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GibsonGirl said:


I love Ocean Rain. :drool: Have you heard Angels And Devils, an Ocean Rain era B-side? Very good. :up:
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I'm trying to download it, but no sources yet :sad: I do like the title, however...can I pretend it's where I got my username?;)

Turquoise days is great, as well..:drool: Thanks again for the special link. your taste in music is sublime :flirt: :wink:

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angelordevil said:


I'm trying to download it, but no sources yet :sad: I do like the title, however...can I pretend it's where I got my username?;)

Turquoise days is great, as well..:drool: Thanks again for the special link. your taste in music is sublime :flirt: :wink:
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What do you mean, you've got no sources? :wink:

http://s53.you sendit.com/d.aspx?id=3G1EK6BZC4EBU3SFR5I2SP0ALW

How much of their stuff do you have, by the way? If you're interested, I can upload all of their early 80s work for you. Porcupine is highly recommended if you don't have it! I know how difficult it can be to find their stuff in record stores, so I don't mind. :) I don't own any of the albums they released after 1984 (Ocean Rain, how I love thee) because I frankly think they're shit. Well, I do have Evergreen...but it's not all that great. Think ATYCLB released in 1997 minus the big hits.

Turquoise Days is great! I love how it builds up, filling you with the expectation that it's going to just explode at some point...but then quietens down right before the brink. It's a very sneaky song in that respect. In fact...


Echo & The Bunnymen - Turquoise Days
 
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GibsonGirl said:


What do you mean, you've got no sources? :wink:

http://s53.you sendit.com/d.aspx?id=3G1EK6BZC4EBU3SFR5I2SP0ALW

How much of their stuff do you have, by the way? If you're interested, I can upload all of their early 80s work for you. Porcupine is highly recommended if you don't have it! I know how difficult it can be to find their stuff in record stores, so I don't mind. :) I don't own any of the albums they released after 1984 (Ocean Rain, how I love thee) because I frankly think they're shit. Well, I do have Evergreen...but it's not all that great. Think ATYCLB released in 1997 minus the big hits.

Turquoise Days is great! I love how it builds up, filling you with the expectation that it's going to just explode at some point...but then quietens down right before the brink. It's a very sneaky song in that respect. In fact...
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:love: Well, if it's not too much work for you, I'd love to have the early stuff. The only stuff I have so far is from the secret heavenuphere file from an unknown origin. :shifty:

I'm loving what I'm hearing--it's like a missing piece of U2's history come to light. The vocals remind me of Jim Morrison, Bono...and even a slightly tortured shade of Macphisto on Ocean Rain *goosebumps*

Echo & The Bunnymen - Angels And Devils (GibsonGirl/non-Morpheus mix) :drool:
 
Oasis - Rock n'Roll Star.

Hey Aardie - just spotted you on last.fm! :ohmy: :wink:
 
angelordevil said:


:love: Well, if it's not too much work for you, I'd love to have the early stuff. The only stuff I have so far is from the secret heavenuphere file from an unknown origin. :shifty:

I'm loving what I'm hearing--it's like a missing piece of U2's history come to light. The vocals remind me of Jim Morrison, Bono...and even a slightly tortured shade of Macphisto on Ocean Rain *goosebumps*
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Hooray! Most of my online friends are sick of my E&TB wanking, but I can't help myself. I really love them. Wonderful post-punk. Nothing like getting into an artist's work 21 years after their height...

And I hear you on the "missing piece of U2's history" thing. I always thought that Boy and October were rather original for their time. That was before I heard Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here, and Television's Marquee Moon, all of which were released before U2 did their thing. I think Ian McCulloch (bastard though he is) was almost somewhat justified in slagging off Bono and U2 in their early days. Some of the similarities were striking. Now, there were a lot of major differences between the Bunnymen and U2, of course. U2's early songs, as you know, tended to be a lot more optimistic and suited for mass consumption, while the Bunnymen's tended to be kind of depressing and less radio-friendly. The Edge didn't have that Middle Eastern style that Will Sergeant had on some songs. Bono's hair wasn't nearly as severe as Ian McCulloch's, etc. And by 1984/1985, they were completely different bands - U2 became considerably better and the Bunnymen kind of lost it.

Anyway, enough blabbing:

Crocodiles (1980) - http://www.flickerandfade.org/blah/crocodiles.zip
Porcupine (1983) - http://www.flickerandfade.org/blah/porcupine.zip
Ocean Rain (1984) - http://www.flickerandfade.org/blah/oceanrain.zip

Be sure to check out Going Up, Monkeys, Rescue, Do It Clean (another B-side), The Cutter, Clay, Porcupine, Heads Will Roll, Ripeness (I still think that song was a jab at U2 - the intro, hee), Higher Hell, Silver (what a pop song should be), The Killing Moon ( :drool: best E&TB song ever), and My Kingdom. Those are my favourites!

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Echo And The Bunnymen - Rescue :love:
 
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GibsonGirl said:


Hooray! Most of my online friends are sick of my E&TB wanking, but I can't help myself. I really love them. Wonderful post-punk. Nothing like getting into an artist's work 21 years after their height...

And I hear you on the "missing piece of U2's history" thing. I always thought that Boy and October were rather original for their time. That was before I heard Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here, and Television's Marquee Moon, all of which were released before U2 did their thing. I think Ian McCulloch (bastard though he is) was almost somewhat justified in slagging off Bono and U2 in their early days. Some of the similarities were striking. Now, there were a lot of major differences between the Bunnymen and U2, of course. U2's early songs, as you know, tended to be a lot more optimistic and suited for mass consumption, while the Bunnymen's tended to be kind of depressing and less radio-friendly. The Edge didn't have that Middle Eastern style that Will Sergeant had on some songs. Bono's hair wasn't nearly as severe as Ian McCulloch's, etc. And by 1984/1985, they were completely different bands - U2 became considerably better and the Bunnymen kind of lost it.

Anyway, enough blabbing:

Crocodiles (1980) - http://www.flickerandfade.org/blah/crocodiles.zip
Porcupine (1983) - http://www.flickerandfade.org/blah/porcupine.zip
Ocean Rain (1984) - http://www.flickerandfade.org/blah/oceanrain.zip

Be sure to check out Going Up, Monkeys, Rescue, Do It Clean (another B-side), The Cutter, Clay, Porcupine, Heads Will Roll, Ripeness (I still think that song was a jab at U2 - the intro, hee), Higher Hell, Silver (what a pop song should be), The Killing Moon ( :drool: best E&TB song ever), and My Kingdom. Those are my favourites!

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Echo And The Bunnymen - Rescue :love:
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:ohmy: :heart: Thanks for taking the time to put this together! You're amazing...I just downloaded all of the links. It's so interesting to hear this stuff after reading about them being a big U2 influence. I really like the free flowing, stream-of-consciousness feel of it...I can hear how they've influenced newer bands, such as The Arcade Fire. It's so great when you uncover a band like this, and share it around *he said, googling E & TB and searching band websites*

I think if I were in the band, I'd be very envious of U2, and their success. But, as you say, U2 really went on to carve out their own territory. I think that's been the key to U2: they take the best of what's around them at any given moment and put their own unique stamp on it.


Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon :yes: :up:
 
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