Echo And The Bunnymen

BIG BLASTS FROM THE PAST – 10 Albums Turning 40 In 2024

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Band: ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Album: OCEAN RAIN

Released: 4 May 1984
Their 4th LP
Score: #4 in the UK

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Band: R.E.M.
Album: RECKONING

Released: 9 April 1984
Their 2nd one
Score: #27 in the US and #91 in the UK

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Band: HÜSKER DÜ
Album: ZEN ARCADE

Released: 1 July 1984
Their 2nd LP

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Band: NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
Album: FROM HER TO ETERNITY

Released: May 1984
Debut LP

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Band: THE SMITHS
Album: THE SMITHS

Released: 20 February 1984
Debut LP

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Brewing Up With by BILLY BRAGG
Born In The U.S.A. by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
The Unforgettable Fire by U2
Café Blue by THE STYLE COUNCIL
Purple Rain by PRINCE

TODAY’S YESTERDAY ALBUM – ‘What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?’ – Eight LP By ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN…

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Remarkable albums from the past…

‘What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?’ by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Released: 16 April 1999 – Eight Bunnymen longplayer

ALL MUSIC wrote: “Echo & the Bunnymen made a dignified return in 1997 with ‘Evergreen’,
but that record displayed some hints of rustiness and a desire to stay hip – two things notably absent from its superb sequel, ‘What Are You Going to Do With Your Life?’ Trimmed to just the duo of Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant, Echo has succeeded where many of their peers have failed – they have matured without getting stodgy, they have deepened their signature sound without appearing self-conscious.”
Score: 4/5 – Full review here

TURN UP THE VOLUME! says: A melancholic diamond. An underrated masterwork
from start to finish. Great album title. Great cover. Great musings. Sergeant & McCulloch are genuine legends. Hail hail!

TOP TRACKS: What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? / Rust / When It All Blows Over

* WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH YOUR LIFE?

* RUST

* WHEN IT ALL BLOWS OVER

ALBUM in full…

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ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: Website – Facebook – All Albums 


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10 Stellar Singles Turning 20 in… 2017

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Looking back in time… memorable moments in sonic history!

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10 Smashing singles turning 25 in 2017. Here’s some timeless magic. Start the jukebox!…

1/ ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ by THE VERVE
The Verve diamond everybody knows…
Released: 16 June / Album: ‘Urban Hymns’
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2/ ‘Song 2’ by BLUR
Scream it loud… ‘Woo-hoo Woo-hoo Woo-hoo Woo-hoo’
Released: 7 April / Album: ‘Blur’
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3/ ‘Kowalski’ by PRIMAL SCREAM
Hell of a ride with a smoking groove…
Released: 5 May / Album: ‘Vanishing Point’
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4/ ‘Paranoid Android’ by RADIOHEAD
Going massive with 4 songs in one…
Released: 26 May / Album: ‘OK Computer’
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5/ ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ by ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
Another bitter sweet symphony and Liam Gallagher going… lalalalalala
Released: 20 June / (Comeback) album: ‘Evergreen’
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6/ ‘Block Rockin’ Beats’ by THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
Crushing beats for hyperkinetic dancing…
Released: 18 March / Album: ‘Dig Your Own Hole’
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7/ ‘Electricity’ by SPIRITUALIZED
Spacey Jason Pierce on his best album ever…
Released: 28 July / Album: ‘Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space’
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8/ ‘Get Higher’ by BLACK GRAPE
Dance floor killer and hilarious lyrics…
Released: October / Album: ‘Stupid Stupid Stupid’
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9/ ‘D’You Know What I Mean?’ by OASIS (7 juli)
Best song on their worst album…
Released: 7 July / Album: “Be Here Now’
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10/ ‘All You Good Good People’ by EMBRACE
Epic ballad, the band’s best shot…
Released: 17 February / Album: ‘The Good Will Out’
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