Ballyhoo: The Best Of Echo & The Bunnymen - Echo & The Bunnymen

Dark, sweaty halls and feverish memories of gigs - a clutch of the finest choons you could ever be privileged to hear ? a rare rock sensibility which wove together romance and cynicism in approximately equal measure ? a guitarist who knew where IT was at ? a vocalist of epic visual and audio excellence ? a band which was so on the button it made you want to cry at times and laugh at others, on the days you weren?t pissed ? My relationship with Echo and the Bunnymen was prompted by a catchy, indie single combining the I?ve Read It In Books and Pictures On My Wall tracks, classic, breathy, deep vocals over an electric drum sound courtesy of the Echo rhythm box of ...  Read the complete review

Ask anybody who they think the most important British guitar band of the 80's was, and chances are likely that most people will say The Smiths. Tell them who Echo & The Bunnymen are and they may say they have heard the name at most. It's tragic, as these Bunnymen deserve more legendary status than they have been entrusted. Before making a comeback in 1997 with their acclaimed 'Evergreen' album (and then being dropped by London Records for poor sales with the follow-up), 10 years before, the band delivered their last album. It seemed that they wouldn't return. The death of their drummer in a motorcycle accident almost cemented this. The 10 ...  Read the complete review