Playlist 17 November
Could Echo & The Bunnymen have been as big as U2 ? Would they have wanted it so bad ? I sometimes think that Ian McCulloch, singer with E&tB, still considers his band to beΜύbigger than Bono's but the recording industry experts may disagree. I link the two because one of the first comments I ever remember about U2 was that of Mick Houghton, press officer with WEA records. This was 1980, and he said that Bono's mannerisms around a microphone stand (the running of the fingers through the hair, etc) were pure 'Mac'. Not the computer, but the high cheekboned singer with the Bunnymen. Mick has written the sleevenotes to the 'Crystal Days' box set, from which I retrieve The Cutter. A great all round chap.
So - Μύthe Bunnymen. Not bigger, but better.
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter
Dils - Class War
Liliput - Do You Mind My Dream
The Legendary Tenfoots - Just An Excuse
Fizzbombs - Sign On The Line
Pere Ubu -Μύ30 Seconds Over Tokyo
Boys - Cast Of Thousands
Sham 69 - Evil Way
Monochrome Set - Eine Symphonie Des Grauns
Dickies - Paranoid
Magazine - Iβm A Party
Modern Lovers - Hospital
Chocolate Watch Band - I Ain't No Miracle Worker
Thomas Leer - Letter From America
Comment number 1.
At 19th Nov 2011, Ferg Ranson wrote:It's an interesting comparison with The Bunnymen and U2, Mickey. Whilst I love the former's catalogue I also often return to my vinyl copies of 'Boy' and 'October'. Perhaps the question is: Would The Bunnymen have become as tedious as U2 have if they had stayed together long enough?
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Comment number 2.
At 21st Nov 2011, Richard Griffin wrote:Goodness I had forgotten just how terrible that Sham 69 song (and indeed album) was. Loved the Dils and Pere Ubu though.
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