kingart wrote: 
Pretty much every decade has some great music and some lousy music.

 kingart wrote: 
Uh, me, for one :-)

all about the experiences...

discovered U2 and Echo around the same time circa 1981/82. Completely changed the way I listened to and thought about music. Crocodiles, Porcupine, Heaven up here and Ocean Rain mark the tempo of my college years. If you have not listened to those four albums give them a try. Anything after Ocean Rain is marginal (pun intended) a few songs like this one, Evergreen and others notwithstanding.

I've heard this before, didn't know who it was. A recognizably '80s style, but also kind of timeless. I like it. It's a 7.5. RP doesn't have that number, but I just served it up.  This is better than a 7 but not quite in the elevated 8s. It's a bit of a downer — the 80s are gone. Sometimes they and the music sucked, but really, who prefers '12? 

gallardo wrote: 
I the spirit of moving this thread forward:  

I'm an avid Bunnymen fan, and if you like this I suggest you check out what I think are their two greatest albums:  Heaven Up Here and Porcupine.  I know some fans will shun me for not including their first album "Crocodiles" but it just doesn't hold up overall for me.

There is always the greatest hits album which is very good overall too "Songs to Learn and Sing" and I recently saw a new greatest hits called:  "The Very Best of...." (but I'm not familiar with that one...)  They are a pioneering band from the early 80's and worth digging into if you never have!

 

 Stranglersfan wrote: 
On second listen, I like the sound of my farts better.  

 Blastcat900 wrote: 
Your opinion is sad, and should be kept to yourself.
If your not really a music lover, then turn on your local FM station and listen to the crap that they play.

vocal similarities between the singer and my farts

 lathyris wrote: 
Also a great song with a ebow- intro:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFNLoP5RBrA
 

This is new band for me. I like it a lot!!!!

 lemmoth wrote: 
Just don't get Ian McCulloch talking about Bono.. his opinion and distaste of the U2 frontman are not for the faint hearted

I was dying to know how they got the infinite sustain on the guitar. . .turns out it's a little gizmo called an "e-bow." Check it out: http://www.ebow.com/home.php. Also the namesake for the REM song "E-bow the Letter." I always wondered about that!

I really like this song - however, the production and vocals seem a tad lifeless to me. I once heard a live version on Fabchannel (long gone... sigh) that was quite magical.

From Fleetwood Mac to Echo and the Bunnies...priceless and only on RP.

 crockydile wrote: 

And I think U2 was...ahem..."influenced"..by this band too.

Nice transition from Zumurud.

Fluff

 lemmoth wrote: 

Bono has admitted he modeled some of his vocal style after Ian's. It's pretty obvious he's a fan.

Never got the wide audience of their contemporaries in U2, but everytime I hear them they remind me of U2.  And I really really love U2 - can't understand the haters out there.

Anyway need to get more Echo in my life.

Got a large load of early 90's alternative yesterday.  My tolerance is waning.

Wow, I like this... and I also notice a similarity to U2.

Wonderful album, chalk full of solid tunes like this one.

 crockydile wrote: 

One of a few who Coldplay stole, er acquired their sound/style from.

of course

Wow, side of the Bunny Peoples I've never heard before. Very nice.

This song is soooo good for the ears...