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Echo & The Bunnymen

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Forpost-punk and new wave listeners, fans of british ‘80s rock, and newcomers curious about echo & the bunnymen’s essentials.
8 Reviews 3 Definitions 62 Charts
New Wave Pop Post-Punk

The Profile

British post-punk band formed in Liverpool in 1978 by Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, and Les Pattinson; drummer Pete de Freitas soon completed the classic lineup. Known for moody, melodic songs and orchestral textures, they achieved acclaim with Ocean Rain (1984) and singles like The Killing Moon and Lips Like Sugar.

Ocean Rain is widely cited as their masterpiece. The 1987 self‑titled album includes Lips Like Sugar and Bedbugs and Ballyhoo, the latter featuring Ray Manzarek on organ. The band struggled to fully break the U.S. market during the original run. Pete de Freitas died in an accident in 1989; the group split, then reunited in 1997 and has continued releasing albums, including Meteorites (2014).

Reviews celebrate the band’s classic run: Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here set the tone, Ocean Rain is hailed as their masterpiece, and the 1987 self‑titled is defended as underrated with standout cuts like Lips Like Sugar and Bedbugs and Ballyhoo. Porcupine divides opinions for glossy tendencies. Meteorites (2014) earns mixed notes but lands late‑career highlights. Across pieces, McCulloch’s voice and the group’s moody, orchestral-tinged post‑punk are consistently praised, with nods to lineup history and a 1990s reunion.

Notable Quotes

❝ “Echo And The Bunnymen,” however, is instead a completely worthy album of the heavy name it bears, or almost.
❝ For this album, the adjective “classic” doesn’t make one frown for once
❝ But here it is...blast at full volume the sublime “The Killing Moon” one of the most beautiful songs of the ’80s, an endless romantic kiss with hazelnut flavor full of galvanized hormones ready to explode.
❝ Crocodiles, dated 1980 (produced by Ian Broudie and the legendary Chameleons), launched them among the up-and-coming bands in great style, immediately defining their personality.
❝ One of the most beautiful Bunnymen songs, surely from the last 20 years.
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