns, Killing Moon and My Kingdom.
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Fri Jul 30 2021
4
Was really getting the Bowie vibes on this one, and to be honest, didn’t really give this the serious listen it deserves. Listened twice all the way through, but had other things going on. Will perhaps go back and listen again later as nothing really grabbed me except for The Killing Moon. Third listen getting better. 3.5 could go either way
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Wed Aug 04 2021
4
Possiblement el millor disc de la banda, transició entre el post punk dels començaments i el pop més elegant que anirien desenvolupant durant els '80 i '90. Aquí aglutinen el millor dels dos mons i temes com 'Nocturnal Me', 'Crown of Thorns', 'Silver' o, és clar, 'The Killing Moon' destaquen, no només al disc sinó com alguns dels millors temes de l'època
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Thu Sep 30 2021
4
Very nice. Starting to stretch their legs.
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Tue Nov 02 2021
4
killing moon really is a huge tune.
the rest of the album was decent too, which is a nice change from the usual fare offered up by albums with an absolute massive banger on them.
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Tue Nov 02 2021
4
Scouse band deserves at least a 4 for their scouse vibes
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Wed Nov 10 2021
4
3.7
Interesante y una mezcla entre The Smiths y The Cure
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Sat Nov 13 2021
4
Echo and the Bunnymen was one of those bands that got massive play in my house when I was a teenager. I had a concert tee that I wore down to nothing, I loved it so much. Ocean Rain is probably the best album the band ever made. The musical arrangements are lovely, but properly subtle and restrained. I was surprised to read they had an actual 35-piece orchestra backing them up. It’s beautifully done, an example of the right way to use strings in rock music. Special mention to Will Sergeant, whose resonant guitar work is distinctive, but interplays really elegantly with some rather delicate arrangements.
The lyrics are darkly poetic and ambiguous, delivered in the way only an English post punk singer can do it, dead serious but then yet… not really. I mean how serious can you be if you're comparing your girlfriend to a cold cucumber in the fridge? Ian McCulloch is playing with language, being deliberately obtuse a lot of the time. He has a way of turning a phrase that is really idiosyncratic but beautiful. McCulloch is clearly influenced by both David Bowie and Jim Morrison as a songwriter as well as a vocalist.
There is really one song everyone must know from this album, which is of course "The Killing Moon." If you ever want to share with someone why 80s music matters, that's really the song you've got to go with. It's such a darkly beautiful song, certainly the best they ever made, and also one of the best of that genre/era. As a teenager I was less of a fan of the slower tempo “Ocean Rain,” but I’ve got to say, I really loved it on relistening now. “Thorn of Crowns” seems very much of that time (not to mention fairly silly), but overall, the album has aged beautifully.
Fave songs: The Killing Moon, Ocean Rain, My Kingdom, Seven Seas, Crystal Days
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Mon Nov 15 2021
4
pretty good starter songs
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Tue Nov 16 2021
4
Nice album.
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Sat Dec 04 2021
4
Narcissus Down. But what a day it has been
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