Full disclosure I am a huge fan of Echo & The Bunnymen. Seen them live about 5 times, though unfortunately only once in their heyday of the early 80s. Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here and Ocean Rain are among my favorite albums ever. With that caveat, Porcupines, is among their weaker albums in my opinion, its a bridge between their raw some might say derivitave sounding first 2 albums where there was hit after hit of their hard hitting psychedelic / punk and thier more nuanced and sophisticated soumd that flowered on Ocean Rain. There are still good songs here, and The Cutter is an important track that introduced Bunnymen to the MTV crowd, but there's a lot of filler here where the band relied too much on Ian McCulloch's vocal histrionics instead of solid songwriting. For me the strongest track is the closer In Bluer Skies, which oints the way towards Ocean Rain. So if you are new to Bunnymen and you liked this album, please check out their first and second albums to have a better understanding of their progression as a band that needs to be heard.. Side note, Will Sargeant is one of the most underrated guitarists of all time. 4 stars