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Porcupine (Remaster) (CD)

By: Echo & The Bunnymen (Artist)

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Echo & The Bunnymen Artist Snapshot:

Along with Teardrop Explodes and Wah! Heat, Echo & the Bunnymen were part of the early-1980s Liverpool scene that was somewhat misleadingly dubbed "neo-psychedelic." While the Bunnymen bore elements of the Doors' dark, mysterious sound and decidedly abstract lyrics, punk played as much of a role in the development of the band's music as anything else. What marks their sound more than anything else, though, is a soaring, anthemic quality that can be quite affecting. After a lengthy hiatus, the band reunited in the early 2000s to tour and record.

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DISC 1 for Porcupine (Remaster) (CD) Album By Echo & The Bunnymen (Artist)
1   Cutter, The
2   Back Of Love, The
3   My White Devil
4   Clay
5   Porcupine
6   Heads Will Roll
7   Ripeness
8   Higher Hell
9   Gods Will Be Gods
10   In Bluer Skies
11   Fuel
12   Cutter, The - (alternate version)
13   My White Devil - (previously unreleased, alternate version)
14   Porcupine - (previously unreleased, alternate)
15   Ripeness - (previously unreleased, alternate version)
16   Gods Will Be Gods - (alternate version)
17   Never Stop (Discotheque)
 

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Title Note

Echo & The Bunnymen: Ian McCulloch (vocals, guitar); Will Sergeant (guitar); Les Pattinson (bass); Pete De Freitas (drums).

Additional personnel: Shankar (strings).

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Amazon Studios, Liverpool, England. Originally released on Sire (23770). Includes liner notes by Max Bell.

Long out of print in the United States before its 2004 reissue, PORCUPINE, Echo & the Bunnymen's third album, has garnered a reputation for being as prickly as its namesake. Although the record is lined with jagged guitars and is arguably the band's darkest offering, these aspects suit the Bunnymen just fine. Ian McCulloch, in particular, sounds right at home on this brooding set of songs, with his deep, Jim Morrison-esque vocals perfectly conveying his intriguing, shadowy tales.

PORCUPINE is front-loaded with its two key singles--the startling "The Cutter" and the strangely grand "The Back of Love." Both songs benefit from the dramatic string playing of Shankar, who also lends an ominous drone to "Heads Will Roll." Throughout the album, McCulloch conjures up vivid lyrical imagery with his powerful voice, from the demonic depths of "My White Devil" and "Higher Hell" to the soaring heights of "God Will Be Gods" and "In Bluer Skies." The 2004 expanded edition includes five alternate versions of album tracks, along with the excellent B-side "Fuel" and the much-loved single "Never Stop (Discotheque)," rounding out a record that holds its own with other revered Bunnymen outings.

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