spongebob Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was checking out Sky Arts the other night, and managed to catch the Rockpalast performance from Echo back in 1983. There's a bit about it here - [url="http://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/concert/echobunnymen.html"]http://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/concert/echobunnymen.html[/url] I hadn't listened to the Bunnymen for a long while. Really love their first two albums - not so big on 'Porcupine' and the others that followed.... Les seemed to have a really weird pick technique - up strokes only! Love his work on those early tracks - some very inventive basslines, and a great Jazz bass tone as well. 'Heaven Up Here' - forgot what a great album it is...I think a massive part of their sound was Pete de Freitas - totally under-rated drummer who really drove them. It's repeated a fair bit, so a concert well worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 (edited) +1. I love the first album and the trendy EP that followed (when they went to some place in Derbyshire, dressed in army fatigures; the EP had live versions of A show of strength, All that Jazz and All my Colours aka Zimbo, if i recall correctly - which I almost certainly don't) My first school band played Crocodiles, the track, and I still noodle the driving bass line to this day. Classic stuff. Oh and Porcupine was pants Edit: the EP was called Shine so hard, recorded live in Buxton, and I had the track listing a bit wrong [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_So_Hard"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_So_Hard[/url] For me this was Echo and the Bunnymen's absolute peak Edited April 6, 2011 by Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 When I was in Liverpool Uni ('79 - 81), Echo & the Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, Wah! and OMD were all local bands yet to make it big and you'd see them playing the Student Union most weeks. Even though I was aware they were good we rather took it for granted - but with hindsight what a truly amazing time for music in the Liverpool / Manchester that was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 He used to play bass for Echo & the Bunnymen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 [quote name='RhysP' post='1191020' date='Apr 6 2011, 08:49 PM'] He used to play bass for Echo & the Bunnymen?[/quote] Yeah, he's gone downhill since his fresh faced 20s (2nd from rhs) [attachment=76826:echo_02.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 [quote name='Clarky' post='1190776' date='Apr 6 2011, 06:12 PM']+1. I love the first album and the trendy EP that followed (when they went to some place in Derbyshire, dressed in army fatigures; the EP had live versions of A show of strength, All that Jazz and All my Colours aka Zimbo, if i recall correctly - which I almost certainly don't) My first school band played Crocodiles, the track, and I still noodle the driving bass line to this day. Classic stuff. Oh and Porcupine was pants Edit: the EP was called Shine so hard, recorded live in Buxton, and I had the track listing a bit wrong [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_So_Hard"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_So_Hard[/url] For me this was Echo and the Bunnymen's absolute peak[/quote] Well blow me down, there's a clip from that Buxton gig on Youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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