OMG-the best video ever for Bunnymen fans! That shot of Jake Brockman coupled with Pete De Freitas during the (musical) B section/breakdown is the best ever! XXX
Damn right theyre in a different league from the main stream New Ro bands. I really liked em back in the 80s never heard them live till now and....I mean...wow speechless. That band is sooo tight. Never missed a beat love em
Just saw them on Friday night and they were fantastic. Ian had a cig in his mouth the entire time-dont know how he does it. The guys all looked quite ragged. I wanted to bring them to my rehab. Oh well guess it comes with the territory
Personally, I think Echo is the best but hey that's just my opinion. The Smiths, Joy Division and the Cure are also my absolute favorites but I just enjoy listening to Echo & the Bunnymen more.
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Fair Comment,Steve Morris was mostly responsible for getting us Post Punksters dancing (Along with Hugo/Gang Of Four) and I have no argument with your response.Great drummers are few and far between,and we should celebrate the clutch which came through in the post punk period.(Still think Pete was the boss though)!!
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I saw the bunnymen twice in Liverpool (1983 and 1984) first time was great second time was shite. To suggest that they are some watershed band in rock history is absurd. They were of their time but have dated and now sound totally dreadful. Social clubs in England are full of bands as good as they every Saturday night.
In 1987 Echo, New Order and the Suger Cubes were on a single billing in Toronto. It was $40 so my friend and I decided to not see them at the old Exibition Stadium. We still talk about it today. One of the worst decisions of our lives. Terrible..... $40 was a lot then and we were in high school....ugh.
I was at this gig as well...came down from Uni in Yorskshire to watch it.... I just remember being amazed by the quality of De Freitas drumming... RIP Pete... The Bunnymen were by no means overawed... well, thats what youd expect with Mcullochs ego.... they did great versions of Back of Love and Never Stop.... Great memories... Ta!
I was THERE! A friend had bought the tickets, he was being shipped back to the states to be discharged from the USAF (busted for possession of drugs) and we went to this before he shipped out. I know they were trying to film this concert at RAH, but I'd not seen any footage. "Lay Down Thy Raincoat And Groove" was the name of the gig. Thank you!
Decent but not as good as Justin Bieber. I mean come on. Justin dances and he's like An American while these guys sound like dumb canadian poopheads. plus these canadians think they're a different cuntry when they akt just like us and stuff. plus their money is pink and yellow and other faggy colors like this dumb canooks hair.
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Joy Division,The Smiths and The Cure were all great and important bands ,but the Bunnymen were on a different level musically,the rhythm section (Les and Pete) were like a metronome,and Mac/Will were great frontmen...Best Live band ever......
@kaney1967 Agree that Joy Division (And Gang of Four) changed things in 79/80 and I also agree that Marr was a great guitarist,but as a musical unit The Bunnymen were just miles ahead of everyone,apart from Television maybee.Check out the drumming on Over The Wall,loads of live videos on YouTube. Mike Joyce couldn,t play that drum pattern even if he had six arms.Seeing the Bunnymen live in 80-82 was just incredible.So powerful,so cool,so effortless.
@bunnymanzimbo saw these guys live less than 2 days ago at tramlines festival in Sheffield, UK, and was more than disappointed. As someone who attended this legendary show in '83, it was devastating to see how far the band had fallen.
@bunnymanzimbo The different level you speak of is not a higher level. It is just different. Just as every band ever is different from every band ever. Your metronome comment is a particularly bad example seeing as Stephen Morrison (JD drummer) was practically a human drum machine.
@bunnymanzimbo Hahah, The Smiths were the ones on another level. Bunnymen I love and are fantastic but the Smiths are in the Most High Temple with very few to share with space with. Bunnymen are their opening act!
@djangolad Yeah, I'm gonna agree with you. The Smiths are better. So is the Cure, though how do you compare the Cure and the Smiths? totally different bands.
smiths are better....as are the jam...and joy division....and david bowie......and the cure.......think they can be matched alright there nowhere near the best of the 80's.
The Smiths are better, as are Joy Division. The Jam are good, but I wouldn't place them over The Bunnymen. David Bowie is overrated. The Cure are a steaming pile of hot garbage, I don't know how you can place them above E&TBM. So I would say that yes, they are indeed very near the best of the 80's.
david bowie was a genius. Lyrically and melodically in a different league to the bunnymen. example "if u should fall into my arms, tremble like a flower". Genius. The Cure are a matter of taste really i wouldnt argue on that one. Jesus and the mary chain were up there aswell i like them.
@returnofamnesiac The Cure are a steaming pile of garbage? come on seriously? If you are a true fan of that era how can you say that? The Cure are still viable today.
I'm sure they were better in the early '80s, but they are still worth seeing live. I miss Pete's drumming, though. He was a huge Can fan...and it shows!
I think are are brilliant but I do remember them slagging Bowie off when the were new becasue he was still going. I bet the wish they hadnt done that now
This is 26 year ago - I forgot what a great band they were/ Theye are here in Dubai in Nov (2009) I have not heard one of their songs since the 80s - are they still worth seeing. I will go for the nostalga
sandprof - Yes! they are they still very worth seeing - & not for nostalgia - they have great new songs as well as classics - and now live, they sound as Great as ever!!
Fantastic record, absolutely timeless as most old songs, if this or Bowie sound and vision or sumthin came out today i'd buy it in a heartbeat. Someof the shit around today isn't even worth downloading for free!
Thanks SO much for the information...but for the love of GOD...who let him out on stage in those hideous shorts?! LOL! As picky as Mac was about his hair and the fit he had when Pete shaved his head...can't believe he let the guy wear a diaper.
I agree and if I remember correctly McCulloch and Cope had early collaborations before the Teardrop Explodes formed but I believe there isn't any love lost between them now but I could be wrong.
I'm perhaps unique, in that I love both The Bunnymen and U2? I think both bands are excellent musically, although in terms of pure ability, I'd say the Bunnymen shade it as Les is a far superior player to Adam Clayton, IMHO. Both Will and Dave are wonderfully gifted, although neither of them is technically correct in their playing; they've both admitted as much in interviews. Genius can't be taught.
Both are amazing bands without doubt. Anyone who says otherwise is a fucking knob in my opinion. I passionately hate U2 haters (they only hate them because of Bono's persona and their "nostalgic" sound these days) and I'm really quite saddened that the Bunnies aren't being hailed as legends by every person on the street. Most people I know haven't even heard of them. A travesty.
I agree, A travesty. However a close friend of mine from South Africa introduced me to ETBM, so at least they're known elsewhere in the world, which can only be a good thing eh?
His name is Jake Brockman and he was the Bunnymens first roadie and from the early eighties through the early nineties he played guitar and keyboards for the Bunnies during the live shows. On Reverberation(the Macless Bunny record) he was actually FINALLY listed as an official member of the band. Yes the shorts are hoorifying but without JB the Bunnymen of the 80's would have been a very different band.
You're absolutely right with all your Jake Brockman facts.. but that's not him! I wish I could remember the name of the beautiful androgynous boy in the shorts because I knew him slightly back in 1983. All I remember is that he moved to London from Liverpool and was in the Psychedelic Furs for about 5 minutes. I'd also love to know where Jake is after all these years...
His name is Mike Mooney, according to the book Turquoise Days: The Weird World of E&TB. I thought Jake was a part of Will's side project called BOM, or something like that.
Bono said once, "Ian is cooler me". Edges early guitar playing was kinda ripp off of Wills style. I love U2 dont get me wrong but Echo had the looks and the sound that reflected a new generation to come.
back in the day, when I would roam around with a boom box playing Echo tapes, people would routinely mistake it for U2. It's the bass propelling the melody with the slashing guitar over top that does it. The Who did the same thing, but in a different way. I'm not saying U2 was ripping off Echo, but they had a similar way of constructing songs, at least at first.
I disagree about Edge's sound. If anything, Edge was emulating Television. But he took it way beyond that level when he started playing against a delay. Edge has evolved over the years, but Will really hasn't. I don't mean that in a nasty way or anything, it's just that Will still plays everything on 1 or 2 strings. He has admitted that he STILL hasn't learned the big chord in The Cutter. (He didn't play it...guy from Lightning Seeds did.)
did anyone ever tell you who that guy is? He creeps me out with his diaper-like shorts and he just looks so out of place............did someone in the band owe him a favor or something and gave him his 15 minutes of fame?
His name is Jake Brockman and he was the Bunnymens first roadie and from the early eighties through the early nineties he played guitar and keyboards for the Bunnies during the live shows. On Reverberation(the Macless Bunny record) he was actually FINALLY listed as an official member of the band. Yes the shorts are hoorifying but without JB the Bunnymen of the 80's would have been a very different band.
His name is Mike Mooney, and he played with the Psych. Furs. He's not Jake Brockman. Jake can be seen playing keyboards in the dark in Echo's Rockpalast 1983 videos. Sorry it took awhile to get back to you! :)
His name is Jake Brockman and he was the Bunnymens first roadie and from the early eighties through the early nineties he played guitar and keyboards for the Bunnies during the live shows. On Reverberation(the Macless Bunny record) he was actually FINALLY listed as an official member of the band. Yes the shorts are hoorifying but without JB the Bunnymen of the 80's would have been a very different band.
My fave tune ever
LentilMcMental 1 month ago
Super canción :D
Hideouspenguin500 2 months ago
OMG-the best video ever for Bunnymen fans! That shot of Jake Brockman coupled with Pete De Freitas during the (musical) B section/breakdown is the best ever! XXX
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shoomarcketing 4 months ago
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shoomarcketing 4 months ago
so pretty was Ian
ccm800 5 months ago
Damn right theyre in a different league from the main stream New Ro bands. I really liked em back in the 80s never heard them live till now and....I mean...wow speechless. That band is sooo tight. Never missed a beat love em
tonyDsnake 5 months ago
What I'd give to get that guitar tone...
zXeCLiPzeXz 6 months ago
i love this
and now i need a time machine
dreadherb 6 months ago
When the UK had great fucking music..those days are gone now thanks to simon cowell and his cronies.
bobeagle007 8 months ago 4
83 the year I gained freedom from school
Lifeinthemix 9 months ago
the bunnymen and the smiths,, apart from both being fantastic live bands they both had a frontman that the whole audiance fell in love with.
pfg333 9 months ago 3
Just saw them on Friday night and they were fantastic. Ian had a cig in his mouth the entire time-dont know how he does it. The guys all looked quite ragged. I wanted to bring them to my rehab. Oh well guess it comes with the territory
HoustonNiner1 9 months ago
I wouldn't be surprise if Arcade Fire play this song someday.
thv460 11 months ago
Personally, I think Echo is the best but hey that's just my opinion. The Smiths, Joy Division and the Cure are also my absolute favorites but I just enjoy listening to Echo & the Bunnymen more.
bookwormgal1996 1 year ago
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TheRanTanWaltz 1 year ago
I have heart better begins of the cutter. But anyway for me its dubbel 10
ronaldvanderkleij 1 year ago
Where did 27 years go????
Youngopie 1 year ago 4
You can just feel the energy just exploding out of them. Amazing.
DeadWhiteButterflies 1 year ago
ufff... what a rhytm... the core of the song. Masters.
erwartungstk 1 year ago
Unbelievably good...one of the best songs from one of the best groups ever...saw them in Southampton in 1998. Wonderful.
markbailey1970 1 year ago
best thing l can say is that l found my 19 yr old son playing the album when l came home early last night
J3RRYF 1 year ago 5
Fair Comment,Steve Morris was mostly responsible for getting us Post Punksters dancing (Along with Hugo/Gang Of Four) and I have no argument with your response.Great drummers are few and far between,and we should celebrate the clutch which came through in the post punk period.(Still think Pete was the boss though)!!
bunnymanzimbo 1 year ago
spare us stetley from the mouthers of duncan mcchord's time machines 3010
TheBrilliantGeniuses 1 year ago
great band
terrysturmey 1 year ago
saw them at the Whisky in LA at this time (1983), very good...
deborama19 1 year ago
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I saw the bunnymen twice in Liverpool (1983 and 1984) first time was great second time was shite. To suggest that they are some watershed band in rock history is absurd. They were of their time but have dated and now sound totally dreadful. Social clubs in England are full of bands as good as they every Saturday night.
widlad7 1 year ago
To put out some much great material by 25 is unbelievable. He would have just turned 24 here. That is soooo young.
Youngopie 1 year ago
Estos manes van a caer a Ecuador!!! En su ùltima gira!!! Frescooo !!!!!!!!
jossie1991COF 1 year ago
Good to see this here
paisleybabee 1 year ago
In 1987 Echo, New Order and the Suger Cubes were on a single billing in Toronto. It was $40 so my friend and I decided to not see them at the old Exibition Stadium. We still talk about it today. One of the worst decisions of our lives. Terrible..... $40 was a lot then and we were in high school....ugh.
Youngopie 1 year ago
@Youngopie seems hard to believe,but you were there
suffern63 1 year ago
I was at this gig as well...came down from Uni in Yorskshire to watch it.... I just remember being amazed by the quality of De Freitas drumming... RIP Pete... The Bunnymen were by no means overawed... well, thats what youd expect with Mcullochs ego.... they did great versions of Back of Love and Never Stop.... Great memories... Ta!
celticsoulboy 1 year ago
Echo & the Bunnymen, the Pop Group, The Chameleons, and Joy Division are eternally in my car radio. Music to live by.
Hexonox 1 year ago 2
I was THERE! A friend had bought the tickets, he was being shipped back to the states to be discharged from the USAF (busted for possession of drugs) and we went to this before he shipped out. I know they were trying to film this concert at RAH, but I'd not seen any footage. "Lay Down Thy Raincoat And Groove" was the name of the gig. Thank you!
innergeek 1 year ago 2
Decent but not as good as Justin Bieber. I mean come on. Justin dances and he's like An American while these guys sound like dumb canadian poopheads. plus these canadians think they're a different cuntry when they akt just like us and stuff. plus their money is pink and yellow and other faggy colors like this dumb canooks hair.
MrChameleon2010 1 year ago
@MrChameleon2010 at least we kicked you ass in hockey at the olympics
massimopark 1 year ago
Geniales!!! Uno de los grandes grupos de la historia, y uno de los mas influyentes de la actualidad.
Masterprice1000 1 year ago
Thats a guitar at the begginng !! WTF!!! I thought was a warped violin or something like that!
ThePiXiE13 1 year ago
who killed sgt pepper?
antonfjordson 1 year ago
Lets say we have three Rock`n Roll masterpieces,
This is one for sure
You gotta love this like Beethovens anger and passion!
MrLoomboy 2 years ago 2
fucking amazing - a great inspiration to my music career.
varukerbrains 2 years ago 2
What a weird product of Ireland. But yet what an inspiration.
A good morning song still.
unmedication 2 years ago
@unmedication Ireland? Try Liverpool, England Einstein.
prometheusjackson 2 years ago 2
@prometheusjackson My mistake... Einstein ? Bwahaha. Why not.
unmedication 2 years ago
hey dr cheese, this is mardi gras new orleans song, weidreaux 2009. THE CUTTER saints in the superbowl halftime show who KEITH MOON who dat DREW BREES who dat. Happy Mardi Gras. Spare us Miami! MArdi Gras BLACK AND GOLD XLIV Superbowl Bowling Espn
ePhilosopher9 2 years ago
@ePhilosopher9 fur Stetley and duncan mccord of Multiple Places. WHO DAT!@
ePhilosopher9 2 years ago
This is the one of best tunes ever !!!!
marcusofthurlby 2 years ago
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apparently we sound a bit like bunnymen. you can us on our youtube page. would be interesting to know what people think. cheers
TheRanTanWaltz 2 years ago
Great lyrics and sound great live.
SPS
San Clemente, California
seansurlow 2 years ago
Joy Division,The Smiths and The Cure were all great and important bands ,but the Bunnymen were on a different level musically,the rhythm section (Les and Pete) were like a metronome,and Mac/Will were great frontmen...Best Live band ever......
bunnymanzimbo 2 years ago 29
@bunnymanzimbo
Perfectly written.... Love this Band, they are on a different level and still are.
mastercoc 2 years ago 2
@bunnymanzimbo I'm sorry but that aimed at Echo fans, Marr was creating sounds before any other bands time... Listen to his stuff.
I love Echo but The Smiths where top class and Joy Division set the standard.
kaney1967 1 year ago
@kaney1967
AlfieD15 1 year ago
@kaney1967 Agree that Joy Division (And Gang of Four) changed things in 79/80 and I also agree that Marr was a great guitarist,but as a musical unit The Bunnymen were just miles ahead of everyone,apart from Television maybee.Check out the drumming on Over The Wall,loads of live videos on YouTube. Mike Joyce couldn,t play that drum pattern even if he had six arms.Seeing the Bunnymen live in 80-82 was just incredible.So powerful,so cool,so effortless.
bunnymanzimbo 1 year ago
@bunnymanzimbo saw these guys live less than 2 days ago at tramlines festival in Sheffield, UK, and was more than disappointed. As someone who attended this legendary show in '83, it was devastating to see how far the band had fallen.
Sunstria 1 year ago
@Sunstria Nothing ever lasts forever!!!
AlfieD15 1 year ago
@bunnymanzimbo The different level you speak of is not a higher level. It is just different. Just as every band ever is different from every band ever. Your metronome comment is a particularly bad example seeing as Stephen Morrison (JD drummer) was practically a human drum machine.
bilbomarks 1 year ago 4
@bunnymanzimbo Hahah, The Smiths were the ones on another level. Bunnymen I love and are fantastic but the Smiths are in the Most High Temple with very few to share with space with. Bunnymen are their opening act!
djangolad 1 year ago 2
@djangolad Yeah, I'm gonna agree with you. The Smiths are better. So is the Cure, though how do you compare the Cure and the Smiths? totally different bands.
gaozhi2007 1 year ago 2
@djangolad Totally agree!
spacecatmoonbeam 10 months ago
@bunnymanzimbo I love the bunnymen but imo The Smiths had a better rhythm section....
pawnsacrifice1 1 year ago 2
@bunnymanzimbo i can't wait till you die
SuperGuy344 7 months ago
smiths are better....as are the jam...and joy division....and david bowie......and the cure.......think they can be matched alright there nowhere near the best of the 80's.
paulmaguire12345 2 years ago
The Smiths are better, as are Joy Division. The Jam are good, but I wouldn't place them over The Bunnymen. David Bowie is overrated. The Cure are a steaming pile of hot garbage, I don't know how you can place them above E&TBM. So I would say that yes, they are indeed very near the best of the 80's.
returnofamnesiac 2 years ago 2
david bowie was a genius. Lyrically and melodically in a different league to the bunnymen. example "if u should fall into my arms, tremble like a flower". Genius. The Cure are a matter of taste really i wouldnt argue on that one. Jesus and the mary chain were up there aswell i like them.
paulmaguire12345 2 years ago 2
@returnofamnesiac The Cure are a steaming pile of garbage? come on seriously? If you are a true fan of that era how can you say that? The Cure are still viable today.
tragicallyhiprule 1 year ago
@returnofamnesiac calling the cure a pile of Garbage really shows how little you know about music.
fohawk31 1 year ago 2
@paulmaguire12345
all that bands ARE GREAT.
LIKE THIS....
DONT DISCUSSE
skatafario 2 years ago
Joy Division? Overrated as ever.
The rest aren't even comparable in terms of musical style except maybe The Cure, but I don't think so.
nicck 2 years ago
Best version ever SUBLIME
berghoff1921 2 years ago 2
the best of 80'
alefdm 2 years ago 2
Their first four albums are an unmatched display of brilliance.
9Kzaar11 2 years ago 16
BIGGG CHOOON NUF FUFF RESPECT
JUNGLEJUSTICE9mm 2 years ago
Just Ace...
69MARKWARD 2 years ago
vinyl clown........why cant people spell on youtube??
johnnyfido 2 years ago
I'm sure they were better in the early '80s, but they are still worth seeing live. I miss Pete's drumming, though. He was a huge Can fan...and it shows!
1965raj 2 years ago
Yeah, I 100 percent agree. that Can-esque rhythm is severly lacking in alot of their newer stuff. Great band tho!
djdtpacker 2 years ago
i have this on vinal
skuzallen 2 years ago
I think are are brilliant but I do remember them slagging Bowie off when the were new becasue he was still going. I bet the wish they hadnt done that now
davejohnslade 2 years ago
This is 26 year ago - I forgot what a great band they were/ Theye are here in Dubai in Nov (2009) I have not heard one of their songs since the 80s - are they still worth seeing. I will go for the nostalga
sandprof 2 years ago
sandprof - Yes! they are they still very worth seeing - & not for nostalgia - they have great new songs as well as classics - and now live, they sound as Great as ever!!
sirdoug3 2 years ago
What a Brilliant Band with Something To say Thats Worth Listening Too!
Excellence shows Itself Again!
I am proper Scarred By the Jagged Edge of Something Quite Brilliant!
Fryersmuck 2 years ago
Fryersmuck-
You said it better than I could have, so can I just say, "ditto?"
whyitsfunny 2 years ago
Ian McCulloch is an actual dude
NoBusesx 2 years ago
Self taught group. I saw them in 1984 at the Greek Theatre, still one of my favorites
Jacob0015 2 years ago
love the guitar intro on this version much more than the studio version.
ChloeDancer04 2 years ago
This is a good song.
walterpisante 2 years ago
sounds much better than the studio version-they shouldve recorded this way no?
Bruceholvenstot 2 years ago
OOOOOOOOH YEAHHH!!!
RICK HOWARD!!!
chetossanchez 2 years ago 2
Fantastic record, absolutely timeless as most old songs, if this or Bowie sound and vision or sumthin came out today i'd buy it in a heartbeat. Someof the shit around today isn't even worth downloading for free!
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wanchorman 2 years ago 2
Couldn't agree more. Saw them in the 80's and at last years V Festival, BRILLIANT. What a stage presence he has.
jeffers5567 2 years ago
Always mentally jaw-dropping
funkydafunker 2 years ago
can any any one tell what effects and shit
that wills using on his guitar.
like in general not just in this song
it would be a great help cheers
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orvarerlingarnason 2 years ago
couldn't cut the mustard............genius
gasgas270 2 years ago 2
love mac and the bunnymen, great song.
melancholicgirlie 2 years ago 3
rick howards song
23rec23 3 years ago
not known as ETBM here in Aussie!
Yammingtons 2 years ago
no because its EATB. Huh maybe check what you typeing there champ
nath909 2 years ago
and that means something does it?
sandprof 2 years ago
champ?
nath909 2 years ago
Was at this show and the envy of all of my friends back home in L.A. I thought I was in a dream but now I know it was real. Cannot thank u enuf!!!
sdion65 3 years ago
You little devil! So you've seen the best band in the world then. I agree cos I was there too!!
mastercoc 3 years ago
This song should be played with strings, nice live performance.
This song and "killing moon" are my favorite bunnymen's song.
FAUVEEX 3 years ago
Am i the happy loss
Will i still recoil
When the skin is lost
Am i the worthy cross
Will i still be soiled
When the dirt is off - WOW
Fantastic!
JOKAMAJA 3 years ago
Classic tune.
DKLJB 3 years ago
pure genius...they need to put this on DVD - and the NYC Ocean Rain concert! and boy, can't wait for the Fountain...
best band in the universe!!!!
ljpw93 3 years ago
Just a great tune, love it
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago
Thanks SO much for the information...but for the love of GOD...who let him out on stage in those hideous shorts?! LOL! As picky as Mac was about his hair and the fit he had when Pete shaved his head...can't believe he let the guy wear a diaper.
bunnEgirl 3 years ago
the cult were a better band than u2,should not even mention in the same sentence really
redrock1965 3 years ago
U2, Echo, Teardrop Explodes, The Stanglers, The Smiths, Joy Division. GOD!!! those were the days. Incredible music from some incredible bands.
lismclis51 3 years ago 3
Don't forget Psychedelic Furs, the Cure, the Cult, and old R.E.M.!
ultramegaunknown 3 years ago 2
can anyone tell me the chords, i know the chorus but the rest is a mystery to me.
daveyfuckingG 3 years ago
the best vocal performance of McCulloch
ABTE67 3 years ago
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u2 suck and fuck
ABTE67 3 years ago
kid of the 80s
Ive seen both u2 support the bunnies and the bunnies suppoet U2 defo some synergy between both
However there is more synergy between the bunnies and the teardrop explodes
mewmewstyle5 3 years ago
I agree and if I remember correctly McCulloch and Cope had early collaborations before the Teardrop Explodes formed but I believe there isn't any love lost between them now but I could be wrong.
bleep323 3 years ago
I'm perhaps unique, in that I love both The Bunnymen and U2? I think both bands are excellent musically, although in terms of pure ability, I'd say the Bunnymen shade it as Les is a far superior player to Adam Clayton, IMHO. Both Will and Dave are wonderfully gifted, although neither of them is technically correct in their playing; they've both admitted as much in interviews. Genius can't be taught.
jogger1976 3 years ago
Both are amazing bands without doubt. Anyone who says otherwise is a fucking knob in my opinion. I passionately hate U2 haters (they only hate them because of Bono's persona and their "nostalgic" sound these days) and I'm really quite saddened that the Bunnies aren't being hailed as legends by every person on the street. Most people I know haven't even heard of them. A travesty.
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it is a travesty indeed,
Superhelter 3 years ago
I agree, A travesty. However a close friend of mine from South Africa introduced me to ETBM, so at least they're known elsewhere in the world, which can only be a good thing eh?
mattomsingy 3 years ago
Less is more sometimes!
Snotra 3 years ago
great band
clash4life 3 years ago
love this
EmVisconti 3 years ago
Great performance of a classic song. Just one question, who the hell is the Club Tropicana extra on second guitar?!!!!!!!
jogger1976 3 years ago
His name is Jake Brockman and he was the Bunnymens first roadie and from the early eighties through the early nineties he played guitar and keyboards for the Bunnies during the live shows. On Reverberation(the Macless Bunny record) he was actually FINALLY listed as an official member of the band. Yes the shorts are hoorifying but without JB the Bunnymen of the 80's would have been a very different band.
IMHO
Jesuskrishna 3 years ago
Thanks Jesuskrishna for the explaination....really wondered 'bout that one.
bunnEgirl 3 years ago
You're absolutely right with all your Jake Brockman facts.. but that's not him! I wish I could remember the name of the beautiful androgynous boy in the shorts because I knew him slightly back in 1983. All I remember is that he moved to London from Liverpool and was in the Psychedelic Furs for about 5 minutes. I'd also love to know where Jake is after all these years...
daniellenay 3 years ago
His name is Mike Mooney, according to the book Turquoise Days: The Weird World of E&TB. I thought Jake was a part of Will's side project called BOM, or something like that.
Fairmont4ever 3 years ago
Thank you Fairmont. It's been bugging me for 3 weeks now that i couldn't remember Mike's name!
daniellenay 3 years ago
"Ian is cooler than me"...correction!
Snotra 3 years ago
Bono said once, "Ian is cooler me". Edges early guitar playing was kinda ripp off of Wills style. I love U2 dont get me wrong but Echo had the looks and the sound that reflected a new generation to come.
Snotra 3 years ago
back in the day, when I would roam around with a boom box playing Echo tapes, people would routinely mistake it for U2. It's the bass propelling the melody with the slashing guitar over top that does it. The Who did the same thing, but in a different way. I'm not saying U2 was ripping off Echo, but they had a similar way of constructing songs, at least at first.
gogiggs 3 years ago
I disagree about Edge's sound. If anything, Edge was emulating Television. But he took it way beyond that level when he started playing against a delay. Edge has evolved over the years, but Will really hasn't. I don't mean that in a nasty way or anything, it's just that Will still plays everything on 1 or 2 strings. He has admitted that he STILL hasn't learned the big chord in The Cutter. (He didn't play it...guy from Lightning Seeds did.)
skrason 3 years ago
god i love these guys - have for 25 years ....if only to see live...ahhhhhhhhhh
ljpw93 3 years ago
shankar would be proud!
Snotra 3 years ago
what was keeping his eyes open.....
rlrrn 3 years ago
This takes me back.
kendietube 4 years ago
Who's the extra guy playing the hollowbody guitar?
Fairmont4ever 4 years ago
did anyone ever tell you who that guy is? He creeps me out with his diaper-like shorts and he just looks so out of place............did someone in the band owe him a favor or something and gave him his 15 minutes of fame?
bunnEgirl 3 years ago
His name is Jake Brockman and he was the Bunnymens first roadie and from the early eighties through the early nineties he played guitar and keyboards for the Bunnies during the live shows. On Reverberation(the Macless Bunny record) he was actually FINALLY listed as an official member of the band. Yes the shorts are hoorifying but without JB the Bunnymen of the 80's would have been a very different band.
IMHO
Jesuskrishna 3 years ago
His name is Mike Mooney, and he played with the Psych. Furs. He's not Jake Brockman. Jake can be seen playing keyboards in the dark in Echo's Rockpalast 1983 videos. Sorry it took awhile to get back to you! :)
Fairmont4ever 3 years ago
His name is Jake Brockman and he was the Bunnymens first roadie and from the early eighties through the early nineties he played guitar and keyboards for the Bunnies during the live shows. On Reverberation(the Macless Bunny record) he was actually FINALLY listed as an official member of the band. Yes the shorts are hoorifying but without JB the Bunnymen of the 80's would have been a very different band.
IMHO
Jesuskrishna 3 years ago
say we can, say we will...
jhdteacher 4 years ago
Just a great tune
LegZoff 4 years ago
Love it
jaymar66 4 years ago
Proof.
Jesuskrishna 4 years ago