Tag Archives: Echo + The Bunnymen

Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 3]

Posted on April 20, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] “Angels + Devils”was the B-side to “Silver” and a sixties beat combo throwback with tambourine and 12-string guitars. The conspicuous lack of string orchestra and the presence of harisochord clearly marked this as being apart from … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1984, 2003, DLX RM, Echo + The Bunnymen | 12 Comments

Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 2]

Posted on April 19, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I am stymied at how long I’ve dearly loved “The Killing Moon” for 39 years and yet I’ve only just bought the “Ocean Rain” album. Will Sergeant’s deftly accentuated guitar chords in the intro against the lowing cellos and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1984, 2003, DLX RM, Echo + The Bunnymen | 1 Comment

Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 1]

Posted on April 18, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It’s been 39 years in the waiting, but this year, I finally acted on my reasonably strong desire to buy Echo + The Bunnymen’s fourth album, “Ocean Rain.” Such as I’ve wanted a copy since its release in 1984! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1984, 2003, DLX RM, Echo + The Bunnymen | 7 Comments

Record Store Day 2023 Has A Few Diamonds In The White Noise [part 2]

Posted on March 29, 2023 by postpunkmonk

As usual, there are numerous titles for RSD 2023 that are native to the UK list but not the US list. That’s to say nothing of the other nations [Ireland, Germany, Japan, Australia] with their own RSD rosters! There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Deadpan Women, Scots Rock, Want List | Tagged 2023, Altered Images, Bill Nelson, Echo + The Bunnymen, Landscape, Pere Ubu, Record Store Day, Simple Minds, Soft Cell, Suicide, xPropaganda | 9 Comments

80s Soundtrack Week: Monday – “Pretty In Pink” US CD

Posted on May 17, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I was going to talk about one of the records coming up this week, then I realized that it had been a bit since I had run a Theme Week here @ PPM and figured that I could work this … Continue reading →

Posted in Mid-80s Malaise, Record Review | Tagged 1986, A+M Records, Echo + The Bunnymen, INXS, New Order, OMD, Psychedelic Furs, soundtrack | 45 Comments

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 45]

Posted on February 11, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 [continued from previous post] The first single from the album had been the “Dancing Barefoot” EP with a metronomic cover of the Patti Smith classic that has been like catnip for rock stars … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Rock GPA, Scots Rock | Tagged 2001, cover version, Echo + The Bunnymen, Neon Lights, Rock GPA, Simple Minds | 4 Comments

Finest Remixes [part 3]

Posted on April 4, 2014 by postpunkmonk

We are all about the glory of 12″ mixes that spur us on to experiment with the often flawed, mongrel art form. Ah, but at their best, they lift us up onto rarefied planes of splendor! Here are several more … Continue reading →